Sports Fans

Sports are fun and an important to our lives. They also have complicated vocabulary.

Your job is to explain a traditional sport from your country. If you cannot choose a particular sport from your country then you can choose any other *interesting* sport (except Soccer!).

Examples:

National Sports

Use the Vocabulary from page: 84 & 85

You can present alone or with a partner. If you choose a partner you and you partner will present together. You both must speak the same amount of time.

Answer some of these questions and include anything else you think is important. You do not have to answer all the questions. 

Explain how many players each team has.
How do you play?
Do you score points or goals?
Do you run or jump or drive etc...?
What are some of the rules?
Are there penalties?
What do you wear to play?
Why is it so popular in your country?
Do you enjoy this sport?
Do you play this sport?

You have your freedom to present this any style you want;
Speaking
Pictures
PPT

Just be sure you and your partner are speaking!!

OBSTACLE COURSE

Your team will make an obstacle course for another team to try!

You must use the grammar from Chapter 11: Expressing Movement and  Phrasal Verbs (pg 162/163)

Minimum of 15 sentences:

Minimum of 10 Expressing Movement words
(You cannot use go straight - instead say ' walk towards' the student lounge.)
(you cannot say 'go right/go left' - instead say - turn right, on your right, walk towards the right etc...)

Minimum of 5 sentences using Phrasal Verbs (pick up the Wig) 

**Don't do anything dangerous OR disgusting (crawl on the floor)**

In each group there will be:

*Blindfolded person: traded to another team. 
**Reader - read the instructions. 
***Guide - touch the blindfolded person ONLY if they need help. 
OPTIONAL: {****Filmer - film the obstacle course. } This could be the reader or the guide. 

WIPEOUT



QUESTIONS AFTER:

1. How many phrasal verbs did your group use?

2. How many movement words?

3. Blindfolded person: Did you notice the phrasal verbs or movement words?

4. Who had the hardest job? Why?

5. Did you change anything in your directions as you were doing it?

PHRASAL VERBS/ MOVEMENT GUESSING GAME

You and a partner need to take 10 pictures. - They can be outside or inside. 

5 that demonstrate Phrasal Verbs (pg. 163)

5 that demonstrate Movement (pg. 162)

Email the pictures to me at stathopo@gmail.com

Emily's Class: ethands4106@gmail.com

Send them Small/Medium Size. 

It usually takes a few minutes for the pictures to arrive so send them BEFORE the time is up. 

Phrasal Verbs

This is just the beginning! Listen to these songs (or any that you find) and look for the Phrasal Verbs.

When you find the Phrasal Verbs look at the context and then look them up in the Phrasal Verb Dictionary (link below).


1.Bruno Mars:

The Lazy Song


2.Kelly Clarkson:

Breakaway

3.The Weekend:

Starboy

4.Beyonce:
Halo

5James Arthur:

Say you want to go

6.Justin Bieber:
Love Yourself

7.Ed Sheeran:
Shape of you

Genius.Com for Lyrics

Phrasal Verb Dictionary

Phrasal Verb Dictionary

Opinion Essays

1. Is our dependence on computers a good thing or a bad thing?


2. Should students be able to grade their teachers?


3. How necessary is college education?


4. Do apps help you or just waste your time?


5. Can cellphones be educational tools? 


6. Can graffiti be considered art?


7. What is your opinion on law enforcement (police)?


8. Do laws banning offensive words (swear words like F@CK!)  make the world a better place?

Listening-Speaking.

1. Do you have a phobia?

2. What animal do you want to see on safari?

3. Did you like school? What was your best and worst subject?

4. What do you do? For how long have you been a...?

5. What is your favorite building/place in Chicago? Why?

When I was 11 Years Old

What was life like when you were 10-11 years old? ...or younger!! 8-9?

You can email me at: stathopo@gmail.com

Construct a visual timeline that shows main events from the year you were ten or eleven. You can include global events, events in the US and events that were taking place in your home country. Topics can range from politics to fashion to music to significant personal events.

Include pictures without words!  Your task will be to talk about each image you show the class. Include 5-7 images. Your presentation should be around 3-5 minutes long. Any pictures of you at this age would also be great to include.

Use the grammar from Chapter 10 "Used To" and "Might" as well as Past Simple and Present Perfect. pg. 144 Grammar from 10B, 10C

Here are some website that "might" help you:

The People History

Info Please