Daily Communication Fall 2009
With Miss Voortman
Week 2: Friendship and St. Patrick’s Day
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Your English Name:
• DO NOT WRITE ON THE NAME SHEETS!!
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Choose a common English GIVEN NAME!
Boys choose boys’ names.
Girls choose girls’ names.
Write the name in a notebook and bring it to
class NEXT WEEK!
• How to write your English name:
Write your English name first.
Write your Chinese surname second.
Example: Miss Stacy 林 or Stacy 林
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Course Requirements:
• Attendance… more than 3 missed classes and
you cannot take the Final Exam!
• English Practice Center: 10 hours
- Sign-Up: http://202.38.70.198/index.asp
• Textbook: New Interchange, by Jack C Richards,
Student Book 3A ISBN: 7-56002205-7
• Notebook… Assignments…
• In-Class Participation…
• Come to Miss Voortman’s Office Hours
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Miss Voortman’s Office Hours:
• Every Tuesday, 10:00am-12:00pm
• Located on USTC East Campus, in the
Foreign Languages Department.
** Very Near to the Physics Department Building**
• On the 3rd Floor, Room 324.
• There is a list of Office Hour times
posted on the door.
• OR You May Make an Appointment.
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Student Photo Cards (Front):
Student
ID Photo
Stacy
林希
Lin Xī
Major
E-mail
Cell Phone #
Student ID Number
DC#
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Student Photo Cards (Back):
1. Where is your hometown?
2. What is your biggest dream?
3. What is one thing you are concerned or
worried about this semester?
4. What are the hobbies/interests that make you
happy?
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Starting a Conversation:
• Informal Introductions and Greetings:
“Hello!”
“Hey!”
“Hi!”
“Howdy”
“Good morning!”
“Good afternoon!”
“Hello, how are you?” - “Fine, thanks! And you?”
“I’m doing okay…”
“Hey, what’s up?” - “Not much.”
“Oh, I’m just…”
“Hey, how’s it going?” - “Not too bad.”
“Okay. I guess…”
“Hi! My name is Stacy . What’s yours?”
“Hi, Stacy ! My name is
. Nice to meet you!”
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Starting a Conversation:
• Formal Introductions and Greetings:
“Hello, how are you?” - “Fine, thanks! And you?”
“Hello, my name is
. What is your name?” “Nice to meet you! My name is
.”
“Hello. Allow me to introduce myself. I am Miss Stacy
Voortman.” - “Hello, Miss Voortman. I am
.”
“Hello, Miss Voortman. My name is
.”
“Hello, Miss Voortman. May I introduce you to my
classmate? This is Edward 王.”
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Small Talk:
• Short conversations about non-serious topics that
occur spontaneously.
• After introducing yourself or meeting a new person.
• Maybe in a bus, train, waiting room, classroom.
• Examples of Small Talk Topics:
- Weather
- Sports
- Entertainment
- Hobbies
- Hometown
- Food
- Books
- Travel
- Fashion
- Time
- Studies/Major Food
- News
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That’s What Friends Are For!
• Describe your best friend. What do
you like best about that person?
• Share a memory you have of
something special you did with a
friend.
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Student Introductions
• 5 New Students Each Week.
• Each Student Has 60 Seconds to
Introduce Themselves to the Class.
• Must Be Creative.
• Must Share Their English Name.
• Must Answer at Least 3 Questions from
the Lesson 2 PPT, pg 12.
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Student Introductions
•What is one thing that you
can do well?
•Something nice that
happened to you this week.
•1 thing that makes you happy
•What is something that you
are grateful for?
•Share a memory you have of
something special you did
with a friend.
•Who is someone that you admire
and why?
•A time when you helped someone.
•A value that is important to you.
•A place that is special to you.
•1 Thing you hope to do next year.
•A good memory you have.
•What makes you feel good?
•What is 1 thing you are proud of?
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St. Patrick’s Day
• Who was St. Patrick?
