Intermediate English

Visitors' Comments on your class projects

2007-05-20T07:25:00.000-07:00

Aiden,

This was a fabulous project! I have been thinking of doing something along these lines but haven't had a class of students old enough to get things going. I LOVED your students work and YOUR initiative.

Way 2 go!

Beijinhos from Portugal,

Ramona

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Hi Aiden,
the projects were really very interesting, I loved their choices of
artists! I couldn't leave a comment on group 1's blog (Pissarro)
because I couldn't access the blog... I think there's something
missing in the url (perhaps the name of the artist, but none of my
guesses worked).

There were some problems with the links (some extra spaces), so I
fixed them so that other people may be able to access the blogs
easily.

Congratulations to you and your students, they must have had a lot
of fun doing the projects!

Um abraco,

Monica Veado
http://projectplaty pus2.blogspot. com
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Hi, Aiden!

What great projects! A great idea and great accomplishments!
Kudos to you and your students!!!

I left comments in a couple of them.

Hugs, Teresa {Portugal]

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Dear Aiden:

Congratulations to you and your students. I'm going to add comments later, but I'm going to show the presentations to my students first.
I've seen the first one so far. It's fantastic. The song fits perfectly to the images.I loved it.

Thanks
Susana Canelo
Del Valle
Argentina
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Dear Aiden,

I have been amazed immensely by the beautiful works of your students. I am
very much thankful to you for inviting us to enjoy these masterpieces. It's
a good example for my students for the future.

Great JOB! Stay happy!

Nina Lyulkun
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These are amazing Aiden. Congrats to you and your students. You have
raised the bar once again. And you just know that I will use these in
a presentation someday somewhere ;-)

Great stuff, and thanks for sharing them.

- Michael (Australia)

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Acquiescing and resolutions

2007-05-18T00:13:00.000-07:00

Women in Jazz

2007-05-18T00:08:00.000-07:00

Click here to download the file

Group 8: Picasso

2007-05-12T08:12:00.000-07:00

Click here to read Group 8's report

Click To Play

Group 7: March Chagall

2007-05-12T07:37:00.000-07:00

Click here to read their report (Word)

Click To Play

Group 7's presentation, intermediate English, Photostory project, for educational purposes only

Expressing Doubt and Disbelief

2007-05-06T18:54:00.001-07:00

Advances in Medicine

2007-05-06T18:53:00.001-07:00

Unit 9 download

2007-05-04T01:00:00.000-07:00

Part 3
Part 4, Focus on Testing

Take the Survey

2007-05-03T20:23:00.000-07:00

Please tell us what you think of the Photostory project, click here to take the class survey

Time and Room for Midterm exam

2007-04-23T02:22:00.000-07:00

I have asked the Department Secretary, Christine, to reserve any of the rooms that you gave me, Q305, 306, 706, and 503. All these rooms have already been reserved by other classes. Make-up classes and other reservations made by other classes are not shown on the computer system. The only available room is the conference room, which like what I've said previously, is not open for regular classes.

You can call Christine at extension 5304 and clarify this matter with her.

Meanwhile, we will stick to our original time and place,

Date of Midterm: April 27
Time: 1:10-3:00 pm
Place: Q202

Aiden

Project Evaluations

2007-04-20T02:07:00.000-07:00

You need to post the following on the class blog:

1) self evaluations: How well did you do your part in this project? Did you contribute anything? How well do you think you did your oral presentation?

2) group evaluations: What are the good points of doing this project together? Do you think your group chose the right topic/subject and music?

3) Other groups' projects: Look and watch their photostories again. Are there any errors in their work, for example, spelling errors? Do you think the lyrics that they put on the slides match the photos being shown?

Where do you post your comments?

Go to individual group's project (as posted on the blog)and click 'Comments'. Write your comments in the text box. Don't forget to include your name and student number. Please note your comments won't affect your grade in this class.

Aiden

Group 6: Nara

2007-04-20T02:01:00.001-07:00

Click here to read oral presentation transcript

Click To Play

Group 5: Renoir

2007-04-20T01:55:00.001-07:00

Click To Play

Group 5 Presentation, Intermediate English

Click here to read Group 5's Oral presentation transcript

Giving and Receiving Compliments

2007-04-20T01:47:00.001-07:00

Time and Room for Midterm Exam

2007-04-20T01:35:00.000-07:00

There are no rooms available. Q001 is available but it can't be used for regular classes. I suggest that we stick to the original time and classroom.

Date of Midterm: April 27
Time: 1:10-3:00 pm
Place: Q202

I hope you understand.

