7. conversation starters, note taking, grammar, and pronunciation

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Academic Interactions 130

Agenda

Conversation Starters (continued – pg. 5 vocabulary)

Note taking (continued)

Grammar (modals and expressions for rules and expectations)

Pronunciation (overview and /p/ vs /b/ and /p/ vs /f/

Conversation Starter 130A

Fashion designers are becoming more and more popular nowadays, and both genders are involved in the fashion industry. In general, though, men and women have different styles of design. In your opinion, what factors affect the different styles that men and women create and wear?

(Undecided, perhaps fashion design, Yingying)

Conversation Starter 130A

The HIV virus is a very dangerous virus that can cause serious disease, but recently some studies have shown that one of HIV’s characteristics can kill some cancer cells. Do you believe that the HIV virus can play role in treating some kinds of cancer? How might this work?

(Microbiology, Hala)

Conversation Starter 130A

The US government generally has the power to create laws in order to protect society from crimes; consequently, the law can deter criminals from committing crimes. Do you think the law is enough to deter the criminals or are there other factors that assist to detering crimes?

(Law , Saeed Alloghani)

Conversation Starter 130B

Different kinds of dance shos the difference in cultural behavior s. In America , street dance is very popular. In China, people like line dancing in the morning. Can you think of one type of dance that you think represents the culture of another country? (Dance, ChiaHsi Lin)

Conversation Starter 130B

In my opinion, fresh food plays a big role in keeping the body healthy. It is free of preservatives, artificial flavors, and artificial colors that may be cause diseases such as hyperactivity in children. Even though most people know this, there is a great demand for fast food, pre-cooked foods, and other non-fresh foods. In your opinion, why do people eat such foods when they have an awareness of their negative effects?

(Nutrition & Food Science, Mona)

Conversation Starter 130B

Successful engineers often have special characteristics such as endurance, intelligence, and self-discipline. In your opinion, why are these characteristics important for engineers and which one do you think is the most important?

(Petroleum Engineering, Abdulla Al-Kuwaiti)

Note-taking (pg. 6) – writing key words

Pg.6, part A and B

A

1. some culture = strict gender roles

2. children learn gender from watching others

B

1. yr

2. w/o

3. <

4. >

Before listening

Pg. 6, Before listening

Listening and Note taking

Listen to part of a lecture and try to write down the main ideas.

Check yourself. Did you include the ideas on pg. 7 (part A)?

Listening for details

Pre-listening Video

Listen to the next part of the lecture and try to complete part C.

Discussion: pg. 7 – After listening, critical thinking

Grammar- Talking about Rules and Expectations

What types of language can we use to express rules?

Must/ must not

Are required to /are not required to

Have to/ don’t have to

Can/cannot

Are permitted to/Aren’t permitted

Are allowed to/Aren’t allowed to

Are forbidden to

Grammar- Talking about Rules and Expectations

What types of language can we use to express expectations?

Are supposed to/are not supposed to

Are expected to/ are not expected to

Grammar- Talking about Rules and Expectations, pg. 8

Practice

Complete pg. 8, A and B

Complete the following chart about rules and expectations in your notebook, and then share your sentences with your group.

In my country… In my country…

Boys are forbidden to… Girls cannot…

Boys are expected to… Girls are supposed to…

Men must… Women are expected to…

Men are supposed to… Women have to…

Boys aren’t supposed to.. Girls aren’t permitted to…

Men don’t have to… Women must not…

Pronunciation…What is so difficult about it?

Video

Individual sounds

Stress

Intonation

rhythm

Native language transfer

/p/ vs /b/

Self assessment: say the following words to yourself, and consider whether or not this is an area of difficulty for you:

Peer assessment: say the words above again, this time to a partner, and ask your partner how easy it is to hear the differences in your pronunciation.

/p/ /b/

pay bay

pet bet

tap tab

cap cab

pest best

Practice with /p/ and /b/

vocal cord practice

piece of paper practice

More practice..

try these words with the vocal-cord method. Then try them with the paper method.

/p/ /b/

pack back

pig big

pears bears

rip rib

pup pub

cap cab

Practice

She pulled a pencil from her backpack.

The person was banned from the picnic.

Could you please put the bag on the bench?

Try out this rhyme!

BILLY BUTTON PICKED A PECK OF PICKLED PEPPERS

PETER PIPER BOUGHT A BUTTER'D BISCUIT

DID BILLY BUTTON PICKED A PECK OF PICKLED PEPPERS

DID PETER PIPER BUY A BUTTER'D BISCUIT

IF BILLY BUTTON PICKED A PECK OF PICKLED PEPPERS

IF PETER PIPER BOUGHT A BUTTER'D BISCUIT

WHERE'S THE PECK OF PICKLED PEPPERS BILLY BUTTON PICKED?

WHERE'S THE BUTTER'D BISCUIT PETER PIPER BOUGHT?

/p/ vs /f/

Practice making the sounds Self assessment: say the following words to yourself,

and consider whether or not this is an area of difficulty for you:

Peer assessment: say the words above again, this time to a partner, and ask your partner how easy it is to hear the differences in your pronunciation.

/p/ /f/

pig fig

past fast

pound found

leap leaf

cop cough

Practice with /p/ and /f/

/p/ /f/

pace face

pin fin

pork fork

leap leaf

lap laugh

/p/ and /f/

Read the following sentences with a partner, and choose one of the words. Ask your partner to identify which word you said (1 or 2).

Practice

HW

1 Conversation starter for pg. 15 by midnight tonight