WL Intro B - Long Time No Post - Sorry :D

Title: Entrance to sauna room at the jimjil-bang
Photo by: QuitrinaLee

Class Date: November 24th

Topics Covered: Weekend questions and Possessives
Pages Covered: p. 59
Weekly Greetings:
Hello =
A: Hey Greg, how's your evening been?
B: Pretty good but I've been marking tests.
Goodbye =
A: Take care Greg.
B: Cheers!
Homework:
1. Bring two small things to class such as a souvenir or a trinket.

New Vocabulary:

Expressions:
-5 Ws = Who / What / Where / When / Why

Notes:
Now I want all of you to start asking questions about each-other's weekend like we practiced today.

-I drank with my friends.
How much soju did you drink?
-I don't remember

-I slept.
Where did you sleep?
-I slept in my dormitory.
How long did you sleep?
-I slept until 5pm.
What did you dream about?
-I don't remember

-I met my friend.
What did you do?
-We ate jambon and tang su yuk.

-I went to a Jimjil Bang.
What is the name of the Jimjil Bang?
-The name is Pielron in Daehangno
Who did you go with?
-I went with Woo Sung

-I went to my home in Gunsan.
How did you go to Gunsan?
-I took my car.

-I went to Daejeon.
How did you go to Daejeon.
-I rented a car.
Why did you go to Daejeon
-To go to Costco with my friends

-All day on the bed because I have cold.
-I was in bed all day because I had a cold.
Did you take medicine?
-Yes.
Do you feel better now?
-A little bit.

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WL2b - Picture Descriptions, Stating Opinions and Rational

Title: Robot Bride and Groom
Photo by: Builders Studio

Class Date: November 10th

Topics Covered: Picture Descriptions, Stating Opinions and Rational

Pages Covered: p38

Homework:
1. Learn the first half of On Top of the World
2. Remember to use our weekly expressions:
Hi: How've you been Greg?
Bye: Peace out

New Vocabulary:

Expressions:
Music to my ears - Sounds great/wonderful

Notes:
1. Tips for describing pictures
What do you see?
-What does it look like?
-What could it feel, smell, sound or taste like?
-What do you know about it?
What is it doing?
What do you think happened?
What could happen?
What does it remind you of?

2. Some class answers in response to page 38.

Statement: Especially in a family with young children, only one parent should work.
-It's possible for grandparents to raise a child
-Young children need the love of their parents. Their parents should find a proper job when their children are young.

Statement: A father can never match a mother in taking care of children and the home.
-A mother and father can both rase a child they have different styles, so both are important.
-A father doesn't have less child-rearing skills than a mother.
-When we raise a child we need some practice so a father and mother can raise a child properly.

Statement: Couples are getting married too late these days.
-People want to get satisfaction by working, so they are getting married later.
-These days the economic situation is bad so they should prepare for living together.
-I think marriage is happening later because people are having fewer children so our world will be full of middle aged people.

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WL2b - Stats, Family Constellations and Geeks

Title: Nerd / Geek Love
Photo by: Nerd Guy

Class Date: November 5th

Topics Covered: Trends, opinions and family formats.

Pages Covered: p37

Homework:
1. Vote on a song

New Vocabulary:
data - information usually represented in numbers
geek/nerd - a person with an eccentric devotion to a particular interest : a computer geek (see photo above)
proactive - creating or controlling a situation by causing something to happen rather than responding to it after it has happened

Expressions:
-I'm going to present my data/research/findings.
-Korea has taken a proactive approach to transgendered marriage.

Notes:

FAMILY CONSTELLATIONS

Traditional Family
-Large family
-Father -> Works
-Mother -> House Wife
-A few kids

Single child family

Working mother stay at home father family
-House Husband
-Stay at home mom/dad

Single-parent-family

Blended / step family

Adoptive family

Foster family - temporary care for a child in need

Grand parents raising children

What do you call a family with no children?

Unmarried couple = life partners

Gay or lesbian family
-same sex marriage

Remember to use our weekly greetings!

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WL Intro B - Appetizers N Quarters

Title: Canadian Coins
Photo by: kitty*

Class Date: November 4th

Topics Covered: Appetizers N Quarters

Pages Covered: Second page of unit 5

Homework:
1. Vote on a song

New Vocabulary:
0.01 = penny
0.05 = nickel
0.10 = dime
0.25 = quarter
-Canada Only-
1.00 = loony
2.00 = two-ny

Expressions:
She's too skinny
She's too fat
She's just fine

Notes:
Tasty smoked duck restaurant in Iksan:
-들마루 Located at Besan intersection

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WL2b - Trends, WL2b Blog and Greetings

Class Date: November 4th

Topics Covered: Trends, WL2b Blog and Greetings

Pages Covered: Second page of unit 4

Homework:
1. Vote on a song
2. Draw a chart to represent your data and write a sentence about it using vocabulary from unit 4.
-ie. A majority of WL2b students like Cass more than Hite.
-ie. Half of WL2b students like Cass.

New Vocabulary:

Expressions:

Notes:
Remember to use our weekly greetings!

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WL Intro - Songs and Foods

Class: WL Intro

Class Date: Monday, November 11th

Pages Covered: Chapter 4, First Page

Topics Covered: Talking about your weekend, favorite English songs and names of food.

Activities:
1. Discuss your weekend with a partner
-How was your weekend?
~It was great!
-What did you do?
~I went to Gosan with my mother.

2. My favorite English song is...

a. Let Me Blow Your Mind
-eve

b. Isn't She Lovely
-Stevie Wonder

c. Somewhere Over the Rainbow
-Finding Forester

d. Let it Be
-Beetles

e. Skater Boy
-Avril Lavine

f. I Believe I can fly
-R. Kelly

g. Top of the World
-Carpenters

h. Goodbye
-Jessica Simpson

Homework:
-Pick the song you want to learn


New Vocabulary:
buck = dollar


Expressions:
Remember to use these expressions everyday this week:
Hello = How's it go'n Greg?
Good Bye = Catch ya later Greg!

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WL2b - Weekends, Trends and Favorite English Songs

Class: WL 2b

Class Date: Monday, November 11th

Pages Covered: p36

Topics Covered: Weekends, Trends and Favorite English Songs

Activities:
1. Discuss your weekend with a partner
-What was the most interesting part?
-What was the most expensive thing?

2. Discuss the questions from Friday's class:
a. Should Korean's celebrate Halloween?
Results: A minority of students thought Halloween should be celebrated in Korea.
b. Should the cost of Soju be decreased?
Results: None of the students though the cost of Soju should be decreased.
c. Should sex education be taught in middle school?
Results: There was a consensus that sex education should be taught in middle school.

3. Find out your partner's favorite song. Below are the results, please be sure to vote for the one you would like to learn!

a. How Deep is Your Love
-Beegies

b. My Heart Will Go On
-Celien Deon

c. So Sick
-Neuo

d. I have a Dream
-Abba

e. Show Me The Meaning of Being Lonely
-Backstreet boys

f. Better in Time
-Leona Lewis

g. Out of this Club
-Pussy Cat Dolls

h. Love Will Show You Everything
-Jennifer Love Hewitt

i. Top of the World
-Carpenters

j. The End of the World
-Skeeter Davis

Homework:
-Write your own opinion question and ask your classmates to respond to it tomorrow. Keep track of the number of students who support or oppose your statement.


New Vocabulary:
mums - the flower that was celebrated in Iksan this weekend


Expressions:
Remember to use these expressions everyday this week:
Hello = How's it go'n Greg?
Good Bye = Catch ya later Greg!

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