Kompetenzerweiterung I (Monday Group), Homework for October 31st

For homework, please:

Complete the exercises (i.e. A-J) for Unit 5 and read through the grammar details for Unit 5 (Future Time). Pay particular attention to the examples your book provides for will and going-to future on pg. 38. Check your work using your book's key and bring any questions you have regarding rules/these solutions with you to next Wednesday's session. 

Please complete exercises A-E (pp.30-31) and exercises M and N (pg. 35) in Unit 4 (Change and Technology). Bring any questions you have with you to our session next Wednesday. 

Review participle clauses on this webpage and complete both grammar tests 1 and 2: Participle clauses | LearnEnglish (britishcouncil.org) (The British Council site is extremely useful in terms of suplementary exercises and grammar explanations.)

Kompetenzerweiterung I (Thursday Group), Homework for October 27th

 For homework, please:

Complete the exercises (i.e. A-J) for Unit 5 and read through the grammar details for Unit 5 (Future Time). Pay particular attention to the examples your book provides for will and going-to future on pg. 38. Check your work using your book's key and bring any questions you have regarding rules/these solutions with you to next Thursday's session. 

Please complete exercises A-E (pp. 30-31) and exercises M and N (pg. 35) in Unit 4 (Change and Technology). Bring any questions you have with you to our session next Thursday. 

Return to Unit 2 (Thinking and Learning) and write down 5-10 words/expressions that could be used in an essay written in response to the question, "Should schools do away with grades?" (Consider what the prompt is asking you to address and what thesis statements could serve as the core of an essay written in response to the prompt.)

As promised, here is the list of group nouns discussed in class (the British Council website is a GREAT resource to consult, particularly when it comes to looking up the conventions of British English usage): Group nouns | LearnEnglish (britishcouncil.org)

Kompetenzerweiterung I (Wednesday Group), Homework for October 26th

For homework, please:

Complete the exercises (i.e. A-J) for Unit 5 and read through the grammar details for Unit 5 (Future Time). Pay particular attention to the examples your book provides for will and going-to future on pg. 38. Check your work using your book's key and bring any questions you have regarding rules/these solutions with you to next Wednesday's session. 

Please complete exercises A-E (pp.30-31) and exercises M and N (pg. 35) in Unit 4 (Change and Technology). Bring any questions you have with you to our session next Wednesday. 

Review the participle clause handout distributed in class (and also posted to Ilias) and complete the exercise at the bottom of the back page/second page about writing two sentences about yourself. In addition to this, please read the participle clauses box on pg. 139 of your book and complete exercise H on pg. 141. 

Kulturraumstudien USA, Homework for October 24th

For homework, please: 

watch these videos on US accents (the three parts total to about 35 minutes, so plan your viewing accordingly): 

Accent Expert Gives a Tour of U.S. Accents - (Part One) | WIRED - YouTube

Accent Expert Gives a Tour of U.S. Accents - (Part 2) | WIRED - YouTube

Accent Expert Gives a Tour of North American Accents - (Part 3) | WIRED - YouTube

Take some notes as you listen (no need to be comprehensive, but jot down some terms/details/historical information that interest(s) you) and see if you can place where some of the accents you hear in your favorite series (think characters whose accents stand out like Sheldon from The Big Bang Theory or Phoebe from Friends) are from. 

For those who want to geek out about dialectology, accents, and varieties further, here are some useful links: 

American Dialect Society

Language Log (upenn.edu)

Other links of interest/links referenced in class: 

Malcolm X "dictionary scene": Malcolm X | "God Is Black" | Netflix - YouTube

Music from Earth featured on the Voyager Golden Record: Voyager - Music on the Golden Record (nasa.gov)

The 116 images featured in the Voyager Golden Record: The 116 images NASA wants aliens to see - YouTube

Kompetenzerweiterung I (Monday Group), Homework for October 24th

  Please complete the exercises (i.e. A-J) for Unit 3 that have been posted on Ilias and read through the grammar details for Unit 3. I have posted an answer key for these exercises to the Unit 3 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 Monday's session. 

Complete exercises 3 and 4 on the stative verbs handout distributed in class. (It has also been uploaded to Ilias.) 

Read at least two of the essays written in response to whether it should be acceptable or not to donate store-bought goods to school bake sales: Putting the 'Bake' in Bake Sale - Room for Debate - NYTimes.com

After you've read the essays, decide what were the merits of each using the following categories: 1) strength of thesis statement, 2) convincing detail, 3) cohesive structure, 4) interesting word choice

Have a look at this video: Should we be worried about technology? | The Economist - YouTube

and 1) take down notes concerning what can be worrying about technology, 2) what tech lash is, 3) why the video ultimately argues that we shouldn't be worred about tech. Reflect on the points of the video you agree with and those you disagree with.

Kompetenzerweiterung I, Thursday Group (Homework for October 19th)

 Please complete the exercises (i.e. A-J) for Unit 3 that have been posted on Ilias and read through the grammar details for Unit 3. I have posted an answer key for these exercises to the Unit 3 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 Thursday's session. 

Complete exercises 3 and 4 on the stative verbs handout distributed in class. (It has also been uploaded to Ilias.) 

Read at least two of the essays written in response to whether it should be acceptable or not to donate store-bought goods to school bake sales: Putting the 'Bake' in Bake Sale - Room for Debate - NYTimes.com

After you've read the essays, decide what were the merits of each using the following categories: 1) strength of thesis statement, 2) convincing detail, 3) cohesive structure, 4) interesting word choice

Have a look at this video: Should we be worried about technology? | The Economist - YouTube

and 1) take down notes concerning what can be worrying about technology, 2) what tech lash is, 3) why the video ultimately argues that we shouldn't be worred about tech. Reflect on the points of the video you agree with and those you disagree with.

Kompetenzerweiterung I (Wednesday Group), Homework for October 19th

Please complete the exercises (i.e. A-J) for Unit 3 that have been posted on Ilias and read through the grammar details for Unit 3. I have posted an answer key for these exercises to the Unit 3 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 Wednesday's session. 

Complete exercises 3 and 4 on the stative verbs handout distributed in class. (It has also been uploaded to Ilias.) 

Read at least two of the essays written in response to whether it should be acceptable or not to donate store-bought goods to school bake sales: Putting the 'Bake' in Bake Sale - Room for Debate - NYTimes.com

After you've read the essays, decide what were the merits of each using the following categories: 1) strength of thesis statement, 2) convincing detail, 3) cohesive structure, 4) interesting word choice

Have a look at this video: Should we be worried about technology? | The Economist - YouTube

and 1) take down notes concerning what can be worrying about technology, 2) what tech lash is, 3) why the video ultimately argues that we shouldn't be worred about tech. Reflect on the points of the video you agree with and those you disagree with.