Wednesday 29th December Homework

Homework is listen to 'listening two' page 78.

Download the track here "track 50"

Also don't forget to study units 1-5 vocabulary.

If you need to listen to tracks from the book you can download all of the tracks from the NorthStar website.  Sign in - GO to student resources - audio library - download all files.


Thursday will be a busy day!
*Finish unit 5
*Take quiz 2
*Review for midterm exam.

Next Monday is Midterm exams (written and speaking)
see my previous post!

Midterm Test

Midterm Test will be on Monday Jan 3rd.
Exam will start at 9:05am. Please be on time.
The test will take no longer than 40 minutes.

Speaking test will be a 6 minute 1:1 interview.
You will have to answer questions based on two of the five units.
Please download the guidelines and be prepared.

A sign up sheet will be given out in the review class on Thursday Dec 12th.

If you have any questions, you can contact me by email or speak to me in person.

Good luck with your studies~

Winter Remedial Class

Welcome!

If you attended my class on Tuesday, you will now know something about me and the other students in the class.  I hope that we can all get along and have a good time over the next few weeks.

To help you study, I will post some things on this blog for you to download and print.

First of all, you should download the word list and print it to assist you with preparing for the tests.

I will often ask you to use the word list in class, so you should keep it in your book.

You also need to join the Northstar online class and use the following code to join my class.

CRSCDYI-74513  (this code is case sensitive)


If you have any problems, you can email me at prof.ian.uk@gmail.com


see you tomorrow~


Ian

Crossword review

If you did the crossword correctly and everything fits you won't need these answers...  But if you couldn't get your head around my cryptic clues, here are the answers.

1.defective
2.shoveling
3.getting under my skin
4.count
5.uprooted
6.rhythmic
7.pay off
8.advocate
9.jolted
10.over the top
11.blend
12.vigilante
13.wail
14.benefactor
15.flourishing
16.witnessed
17.learn by doing
18.under the radar
19.vibrate
20.workforce
21.niche
22.inherit
23.comforting

good luck with your study.  Bone up on all the vocabulary for units 6-10.

Remember to be on time for your written exam and your speaking test.

Final Speaking Test Guidelines

The Final Speaking test is coming soon.

Please print the guidelines to help you prepare for the Final Test or click on them to download the word file.

Date:                
Wednesday December 10^th / Thursday December 11^th

Pair work:       
You should find a partner to do a dialogue with for your Final speaking test.

Dialogue:         
You should make a dialogue that is a discussion on a topic from the choice outlined below.  
Make sure to use examples and reasons to support your opinion.

Time:               
You have a ten minute time slot. 

I expect the discussion to take about five minutes.
Each person should speak for 2-3 minutes.

Vocabulary:    
I will be listening out for vocabulary words. 
The more you use the better, but I will not specify how many you should use.

Speaking  skills     
You may want to use some of the skills from pages (144,189)

Topics:             
You can spend all the time discussing one topic in detail

OR 
You can choose to talk about two topics in less detail.


Unit 6
Discuss the mandatory community service that students do in order to graduate from high school.  What are the benefits to the students and community of volunteering? 
Unit 7
Do students get too much homework?  What are the benefits of doing homework?  What is an appropriate amount of homework and what type of homework would be most beneficial to students?
Unit 8
What are the main factors influencing food trends in Korea?  Think about the different issues and discuss how much of an effect they have on the food that you eat.
Unit 9
Talk about some of the problems that immigrants encounter when they come to live in a new country.  Would you like to emigrate to another country, if so why, if not why not?
Unit 10
How serious is noise pollution where you live?  Talk about the impact of noise pollution on your lives and the potential damage to people’s health.  What can be done to prevent noise pollution?

Evaluation

I will video record all of the discussions. 
I will evaluate your speaking for fluency and clarity.

I will evaluate your speaking for content and accuracy.
I will evaluate your vocabulary use for appropriateness and variety.

                           
(see rubrics for more details)

Unit 9 Interview questions

Guys you have two homework assignments this week due 29/30th of November.

1. Listen to the song 'The Words Escape Me' (listening 2) and fill in the blanks page 175-6.  Also answer the multiple choice questions.

2. Interview a foreigner (immigrant) in KOREA.  Follow the instructions on page 223.


Questions

1.     What is your name and where do you come from?

2.    How long have you been living in Korea?

3.    Why did you come to Korea?

4.    What do you think about learning Korean?

5.    What do you think about Korean culture?

6.    What do you think about studying at Kyungwon University?

7.    What are the good and bad aspects of living in Korea?

8.    What do you miss about home?

9.    How long do you plan to live in Korea?

 

H     Have a nice weekend!

Midterm Exams

The Midterm test is not far away, so here is the lo-down.

Written test. 

• 45 questions in 30ish mins

• two listening tracks with 15 questions (fill in the blank / short answer / multiple choice)

• grammar 8 questions (error correction / multiple choice)

• vocabulary 22 questions (word bank fill in the blank / multiple choice)

Speaking test

please download the guidelines

If you have any questions about the speaking test, come and speak to me about it.

Worksheets

Hello folks,

As some of you will not be coming on Monday because of the 추석 vacation and that fact that it is a review day of only units 1&2 you may want to do something at home to help you review and consolodate what you have learned so far.

