Things People Do

Click on the links.  Look at the clips and write a reflection for each.  Each reflection should be at least 5 sentences long.

Wipeout

Happy Birthday???

Crazy Things People Do
Don't Lose Your Head!

Irregular Verbs

Practice Drill 1

Practice Drill 2

Practice Drill 3

The best for last

English Discoveries

Instructions:

1. Switch users
2. Click on Basic I Reading
3. Complete the following exercises: (Explore and Practice)
• Monaco
• Rome
• Budapest
• Paris
• Haiti
• Time Travel Tourist
4. Post your scores

Rubric

Work Outside of Classroom Assignment: My Personal Dictionary

Instructions: The final project for VOCAB II will be a personal dictionary constructed in a power point.

Due Date:                             June 14, 2011                           .

		Points
Slide 1 Cover page	My Personal Dictionary Outside Clock Hours Your name Student ID	5     3     1
Slide 2 Dedication Page	You will dedicate this work to someone.  The dedication must be written in at least 8 complete sentences.  Text should be proofread before handing in.	10     8     6
Slide 3 Idioms	Clip Art Relevant to the title of the page.	5     3     1
Slides 4-27 Idiom Phrase that starts with an (A-Z)	Definition Sentence using the idiom Clip Art	10     8     6
Note: you will continue the idiom section of the dictionary from the letter A to Z (slides 4-27). You will add animations to the text and clipart of every slide.
slide 28 Slang	Clip Art Relevant to the title of the page.	5     3     1
slides 29-38 Slang phrase or word	Definition Sentence using the slang Clip art	10     8     6
Note: You will have 10 slides of slang words and phrases.
Slide 39 Collocations Clip Art	Clip Art Relevant to the title of the page.	5     3     1
Slides 40-54 Collocation Definition	Definition Sentence using the collocations Clip art	10     8     6
Note: You will have 15 slides of collocations.
Slide 55 Your Name	Your biography, should be written in at least ten complete sentences. A picture of you.	10     8     6
Total points	X _________________________________         --------------Student’s signature	/  70           ----
Comments: _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________

Let's Travel

Click on the links and complete the exercises.

Traveling to Costa Rica



Traveling Cheap

My Personal Dictionary

The final project for VOCAB II will be a personal dictionary made in power point.

Cover page
    My Personal Dictionary Slide 1
 
    Outside Clock Hours   
    Your name
    Student ID

Dedication Page       Slide 2
   You will dedicate this work to someone.

Idioms    Slide 3
     Clip Art

Idiom Phrase that starts with an (A)  Slide 4
    Definition
    Sentence using the idiom
    Clip Art

Idiom Phrase that starts with an (B)   Slide 5
Definition
Sentence using the idiom
Clip Art

 Note: you will continue the idiom section of the dictionary from the letter A to Z (slides 4-27).
You will add animations to the text and clipart of every slide.

Slang  slide 28
   Clip Art

Slang phrase or word    slide 29
   Definiton
   Sentence using the idiom
   Clip art

Note:  You will have 10 slides of slang words and phrases.

Collocations   Slide 39
   Clip Art

Collocation   Slide 40
    Definition
    Sentence using the idiom
    Clip Art

Note:    You will have 15 slides of collactions.

Your Name     Slide 54
   Your biography
   A picture of you


If you have any doubts about the project, please ask.  The first pages will be done in class.
You can also ask Maria, she is an expert!

IDIOMS

Using the American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms
you will select  1 idiom for each of the following letters: a-j.
Then you will write the definition of the idiom on the Blog. 
Finally, you will write a sentence for each idiom. Do not use the example found in the dictionary.

example:
1.  any day :  No particular time.
My Prince Charming will save me any day now.

2.  bottom line: The ultimate result.
The bottom line is that our boss wants us to work for free.