Kompetenzerweiterung III (Wednesday Group), Homework for January 5th

 For homework, please: 

- read one article / watch one video / listen to one podcast that addresses content related to your question. What content (arguments, details, vocab) contained here is relevant/would serve as a fresh take for your prepared debate question?

- have a look at this video Is magic real? | Derren Brown | Big Questions - YouTube and be prepared to debate the following questions in our next session (as you listen, think about how you would respond to Brown's comments if you were in conversation/debate with him): 

1. Are we in charge of our own fate? (Relate this to our previous debate: Are we living in a simulation?)

2. Is a life without pain desirable? 

Kompetenzerweiterung III (Tuesday Group), Homework for January 4th

For homework, please: 

- read one article / watch one video / listen to one podcast that addresses content related to your question. What content (arguments, details, vocab) contained here is relevant/would serve as a fresh take for your prepared debate question?

- have a look at this video Is magic real? | Derren Brown | Big Questions - YouTube and be prepared to debate the following questions in our next session (as you listen, think about how you would respond to Brown's comments if you were in conversation/debate with him): 

1. Are we in charge of our own fate? (Relate this to our previous debate: Are we living in a simulation?)

2. Is a life without pain desirable? 

Kompetenzerweiterung I (Tuesday/Thursday Group), Homework in Week Eleven (December 21-22)

In preparation of next Tuesday's session (January 4th), please do the following:

Please complete the exercises (i.e. A-M) for Unit 22 and learn the vocabulary  for Unit 22 (pp. 176-177). In addition to this, complete Review 11 on pp. 184-185. Please consult the key at the back of the book 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.

Please also complete exercises C, D and E from the file "passive voice quick check" on Ilias. 

(It would be a good idea to review passives and causatives (Unit 7) and noun phrases (Unit 21) to stay on top of one's studying for the exam in January.) 

Kulturraumstudien USA, Homework for January 3rd

In advance of our next session, please explore the Poetry Foundation's website and select three poems to read and discuss (make sure that the poems are connected to the US in some way, either by authorship or subject matter): Poetry Foundation

(You might find their "guides" webpage Poem Guides | Poetry Foundation useful for analysis or their "collections" page interesting in terms of how the poems are curated into categories Collections | Poetry Foundation) 

Please also read three letters (also connected in some way to the US) from the Letters of Note site (link featured below). Bring these letters with you to class to discuss (Scroll almost all the way to the bottom of the page to access the letters; you'll see that there are 57 pages of them. Alternatively, you can use the search feature on the website (see the upper right-hand corner of the page) to type in keywords that might return relevant letters): Letters of Note – Correspondence Deserving of a Wider Audience

Kompetenzerweiterung I (Monday/Wednesday Group), Homework in Week Eleven (December 20-22)

In preparation of next Monday's session (January 3rd), please do the following:

Please complete the exercises (i.e. A-M) for Unit 22 and learn the vocabulary  for Unit 22 (pp. 176-177). In addition to this, complete Review 11 on pp. 184-185. Please consult the key at the back of the book 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 Monday's session.

Please also complete exercises C, D and E from the file "passive voice quick check" on Ilias. 

(It would be a good idea to review passives and causatives (Unit 7) and noun phrases (Unit 21) to stay on top of one's studying for the exam in January.) 

In preparation of this Wednesday's session (12/22) please do the following (I recommend you complete these exercises during "study hall", i.e. Monday 11:30-13:00): 

- read a review of a film, album or book (you can find reviews on Culture | The Guardian and on the NY Times (the TH has a subscription, but you need to be logged into the VPN in order to access it)) and assess the review using the following categories: 1) word choice, 2) details/examples, 3) sentence structure, 4) paragraph structure/essay organization, 5) thesis statement (is there a main "take-away" from the review?). Bring this review with you to class (save the URL to it as you will be sharing it with your partners via the chat window/sharing your screen.

- watch at least one of the videos from Amoeba Records "What's in my bag?" series Amoeba - YouTube and observe/take notes on how they present their picks. Then, select 3-5 books/films/albums that you will present to your group in a similar fashion (i.e. hopefully being so convincing that your group will want to check that media out) in your breakout sessions on Wednesday. (Don't worry if you don't have the physical object; links/copying-pasting the cover work into a document to share will suffice.)

Optional essay assignment: In an essay of 250-350 words, write a review of a film, album, or book. (Please stick to one of these three types of media.) 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 Wednesday, December 22nd at midnight. Submissions that do not abide by these guidelines will not be read. 

