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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Key Words: WL Intro B, Blog, Weekend, Question

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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Key Words: WL2b, Blog, Picture Description

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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Key Words: WL2b, Trend, Marriage, Families, Statistics

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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Key Words: WL Intro b, Blog, Song, duck, money, coins

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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Key Words: WL2b, Blog, Song, Trend

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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Key Words: WL Intro, song, vote

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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Key Words: WL2b, song, vote

080813- Zeitgeist

Title: Dark Duomo
Photo by: Stuck in Customs

Class Date:Wednesday, August 13

Theme: Zeitgeist

Topics Covered:
-Zeitgeist vocabulary
-Zeitgeist the movie

Activity:
-Previewed vocabulary and watched video

Homework:
-Watch the video, read the script, spread the word!
-Going to zeitgeistmovie.com is theeasiest way to watch/get the video. You can watch the video online or download it with bittorrent. You can also find the script and other resources there.


New Vocabulary:
abundant - 풍부한
adore - ?
predator - 약탈자
anticipate - 예기하십시오
Zodiac - 12 궁도
constellation - 별자리
personify - 인격화하십시오
elaborate - 정교한
myths - 신화
hieroglyphic - 상형문자
metaphor - 은유
attribute - 속성
phenomenon - 현상
solstice - 지점
scarce - 부족한
equinox - 춘분
Pagan - 이교도
foreshadow - 예시하십시오
mistranslate - ?
plagiarize - 표절 ha da
fraud - 사기
submission - 제출


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080811-Citing Sources

Title: Bully Stopping Tips
Photo by: AlaskanLibrarian

Class Date:Monday, August 11, 2008

Theme: Citing Sources

Topics Covered:
-Weekend Activities
-Bullying
-Citing Sources
-Korean Dating Culture

Activity:
-Discuss your weekend
-Citing sources handout
-Korean dating discussion
-Piano solos by Ji Hyun, Christine and Kevin

Homework:
-Look over bullying sheet and prepare to discuss the topic tomorrow
-Zietgiest will be shown on Wednesday and Thursday to selected classes.

Further Reading:
Click on the picture below to her story.


Title: Before She was Beaten
Photo by: Gordon O.Swaby

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080807-Small Group Discussion Day 2

Title: Team Sports
Photo by: caprimulgiformes

Class Date: Thursday, August 7th

Theme: Small Group Discussion - Population Issues

Topics Covered:
-Sports, team sports, solo sports
-Population Issues

Activity:
-Discussion about team sports in Korea
-Article vocabulary review
-Discussion questions

Homework:
-Read the remaining questions and prepare answers for tomorrow

New Vocabulary:


Expressions:


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080806 - Small Group Discussion

Title: Chicken Drinking Beer

Photo by: Mark Klotz

Class Date: Wednesday, August 6th

Theme: Small Group Discussion

Topics Covered:
-New pill stops you binge drinking within days

-Korean Air Ad - Saying what exactly?

-EXODUS - Bob Marley (the face of Reggae) using a word we learned today.

-Stages of Drunkenness:
Sober -> Buzzed -> Tipsy -> Drunk -> Sloshed -> Unconscious -> Hungover

Activity:
-Read the article
-Discuss new words and expressions

Homework:
-Read the article again, answer the questions and prepare to discuss them tomorrow

New Vocabulary:
prosperous -adj
-successful in material terms; flourishing financially : prosperous
*prosperous middle-class professionals

trickle -v/n
-a small stream of liquid / small steady amount
*Due to the dry Korean winters rivers are reduced to a trickle.

hectic -adj
-complex, crowded, exhausting, busy, stress
*This new job is making my life very hectic.

teeming -v
-lots or many,
*The rain forest in Brazil is teeming with life.

Exodus
-a mass departure of people, esp. emigrants.
*The exodus of Koreans from Korea.

Overhaul -v -n
-completely change repair or fix
*We should overhaul this this 1957 Ford Fairlane, it's a classic car!

Disarray -adj/v
-disorder, messy, unorganized
*Let's not have dinner at my house, it's in total disarray.

Bickering
-arguing about petty and trivial matters
*Politicians should focus on getting things done rather than bicker about what color to pint the blue house.

