Sunday 28 November 2010

another sleeper

Her neighbor doesn't have a blank face; I attempted -as I always do - to preserve her privacy.

Wednesday 24 November 2010

Exam notes

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Tuesday 23 November 2010

Fall Oral Exam Final 2010

This list of questions is tentative.  I intend to ask 5 questions from the list below.

Unit 10
1) Take a mesage from Brian for ----.  Ask appropriate questions and repeat the message at the end.

Unit 11
2) When have  you felt ______________(annoyed/ frustrated/ ...)?

3) "IDIOM" - How do I feel?
Idiom - I got steamed up.  I blew up.  You're driving me up the wall.

4) Describe a class to me.  How do you feel about it and why?

Unit 12
5) Tell me about your character.

6)What kind of person would you like to date (for your teacher, for your roommate)?

7) What kind of place would you like to live in (work in, visit...)?

8) What would you do if __________(Brian gave you an A+)?

9) How did ______(your blind date, you job interview, your project, your presentation)___ go?

10) Give advice.  I'm __(really nervous)__.  What would you do if  you were in my shoes?

Monday 1 November 2010

ESL Phone conversations online

Wassup: abbreviation of "What's up?" - "How are you?" + "Why are you calling?"
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=wassup

Take a message
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsZmapqttG8

Repeating the message for accuracy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00m1mQFF5zo