Kompetenzerweiterung III (Wednesday Group), Homework for December 22nd

 For homework, please: 

- read one article and watch one video clip/listen to one podcast on your prepared debate question this week and pretend that you are debating the author/speaker. What (devil's advocate) arguments would you present to counter what author/speaker has stated? 

- read the file "New Zealand Plans to Eventually Ban All Cigarette Sales" and answer the following questions: a) Should other countries follow New Zealand's lead? b) Will other countries follow New Zealand's lead?

- consider the question "Are Kanken backpacks overrated?" before you watch the following video Here’s How Swedish Brand Fjällräven's Backpack Became A Global Icon | Suddenly Obsessed - YouTube See if your arguments change (even in the slightest) after watching the video. 

- read the file "Suffixes and word stress II" and complete exercises 11.1 and 11.3 of the "Suffixes and word stress II exercises" file.

Make sure you're prepared to debate the following questions in next week's class:

1. Should other countries follow New Zealand's lead when it comes to cigarette sales?

2. Are Kanken backpacks overrated? (Note: This is NOT a jab at people who own these backpacks! Be respectful, whether you own this product or not. (Pretend your partner does.))

Kompetenzerweiterung III (Tuesday Group), Homework for December 21st

For homework, please: 

- read one article and watch one video clip/listen to one podcast on your prepared debate question this week and pretend that you are debating the author/speaker. What (devil's advocate) arguments would you present to counter what author/speaker has stated? 

- read the file "New Zealand Plans to Eventually Ban All Cigarette Sales" and answer the following questions: a) Should other countries follow New Zealand's lead? b) Will other countries follow New Zealand's lead?

- consider the question "Are Kanken backpacks overrated?" before you watch the following video Here’s How Swedish Brand Fjällräven's Backpack Became A Global Icon | Suddenly Obsessed - YouTube See if your arguments change (even in the slightest) after watching the video. 

- read the file "Suffixes and word stress II" and complete exercises 11.1 and 11.3 of the "Suffixes and word stress II exercises" file.

Make sure you're prepared to debate the following questions in next week's class:

1. Should other countries follow New Zealand's lead when it comes to cigarette sales?

2. Are Kanken backpacks overrated? (Note: This is NOT a jab at people who own these backpacks! Be respectful, whether you own this product or not. (Pretend your partner does.))

Kompetenzerweiterung I (Tuesday/Thursday Group), Homework in Week Ten (December 14-17)

 In preparation of next Tuesday's session (12/21), please do the following:

Please complete the exercises (i.e. A-O) for Unit 6 and learn the vocabulary for Unit 6 (pp. 44-45). Do Review 2 for Units 5 and 6 on pp. 52-53 of your book as well. Please consult the key at the back of the book to check your work AFTER you have given the exercises a go on your own. Bring any questions you have regarding the vocabulary/these solutions with you to next Tuesday's session.

Please do all of the exercises from the files "Spotlight exercises future tenses" and "Grammar for CAE and CPE ing or infinitive exercises" posted on Ilias. Check your answers on the bottom of the Spotlight page for future tenses and in the file "Grammar for CAE and CPE ing or infinitive exercises answers" and bring any questions you have with you to Tuesday's session. 

(It would be a good idea to review Units 5 and 23 (verbal complements) this week as well just so that you don't save all of your studying for January.)

In preparation of this Thursday's session (12/16) please do the following (I recommend you complete these exercises during "study hall", i.e. Thursday 9:45-11:15): 

- browse the monster.com website and read at least one article that is in some way related to career advice: Monster Jobs - Job Search, Career Advice & Hiring Resources | Monster.com What strikes you interculturally speaking about the advice given (i.e. do you notice an intercultural differences between what is expected in your home country and the US/anglophone countries?)?

- have a look at this video on what Google expects from applicant resumes (most of the points they mention are relevant for all jobs) Create Your Resume for Google: Tips and Advice - YouTube and do the following:

 a) write down five tips from the video

 b) write down as many phrases/patterns/collocations and idioms that the speakers use as you can (e.g. "walk you through", "a safe bet")

- finally, think back to project week and answer the following question: What would you like to do with your degree in the future? (Bring in any job-related questions you have as well.)

Optional essay assignment: In 250-350 words, answer the following question: Is being passionate about one's work the key to building a successful career? Make sure that your essay a) doesn't exceed the word limit, b) is sent as an MS Word document, and c) is submitted to my email address by Thursday, December 16th at midnight. Submissions that do not abide by these guidelines will not be read. 

