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BELT speakingfall 2015
BellworkPrint in neat CAPITAL LETTERS on a sheet of paper:
YOUR NAME and YEAR IN SCHOOL
YOUR EMAIL
3 THINGS THAT EXCITE YOU ABOUT THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
3 THINGS THAT SCARE OR CONFUSE YOU ABOUT ENGLISH
Patrick Gilfether
sorry but
no I wont give you my phone number, bbm, whats app, line, or Facebook for class purposes, so please dont ask
but
you can always email!
Some facts about me
I am from Ohio!
I have one brother, and one sister
I have been to 12 countries and 5 continents
I like to make and watch movies
Oberlin Shansi
Founded 1908
Mutual exchange
Sends teachers and researchers, brings scholars from partners
Has partners in Indonesia, India, China and Japan
what do you want to know about me?
My Rules Attendance: no more than 3 unexcused absences
Late policy: no more than ten minutes or it counts as an absence
Assignments: Typed and stapled
Class time is English time
On Plagiarism What is plagiarism?
Two-Strike Policy
First Strike= 0 on assignment and mandatory makeup
Second strike= failure of my unit of the class
If you feel like you need to cheat, come talk to me
Questions?
Course Goals
Students will
become more comfortable speaking spontaneously.
improve oral comprehension abilities (listening).
study and practice different speaking contexts
I want you to make mistakes
-James Joyce
Mistakes are the portals of discovery.
- Albert Einstein
A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.
Oscar Wilde
Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes.
What are your goals
write down three goals on a piece of paper!
think about what skills you want to improve!
everybody will stand up and share one!
Tongue Twisterstongue twister
noun
1.
a sentence or phrase that is difficult to articulate clearly and quickly, such as Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled pepper
Red leather,yellow leather, red leather, yellow leather, red leather, yellow leather,red leather, yellow leather, red leather, yellow leather
Fresh fried fish,Fish fresh fried,Fried fish fresh,Fish fried fresh.
You know New York.You need New York.You know you need unique New York.
If two witches would watch two
watches, which witch would watch which
watch?
A big black bug bit a big black bear and made the big black bear bleed blood.
2 Y's U R.2 Y's U B.I C U R.
2 Y's 4 me!
Sally sells sea shells by the sea shore. But if Sally sells sea shells by the sea shore then where are the sea shells Sally sells?
She stood on the balcony, inexplicably mimicking him hiccuping,and amicably welcoming him in.