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“The average teacher explains complexity; the gifted teacher reveals simplicity .” – Robert Brault. Welcome to Wednesday’s session!. Kate Elliott newerapedagogy@gmail.com New Era Laboratory School, Ulaanbaatar, MONGOLIA. Housing. Where do you live?. on, in, under, by.
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“The average teacher explains complexity; the gifted teacher reveals simplicity.” – Robert Brault
Welcome to Wednesday’s session! Kate Elliott newerapedagogy@gmail.com New Era Laboratory School, Ulaanbaatar, MONGOLIA
Where do you live? on, in, under, by Now, where is Kate, your pencil case, the eraser, Kate’s camera…? Task (session #2): write a detailed explanation of where an item is, which would help someone sitting in Sukhbaatar Square to locate your item!
Let’s describe elements of the types of housing shown above. Left to right: high-rise apartment complex in Hong Kong, gir in the Mongolian countryside, suburban house in Australia, block of flats in Harlem.
please take notes on what you see and hear “Introductions and Greetings” YouTube video clip
polite (formal) and less-polite (casual) introductions(session #2 only) Bridget Jones’ Diary clip: Task (session #2): Design a script that involves characters meeting for the first time using some of the details provided in the next screen…
Brian is a hard-working, friendly and brave young teacher. • Tom is a stylish but stubborn farmer. • Cleo is a lazy but brilliant architect. • Francis is a dedicated but under-appreciated athlete. Personal characteristics let’s pronounce these describing words then: which adjectives are negative? GROUP ONE GROUP TWO GROUP THREE community-minded flirtatious hard-working funny head-strong motivated stylish supportive inspirational attractive friendlydedicated older bravelazy young well-educated unproductive petite (French) stubborn slow brilliant competitive grumpy shy tough clumsy quiet brave highly-intelligent calm unloved genuine loud unappreciated expert submissive conscientious exemplary *OPTIONAL HOMEWORK*: Can you provide a definition for each of these adjectives?
Different ways to write about our old jobswrite complete sentences into your books i) I used to be a ______ a) clean houses for extra money b) was not as rewarding as teaching ii) In his earlier days,during university, c) stay-at-home parent he would _____ d) gymnast e) as a baker, then as a legal clerk iii) In the past, she has been employed _______ iv) Before this job, I was an Olympic _________ v) His previous job in mining __________
Your first job (continued) - job titles, verbs, adjectives In my first job, I was a(n) NEGATIVE ADJECTIVE+JOB TITLE e.g. When I was AGE, I worked as a JOB TITLE. In this role, I was a(n) POSITIVEADJECTIVEand ADJECTIVEemployee. e.g. His first job after university involved VERB+ING. This helped make me a(n) ADJECTIVE and ADJECTIVEperson. e.g. Before she began her teaching career, she was employed by COMPANY NAME. She was a(n) POSITIVE ADJECTIVEmember of staff. e.g.
What kind of worker is s/he? (third person)pronunciation + tone of voice Sometimes I think that although he is …1..., his dedication to his work could be higher. 1: bright / competent / suited to this job / qualified / wonderful to have in the team At first, he was very ...2…,but after two years he started to become …3… and this worries me. 2: hard-working / enthusiastic and motivated / dedicated 3: lazier / less-productive / bored and distracting to others She is an expert in her field, but sometimes I wish she would be …4...! 4: more social / friendlier to others / better at achieving deadlines / a better collaborator
Homework:Please add information about the city or town where you live to your autobiographies…