ORAL ENGLISH III KT 993 1 CONTINUING FROM
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ORAL ENGLISH III KT 993 -1
CONTINUING FROM LAST WEEK We will not have time for the quiz today; the quiz has been moved to 2 weeks from now. Who did not tell their story last week?
HOMEWORK Turn in your homework on time! Have not received all assignments for week one or week two I’m not mad at you. I want you to learn from these assignments. I cannot give full credit for late assignments. Follow instructions! If you do not understand the instructions, call me, email me, or leave a comment on the website. QQ: 752365754
CORRECTIONS CONDENSED Capitalization Always capitalize the first word in a sentence Always capitalize “I” when referring to yourself Always capitalize the first letter in people’s names Spacing and Punctuation One space after commas. Two spaces after periods. Never a space before punctuation. All punctuation should be within quotation marks. Never a period and comma next to each other.
WATCH YOUR SPELLING Read back what you wrote Have someone else read it back too Does it sound right when you read it aloud? Check spelling, punctuation I got very good ideas on what direction to take the class Thank you! Website
WEEKLY Idiomatic Phrase: All bark and no bite My English teacher yells at me all the time, but he has never done anything mean to me. He is all bark and no bite. Proverb: When life gives you lemons, make lemonade! Sorry to hear you failed your math test, but if you’re not good at math, you could try majoring in English. When life gives you lemons, made lemonade.
WEEKLY CONTINUED Vocabulary Idle: not working; inactive; little importance, not in use We should go soon. I already started the car and it is idling outside. Berate: to scold, yell at I’m pretty sure Sean just berated us about our homework assignments. (He didn’t, you guys do a great job. ) Noble: distinguished; can be respected; can be admired That man helped the boy who fell off of his bike. It was a a very noble thing to do. American Culture/Speaking Exercise
HOMEWORK I have chosen lyrics (words to a song) from the video on the website. Choose one of the lyrics: Tell me what you think it means. Give your opinion; tell me what you think about it Tell me how it applies to or fits into your life You may email this assignment. Next week, each of you will give a two minute speech based on what you wrote to me.
