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27 aprile Homework Assignment { A Frenchman For The Night } Dear Students,sunshine of my life The topic for week 10's class is as described below. "A Frenchman For The Night" Please
come to class prepared to tell me the meanings of the words and phrases
I have underlined and the meaning of the song. I will also ask you
questions about how this song effects your life or how it may effect
your life in the future.One of the questions I WILL ask you for this
lesson is as follows " If you could be any nationality EXCEPT Chinese
for 1 week which nationality would you choose and why?" Please prepare
carefully for this question and give detailed specific answers.As usual
I will also ask other questions regarding this lesson. Please consider
this carefully and be prepared to "think on your feet."
Please make sure to either copy or write down the lyrics and bring them
to class. I will play the song for you.I will now give you a little
hint. Many American songs have deep hidden meaning. A lot of metaphor
will be used.This song has a very deep meaning but it is not hidden. It
is right on the surface. This is NOT a difficult assignment. Please do
NOT make it any more difficult on yourselves than it needs to be. Have fun Allen
" A Frenchman For The Night " By Jimmy Buffett
From his driftwood castle
 21 aprile Homework Assignment { Off To See The Lizard }Oral English Class Topic For Week # 9's Classes Dear Students :
This assignment will be for week # 9 of the semester The topic for this week's classes is :
" Off To See The Lizard "
Come
to class prepared to tell me the meanings of the words and phrases
I have underlined and the meaning of the song. I will also ask you
questions about how this song effects your life or how it may effect
your life in the future. Please consider this carefully and be prepared
to "think on your feet."
Some of the questions I WILL ask are " What legends did your parents
tell you when you were young to excite you? How do you go " off to see
the lizard"? " Where do you go when you go " off to see the lizard" and
what do you do? Please be prepared to give me a full,detailed and
specific answer.Please make sure to either copy or write down the
lyrics and bring them to class. I will play the song for you.I will now
give you a little hint. Many American songs have deep hidden meaning. A
lot of metaphor will
be used.This song has a very deep meaning but it is not hidden. It is
right on the surface. This is NOT a difficult assignment. Please do NOT
make it any more difficult on yourselves than it needs to be. I will now give you a strong hint. It is very important that you do this assignment COMPLETELY and WELL!!
" Off To See The Lizard " By Jimmy Buffett I was raised by a maid who came from Martinique 10 aprile Homework Assignment { Wild China : Beyond The Great Wall }Dear Students, sunshine of my life  :Your homework assignment for the week of April 20 - 24 , 2009 is as described below. Wild China : Beyond The Great Wall 1.Please learn the following vocabulary. I would strongly suggest that if you wish to understand the video that goes with this lesson you take the necessary time to learn the vocabulary well. I also would remind you to get the word definition that most appropriately goes with the topic of the lesson. barbarians - desert - landscape - latitude - hostile - sturgeon - ravine - ethnic - boar - tourist - attraction - reindeer - steppe - cub - warrior - "water fowl" glaciers - spiritual - bisecting - skittish - lured - lured - " sand dunes " - " beast of burden " - oasis - vibrant - lush 2. Be prepared to speak in English in class for a minimum of 1 minute about any Chinese wild animal that interests you. 3. From my website go to the website of The World Wildlife Fund. When you get there there will be a list of countries to choose from. Click on the United States , when you get to the next page click on species , when you get there click on "Tigers" and read the article " Tigers : Overview ". 4. From my website go to The Listening Room and listen to the following story : " Elephant Gets New Home " 5. Get the lyrics to the song " Eye Of The Tiger " Eye Of The Tiger by The Scorpions Risin' up, back on the street Did my time, took my chances Went the distance, now I'm back on my feet Just a man and his will to survive So many times, it happens too fast You trade your passion for glory Don't lose your grip on the dreams of the past You must fight just to keep them alive [Chorus:] It's the eye of the tiger, it's the thrill of the fight Rising up to the challenge of our rival And the last known survivor stalks his prey in the night And he's watching us all with the eye of the tiger Face to face, out in the heat Hangin' tough, stayin' hungry They stack the odds, still we take to the street For the kill with the skill to survive [Chorus] Risin' up, straight to the top Had the guts, got the glory Went the distance, now I'm not gonna stop Just a man and his will to survive [Chorus] The eye of the tiger [Repeats to fade out] Please note students that this song was the them song to a very good movie called " Rocky " . If you like movies I suggest that you download it and watch it.You will want to get "Rocky 1 - 5" There are 5 Rocky movies. Each movie is like a different chapter in a book Have fun Allen  
 05 aprile Home work Assignment For The Week Of April 9 - 13 , 2009 Dear Students , sunshine of my life :Your homework assignment for the week of April 9 - 13 , 2009 is as described below. The Blue Planet :The Oceans 1. Learn the following vocabulary. I strongly suggest that if you wish to understand the video that goes with this lesson you take the time to learn this vocabulary well.Please also remember to get the meanin g for the word that is most appropriate for the topic of the lesson. krill - migration - "migration routes" - breed - marine - swells - breakers - current - nutrients- plankton - predator - sardines - species - wanderers - fertile - ecology - " waxes and wanes " - dawn - herring- bonanza - spawn - whiff - scavenger - "the food chain" 2.Please be prepared to speak in English in class for at least one minute about the world's oceans. I would hope that you all do something that requires a bit more effort than just getting an encyclopedia entry and repeating it verbatim.I would also hope that by now I shouldn't need to explain the purpose of this lesson to you. 3. From my website www.spacedlaoshi.spaces.live.com go to " The New England Aquarium " You'll find the link on The Ecological Websites list. Read the short article entitled " Sea Turtle Rescue At The New England Aquarium" 4. From my website , www.spacedlaoshi.spaces.live.com , go to " The Listening Room " and listen to the following article : " Tuna and Dolphins ". The Listening room link can be found on "The Internet T.V., Radio and English Language Learning" list. Once you get to The Listening Room the article can be found in the Nature topic group of articles. 5. Get the lyrics to the song " One Particular Harbor " by Jimmy Buffett. I suggest you try www.cowboylyrics.com One Particular Harbour ---------------------- by Jimmy Buffett Ia ora te natura E mea arofa teie ao nei Ia ora te natura E mea arofa teie ao nei I know I don't get there often enough But God knows I surely try I'ts a magic kind of medicine That no doctor could prescribe I used to rule my world from a pay phone And ships out on the sea But now times are rough And I got too much stuff Can't explain the likes of me But there's this one particular harbour So far but yet so near Where I see the days as they fade away And finally disappear But now I think about the good times Down in the Caribbean sunshine In my younger days I was so bad Laughin' about all the fun we had I've seen enough to feel the world spin Mixin' different oceans meetin' cousins Listen to the drummers and the night sounds Listen to the singers make the world go round Ia ora te natura... Lakes below the mountains Flow into the sea Like oils applied to canvas They permeate through me And there's that one particular harbour Sheltered from the wind Where the children play on the shore each day And all are safe within Most mysterious calling harbour So far but yet so near I can see the day when my hair's full gray And I finally disappear Ia ora te natura... Ua pau te maitai no te fenua Te zai noa ra te ora o te mitie Please be advised that some of this song is written in Portuguese. If you don't understand some words that is probably why. Just concentrate on the English words. Have fun Allen  |
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