Saturday, November 21, 2009
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
11/18 Class Assignment
Look at the picture above.
Who is this person?
How does he feel? Why?
Post a sentence that uses a gerund and an infinitive
Part 2: Supersize Me Research
Go to the following websites to find information. ____________________
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Size_Me (20minutes)
• Why did Spurlock eat vegan meals? What is vegan?
• How much weight did he gain after 30 days of McDonald’s?
• Who brought a lawsuit against McDonald’s and why?
• How many McDonald’s per square mile in Manhattan?
• When can he eat a “supersize” portion?
• How much walking does the typical American do every day?
• When he feels depressed and has headaches, what helps him? Why is this important?
• Who helps Spurlock make the decision to keep eating fast food even though he’s ill?
• Which state did he eat the most “supersize” meals in?
• Who and what helped to “detox” Spurlock?
• What “lures in” young people?
• Are McDonald’s salads healthy? Why or why not?
• How much money did the film gross worldwide?
• Why did McDonald’s take the “supersize” option of their menus?
• Spurlock ate the amount of fast food that a normal person would eat in how many years?
Part 3: Film
What are 3 effects of eating fast food? This could be an essay question for Fri!
If time permits:)
Part 4: Class Evaluation
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
11/11 Class Assignment
Look at the picture above and post a sentence. Use a subordinator and "would".
Part 2: Gerunds
Go to the following link:
http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verbs-gerunds.htm
Read about gerunds and then write a sentence about the following picture.
Part 3: Kill Your Boss 3
Click on the following link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L19GOqAeT6Q&feature=related
- What do you think the women are planning?
- Describe how the women feel about work.
- Do you notice anything different about the characters?
- What happens to the boss?
- How does the boss describe himself?
Part 4: Paragraph
Write a short paragraph that describes your worst job. Please use the following:
simple past, past perfect, would, passive voice, past continuous, fanboys, subordinators, and gerunds:)
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
11/4 Class Assignment
Part 1: Review of "would"
Look at the picture and post a sentence. Use "would". Remember we are studying two specific ways to use it.
Past Habits: The women would smile at the king when they saw him.
Reported (Indirect) Speech: He told them he would have a great party in the spring.
Part 2: Speech (Direct and Indirect)
Compare the next 2 sentences.
a) He told them, "I will have a great party in the spring."
b) He told them he would have a great party in the spring.
Click on the following link:
http://www.learnenglish.de/grammar/reportedspeech.htm
Read the examples, and then look at the picture below.
Part 3: "The Tale of the Sad Queen"
Click on the link below.
http://www.fairytalesoftheworld.com/fairy-tales/african-stories/tale-of-sad-queen.html
Read the story. You will have a partner and both of you will summarize a paragraph.
On the handout, there are questions and other activities:)
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