Kulturraumstudien USA, Homework for December 20th

For homework, please read pp. 71-82 of "Why Do So Few Blacks Study the Civil War?" by Ta-Nehisi Coates posted in the Week Ten Reading folder on Ilias. What is Coates' answer to his research question?

Kompetenzerweiterung I, Study Pack

This study pack is meant for your personal enrichment and is in no way required. 

Future and present forms

http://oefeningenengels.classy.be/futuremixed3.html

http://www.english-grammar.at/online_exercises/tenses/t059-homes-of-the-future.htm

https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/will_going_to_future.htm

https://www.englishpractice.com/quiz/simple-present-future-tense/

Mixed tense

https://elt.oup.com/student/solutions/upperint/grammar/grammar_06_012e?cc=de&selLanguage=de

http://www.englishlessonsbrighton.co.uk/the-christmas-mess-mixed-tenses-reading-exercise/

Gerund and infinitive

https://www.englishpage.com/gerunds/gerunds_infinitives_5.htm

http://a4esl.org/q/f/z/zz97mkm.htm

https://languageavenue.com/advanced-english/advanced-grammar-exercises/gerunds-and-infinitives-1-advanced#take-the-quiz

Word formation

https://www.examenglish.com/FCE/fce_use_of_english_part3_test2.htm

http://www.focus.olsztyn.pl/en-english-word-formation-exercises.html

https://www.grammarbank.com/word-formation.html

https://quizlet.com/103833447/word-formation-exercises-verbs-nouns-adjectives-flash-cards/

Cloze tests

http://www.englishdaily626.com/cloze_passages.php?001

(you will find at the bottom of this page a list of hyperlinked numbers; all of these are CLOZE exercises you can use for practice)

Register rewrite

http://www.ltn.lv/~markir/essaywriting/inform.htm

https://www.engvid.com/english-resource/formal-informal-english/

Relative pronoun gap fill

https://www.englishgrammar101.com/module-2/pronouns/lesson-7/relative-pronouns

http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/grammar/3g14-relative-pronoun-gap-fill-exercise.php

http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/grammar/3g61-relative-pronouns-gap-fill.php

http://www3.lernplattform.schule.at/anglisten/pluginfile.php/6813/mod_resource/content/4/Gap_filling_1.htm

Relative clauses rewrite

https://www.englishgrammar.org/joining-sentences-relative-pronoun/

http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/relative-clause-exercises.html

Error correction

http://www.businessenglishresources.com/common-english-mistakes-english-error-correction-3a-advanced/

http://www.businessenglishresources.com/common-mistakes-in-emails/

http://www.bristol.ac.uk/arts/exercises/grammar/grammar_tutorial/page_55.htm

Active to passive voice

https://www.englishgrammar.org/active-passive-voice-exercise-8/

http://www.english-grammar.at/online_exercises/passive-voice/pa006-active-passive.htm

Do/take/make/have:

http://www.tinyteflteacher.co.uk/learning-english/FCE/practice-make-do.html

https://learningapps.org/192576

http://www.english-grammar.at/online_exercises/general-vocabulary/gv002-make-and-do.htm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/learnit/learnitv2.shtml

Kompetenzerweiterung I (Monday/Wednesday Group), Homework in Week Ten (December 13-17)

In preparation of next Monday's session (12/20), please do the following:

Please complete the exercises (i.e. A-O) for Unit 6 and learn the vocabulary for Unit 6 (pp. 44-45). Do Review 2 for Units 5 and 6 on pp. 52-53 of your book as well. Please consult the key at the back of the book to check your work AFTER you have given the exercises a go on your own. Bring any questions you have regarding the vocabulary/these solutions with you to next Monday's session.

Please do all of the exercises from the files "Spotlight exercises future tenses" and "Grammar for CAE and CPE ing or infinitive exercises" posted on Ilias. Check your answers on the bottom of the Spotlight page for future tenses and in the file "Grammar for CAE and CPE ing or infinitive exercises answers" and bring any questions you have with you to Monday's session. 

(It would be a good idea to review Units 5 and 23 (verbal complements) this week as well just so that you don't save all of your studying for January.)

