1. 1. ACADEMIC INTERACTIONS 130 IECP Summer 2015 Zachary Shellenberger, adapted from Nikki Mattson
2. 2. AGENDA Conversation Starter Grammar Enough/Not Enough/Too Describing Data Charts Turkish Germany VoiceThread and Homework
3. 3. CONVERSATION STARTER AI130 A There are many students that choose their own majors. On the other hand, there are students who have sponsors or families that impose a certain major on them. What are the advantages and disadvantages in each of these cases? What do you prefer and why? (Abdulmajeed, Petroleum Engineering)
4. 4. CONVERSATION STARTER AI130 B There are many students that choose their own majors. On the other hand, there are students who have sponsors or families that impose a certain major on them. What are the advantages and disadvantages in each of these cases? What do you prefer and why? (Abdulmajeed, Petroleum Engineering)
5. 5. PG. 48
6. 6. GROUP PRACTICE Create sentences (about any topic) with the following words. 1. large + enough 2. not + large + enough 3. happy + enough 4. not + happy + enough 5. too + large 6. not + too + large 7. too + happy 8. not + too + happy
7. 7. PG. 49
8. 8. GROUP PRACTICE Create sentences (about any topic) with the following words. 1. enough + food 2. not + enough + food 3. enough + snow 4. not + enough + snow 5. too + much + homework 6. not + too much+ homework 7. too + many + students 8. not + too + many + students
9. 9. REVIEW: ENOUGH, NOT ENOUGH, AND TOO Complete pg. 53, C
10. 10. DESCRIBING DATA Why? Common activity in many university classes Useful life skill for describing economic trends, fashion trends, etc. IELTS skill
11. 11. PRE-TEST Key: letters indicate months of the year. The product that is being described is bottled water. Write one sentence to describe the imports and one sentence to describe the exports.
12. 12. DATA DESCRIPTION PHRASES Climbed steadily Fell steadily Steep rise Slight dip Fluctuated wildly Fluctuated slightly Plunged Rose steadily Declined slightly Remained steady Increased dramatically Fell dramatically Were stable Declined gradually
13. 13. DESCRIBING DATA ACTIVITY Goal: Match the charts to their corresponding descriptions. Process: Divide the written descriptions among the group members. Place the graphs in the middle of the group Take turns reading a description aloud while the other group members listen and look at the graphs to choose the one that matches the description After all of the descriptions and charts have been matched, double check the matches to make sure that they are matched correctly. We will check your matches as a group after the activity
14. 14. DATA DESCRIPTION REVIEW Climbed steadily Fell steadily Steep rise Slight dip Fluctuated wildly Fluctuated slightly Plunged Rose steadily Declined slightly Remained steady Increased dramatically Fell dramatically Were stable Declined gradually
15. 15. DESCRIBING DATA Try it out! (bottled water sales) Climbed steadily Fell steadily Steep rise Slight dip Fluctuated wildly Fluctuated slightly Plunged Rose steadily Declined slightly Remained steady Increased dramatically Fell dramatically Were stable Declined gradually
16. 16. PRACTICE petroleum sales Climbed steadily Fell steadily Steep rise Slight dip Fluctuated wildly Fluctuated slightly Plunged Rose steadily Declined slightly Remained steady Increased dramatically Fell dramatically Were stable Declined gradually
17. 17. LISTENING, PATHWAYS 3, PG. 52 Review: What do emigrate and immigrate mean? I emigrated from Oman. I immigrated to America. Tasks: 1) Read the paragraph entitled Moving to Germany, and read the accompanying chart. 2) Respond to the following prompts: A) Describe the chart focused on foreign workers in Germany from 1960 to 1988. B) Do you think the trends in the chart have continued in Germany today? Why/why not?
18. 18. DESCRIBE AND DISCUSS Migrant Percentage of Total Population: UAE: 83.7% Saudi Arabia: 31.4% USA: 14.3% Germany: 11.9% Russian Federation: 7.7% Thailand: 5.6% Czech Republic: 4% China: .1% http://migrationpolicy.org/programs/data-hub/international-migration-statistics
19. 19. VIDEO: TURKISH GERMANY PG. 53 Task 1: Watch the video and complete A Task 2: Watch the video a second time and complete B Task 3: Discuss the critical thinking questions on the bottom of pg. 53
20. 20. HOMEWORK Choose TWO PSU Observation Presentations that you are interested in watching. Answer the following questions in a 1-2 minute audio or video comment via VoiceThread: 1. What are some similarities and differences between the class that you observed and the class that your classmate described in his/her video? 2. Can you think of an explanation for any of those similarities or differences? 3 points of extra credit for each (legitimate) extra comment that you make (4 comment limit) maximum of 12 extra credit points (4 x 3) 3rd CONVERSATION STARTER BY SUNDAY AT MIDNIGHT Have a good evening!