1. Today’s Goals English Conversation
Introduction – A little bit about me
Class Rules
Semester Goals – Pre Mid-term Exam
Reviewing Chapter 1
a. What did you learn?
b. What I can teach you.
Chapter 4 – The best place in the world!
- Vocabulary and Grammar
5. Semester Project – YouTube Sketch
English Conversation

2. What is my name?
Coleen Dwyer
(Professor Dwyer)
What is my ?
What is my office number?
Where can you find me?
Main Building, Room 402
Website:

3. Class Rules Come to class on time. If come to class after 10 minutes,
then you are late.
Remember 3 lates = 1 absence
4 absences = F

4. Class Rules Please do not use your smart phone in class.
It is OK to use it when:
Professor gives assignment
where you and group members
must look up information
To use the dictionary
During the break

5. Participation Points!
You must earn 25 points to get a good grade in this class! How to earn points: Come to class and do work = 1 Raise hand and answer question = 1 Semester Project = 10 How to lose points: Speaking when professor is speaking Using your phone to send text messages in class.

6. Semester Goals (Pre Mid-term Exam)
Week 5 – Reviewing Chapter 1 and Starting Chapter 4 – “The best place in the world.” - Reviewing comparisons from Blue book’s Chapter 7 - Learning and being able to talk about superlatives and starting to use those superlatives in conversations.
Week 6 – Continue and finish Chapter 4
- Making conversations with superlatives (sketch practice)
- Start preparing for Mid-term Exam

7. Semester Goals (Pre Mid-term Exam)
Week 7 – Mid-term Exam Review - Have discussions using what you learned in chapters 1 and 4 - Reviewing everything as a class by playing a game.
Week 8 – Mid-term Exam
Chapters 1 and 4
- Part 1 = Writing
- Part 2 = Speaking

8. Chapter 1 How was your vacation? (a review)
It was great!
I was at the beach!
So was I!

9. Vacation Plans

10. Vacation Plans (Agreeing - Positive)
A: What are you doing this summer?
“doing” – is used when you want to know a person’s action.
B: I’m going on vacation.
Here is the action – “going”
A: So am I! (Me, too!)
Both people’s answers are positive = agree

11. Vacation Plans (Agreeing - Negative)
A: What are you doing this summer?
B: I’m not going on vacation.
When two people both use negative answers about one topic = agree
A: Neither am I.

12. Vacation Plans (Disagreeing – Negative and Positive)
A: What are you doing this summer?
B: I’m not going on vacation.
When one person using a negative answer and the other positive = disagree
A: Really? I am.

13. Vacation Plans (Disagreeing – Postive and Negative)
A: What are you doing this summer?
B: I’m going on vacation.
Here, too.
A: Really? I’m not.

14. Where were you?

15. Where - Past (Agreeing - Positive)
A: Where were you?
“Where” = place
B: I was at the beach.
Here is the place.
A: So was I! (Me, too!)
Both people’s answers use “was” = agree

16. Where - Past (Disagreeing – Positive and Negative)
A: Where were you?
B: I was at the beach.
Here, is your disagree.
A: Oh, I wasn’t.

17. Where did you stay?

18. Where - Stay (Agreeing - Positive)
A: Where did you stay?
Asking about the past
B: I stayed at a nice hotel.
Here is the answer about the past.
A: So did I!
Both people’s answers use “did” = agree

19. Where - Past (Disagreeing – Positive and Negative)
A: Where did you stay?
B: I stayed at a nice hotel.
Here, is your disagree.
A: I didn’t.

