MI & MBTI

Discussion Questions

Can you name two jobs that would be ideal for each intelligence category?

If you had a child, which intelligence would you want it to have?

Which do think is the most likely to improve the world?

Which intelligence is the one that is usually thought of as the most important?

Which one is the least important?

Which intelligence is the hardest to measure? How about the easiest one to measure?

If you had people who each had high intelligence in one area, who would make the most money?

Do you think that people can be labeled a “genius” if they score very high for one of these intelligences?

Do you think learning style and intelligence category are the same? Why or why not?

Do you agree with Gardener’s theory of multiple intelligences? Why or why not?

MBTI Resources

Careers: https://mypersonality.info/personality-types/careers/

Powerpoint: http://www.lusd.org/cms/lib6/CA01001399/Centricity/Domain/711/THE%20MYERS-BRIGGS.pdf

Basic Traits: http://personalityclub.com/short-personality-test/

Best Online Test: https://www.16personalities.com/personality-types

Kolya Krasotkin

presentation

Slang

Let’s get started... Americans use slang all the time. This can make it difficult to understand what people are saying. Have you heard someone say something that doesn't make sense? It's probs slang.

Activity 1

3 minutes

With your partner, write a list of American idioms or slang that you have heard.

Background

Idioms and slang are special words and language used within a culture or group of people. For example, in the United States, there is “California slang” and “New York slang”, and they are very different. If an idiomatic expression or slang becomes popular enough, it may spread across the country or even around the world.

Language changes very quickly now because of TV and the Internet. Old slang may become outdated and be replaced by new words and phrases. When someone uses a new idiom or slang, it can be difficult to understand what they mean. But if it is used by enough people, it may become part of common, everyday conversation.

Discussion 1

In pairs for 5 minutes, ask and answer these questions:

1. In your home country do some groups of people use slang more than others? (An age group? An economic group? A social group?) Do you know something about people just by listening to the way they talk?
2. What is one of the common idioms or slang words used in your native language? What does it mean literally? What does the idiom mean? When do people say it?

Discussion 2

In pairs for 5 minutes, ask and answer these questions:

1. Is there a particular idiom (in English or in your native language) that you like? Is there one that you do not like?
2. In America where do you hear the most slang and idioms used? When is it most difficult for you to understand English? (Conversations, TV shows, news, telephone, business, etc.)

Discussion 3

In pairs for 5 minutes, ask and answer these questions:

1. How do you feel about slang and idioms? Are they good or bad? When is it ok to use slang?
2. Is it appropriate / funny / interesting when someone speaks like a person from a different age or economic group?

Here are some common American expressions. What do they mean? When are they are used?

Vocal of the Week - High Fashion

Apparel – another word for clothes, clothing and garments
Example: I don't think you're wearing the right apparel for a funeral.

Trendy – an adjective used to describe someone who is very fashionable or stylish. Comparative – trendier, Superlative – trendiest)

Example: Andrew looks so trendy in his light blue shirt and dark jeans!

Must-haves – highly essential clothes that you must have in your wardrobe this season. Clothing must-haves also comprise the essentials of your wardrobe. 

to have a sense of style- to be aware of your own individual fashion preferences and taste

Example: Marco's sense of style is unique. I can’t think of anyone who dresses the way he does!

to strike a pose- to take on a certain position or posture

Example: Sebastian struck a pose in front of the mirror when he was trying on his new suit.

Vocab of the Week - Idioms for Difficult Situations

To hang in there - be patient, carry on, keep trying. "I know you are having a hard time, but hang in there. Exams week is almost over."

To be easier said than done - Not as easy as it appears to be. "We need to get people from both teams to work together." "Easier said than done."

To cut someone some slack - To not judge someone to harshly. "Cut him some slack, he just got back from his honeymoon."

Every cloud has a silver lining - You can find good in every situation. You can also just say "silver lining". "It's be a rough week but the silver lining is that I've shown my bosses how hard I can work."

Pull yourself together - Calm down, clean yourself up, and behave normally. If you see a friend crying and you have to go to class, you might say "Pull yourself together."

Reported Speech Practice

Take notes of what Trump says and change the quotes into reported speech.

Take notes of what the candidates say and change the quotes into reported speech.

