Kompetenzerweiterung I (Tuesday/Thursday Group), Homework in Week One (October 5-8)

 Welcome to the course! 

In preparation of next Tuesday's session (10/12), please do the following:

Purchase the textbook (Destination C1 & C2, ISBN 978-0230035409) and bring it with you to each class session as soon as you get it.

Please complete the exercises (i.e. A-J) for Unit 1 that have been posted on Ilias and read through the grammar details for Unit 1. I have posted an answer key for these exercises to the Unit 1 folder and would like you to consult this key to check your work AFTER you have given the exercises a go on your own. Bring any questions you have regarding rules/these solutions with you to next Tuesday's session. 

Since we are working with present perfect in Unit 1, it is essential that you review the irregular past participles for irregular verbs in English. This list is not included in the book, so I encourage you to consult previous texts you've used or use this list available here: https://speakspeak.com/resources/vocabulary-general-english/english-irregular-verbs

In preparation of this Thursday's session (10/07, 11:30-13:00) please do the following (I recommend you complete these exercises during "study hall", i.e. Thursday 9:45-11:15): 

- bring in two truths and a lie to this Thursday's session. Each clue should use a different present time form (see Unit 1 on present time)

- bring in a concrete goal you'd like to achieve this semester which is a specific as possible (i.e. instead of "improve my vocabulary" make it "100 new (phrasal) verbs")

- read the text on Ilias "best sense touch" which was written in response to the question "What's the best sense?" and highlight all of the instances of "-ing" in the text. See if you can define the four functions that "-ing" has in English. 

- read the remaining responses in "best sense other responses" and: 

a) decide which response you find most compelling (be able to share with the group why)

b) identify specifically British English spellings/phrasings used in the texts

c) identify 10 words that are new to you/that you know you don't use in your active vocabulary and would like to incorporate into your active use

d) identify other collocations for "sense"

Optional essay assignment: In an essay of 250-350 words, answer the question, "What's the best sense?" Write an original entry of your own; don't respond/synthesize the answers of the other authors. Make sure that your essay a) doesn't exceed the word limit, b) is sent as a MS Word document, and c) is submitted to my email address by Thursday, October 7th at midnight. Submissions that do not abide by these guidelines will not be read.