Kompetenzerweiterung II, Tuesday/Thursday Group, Homework for April 2nd

For homework, please:

- review the vocab in Unit 26 extensively
- complete the review test on pp. 265-267
- complete exercises L and M on pp. 214
- complete the review on pp. 216-217
- read through the "king of salami" text distributed in class and 1) supply alternatives for the words followed by blanks, 2) identify all of the collocations in the text, and 3) look up all of the words you don't know
- essay prompt: write a 250-word biography or obituary

Komptenzerweiterung II, Monday/Wednesday Group, Homework for April 1st

For homework, please:

- review the vocab in Unit 26 extensively
- complete the review test on pp. 265-267
- complete exercises L and M on pp. 214
- complete the review on pp. 216-217
- read through the "king of salami" text distributed in class and 1) supply alternatives for the words followed by blanks, 2) identify all of the collocations in the text, and 3) look up all of the words you don't know
- essay prompt: write a 250-word biography or obituary

Kompetenzerweiterung III, Homework for April 3rd

For homework, please read five opinion articles online and assess them in the following areas:

- thesis
- examples/detail/data
- vocab/word choice
- syntax
- organization

Then, write a 250-word essay responding to one of the topics/questions addressed in one of the essays.

Kompetenzerweiterung II, Tuesday/Thursday Group, Homework for March 28th

For homework, please:

- complete the gap fill on Beyonce distributed in class

- complete exercises 19.1 and 19.3 from the collocation worksheet handed out in class

- review pp. 202-203 and complete exercises A-K on pp. 204-207

- review pp. 208-209 and complete exercises A-E on pp. 210-211

Journals:

- write 10 sentences in direct speech and transfer them into indirect speech

- write 10 sentences featuring collocations from chapter 26 and/or the handout from today's session

- 250-word essay prompt: Do we have too much leisure time these days?

Wirtschaftskommunikation Vertiefung, Homework for April 2nd

For homework, please:
- Complete the questions from the Brexit text from the practice exam distributed in class.
- Read the Apple article and paraphrase the article's answer to the question posed in the title. Additonally, paraphrase SAE, home epigenetics, and blockchain ID.
- Watch the video "Uber losers" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gUBd5K62N8
What would you suggest (if anything) to the city of New York regarding its medallion policy?
- Listen to this Freakonomics podcast and answer the question, "What does the economist featured in the interview suggest in order to prevent another economic crisis?" http://freakonomics.com/podcast/rajan/
(Freakonomics podcasts feature full text transcripts. These can be useful for checking comprehension, but please don't rely heavily on them.)

Kulturraumstudien USA, Homework for April 1st

For homework, please make notes to the remaining questions from the exam I distributed (the ones we didn't discuss in today's session). In addition, please do some research on the death penalty (capital punishment) in the US. Develop five research questions to investigate and write down your answers, citing where you obtained your data from (questions might include "Which states allow the death penalty?" "Is the number of executions rising or falling?" "Which crimes can receive a death sentence?").

Kompetenzerweiterung II, Monday/Wednesday Group, Homework for March 27th

For homework, please:

- complete the gap fill on Beyonce distributed in class
- complete exercises 19.1 and 19.3 from the collocation worksheet handed out in class
- review pp. 202-203 and complete exercises A-K on pp. 204-207
- review pp. 208-209 and complete exercises A-E on pp. 210-211

Journals:
- write 10 sentences in direct speech and transfer them into indirect speech
- write 10 sentences featuring collocations from chapter 26 and/or the handout from today's session
- 250-word essay prompt: Do we have too much leisure time these days?