Language Enhancement October 26, Warm-up: the Word Game – 5 mins. 2.Pronunciation – 10 mins. 3.Stories and History – 30 mins. Break

4.Video Discussion: 2008 US Election – Obama Ad “One Voice” – 35 mins. 5.Homework assignment – 5 minutes

The Word Game How many Chinese characters/words do you know? How many English words do you know? Groups of 2 or 3 people: 1 sheet of paper Pen or pencil

The Word Game The Challenge, Part I: write down the name of as many colours as you can think of in 1 minute.

The Word Game The Challenge, Part II: write down as many synonyms ( 同义字 ) for “Big” as you can in 1 minute. (No dictionaries allowed!)

The Word Game The Challenge, Part III: write down as many synonyms ( 同义字 ) for “Small” as you can in 1 minute. (No dictionaries allowed!)

Review: w and v wv wentvent winevine growgrove mooingmoving

Review: Jazz Chant His English is wonderful. He speaks very well. His accent is perfect. You really can’t tell that he isn’t a native of the U.S.A. There’s only one problem: he has nothing to say.

“e” and “i” Pronunciation Long vowels fēēt  “bi” 鼻 b īke  “bai” 白 Short vowels pĕn  no pinyin equal sĭt  no pinyin equal whēēlwhīlewĭllwĕll b ēē tb ī teb ĭ tb ĕ t ridredwristrest lidledknitnet pinpenfillfell liftleftblissbless

Tongue Twister Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. A peck of pickled peppers, Peter Piper picked. If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, Then where are the peck of pickled peppers that Peter Piper picked?

Stories and History What is the importance or significance of stories to communities and countries?

“To be a person is to have a story. Without my story, I have no identity. I do not know who I am, or what I am about. If you have no story, how do you know where you’re going? And if you’re going somewhere, how will you know when you get there?” William J. Bausch, Storytelling: Imagination and Faith

Freedom fighters? This army fought for a new government and country. They were considered rebels by the existing government. They were forced to retreat and suffered greatly from cold and hunger. Many died in this retreat. But only a few years later, this army was victorious and helped form a new country. What would be the purpose of telling this story? What kind of influence would this story have on you when facing challenges?

Exercise: Telling a Story In groups of 2 or 3 people: If you were telling the story of where China is today, what 5 events or people would you choose? List and briefly describe the 5 events (in English)

Break

Video Discussion: Video: “Yes We Can” (Will.i.am) All of the words in the song come from a speech given by Obama. Try to identify the events or people in the song that make up parts of the American story/history (the underlined phrases and names).

The founding documents that declared the destiny of a nation Slaves and abolitionists, trail toward freedom Immigrants Pioneers who pushed westward Workers who organized Women, ballots President, moon, new frontier King, Mountaintop, Promised Land One nation, from sea to shining sea Video Vocabulary and Phrases

The founding documents that declared the destiny of a nation Declaration of Independence (1776) ( 独立宣言 )

Slaves and abolitionists, trail toward freedom The “Underground Railroad” – a system of “safe” houses where escaped slaves could hide and then travel to the northern (non-slave) states or to Canada

Immigrants Statue of Liberty ( 自由神像 ) and Ellis Island: First place of entry for European immigrants

“Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breath free…” “ 送给我，你受穷 受累的人们，你 那拥挤着渴望呼 吸自由的大众 …” Poem by Emma Lazarus, on the base of the Statue of Liberty

Pioneers who pushed westward Western expansion ( ), conflicts with Indians

Workers who organized Women, ballots Formation of trade unions ( 工 会 ) = “organized labour”, “organized workers”, 19 th and 20 th century Voting rights = “suffrage” ( 参政 权 ), women’s suffrage (1920)

President, moon, new frontier President John F. Kennedy ( ) 1962: Land on the moon by the end of the decade 1969: moon landing

King, Mountaintop, Promised Land Martin Luther King, Civil Rights Movement, 1950s- 1960s

King, Mountaintop, Promised Land Moses 摩西 leads the Jewish people out of slavery in Egypt into the Promised Land (Canaan 迦南 )

One nation, from sea to shining sea Motto: “E pluribus unum” (Latin) = “Out of many, one” American Pledge of Allegiance: 效忠誓 词 “…one Nation under God…”

One nation, from sea to shining sea America the Beautiful (Words by Katharine Lee Bates, Melody by Samuel Ward) O beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain, For purple mountain majesties Above the fruited plain! America! America! God shed his grace on thee And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea!

Homework for October 26, 2012 Choose a Chinese idiom, and, in your own words, explain what it means in English. Use a maximum of 200 words. You will hand this in on November 2, 2012.