Sites for Final Project

These sites are suggestions.  You and your partner can choose from another site.  DO put your website URL and the name of the story on your summary. 

http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/
http://www.biography.com/video/index.jsp
http://videos.howstuffworks.com/
http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/videos/
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/
http://www.cnn.com/studentnews/
http://www.history.com/video.do?action=home
http://www.king5.com/video/
http://www.youtube.com/






http://video.on.nytimes.com/

Lab Activity June 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_Y_Z5Ab6y4

Benefits of Green Tea

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIOfpkbmf1k 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cItHjw14GFY&feature=related

Lab Work, May 25 and 26

Peace Corps – A Legacy at Home and Abroad

http://www.peacecorps.gov/index.cfm?shell=learn 

Recruitment Video

http://www.peacecorps.gov/index.cfm?shell=learn.whatlike.videofaqs.recruitvid 

Peace Corps Volunteer Works at an Urban Garden

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcumpDzz2yc

3 PM CLASS - Lecture Preparation

Go to http://www.peacecorps.gov/   and find answers to the following:

• What is the Peace Corps?
• What do volunteers do?
• Where do volunteers go?

Write down at least ONE question about the Peace Corps and bring it to tomorrow's lecture. 

Homework for May 28

This is the note-taking site for those who want to improve their grades by taking extra notes.  Everyone else - check it out just to see what you can find out about!

Pay Attention to Penguins

http://www.youtube.com/user/tedtalksdirector?blend=1&ob=4#p/u/2/5aLiFw8C_EA

Choices for May 20 3 PM Class

There is no class tomorrow, Thursday May 20.  Go to the lab or listen on your own to THREE of the following videos.   Come to class with short SUMMARIES. 


China’s Noxious Trucks http://video.nytimes.com/video/2007/12/07/world/asia/1194817094688/chinas-noxious-trucks.html
Clinton on Climate Change http://video.nytimes.com/video/2007/05/17/world/americas/1194817109438/clinton-on-climate-change.htm
Oil Spill Threatens Wetlands’ Ecosystem http://video.nytimes.com/video/2010/05/01/us/1247467754098/oil-spill-threatens-wetlands-ecosystem.html
Toxic Waters: Coal in the Water http://video.nytimes.com/video/2009/09/12/us/1247464506260/toxic-waters-coal-in-the-water.html
New Rules Proposed for Smog Pollutants http://video.nytimes.com/video/2010/01/07/us/1247466441827/new-rules-proposed-for-smog-pollutants.html
China’s Endangered Species http://video.nytimes.com/video/2007/12/03/world/asia/1194817095151/chinas-endangered-species.html

Choices for May 20 11 AM Class

There will be no class Thursday, May 20.  Choose ONE of the activities below.

Guest Lecturer:  Attend the lecture either in the morning or in the evening.  Write down FIVE interesting things you hear or learn.
The World’s Go-To-Guy For Disaster Relief: A Talk With Todd Shea

Thursday, May 2O 11 am – noon MAC 210    OR  Thursday, May 2O 7 pm – 9 pm BE 1110
Come hear humanitarian Todd Shea will speak about his emergency and long-term relief work in Pakistan and Haiti this Thursday.   Todd's promising career as a singer-songwriter was interrupted by the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. In New York to play at the famous CBGB nightclub - a gig that never happened - instead Todd emptied his musical equipment from his van, drove down to Ground Zero, and said, "How can I help?"    The experience led to the discovery of a new vocation providing logistical support to emergency workers in the aftermaths of disasters. Todd worked in Sri Lanka after the Banda Aceh tsunami, in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, and in Pakistan after the October 2005 earthquake there. He has remained in Pakistan and runs a hospital in the remote village of Chikar, but when the January 12, 2010 earthquake struck Haiti, he cut short a U.S. fundraising tour to spend six harrowing weeks there.

Video Listening:  Listen to THREE of the following stories related to pollution.  Come to class with short SUMMARIES of what you hear. 

China’s Noxious Trucks  http://video.nytimes.com/video/2007/12/07/world/asia/1194817094688/chinas-noxious-trucks.html
Clinton on Climate Change  http://video.nytimes.com/video/2007/05/17/world/americas/1194817109438/clinton-on-climate-change.html
Oil Spill Threatens Wetlands’ Ecosystem  http://video.nytimes.com/video/2010/05/01/us/1247467754098/oil-spill-threatens-wetlands-ecosystem.html
 Toxic Waters: Coal in the Water  http://video.nytimes.com/video/2009/09/12/us/1247464506260/toxic-waters-coal-in-the-water.html
New Rules Proposed for Smog Pollutants  http://video.nytimes.com/video/2010/01/07/us/1247466441827/new-rules-proposed-for-smog-pollutants.html
China’s Endangered Species   http://video.nytimes.com/video/2007/12/03/world/asia/1194817095151/chinas-endangered-species.html

LAB ACTIVITIES MAY 18

1.  Mt. St. Helens Volcano    http://www.q13fox.com/videobeta/  This northwest volcano erupted 30 years ago today.  Find out more about it. 