Vocab of the Week: Chatting Abbreviations

TTYL - talk to you later

OMW - On my way

LMAO - Laughing my a**(butt) off

YOLO -  You only live once

BRB - Be right back

SMH - Shaking my head.
(You use SMH to react to something that you find so stupid/bad/ridiculous that no words do it justice.)

FYI - For your information
(Information is simply being shared and that no immediate action is required or expected. Can be used to change the subject. HOWEVER, you could get "FYI it's mom's birthday today.")

BTW  - By the way
(Similar to FYI. Also, a way to introduce a new topic or add information. "BTW we have that test on Monday.")

IDK - I don't know

w00t - Whoomp. Hooray! 
(To indicate something good. "w00t, got at A+ on my test")

n00b or noob - newbie
(Someone is a novice at something. Use this when someone does something dumb because he or she has no exeperience.)

Lumbersexuals

From: theatlantic

What's a Lumbersexual?

Meet the Lumbersexual: He's Part Hipster, Part Metrosexual, All Sartorial Man

‘Lumbersexual’ Is The Term For Hot Hipsters Who Look Like Lumberjacks

from: http://elitedaily.com/envision/hipster-men-are-lumbersexuals-photos/849694/

The days of the well-groomed metrosexual man might soon be over as the “lumbersexual” trend takes precedence.

The lumbersexual man is essentially an urban woodsman.

He is brawny, wears expensive flannel, has an impressive beard that is painstakingly unkempt and represents the ultimate sense of manliness.

The look of the lumbersexual man can be described as something similar to a hipster-outdoorsman hybrid.

However, you won’t find him in the forest chopping down trees.

The lumbersexual man traded in his days of tree felling for hitting up hipster bars, and instead of wielding an axe, he now carries around a MacBook Pro.

To see the lumbersexual trend at it’s finest, check out the pictures below.

Present Perfect & Present Perfect Continuous

Present Perfect 
has/have + past participle

I've had lots of girlfriends.

PRESENT PERFECT : Unspecified Time Before Now

The exact time is not important. 

You CANNOT use the Present Perfect with specific time expressions such as: yesterday, one year ago, last week, when I was a child, when I lived in Japan, at that moment, that day, one day, etc. 

We CAN use the Present Perfect with unspecific expressions such as: ever, never, once, many times, several times, before, so far, already, yet, etc.

1. Experience

I have been to France 20 times. 

2. Change over time

You have grown since I last saw you. 

3. Accomplishments 

She has won 3 Oscars for best actress.

4. An Uncompleted Action You Are Expecting or VERY, VERY RECENT ACTIONS

The rain hasn't stopped yet. 

Jones hasn't mastered Chinese, but he is very good at it. 

I've just run to the store, I'll be back soon. 

5. Multiple Actions at Different Times

We've had 6 tests so far this year. 

TIME EXPRESSIONS:

Sometimes, we want to limit the time we are looking in for an experience. We can do this with expressions such as: in the last week, in the last year, this week, this month, so far, up to now, etc.

Present Perfect Continuous

has/have + been + present participle

1. Duration from the Past Until Now

We've been talking for the last hour.

2. Recently, Lately

I've been really busy lately. 


ACTIVE & PASSIVE FORMS?

Present Simple VS Present Continuous

Present Simple	Present Continuous
Things which are always true: Water boils at 100 degrees.	Things which are happening at the moment of speaking: The water is boiling now, so you can put in the pasta.
Permanent situations (or nearly permanent; true for a few years at least): Julie lives in London.	Temporary situations: Julie is living in Paris for a few months (usually she lives in London). Situations which are slowly changing: I'm getting better and better at speaking English.
Habits or things we do regularly: I drink coffee every morning.	Temporary or new habits: I'm drinking too much coffee these days because I'm so busy at work. Annoying habits (usually with 'always'): My flatmate is always leaving the kitchen in a mess!
Future events which are part of a timetable: My plane leaves at eight tonight. To talk about the future after certain words ('when' 'until' 'after' 'before' 'as soon as'): I'll call you when I get home.	Definite future plans: I'm meeting John after class today.
To talk about what happens in books, plays and films: At the end of the book, the detective catches the killer.	To talk about people in pictures and photos: In this photo, my mother is walking beside a lake.

