AE - L7 U12 L2-done
Crystal New
Created on October 16, 2024
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Transcript
Today's Lesson
Task
Give Opinion
Vocabulary
panic, reconsider, appropriate, make-up
Grammar
Passive
LetterPerspective
Reading
Level 7 Unit 12 Lesson 2
Rocky Relationships
Get Thinking
Do you always have enough time to do everything you want to do?
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dance to someone else's tuneComply with someone else's demands"You're dancing to my tune now, and you will do what I say."
Idioms
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Reading
What happens if you don't manage your time well?
Prereading
Reading
panic
three chapters of material and worth twenty percent of the students’ grades this semester. I already knew that a large project, worth thirty percent of the grade, was due also on Friday.
Dear Ms. Schneider, My daughter came home today in tears, almost having a panic attack because of what happened in your class today. She informed me that you had scheduled an exam for Friday. Not just any exam, but a unit exam, covering
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Reading
reconsider
students’ mental wellbeing. I am sure that the last thing you want is for the students to suffer a mental breakdown due to your demands.
I’d like to ask you to reconsider the schedule that has been created. I find it terribly unfair to have 50 percent of my daughter’s grade rely on one single day of the semester. This action causes unnecessary stress and is not beneficial to the
Reading
appropriate
this is not an appropriate method. I can assure you that my daughter has been working diligently on her project, every day for three weeks. On the day before it is due, she needs to do a final proofread and add the finishing touches.
I was informed that you chose this schedule in order to teach the students a lesson about time management. I can understand that this is an important lesson for the students to learn, however,
Reading
make-up
exam with only two days of notice. I am informing you that if the day of the exam is not changed, my daughter will stay at home that day, and take the test on a make-up day.Sincerely, Ms. Bochmer
By scheduling an exam the same day as the project, you are asking the students to sacrifice the quality of the project in order to study. I also find it unacceptable that the students are asked to prepare for an important unit
Comprehension
What demands does the writer make?
What opinion does the writer have?
What reasons does the writer give to support her opinion?
Who is writing this letter?
reconsider
panic
appropriate
make-up
change your mind
a second opportunity
fear and anxiety
suitable for the occassion
Matching
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panic
reconsider
ensures
hunched
make-up
appropriate
pursue
Start
Make a Sentence
SUSPENSe
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What is Ms. Bochmer's perspective on the issue?
What is Ms. Schneider's perspective on the issue?
Perspective
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I am informing you that if the day of the exam is not changed, my daughter will stay at home that day, and take the test on a make-up day.
Question the Logic
Grammar
object *verb: to be + past participle* by the subject
While the letter was being written, the telephone rang.
The letter was being written while Ms. Bochmer was crying.
Passive
The letter was written after Ms. Schneider had announced the test.
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Present Continous Passive
The picture . . .
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The cheese was being eaten (by the mouse) when...
Past Continuous Passive
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Practice
Example 3
Give Opinions
Example 2
Example 1
Restate the opinion
Reason 3
Reason 2
Reason 1
Opinion
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Where do you think the characters are?
Listening
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Listen to the podcast3:20 - 5:05How did this man feel about homework?
Extension
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