Final Listening

These optional listening activities will help you get ready for the final. Good luck!

Brittanica: Coal Combustion and Acid Rain
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RP-sU8i2edo&feature=related

The Causes and Effects of Acid Rain
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=893KB3s_jIA&feature=related

Acid Rain Movie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EEYGrtvRMo&feature=related


Stress and Stressors
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCtLTVFlhz4&feature=related

15 Minute News: Stress Segment
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLW_i4_ZU7M

Stress Busters
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgeOaygSgIY

Lab Week 9 - LAST ONE!!!

Greetings LC students This is our last lab of winter quarter. On Wednesday, we will have a guest lecturer from a travel agency, so this week's listening topics are related to travel. We can all get ready for spring break!

http://www.ricksteves.com/tvr/clips/merchandise.htm
You will listen to three short informational clips from Rick Steves, a local but nationally known travel guide.

http://www.travelchannel.com/Video_%26_Photos/Video_Detail?videoRef=TITLE603
The Travel Channel takes us on a short tour of some of Seattle's most famous landmarks. Get some facts and amaze your friends and family.

http://www.travelchannel.com/Video_%26_Photos
Scroll down to Destinations Videos and choose a place you'd like to know more about. Find out about the highlights of your chosen destination.

Homework for Week 9

Our last unit in the book will be about culture (Unit 11), so the last note-taking homework is on the same subject. (Yes – the LAST one!! Make it AMAZING!)

Cultural Similarities and Features: 24 minutes

What exactly defines a culture? Check out this video to learn more about the definition of culture across the world.

http://videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/17990-cultural-similarities-and-differences-features-video.htm


After watching this video, choose two of the more specific ways to study culture and take notes on that. “How Stuff Works” includes the following How to Study Cultures videos. Choose one you’re interested in.
· Family Units
· Religious Groups
· Social Organizations
· Recreational Groups
· Work Related Groups
· Educational Groups
· Ethnic Groups
· Climate
· Agriculture

Lab Week 8

http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=6975131

Go to the ABC News website. You will do 2 required titles and then choose different stories in different categories. Complete this worksheet and give it to me at the end of class. Top Video and Wild and Wacky (crazy) are on the right side. The other categories are on the left.

IEP Survey

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=ymknRsraUM2QpJyKKzQuKg_3d_3d

Don't miss this chance to give the International Office some feedback about your SCIE experience. Let me know you did it by telling me about one question and you'll get 20 bonus points!

Links to Articles about Depression

Go to the following articles for information about depression.

http://www.who.int/mental_health/management/depression/definition/en/

http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=2947

http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=18543

Homework for Week 8

Frontline World Homework

Choose videos from different regions totaling 45 minutes of viewing time. (Videos range from ~ 7 – 20 minutes). Each video must be from a different area.

Americas, Africa, Europe, Middle East, South Africa, Asia-Pacific

http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/watch/

Lab Week 7

Tale of Two Brains

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxtUH_bHBxs

Fill out the chart after listening to this video about male/female differences.

Difference Between Men and Women

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGoC8FTLKSI&feature=related

Communication & Understanding Others : What Role Does Gender Play in Communication?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fRSXgsgtxk


Marriage Beyond Reach

http://video.nytimes.com/video/2008/02/15/world/middleeast/1194817104698/marriage-beyond-reach.html?scp=2&sq=marriage&st=cse

Lab Week 6

Marriage Around the World

Go to http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/
On the right side of the screen, find and click “Travel and Culture”
From here, SEARCH “marriage”. You will see 6 videos here:
· Child Marriage
· Multiple Marriage
· Dorobo
· Fulani
· Gay Marriage
· China’s Kingdom of Women


You will listen and take notes on TWO videos, one that the I assign and one that you choose.
Take notes. Be prepared to summarize your video tomorrow in class.

Homework for Week 7

The Boy with the Incredible Brain
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4865035732594115166&q=incredible+brain

Take notes on this and bring to class!