Most of what we know about St. Patrick comes from
his only writings, called The Confession. He was born
in Britain between 385 and 389AD, during the last
years of the Roman Empire; after Constantine
established Christianity as the only legal religion in
the Roman Empire (under the Edict of Constantine,
325AD). At 16 years old, Patrick was kidnapped by
Irish pirates and forced to be a slave in Ireland.
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St. Patrick’s Day
• Who was St. Patrick?
For six years, Patrick worked on a farm, caring for
sheep. During that time, he remembered the teachings
of his Christian parents, and became a Christian
himself. In his writings, Patrick claimed that God
strengthened him and guided him during his time as a
slave. One quote reads, “And there the Lord opened
my perception of my heart’s unbelief so that I
remembered my sins even though late, and turned
with all my heart to the Lord my God…
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St. Patrick’s Day
• Who was St. Patrick?
“Now, after I came to Ireland, tending flocks was my
daily occupation, and constantly I used to pray in the
day time. Love of God and the fear of Him increased
more and more, and faith grew, and the spirit was
moved, so that in one day I would say as many as a
hundred prayers, and at night nearly as many, so that I
used to stay even in the woods on the mountain to this
end.”
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St. Patrick’s Day
• Who was St. Patrick?
Patrick also wrote about the night when God told him to escape
from his slavery and find a boat to take him back home. How
Patrick escaped is not clear, but he did return to Britain. After
some years at home, Patrick decided to return to Ireland to
share his faith in God with the Irish, who at that time did not
follow the religion of Christianity. He spent 30 years in Ireland,
sharing his faith in God and teaching Christian principles to the
Irish people. He died on March 17, 461AD, thus the date for St.
Patrick’s Day celebrations. It began as a Christian holiday, but
in the 1900s, became more secular.
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In November of 1995, the Irish government began to use
Saint Patrick’s Day to showcase Ireland and its culture. The
government set up the St. Patrick’s Festival, a group with
the goal to:
• Offer a national festival that ranks amongst all of the greatest
celebrations in the world
• Create energy and excitement throughout Ireland via innovation,
creativity, grassroots involvement, and marketing activity
• Provide the opportunity and motivation for people of Irish descent
(and those who sometimes wish they were Irish) to attend and join
in the imaginative and expressive celebrations
• Project, internationally, an accurate image of Ireland as a creative,
professional and sophisticated country with wide appeal, as we
approach the new Millennium.
The first St Patrick's Festival was held over one day, and
night, on March 17th 1996. In 2010, the festival will last 6
days and 5 nights.
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St. Patrick’s Day
• Why celebrate the day?
– St. Patrick died on March 17, 461AD.
– Began as a religious holiday, in remembrance
of St. Patrick.
– First official St. Patrick’s Day Parade was held
in the New York City in 1762.
– St. Patrick’s Day turned into a festival to
celebrate Irish heritage all around the world.
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Symbols of Ireland
and Irish Heritage:
St. Patrick
Shamrocks/Four
Leaf Clovers
The “Luck of the Irish”
Leprechauns
and Pots of Gold
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St. Patrick’s Day
• Who was St. Patrick?
– Born in Britain between 385AD and 389AD
– Lived during the reign of Constantine, after the Edict of
Constantine
– Wrote The Confession
– Kidnapped and enslaved by the Irish at age 16.
– Returned to Ireland as a grown man and taught the
Irish about Christianity for 30 years.
– The Catholic Church named him a Saint because of
his faithful service to the Irish people.
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Friendship
• Discuss the following questions in groups of 3
or 4 students.
• What impressed you the most about the story
of St. Patrick?
• Would you consider St. Patrick a “good friend”
to the Irish? Why?
• What personal qualities would you use to
describe St. Patrick?
• What are the 5 most important things that
make a “good friend”?
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Friendship Vocabulary:
• Write these in your notebook and add your
definition for the following words:
loyal
humorous
faithful
gentle-spirited
betrayal
generous
thoughtful
humble/humility
chivalrous
self-controlled
patient
devoted
self-sacrificing
compassionate
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Friendship Quotes:
Which quote do you agree with the most? WHY??
