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- Greg Malivuk
- gmalivuk@staffordhouse.com
- http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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- Homework: read both texts on p. 99 and do p. 98 exercises 3 and 4
- What are the three theories the text describes about what happened to Earhart?
- - She ran out of fuel and crashed in the ocean.
- - She crashed on (or near) Nikumaroro and died there.
- - She was captured by the Japanese and later returned to the US. (conspiracy theory)
- part 3
- 1 His family is partially funding the project.
- 2 No known hair samples exist. (What they thought might be a hair turned out to be thread.)
- 3 It’s difficult to differentiate between people because human DNA is 99% identical, so they would need a larger sample.
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- https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/2019/08/inside-search-for-amelia-earhart-airplane/ - The man who discovered the wreck of the Titanic is now helping to search for Earhart’s plane near Nikumaroro.
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- part 4
- 1 funding
- 2 reveal
- 3 archive
- 4 ensure
- 5 assumption
- 6 profile
- 7 identical
- 8 log
- find - found (encounter or discover something)
- fund - funded (pay for something)
- found - founded (start something, like a foundation)
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- log = a record of events
- web + log = blog (video + blog = vlog)
- aim (n) = target / goal / objective
- point out = call attention to
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- Old objects handout - With your group, speculate about what these things might have been, and try to reach a conclusion about what they must have been.
- People might have used this as a ______.
- This might have been used as a ______.
- 1 People might have used it as a chair.
- They might have used it as a child’s chair.
- It could have been a toy.
- - This was a pillow.
- 2 They might have used it as a clip.
- People may have worn this as a bracelet.
- People might have used this as a door knocker.
- It couldn’t have been a bracelet or a door knocker because they used it on their clothing.
- - This was a brooch.
- 3 People must have used them as a razor and mirror.
- This might have been used as a knife and spoon.
- - They were a razor and mirror.
- 4 People might have used it to make fire.
- It might have been a musical instrument.
- It might have been use as a whistle to get animals.
- - These were sunglasses and snow goggles.
- 5 People might have used it as a compass or map.
- - It was a map.
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- https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-did-polynesian-wayfinders-navigate-the-pacific-ocean-alan-tamayose-and-shantell-de-silva
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- BREAK
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- https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=box - You can check, for example, the first and last day of snow or of freezing temperatures.
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- NO SCHOOL September 2
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- Wordbuilding: nouns -> adjectives
- noun+al = related to [noun]
- music -> musical
- astronomy -> astronomical
- ceremony -> ceremonial
- nation -> national
- nature -> natural
- industry -> industrial
- noun+ous = with a lot of [noun] (or sometimes “related to”)
- (ion->ious: religion -> religious, ambition -> ambitious)
- danger -> dangerous
- gorge -> gorgeous (but the meaning is very different)
- mystery -> mysterious
- fury -> furious
- noun+ful = full of [noun]
- beautiful, careful, helpful, wonderful, useful, tasteful, flavorful
- noun+y = with a lot of [noun]
- cloudy, sunny, foggy, snowy, spicy, salty, sugary, fatty
- (noun+less = without [noun]: sugarless, homeless, careless, tasteless, flavorless)
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- Headlines
- p. 100 part 1 - What do you think each news story is about?
- take over = take control of
- shock = big surprise
- forged = fake (especially with documents)
- “to join”, “to double” - infinitives in headlines often mean something is going to happen
- slashed = cut a lot (past participles in headlines often mean passive: prices have been slashed)
- Listen to the conversations and choose which headline each one is about.
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- part 2 - Answer these questions about each conversation
- 1 1 Sheep cause global warming because they are white and reflect sunlight.
- 2 No
- 3 April 1st
- 2 1 Blue 20-euro bills are fake.
- 2 Yes
- 3 April 1st
- 3 1 Gas is cheap, so she put gas in the diesel car.
- 2 Yes
- 3 April 1st
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- April 1st is called April Fools Day.
- http://hoaxes.org/aprilfool - It’s common for newspapers to print fake stories as jokes on this date.
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- part 3 - Listen again and put the expressions in the order you hear them.
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- Pronunciation: showing interest and disbelief
- What is the intonation for the expressions in part 3?
- - If the intonation goes up, I’m probably asking a real question.
- - If I’m skeptical, “really” would have a flat tone (not rising or falling)
- - If “really” starts high and falls, I believe you but I’m still a bit surprised. (It’s like, “that’s interesting”)
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- You’re pulling my leg. = You’re lying to me.
- (You could also ask, “Are you pulling my leg?”)
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- part 5b - Take turns making these statements and expressing interest or disbelief.
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- Come on! = Come off it! = Stop lying! / Stop pulling my leg!
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- Homework: p. 167 practice 2
- Also: look for information about the places in p. 97 part 9; What is mysterious about them?
- (Instead of Jamestown, look up the Roanoke colony.)
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