Sunday, February 27, 2011

[Young Joo] Internet and you

1.Yes, I was very interested.

2.I'm Korean

3.Yes, most people use the Internet in my country.

4.Yes, the Internet connection in my country is very fast.

5.No, the connection in New York is very slow.

6.The Internet connection I use that is "wireless".

7.Yes, I use the Internet on my cell phone.

8.No, I cann't use a cell phone in the subway in N.Y, but in my country, I can use it there.

9.Yes, I think I try to be polite to talk on a cell phone in public.

10.I use the Internet about one hour every day.

11.Yes, I think some people are addicted to the Internet.

12.Yes, I think people have been talking more a little than since we began to use the Internet.

13.No, I don't spend more time on the Internet than talking to real people.

14.No, I don't do a lot of texting now than bygone days.

15.I think the people who using the Internet and cell phones have to change their minds that use as useful and worth way.

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Internet and you

1. Was the story about the Korean family's one week without Internet interesting for you?

2. Have you ever visited Korea? Would you like to? (of course, I mean if you are not from Korea)

3. Do most people use the Internet in your country?

4. Is the Internet connection fast in your country?

5. Is the connection fast in New York?

6. What kind of connection do you use?

7. Do you use the Internet on your cell phone?

8. Can you use a cell phone in the subway?

9. Do you think it's polite to talk on a cell phone in public?

10. How much do you use the Internet every day?

11. Do you think some people are addicted to the Internet?

12. Do you think the Internet is making human beings closer to each other or more distant?

13. Do you spend more time on the Internet than talking to real people?

14. Do you do a lot of texting?

15. Do you think the Internet and cell phones are changing how people use their minds? In a good way?

Saturday, February 19, 2011

Egypt

Your English is improving. You can discuss ideas, news, events, politics, opinions.

The homework is about recent events in Egpyt. Kevin has given you an article with questions and new vocabulary. Right now, can you take a moment and ask about Egypt:

What happened?

Thursday, February 17, 2011

Ranking the news

Discuss, please:


You should talk a lot.



1. What is the most important news story today?

a. Egypt (pronunciation: I-jipt)

b. Global warming

c. more countries may get nuclear weapons (pronunciation: NU- kli- er - WE-penz

d. China's economy (-iKA-na-mi)

e. global obesity (o-BI--si-ti)

f. the gap between rich and poor people

g. overpopulation (o-ver-pa-pya-LEI-shan)

e. Other



5. Which continent has the most interesting news? (KAN-ti-nent

a. Africa

b. Asia (EI-zha)

c. Europe (YOU-rap)

d. South America

e. Other



2. Who is the most dangerous person on Earth?

a. Osama bin Laden

b. Kim Jong Il

c. American Idol

d. Vladimir Putin

e. Other



6. Which of these stories will happen first?

a. Americans get thin

b. North Korea ends nuclear weapons program

c. Global warming stops

d. the U.S. economy improves

e. Other



3. What was the biggest story of the past ten years?

a. World Trade Center attack

b.rescue of miners in Chile (MAI-nerz)

c. Facebook

d. immigration (i-mi-GREI-shan)

e. Other



7. Which country will be the most important in 2050?

a. The U.S.A.

b. China

c. India

d. Japan

e. Korea

f. Iran

g. Mexico

e. Turkey

f. other



4. Who is the most interesting newsmaker?


a. Johnny Depp

b. Ban Ki Moon

c. Nelson Mandela

d. Barack Obama

e. Other



8. Which of these possible future headlines is the worst?

a. a lot of people get bird flu

b. 1/2 of Manhattan is under water

c. Colombia becomes the 100th country with nuclear weapons

d. World population to double within 20 years

e. the unemployment rate in the U.S. will be 25%

e. Other


9. What are some good future headlines? Think of two.

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

CAIRO

My partners speech is Cairo.Because there changed president for Cairo people.
Main ideas is the new possibilities for the Egyptian

TOEFL

TOEFL is abbreviation for Test of English As a Foreign Language. The goal of TOEFL is to estimate a level of english language of foreigner speakers, and evaluate those skills.

