1. May 11 - Lesson 10: Prepare for Presentation #2 & Quiz 2 May 18 - Lesson 11: Quiz#2/Presentation #2 May 25 - Lesson 12: Unit 7: The World We Live In/ Discuss Final Presentations June 1 - Lesson 13: Unit 8: Learning to Learn June 8 - FINAL PRESENTATIONS!!! June 15 - Lesson 14: Unit 4: What a Story!

2. DAILY COMMUNICATION Lesson 9/10 – Unit 5/6; Review for Quiz and Presentations

3. Pronunciation – yippee!  /i:/, /i/ or /I/, and /æ/  or long e, short i, and short a  /æ/ - the short a sound  Short vowel sound made with your tongue low in your mouth, behind your bottom teeth.  Mouth is open wide.  Tongue does not touch the upper side teeth. mangladstandcanlast cabbagbadlaughclass

4. /i:/ and /I/ and /æ/  Keep these for me, please.  He sees me three evenings a week. ______________________________________________________________  This is it.  “Miss Mills, this is big!” ______________________________________________________________  That man ran after his hat.  Half the class has had it.

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6. Word Combinations  /i:/ /I/ /æ/ /  / deed/did/Dad/deadbean/bin/ban/Ben Pete/pit/pat/petheed/hid/had/head seat/sit/sat/setread/rid/rad/red lead/lid/lad/ledpeek/pick/pack/peck COPY THESE QUADRUPLETS INTO YOUR NOTEBOOK TO PRACTICE PRONUNCIATION FOR THE NEXT QUIZ!!! DON’T FORGET ABOUT THE OTHER PRONUNCIATION!!

7. Draw a Table Petexx pitxxxx patxx petxx

8. Our Common Complaints (the foreign teachers)  Burned out lights (fluorescent or a bulb)  Leaky sink  No hot water  Broken refrigerator  Locked out  Electricity out –no power in the apartment or maybe even the whole building  A rat in the kitchen!?

9. Store Manager  How can I help you?  Is there something I can help you with?  Do you have the receipt?  Would you like to exchange it?  Would you like a refund?  I am sorry, but there is nothing that I can do for you.  I can’t give you a refund, but I can give you store credit. At a Department Store Customer  I bought a here last week. ▪ Bicycle, computer, Jacket, DVD  I would like to return this...  Yes, I have the receipt right here.  The very first time I tried to use it, it wouldn’t work.  There is something wrong with it. It doesn’t work.  Can I have a refund instead of store credit ?

10. Landlord  How can I help you?  What is wrong with…?  I will call a repairman right away. When will you be home next week?  I will replace it as soon as possible.  I’m very busy the rest of this week, but will try to take care of it next week.  Thank you for your understanding. Fixing Your Apartment Tenant  My stove/refrigerator/sink (etc.) is broken.  The paint has started pealing off the walls.  A pipe under the sink just started leaking – can you please call a plumber!?  Something is wrong with the toilet!!  The refrigerator stopped working last night.  Please find someone to fix it as soon as possible.  Thanks for your help.

11.  Do Chinese have rights as customers?  What can you expect in the way of customer service?  How do Chinese protect themselves from bad purchases?

12. Presentations next week!!  You will work in the same groups as you did for Presentation #1  Each presentation must be 4-5 minutes long – you will lose points if shorter than 4 minutes  Make sure you introduce EACH member of the group. (it should not take more than 30 seconds)  Must have a clear ending.  Each group member must have equal parts in the presentation.  BE CREATIVE in your presentation.  Each presentation will have one situation from Unit 5 or Unit 6 in your books.

13. Review for Presentations  Your group will be given a situation  You will be given 15 minutes to prepare a short 1-2 minute dialogue  You will perform the dialogue for this class only!! Next class you will be doing your own group presentations!

14. All 5 Situations from Units 5 and 6  Groups 1 & 2: You just returned from a foreign country and are talking to your friends about your experiences, both good & bad.  Groups 3 & 4 You invite a foreign friend over to your new apartment for dinner, and something in the apartment goes wrong while your friend is there.  Groups 5 & 6 Two foreign friends are coming home with you to visit your parents. Give them some information on your culture so they know how to act appropriately.  Groups 7 & 8 You just started renting a new apartment, and invite some friends over to see it – but there are some things wrong.  Groups 9, 10 & 11 Your foreign teacher needs help returning some piece of equipment that they bought the week before, but that already doesn’t work.

15. For Next Week:  Prepare for Presentation #2.  Must be 4-5 minutes long, using topics from: ▪ Unit 5: Crossing Cultures ▪ Unit 6: What’s Wrong With It?  Meet with partners and prepare for Quiz #2.  Look through Unit 7: The World We Live In.

16. May 11 - Lesson 10: Prepare for Presentation #2 & Quiz 2 May 18 - Lesson 11: Quiz#2/Presentation #2 May 25 - Lesson 12: Unit 7: The World We Live In/ Discuss Final Presentations June 1 - Lesson 13: Unit 8: Learning to Learn June 8 - FINAL PRESENTATIONS!!! June 15 - Lesson 14: Unit 4: What a Story!