Week 9

1. Week 9 Telling Events: Present tense Pronunciation: Linking Sports

3. Take Me Out to the Ball Game Take me out to the ball game,Take me out with the crowd;Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack,I don't care if I never get back.Let me root, root, root for the home team,If they don't win, it's a shame.For it's one, two, three strikes, you're out,At the old ball game.

4. Idioms: Baseball • “strike out” (v) to fail to achieve a goal We struck out this time, but we’ll keep trying. • “home run” (n) something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal (“bull’s eye”) -How did the interview go? -It was a home run. • “step up to the plate” (v) come forward and take responsibility for something • He hasn’t been an active father. It’s time for him to step up to the plate.

6. Linking Pronunciation

7. Constructing Links Adding sounds : When a word that ends with a vowel sound is followed by a word beginning with a vowel sound they can be linked together by adding /w/ or /j/ (like y in 'yes'). • Did you do all your homework?  →  sounds more like do+wall because of /w/ linking sound • She asked a question. → sounds like she+yasked because of /j/ linking sound

8. Practice linking these vowel sounds by adding the /w/ sound • There was no answer. • No, I don’t. • Sure, go ahead. • It’s so annoying. • We can’t go in. • Joe isn’t home. • No, are you cold?

9. Moving Sounds Moving sounds: When a word that ends with a consonant sound, specifically stops like /t, d, k/, is followed by a word beginning with a vowel they are often linked together by moving the consonant to the beginning of the next word. • I'm going to the post office. → po - sto – ffice • Please turn off the light. → tur - noff

10. Practice linking these words by moving the /t/ sound • Post office- po_sto_ffice • First Avenue- fir_sta_ve_nue • A lot of- a_lo_tof • Get off- ge_toff

11. Deleting Sounds Deleting sounds:When a word that ends with a consonant is followed by a word beginning with the same (or phonetically similar) consonant they can be linked together by deleting the first of those two consonants but keeping the original vowel sounds. • What time is it?  → sounds like "wha time" /wʌ.taɪm/ • She's wearing a red dress.  → sound like "re dress" /rɛ.drɛs/

12. How can I link the words in this sentence? (hint: there are at least 4 times you can link the words) • When Nancy went to the market, she asked the sales woman where she could find apples.

13. When Nancy went to the market, she asked the sales woman where she could find apples. • Whe-nancy wen-to the market, sheyasked the sales woman where she could fin-dapples. When Nancy: delete an /n/ sound went to: delete a /t/ sound she asked: add a /j/ sound find apples: move the /d/ sound

14. Common Phrases • Stop it! • Don’t give up! • How are you? • What’ve you been up to lately? • What are you doing? • I went to the supermarket. • Can I borrow this? - Sure, go ahead.

15. Take Me Out to the Ball Game Take me out to the ball game,Take me out with the crowd;Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack,I don't care if I never get back.Let me root, root, root for the home team,If they don't win, it's a shame.For it's one, two, three strikes, you're out,At the old ball game.

16. Life Stories • You will present your life story after the break: • Lisa • Cindy • Julia • Alisa • Michelle • Please come see me to get your prompt.

17. Telling about something as it is happening Telling Events: Present Continuous Tense

23. In Everyday Life… • What are you doing now? • Go to dorm • Work • Watch t.v. series • Eat with my friend • What do you like doing in your free time? • Play computer games • Go to KTV

24. Make a sentence out of these phrasal verbs using present continuous tense. Work out Ask out Hang out Call up Break up Dress up Go over

25. Charades • On four small pieces of paper, write down 2 things you like to do and 2 things you do everyday. For example: • Go to KTV • Brush my teeth

26. Chinese Cultural Story Assignment • Groups of 3-4 • 5 minute presentation of a Chinese story • You must decide what you will present by the end of this class. • Presentations will begin in two weeks (Week 11)

27. Goals of this Assignment • Practice telling about events • Use past, present, and future tenses correctly • Use sequencing (first, then, after that, in the end…) • Use adverbs to add detail and interest • Use describing skills to talk about people, places, and important objects. • Build confidence and fluency • Have fun! 

28. Grading Participation and Effort- 12 points Use of taught functions- 8 points Communicative Ability- 5 points Total: 25 points *This assignment is 7% of your overall grade

29. A few options… • Butterfly Lovers (梁祝) • Journey to the West (西游记) • Hua Mulan (花木兰) • Lady Meng Jiang (孟姜女) • Mid-Autumn Festival (中秋节) (Chang’E and HouYi 嫦娥和后羿) • Chinese Valentine’s Day (七夕) • West Lake (白蛇传) • Creation Story (Pangu, Nuwa, Fuxi   盘古，女娲, 伏羲) • Three Kingdoms 三国演义 (e.g. Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei’s Oath in the Peach Garden 桃园三结义) 

30. More options… • Holidays:  • Spring Festival （春节) • Lantern Festival (元宵) • Dragon Boat Festival (端午节) • Winter Solstice (冬至) • Important People:  • Lei Feng (雷锋) • Chairman Mao (毛主席) • Confucius (孔子) • Bodhidharma (菩提达摩) • Traditions: • Traditional Weddings

31. Homework • Meet with your team and write the script for your drama. Everyone needs to have a speaking part. • Bring a copy of your script to class next week.

32. Culture Week: Oct 28-Nov 2 Daytime: Italian Square 11am-2pm Nighttime: 7pm in Roman Amphitheater Come see me on Friday! 