We will be in class A106 again today.
1. Turn in CVs and country reports, check conversion homework
2. Listening assignment: voicemails
3. Lesson: How much vs. How many
4. Worksheet: How much vs. How many - online portion here.
5. Review/correct worksheet
6. Speaking exercise: Important careers : Individually, rank these careers from the most important to the least important in your opinion. Who should earn the most money, in your opinion? Who earns the most money in reality? Then present your ranking and your reasons to the students at your table, discuss, and reach an agreement on a common ranking. You may be asked to present your common ranking to the class.
1. Turn in CVs and country reports, check conversion homework
F to C: __Subtract___ __32_, then __multiply__ by _5_, then __divide___ by _9_.
1 meter = ___3.3____ feet.
1 liter = ___.26 gallons______
1 kg = ___2.2___ lbs
(pounds).
C to F: ___multiply___ by __9__, then ____divide__ by ____5____, then
____add____ ___32___.
Rewrite
the following story using Celsius and Metric measurements.
Hurricane Sandy developed south of
Jamaica and ravaged the Caribbean islands before making landfall about 8.04 km southwest of Atlantic City, New
Jersey on October 29, 2012. The
highest winds were recorded at 177 kmph (miles per hour). For comparison, the speed limit on major highways in
the United States does not exceed 120 km per hour. The wind diameter of the hurricane was said to be 1850.75 km. The LA times reported a coastal surge (wave of water) of over
4 meters in
Manhattan (double the size of a tall man). Some blame the hurricane on global warming. The average temperature of New York is
between 4 and 7 degrees Celsius annually,
with between 71 and 157 cm of precipitation.
Change
the measurements into metric.
3.8 liters of water weighs 4.5 kg.
A football field measures 91.44 meters.
Most trans-Atlantic flights have a cruising speed of 885 kmph
at an altitude of 10,668 m.
I live about 1.6 km from the university campus.
The average temperature of Texas in the summer is 35.5
degrees Celsius.
1-bedroom apartment rentals in
NYC average about 228 square meters and cost $2,700
per month.
2. Listening assignment: voicemails
- Take notes on each voicemail that was left for Kate
- Write a summary of the situation -
- Why are people leaving voicemails?
- What does each person say?
- When will each person arrive?
- Can you tell which country each person is from?
- What problems are presented?
- What problems will probably come up?
3. Lesson: How much vs. How many
4. Worksheet: How much vs. How many - online portion here.
5. Review/correct worksheet
6. Speaking exercise: Important careers : Individually, rank these careers from the most important to the least important in your opinion. Who should earn the most money, in your opinion? Who earns the most money in reality? Then present your ranking and your reasons to the students at your table, discuss, and reach an agreement on a common ranking. You may be asked to present your common ranking to the class.
A. Police officer or Fireman
B. Primary School Teacher
C. Secondary School Teacher
D. Scientist or researcher
E. Doctor or surgeon
F. Artist or Musician
G. Stay-at-home Parent
H. Elected Official
I. Journalist
J. Religious authority (priest, pastor, rabbi, imam, etc.)
K. Soldier
Preparation for final exam: December 6, 2012
- Check your email to make sure you report to the correct room
- Conversions - You may bring a calculator, but you can't use a calculator on your phone!
- There will be a "fill in the blank" conversation section about visas, apartments and bank accounts.
- There will be a conversion section.
- There will be questions about the Australia presentation.
- There will be multiple choice questions about the grammar we reviewed.
- There will be a writing section about your country of interest graded on accuracy and grammar.
