Sunday, 28 November 2010

another sleeper

Her neighbor doesn't have a blank face; I attempted -as I always do - to preserve her privacy.

Wednesday, 24 November 2010

Exam notes

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Tuesday, 23 November 2010

Fall Oral Exam Final 2010

This list of questions is tentative.  I intend to ask 5 questions from the list below.

Unit 10
1) Take a mesage from Brian for ----.  Ask appropriate questions and repeat the message at the end.

Unit 11
2) When have  you felt ______________(annoyed/ frustrated/ ...)?

3) "IDIOM" - How do I feel?
Idiom - I got steamed up.  I blew up.  You're driving me up the wall.

4) Describe a class to me.  How do you feel about it and why?

Unit 12
5) Tell me about your character.

6)What kind of person would you like to date (for your teacher, for your roommate)?

7) What kind of place would you like to live in (work in, visit...)?

8) What would you do if __________(Brian gave you an A+)?

9) How did ______(your blind date, you job interview, your project, your presentation)___ go?

10) Give advice.  I'm __(really nervous)__.  What would you do if  you were in my shoes?

Monday, 1 November 2010

ESL Phone conversations online

Wassup: abbreviation of "What's up?" - "How are you?" + "Why are you calling?"
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=wassup

Take a message
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsZmapqttG8

Repeating the message for accuracy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00m1mQFF5zo

Tuesday, 26 October 2010

Friday, 1 October 2010

Midterm exam Questions

Brian will ask you four questions from this list:

Unit 7
What did you do _____(past time)__.
lat night, last Saturday, in the summer, this morning.
Remember, don't answer 'Sleep'!
Give a full sentence and include details.
Unit 8
Tell me about your hobby.
Use full sentences.  Tell me what you do, where you do it and other details.
Which sport is this?
Brian will describe a sport; you name that sport.
Are we the same or different?
Use, "So am I", "So do I."... or "Neither do I"... or "I am"...
Can you ____?
Tell me if you can do the activity and if you are good at it or not.
Unit 9
Have you ever _____?
Tell me if you have done this and give details.
Ask Brian, "Have you ever ____?"
Ask Brian and ask follow up questions.

Job interview questions:
What are your strengths?
I am hard-working. For example, I am a university student, work part-time 
and do volunteer work at my church.

Tuesday, 28 September 2010