AE - L7 U5 L5-done

Task

Give Ideas

Vocabulary

angst, conductor, resources, credit

Grammar

Noun & Prepostions

EmailAttitude

Reading

Today's Lesson

Level 7 Unit 5 Lesson 5

Constant Change

Get Thinking!

Have you given any advice to a friend this week?

Text Box A

"Start From Scratch" is a terrible song by Koryn Hawthorne

Idioms

start from scratchDo you remember what this idiom means? The computer didn't save any of my work, so I had to start again today from scratch.

teacher tips

Reading

Prereading

What are some suggestions that Kat could give her friend?

Reading

Hi Mary, I am sorry to hear about your problems at school, but let me tell you, there is no need for such angst. Nothing here is ideal either. It may be a bigger city, but that does not make it better. My apartment building is under construction, so now on top of the noise from the neighbors and the cars and the smell from the restaurant, I have to deal with banging and clunking and heavy machines running. They wake me up at 6 in the morning. I wish I could have a nice quiet house with my own bedroom in the suburbs.

Not Missing Much

madmary@email.com

kat@email.com

angst

Reading

Orchestra isn’t going to be any fun this year because Ms. Javine left and the new conductor is a huge drag. He is constantly in a bad mood, even though there is no reason for it. He comes in and yells at us for about ten minutes before we are allowed to start playing. They also decided that the cross-country team could only go to three competitions last year, because the teachers complained that we missed too much school last year. So, I won’t be running too much at all.

Not Missing Much

madmary@email.com

kat@email.com

conductor

Reading

Mr. Paulsen gave us this huge, year-long project to work on that has to be fifty typed pages, with resources and references about the different plants and animals in the area. It is going to be worth sixty percent of our grades. Right now everyone is freaking out about it and I know that it is going to take up almost all of my spare time. You’re lucky you get to relax and be bored in easy classes. If you want, I could send you some of my work to do (ha ha).

Not Missing Much

madmary@email.com

kat@email.com

resources

Reading

I notice that you still say “back home,” but Mary, you have to realize that Drumbville is your home now and you have the responsibility for making it a good experience. I know you can find friends and new activities to enjoy. Maybe you could ask your teachers for extra credit or self-study projects so that you are not so bored. I’m sure you can turn the situation around and have a positive experience. Talk to you soon, Kat

Not Missing Much

madmary@email.com

kat@email.com

credit

Comprehension

What problems is Kat having at home?

Where does Kat live?

What do you know about Kat's character?

What problems is Kat having at school?

Matching

When you stand in front of musicians and tell them how to play, you are a .

When you feel nervous or upset, you feel .

When you use books or articles to help you with a project, you use a .

When you recognize the work someone has done, you give them .

credit

angst

conductor

resource

teacher tips

conductor

resource

credit

angst

I can't believe they gave Jerome all of the for the project. He didn't write a single page of the report and he only ever found one about the topic. You have no idea how much he has caused me, waiting for him to do some of the work. The has to be crazy to give him a solo as a reward, because Jerome is the laziest person I know.

Fill in the blank

teacher tips

". . . you have the responsibility for making it a good experience."

"You’re lucky you get to relax and be bored in easy classes."

"I wish I could have a nice quiet house with my own bedroom in the suburbs."

Attitude

teacher tips

What is your attitude toward Kat's letter?What would you write back to Kat?

Attitude

Grammar

for

admiration case forcredit cure hatred/loverespectresponsibility

thirstI have a thirst for knowledge!

reasonThere is absolutely no reason for this behavior?

Noun & Prepositions

teacher tips

admiration

exchange

growth

responsibility

cure

delay

hatred

increase

I have a lot of respect for airline pilots.

for

He has an interest in bugs.

Nouns & Prepositions

in

teacher tips

Practice

activities

friends

???

traffic

residence

What things could be different if you had to move?

Give Ideas

teacher tips

When will the orchesta group meet?

Listening

teacher tips

Write an email to a friend that describes some changes in your life.

Extension

Do you think it helps someone to know that you also have problems?

Exit Interview

Goodbye!