Todays Class Error analysis Minipresentation on articles Presentation

Today’s Class • Error analysis • Mini-presentation on articles • Presentation of the grammar of phrasal verbs • BREAK • Sample presentation and follow-up discussion

Correct the mistakes so that the sentences sound like something a native speaker would say. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. I’m an architect student. I was graduated in 2006. I’m here for studying English. I have degree about public administration. I have a master degree in economy. I still don’t have enough TOEFL score. I want to improve such that I can express myself. I applied for BU.

1. I’m an architect student. I’m an architecture student. 2. I was graduated in 2006. I graduated in 2006. 3. I’m here for studying English. I’m here to study English. 4. I still don’t have enough TOEFL score. I still don’t have a high enough TOEFL score.

5. I have degree about public administration. I have a degree in public administration. 6. I have a master degree in economy. I have a master’s degree in economics. 7. I want to improve such that I can express myself. I want to improve so that I can express myself. 8. I applied for BU. I have applied to BU.

What is the missing word? 1. ______ doctor will see you now. 2. Look at ______ moon. Isn’t it beautiful? 3. Your wallet is in ______ living room.

Write questions with the words in blue. Use a or the and the correct form of be. 1. [someone in this room asks] where / restrooms? 2. [someone on Commonwealth Ave. asks] there / bus station around here? 3. [a radio interviewer asks during an interview about pets] dog / good for children? 4. [someone among a group of students asks] who / teacher? 5. [Sammi asks] words / screen / clear? 6. [Sammi asks] seats here / comfortable?

Questions about my presentation a. How long did my talk last? How did I try to interact with my audience? b. Did I start off by saying “hello”? How did I introduce my topic? c. Would you call it formal or informal in tone? d. Was there an introduction to my talk? Was there a conclusion? e. Did I read from a paper or just sometimes glance at one? f. Was most of my presentation about the reading?

Discussion Questions a. Which sports do you participate in? Which sports do you like to watch? Why do you think sports are so popular? Are sports good or bad for society? Why? b. When you were in school, what different sports did you play? Did you ever play for a school team? What was your best/worst moment playing a sport? c. What are the most popular sports in your country? Who are the top athletes? How much are they paid? Do you think athletes are paid fairly, or are they paid too much? Why do you think so?

Monday’s Assignment i. Complete Vocabulary Worksheet 2, using Vocabulary Worksheet 1. ii. Fill in vocabulary log with 5 words/phrases from www. parade. com. iii. Bring OLT to class on Monday (but not Wednesday).