Test has 4 patrs:
Listening comprenhension
Grammar
Reading Comprenhension, structure and written expression
Test of written English

MARIAM---- JI HYUN PARK

Mariam was speaking abot -The Diabetes -

she wnats to report danger of diabetes

Apolgenic diseare characteriged by abnomally hight gleecosc devels inthe blood.

she told me two types of diabetes person

type A calledinsulin dependent persons produce either very little insulin or non at all.
jihyun her topic is about korean traditional clothes called honbok the korean women and men wear this kind of clothes in special events like wedding or celebration day .She choosed this topic because she is a designer and she wants to produce this kind of tradition customs

[youngjoo] My partner's 3minutes

1. What is the topic of the speech?
= My partner's the topic of the speech is 'SOHO'.

2. Why did he or she choose it?
= The reasean why she chose about SOHO is easy to understand and often go shopping.

3. What are the main ideas?
= The Town was know as many artist and designers living in, but recently there are a lot of trandy, high rank shops, restaurants and boutiques.

4. Where is the place?
= SOHO is a neighborhood in lower Manhattan in New York City.

5. Can you summarize the speech?
= SOHO is a neighborhoodd in lower Manhattan in NYC. The name "SOHO" is a shortened form of the "South of Houston Street". The town was known as many artist and designer are living in,but recently SOHO become one of the famouse shopping town in the world.

CAIRO

My partners speech is Cairo.Because there changed president for Cairo people.
Main ideas is ,if people want to change president they succeed for their future.


Elvan SEVINC

vuvuzela

the topic the my classmate is vuvuzela she choose it because this is a instrument blowing horn used in the soccer games in South Africa they are also lepatas or stadium horn it became very popular in the 1990s.
the vuvuzela makes a laud sound like a foghorn or an elephant.
the vuvuzela was originally made of tin. freddy Sadam affter says he invented it after than he got the idea from the aluminum bycicle horn 1965, he took off the black rubber and then he joined because to get longer.
the main idea is: she say the vuvuzela is used in many soccer games now.

EVO MORALES

My partner is Jose and he chose topic about Evo Morales because Evo Morales is Sout American.Juan Evo Morales Ayma born in October 26 1959 in Isallawi village in the Orinoca Canton, popularly known as Evo has been the President of Bolivia since 2006.Morales is the leader of a political party called the Movement for Socialism.

Jihyun Moon / Jinhua huang

1. What is the topic of the speech?

- Yuna Kim

2. Why did he or she choose it?

- She is ranked first in the world by the Intemational Skating Union.

3. What are the main ideas? (Etc. Who are the people? Can you summarize the speech?)

- She is famous Korea figure skating athlete.
She is the first female skater to win the olympic games, the world championships.

My partner's 3 minute speech

My partner is Young Joo. Her chose the topic "Ban Ki-Moon" because she respect him because he had a lot of difficulty processing his life, but he had never given up.

I'm going to white a summarize about her speech.

Ban Ki-Moon
Ban Ki-Moon was born in Korea in 1944,and he was a foreign minister of republic of Korea. After that,he became to the eight secretary- General by United Nations Assembly. He is working now. He had a lot of difficulty processing his life, but he had never given up and overcome, and still he is.

ShangHai by Sharon

Sharon from China so she choose her country's city.She knew that ShangHai is a beautiful and big city.Many people told that ShangHai's night view is more beautiful than the other cities.However ShangHai is the growth of city in China.ShangHai is the tourist attractions of the worlds.the almost travelers visit to ShangHai,at first walk around the ShangHai also they see museum about china history.If some one ask her "what are the major tourist attraction in china"she could say ShangHai.Until now there are many new and high building what has becoming a tourist attraction and she heard it is the developed city so prices are high but it is ok because workers salary raised.

