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.