I hope you all had a nice weekend. Welcome to your first full week of classes. =) We should fall into a routine now so you'll start feeling more organized, I hope.
Today, you are going to continue learning collocations and seeing examples of ellipsis in addition to reading a news article and writing your first report/response.
Directions:
1. Go to www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/
2. In the site, do a search for news that related to "school discipline",
"bullying", or "classroom behaviour".
You may choose any article, as long as it connects (more or less) to 7A.
3. Read the article, trying to understand new words through context. When you see a
new word, pay attention to not just what it means but how it is used (with what
other words/verb) etc.
4. After reading, write a 150-word response to the article. You should maintain a
neutral tone--neither too informal (avoid "gonna") nor formal (you can use first
person, contractions, etc.). At the end of your text, correctly site, using MLA
format (see Student Handbook) your article.
5. After you publish, read your post again. Be your own editor: do you have grammar,
punctuation, spelling, etc. mistakes?
6. When you feel you have done your BEST, visit at least two classmate's blogs and
comment on their posts. Focus on content, today.
7. There is no rush: our interest is quality not quantity. However, if you have extra
time, find something to do that a) contributes to your classmates' learning or b)
further develops your English.
If you have questions, ask a classmate or me.
Lastly, remember that your English homework for Wednesday's class includes reading Penny Ur's article and visiting the site posted in the "sites" folder on virtual.
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