English Language Studies: Book 2: Advanced

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A Brief Modern History of the United States

English Language Studies

Book 2

Advanced

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ADVANCED BOOK - 2A Brief Modern History of the United StatesEnglish Language StudiesPublished and Edited by Jacaranda Education Inc. S.C.Writen by Michael Andrew BeckwithDesign by Andrea Vargas FernándezMéxico 2012This curriculum is the sole property of Jacaranda Education Inc. S.C.It cannot be reproduced without the prior writen consent from the author.

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In 2011 students from Scotch Plains High School in New

Jersey, USA and Instituto Blaise Pascale, Oaxaca, Mexico took

part in a cultural exchange art project. The goal of the project

was to create giant murals which presented an idea of the

student´s local culture and social history. The murals were

exchanged during a physical visit by students from Oaxaca to

New Jersey. The mural created by the students from Scotch

Plains was subsequently brought to Oaxaca and was hung

in the Museum of Oaxacan Painters. It is this beautiful mural

created by the students of Scotch Plains High School which

is the inspiration and creative source for the following

textbook. The mural now hangs in the work spaces of

Jacaranda Education in Oaxaca @La Calera.

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Advanced - Book 2

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Chapter ONE Cultural History .........................................9

The Diner1/2. In Praise of the Great American

Diner .............................................................11

Writing: Paraphrasing.

Reading: Main Ideas and Details.

Speaking: Sharing an Example.

Other: Paraphrasing.

3/4. Edward Hopper: Night Hawks........15

Speaking: Describing a Piece of Art.

Reading: Descriptive Adjectives.

Writing: Vocabulary in Context.

Grammar: Correlative Conjunctions.

5. The American Diner Museum............20

Grammar: Phrasal Verbs: An Introduction.

Speaking: Sharing an Opinion.

Listening: Main Ideas and Details: A Video Clip.

Writing: Phrasal Verbs.

6. Planet Hollywood: TOEFL ibt:

Reading Exam............................................25

Reading: TOEFL ibt Practice.

MTV7/8. The Globalization of Popular

Culture: MTV...............................................32

Grammar: Paraphrasing, Quoting and Citing a

Source.

Writing: Paraphrasing, Quoting and

Citing a Source.

Speaking: Sharing an Idea.


Other: Synonyms.

9. Celebrity Death Match........................37

Grammar: Phrasal Verbs:

Separable and Inseparable.


Reading: Identifying Phrasal Verbs.

10. The One That Got Away....................42


Listening: Identifying a Theme.

Writing: Building Characters.

11. Making Media........................................45

Multi-Disciplines: Making a Media Project.

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INDEX

chapter .

Peace anD LoVe.1/2. The Sixties: The Years That Shaped

a Generation...............................................63

Listening: TOEFL ibt Practice Exam: Part 1.

3. The Fog of War: 11 Lessons from

Robert McNamara.....................................68

Listening: TOEFL ibt Practice Exam: Part 2.

4/5. The Vietnam War: The Draft...........71

Grammar: Phrasal Verbs: Intransitive.

Writing: An Email: Phrasal Verbs: Intransitive.

Speaking: Describing Emotions,

Conducting an Interview.

Reading: The Details of a System.

Other: A Role-Play Activity.

6. Counter-Culture....................................76

Speaking: Sharing an Opinion, Conducting an

Interview, Conducting a Presentation.


Writing: Transcribing.

SuPerheroeS.12. Superman..............................................47

Grammar: Prepositions Following Verbs,

Nouns, and Adjectives.

Speaking: Describing Super Powers,

Presenting a Character.

Writing: Creating a superhero: Prepositions

Following Verbs, Nouns, and Adjectives.

13. The Real Super Men and Women....51

Grammar: Antonyms.

Reading: Main Ideas and Details:

A Newspaper Article.

Speaking: Describing a Type of Person.

Writing: Paraphrasing.

14/ 15. My Hero..........................................55

Reading: Content of a Website.

Speaking: Sharing an Idea, Story.

