Vocabulary from the text Unit 3

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1) Chronically 
2) Droop 
3) Dim 
4) Waves of Sleepiness 
5) Blinking 
6) Surge 
7) Out of Sync 
8) Alert 
9) Captivating 
10) Irritable 
11) Hormones 


P. 49

1) Miserable 
2) Accumulates 
3) Suspect 
4) Snore 
5) Cranky 
6) Priority 
7) Fatigue 
8) Spontaneous 
9) Raw 
10) Do Without 
11) Subtle 

P. 51
Idioms


1) Burn the Midnight Oil 
2) Catch Forty Winks 
3) Irritable 
4) Naps 
5) Nod Off 
6) Power Nap 
7) Run By 
¸8) Shut-Eye 

Vocabulary words from the article 

1) rationale
2) propensity
3) optimal
4) debunked
5) cited
6) impair
7) deprived
8) consistency
9) detrimental
10) root
11) determined
12) immune

In your groups, find: the definition of four words on www.dictionary.com (put it in your words) and one synonym from www.thesaurus.com

Unit 3- Early to Bed, Early to Rise

Articles on sleep 


Myths on Sleep 
http://www.headsupenglish.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=411&Itemid=29
In groups of three, read the article and answer the questions

Sleep idioms, expressions and fill in the blanks 
http://www.englishgateway.com/ArticleVm.aspx?SectionID=d3fc99dbd2cd4694b2a31940f1308c55&ArticleID=3adc257d10bf4fb29601d91cc5dfde6e

Your presentation

In groups of three: 

Choose one of the following topics: 

1) An experience that changed my life
2) A person I admire
3) A country I visited
4) A professional challenge
5) A personal challenge
6) My hero

You will present for 3-5 minutes
Remember to be creative :) You can present in any manner of your choice
Each group will have 4 vocabulary words that they must use
The group with the highest number of points will get a prize.

The breakdown of points:

1) Creativity/originality- 5 pts
2) Clarity (being clear) 5 pts
3) Grammar- 2.5 pts
4) Vocabulary 10 ( 1 pt for usage, 2 pts for correct usage)
5) Presentation style 2.5
(total=20)

Unit 2

New Vocabulary -p.22

1) Collapsed 
2 Crushed 
3) In Store For 
4) Landscape 
5) Limitations 
6)Overcome 
7)Proof 
8)Revelation 
9)Scars 
10)Soared 
11) Flew 
12)Disabled 
13) Mangled 
14) Achille's Heel 




The origin of the expression Achille's Heel 
http://www.wordfocus.com/achilles-heel-story.html

Phrases expressing frustration, p 209

It drives me nuts
It drives me bananas
It drives me bonkers
It drives me to drink
It drives me mad (British)

The origins of phrases:
http://www.knowyourphrase.com/phrase-meanings/Driving-Me-Nuts.html

An article on the dangers of technology

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVo2maA7h1E

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1224827/As-new-evidence-links-mobile-phones-greater-risk-tumours-using-cost-child-life.html

1) Have you ever heard about the dangers of cellphone use?
2) Do you agree that using a cell phone can be dangerous?
3) Does reading about tumours (cancer) and cell phones being linked jolt you into action, or push you over the edge?
4) Do you have any beef with the points of view expressed in this article?

New Vocabulary: 
Primary School=elementary school
Mobile phone=cell phone
a Fortnight=every two weeks
Neurosurgeon
Susceptible
Significantly
Culprit
Conductive

Links to your blog projects :)

Your amazing work, so far:

http://drinkingintoronto.tumblr.com/- Adamor, Gyounghee and Gina's project: Rants and Raves about Toronto
http://rdhsdreamdiary.blogspot.ca/- Rami, Hiroko and Daniela's project- a dream diary
http://questclassroom3.blogspot.ca/- Yoshie, Young Woon, and Minyoung's project on Asian Restaurants in Toronto
More to come!

Rant or Rave: Your Blog Project/Presentation for Friday

Rant or Rave: Your Blog Project: 

In groups of three,  you will create your own blog website, using Blogger.com, WordPress, or Tumblr

1)You will use visuals and text to create a personal blog that expresses a strong opinion about a subject of your choice. (you can use many sites for images, including creativecommons.org)

2) You will either rant (like Johnny, on page 195, or Eve in yesterday's link) about something you dislike, are annoyed by, or are frustrated by
or rave (choose something that you love, are interested in, or enthusiastic about, and want to share)

3) You can do as many postings as you wish (one long one, three short ones)

4) The subject will be your choice, but you must remember to use your five assigned vocabulary words 

5) You will present on Friday . Your presentations must be between 5-7 minutes in length 

Unit 10 No Technology No Way

New Vocabulary:  (p. 195) 

To have beef with something 
Sonic 
Sending Me Over the Edge 
Retaliatory 
Vigilante 
Jolted 
Shattered 
Towed 
Siren 
Wail 
Banned 
Prompted 
Vibrations 
To Get Under Your Skin 


Discussion Question: 
Have you ever had serious noise problems with your neighbours? What happened? 
How did you resolve them? 


Reading: A real life scenario, similar to Johnny's: 

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20111231213539AAwv19K

Vocabulary from the reading: 


Cork 
Drywall 
Sound proofing 
Structural Alterations 
Drawback 
Quilt/Duvet 
Egg Cartons 
White Noise 
Muffle 
Extraneous 
Generators 
Treble Clef 


What advice would you give Eve? In partners, use two vocabulary words to give two pieces of advice 

Today's listening

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xNWX8YcuII

Vocabulary: 

Baked Goods
Sicilian
Considerable
Patio/terrace

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7RcZxH0Qmk&feature=related

Further Listening (at home if you're interested)
A a 30 minute documentary  which features a discussion on multiculturalism in Canada.
Multiculturalism and the Canadian Identity, the changing faces of Canada

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCUOosz36yY

Friday's Presentation- a tourism brochure

1) Choose a city with a large immigrant population (a multicultural city like Toronto) 
2) Give us a bit of background information about your city: For example: Size of the city, its location, major tourist attractions, official language spoken, etc 
3) Focus on, and research three immigrant communities that live there 
Find out which part of the city they live in, where their restaurants are (what they eat, what they wear, etc) 
4) Make a brochure advertising the multicultural aspects of  your city, and present it to the class on Friday. 
You can use images from the magazines in our classroom. 
5) Make sure to include your five vocabulary words in your brochure and in your presentation 

Your Sentences with the new vocabulary words

Relieved: 

1) My parents were relieved that I wanted to live in another country.
2) After I get married, my mother will be relieved.
3) The first time I came here, I wasn't relieved because I couldn't speak English well.

Bone Up On: 


1) I did terribly on the test, so I need to bone up on the grammar.
2) I want to get a high score so I  bone up on my studies everyday.
3) We have to bone up on what we have learned for the mid-term exam.

Mainstream: 

1) The hooligans are a bad part of the mainstream.
2) I don't want to be an outsider, so I've decided to follow the mainstream.
3) Andy always acts like a lunatic, who doesn't want to follow the mainstream.

Unit 9-Finding a Niche

New Vocabulary: p 170-171

1)Niche 
2) Unique 
3) Native Tongue 
4) Flourishing 
5) Tight Knit 
6) Assimilate
7) Suppressed 
8) Relieved 
9) Bone Up On 
10) Intimidating 
11) Uprooted 
12) Set Apart 
13) Polylingual/multilingual