Spacious
-lots of space , huge, roomy
*Canada is a very spacious country.

Expressions:
held in high regard/esteem
-highly valued / appreciated
*David Suzuki, is held in high regard by the scientific community.
*Steve jobs is highly regarded in business

traffic nightmares
-horrible / scary
*His class is a nightmare, you should see all the homework he assigns.
*The movie was a nightmare because there were no famous actors and my partner was so boring.

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080805 - A Break From Seinfeld

Title: Balancing Bricks...
Photo by: bebalance

Class Date: Tuesday, August 5th

Theme: A break from Seinfeld

Topics Covered:
-Telling Other People's Opinions and Expressions

Activity:
-Telling Other People's Opinions and Expressions - Work sheet
-Conversation Jenga

Homework:
-Check website for tomorrow's conversation topic.

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Key Words: expressions, general, slang, vocabulary

080804 - Seinfeld - Last Day

Title: Far and Away
Photo by: Buddha's Ghost

Class Date: Monday, August 4

Theme: Seinfeld Script

Topics Covered:
-Seinfeld script
-New vocabulary

Activity:
-Read and understand the script

Homework:
-None

New Vocabulary:
JERRY: Yeah. You know, kind of a peace offering. Cute.

RICKY: Oh, 'kay, see. On this particular Tuesday (he swaps seats and sits beside
Elaine) you could've watched six hours of Lucy. There's I Love Lucy, The Lucy

ELAINE: Knocked you out Jack. Pair of deuces

Expressions:
Gepetto, the store owner is assessing the state of the coffee table.

JERRY: Ah, you know, I didn't drive her home. Plus, I give her a gift in front of Winona, how does that hurt me?

ELAINE: Oh, (nervous laugh) my stop. (making her escape) Bye-bye.

For crying out, you're forty-five minutes late!

GEORGE: Well, he is. I, uh, I live around the corner.

SYLVIA: Wow, you bought the Indian? Oh, you guys have great taste.

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Key Words: expressions, general, slang, vocabulary

080801-A Break from Seinfeld

Title: Sheep-Bar
Photo by: comatosed

Class Date:Friday, August 1

Theme: Activity Day

Topics Covered:
-Weekend plans
-Game rules
-Advertising

Activity:
-It all ads up - Advertising Analysis
-Bonanza - 1st Round
-Bonanza - 2nd Round
-Question Jenga
-Kevin, provided coffee
-Laura, remember ice cream on Monday! I like the one shown above!

Homework:
-Relax

New Vocabulary:
-None

Expressions:
-None

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080731-Seinfeld Script Day 2

Title: Gyros and Steak Kabob
Photo by: Steve Beger Photography

Class Date: Wednesday, July 31

Theme: Seinfeld Script Day 2

Topics Covered:
-Previous day's vocabulary
-Next section of Seinfeld script

Activity:
-Working with a partner, focus on your designated section of the script and make sure you fully understand it.
-Explain your portion of the script to the class, clarify difficult vocabulary and expressions.

Homework:
-Make sentences using the new words from the lists below.
-Read the next few pages of script for tomorrow

New Vocabulary:
GEORGE: Wait, wait wait, not so fast. Jerry, you gotta take me to get this thing refinished.

ELAINE: (engrossed in magazine) Hmm-mmm.

Elaine is reading TV Guide, Kramer is expanding on his book concept.

KRAMER: Oh, Queensboro Plaza. (reties his shoelaces) This stop is famous for its gyros, you want one?

Kramer goes to the door, where he stands jostling with a couple of other guys waiting for it to open.

A guy sitting opposite (bald, glasses, anorak inside and out) proffers a pen.

Kramer extracts his arm and the doors slam closed.

Expressions:
GEORGE: But Jerry, this is not coming out!

JERRY: I'm sorry Elaine, I'll make it up to you.


KRAMER: I got history of coffee tables, celebrities and their coffee tables.
It's a natural. This is a story that must be told.

Asking questions about meaning:
Q: Lilly, do you know what _______ means/is?
A: Ya sure, it means...

Q: Sung gu, any chance you know what ______ means/is?
A: I think it means...

Q: Laura, I'm really stuck, do you know what _____ means/is?
A: I'm not a hundred percent sure, but I think it means...