• "You can make more friends in two months by becoming
interested in other people than you can in two years by trying
to get other people interested in you."
-- Dale Carnegie
• “Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life
for his friends.” -- John 15:13
• “A friend is one that knows you as you are, understands
where you have been, and accepts what you have become,
and still, gently allows you to grow.” -- William Shakespeare
• “Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking
alone in the light.” – Helen Keller
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Discussion Questions:
• Who do you think of, when you read
that quote?
• Are there any Chinese proverbs or
common sayings that mean the same
thing as one of these quotes?
• How can you be a better friend?
• What is the most important thing you
should do for your friend?
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Pronunciation:
• Making the /s/ or “s” Sound:
• The tip of your tongue is behind your teeth.
• Making the /θ/ or “th” Sound:
• The tip of your tongue is between your teeth.
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Listening Exercise:
• Decide which word has the /θ/ sound. If
the first word has the /θ/ sound, say
“one”. If the second word has the /θ/ say
“two”.
Sink/Think (2)
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Listening Exercise:
• Decide which word has the /θ/ sound. If
the first word has the /θ/ sound, say
“one”. If the second word has the /θ/ say
“two”.
Sink/Think (2)
Sank/Thank (2)
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Listening Exercise:
• Decide which word has the /θ/ sound. If
the first word has the /θ/ sound, say
“one”. If the second word has the /θ/ say
“two”.
Sink/Think (2)
Sank/Thank (2)
Thinner/Sinner (1)
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Listening Exercise:
• Decide which word has the /θ/ sound. If
the first word has the /θ/ sound, say
“one”. If the second word has the /θ/ say
“two”.
Sink/Think (2)
Sank/Thank (2)
Thinner/Sinner (1)
Placing/Plaything (2)
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Listening Exercise:
• Decide which word has the /θ/ sound. If
the first word has the /θ/ sound, say
“one”. If the second word has the /θ/ say
“two”.
Sink/Think (2)
Sank/Thank (2)
Thinner/Sinner (1)
Placing/Plaything (2)
Youthful/Useful (1)
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Listening Exercise:
• Decide which word has the /θ/ sound. If
the first word has the /θ/ sound, say
“one”. If the second word has the /θ/ say
“two”.
Sink/Think (2)
Sank/Thank (2)
Thinner/Sinner (1)
Placing/Plaything (2)
Youthful/Useful (1)
Unsinking/Unthinking (2)
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Listening Exercise:
• Decide which word has the /θ/ sound. If
the first word has the /θ/ sound, say
“one”. If the second word has the /θ/ say
“two”.
Sink/Think (2)
Sank/Thank (2)
Thinner/Sinner (1)
Placing/Plaything (2)
Youthful/Useful (1)
Unsinking/Unthinking (2)
Bath/Bass (1)
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Listening Exercise:
• Decide which word has the /θ/ sound. If
the first word has the /θ/ sound, say
“one”. If the second word has the /θ/ say
“two”.
Sink/Think (2)
Sank/Thank (2)
Thinner/Sinner (1)
Placing/Plaything (2)
Youthful/Useful (1)
Unsinking/Unthinking (2)
Bath/Bass (1)
Moss/Moth (2)
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For Next Week:
• Bring your notebook to class (like Miss Lin’s)
• Complete your Photo Card and bring it to class.
• Answer the following questions in your notebook:
– What does the word love mean to you?
– What is the definition of love?
– How would you define “true love”?
• Complete the definitions for the Friendship
Vocabulary you wrote in your notebook in this class.
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Student Introductions
•What is one thing that you
can do well?
•Something nice that
happened to you this week.
•1 thing that makes you happy
•What is something that you
are grateful for?
•Share a memory you have of
something special you did
with a friend.
•Who is someone that you admire
and why?
•A time when you helped someone.
•A value that is important to you.
•A place that is special to you.
•1 Thing you hope to do next year.
•A good memory you have.
•What makes you feel good?
•What is 1 thing you are proud of?
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