Academic English 1: Class 17

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Fall 2015
with
Mrs. R.

Welcome back!!
Last time
Grammar point:
Compound sentences with
FANBOYS!
For, And, But, Or, Yet, So
(FANBOYS = coordinating conjunctions!)
Feedback & reflection:
Paragraph, speech, & midterm

This class
Vocab check
Unit 8, Reading 1:
Speaking focus

Check
this o
ut!

Page 155 Lets discuss!

Think-pair-share!
Do you like where you live? Why or why
not?
Many peoplebelieve that green cities
are desirable (good) places to live. Do you
agree? Why or why not?

Carbon Footprint Quiz: page 1

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Vocab: Page 157

1.release
2.waste
3.recycling
4.alternative
5.environmentally
6.chiefly
7.renewable
8.unique
9.compete
10.
resources

Reading: New Zero-Carbon City

Paragraph 1 3 words!!
a.) Masdar
b.) Zero- c.) carbon
OR
a.) Abu b.) Dhabi
c.) Sustainability

Paragraph 2
3 words
a.)
b.)
c.)

Maybe.
a.) Masdar
b.) City
c.) renewable
Or
a.) all
b.) renewable

Making new teams

Find your opposite!

Ex:
Black and
White!

Ex:
Fast and
Slow!

Ex:
Big
Small
Ex:
Nice
Mean

With your partner: Read & speak!

Each person: write 3 words for each paragraph
ONLY 3 words (no more)
1.) Divide Paragraphs 3-10:
Person A = odds: 3, 5, 7, 9
B = evens: 4, 6, 8,
10
2.) Read and
write THREE words.
3.) Close your books
4.) Talk!
5.) Person B repeats steps 2~5Keep going!
6.) Answer questions on pages 161-162.

Lets check: Main Ideas & Detai

ls
Main Ideas:
1. b
2. b
3. c
4. b

Details:
1. About $22 billion
2. About 6 square km
3. More than 50,000 people
4. PRT: personal rapid transit system
5. 1,500
6. helped to create the city
7. annoyed55
8. realitysam

Two things before we go

1.) HALLOWEEN is on Saturday!!
2.) Page 162

Quick Video Clip: Ellen

https://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLLI1WzXURM

Big Bird

Wales

Whales

Andy Rooney

Moneyball

Page 162: What do you think?

Choose one
Write 3 or more sentences on the back o
f your paragraph paper!
Its your ticket out the door!
See you tomorrow!