The History Channel website has a number of resources about this holiday, celebrated October 31:
To read:
To watch:
History of the Holidays: Halloween and Great and Telling Tales: Halloween
Soon, Americans and people in some other countries will celebrate Halloween. You may have seen some decorations in stores and around people’s houses.
1. Read about Halloween on the internet. You can use some of these pages:
2. Go to this page and take the quiz there.
http://a4esl.org/q/h/vm/halloween.html
When you finish the quiz, print the page or copy down the questions and answers and turn it in with your lab Friday.
3. Complete the Halloween Wordsearch the teacher will give you. You are looking for words among all the letters. Circle or highlight the words.
Due Friday, October 31
On Friday, give a presentation about your favorite type of music or your favorite type of TV program.
Your presentation should…
You may use the computer and equipment in class for your presentation.
Some examples of types of music are:
Some examples of types of TV shows are:
Reading questions for Insights 1 Unit 4 p. 145 “The Way We Are”
Vocabulary/phrases
[write down any words or phrases you would like to discuss in class]
Discussion questions
1. What does the author consider to be a “traditional family”? A“nontraditional family”? Which does she feel is more accepted in her culture? (para. 1-4)
2. List several reasons that nontraditional families are becoming more common. (para. 5)
3. Was the current idea of a “traditional family” always true? What did families use to look like? (para. 7)
4. What are some advantages of non-traditional/extended families? What might be a disadvantage of “nuclear” family structure? (para. 7-9)
5. What does the author feel is most important for raising children? (para. 11)
Due Friday, October 17
This is an internet lab. You may do it at any computer that allows you to listen to audio and allows you to print.
1. Go to http://www.esl-lab.com.
2. Under General Listening Quizzes in the Easy column, click on “Phone Message.”
Pre-Listening Exercises:
Imagine you have answered the phone. The caller asks to speak with someone. That person can not come to the phone. You say:
“I’m sorry, he can’t come to the phone right now. He’s __________.”
What are three ways to complete that sentence?
Example: He’s out of the office right now.
a. __________________________________________________________
b.__________________________________________________________
c. __________________________________________________________
3. Follow the instructions in part II, Listening Exercises. You may listen as many times as you want. Answer the questions.
4. Click “Final Score. Print the page with your quiz results.
5. Do do Part III, Post Listening Exercises.
6. Print your finished Text Completion Quiz.
7. What is the “HELPFUL TIP” on the esl-lab page?
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8. On Friday, bring three things to class:
This page with answers
Your Listening quiz
Your Text Completion quiz
Watch one of the following videos. After you watch, write sentences about the video. Be sure to use past tense. Turn in your sentences in class on Friday, October 10.
Examples:
Video 1 (direct link)
Video 2 (direct link)