Q: Doik, what the (hell) does _________ mean?
A: Really? That's simple, it means...

Q: KT, did you figure out what _______ means/is?
A: No I couldn't either.

Student Sentences Using Previous Vocabulary:
Don't worry I'll ride it out with you.

Check you bag at this counter.

I put my important things in the time capsule and buried it in the ground.

Could you put in a good word for me to my boss.

I hope he put in a good word for me to his children / family.

When somebody arranges a blind date for me, I always ask him to put in a good word.

Check all your cloths here with me, this is a nude beach.

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080730 - Whoa Boy, it's a long script...

Title: Pedestal
Photo by: Wylie Maercklein

Class Date: Wednesday, July 30

Theme: Seinfeld Script

Topics Covered:
-Seinfeld script
-New words, expressions, idioms, slang, etc.

Activity:
-Worked through script in groups trying to figure out unknown words or expressions based on context.
-Re-converged and examined script as a group to clarify understanding.


Homework:
-Check out the links I added to the left sidebar, translator and dictionary.
-Download, The Cigar Store Indian (Sorry, I can't provide the video, that would be illegal... but here are some links you might try :)

SendSpace 75mb .rmvb
http://www.sendspace.com/file/lvnzwe

Magaupload (Enter the code near the top right and get a free download)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=9T8E16H8

Rapidshare Option 1
http://rapidshare.com/files/127654697/510SF.zip.html

Rapidshare Option 2 (Choose "Free", will have to wait 1 hour between downloads.
http://rapidshare.com/files/91430430/Seinfeld.S05E10.The.Cigar.Store.Indian.DVDRip.XviD-SAPHiRE.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/91430860/Seinfeld.S05E10.The.Cigar.Store.Indian.DVDRip.XviD-SAPHiRE.part2.rar

Up Series (For all of Seinfeld, season 5, and many other shows)

-For each of the words/expressions below, make a new sentence which illustrates your understanding of the word.

ride it out -expression

time capsule -n

pedestal -n

check your... -v

whoa boy -exclamation

put in a good word -expression


New Vocabulary:

time capsule -n
-SEINFELD: Every father is like this fashion time capsule

pedestal -n
-SEINFELD: they should be on a pedestal, with someone next to 'em going 'This was nineteen sixty-five'.

check your... -v
-SEINFELD: What men need is a place to shop where you go in, you check your pants at the door, and you just walk around the store in your underwear.

Expressions:

ride it out -expression
-SEINFELD ...they seem to just freeze that clothing style and just ride it out to the end, don't they?

whoa boy -exclamation
-KRAMER: Whoah boy. There's always one at every party, huh?

put in a good word -expression
-ELAINE: Yeah. And she broke up with the vitamin guy.
-JERRY: (interested) Really?
-ELAINE: I'll put in a good word for you.


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Seinfeld and Lazy Bums

Title: Lazy Bums
Photo by: eatabagel

Class Date: Tuesday, July 29

Theme: Seinfeld Week

Topics Covered:
-The Cigar Store Indian <-Script

Activity:
-Watched: "The Cigar Store Indian"
-Discussion: Were you ever home alone? What was your worst punishment as a child?

Homework:
-Read the script, highlight words, sayings, expressions, etc. you don't understand and try to figure them out.

New Vocabulary:
bum -adj -slang
-Can I bum a cigaret off of you?
-My brother is a real bum, he sits around my parents home all day, eats Ramion and plays Star Craft.

Expressions:
neat freak
-a person who is overly concerned about keeping everything tidy
***My wife is such a neat freak I can't even relax in my own house.