20. Free Talk! Ask your group members: 1. Did you go on vacation?
(Yes, I did/ No, I didn’t.)
2. Where were you?
3. Where did you stay?
Presentation answer: She/He was…
She/He stayed at a ___ hotel.
(nice, great, wonderful, bad,
terrible…)

21. Likes and Dislikes

22. Likes and Dislikes (Agreeing - Positive)
A: I like to go hiking!
B: So do I!
Both people’s answers are positive = agree

23. Likes and Dislikes (Agreeing - Negative)
A: I don’t like to go hiking.
B: Neither do I.
Both people’s answers are negative = agree

24. Likes and Dislikes (Disagreeing = Positive and Negative)
A: I like to go hiking!
B: Really? I don’t.
Both people’s answers are different = disagree

25. Likes and Dislikes (Disagreeing = Negative and Positive)
A: I don’t like to go hiking.
B: Well, I do.
Both people’s answers are different = disagree

26. Free Talk! Ask your group members: 1. Brainstorm different activities
2. Ask each other:
Do you like to…? Use your list!
Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.
Presentation answer: She/He likes to…
She/He doesn’t like to…

27. I can’t wait!

28. I can’t wait! (Agreeing and Disagreeing)
A: I can’t wait until next year!
This means you are excited for next year.
B: Neither can I!
Agree!
B: Oh, I can.
Disagree ㅠㅠ

29. End of Chapter 1

30. Chapter 4 The best place in the world!
Who is the most beautiful girl?
You are!

31. Vocabulary

32. island
ocean

33. continent
mountain range

34. lake
river

35. rainforest
waterfall

36. desert
volcano

37. Superlatives largest Superlative = the highest of the order larger

38. Large
Large = bigger than normal
small
large

39. Superlatives largest Superlative = the highest of the order larger

40. Which is larger? Which = comparing things
Q: Which is larger, Pyeongtaek or Seoul?
A: Seoul is larger than Pyeongtaek.
“larger than” = choosing which is larger (comparison)
This is from Chapter 7 in the Blue book.
Q: Which is more comfortable, sneakers or heels?
A: Sneakers are more comfortable than heels.

41. Which is the largest? Which = choosing among certain things
Q: Which is the largest city in South Korea: Pyeongtaek or Seoul?
A: Seoul is the largest city in South Korea.
Here is the superlative!
Seoul
Q: Which is larger, the Atlantic or Pacific?
A: The Pacific is the largest ocean in the world.

42. What is the biggest? What = naming one thing
Q: What is the longest river in the world?
A: The Nile is the longest river in the world.
Here is the superlative!
Q: What is the biggest desert in the world?
A: The Sahara is the biggest desert in the world.
Biggest = Largest
The Sahara

43. beautiful comfortable expensive colorful awful terrible
Which is the most beautiful? Most + 2+syllable adjective (not ending in y)
2 + syllable adjectives
beautiful
comfortable 4 1 2 3
expensive
colorful 3 3
awful
terrible 2 3

44. Most...? (asking for opinions)
Q: Which city is the most beautiful: Seoul, Busan, or Gwangju?
Here is the superlative!
A: I think Gwangju is the most beautiful city!
“I think…” = your opinion
A: Which is the most delicious Starbucks drink: Caramel macchiato or Mocha?
Q: I think Caramel macchiato is the most delicious Starbucks drink.

45. Colons and commas!
Q: Which city is the most beautiful: Seoul, Busan, or Gwangju?
Use a colon when asking for the superlative of things (Which)
A: I think Gwangju is the most beautiful city!
A: Which is larger, a guitar or violin?
Use a comma when comparing.
Q: A guitar is larger than a violin.

46. Free Talk!
• Ask your group members and discuss: 1. Which is the most beautiful city in Korea? (give choices! - opinion) 2. Which is the most delicious dessert you have ever eaten? 3. What is the best Korean dish? (opinion!) • Look up three countries on your smart phone and find out which is the largest city in each one and which one is the most beautiful (your opinion!)

47. Semester Project
You and your group will write a role-play (dialogue) You will choose chapters 1, 2, 4, 5, or 6 to write your dialogue with (Choose only one to three chapters!) Use the words and expressions in those chapters to write your dialogue with.

48. Semester Project
The dialogue must be 8 – 10 lines long. A rough draft of your dialogue is due by week 11! (3 participation points!!) If you want to use the words and expressions in chapters we have not learned yet, it is OK!

49. Semester Project
We will spend time in class writing the role-plays after the Mid-term exam. Do not worry about this now! Study for your Mid-term exams, but think about which chapter you want to use. If you have any questions, me at