Volcanos

Listening 1: On the Scene, At the Volcano



Listening 2: Volcano Eruption in Japan Prompts Train Cancellations and Voluntary Evacuations



Listening 3: Mount St. Helens

Phrasal Verbs

Phrasal verbs combine a verb with a preposition or adverb to create a new meaning. These are very difficult, because they require learners to memorize all of the different combinations of verbs and prepositions, and the different meanings. Learning them is an essential requirement for college level work; a good working knowledge of phrasal verbs will ensure good writing and speaking skills, and improve your understanding of texts and listening exercises.

You can find a short explanation of phrasal verbs here, and a longer one here.
You can search phrasal verbs alphabeticall here.
This is a another good website that lists phrasal verbs alphabetically.

Elementary Practice
Elementary Practice
Intermediate Practice
Intermediate Practice
Advanced Practice
Advanced Practice

If you like theses, go here for more practice.

Good luck!

The Missionary Controversy: February 9 and 10

Hello everyone, I wish you luck this weekend. Because you will be writing you IMF Research Paper, a task that will require all of the upcoming three days. If you have any trouble, feel free to email me with questions.

Here are the instructions for the research paper. Please email me if you have any questions about these instructions.

A reminder to Chicago students: I want you to email me all four of your sources, and your original research question by tomorrow (Friday, February 11).

Alright then.

Here's the Missionary Controversy Reading/Writing Lesson Plan.

Here's the Missionary Controversy Listening/Speaking Lesson Plan.

Here's the transcript from the NPR story we listened to in class.

For anyone that is curious, here is some more information about the positive and negative effects of missionary work.

http://www.ehow.com/about_5081495_benefits-missionary-work.html

http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2010/05/19/us_haiti_detained_americans

http://www.salon.com/life/feature/2004/12/10/evangelicals

Article Practice

I know I promised I would post some article practice awhile ago, so I've been looking through my materials and online for work that you guys can do on your own. I found some good links that I would recommend to anyone who wants some extra practice.

For more information, consult my previous post about articles.

A, An or No Article Quiz

A, An, The, or No Article Quiz
Fill in the blank practice

Fill in the blank practice

A/The Quiz

Article Quiz

The Beatles: February 7 and 8

Hey guys, I hope everyone enjoys the music. Remember, we have two paper due tomorrow for the Chicago students; if you have any trouble, let me know. Consult the lesson plans for more information.

Here's the Reading/Writing Lesson Plan.

Here's the Listening/Speaking Lesson Plan.

Here is the lecture from Listening Section 2.

Here are all of the songs for Listening Section 1, including the links to the song lyrics.

Eleanor Rigby - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51UH_u7WxCo&feature=related
http://www.beatleslyrics.org/index_files/Page6034.htm

Lady Madonna - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rlCNswKvk8&feature=related
http://www.beatleslyrics.org/index_files/Page11119.htm

Let It Be - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcZ8Gz0rDtw&feature=related
http://www.beatleslyrics.org/index_files/Page10661.htm

Hey Jude - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoBWW3OAhgw
http://www.beatleslyrics.org/index_files/Page11121.htm

Yesterday - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8Wg5nwOs9E
http://www.beatleslyrics.org/index_files/Page4862.htm

Imagine - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8Wg5nwOs9E
http://johnlennon.lyrics.info/imagine.html

Jealous Guy - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lLs2dC9NaE&feature=related
http://johnlennon.lyrics.info/jealousguy.html

Revolution - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0qc6Zc54FQ&feature=related
http://www.beatleslyrics.org/index_files/Page8836.htm

All You Need is Love - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4p8qxGbpOk
http://www.beatleslyrics.org/index_files/Page7643.htm

Penny Lane - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hIV7jwLXt8
http://www.beatleslyrics.org/index_files/Page7548.htm

My favorite:

The IMF and the World Bank Listening and Speaking

Here are the class notes from today.

Here is the transcript from the NPR podcast "As Global Recession Deepens, IMF's Profile Rises".

Tonight for homework, you will be creating five research questions for your research presentation and paper. You can look at the class notes for more information on this. I also want you to finish the last listening section. Unfortunately, I don't have the audio for this, so you'll need to read the lecture, then complete the questions. The lecture is here and the questions are here. The final piece of homework is a listening exercize on the IMF's website. Go to the website (http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/pvcast.aspx), choose a podcast, and write a short summary.

The longest word in the English language is....

For many years, I have taught that the longest word in the English language is Antidisestablishmentarianism. It takes a couple of minutes to break that word down, taking out all the pre- and suffixes to glean the meaning, but there are actually a few others that leave it in the dust, at least in terms of length.

Here's an interesting article about the longest word in the English language...try to read it (the word), but don't feel bad if you can't. I could make it through the whole thing either.