Reading 31/9/2013

Nikki Mattson

House Keeping

• Collect “All About You”

• Show diagnostic scores

Announcements

a.       UOGP- New Student DOC CHECK TODAY Boucke 111 2:30-3:30 p.m. NEW STUDENTS ONLY•There is another orientation session in the computer lab at 2:30 pm for those who have questions about either i-Start or eLion and were not able to complete the tasks on their own.•8 late students visited the UOGP suite and should go to the make-up session in Boucke 111 from 2:30-3:30.•1.      Alnuaimi, Tareq•2.      Alshaer, Saeed•3.      Alderei, Salem•4.      Alnaqbi, Ali•5.      Alsubaie, Abdullah•6.      Alqattan, Yaqube•7.      Mohammed Alqahtani•8.      Weihao Yuan

b.      IECP Late Kickoff

should go to Boucke 317 at 1:30 on Friday

c.       UOGP-Undergraduate Application Session Monday, January 14 th 1:30 p.m. Boucke 304 for Levels 3 and 4 only.

Agenda

• Collegian + idioms

• Syllabus + course info.

• Short novel preferences

• Chapter 1 vocabulary

• Chapter 1 reading and oral summarizing

Collegian + Idioms

• Discuss football coach situation (context)

• Read O’Brien: ‘It’s not about money’

• Orally summarize the article with a partner (main ideas +important details).

• Discuss your thoughts on the article.

• Find the idiom “drive home a/the point”

• What does this idiom mean?

Syllabus + Course Info.

• Highlights

• Contract

Short Novel Introduction

• Complete the handout

• Discuss your choices with other students who are sitting around you

Chapter 1 Vocabulary

Pg. 11 - …and a few friends in a boat Pg. 11 - …and a few friends in a boat commenced commenced their their journey from Edo on May 16, 1689.journey from Edo on May 16, 1689.

Pg. 11 – He has an open, friendly manner and a Pg. 11 – He has an open, friendly manner and a contagiouscontagious intensity of spirit.intensity of spirit.

Pg. 11 – Early in the evening I hire a boat, which slowly Pg. 11 – Early in the evening I hire a boat, which slowly navigatesnavigates the Sumidagawa River almost to Tokyo Bay… the Sumidagawa River almost to Tokyo Bay…

Pg. 12 – Many people arrive at Matsushima on Pg. 12 – Many people arrive at Matsushima on ferriesferries..

The ferries sail past Niwo Island, whose shape The ferries sail past Niwo Island, whose shape resemblesresembles a a submarine…submarine…

Pg. 12 - …some are piled double on each other, or even triple, Pg. 12 - …some are piled double on each other, or even triple, and some are divided at one end and and some are divided at one end and overlappingoverlapping at the at the

other.other.

Pg. 12 – Some bear others on their backs; some seem to Pg. 12 – Some bear others on their backs; some seem to embraceembrace them, as if caressing their offspring… them, as if caressing their offspring…

Pg. 12 – Basically, about 800 years ago a woman tried Pg. 12 – Basically, about 800 years ago a woman tried to to flee flee from a powerful official with her small child from a powerful official with her small child

along the cliffs.along the cliffs.

Pg. 13 – Cormorants are birds that can be trained to dive and Pg. 13 – Cormorants are birds that can be trained to dive and catch fish, which the fisherman catch fish, which the fisherman retrieveretrieve by reaching into the by reaching into the

cormorant’s throats.cormorant’s throats.

pg. 13 – He’s like a quirky pg. 13 – He’s like a quirky philosopherphilosopher tour guide… tour guide…

Audio + Oral SummarizingAudio + Oral Summarizing

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