CHNS321: Week Six (10/4-10/8)

Objectives:
 1. Develop the ability to express abstract concepts.
 2. Develop the ability to talk about the music you enjoy listening to.
 
Monday Wednesday Friday
1. Pre-class Assignment 1. Pre-class Assignment 1. Pre-class Assignment
2. During Class Activities 2. During Class Activities 2. During Class Activities
3. Post-class Assignment 3. Post-class Assignment 3. Post-class Assignment

Monday                       Back to Top

Pre-class Assignment
1. Study Lesson 7 of BB before the class. The teacher  can check the students' preparation by conducting dictation or asking  comprehension questions. Students are encouraged to ask  questions if they have difficulty understanding the texts.
2. Listen to the recordings for Lesson 7 of BB.

During-Class Activities
1. Q&A about the text, if you have any.
2. Show and Tell: play a little bit of your favorite music and tell what it is and why you like it.
2. Teacher-led pattern drills with the new words and sentence patterns of the lesson. We will start with practice at the sentence  level and then move to paragraph level.
3.  Discussion on the topics at the end of the text.

Post-class Assignments
1. Do Exercises 1 and 2 of BB Lesson 7 and turn them in by the end of Tue.
    For instructions on handing in your assignment on line, click here.
2. Pair-work: discussion on the questions at the end of Lesson 7 of BB.

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Wednesday                  Back to Top
Pre-class Assignment
1. Pair-work: Do Lesson 14 of ATS together.
2. Review what we did on Monday.
3. Prepare one or two minutes of your favorite piece of music and take it to Wednesday's class to share with your classmates.

During-Class Activities
1. Q&A about Lesson 7 of BB.
2. Meaningful pattern drills with the new words and sentence patterns of the lesson of Lesson 7 of BB.
3. Continue to share your favorite music: each person plays 30-60 seconds of her or  his music, talks about why it is good and how the music relates to herself or himself. Other people in the class can ask questions or express their own  opinions about the music.
4. Discussion and wrap up of Lesson 6 of BB

 

Post-class Assignments
1. Exercises 1 (Page 78) of Lesson 14 of ATS.
    For instructions on handing in your assignment on line, click here.
2. Pair-work: Listen to the recordings of Lesson 14 of ATS and discuss the content.

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Friday                       Back to Top

Pre-class Assignment
1. Click here, go and do the reading assignments for Chapter 7 (optional).
2. Pair-work: Review of Lesson 7 of BB and Lesson 14 of ATS.

During-Class Activities
1. Exercise 2 (Page 78) of Lesson 14 of ATS.
2. Discussion on the topics at the end of Lesson 7 of BB
2. Q&A
3. Report and discussion on current events. Additional readings and discussion.
4. Do Lesson 14 of ATS.

Post-class Assignments
1. Write your summaries of  and responses to "the  current events"
2. Exercise 3 and 4 of Lesson 7 of BB.
3. Enjoy the weekend!

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