Remember:

• We use the present simple with stative verbs. We can't use any continuous tense (including the present continuous tense, of course) with stative verbs

Thanks: http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-simple-or-present-continuous.html !!

Dating - Vocal of the Week September 26th

1. Date 

2. To have a crush (on somebody)

3. To dump somebody

4. Ex

5. To hit on somebody

1. Date (noun) Two people getting together for an activity, usually with the possibility of romance. A date can occur before a couple has entered into an “official relationship,” or after they are officially together. 

Related: to date (someone), to go out with, to be seeing someone

Example 1)

“Yeah, Mike and I went on a date last night. He's cute, but I'm not sure if I want to get involved with him or not.” 

2. To have a crush (on somebody) (phrasal verb) To have a crush on somebody is a great feeling and it means that you’re attracted to somebody and would like them to be more than just your friend. And if somebody has a crush on you, well it’s the same – they like you in a more intimate way.        

Example 1)

“I have the biggest crush on Simon. He’s so cute!”

“Isn’t he dating Jenny Parkes?”

“No, not anymore, apparently they broke up a few weeks ago!” 

“Cool!”

Instead of saying have a crush you can also just say crushing on – it means the same thing but it’s usually used among the younger generation and teenagers.  

     

Example 2)

“Oooh, you’re so crushing on Michael right now!”

“I am not! We’re just friends!” 

“Liar! I can tell you like him.”

“Is it that obvious?”

3. To dump somebody (phrasal verb) If you dump somebody, you’re probably going to break their heart. If you dump your boyfriend or girlfriend it means you stop having a romantic relationship with them for some reason. And if you’re dumped, it means that somebody doesn’t want to date you anymore – don’t worry, there are plenty more fish in the sea! (There are many more great single people out there to date).     

Example 1)

“What’s wrong with Amy? She’s been walking around the campus all day looking sad and like she’s going to start crying anymore.”

“Didn’t you hear? Alex dumped her last night! Just don’t mention his name at all!”

“Wow, I’m surprised. They always looked so happy together!”

Example 2)

“Landon looks so mad! What happened?” 

“He and Samantha broke up.”

“Oh no, who dumped who?”

“I’m not sure, but I have a feeling it was Sam!”

4. Ex (noun) Usually if you hear to a friend referring to their ex, they’re referring to their old boyfriend or girlfriend who they no longer date. But if you put it with another noun for example ‘boss’ ex-boss it means your boss from before. I met my ex-boss in the supermarket the other day and he asked me to come back and work for him. I’m not going to now I’ve found this awesome new job.        

       Example 1)

 “Who was that guy you were talking to before?”

“Oh Cam? He’s my ex!”

“And you’re still friends?” 

“Kind of, we only broke up because he moved to LA.” 

         Example 2)

“My ex always sends me messages on Facebook. I wish she’d stop, it’s really annoying!”

“Tell her, or just delete as your friend!”

From: http://www.fluentu.com/english/blog/american-english-slang-words-esl/

5. To hit on someone (phrasal verb) to flirt with someone, to make a pass (at someone) with the clear intention of having romantic relations with him or her. 

Example 1)

“This guy at the club was totally hitting on me last night. He kept asking me to dance and gave me his number.”

Biz Markie - Just a Friend

The Great of the Union

The Great of the Union

Jan 14, 2016

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on CBS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSNKPj6fZUg

Who are these people?

The state of the union: 

an annual message to Congress in which the president reports on the state of the nation and outlines a legislative program

What are at least two things that Obama said were positive changes that were seen under his administration?______________________________________________________________________________________

What is the one thing he really regrets about his time in office? ______________________________________________________________________________________

What did Paul Ryan say he had to practice before he went to the State of the Union speech? ______________________________________________________________________________________

Why do you think he had to practice it? ______________________________________________________________________________________

Name at least two things that Paul Ryan did not respond to that he probably should have. ______________________________________________________________________________________

What kind of politics does the President say that we need to reject?______________________________________________________________________________________

How does that part of his speech relate back to Donald trump?______________________________________________________________________________________

What was Obama’s campaign slogan in the last election?

