Tuesday, October 31, 2023

Kompetenzerweiterung I (Tuesday Group), Homework for November 7th

 Please complete the exercises (i.e. A-J) for Unit 7 and read through the grammar details for Unit 7. Bring any questions you have regarding rules/these solutions with you to next Tuesday's session.


Please read the file "Grammar for CAE  Future p 24" and complete the check exercises on that page and complete exercises 1, 2, and 4 in the file "Grammar for CAE Future p 25" as well. (For exercise 1 on pg. 25, I would like you to also come up with contexts in which the form that you did not select for the book's sentence could work. An example for sentence 1 (whose answer is "she's going to") would be "I think she'll faint if you tell her that." Will-future works in this sentence because the if-clause construction takes us into the hypothetical. Going to-future is used in the book's sentence because one sees concrete evidence in the form of the pale face.) You'll find the answers to these exercises at the bottom of the post (but please do the exercises BEFORE checking your answers!).


Answer Key: check: 1 fixed plans/arrangements, 2 a personal intention, 3 an unalterable arrangement or fact, 4 an immediate decision, 5 an action that will happen because it is regular or decided
exercise 1: 1 she's going to, 2 I'll, 3 I'm going to be, 4 I'll, 5 am leaving, 6 is not, 7 would, 8 will be doing, 9 will have gone, 10 are 10
exercise 2: 1 supposed/due/required/obliged, 2 just, 3 point, 4 unless, 5 be, 6 to, 7 left, 8 leaving/going/off, 9 be, 10 move
exercise 4: 1 the point of, 2 would do his/was doing his, 3 as we've paid, 4 is going to have (or: will have) an, 5 will have been studying, 6 to be taken/being taken/going to be taken
 
Your next in-class essay will take place on November 14th at 12:00.

Monday, October 30, 2023

Kulturraumstudien USA, Homework for November 6th

 For homework, please: 

- skim through the Lippi-Green article "Teaching Children to Discriminate" (posted as "Lippi Green" on ILU). There is no need to read the article word-for-word, but try to identify the 1) research question, 2) the paper's data set, and 3) the paper's main claim. 

- browse the Pew Research Center's website Pew Research Center | Pew Research Center and read through at least three reports that interest you (the "research topics" tab is a great place to start). What data presented here surprises you (if any)? What data could be a springboard for future research?

Links of interest: 

Indigenous band Redbone's song "We Were All Wounded at Wounded Knee": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9qcs8DAVW8

How "Finding Nemo" may help keep Navajo language alive - YouTube

Jedis and Indians: 'Navajo Star Wars' Premieres to a Packed House - YouTube

Native American Poetry and Culture | Poetry Foundation

Koo Hoot Kiwat-Caddo Grass House - YouTube

Lingít Yoo X̲ʼatángi | The Tlingit Language

Kompetenzerweiterung I (Monday Group), Homework for November 6th

Please complete the exercises (i.e. A-J) for Unit 7 and read through the grammar details for Unit 7. Bring any questions you have regarding rules/these solutions with you to next Monday's session.

Please read the file "Grammar for CAE  Future p 24" and complete the check exercises on that page and complete exercises 1, 2, and 4 in the file "Grammar for CAE Future p 25" as well. (For exercise 1 on pg. 25, I would like you to also come up with contexts in which the form that you did not select for the book's sentence could work. An example for sentence 1 (whose answer is "she's going to") would be "I think she'll faint if you tell her that." Will-future works in this sentence because the if-clause construction takes us into the hypothetical. Going to-future is used in the book's sentence because one sees concrete evidence in the form of the pale face.) You'll find the answers to these exercises at the bottom of the post (but please do the exercises BEFORE checking your answers!).


Answer Key: check: 1 fixed plans/arrangements, 2 a personal intention, 3 an unalterable arrangement or fact, 4 an immediate decision, 5 an action that will happen because it is regular or decided
exercise 1: 1 she's going to, 2 I'll, 3 I'm going to be, 4 I'll, 5 am leaving, 6 is not, 7 would, 8 will be doing, 9 will have gone, 10 are 10
exercise 2: 1 supposed/due/required/obliged, 2 just, 3 point, 4 unless, 5 be, 6 to, 7 left, 8 leaving/going/off, 9 be, 10 move
exercise 4: 1 the point of, 2 would do his/was doing his, 3 as we've paid, 4 is going to have (or: will have) an, 5 will have been studying, 6 to be taken/being taken/going to be taken
 
Your next in-class essay will take place on November 20th at 12:00. 

Wednesday, October 25, 2023

Kompetenzerweiterung III (Thursday Group), Homework for November 2nd

 For homework, please:

·       - watch this video on the Brooklyn Public Library doing away with fines Say Goodbye to Late Fines! | Brooklyn Public Library - YouTube and be ready to debate the question “Should other libraries follow the Brooklyn Public Library’s lead when it comes to fines?” in our next session

       - watch this video Should Criminals Have a Curfew? Copenhagen's New Law Sparks Debate | Good Morning Britain - YouTube and be ready to debate the question “Should criminals have a curfew?” in our next session

-    - bring in two ideas for a prepared debate question for the Teilleistung to run by your partner

-   -  read the article "Do we need human cashiers" and be ready to debate this question from a) the perspective of a cashier, b) the perspective of a grocery store manager, AND c) the perspective of a customer.

     read the file “agreeing and disagreeing” and complete exercises 45.1-45.4 

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

 For homework, please: 

- make sure to submit your prepared debate question for my approval by Friday, November 3rd at 5 pm. Late submissions will not be accepted under any circumstances. 

- read the “discussing problems” file and complete exercise 29.2 from the “discussing problems exercises” file. (These worksheets focus on phrasal verbs. Consider phrasal verbs that would be appropriate for your prepared debate. (If you need help, think of the "trennbare Verben" you would use if you were debating the question in German.))

- read the “should seasonal clock changes be abolished” file and be ready to debate this question in our next session

- watch this video Here’s How Swedish Brand Fjällräven's Backpack Became A Global Icon | Suddenly Obsessed - YouTube and be ready to debate the question “Are Kanken backpacks overrated?” in our next session

- watch this video Why I Gave My Employees A 4-Day Work Week – YouTube and be ready to debate the question “Does the 5-day work week need to go?” in our next session