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Welcome!. Kristen Foster April 11 th , 2012.

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  1. Welcome! Kristen Foster April 11th, 2012

  2. When I was in 4th grade, I believed that cute boys could read my mind. So, every time I came face-to-face with a handsome guy, I would try really hard to erase all thoughts from my brain, because I didn’t want that boy to know that I had a crush on him!

  3. When I was in 4th grade, I believed that cute boys could read my mind. So, every time I came face-to-face with a handsome guy, I would try really hard to erase all thoughts from my brain, because I didn’t want that boy to know that I had a crush on him! Discuss! What do you think about this woman’s strange belief? Did you have any strange beliefs when you were a child? Did these beliefs affect your actions or behavior? How? Affect (verb): To cause a change in someone, something

  4. The Power of Beliefs Thinking about our beliefs about language learning

  5. You will describe your past beliefs about language learning, and how those beliefs affected your learning experience. Read interviews with two unsuccessful language learners. Listen to an interview with a successful language learner. Think and talk about your past language learning beliefs and behaviors Write about a classmate’s past language learning beliefs and behaviors

  6. Bridget: Probability and Possibility You could have the flu. You might go see the doctor! Kyla: Hypotheticals in the Past If I had lived in the 1960s, I would have listened to The Beatles.

  7. Using Modals and Phrasal Modals to Talk About the Past Would Used to (to describe habits or actions that happened regularly) • My family would go camping almost every weekend when I was younger. • My family used to go camping almost every weekend when I was younger. Could Be able to (to describe ability in the past) • She could speak seven language! • She was able to speak seven languages! Should Need to Have to (to describe necessity/obligation • The students knew that they should do their homework. • The students needed to do their homework. • The students had to do their homework.

  8. Vocabulary Time

  9. We couldn’t learn a second language! 1. What were some of Lebron and Angelina’s beliefs about language learning? 2. Do you think these were healthy or unhealthy beliefs? Why? 3. How did their beliefs affect their behavior and language learning?

  10. I was able to successfully learn English! 1. What were some of Shinae’s beliefs about language learning? 2. Do you think these were healthy or unhealthy beliefs? Why? 3. How did her beliefs affect her behavior and language learning?

  11. 1 Minute!Think about your past language learning beliefs and experiences. 3 Minutes! Write about your past beliefs and experiences. 4 Minutes! Talk with a partner. Think-Write-Pair-Write 6 Minutes! Write about your partner!

  12. Homework Think about a belief that you have had about something other than language learning. How did that belief affect your behavior? How was that beliefs good or bad? Write a short composition using modals and modal phrases to describe your answers to these questions.

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