Daily Communication Fall 2009 With Miss Voortman Week 2: Friendship and St. Patrick’s Day

Daily Communication Fall 2009With Miss Voortman

Week 2: Friendship and St. Patrick’s Day

Your English Name:• DO NOT WRITE ON THE NAME SHEETS!!• Choose a common English GIVEN NAME!• Boys choose boys’ names. • Girls choose girls’ names.• Write the name in a notebook and bring it to

class NEXT WEEK!• How to write your English name:

Write your English name first.Write your Chinese surname second.Example: Miss Stacy 林 or Stacy 林

Course Requirements:• Attendance… more than 3 missed classes and

you cannot take the Final Exam!• English Practice Center: 10 hours

- Sign-Up: http://202.38.70.198/index.asp• Textbook: New Interchange, by Jack C Richards,

Student Book 3A ISBN: 7-56002205-7• Notebook… Assignments…• In-Class Participation…• Come to Miss Voortman’s Office Hours

Miss Voortman’s Office Hours:• Every Tuesday, 10:00am-12:00pm• Located on USTC East Campus, in the

Foreign Languages Department.** Very Near to the Physics Department Building**

• On the 3rd Floor, Room 324. • There is a list of Office Hour times

posted on the door.• OR You May Make an Appointment.

Student Photo Cards (Front):

Student ID Photo

Student ID Number

Stacy林希Lin XīMajorE-mailCell Phone #

DC#

Student Photo Cards (Back):

1. Where is your hometown?

2. What is your biggest dream?

3. What is one thing you are concerned or worried about this semester?

4. What are the hobbies/interests that make you happy?

Starting a Conversation:• Informal Introductions and Greetings:

“Hello!”“Hey!” “Hi!” “Howdy”“Good morning!” “Good afternoon!”“Hello, how are you?” - “Fine, thanks! And you?”

“I’m doing okay…”“Hey, what’s up?” - “Not much.”

“Oh, I’m just…”“Hey, how’s it going?” - “Not too bad.”

“Okay. I guess…”“Hi! My name is Stacy . What’s yours?”“Hi, Stacy ! My name is . Nice to meet you!”

Starting a Conversation:• Formal Introductions and Greetings:

“Hello, how are you?” - “Fine, thanks! And you?”“Hello, my name is . What is your name?” -

“Nice to meet you! My name is .”

“Hello. Allow me to introduce myself. I am Miss Stacy Voortman.” - “Hello, Miss Voortman. I am .”

“Hello, Miss Voortman. My name is .”

“Hello, Miss Voortman. May I introduce you to my classmate? This is Edward 王 .”

Small Talk:• Short conversations about non-serious topics that

occur spontaneously.• After introducing yourself or meeting a new person.• Maybe in a bus, train, waiting room, classroom.• Examples of Small Talk Topics:

- Weather - Sports - Entertainment- Hobbies - Books - Time- Hometown - Travel - Studies/Major Food- Food - Fashion - News

That’s What Friends Are For!

• Describe your best friend. What do you like best about that person?

• Share a memory you have of something special you did with a friend.

Student Introductions• 5 New Students Each Week.

• Each Student Has 60 Seconds to Introduce Themselves to the Class.

• Must Be Creative.

• Must Share Their English Name.

• Must Answer at Least 3 Questions from the Lesson 2 PPT, pg 12.

Student Introductions•What is one thing that you can do well?

•Something nice that happened to you this week.

•1 thing that makes you happy

•What is something that you are grateful for?

•Share a memory you have of something special you did with a friend.

•Who is someone that you admire and why?

•A time when you helped someone.•A value that is important to you.•A place that is special to you.•1 Thing you hope to do next year.•A good memory you have.•What makes you feel good?•What is 1 thing you are proud of?

St. Patrick’s Day

• Who was St. Patrick?Most of what we know about St. Patrick comes from his only writings, called The Confession. He was born in Britain between 385 and 389AD, during the last years of the Roman Empire; after Constantine established Christianity as the only legal religion in the Roman Empire (under the Edict of Constantine, 325AD). At 16 years old, Patrick was kidnapped by Irish pirates and forced to be a slave in Ireland.

St. Patrick’s Day

• Who was St. Patrick?For six years, Patrick worked on a farm, caring for sheep. During that time, he remembered the teachings of his Christian parents, and became a Christian himself. In his writings, Patrick claimed that God strengthened him and guided him during his time as a slave. One quote reads, “And there the Lord opened my perception of my heart’s unbelief so that I remembered my sins even though late, and turned with all my heart to the Lord my God…

St. Patrick’s Day

• Who was St. Patrick?“Now, after I came to Ireland, tending flocks was my daily occupation, and constantly I used to pray in the day time. Love of God and the fear of Him increased more and more, and faith grew, and the spirit was moved, so that in one day I would say as many as a hundred prayers, and at night nearly as many, so that I used to stay even in the woods on the mountain to this end.”

St. Patrick’s Day

• Who was St. Patrick?Patrick also wrote about the night when God told him to escape from his slavery and find a boat to take him back home. How Patrick escaped is not clear, but he did return to Britain. After some years at home, Patrick decided to return to Ireland to share his faith in God with the Irish, who at that time did not follow the religion of Christianity. He spent 30 years in Ireland, sharing his faith in God and teaching Christian principles to the Irish people. He died on March 17, 461AD, thus the date for St. Patrick’s Day celebrations. It began as a Christian holiday, but in the 1900s, became more secular.