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Seinfeld Week

Title: Seinfeld
Photo by: amnesic_kid

Class Date: Monday July 28

Theme: Sinefeld Week

Topics Covered:
-Presentation critique
-Seinfeld synopsis

Activity:
-Presentation discussion / critique
-Reading of Sinefeld synopsis
-Clarification of new words and expressions

Homework:
-None

New Vocabulary:
Seinfeld Summary
The famous "show about nothing," NBC's Seinfeld is regarded by many fans as the best network sitcom of the 1990s; some go farther than that, hailing it as the best sitcom ever. The series grew from the free-association monologues of comedian Jerry Seinfeld, who in partnership with producer Larry David launched the program in a limited-run format beginning May 31, 1990. Slowly but surely, the series developed a rabid fan following, and by the time the 1993-1994 season rolled around, Seinfeld was America's third most popular program, reaching the number one slot the following year and never dropping below second place for the duration of its run. The eponymous star played "himself," a young, unmarried comedian named Jerry Seinfeld who lived in a medium-sized apartment (well stocked with breakfast cereals) in midtown Manhattan. However, we seldom saw Jerry at work. Most of the time, he hung out with his three best friends: the obnoxiously neurotic and self-absorbed George Costanza (Jason Alexander), who lived with his parents, Estelle and Frank (Estelle Harris, Jerry Stiller), who was for several years employed in the office of New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner (who never appeared on-camera), and who spent much of his spare time kvetching over his miserable love life; Cosmo Kramer (Michael Richards), wild-eyed, wild-haired entrepreneur, whose many get-rich-quick schemes had a tendency to backfire disastrously; and Elaine Benes (Julia Louis-Dreyfus), Jerry's onetime girlfriend, who worked in the publishing industry and was ever on the lookout for a male companion who was truly "sponge-worthy."

Expressions:


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Presentation Finale

Title: Philip Morris - An Ounce of Prevention
Photo by: stevesobczuk@rogers.com

Class Date: July 25, 2008

Theme: And On They Go...

Topics Covered:
-Presentation tips
-Presentation critique and feedback

Activity:
-Student presentations: Depression, How to Save Energy,

Homework:
-None! Enjoy your weekend and look forward to watching Sinefeld on Monday.

New Vocabulary:
-None

Expressions:
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
A stitch in time saves nine.

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Presentations, Zen and Funky Boogers

Title: Presentation
Photo by: nonie4u

Class Date: July 24, 2008

Theme: Zen of Power Point / Presentation Day / Boogers

Topics Covered:
-Zen of Power Point
-New vocabulary / expressions

Activity:
-Student Presentations: Dokdo, Traveling Korea With Foreigners, Dokdo 2

Homework:
-Be prepared to present tomorrow

New Vocabulary:
booger -n

Title: Beany the human booger
Photo by: Dudus Maximus

-There is a huge booger hanging out of your nose.
-Don't wipe your boogers on the desk.

eye-booger -n
-Dogs often have huge eye-boogers in the corners of their eyes.

Eye Booger

snot -n snotty -adj
-I'm have a bad cold so my nose is always full of snot.
-My garbage can is overflowing with snotty tissues.

slime -n slimy -adj
-There is slime on the walls of the fish tank.
-Korean seaweed soup feels very slimy
-A: Why didn't you go on a second date with him?
-B: Because he was a really slimy guy.

funky / groovy / hip -adj

Title: Funky Man on Seoul Subway
Photo by: happyrach8

-Chris was wearing some funky pants today in class.
-That's a totally funky hand bag!
-This music is really groovy

Check out this example: 70's Funk - Maternity Style


Expressions:


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Presentation Planning Day 2

Title: McDonald's getting flack for supporting "the homosexual agenda"
Photo by: Current.com

Class Date:July 23 2008

Theme: Presentation Planning Day 2

Topics Covered:
-McDonalds Discussion
-Student speeches
-Presentation check list

Activity:
-Group planning

Homework:
-Be ready to present tomorrow

New Vocabulary:
Let me get this straight, McDonald's knowingly contributes to the obesity epidemic, plays an active role in helping squelch this nation's agricultural systems, practices substandard beef and food health regulations, bioengineers food with unknown repercussions, and yet the masses line up en masse to collect a coke, a smile, and a plastic happy meal toy.

Yet they support equal rights for other human beings who happen to be gay or lesbian and suddenly feathers are ruffled enough to get active in protest?

in/conspicious -adj
-There was an inconspicuous object in the sky some claimed was a UFO.


