Alice CHAPTER 4 Life Is Full of Surprises Presenters: Amao and Ken Instructor: Alice Chen

Alice 1. Vocabulary log 2. Ch 4 3. Quiz 1 on Unit 1

Alice Vocabulary Log 1. patience / peī’ſəns/ noun [U] the ability to spend a lot of time doing sth difficult that needs a lot of attention and effort Eg: “ if I had patience ”. It takes time and patience to photograph wildlife. 1 單字 2 音標 3 詞類 4 字義 5 搭配詞

Alice 2 patient / peī’ſənt/ noun [C]noun a person who is receiving medical treatment, especially in a hospital Eg: cancer patients She helps her patients feel calm and relaxed.

Alice Life is full of surprises?

Alice Can you identify which one is the instructor?

Alice Your opinion? 1. ESL and EFL? 2. Do you think English teacher should be only native speakers of English? 3. Do you think nonnative speakers of English can be good teachers? Why or why not?

Alice 1. Where is he from? 2. What does he do? 3. What is his native language? Persian = Tahran

Alice Paragraph 1 Mahmound Arani’s background Where did he grow up? Iran

Alice Paragraph 2 Mahmound as an excellent student at school but he failed the exam. What type of exam did he fail?

Alice What type of exam did he fail? The university entrance exam to get into a medical school.

Alice Paragraph 3 He was interested in languages After college, where did he decide to go? for what?

Alice After college, where did he decide to go? for what? He decided to go to the united states for an advanced degree in languages.

Alice Paragraph 4 He was offered a job by a university in Tehran. What agreement did the university make with him?

Alice What agreement did the university make with him? He would return to Buffalo (USA) to finish his degree, and school supported him, but he needs to come back (Iran) to teach.

Alice Paragraph 5 His support from Iran was gone. Why can’t the university in Iran continue supporting him?

Alice Why can’t the university in Iran continue supporting him? There was a revolution in Iran, so they didn’t need English teachers.

Alice Paragraph 6 Mahmound keeps working toward his goal without giving up. How did he reach his goal?

Alice How did he reach his goal? He did not give up, but also he accepted a job at Sanit Michael’s College in Vermont after much hard work.

Alice Paragraph 7 Mahmound’s current family life How is his family life?

Alice How is his family life? He has a doctor wife from Iran and two children.

Alice Compression check 1. T 2. T 3. F 4. T 5. F 6. T

Alice Page 31 Developing your skills 1. T 2. T 3. F 4. It doesn't say 5. F 6. T 7. T 8. F 9. F 10. It doesn't say

Alice A Vocabulary 1. Medicine 2. Get into 3. Points 4. Disappointed 5. Subject 1. the study and treatment of diseases and injuries 2. to start a career in a particular profession 3. a mark or unit on a scale of measurement 4. because sth you hoped for has not happened or been as good, successful 5. an area of knowledge studied in a school, college

Alice 6. Managed to 7. Agreement 8. Caused 9. Give up 10. Goal 11. Stage Handle an arrangement, a promise or a contract made with sb to make sth happen, stop doing something that you hope to achieve a period or state

Alice c Secure Advance Medical Score

Alice Phrasal verb 1. Get into 2. Give 3. Up 4. End up 5. Come up

Alice 7. Managed to 8. medicine 9. disappointed 10. goal 11. points 1. agreement 2. stages 3. subjects 4. caused 5. Gave up 6. Get into Thinking about the Vocabulary PART B

Alice 1. Professor 2. secure 3. advanced 4. Medical 5. score Thinking about the Vocabulary PART C A teacher at a college or university Not expected to change or be in any danger Relating to a school subject at a difficult level Relating to medicine and the care of people who are sick or hurt The number of points someone gets on a test or in a game

Alice 2. he couldn’t get into medical school and he was also interested in languages. 3. he wanted to advance degree in English. 4. he was from an ESL student to become an ESL teacher which few others could. 5. there was a revolution in Iran, so his country didn’t need him to teach English back home. 6. he does not plan to make a career change at this stage in his life. Developing your skills Understanding Cause and Effect

Alice Developing your skills Reading for Details TrueFalseIt doesn’t say          

Alice Quiz 1 on Unit 1 Part 1 Reading 1Compression (True or False) 2. Reading skills A. Write the paragraph numbers. B. Complete each statement about the reading

Alice Quiz 1 on Unit 1 Part 2 Vocabulary 1. Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence. 2. Match the word and its definition.