Week 11 - Blog Post #4 Presentations

Today you will present Blog Post #4. Have you made all corrections?

Today ...

1. Present Blog Post #4
2. Make any needed changes to your blogs.
3. Blog Post #5 is due Dec. 13 (or sooner)
4. Continue audio recording activity; actually, I would like to help you practice your pronunciation and intonation before you record. We can do that in class if there is time.

Week 10 - Relative Clauses & Audio; Blog Post #4 Due

Hey guys! Are you genki today?

Today ...
1) Blog Post #4 is due. Kevin will give you corrections, either today or by email.
2) We will hear 3 more limericks.
3) We will do a Relative Clauses worksheet. PDF
Practice #1 / #2
4) If time, we will start an Audio Activity: Find a blog post that you'd like to add audio to.
5) Choose (or make) two to four sentences that capture the feel of your blog post. 
6) Practice the sentences until you sound like a native! You need good intonation! Have Kevin listen.
7) Record your sentences (on Voice Record Pro) . *
8) Save the audio in your Google Drive or on Sound Cloud (you can log in with Google).
9) Copy the 'share' code. 
10) Paste or embed the audio clip in your blog post (at the bottom of the post).

* If you want to make a slideshow or video with a different app that includes audio, you can do that. However, you will have to figure out how to do it yourself.

• Today you will download Voice Record Pro to your smartphone (if you haven't already).
• Using your Google Drive is the easiest way to share the audio file.
• You can make a SoundCloud account (with your Google login) if you prefer.
• You will be ready to record after we practice a bit together!

Kevin's example: Talk Back - July 12, 2014
Student example, Ikegami Honmonji Temple

You will present Blog Post #4 next week (Nov. 29). 

Blog Post #5 (final post!) is due in three weeks! (Dec. 13); you will present it Dec. 20.

Week 9 - Limericks for Intonation

Today ...

1) We will practice saying some limericks for intonation (PDF)
2) Blog post #4 is due next week (Nov. 22)

Limericks to practice intonation:

There once were two cats from Kilkenny,

Each thought there was one cat too many.

They started to fight and

To scratch and to bite.

Now instead of two cats there aren't any.

Kevin will give you two limericks to practice saying in class. Each person will have different limericks to present.

Blog post #4 writing is due next week, Nov. 22 
Blog post #5 writing is due Dec. 13

Week 8 - Blog Post #3 Presentations

Today you will present Blog Post #3! Have you made all corrections?

Blog Presentations #3

This is your blog! Present without reading, please! Practice in advance, know how to pronounce all words, and speak with feeling!

Today ...

1. Present Blog Post #3
2. Make any needed changes to your blogs.
3. Blog Post #4 is due Nov. 22 (or sooner)
4. Do a grammar exercise re. the Present Perfect Tense

Past Tense vs Present Perfect Tense

Past Tense example:
How long did you work at Starbucks?  I worked there for two years.

Present Perfect Tense example:
How long have you worked at Starbucks?  I have worked there since 2019.

Past Tense - the work is finished

Present Perfect Tense - the work started in the past and is still continuing

Present Perfect Tense Practice Exercise

Do the form!
Present Perfect Tense Form