Week 1 Tuesday Lecture Ready 2 Jiaxin Xu (Samantha) February 21, 2017

Agenda Lecture Ready 2 Chapter 6 Writing Practice

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Quiz about EAP 006

Textbook Lecture Ready2 Focus on listening + speaking skills Each Chapter Step 1: reading + listening skill Step 2: note-taking skill + big lecture Step 3: discussion skills Step 4: presentation skills

Textbook Lecture Ready 2 Each Chapter Step 1: reading + listening skill Step 2: note-taking skill + *big lecture Step 3: discussion skills Step 4: presentation skills *we will have separate series-classes on note-taking skills and presentation skills.

Warm-up Discussion on Air Pollution What are some causes of air pollution? Power station: fossil fuel powered station creates CO2 (carbon dioxide) emissions , greenhouse effect Driving cars: combustion in the engines creates SO2 (sulfur dioxide) emissions in the air How is it affecting your own life or people around you? Sore throat; pollutants enter lungs, Nervous systems: lead Pb, heavy metal, smoggy weather: affect traffic, slow traffic, car accidents What are some other effects you know? Visibility problems: eg. Beijing, smog creates visual problems; Masks, limit outdoor activities; Heart diseases: pm 2.5 particles, heart attacks Breathing/respiratory diseases: asthma, Causes: 1) burning coals; burning fossil fuels; 2) car emissions; 3) natural forest fires; Your life: 1)pm 2.5 particles clog blood vessels, increase risks of disorders in the nervous systems, cardivovascular diseases, heart diseases, lung diseases (asthma),3) lead (Pb), a toxic substance, can hurt the nervous system. life: 1) feel depressed when seeing gloomy skies; 2)can’t go outside often for outdoor activities; 3) wear masks when going outside; 4) limit outdoor activities

The effects of air pollution on children p.67 article The effects of air pollution on children Number the paragraphs from 1-5

Population vs people (‘synonyms)

Discussions on solutions How can individuals, companies, and the government help to reduce air pollution? Individuals Take public transportation instead of driving cars; take buses to work, walk to work, ride a bike, ride e-bikes, take the subway/metro/ Tube (London subway) Companies/factories Develop new technologies (e.g. electronic cars Tesla motors,) Government Create strict laws to avoid factories emitting toxic substances/gases Provide environmental activities for individuals (eg growing trees) Improve public transportation systems (e.g. more frequent schedules for buses/metros, offer more free-to-borrow bikes) Individuals: 1) drive cars less often; use bicycles, public transportations; 2) help plant more trees; 3) use recycled materials Companies: 1) limit emissions of pollutants; 2) use clean energy such as solar energy or wind power (wind turbines); 3) Governments: 1) create regulations for smoke emissions; 2) spend money on developing new and clean energy; 3)

p. 68 homework check

Circle the signposting language for explanation Listening strategy p. 69 Task I Circle the signposting language for explanation underline the followed explanantion

1st time listen: complete task J Listening practice 1st time listen: complete task J 2nd time listen: complete task K signposting language 3rd time listen: use quick notes to complete the “explanation”

3. businesses are concerned Let me explain how biz… 1. they change their personal worlds Let me spell this out Recycle, bike, public transportation, appliances energy-efficient 2. They become involved in environemntal orgs How does this work? Send $$, join in, e.g. clean up rivers/beaches 3. businesses are concerned Let me explain how biz… Cars/trucks less gasoline (electric/hybrid) Office supplies 4. let me explain what this means Papers high amt in recycled content, ink with less toxic substances

Listening strategy p. 69

Writing Practice

Essay Writing Quiz

Writing Process: 3-step Planning (outline) Drafting/writing Revising: grammar +informal language

Essay Structure Introduction Background Thesis statement (end): main topic + overview of body paragraphs Body paragraphs Topic sentence (one sentence) Supporting sentences/details (examples, explanations) Conclusion Restate the thesis statement Summary of main points Personal comment/ call for action

Informal words/expressions AVOID using them Can’t= cannot, didn’t, (contractions) Personal pronouns (I, you, we) Go up, go down, get better, (phrasal verbs) Cliché/slang (as we know, nowadays, all in all, last but not least (Finally,) Slang: kids= children, moms= mothers, many How does this work? …. (never use rhetorical questions) There are various animals in the zoo: tigers, monkeys, and zebras. and so on (etc). (list three solid examples) Big, little, good, bad, (not descriptive) Never use “and”, “but”, or “so” at the beginning of a sentence.

Transitional words/expressions Transitional adverbs Additionally, … Furthermore, … However, … Thus, … Accordingly, … Complex sentence Although…, … Because …, ….

Writing Practice Write one introduction and one body paragraph on this discussion topic: How can individuals, companies, and governments do to reduce air pollution? Pick one out of the three parties to write the first paragraph. *do not just list out solutions. After each solution, add some examples or explanation about it.

Homework Wednesday’s lecture is about Teamwork. Wednesday’s workshop: Lecture Ready 2’s big lecture (10 minute long listening practice) Due Wednesday Writing practice: one introduction + one body paragraph Read the preview slides before tomorrow’s lecture (course website) Due Thursday LR 2 chapter 6 vocabulary worksheets