In November of 1995, the Irish government began to use Saint Patrick’s Day to showcase Ireland and its culture. The government set up the St. Patrick’s Festival, a group with the goal to:

• Offer a national festival that ranks amongst all of the greatest celebrations in the world

• Create energy and excitement throughout Ireland via innovation, creativity, grassroots involvement, and marketing activity

• Provide the opportunity and motivation for people of Irish descent (and those who sometimes wish they were Irish) to attend and join in the imaginative and expressive celebrations

• Project, internationally, an accurate image of Ireland as a creative, professional and sophisticated country with wide appeal, as we approach the new Millennium.

The first St Patrick's Festival was held over one day, and night, on March 17th 1996. In 2010, the festival will last 6 days and 5 nights.

St. Patrick’s Day

• Why celebrate the day?– St. Patrick died on March 17, 461AD.– Began as a religious holiday, in remembrance

of St. Patrick.– First official St. Patrick’s Day Parade was held

in the New York City in 1762.– St. Patrick’s Day turned into a festival to

celebrate Irish heritage all around the world.

Symbols of Ireland and Irish Heritage:

St. Patrick Shamrocks/Four Leaf Clovers

Leprechauns and Pots of GoldThe “Luck of the Irish”

St. Patrick’s Day

• Who was St. Patrick?– Born in Britain between 385AD and 389AD– Lived during the reign of Constantine, after the Edict of

Constantine– Wrote The Confession– Kidnapped and enslaved by the Irish at age 16.– Returned to Ireland as a grown man and taught the

Irish about Christianity for 30 years.– The Catholic Church named him a Saint because of his

faithful service to the Irish people.

Friendship• Discuss the following questions in groups of 3

or 4 students. • What impressed you the most about the story

of St. Patrick?• Would you consider St. Patrick a “good

friend” to the Irish? Why?• What personal qualities would you use to

describe St. Patrick?• What are the 5 most important things that

make a “good friend”?

Friendship Vocabulary:

• Write these in your notebook and add your definition for the following words:loyal humorousfaithful gentle-spiritedbetrayal generousthoughtful humble/humilitychivalrous self-controlledpatient devotedself-sacrificing compassionate

Friendship Quotes:Which quote do you agree with the most? WHY??

• "You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you." -- Dale Carnegie

• “Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends.” -- John 15:13

• “A friend is one that knows you as you are, understands where you have been, and accepts what you have become, and still, gently allows you to grow.” -- William Shakespeare

• “Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.” – Helen Keller

Discussion Questions:

• Who do you think of, when you read that quote?

• Are there any Chinese proverbs or common sayings that mean the same thing as one of these quotes?

• How can you be a better friend?• What is the most important thing you

should do for your friend?

Pronunciation:

• Making the /s/ or “s” Sound:• The tip of your tongue is behind your teeth.

• Making the /θ/ or “th” Sound:

• The tip of your tongue is between your teeth.

Listening Exercise:

• Decide which word has the /θ/ sound. If the first word has the /θ/ sound, say “one”. If the second word has the /θ/ say “two”.

Sink/Think (2)

Listening Exercise:


Sink/Think (2)Sank/Thank (2)

Listening Exercise:


Sink/Think (2)Sank/Thank (2)Thinner/Sinner (1)

Listening Exercise:


Sink/Think (2)Sank/Thank (2)Thinner/Sinner (1)Placing/Plaything (2)

Listening Exercise:


Sink/Think (2) Youthful/Useful (1)Sank/Thank (2)Thinner/Sinner (1)Placing/Plaything (2)

Listening Exercise:


Sink/Think (2) Youthful/Useful (1)Sank/Thank (2) Unsinking/Unthinking (2)Thinner/Sinner (1)Placing/Plaything (2)

Listening Exercise:


Sink/Think (2) Youthful/Useful (1)Sank/Thank (2) Unsinking/Unthinking (2)Thinner/Sinner (1) Bath/Bass (1)Placing/Plaything (2)

Listening Exercise:


Sink/Think (2) Youthful/Useful (1)Sank/Thank (2) Unsinking/Unthinking (2)Thinner/Sinner (1) Bath/Bass (1)Placing/Plaything (2) Moss/Moth (2)

For Next Week:

• Bring your notebook to class (like Miss Lin’s)

• Complete your Photo Card and bring it to class.

• Answer the following questions in your notebook:

– What does the word love mean to you?

– What is the definition of love?

– How would you define “true love”?

• Complete the definitions for the Friendship Vocabulary you wrote in your notebook in this class.

Student Introductions•What is one thing that you can do well?

•Something nice that happened to you this week.

•1 thing that makes you happy

•What is something that you are grateful for?

•Share a memory you have of something special you did with a friend.

•Who is someone that you admire and why?

•A time when you helped someone.•A value that is important to you.•A place that is special to you.•1 Thing you hope to do next year.•A good memory you have.•What makes you feel good?•What is 1 thing you are proud of?

Daily Communication Fall 2009 With Miss Voortman Week 2: Friendship and St. Patrick’s Day

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