Midterm Review (Reflection and Preview)

So, last week we finished up Unit 3 on "Why are good manners important?" We then began our review for the midterm exam. Here are a few things that will help you prepare for the speaking and written exam.

SPEAKING EXAM
1. Prepare yourself to talk on a topic for 2 minutes. Our major themes have been: trends, colors and manners. Think specifically about how we have discussed these themes. Be prepared to discuss those themes with your partner.

2. Review all the chapters we have covered and find questions from the book. Look at all of the speaking prompts I have given you in class. Study those questions. Get comfortable talking for 2 full minutes!

WRITTEN EXAM
1. Remember, for the listening exam you should only write 1-5 words as your answer. Be sure to study ALL vocabulary words in the books. Be sure to see the vocabulary tree on Google + or Lecture Support (강의지원).

2. For the reading exam please remember to write full sentences. Such as "Where is Whit teacher from?-->Whit teacher is from America." Borrow from the question. DO NOT ONLY WRITE: America. You will not receive full points.

3. In the writing section you should be sure to INDENT, WRITE A TOPIC SENTENCE WITH 2 SUBTOPICS, and WRITE ABOUT THE SUBTOPICS.

For example:

Question: What do you like to do on the weekend?

              My favorite weekend activities are reading a book and hanging out with my family. I love to read books on the weekends. I enjoy sitting on my couch with tea and reading a novel. I also like to spend time with my family. We often go to the park or take a trip downtown for lunch. Weekends are wonderful because I have time to do things I love to do. 

Did you notice I indented? Mentioned two subtopics? And wrote only about those subtopics? Do the same thing!

Okay class! Make me proud! You have tried very hard so far this semester. Put all that practice and hard work to the test!

화이팅!!!!

Capitalize, Punctuate and Linking Ideas

Today we will be talking about our upcoming weekends, giving advice, checking homework and preparing for our written exam. 

We also need to look deeper into our writing. We will build on our topic sentence and create a short paragraph. We will also look at punctuation, capitalization and conjunctions.

Please see below to prepare yourself for these 3 skills that you might be familiar with, but need a review. This will help! 

Conjunctions: (but, and, so, or, etc): use a comma before the word.

Transition Phrases: (However, In addition, Therefore): use a period before the word

Capitalization:

Capitalize the first word of every sentence, proper nouns and 'I.'

Conjunctions (but, and, so, or, etc): lower case or not capitalized

Transition Phrases: (However, In addition, Therefore): upper case or capitalized

Common Connectors (Linking words and phrases)

If you are starting a sentence with the following words, consider putting a comma (not a period) before it, or use the words/phrases that follow after the period:

And:

Also,…	In addition,…	As well as this,…	Besides this,
Moreover,	Similarly,…	Furthermore,	Likewise,…

But:

However,…	On the other hand,	In contrast,…
Rather,…	Despite this, …	Nonetheless,…

So:

As a result, …	Therefore,…
Consequently,…	In this/that case,…

Because: (some don’t use commas)

Because of this,…	Due to this,…
This causes…	The reason why…	That’s because…

Why are good manners important?

Last week, we talked about color. We talked about how companies use it for advertising and how it affects our mood. Be sure you can talk about:

1. What color are you? Why?
2. What does the color pink/purple/black/etc. make you think of?
3. How can colors be useful?

Be ready to talk, talk, talk about colors for your midterm exam!

On Monday, we are starting a new unit on manners and etiquette. Our unit question is: Why are good manners important?

In America, it is good manners to look people in the eye.

We will discuss manners in our home country. I will talk about manners in America and you will be expected to tell me about manners in Korea.

What is polite behavior? 
What is impolite behavior? 
How do you abide by these rules? 
What rules do you often break? 
What is your feeling on etiquette?

I look forward to seeing you guys! I had a great weekend in Busan! What did you do this weekend?

I went for a run at Haeundae Beach this weekend. It was lovely!

Preview- April 3!

Hello class! Here are some questions to help you prepare for class on Thursday.

Apple uses color with great success!

What will you do this weekend? See this blog, but think of it in future tense!!

What color do you like? Why? See this previous blog and this one that speaks about color and emotions.

How do companies use colors for advertising? Check out this video!

If you can talk about these subjects for a minute or two, then you will be fine! These are 3 major questions in our next class!

Blue man group uses color to make us feel emotion.

Topic+controlling idea+2 subtopics=Topic Sentence

Isn't campus beautiful these days? I love spring and the cherry blossoms! Are you enjoying the weather?

Okay, keep reading. Time to get down to business. 

I took this picture Saturday in the rain on my run.

Yesterday in class we studied how to write a topic sentence.

It's easy. Think of a topic. Ask a question. Then think why or how? Here is a formula to remember.

Topic+controlling idea+2 subtopics=Topic Sentence 

Think of your topic sentence as an umbrella. The topic should cover the rest of your paragraph.

1. TOPIC-  I want to write about studying English. 

2. CONTROLLING IDEA- What do I want to say about "studying English?" How about "it's fun." Or "it's hard." Or "it takes patience."  I think I want to write that "it is beneficial."

3. 2 SUBTOPICS- Now I need to think of how or why? How is English beneficial? Why is English beneficial? I think it is beneficial because it enables me to communicate with more people and increases my job opportunities. 

OK! I got it!

"Studying English is beneficial because it enables me to communicate with more people and it increases my job opportunities." 

Done

Now we have a topic sentence that has mapped out the rest of our paper. Well done!

Think of how you could write a paper about "eating healthy." Show me your work and I will give you extra points!