______________________________________________________________________________________

Shakespeare: Sonnet Scramble

The English or Shakespearean Sonnet

FORM: The English sonnet has the simplest and most flexible pattern of all sonnets, consisting of
3 quatrains of alternating rhyme and 1 couplet:

a

b

a

b

c

d

c

d

e

f

e

f

   g

   g

METER: Shakespeare's sonnets were written in iambic pentameter.
Iambic describes the "foot"(feet in plural),  or the group of syllables. Each foot is made up of two syllables. The first syllable is unstressed and the second is stressed. The iambic rhythm often occurs naturally in English.

da DUM da DUM da DUM da DUM da DUM

×   /   ×   /   ×   /   ×   /   ×   /

Pentameter means that each line contains 5 iambic "feet", or 10 syllables.

Sonnet Activity

I am going to pass out a line (or 2) from TWO of Shakespeare's sonnets to each student.
As a class, your task is to put the lines in the correct order.

Sonnets

Teacher's notes

EXTRAS:

Star-Crossed Lovers

Speaking Exam Practice : Live Music

Live Music

Ani Difranco in Madrid

Speaking Rubric

COMPREHENSION	4 Excellent.- No difficulties for general understanding
	3 Good.- Understand almost everything. Enough to be able to answer.
	2 Fair.- Has a general idea what we are talking about. Lost in little details.
	1 Poor.- Only understands single words.
PRONOUNCIATION	4 Excellent.- No consistent mispronunciation; approaches native-like pronounciation..
	3 Good.- Occasional mispronunciations that do not interfere with understanding.
	2 Fair.- Mispronunciations lead to occasional misunderstanding.
	1 Poor.- Frequent pronunciation errors. Errors make understanding difficult.
FLUENCY	4 Excellent.- Speech is effortless and smooth with speed that approaches that of a native.
	3 Good.- Speech is mostly smooth but with some hesitation.
	2 Fair.- Speech is slow. Sentences may be left uncompleted, but speaker is able to continue.
	1 Poor.- Speech is very slow. Difficult to understand. Speaker is not able to continue.
GRAMMAR	4 Excellent.- Very strong command of grammatical structure. Difficult and complex patterns.
	3 Good.- Good command of grammatical strctures but with imperfect control of some patterns.
	2 Fair.- Speaker conveys meaning in simple sentences. Occassionaly impedes comprehension.
	1. Poor.- Accuracy is limited to memorized expressions. Frequent errors impede comprehension.
VOCABULARY	4 Excellent.- Very good range of vocabulary with evidence of native-like expression. Strong command of idiomatic expressions.
	3 Good.- Good range of vocabulary. Some expressions distinctly non-native but always comprehensible. Limited evidence of idiomatic expressions.
	2 Fair.- Adequate range of vocabulary. Some distinctly non-native expressions or errors in word choice may impede comprehension. No evidence of idiomatic expressions.
	1 Poor.- Limited range of vocabulary. Lack of repertoire and frequent errors in word choice often impede comprehension.

Build a Hipster - 2 BACH - 4 ESO

photo source: Look at this hipster &  http://hipstersinheaddresses.tumblr.com/

Activity text: build a hipster
Text source: http://www.wikihow.com/Be-a-Hipster

Discussion:

What defines hipster fashion?


What id the difference between classy and trashy hipsters?

How does gender play a role in ‘hipster’ fashion’?

Has ‘hipster’ fashion/culture become mainstream?

What aspects other than fashion characterize a ‘hipster’?

Do you take up issue with the ‘hipster’ movement?

Further reading: 

The Yuccie: the Post-hipster

http://mashable.com/2015/06/09/post-hipster-yuccie/


Vocabulary
Merchandising - the activity of promoting the sale of goods, especially by their presentation OR branded products used to promote a film, pop group, etc., or linked to a fictional character.
Vintage - used to describe something that is not new but that is valued because of its good condition, attractive design, etc.
Wardrobe -  a collection of clothes that a person owns or wears
Pattern - a repeated form or design especially that is used to decorate something
Mom jeans

Gingham

Plaid

Checkers

Paisley

Vintage Florals

Lace

Flats

Sandals

Accessorize

Plugs

Mismatch

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