Expressions:
let me get this straight
-Let me see if I understand / I want to make sure I understand / (Emphasis on) unbelievable
***Let me get this straight, I only set the alarm on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays?
***Let me get this straight, you're Korean and you DON'T LIKE KIMCHEE! Unbelievable!

ruffle feathers
-Make someone angry / make a situation worse / cause trouble
*Try not to ruffle any feathers when you go to that meeting next weekend, we caused enough trouble last weekend.

a dry run
-A practice run / test / rehearsal
***Do a dry run through your presentation today to see if everything is ready.
***Don't worry, I did a dry run through the driving course yesterday, I'm ready for the test.

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Key Words: expressions, general, slang, vocabulary

Presentation Planning

Title: Watch me blow your mind
Photo by: kasheestees

Class Date: Tuesday July 22

Theme: Presentation Planning

Topics Covered:
-New student website
-Todays Objectives
---1. Choose a topic
---2. Assign tasks / subtopics
---3. Keep it simple

Activity:
-Discuss and organize your presentation in groups

Homework:
-Come to class with all the information you need to prepare and organize your presentation.

New Vocabulary:
verify -v
-The bank needed to verify my identity before I could withdraw 1,000,000,000 won.
-I have a baby face, so the liqueur store always asks to see my driver's license to verify my age.

Expressions:
blow your mind
-amazing, unreal, unbelievable
***That song just blows my mind every time I hear it, it's sooooooo good
***It blew my mind when Bush was reelected.
***Bk's wife blew his mind.

you don't know dick (jack, squat, shit...)
-You don't know anything (about that)
***Why did you ask your mechanic for medical advice, he doesn't know dick about medicine.
***You don't know jack about my problems!!!

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Here We Go

Photo by: Betta Design

Welcome Wonkwang conversation classes, the purpose of this blog is to document our learning over the course of this semester. You can come here to review, study or find out all the amazing things that happened while your were absent from class.

Class Date: Monday August 21st

Theme: Presentation Week

Topics Covered:
-Presentation Skills
---Planning and delivery
---Do's and don'ts
---Ethos, Pathos, Logos

-Example of a fresh presentation style
---Identity 2.0 Video

Activity:
-Brainstorm presentation topics in groups of 3-4

Homework:
-Come to class with 3-4 topics you could present on

New Vocabulary:
spot -v
-Can you spot me while I do this bench press?
-When you have to deliver a speech, have a freind or coworker sit close and spot you.

slut -n
-Many people think the new Black Canary Barbie looks like a slut.

lazy eye -n
-My uncle has a lazy eye, because he over uses his good eye.

obsolete -adj
-As industrial farms move in traditional farms are becoming obsolete in Korea.
-Are men becoming obsolete?

brutal -adj
-Amnesty international produced a brutal ad protesting human rights abuses in China.

pallet -n
-All the boxes fell of the pallet.

swiss army knife
-I would take a Swiss Army Knife to the island because it is multifunctional.

preserve -v
-A Kimchee fridge is the best way to preserve Kimchee's unique flavor and keep it from spoiling.

prerequisite -n
-The prerequisites for the group presentation are:
---1. It must me a maximum of 12 minutes
---2. Everyone must speak

arouse -v
-When introducing your topic try to arouse your audiences interest with and interesting fact, question or appropriate media

credentials -n
-What kind of credentials do you need to work there?
-You need a masters degree and 4 years experience.

posh -adj
-W-Bar in the Walker Hill hotel in Seoul is very posh.
-It felt very posh, all the guests at the restaurant were dressed in tuxedos.

keener -adj
-a person who studies all the time and very hard
**Chris is such a keener, he even studies during dinner.

Expressions:
come out of the closet
-To openly admit and share the fact one is gay.
**Did you hear, Tom Cruise came out of the closet? I always suspected he was gay!

six feet under
-Dead and usually buried or disposed of
**Don't worry about him, he's six feet under.

on the sauce
-drunk or drinking
**I was on the sauce for 10 years before I got help.

chill out at home
-Stay home all weekend and relax
**I chilled out at home and watched some movies this weekend.

bar star
-a person who always hangs out at the bar/club, is well known.
**G is a total bar star, he knows all the clubs in Seoul.


Title: Bar Star
Photo by: Inventingsound

dress the part
-dress for the role or position. For example, if you are giving a medical presentation, dress like a doctor or pharmacist.
**Dress the part for your speech this Wednesday.

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