HI Oral Communication Skills
Spring 2005
1/25
Introductions
Language of Getting Acquainted
Ice Breaker
HW 1:  Vocabulary Cards due 1/28
bundle up
handy
hit the books		 1/27
HW 2: 10 Get Acquainted Q's due
TCP and English Corner info
Pretest: dictation, syllables, stress
Mixer
in hot water (in for it)
kidding; teasing
shortcut		 1/28
Idiom match
HW 2 Feedback I & GA Q's
Get Acquainted Bingo
swamped
uptight
nosy
2:30:  ELI Welcome reception
2/1
OP 1: Report/description of acquaintance
VM 1 Feedback
Syllabus
Finish GA Bingo
TCP & English Corner
Idioms p. 1-7
blow it
a blast
a bummer		 2/3
HW assignments: Interview 1 Report
Sounds Great: r/l practice
Interactive Idioms 1a
Idioms 1b
hit the hay
wishy-washy
a lemon
English Corner 4:30-5:30		 2/4
Review Idioms 1
Idioms 1c
Idiom dialog
Interview 1 with OCS I
awesome
bug sby.
a bummer
2/8
Quiz 1:  Idioms 1
Vocabulary Cards reviews
LDC: Pronunciation Power
stressed out
laid back
time to kill
Idiom poster due
Interview 1 Report due		 2/10
Quiz 1 back
Review R's & L's
Dictation 1
Idioms #2 teach
Idioms 2a; 2b

HW:  Dialog using Idioms 1 & 2
a hunk
to get it
a knockout
 
 

 

 2/11
Laura's Assignment
Sounds Great t & th
Mapwork
Idiom match2
Idioms 1 & 2 Review 
 

to put up with
a pretty penny
crack up
 
 
 
 
 

 
2/15
Idioms 1 &2 Interaction
Quiz 2  Idioms 1 & 2
Sonnets 
t & th Review
Idiom 3 assignment

in the hole
klutz
hang on

TCP begins

 2/17

Dictation 2; Dictation Charts
Go over Quiz 2
Dialog presentations
Topics for Interview 1
VM #3 due 2/18
give up
go blank
happy hour

TCP begins

 2/18
Teach Idiom 3
Idiom 3a
Interview 1 topic approval
Song Cloze #1:  Loved & Lost Again

run into; bump into
rip off
I bet
HW:  due Tuesday:
Vocabulary cards
10 questions for Interview 1
 
2/22
Sounds Great:  Vowels Lesson 1
Idiom 3b: Interactive
Idiom 3c
Laura: Activity

show off
stick with stg.
cut it out
 
 
 

 

 2/24
SNOW DAY

 

 2/25

Quiz 3:  Idioms #3
Dictation 3

be fed up with
to get it
be into stg.
 

Interview 1 with LA OCS
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
3/1I
Idioms 4: Laura
Quiz 3 OHP
t-th practice
Interview #1 Report due
Revised Interview #1 Q's due
VM #4 due: 
pushy
slob
the tube

Debbie
 
 
 

 

 3/3

GXP 1:  Interview 1
   a) Get acquainted
   b)  Explain idioms; anything corresponding?
         raining cats and dogs
            keep it under your hat
            on cloud nine
    c) Interview #1 (revise, expand Q's)
Vocabulary Cards due
Idioms 4b:  Laura

 3/4
ELI Field Trip
3/8
Vocabulary Cards review
Due:  Written Dialogs w/ idioms
Interview 2 Questions
Review Idioms 4
Vowel distinctions /I//iy/ /e/ ...
Dictation 4
3/5: Salah
Ji Eun
backseat driver
easy going
grab a bite		 3/10
GXP 2:  Interview 2
Midterm Conference Signup/Assignment
Quiz 4:  Idioms 4
Beggars can't be choosers
kick the bucket
a piece of cake		 3/11
Midterm Conferences (no class)
3/15
Spring Break		 3/17
Spring Break		 3/18
Spring Break
3/22
Movie presentations/idioms
Conference feedback
Vocab cards due
Assign Idioms 4
money to burn
in the red
in the hole
 		 3/24
GXP 3:  Interview 3:  Money & Shopping
Makeup OP's: Danny & Madoka
Phoneme Pairs 1
All that glitters is not gold
A bird inthe hand is worth two in the bush
If the shoe fits, wear it.
 		 3/25
Idiom strips 3
Sounds Great /I/ /iy/
Teach Idiom 5
Idioms 5a
"Three Things" due
Dialog 2 due: 8 idioms
practice dictation /I/ /iy/
brainy
for real
slow poke
 
3/29
Idioms 5a review
Idioms Review: HO required/bonus
Idioms 5b interactive
Billy and Rita practice in groups
Interview Project Assignment
 

 

 3/31
GXP 4:  Interview Topics & Questions
Idioms 5c 
Due:  10 Idiom sentences
 
 
 
 
 
 
 		 4/1
Quiz 5:  Idioms 5
Interview:  Adv. OCS class
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4/5 4/7
 

 

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4/12
 

 

 4/14 4/15
4/19
 

 

 4/21 4/22
4/26
 

 

 4/28 4/29
5/3
 
 

 

 5/5 5/6
ELI Closing Ceremony