Writing: Describing Heroes.

Chapter TWO Political History.........................................61

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i haVe a DreaM.7. A Divided Nation...................................80

Speaking: Describing a System.

Reading: For Main Ideas and Details.

Writing: Developing an Idea.

8/9. The Most Famous Speaker in US

History: Martin Luther King Jnr.............84

Listening: Identifying Attitude, Motivation,

and Point of View.

Writing: Comparative Essay.


Speaking: Discussing an Idea.

10. A Great Leader Assassinated..........90

Speaking: TOEFL ibt: Practice Exam: Part 1

obaMa naTion.11. Fact or Fiction: Will the Real Obama

Please Stand-Up........................................96

Listening: For Details.

Writing: A Short Biography.


12. Understanding the Policy................100

Reading: Main Ideas and Supporting Sentences.

Speaking: Sharing an Opinion,

TOEFL ibt: Practice Exam: Task 4.

13/14. Insulation Is Sexy.........................104

Writing: A news report: Quoted and

Reported Speech.

Listening: Voice and Opinion, Main Ideas and

Supporting Sentences.


Note-Taking: Key-Word Technique.

Grammar: Quoted and Reported Speech.

15. Malia Obama Visits Oaxaca..............110


Reading: A newspaper Article: Identifying

Attitude and Bias in a text.

Vocabulary: Synonyms.

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INDEX

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Chapter THREEEconomic History ..................................115

The STory of coca coLa.1/2. The History of Coca Cola................117


Listening: Main Ideas and Details.

Speaking: Debating an Idea.

Note-Taking: Key-Word Method.

Writing: TOEFL ibt Practice Exam:

Integrated Task.

3. The Secret Ingredient 7X...................123

Grammar: Conditional Sentences.



Writing: Conditional Sentences.

4. Mexican Coke vs. American Coke...127



Writing: Transition Words: Cause and Effect,

TOEFL ibt Practice Exam: Independent Task.

5. The Taste Test.......................................132

Speaking: Conducting an Experiment.

Writing: Results and Conclusions of

An Experiment.

aMerica runS on oiL.6/7. Understanding America´s

Dependency on Oil.................................135

Reading: Comprehension.

Writing: Transition Words: Cause and Effect.


Listening: Main Ideas and Details:

Connecting Themes.

Writing: TOEFL ibt: Practice Exam:

Integrated Task.

8/9. Oil Products.....................................140

Special Vocabulary: Objects in Our Daily Life.

Writing: Adjective Clauses.

Speaking: Describing Activities.

Grammar: Adjective Clauses.

10. The Price of Gasoline........................146

Speaking: Discussing a Problem.


Writing: Adjective Clauses.

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chapter .3

DoT.coM.11/12. The Dot.Com Bubble.....................151


Speaking: Sharing An Idea.

Grammar: Prepositional Phrases.

Writing: TOEFL ibt: Practice Exam:

Integrated Task..

13/ 14. Bust or Boom in The Bubble....156

Grammar: Adding Emphasis in English.


Writing: Creating a .Com.

Speaking: Sharing Examples, Adding Emphasis

to an Opinion or Argument.

15. The Digital Age: What´s in a Name:

Google........................................................161

Listening: Main Ideas and Details.


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Daily Curriculum and Lesson Plans - Chapter ONE

Cultural History

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Chapter ONE - Daily Curriculum and Lesson Plans

The Diner

1-5 One to Five.

[Discipline]

Grammar:Correlative Conjunctions,

Phrasal Verbs: Introduction.

Writing:

Paraphrasing, Vocabulary

in Context, Phrasal Verbs.

Speaking:

Sharing an Example, Describing a

Piece of art, Sharing an Opinion.

Listening:

main Ideas and Details: a Video Clip,

a Scene from a TV Sit-Com.

reading:

main Ideas and Details, Descriptive

adjectives, TOEFL ibt: Practice Exam.

