People we have talked about

Review. Ask your partner:

Who is Bill Gates?

He is the GUY who works AS A computer software designer IN THE FIELD OF computer science IN the state OF Washington.

If you're not sure, check with Google.



Hillary? She's the woman who..

(Remember to use the PAST TENSE where necessary)

Steve Jobs

Malala

Mohammad Ali

Dr. Alfredo Hinojosa

Jamie Oliver

Barack Obama

Martin Luther King

Octavio Paz

Leonardo Dicaprio

Michael Jordan ........workED (t!)

Kevin

You

Confident speaking

Please interview your partner about speaking English.

Do you have confidence about your speaking?

What do you do when you want to say a word but can't remember it?

Do you worry about making mistakes when you speak?

Which is stronger for you, grammar or vocabulary?

Can you pronounce this? Mexico's economy collapsed.

And this: kissed a baby

When you stop and are thinking in English, do you say something (like "mm") or do you just stay silent?

Do you worry people will laugh at your English?

Do you think it is okay to speak English with a non-native accent?

ed endings are really important and you have to get it right.

There are 3 ways: t, d, and id (helped, loved, wanted)

walked, moved, expected

Please listen to your partner's pronunciation:

He walked a lot and moved into a new home where he expected to be happier.

Jamie Oliver Two

Jamie Oliver's Ted Speech

http://www.ted.com/talks/jamie_oliver

Jamie Oliver One

We are going to watch a video later. This vocabulary is necessary to understand it.


Work with your partner.

For example: What are "veggies"?

"Veggies" are vegetables.


With your partner, use Google.

No Facebook, music, texting (sorry!)


Your English is better?

Ask your partner:

What is/are..



1. West Virginia

2. Huntington, West Virginia

3. Jamie Oliver

4. food labeling

5. food ingredients

6. processed food

7. food additives

8. obesity

9. obese

9. revolution

10. massive

11. the eye of the storm

12. bullied

13. bury

14. Main Street

15. statistics

16. homicide

17. ain't (this is slang, not in the dictionary)

18. pastor

19. the tipping point

Food Discussion

The three minute speeches

and the test are later.

Let's talk now to practice speaking clearly.


Please say good morning to your partner. Ask the topic of his or her three minute speech.


These are questions about food. Maybe Jamie Oliver would ask them if you talked with him.



Please discuss with your partner:



Do you enjoy eating spicy food?

Do you overeat sometimes?

Did you eat ice cream last night?

Have you eaten ice cream this month?

What flavor do you like?

How long does it take you to eat dinner (answer is: it usually takes me about .... minutes (hours?) to eat dinner)

Do you eat a lot in the hot weather?

How often do you drink water?

Coffee?

Juice?

alcohol?

What is a typical breakfast for you?

How long does it take you to eat breakfast? (answer is: it takes me (5 minutes) to eat my breakfast. (try this grammar)

How long does it take you to eat dinner?

Do you wash the dishes right after you eat or do you wait?

Do you sometimes enjoy a hamburger?

differ in terms of

You can compare your country and your partner's with "differ in terms of."


Grammar: differ in terms of

Japan and the United States differ a lot in terms of population. While the population of Japan is about 127 million, that of the U.S. is over 300 million.

Japan and the United States differ a little in terms of infant mortality. While the infant mortality rate in the U.S. is 5.2 per thousand, that of Japan is 2.17 per  thousand.