Aiden

April 20 Audio files

2007-04-20T01:20:00.000-07:00

Compliments

Focus on Testing

Group 4: Salvador Dali

2007-04-13T06:23:00.000-07:00

Read Group 4's transcript, click here

View powerpoint slides used during in-class presentation

Watch their photostory

Click To Play

Group 4 Intermediate English project

Group 3: Alphonse Mucha

2007-04-13T06:08:00.000-07:00

View Group 3's powerpoint material used during the in-class oral presentation

Read their presentation transcript, click here

Watch their photostory project

Click To Play

Group project for Intermediate English. For academic purposes only.

Group 1

2007-04-13T05:58:00.000-07:00

Read their oral presentation transcript, click here
Watch their photostory
Note: This project was created by Group 1 members. This video is for educational purposes only and should not be distributed for other purposes.

Click To Play

student project, Intermediate English, connecting art and music. for educational purposes only.

Artist Loses hands, feet

2007-03-31T23:20:00.000-07:00

Make-up class on March 31, Sat

2007-03-28T22:15:00.000-07:00

3/31 Sat 1-3 pm Q202, Group 3 and 4 presentations

Activity for March 30

2007-03-28T22:14:00.000-07:00

3/30
1st hour Group 1 and 2 presentations
2nd hour Video: Advances in Medicine, p. 123
Lecture, Discussion, Listening activities

Chapter 7, Part 3 and 4

2007-03-18T01:34:00.000-07:00

3 days to download

2007-03-15T19:36:00.000-07:00

7-1
7-2
7-3

Assignment for March 21

2007-03-15T19:14:00.000-07:00

1) Writing a Sentence Outline

Are you rich or poor? Two percent of the world's population controls more than half of the wealth. See how globalization will change that (2:03 min.)

Watch this news report and write a story outline. Download the video, click here.

For sample format of a sentence outlineclick here.

2) Join the audio forum on Global Gap between rich and poor, click here.

Chapter 7, Part 3 and 4

2007-03-15T19:13:00.000-07:00

Unit 7, Working

2007-03-13T07:46:00.000-07:00

Groups and Members for Class Project

2007-03-02T17:19:00.000-08:00

Group 1

1094104016
022
038
050

Group 2
1094104010
011
012
042
014

Group 3
039
040
043
017
009

Group 4
002 Leila Lee
04 Victor Chou
019 Ming Lu
020 Carey
051 James Lin

Group 5
1094104003
008
029
034
036

Group 6
015
021
053
054
052

Group 7
007, Carol
024, Ursla
027, Polly
045, Alma
032, Cherry

Group 8
1094104005, Jerry Yang
028 Invan Yu
047 Edward Lin
048 Eric Li
055 Misao Yan

Sample Photostory

2007-03-01T19:30:00.000-08:00

Image from Wikipedia
PPS presentation of Vincent Van Gogh's Work, click here to download
Background music is Don McLean's Starry Night

Readings

Wikipedia
Van Gogh Gallery
Web Museum
Vincent Van Gogh Online

Class Project for Spring 2007

2007-03-01T19:22:00.001-08:00

Intermediate English Project for Spring 2007

The Artist
1. If you were to introduce an artist, who would choose and why?
2. Choose an artist (someone who paints) and provide information about him.
3. Provide reasons why you chose this artist.
4. Describe his art. What is his style or philosophy in creating art?
5. Show one or two examples of his/her art.

The Art

6. Create a short photostory (2-3 minutes) using powerpoint (PPS) or WMV
7. Include pictures of the artist’s work
8. Choose a background music that expresses any of the following:
i. Theme of his/her work
ii. Artist’s personality
iii. Any aspect of the artist’s work and/or life

9. You need to listen and understand the lyrics. What is the music telling us and how does it match the illustrations that you will be showing?

10. Use the Van Gogh photostory as an example.

Social Phobia Audio Forum

2007-02-28T23:34:00.000-08:00

Assignment for March 9, you need to leave a message on the audio forum, Chinswing. Answer the 2 questions on social phobia, see page 88 of your book.

You need to join and sign-in at Chinswing. It's a free site.

Click here to go to Chinswing audio forum on social phobia.

Let me know if you have questions by posting a message here on the blog. Click 'Comments' to post your message.

