Team 3: Peter, Leon, Sharon, Julie
Dr. Danny Hinson
TESL 583
28 January 2015
1. Brief introduction of Carson-Newman University and your team members.
Carson Newman University is a Christian school in East Tennessee in the
US. It was founded in 1815. It is located in Jefferson City which is a countryside with
lots of friendly people and beautiful scenery. The symbol color of our school is blue
and orange, and the symbol of animal is eagle. Our current students are from around
30 different countries. There are about 90 kinds of majors here, especially nursing
program for undergraduate and TESL for graduate are famous. Moreover, the athletes
in our school are outstanding.
Julie:
I am Julie Cheng from Taiwan. I graduated in university half year ago, and my major
is translation. My hobby is watching dramas, playing basketball and hanging out
everywhere. I came to Carson Newman University for learning English well and
getting a master degree. I like languages a lot, especially English. I am trying to learn
Korean now, and I am going to learn Spanish later.
Sharon:
My name is Sharon. I am from China, and I am a Korean – Chinese. My ancestors
were Korean, and they moved from Korea to China, so I was born in China and lived
in China. My mother tongue is Korean, and special environment make me speak
Chinese. English is my third language, and I love it. I hope I can speak English very
well one day.
Peter:
I'm Peter Li from China, I graduated in Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics,
and my major is statistics. I love basketball, cars and computer technology. English is
my second language, I hope I can improve my English in Carson-Newman.
Leon:
My name is Leon and I come from China, my hobby is eating, sleeping and play
computer games. I also want to learn English very well in Carson-Newman.
2. Share brief information about the State of Tennessee and develop three questions to
ask the students about Tennessee.
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States.
Tennessee`s capital and second largest city is Nashville, which has a population of
601,222. Memphis is the state`s largest city, with a population of 653,450. Tennessee
has played a critical role in the development of many forms of American popular
music, including rock and roll, blues, country, and rockabilly. The 1927 victor
recording sessions in Bristol generally mark the beginning of the country music genre
and the rise of the Grand Ole Opry in the 1930s helped make Nashville the center of
the country music recording industry. Tennessee`s major industries include
agriculture, manufacturing, and tourism. The Great Smoky Mountains National Park,
the nation`s most visited national park, is headquartered in the eastern part of the
state, and a section of the Appalachian Trail roughly follows the Tennessee-North
Carolina border.
Which city is the Tennessee`s capital city?
Where is the home of country music?
Where is the nation`s most visited national park?
3. Prepare questions or tasks (7) from the Honeybee video clip.
a. What is the nutrition of honey?
b. What are the reasons that make millions of bees die every year? (It is related to
monoculture.)
c. How do you think that beekeepers protect themselves from bees attack?
d. Why the bees disappear in U.S.?
e. Is it ok to mix different country bees?
f. Why people emphasis on honey bees?
g. What is the name of young worker bees and older worker bees?