Ideas

1.  Do the grammar worksheets which focus on Gerunds and infinitives  and the passive voice.

2.  Write a short essay about what you achieved in your life and some of the obstacles you have overcome.

3. Use the words in the 'word list' to write a short dialogue based on the topics we've studied (units 1&2).

4. Make some model sentences using the vocabulary or simply write down a short definition or synonyms/antonyms to help you get comfortable with the vocabulary.

If you email (prof.ian.uk@gmail.com) me your answers, I can look them over and make some suggestions.


Anyway have a great 추석 with your family~

cheers,

Ian

Welcome to Autumn Semester

Students,

Welcome to Ian's English Class BLOG!

I will post things of relevance to help you study and get good grades.  The first things I would like to share with you are the word list for NorthStar4 and a syllabus.

If you follow the links below, you can download the word list in MSword or Hangul.  Please download and print the wordlist, then use it as a point of reference to prepare for class or quizzes.

Downloads
*Hangul
*MSword
*Syllabus

As I told you all in class the content, especially the listening, is much more difficult.  Therefore, if you want to practice listening to authentic materials, then there are a few places that you can visit. 

Links:
* www.CNN.com
* www.NPR.org
* www.bbc.co.uk

Remember, if you ever need any help, come and see me or send me an e-mail.


See you in class folks,

Ian

Final Speaking Test Guidelines

Students,

Please download the Final Speaking Test Guidelines and prepare for your speaking test next Tuesday. "Final Speaking Test Guidelines"

The Final Exams will be similar to the Midterm ones.

Written
45questions in 35-40 minutes
24 listening (3 unheard tracks)
12 Vocabulary (multiple choice / fill in the blank)
9 speaking skills (grammar)

Speaking
10 minute interview with questions from the guidelines sheet.
You can choose one unit to answer, and the other two units will be random.

Good Luck!


Ian

Midterm Study Crossword

Students,

Want help studying for the Midterm?

Download the crossword!

CROSSWORD


Cheers,

Ian

Midterm Exam

Guys,

Here is the link to my speaking test guidelines.

You should prepare for all the questions.

Written test will be on Tuesday, too.
35 minutes to do 45 questions.
24 listening from three new listening tracks (listen twice)
12 vocabulary
9 language skills (grammar)

Also just to remind yo study word list and listenings from units 4&5 for Quiz #2 that will be on Monday. We willhave a short review to help you once we have finished unit 5.

Good luck with your studies and have a good relaxing weekend :)

Ian

Welcome to the Summer Remedial Class

Hello students,

This is the place that I will use to upload important documents, extra activities, and information on tests etc...

Please use this site as a place of reference. If you miss a class come here to see what happened, as well as emailing me obviously.

As you will all know I want you to download the WORD LIST for North Star 2 (blue book). use it to help you revise and study for the tests. "Vocabulary word list"

If you lose your syllabus you can download another one here. "Syllabus!"

Register for My Lab

If you are unsure about how to register, you can follow this link to watch the tutorial video again (in Korean). HELP!


This is a very intensive course so if you don't understand something, make sure you come to see me or at least email me.


Today's Homework.

-buy your book North Star 2 (blue)
-register for 'My North Star Lab'
-Research Offbeat jobs p.188 and prepare a one minute presentation.
-Download Wordlist.


Good luck


IAN

Crossword for final review

Students

If you are not coming on Saturday, then perhaps you would like to do this crossword to help you review the vocabulary.

Crossword file.

Happy reviewing~

Ian

Final Test Speaking Guidelines

Students,

We are nearly at the end of the course and most of you will be looking forward to summer vacation. I am too, but before we can unwind and take it easy we need to get the final test out of the way.

Please follow the link and download the Final Test Speaking Guidelines

If you don't have MS Word you can download Hangul file here LINK
Also try and decide what it is you want to do for your speaking final by the first week of June (Thurs or Fri).

See you next week, and don't forget to VOTE!

Ian

Unit 8 Prenuptials debate / presentation

Students,

Here is a link to the table of Pros and Cons of making a prenuptial agreement before getting married. Pros and cons

Hope you make a good go of writing a presentation.

Ian

Nouns and Quantifiers

Here is a link to a worksheet for practicing Nouns and Quantifiers.

If you want to check your answers go to this link Answers.

good luck

Midterm Exam

Dear Students,

It has been a very fast half semester so far. I can't believe how quickly time has passed. I guess the saying "time flies when you are having fun" is true.

Our schedule for the next couple of weeks is as follows...

Tues 13 / Wed 14 --- Unit 5

Thurs 15 / Fri 16 --- Quiz #2 & Review (units 1-5)

Tues 20 / Wed 21 --- Midterm written Test

Thurs 22 / Fri 23 --- Midterm Speaking Test


Midterm Written test

forty-five questions (40 mins)

Vocabulary 22 questions word bank and/or multiple choice

Listening 15 questions (two tracks) note taking / multipel choice

Speaking Skills 8 questions (grammar) multiple choice / text editing


Speaking test

Speaking guidelines LINK

Wordlist link


Each pair / group will get a 10 minute slot to perform their "piece"

Students will be evaluated individually

Students must have equal roles in the speaking test



See you in class~

Good luck!