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