In preparation of this Wednesday's session (12/15) please do the following (I recommend you complete these exercises during "study hall", i.e. Monday 11:30-13:00): 

- browse the monster.com website and read at least one article that is in some way related to career advice: Monster Jobs - Job Search, Career Advice & Hiring Resources | Monster.com What strikes you interculturally speaking about the advice given (i.e. do you notice an intercultural differences between what is expected in your home country and the US/anglophone countries?)?

- have a look at this video on what Google expects from applicant resumes (most of the points they mention are relevant for all jobs) Create Your Resume for Google: Tips and Advice - YouTube and do the following:

 a) write down five tips from the video

 b) write down as many phrases/patterns/collocations and idioms that the speakers use as you can (e.g. "walk you through", "a safe bet")

- finally, think back to project week and answer the following question: What would you like to do with your degree in the future? (Bring in any job-related questions you have as well.)

Optional essay assignment: In 250-350 words, answer the following question: Is being passionate about one's work the key to building a successful career? Make sure that your essay a) doesn't exceed the word limit, b) is sent as an MS Word document, and c) is submitted to my email address by Wednesday, December 15th at midnight. Submissions that do not abide by these guidelines will not be read. 

Kompetenzerweiterung III (Wednesday Group), Homework for December 15th

 For homework, please: 

- read one article and watch one video clip/listen to one podcast on your prepared debate question this week. Jot down any good language (vocabulary or expressions) and arguments used in this content. 

- read the file "Should alcohol be banned on flights" and consider other words that could go in the X-slot in the templates "Should X be banned on flights" and "Should alcohol be banned on/in/at X". See if you can use any of the arguments from the article for the new debate questions your words create. 

- watch the press conference here (22 minutes) concerning Auckland's voucher scheme as part of its pandemic recovery strategy: Aucklanders offered 100,000 vouchers to ‘reactivate’ the city - YouTube There is excellent vocabulary in this press conference concerning government assistance and implementing governement programs; I recommend jotting down phrases for future debates. Pay attention to the way the PM and the government officials react to the journalists' questions (some of them are quite pointed/confrontational in nature). 

- read the file "two stress phrasal verbs" and do exercises 20.1 and 20.3 from the file "two stress phrasal verbs exercises". Make it a goal to incorporate more phrasal verbs into your speech and debates. 

Make sure you're prepared to debate the following questions in next week's class:

1. Should alcohol be banned on flights?

2. Are voucher schemes are good idea for pandemic recovery strategies?

Kompetenzerweiterung III (Tuesday Group), Homework for December 14th

 For homework, please: 

- read one article and watch one video clip/listen to one podcast on your prepared debate question this week. Jot down any good language (vocabulary or expressions) and arguments used in this content. 

- read the file "Should alcohol be banned on flights" and consider other words that could go in the X-slot in the templates "Should X be banned on flights" and "Should alcohol be banned on/in/at X". See if you can use any of the arguments from the article for the new debate questions your words create. 

- watch the press conference here (22 minutes) concerning Auckland's voucher scheme as part of its pandemic recovery strategy: Aucklanders offered 100,000 vouchers to ‘reactivate’ the city - YouTube There is excellent vocabulary in this press conference concerning government assistance and implementing governement programs; I recommend jotting down phrases for future debates. Pay attention to the way the PM and the government officials react to the journalists' questions (some of them are quite pointed/confrontational in nature). 

- read the file "two stress phrasal verbs" and do exercises 20.1 and 20.3 from the file "two stress phrasal verbs exercises". Make it a goal to incorporate more phrasal verbs into your speech and debates. 

Make sure you're prepared to debate the following questions in next week's class:

1. Should alcohol be banned on flights?

2. Are voucher schemes are good idea for pandemic recovery strategies?

Kompetenzerweiterung I (Tuesday/Thursday Group), Homework in Week Nine (December 7-10)

 In preparation of next Tuesday's session (12/14), please do the following:

Please complete the exercises (i.e. A-N) for Unit 4 and learn the vocabulary for Unit  4 (pp. 28-29). Do Review 2 for Units 3 and 4 on pp. 36-37 of your book as well. Please consult the key at the back of the book to check your work AFTER you have given the exercises a go on your own. Bring any questions you have regarding the vocabulary/these solutions with you to next Tuesday's session.

Please do the exercise on this page Upper-intermediate grammar exercise: past simple vs. past perfect – Speakspeak and read through the "common mistakes" tables further down the page. Check your answers and bring any questions you have with you to Tuesday's session. 

(It would be a good idea to review Unit 3 this week as well just so that you don't save all of your studying for January.)