MoMA

Hello.I'm Sharon.Let me introduce Marika's topic.
She wants to say about MoMA.She said she was interested in art so she choose this topic.MoMA is one of the famous museum in the world.MoMA meaning is The Museum of Modern Art.It has lots of works.For examplem,Picaso and Dali and more.MoMA changed comomsence of art.For examle, "White cube" it meaning is white exhibition room.It's all of the white wall and white celing and floor.Before that room is not white but now almost exhibition room is white.
In 2005,MoMA was remewal.The building desining by Yosio Taniguti .He is Japanese.Admission fee was up from $12 to $20.The fee is the most expensive in the NYC's museum.But if we have ID card it is free.

----Brangelina-----

Buya chose Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie because they are good actor and they are the best father and mother. The main idea is that they both are wonderful people. They have their own three children and three adapted children. They played a lot of movies and all movies are very successful in the world.

south Korea

Korea is a smoller estate than another estate in USA, Korea has doble population than NYC, Korea Is a peninsula in 1948, when it was split into South Korea and North Korea. South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea, is a free market, democratic and developed country, with memberships in the United Nations, WTO, OECD and G-20 major economies.

GABRIEL GARCIA MARQUEZ

GABRIEL GARCIA MARQUEZ- BIOGRAPHY

HE IS A COLOMBIAN NOVEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE 1982, HE WAS BORN 1928 IN THE SMALL TOWN OF ARACATACA SITUATED IN TROPICAL REGION OF NORTHERN COLOMBIA BETWEEN THE MOUNTAINS IN THEN CARIBBEAN SEA. HE GREW UP WITH HIS MOTHER AND GRANDPARENTS, HIS GRANDFATHER WAS A PENSIONED COLONEL FROM THE CIVIL WAR AT THE BEGINING OF THE CENTURY, HE WENT TO JESUIT COLLEGE AND BEGAN TO READ LAW, BUT HIS STUDIES WERE SOON BROKEN OFF FOR HIS WORK AS A JOURNALIST. IN 1954 HE WAS SENT TO ROME ON AN ASSIGNMENT FOR HIS NEW PAPER AND SINCE THEN HE HAS MOSTLY LIVES ABROAD IN PARIS, NEW YORK, BARCELONA AND MEXICO IN A MORE OR LESS COMPULSORY EXILE.
My patner name's Victoria. My name's Jaehee Heo.

1.What is the topic of the speech?
- Brangelina

2.Why did he or she choose it?
- Because this Topic is easy to find many imformation!

3.What are the main ideas?
- They are very famouse couple of hollywood.

4.Who are the people?
- Angelina jolie and Brad pitt

5.Can you summarize the speech?
-

"Sonia Sotomayor"

The topic what my the speech partner choose is: "Sonia Sotomayor"

She choose this topic why she thing is very interesting.
The main idea about the topic is a little resume about the life of "Sonia Sotomayor".
Began her early years, works, academic studies and how she was nominated to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York and the nominated was confirmed for the president President Barack Obama in May 2009.


Marjorie and Juan.

Speech!

This morning, you should write on the blog about your partner's 3 minute speech (for later today).

Remember, not your own speech, but your partner's speech.

Talk, please and write with your partner:

What is the topic of the speech?

Why did he or she choose it?

What are the main ideas? Etc. Who are the people? Can you summarize the speech?

Tuesday, February 08, 2011

Active and passive voice

Please talk with your partner about this:

1. In your opinion, is it likely or unlikely that the U.S. Congress and President Obama will reform the immigration laws this year?

2. Is this sentence active voice or passive voice: The U.S. congress and President Obama will reform the immigration laws this year.

