Lesson 1: Review, Setting Goals for Semester 2

Warm-up: Giving Directions or Commands

Raise (your left arm/right arm)

Lift (your left leg/right leg)

Put (your arms) down

Put (your hands) on (your head, shoulders, waist, knees)

Sit

Stand up

Crouch

Stop

Wave (your hands)

Turn (to the left, to the right, around)

Rub (your stomach)

Pat (your head)

Play “Simon says” with a partner. Speak clearly! When one person makes a mistake, he/she becomes “Simon”, and you begin a new game.

Practice Conversation (Past Tense)

In pairs or groups of three, ask each other these questions:

Where did you spend Spring Festival?

When did you go home for Spring Festival?

When did you come back?

What did you eat for Spring Festival?

Who did you spend New Year’s Eve with?

Describe some of your family traditions for Spring Festival. Why does your family have these traditions?

How did you spend the rest of your vacation time?

Review: Describing Things, Open Questions

In pairs or groups of three, practice describing what you see in the following photographs (objects: size, shape, colour, material; people: height, hair, clothing)

Then think of and write down some open questions to ask (who, what, where, when, why, how).

Edelweiss (“w” = “v”)

Edelweiss, edelweiss,

Every morning you greet me

Small and white, clean and bright,

You look happy to meet me.

Blossom of snow, may you bloom and grow

Bloom and grow forever.

Edelweiss, edelweiss,

Bless my homeland forever.

Rhythm in American PoetryExcerpt from “The Congo”, by Vachel Lindsay

Sagged and reeled and pounded on the table,Pounded on the table,Beat an empty barrel with the handle of a broom,Hard as they were able,Boom, boom, BOOM,With a silk umbrella and the handle of a broom,Boomlay, boomlay, boomlay, BOOM.

Then I had religion, then I had a vision.I could not turn from their revel in derision.Then I saw the Congo, creeping through the black,Cutting through the forest with a golden track.

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October 2007July 2012

January 2007September 2002

I came to ChinaMy son was born

I started my job as a high school teacher

I started my job as a research scientist Simple Past: I came to China in July 2012.

Past Progressive: I was working as a high school teacher when my son was born.Past Perfect: I had worked as a research scientist before I became a high school teacher.

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February 9, 2013

February 18, 2013

February 4 2013September 2012

Came back to Fuzhou

Visited Beijing

Teaching at Fujian Normal University

New Year’s Eve

Visited Thailand

X

February 11, 2013

XXX X

Buy a car, 2018

Travel abroad, 2020

Work as a translator, 2017

Graduate university, 2016

Simple Future: What will you do after you graduate?

Future Progressive: What will you be doing in 2019?

Future Perfect: What will you have done by the time you travel abroad?

Review – Future tense

Future Tense: (simple future, future progressive, future perfect)

With a partner, talk about:

(a) what you will do for summer vacation,

(b) what you will do after you graduate,

(c) what you will be doing in 2018,

(d) what you will have done before you graduate,

(e) what you will be doing in your third year of university,

(f) where you will be living after you find a job,

(g) what you will have done before you retire,

(h) what you will eat for dinner tonight.

Homework: Setting Goals for Semester 2

Make a list of your goals for this semester, using full sentences to describe concrete, realistic actions.

Wrong: “To improve my spoken English.”

Right: “I plan to practice English conversation with my roommate everyday for 20 minutes.”

Use future tense and phrases for making plans:.

“I will…”, “I’m going to…”, “I plan to…”, “I aim to…”, “My goal is to…”, “I’m hoping to…”

Homework: Setting Goals (cont.)

Set at least 5 goals for yourself (maximum 10), and your goals should not only be academic (related to studying). You should also think of health, hobbies and personal goals. “I plan to go to bed before midnight on weekdays.” “I’m going to practice calligraphy once a week.” “I will practice dunking the basketball three times a week.”

Practice reading your goals – you will share with small groups, and hand in a copy of your homework next class (March 11)