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episode 22 Culture Shock

discussing the three stages of culture shock using gerunds and infinitives feeling isolated, lonley, shocked, excited, scarced exhausted >worn out/ wiped out/ fried3 stages of culture shock the honeymoon stage, feeling light without pressu…

episode 20 Proverbs

looking at the vocabulary in some proverbs understanding what each proverb means Proverb Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. beholder >person who is looking >Beauty is percieved by each individual differently. >beauty is subjective Direc…

episode 6 Volunteering

learning the form of a formal debate debating volunteer work resolution Should highschool students be required to do volunteer work? Directions Review the steps for debating. decudubg ib a resolution dividing into an affirmative team and a…

episode 5 Surviving in New York

talking about tips to survive in New York designing some questions to ask your partners about honesty He ripped me off. He took advantage of me. Directions Memorioze your sentence and find a partner whose sentence matches yours. assertive …

episode 21 The Environment

giving presentations on issues affecting the environment learning how to express regrets about the past Directions Give a short presentation on major threats to the environment. the most important: Breathe in and out. Speak slowly Make eye…

Episode 4 Social Dancing

learning how to dance the mambo exploring the English used in social dancing tango >a social dance, a partner dance Hora >a wedding dance (Jewish) Macarena >a group-participation dance Hula >exotic dancea dance craze: a craeze >something t…

episode 3 Philanthropy

learning how to constrast two things looking at tag questions philanthropy >help people voluntarilyOseola McCarty 1.unlikely benefactor/ stunned/ academic world Oseola is unlikely benefactor, so she stunned the academic world. benefactor >…

episode 1 roommates

My roommates should be... easy going→someone who is relaxed and flexible patient have the same lifestyle a night owl→a night person neat(→organize) and clean →compatible→able to live together My roommates shouldn't be... talk too much(talk…

episode 2 Apartments

learning abbreviations in advertisements describing apartments with adjectives Directions Draw the apartment Babi descrives. perpendicular>forming right angles Directions Talk about renting an apartment in New York. br>bedroom 24h dm>24-ho…