2.  http://www.cnn.com/studentnews/  

Listen to the news stories for Monday, May 17 and answer the questions. AFTER you answer the questions, you may go to the transcript if you are not sure of what you heard. If you finish today's quiz, scroll down to the archives and see how you do with some of the older news stories.

Homework for Friday, May 21

Go to: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ for the next assignment. You'll see Mt. St. Helens - this is about a Washington volcano only 2 1/2 hours from Seattle ( a really interesting place to visit) - along with lots of other choices. You must choose a subject that is at least 45 minutes long Bring your notes to class with you on the due date.

Make these AMAZING!  You have only two note-taking assignments left this quarter. Show me that you don't need to take Lecture Comprehension again!

Tomorrow's Quiz - Marriage

Sorry this is late - but in case you read this before the quiz, the topic is marriage (anthropology).  See you Monday!

Homework due Friday May 14

Just a reminder - it's the same as last week's.  Choose different stories of course!

LAB ACTIVITIES MAY 11

Go to http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/

Follow the directions on your handout. 

Lab Activities May 4

http://www.cnn.com/studentnews/

 Listen to the news stories for Monday, May 3 and answer the questions.  AFTER you answer the questions, you may go to the transcript if you are not sure of what you heard.  If you finish today's quiz, scroll down to the archives and see how you do with some of the older news stories. 

Listening Practice

http://www.esl-lab.com/

There are lots of listening activities with quizzes here.  It's a great way to get used to hearing English at a natural speed. 

Homework for May 7

http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/bytheme.html


Choose videos with different themes. Total viewing time must be ~ 45 minutes. (Videos range from 7 – 20 minutes) There are 11 themes including Arts &Culture, Conflict & Violence, and Environment.

*Each video must have a different theme*

Lab Activity April 27

Listen to The President Addresses America's Students and fill in the chart. It's 16:49 minutes long so don't spend too much time on each part!


http://video.nytimes.com/video/playlist/politics/1194811622221/index.html

Some reading to prepare for Brian's lecture...

Brian Smith will be lecturing Monday on academic planning.  There will be a quiz on Wednesday.  To help you prepare for the lecture, you can do some reading.

• Go to the SCCC / IEP site.  http://seattlecentral.edu/international
• Under the ADVISING section, go to College Transfer and read the following sections:
• How it Works
• Academic Pathways
• Where Can I Transfer?
• Glossary of Terms (if there are some that you don't understand)

Lab Activities April 20

• Go to http://video.nytimes.com/  
• Watch the video Bootlegging in Pakistan and answer the questions.
• Choose TWO other stories and listen. Write the title of the story and a brief summary of the story on the back of the paper.

• Turn this paper in at the end of class today. 

Homework due Friday, April 23 and 30

• Go to  http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/view/  
• 
  
  Choose any video shown between March 24, 2009 and April 13, 2010. 
• You must watch at least 45 minutes.  We will have the SAME assignment next week, so if you want to watch a longer story, you can watch 45 minutes this week, and finish it next week. 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

Numbers

http://www.worldometers.info/
http://www.cityfactsusa.com/state/Washington.html

http://www.worldatlas.com/geoquiz/thelist.htm

Listening - Numbers - Practice

http://www.esl-lab.com/eslbasic/travel-sights-prices-1.htm

LAB ACTIVITIES April 13

1. Nu Shu Language (ONE Video)

Go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yJFPLtetY4

2. National Geographic (TWO Videos)

Go to  http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/

    a. SEARCH “Free Love”. Watch and take notes.

    c. From the “Travel and Culture” section, choose one more video. Note the title and   take   notes on this.

3. Numbers: Practice numbers for tomorrow’s quiz. (ONE video)

     http://www2.college-em.qc.ca/prof/epritchard/numbers.html

Homework for April 16

http://www.brainrules.net/dvd-view/high/index.html

Choose TEN of the rules in this video to take notes on.

Video Links for Short Listening Homework

In addition to English you hear in your everyday life, you can check out these sites for short listening practice. Remember, each entry in the listening log must be 15 minutes or more!

http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/

http://www.biography.com/video/index.jsp

http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/

http://videos.howstuffworks.com/

http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/videos/

http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/

http://www.cnn.com/studentnews/

http://www.history.com/video.do?action=home

http://www.king5.com/video/

http://www.youtube.com/

http://video.on.nytimes.com/

Homework due Friday, April 9

12 Things I Wish My Students Knew

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXNfVs1pPQc&feature=related(There aren’t 12 in this video!)

Note-Taking Tips

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZ-jvsCkR1U&feature=related

Cornell Notetaking Method

http://www.dartmouth.edu/~acskills/videos/video_ntcap.html

Welcome to Lecture Comprehenion!

This is a really useful class and I hope you feel much more prepared for college classes when we finish. Work hard, keep your ears open (there's English all around you!) and you'll see the improvement. Good luck!