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Reading/Speaking/Vocabulary Elective |
Pool 3 - Spring 2013 |
Center for English Language & Orientation Programs |
Boston University |
Joseph Pettigrew |
CELOP 207 |
617-353-7838 |
jpettigr@bu.edu |
Time: 1:30 - 3:50 pm |
Days & Location: Tuesday IEC B11 / Thursday EOP 264 |
Class information & syllabus (given out in class): |
Date |
Assignment |
Tuesday, Jan. 29 |
Buy textbook at the BU Bookstore; bring it to class |
Thursday, Jan. 31 |
Text p, 15-17 Drink, Blink, and Rest |
Tuesday, Feb. 4 |
Text p. 18-20 Azeri Hills Hold Secret ... Choose an article for everyone to read; bring it to class |
Thursday, Feb. 6 |
Text p. 22-24 The Memory Man Send me your article (See the instructions below.) |
Tuesday, Feb. 12 |
Text p. 25-27 Born to Paint ... |
Thursday, Feb. 14 | Read and answer the questions for the St Valentine's Day Reading. Right click and save to your computer. |
Tuesday, Feb. 19 | Text p. 28-30 Hyper-Polyglots |
Thursday, Feb. 21 | Read The Midnight Visitor - class handout / This story is also online. You can read it here. |
Tuesday, Feb. 26 |
Vocabulary Test on Units 2 & 3 Reading Test Student reading: A Human Word - given out in class, or you can download it here. |
Thursday, Feb. 28 | Text p. 32-34 Executives Go Under the Knife |
Tuesday, March 5 | Text p. 35-37 What Makes a Man Attractive? |
Thursday, March 7 | Read The Chaser (given out in class) and answer the questions. This story is also available online here. |
March 8 - 17 | Boston University Spring Break |
Tuesday, March 19 | Read Understanding Happiness (given out in class) and answer the questions. If you didn't get a copy, you can read it online here. |
Thursday, March 21 | Text p. 72-74 What Do Our Possessions Say about Us? |
Tuesday, March 26 | Text p. 75-77 Temperament and Personality |
Thursday, March 28 |
Text p. 78-80 Mind Your P's and Q's Look at Unit 5 (Technology) and Unit 12 (Humor) and decide which one you want to do. We will vote on Thursday. |
Tuesday, April 2 | Text p. 42-44 Affectionate Androids |
Thursday, April 4 | Text p. 45-47 Identification, Please! |
Tuesday, April 9 | Text p. 48-50 Researchers Worry as Cyber-teens Grow Up |
Thursday, April 11 |
Read "Child Marriage" - given out in class; you can download a Word version here. Finish the Restatements & Inferences handout. |
Tuesday, April 16 | Final Reading Exam; Vocabulary Test |
Thursday, April 18 | Final Class; Evaluations given out |
Unit 2 |
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Diets of the World |
Drink, Blink, and Rest |
Azeri Hills Hold Secrets ... |
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Unit 3 |
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The Memory Man | Born to Paint: A. Nechita |
Hyper-Polyglots |
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dedication determination exceptional introverted perseverance precocious prolific reminiscent |
capacity cite exaggerated examined extraordinary impaired preposterous reputed |
Unit 8 |
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What Do Our Possessions ...? | Temperament & Personality | Minding Your P's & Q's |
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assumption attribute to expressive generous inherent inhibited joyous match outgoing particulars piece together random restless sullen withdrawn |
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Unit 5 |
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Affectionate Androids | Identification, Please! |
Cyber-teens Grow Up |
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adopt accessible implement plummet potential prevalent stored unique |
adept exclusive fuss isolated medium odd put off shorthand |
Click on the link below the picture. It will open a new page. On the new page, right click on DOWNLOADS
at the top left to save the file to your computer.
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Info & Advice from BU Today
Riding the "T" (the Boston subway) |
Interesting neighborhoods in and around Boston, including Harvard Square & Coolidge Corner |
Where to buy what you need for your dorm or apartment |
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A Club for Every Taste and Cause Student organizations at BU |
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More on Boston ... |
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Places to Go in the Boston Area Suggestions from CELOP students |
Jill Brand's Red Sox Page A CELOP teacher's page about Boston's baseball team |
The Hubway - Rent a bike by the hour (if you feel brave enough to ride on Boston's streets). See also BU Today's Review. |
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Audio & Video with Transcripts (read & listen) | |||
A daily 10-minute news program for American high school students - with a transcript on the CNN page. Links: |
A site that is a lot like YouTube, but with instructional videos on every topic you can think of, most with transcripts. A mix of British and American accents. |
Audio podcasts on a wide variety of subjects, including legal issues, managing money, public speaking, exercise, health, modern manners, and more. Each episode has a transcript that you can read while you listen to it. |
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The Academic Word List
The Academic Word List contains 570 word families which appear frequently in a broad range of academic texts. These are not the 570 most common words in English; they are the ones you will encounter most often while reading in university - as well as in newspapers, magazines, and on the internet. If you want to improve your vocabulary, this is a very good place to start.
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Reading Suggestions for ESL students
Suggestions from various sources of good books (mostly fiction and biographies) for ESL students - in downloadable pdf format. |
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Newcomer's Almanac
A newsletter with information on news, sports, politics, culture, holidays, language, and more. In pdf format.
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How (Not) to Study
An article in the New York Times says, "Psychologists have discovered that some of the most hallowed advice on study habits is flat wrong."
And as long as you're going to the New York Times web site, take a look at:
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