For homework, please:
- make sure to submit your first Teilleistung by the deadline.
- have a look at the "Second Teilleistung Task Description" on Ilias. We'll be talking about the second Teilleistung and its expectations in Tuesday's session.
- in compliance with my own concept of CSR (classroom social responsibility), there is, in light of Labor Day, no further homework :-).
Don't forget to meet with your partner this week. Remember that your log is due by May 7th at 6 pm to me via email and each partner needs to submit a separate and unique log. (See the "guide to the Teilleistung" document on Ilias for more details.)
For homework, please read Units 25 and Units 26 from Destination and do all of the accompanying exercises.
This video is a very nice recap from BBC Learning English that covers quite a few verbs that are used in conjunction with reported speech. (It's important to learn a set of verbs for reporting because they must be used in order to introduce the reporting in English. Compare this with German in which your Konjunktiv I does all of this work on its own.) VOCABULARY: How to use reporting verbs like insist, demand and advise - YouTubeComplete the final draft of your log (i.e. your first Teilleistung) and make sure that submit it by May 7th at 6 pm.
For homework, please:
- have a look at the article "How Much Are You Willing to Pay for a Burrito" and highlight five unique expressions for talking about fluctuation in price, tax, and revenue. Bring in an example of a product that you have stopped purchasing because it has gotten too expensive and be able to identify where the line is for you concerning what consitutes "too expensive" for you when it comes to that product.
- have a look at a video from Business Insider's "So Expensive" series (these videos average 10 minutes in length) and identify factors that contribute to the product or service having a higher price point: So Expensive - YouTube
- connect what you've read and watched to the price point you've established for the app/product/service featured in your first Teilleistung. How did you arrive at this number?
- review my corrections, edits and comments on your essays. Make a checklist out of these comments to apply to future work. Make sure to use this checklist when reading the final draft of your first Teilleistung, which you will need to submit by this Friday at 5 pm.
- in the last 15 minutes of Thursday's class, you will have the opportunity to have your first Teilleistung proofread by a partner. Bring in what you have of your first Teilleistung for one of your peers to have a look at and give you feedback on. If you do not want others to read your work, you will be allowed to leave class 15 minutes early.
Links mentioned in Tuesday's session:
Compare countries - Hofstede Insights (hofstede-insights.com)
For homework, please:
- first, read the article "Say it ain't Joe" (posted on Ilias under this title) and watch the following video (both from The Economist): Trump 2024: could he win again? - YouTube
- read at least one other article about the 2024 presidential election from a periodical other than the Economist. How does the content included in this article differ from what the Economist presented in the article and video you watched first?
- make at least three concrete predictions about the 2024 election, including (for example) results, attitudes, platforms, important issues, key states, etc. What data do you base your predictions/forecasts on and why?
Links of interest:
270toWin - 2024 Presidential Election Interactive Map
Ruth Muskrat Bronson: American Indian Activist and Advocate Ahead of Her Time - YouTube
Tlingit Code Talkers - SHI War and Peace Exhibit (sealaskaheritage.org)
Alberta Schenck: Teenage Activist (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov)
***Please note that, due to the May 1st holiday and Project Week, our next class session will be on Monday, May 15th.***
Don't forget to meet with your partner this week. Remember that your log is due by May 7th at 6 pm to me via email and each partner needs to submit a separate and unique log. (See the "guide to the Teilleistung" document on Ilias for more details.)
For homework, please read Units 25 and Units 26 from Destination and do all of the accompanying exercises.
This video is a very nice recap from BBC Learning English that covers quite a few verbs that are used in conjunction with reported speech. (It's important to learn a set of verbs for reporting because they must be used in order to introduce the reporting in English. Compare this with German in which your Konjunktiv I does all of this work on its own.) VOCABULARY: How to use reporting verbs like insist, demand and advise - YouTubeFor homework, please:
- finish your first Teilleistung before our Tuesday session to avoid last-minute stress
- watch the video and read the article featured in the "gender pay gap listening and reading" file in the "negotiation and wages" folder on Ilias and complete the accompanying exercises. Bring these answers/notes with you to our Tuesday session.