3. Can you change that sentence. Make it passive voice and begin with your opinion:- one long sentenc

Saturday, February 05, 2011

Aida Barros

my nice had a baby in 2010. In 2010 the economy collapsed the people had many problems

my husband has bought a new car in 2011. i have started to work in 2011

I will go om vacation next month, and i will go to visit my family

pedro g

victor got a new job.

victor started English classes at la Guardia college

my cousin has visited me from North Carolina and we had been a good time.

my girl friend has started English classes at community college I think she has been doing good

victor will go to visit his family in Colombia.


I think that i will graduate from English classes.

Victor M

Victor got a new job
Pedro went to Florida for one week

My wife has bought a new car. I have driven my old car
My friend has given a good present. I have visited my family more frequently



I will go to Colombia next summer
We will win the lotto this year

atanas

I do not remember about good things in 2010,because I didn`t have a job during more time,only one-I began English school in La Guardia college!

In 2011 I have started new English class and I will work at a new job in Andazz Hotel.

Lina V

My children had the grades notes in the school in 2010, and in 2010 too, my country Colombia had several storms.

My mother has visited me and I have begun to fill papers for my citizenship.

My husband will get the green card and he will live with me now.

Adam

In 2010 my country had a bad earthquake, but the good thing was I had a new life in New York with my family.
In 2011 my young daughter has passed the college exam and the older has gotten a new job.
In 2011 I will buy a car.I will speak English better because I will study at La Guardia college.

luz duran

my partner is Fani, she is Ecuadorian,she has l0 years living in this city.she was many
times to learn other languages but for her the principal thing is learn english.because she wish an better job for 2011.

she did many things last weekend.she went with your husband at the zoo yesterday and she will go to the cousin house tomorrow is the big birthday party for his anniversary.

but today she has a bad day because your cousin had an accident is very sick in the hospital.really she is very sad for this problem in your family.

estela

I found a good job,and my father came to New York.
My brother visited my family and I eaten more healty food.

I will take a vacation for one month and my dauthers became happy.

oscar alvarez

good things happened in 2010

i went to Florida with my family
i found a new jab

good things that have already in 2011

- i have bought a new car
_i have lived in queens since January

things that will happen in 2011

-i will go to Colombia in the summer
-i will get a nice puppy for my wife
My sister in law had a baby and My mom became a citizen in Spain
I have taken a better job and My husband has bought a new car
I will go to Disney World with my family and My mother in low will get a new job

Marcos ordonez

Simple past tense
1. My country had a crisis political.

2. I went to Nebraska to visited my father and I saw my uncle from Honduras.


present perfect tense

3. I have been in school.

4. I'm planing go to army .


future tense

5. I will learn french and English.

6. I'm going to my country in December.

robert

I bought a new car .
I started new semester at LCC .
Lot of snow felt in new york and i have no work.
I bought new car and i have alredy problems whit it.
I will go to Poland for long vacation.
I will brush up on my english !!!

claribel

last year i just worked and i started learning English
i have to continue my GED and my English class
i will finish the GED and learn more English :)

Karin Contreras

Last year :
I had a baby and I brought my son from my country
My Family has visited me they have met my little baby
I will go to college this year and I will find a good babysitter

Thursday, February 03, 2011

[YOUNGJOO] Speak with my partner

What are 2 good things that happened in 2010 (use simple past tense)

she came to New York and met friends.

-What are 2 good things that have already happened in 2011 (use present perfect tense)

Her friend has had a baby in Japan and she has met good teachers and the best friend in a new English class.

-What are 2 things that are likely to happen in 2011 (future)

It is likely that she will make other work and it is likely that she will look for a job.

-What are 2 things that are unlikely to happen in 2011 (future)

It is unlikely that she will get married and it is unlikely that she will have a baby.

-What are 2 things I hope will happen in 2011 (future)

She hope she will speake English very well and she hope she will have many friends.

Tuesday, February 01, 2011

Filiz &Marika
Filiz graduated from college and she married in 20210.
Marika came to new york and she started to study English.