Download Files

2006-12-30T04:40:00.000-08:00

Click on the link to go to download page

Unit 5

Part 1
Part 2
Part 3

Unit 6

Part 1
Part 2
Part 3

The Mind

2006-12-28T17:20:00.000-08:00

Making Negative Comments Statements or Comments Politely

2006-12-26T17:59:00.000-08:00

Favorite Poem.Org

2006-12-21T17:49:00.000-08:00

Click here to go to favoritepoem.org

Transitions- Chapter 5

2006-12-21T17:15:00.000-08:00

Note: For detailed instructions on how to do your final project, please refer to the powerpoint slide.
http://ienglish2006.blogspot.com/2006/12/final-project.html

Final Project

2006-12-14T23:14:00.000-08:00

Roads to You Lecture notes

2006-12-01T00:27:00.000-08:00

Unit 4 Lecture notes

2006-12-01T00:26:00.001-08:00

Assignment for Dec. 1, 2006

2006-11-24T00:04:00.000-08:00

Prepare a sentence outline of the news content, 'Former Russian Spy Dies'. Click here to watch the news.

Please make sure that you have flashplayer installed on your computer.

Click here for a sample sentence outline.

Black Hole- Group 2

2006-11-19T03:32:00.000-08:00

Group 2 Blackhole and Stephen Hawkings, click here to view group presentation.

Group presentations

2006-11-18T06:43:00.000-08:00

Group 1 Big Bang Theory, Download presentation here.

For those who did not make it

2006-11-16T23:35:00.000-08:00

Here's another way for you to make up enough points to receive the passing mark (60).

Listen/watch the news 'The Language of the Internet' and write a sentence outline of its content.

Click here to watch.
(Make sure that you have Adobe Flash player installed).

Type your work and submit it on 11/24.

Aiden

Unit 2, Track 2

2006-10-20T00:50:00.001-07:00

Click here to download Unit 2, Track 2

Unit 2, Track 3

2006-10-20T00:49:00.001-07:00

Click here to download Unit 2, Track 3

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2006-10-20T00:33:00.001-07:00

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More on sentence outlines

2006-10-19T22:04:00.000-07:00

Learn more about sentence outlines, click here

Sample Sentence Outline

2006-10-19T22:03:00.001-07:00

Click here to see an example of a sentence outline.

Assignment for October 27

2006-10-19T21:59:00.000-07:00

Assignment for October 27

1. Listen to the audio file and write a sentence outline. You need to state the main idea, jot down details i.e. examples given, reasons given, issues discussed. You don't need to write a transcript but you need to present a detailed outline in the order in which they were presented in the audio material.

2. Write a brief essay (about 150 words) discussing your opinions and answers to the questions below. Make your writing as professional as possible.

Essay questions:In facing your own old age, would you choose to live in a nursing home or with your children? Why?

Click here to download the material. Right click mouse, select 'save as' to download the file to your hard drive. MP3 file.

Quiz on 10/9

2006-09-28T17:29:00.000-07:00

We'll have our first quiz on October 13. Read Unit 1.

Possible Answers, p4

2006-09-21T19:50:00.000-07:00

1. Can teachers learn to recognize artistic and scientific talents and help their students develop them?
2. Successful painters, artists, and writers often dislike formal education.
3. There are exceptions to the rule that schools don't serve the artist. Wordsworth had a good experience in school.
4. Some scientists disliked school and had trouble with their classes.
5. Although some scientists had trouble in school that doesn't mean all of them did. We should not make a judgement too quickly.

Culture Note for Chapter 1, p4

2006-09-21T19:46:00.000-07:00

Howard Gardner of the Harvard Graduate School of Education has suggested educators look at learners in a new way. He wants them to consider "Multiple Intelligences". Gardner says that the old ideas of intelligence are unfair to many people because the traditional theories cover only a narrow range of human aptitudes and focus on reading, writing, math, and science. Gardners suggests that education should also respect and work to develop musical intelligence, bodily intelligence, and spatial intelligence, as well as students' abilities to understand themselves and to understand others.

Vocabulary preview, Unit 1

2006-09-21T19:15:00.001-07:00

Listen to the audio recording for definitions and pronunciation guide. Make sure that your speakers are on.

enthusiastic

genius

to get away from it all

gifted

obedient

noncomformist

Download the audio recording for Lesson 1

2006-09-21T18:54:00.000-07:00

These tracks are available for download within 7 days. So hurry!

Track 1
Track 2
Track 3
Track 4
Track 5
Track 6

These are mp3 files, so you can download them and transfer them to your mo3 players. Listen to the lectures and get used to hearing the new words that you've learned in this unit. The more you listen to them the better you get.

Understanding Main Ideas

2006-09-21T17:20:00.000-07:00

Page 4

Main ideas are the concepts the speaker wants the audience to remember. Most often the lecturer provides a general or thesis statement that includes all the main concepts.

The model lecture has 3 parts

1. Introduction
2. Body
3. Conclusion

Welcome

2006-09-21T17:16:00.000-07:00

Welcome to Intermediate English, SY2006-2007. I will be using this blog for announcement purposes concerning assignments, lecture notes, tests, etc. You can use the 'Comments' feature to send me a message.

aiden