Min-ji's Listening for Wednesday, 7-2-08

Throughout The Sound of Music, you see the Nazis as they slowly take over much of Europe. Find out who they were and what they were doing by watching the following videos.

http://www.history.com/minisites/worldwartwo/viewVideoGallery?minisiteId=1327
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=_MPGSx0_BYs

Be prepared to talk about them in class.

Mrs. Kim

Min-ji's Listening for Saturday 6-28-08

Min-ji,

In the show you are studying, Maria is studying to be a nun. Nuns play an important role in this film and in the Von Trapp's real life. Find out about the kinds of work nuns do in these videos.
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=e7uRoX4o99w
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=cbLS-vivKf0&feature=related
As before, watch the videos and take notes. Be prepared to discuss your listening in relation to the movie.

Also, here are cursive sites for your convenient practice.
http://www.abcteach.com/free/d/dnfont_alphabet_arrows_cursive.pdf
http://www.abcteach.com/free/d/dnfont_alphabet_arrows_practice_cursive.pdf
http://www.crayola.com/free-coloring-pages/learn/writing-cursive/

See you soon!

Mrs. Kim

Come to Maine!

Here is one of our returnee students pitching a Maine vacation after reading a book on the subject.

Fabulous Friday - June 20, 2008

Fabulous Fridays give our students a chance to learn English in a fun way. It helps ease the stress of taking their weekly test, which they do as they have their snack on Friday afternoons.

More importantly, it teaches listening and speaking in a much more authentic way. Without a book to fall back on, the students are forced to listen and understand from context. They must learn to answer back from hearing the answers of others and receiving the teacher’s cues through his or her speech and gestures.

Furthermore, it introduces elements of Western culture to the children in a non-threatening way. These elements of culture are often found in readings and tests, and studies have shown that children who are familiar with these things and have experienced them understand and remember the text better than those who have not.

Min-ji's Listening for Saturday 6-21-08

Min-ji,

You will be combining your many English skills now as you prepare to go to South Carolina. We will be beginning The Sound of Music, which is based on a true story. Before we begin, you will learn about some of the important true things in the movie. Begin by watching a video on the Alps and reading the summary to the side at http://www.mahalo.com/Alps. Then watch about the end of winter in these mountains at http://mefeedia.com/entry/nature-prince-of-the-alps-winters-end-pbs/9038536/.

I'll see you soon!

Mrs. Kim

Level 3 Students Practicing Pronunciation

Alan and David are practicing reading.

Min-ji's Listening for Saturday

Here are your links for Saturday.
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=z0SPEaHWwMg&feature=related
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=j-39vA0kK2U&feature=related
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=R-qAxrt2s5M&feature=related

Returnee Links

Peter Hatcher is spending his vacation in Maine where he is riding his bike. Look at these riders. http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=XUk7bete6kQ (There are bloopers at the end, so don't turn it off early!)

Write an advertisement for a vacation in this place. Look at the examples we have reviewed from New York and San Francisco.

You can find additional examples of descriptions about bike trails in Maine at http://www.exploremaine.org/bike/bt_maine_lakes.html.