We have started la guardia college and we have met many foreing friends.
It is likely that we will speak English very well and we will get job.
It is unlikely that we will start jop a famous company.

Marika hopes she will trip in U.S.
Xiao lu
She is my new speaking partner. She is form chaina. she is very quiet. She thinks nothing will be happen in 2011. I am agree with her. Ithink something special may be happen in 2011.She think that she can improve her english language.I think that i also will do batter in 2011.
Tanjim

Jihyun Moon / Jose

Jihyun Moon / Jose

What are 2 good things that happened in 2010?
- The Spain won the world cup in 2010.
- I learned English in LaGuardia.

What are 2 good things that have already happened in 2011?
- I went to visit my cousin in Jamaica.
- I had new job in restaurant.

What are 2 things that are likely to happen in 2011?
- I will go back to my country.
- I will learn English very very well.

What are 2 things that are unlikely to happen in 2011?
- I won't to stop snow.
- I won't to wait the train.

What are 2 things I hope will happen in 2011?
- I hope will win lotto.
- I hope will pass English test.
2 good things in 2010 and 2011

fat ladys looks good


2 good things that have arleady happend in 2010

2 good things that have already happend in 2011
- I have begun a new English class
-

2 things that are likely to happen in 2011
- It is likely that I will have a baby
- It is likely that I will speak English very well

2 things that unlikely to happen in 2011
- It is unlikely that the earth will be dilapidated
- It is unlikely that the I will live in N.Y until June

2 things that I hope will happen in 2011
- I hope that I will be better than last year
- I hope that My wife will be healthy

Kasuyo and Juan

What are 2 good things that happened in 2010 (use simple past tense)

Some good news inundated the media for a little while in October, bringing the miraculous story of 35 Chilean miners who were successfully rescued after being trapped underground for 69 days!

The iPad was announced on January 27, 2010 as a similarly functioning iPhone and iPod touch

-What are 2 good things that have already happened in 2011 (use present perfect tense)

Kasuyo's moving boxes has arrived safely after waited for 3 months.

I bought a 2 new turntables.

-What are 2 things that are likely to happen in 2011 (future)

It is likely in April im going to Florida for vacation.

Kasuyo is will able to go to Japan in this spring.


-What are 2 things that are unlikely to happen in 2011 (future)

It is unlikely kazuyo will have a baby in 2011.
I's unlikely i go back to my country in the nexts two years.

-What are 2 things I hope will happen in 2011 (future)

I hope i can find more dj gigs and learn more about the city.

She hope that will speak english more better than now.
2 good things in 2010

Kazuyo&Juan's things

What are 2 good things that happened in 2010 (use simple past tense)

35 Chilean miners who were successfully rescued after being trapped underground for 69 days!
iPad was annonced.

-What are 2 good things that have already happened in 2011 (use present perfect tense)
My moving boxes has arrived safely.
Juan has bought a 2 new turntables.

-What are 2 things that are likely to happen in 2011 (future)
I will be able to go to Japan in this spring maybe.
Juin are going to Flolida for his vacation.

-What are 2 things that are unlikely to happen in 2011 (future)
It 's unlikely Iwill have a baby in 2011.
It's unlikely Juan can go buck to his country in this year.


-What are 2 things I hope will happen in 2011 (future)
I hope that I will speak english more better than now.
Juan hopes that he will find more Dj gigs and learn more about the city.

2010 and 2011

2 good things in 2010
-IPAD was made by apple
-

2 good things that have already happend in 2011
- I have begun a new English class
-

2 things that are likely to happen in 2011
- It is likely that I will have a baby
- It is likely that I will speak English very well

2 things that unlikely to happen in 2011
- It is unlikely that the earth will be dilapidated
- It is unlikely that the I will live in N.Y until June

2 things that I hope will happen in 2011
- I hope that I will be better than last year
- I hope that My wife will be healthy

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