In preparation of this Thursday's session (12/09) please do the following (I recommend you complete these exercises during "study hall", i.e. Thursday 9:45-11:15): 

- Read the following article What is the internet? 13 key questions answered | Internet | The Guardian and do the following:

a) be able to paraphrase each of the 13 answers in your own words 

b) highlight 10 words/phrases that have to do with change and technology

c) highlight 10 collocations/word chunks that you would like to incorporate into your active vocabulary

- watch one of the videos on this playlist 5 Levels - YouTube and do the following:

a) jot down some words and details that make each "level" of explanation distinct

b) be prepared to explain a concept of your choice on two different levels (when you are planning this, have two different audiences in mind)

- finally, be prepared to debate/discuss the following question on Thursday: Is change a given?

Optional essay assignment: In 250-350 words, answer the following question: Is the internet good for us? Make sure that your essay a) doesn't exceed the word limit, b) is sent as an MS Word document, and c) is submitted to my email address by Thursday, December 9th at midnight. Submissions that do not abide by these guidelines will not be read. 

Kulturraumstudien USA, Homework for December 13th

For homework, please: 

- read/skim "The Talented Tenth" by W.E.B. Du Bois posted under "Week Nine Reading Du Bois" on Ilias and answer the following:

a) paraphrase Du Bois' concept of the "talented tenth" and identify at least three points in the reading that he uses to support his thesis that "the Negro race, like all races, is going to be saved by its exceptional men".

b) answer the following question: where do we see echoes of the "talented tenth" discourse in 21st-century US society? (Make the link to Hall: how do informal-level convictions about meritocracy manifest on the formal and technical levels of culture in the US today?)

Kompetenzerweiterung I (Monday/Wednesday Group), Homework in Week Nine (December 6-10)

In preparation of next Monday's session (12/13), please do the following:

Please complete the exercises (i.e. A-N) for Unit 4 and learn the vocabulary for Unit  4 (pp. 28-29). Do Review 2 for Units 3 and 4 on pp. 36-37 of your book as well. Please consult the key at the back of the book to check your work AFTER you have given the exercises a go on your own. Bring any questions you have regarding the vocabulary/these solutions with you to next Monday's session.

Please do the exercise on this page Upper-intermediate grammar exercise: past simple vs. past perfect – Speakspeak and read through the "common mistakes" tables further down the page. Check your answers and bring any questions you have with you to Monday's session. 

(It would be a good idea to review Unit 3 this week as well just so that you don't save all of your studying for January.)

In preparation of this Wednesday's session (12/08) please do the following (I recommend you complete these exercises during "study hall", i.e. Monday 11:30-13:00): 

- Read the following article What is the internet? 13 key questions answered | Internet | The Guardian and do the following:

a) be able to paraphrase each of the 13 answers in your own words 

b) highlight 10 words/phrases that have to do with change and technology

c) highlight 10 collocations/word chunks that you would like to incorporate into your active vocabulary

- watch one of the videos on this playlist 5 Levels - YouTube and do the following:

a) jot down some words and details that make each "level" of explanation distinct

b) be prepared to explain a concept of your choice on two different levels (when you are planning this, have two different audiences in mind)

- finally, be prepared to debate/discuss the following question on Wednesday: Is change a given?

Optional essay assignment: In 250-350 words, answer the following question: Is the internet good for us? Make sure that your essay a) doesn't exceed the word limit, b) is sent as an MS Word document, and c) is submitted to my email address by Wednesday, December 8th at midnight. Submissions that do not abide by these guidelines will not be read. 

Kompetenzerweiterung III (Wednesday Group), Homework for December 8th

 For homework, please: 

- try to submit your debate question as soon as possible to me, if you haven't done so already. If you already have, spend some time this week researching content and perhaps already practicing the question with your partner. 

- read the file "Should firms fire staff for their private social media activity" and consider specific examples of social media activity in preparing a debate that answers this question. (Refer back to the article "Why I Have Nothing To Hide Is Wrong" in considering your answer as well.)

- watch the video Should Chocolate Advent Calendars Be Banned? | Good Morning Britain - YouTube and prepare a debate drawing on detail that you see/have seen in your environment regarding this question. 

- read the file "fixed expressions and idioms" and do exercise 35.1 from the file "fixed expressions and idioms exercises". Make it a goal to incorporate more idiomatic expressions into your debates. 

Make sure you're prepared to debate the following questions in next week's class:

1. Should firms fire staff for their private social media activity?

2. Should chocolate Advent calendars be banned?