Kompetenzerweiterung II, Work for Week Twelve (June 15-19)

Your task for this week is to learn ALL of the vocabulary for Unit 24 (Relationships and people) and complete all of the remaining accompanying exercises. Much of it will be review, but please pay attention to sections (those other than topic vocabulary and word formation) that we did not cover last semester. Please also review the verbs that take the gerund or the infinitive from Unit 23.

In addition to this, please watch the following videos and complete the following exercises: 

BBC English in a Minute Peep, Peer, Glimpse (this short video distinguishes these three verbs nicely; please aim to use language precisely on the exam): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUJGx96lvjE
BBC English in a Minute Stop to do vs stop doing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFkrX90BRjQ
BBC Masterclass Gerund and Infinitive: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZupSm_EyHA
https://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/lessons/gerund-vs-infinitive-practice
https://www.grammarbank.com/gerund-infinitive-worksheet.html
https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/tests/infinitive-gerund-4
https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/infinitive-gerund/exercises?10

The next Zoom sessions will be offered at the following times:

I will be offering a Zoom session at the following times to cover error correction, essay writing, and the exam procedure:

Monday/Wednesday Group: Monday, June 15th from 10-11 am

Tuesday/Thursday Group: Tuesday, June 16th from 10-11 am

I will be offering one last Zoom session for this semester to address any final questions you have and the exam procedure at the following times: 

Monday/Wednesday Group: Monday, June 22nd from 10-11 am

Tuesday/Thursday Group: Tuesday, June 23rd from 10-11 am

Attendance at Zoom meetings are optional. If you attend, please attend the meeting of your respective group (i.e. Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday). (If you must attend the session of the other group, let me know in advance via email.) There will also be a normal post on this blog for next week. (The meeting ID and password for our Zoom sessions can be found in Week Seven's blog post. Please be advised that the a zero starts both passwords, not the letter "o".)

Your optional essay topics for this week are:

1. Is family overrated? 

2. What a makes a true friend? 

Choose one of the above questions for your optional essay of 250-350 words and submit it to me via email in an MS Word document by Wednesday, June 17th at midnight. (The deadline has been pushed up due to the holiday on Thursday.) Essays must meet the word-limit guidelines and be submitted by the deadline in order to receive feedback. Please provide ample space (e.g. double space) between the lines of your essay so that I can write my corrections/remarks.