Level
100
We
started with a discussion activity (about travel) which took a large chunk of
the class, but they seemed to enjoy the discussion. We spent a bit of
time going over comparative and superlative adjectives, then
we reviewed the homework (Comprehension Qs, pp. 53-54) and spent some time
going over the Discussion Qs on p. 55.
For
homework, I asked them to spend some time thinking about the Critical Thinking
Qs on p. 55 and to prepare some answers, as well as do the Writing section on
the same page (only 6 sentences) and to be prepared to share them with a
partner or the class as a whole next time.
Level
200
We
started with a Discussion activity, then reviewed the previous lesson’s
homework. We started Ch. 13, covering the Vocabulary, Conversation sections
(first page of the chapter, basically).
For
homework, I asked them to write a brief presentation relating a memory from
their childhoods (happy, sad, scary, embarrassing, etc.).
Level
300
We began
with a fun discussion activity about various ethical dilemmas. Students began
working through the questions on p. 52 but were not able to get all the way
through the "Discussion" questions on the bottom of that page, so I
told them to expect to finish that section the next time (they had
mostly already prepared their answers).
For
homework, I asked them to write a brief presentation on one of
the three topics in the "Speeches" section on p. 54 and be
prepared to share them with the class next time.
Level
400
We began
with the same "Ethics" questions activity as the previous class, and
the students really enjoyed a lively group conversation. The students then
split up into pairs to go through the "Critical thinking" questions
on p. 78, and we finished with a brief overview of the next chapter
("Happiness 101"), and reviewed the homework on pp. 79-80.
Homework
for next week is to watch the video segment a few times and do Part III on p.
81.
