Tuesday, May 31

Announcements

• I haven't received the recordings for your test yet. As soon as I do, I will give you the results.
• If you completed the extra listenings, please show me so that I can give you extra credit.

Classwork

• Practice pronouncing -ed endings, using flashcards with vocabulary from the last chapter.
• Introduced the new chapter by answering these three questions:

1. What do economics students study? In what three fields do economists usually work? (byu.edu/Campus/Colleges & Departments/Academic Departments/Economics)
2. What is the U.S. Federal Reserve and who is the current chairman? Name two famous economists and briefly described his/her theories. (Google or Wikipedia)
3. Look at the list of courses for economics majors at BYU. Find three classes that look interesting to you. What kind of math do you need to know to study economics at BYU? (byu.edu/Students/Academic/Catalog/Undergraduate, Current Year, HTML/Search for economics and click on the link.)

Homework

• Read the article on pp. 69-70. Fill in the chart (Ex. C, Getting the Details) on p. 71. (The directions say to do this activity as a group, but I want you to do it individually.)
• Do Ex. D, Vocabulary Check on p. 71.
• Do Ex. B, Vocabulary Preparation on p. 72.

Thursday, May 26

Announcements

• Thank you all for your great attendance! Keep up the good work!
• Test on Chapters 1 & 2 tomorrow at 8 a.m. in the computer lab.
• Extra credit for extra listening. (See the orange paper and Wednesday's post.)

Classwork

• Students received my comments on their transcriptions. They then re-recorded to practice and improve.
• Debate! Students got candy for incorporating vocabulary words into their presentations.

Homework

• Study for your test! Good luck!

A New Way to Do Archaeology

My officemate found this interesting video that shows how scientists are using the infra-red capacities of satellites to map ancient cities. Check it out! http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/news/world-13518143

Wednesday, May 18

Announcements

• Test for Chapters 1 & 2 on Friday at 8:00 a.m. in the computer lab.
• Extra Test Preparation for Extra Credit: We did not complete all of the listenings from the book, so I put the extra ones in the classes folder. You can listen to them, answer the questions in the book, check your answers in the SASC (ask the secretaries for the answer key), and show me your work for extra credit. (The orange paper has more details. Remember, the notes for section 3 of the lecture in chapter 2 are on p. 57, not 27, and the transcript is on p. 279, not 272.)

Classwork

• Discussed inference, which is guessing from indirect information. We practiced the inference questions on p. 9. (transcript on pp. 268-269)
• Studied the phrases for agreeing and disagreeing on pp. 40-41. We then listened to the intonation used to express agreement or disagreement, using Ex. B on p. 42. (transcript on pp. 274-275)
• Prepared for tomorrow's debate in groups.

Homework

• Listen to 2 hours of academic listening. (See the yellow sheet, Chapter 2 Extensive Listening)
• Prepare for debate.

Tuesday, May 24

Classwork

• Reviewed vocabulary homework.
• Listened to the radio program again and answered the questions in Ex. C on p. 47. (Classes/Gigger/Summer/Chapter_2/Listening/Radio_Program_Neanderthals_p275)
• Practiced synthesizing, which is similar to integrated writing. We listened to section 2 of the lecture again (Classes/Gigger/Summer/Chapter_2/Listening/Lecture_Section_2) and compared it to a reading on chimpanzees' tool use. (See the purple paper.)

Homework

Wednesday (Tomorrow)

• The last page of the golden packet (Intensive Listening): Shadowing. Listen to the radio program on Neanderthals two more times. The first time, listen and silently read the transcript on page 275. The second time, listen and read the transcript out loud. You can find the listening in Classes/Gigger/Summer/Chapter_2/Listening/Radio_Program_Neanderthals_p275.

Thursday

• 2 hours of academic listening: the yellow packet (Extensive Listening)