Saturday, November 16

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.