Lab Week 5 3:00 PM

Find out about the history of Valentine's Day on this History Channel video. Answer the questions on the paper and turn it in to Debbie after class.

http://www.history.com/video.do?name=culture&bcpid=1676043212&bclid=1672160848&bctid=1407959235

Homework for Week 6

We'll use the same website as last week. If you started a long assignment last week, you may continue that. Go to: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/view/. Make sure the video is at least 45 minutes long.

Lab Week 5

• Go to http://www.king5.com/video/
  Listen to one required video (see below) and choose at least two more.
  Listen to each topic no more than 2 times.
  -->Talk about the most interesting thing you’ve listened to with your neighbor.
  Fill in the chart on the paper and turn it in today.
  
• Required video:
  Choose at least ONE video from the Education section.

Homework for Week 5

Go to: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/view/
for the next assignment. You must choose a subject that is at least 45 minutes long. We will have the same assignment next week so if you choose a longer topic you can watch some of it this week and some of it next week.

Lab Week 4

Directions: Part 1 Go to http://www.nytimes.com/
· Scroll to Video and type Learning the Koran in the Search box.
· Listen, take notes, and talk with partner about what you heard.
· Write 1 question to ask the rest of the class.
Part 2 – Go to NPR and listen to the stories below.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91284151 (About Brain Organization) · Listen, take notes, and talk with your partner about what you heard.
· Write 1 question to ask the rest of the class.
Part 3 – Go to the following site and test your memory.
http://www.easysurf.cc/menu.htm

Homework for Week 4

http://www.sonnyradio.com/lastlecture.html (short version)
Scroll down to the video of Randy Pautsch in the blue shirt.
Listen to the lecture and take notes. Try to use an outline form.
Bring your notes to class as usual.

Lab Week 3

Listen to the following and answer the questions on your worksheet.

1. http://videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/17002-shaping-the-new-nation-the-constitution-video.htm

2. http://videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/21274-legislative-branch-powers-video.htm

3. http://videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/21275-legislative-branch-the-process-of-making-laws-video.htm

4. http://videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/21291-the-presidency-powers-and-duties-video.htm

5. http://videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/18144-the-supreme-court-the-judicial-branch-video.htm

Homework for Week 3

Go to: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/programs/ for the next assignment. You must choose a subject that is at least 45 minutes long! Bring your notes to class with you on the due date.

12:00 - due on Tuesday, January 27th

3:00 - due on Monday, January 26th

BBC Website for January 20, 2009

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7840926.stm

Classes on Tuesday January 20

Reminders: Both classes will meet in the lab on TUESDAY!

12:00 - Go to the South Annex Lab, SA 304

3:00 - Go to BE 3133

Homework for Week 2

12:00: Your assignment for Tuesday, January 20
3:00: Your assignment for Wednesday, January 21

1. Watch, listen, and take notes.
2. Bring notes to class on Wednesday and be prepared to discuss your program using the notes.
3. Turn the notes in on Wednesday. Remember, you cannot turn in your notes the next day!
4. Your notes will be graded on
a. thoroughness
b. organization
c. clarity of information
d. effective use of abbreviations and symbols.
5. Go to: http://www.biography.com/video.do?name=blackhistory for the first assignment. Go to Activists and Politicians and listen to at least ONE video about Martin Luther King. You may choose a variety of other videos but they must add up to at least 45 minutes of listening.

NOTE: We will have ONLY nine major listening assignments. Each assignment is worth 20 points and is a very important part of your grade. If you miss even one assignment, you will get far behind in your class score. If your score is low and I have not seen enough work to know you can take notes, you will have to repeat the class.

Slang websites for Week 1

http://a4esl.org/q/h/idioms.html
http://www.manythings.org/slang/slang5.html

Check these out to learn more American slang! We will not have a test on these but you can learn some new expressions. Let me know if you have any questions about anything you see here - I'm sure the whole class would be interested so just ask.