[Objective]Build communicative reading, writing,

listening, and speaking skills through a

multi-disciplinary approach, which looks

at the cultural and social significance and

influence of the american diner.

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Cultural History

1/2. In Praise of the Great American Diner.Writing: Paraphrasing.reading: main Ideas and Details.Speaking: Sharing an Example.Other: Paraphrasing.

VOCaBuLary:

TO aPPEar TO PLaGIarIzE TO COVEr

TO OrIEnTaTE WIDESPrEaD TO ExPEL

BaCkGrOunD BaCkDrOP

Introduction: The Diner: a Cultural Icon.

[Instructions]

Discuss the opening question with your

classmates.

Can you think of any books, or movies,

or tv shows set in the United States in

which the American diner appears?

Share your answers

Source: warnerchannel.com - 2 broke girls

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Chapter ONE - Advanced Book 2

activity 1: understanding Paraphrasing.

[Instructions]

you are going to discuss with the teacher the main points and issues surrounding plagiarism.

The main points are given below to help you.

main Points: What is a paraphrase?

When we paraphrase we re-write or restate an idea in our own words. •

Whereas a summary can be more general a paraphrase is generally more detail orientated and covers •

each of the main points put forward.

main Points: Why do we need to paraphrase?

Paraphrasing is a skill used widespread and daily in North American Universities and universities •

around the world.

As a student one is constantly asked to explain in written or spoken exercises and activities information, •

ideas, and opinions that have been heard or read through courses of study.

Most English speaking universities take plagiarism very seriously indeed. So seriously in fact that •

failure to paraphrase correctly can result in expulsion from the institution.

main Points: What skills do we need to paraphrase?

Having as large a vocabulary as possible is key to being able to re-state or re-write ideas into one’s •

own words. This is why synonym activities are very important skill builders.

One also has to have an ability to restructure sentences or to change the tense of a particular sentence •

without losing the overall meaning therein.

Example:

Original Text:

Of the more than 1, 000 bicycling deaths each year, three-fourths are caused by head injuries.

Half of those killed are school-age-children. One study concluded that wearing a bike helmet can

reduce the risk of head injury by 85 percent. In an accident, a bike helmet absorbs the shock and

cushions the head. (53 words).

Paraphrased Text:

The use of a helmet is the key to reducing bicycling fatalities, which are due to head injuries 75%

of the time. By cushioning the head, a helmet can reduce accidental injury by as much as 85%,

saving hundreds of lives annually, half of whom are school children. (48 words).

This example is taken from: Source: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_paraphr.html

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Cultural History

activity 2: In Praise of the Great american Diner.

[Instructions]

read the following text. read first aloud for pronunciation and then in silence for

comprehension.

In PraISE OF ThE GrEaT amErICan DInEr

This is a text about a great American institution, The American diner, where you can order such

classic cuisine as a club sandwich, ice cream sundaes, and a huge stack of pancakes.

Diners in film

The Diner serves as the backdrop or scenery for a wide range of cultural entertainment, such as in

movies, TV shows, art, and music. For example, much of Tarantino´s famous cult movie classic Pulp

Fiction takes place in a diner, singer Suzanne Vega´s chart topping hit Tom´s Diner was inspired by her

visits to the famous diner in upper Manhattan, and Edward Hopper´s picture Nighthawks is a classic

and iconic piece of modern American art.

Reality bites

One might say that the diner is to the present-day US what the old saloon was to the Old West. It is

a place where people from all backgrounds and classes come together to eat and to hang-out. One

can see the wild-west in the structure of the diner, an aluminum railroad dining car.

Everyone’s diner

Some people say that the diner is popular with Hollywood

movie makers and writers because it is a place where

everyone goes and so it is an obvious place to position a

character and to build a scene. For example, it is said that

even Donald Trump goes to the diner to eat and hang out.

Politics

Famous people are frequent visitors to the diner, which

has helped the diner stay in business as long as it has.

As a student at Columbia University Barack Obama would

often spend time in Tom´s Diner. Bill Clinton was also often

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pictured in a diner when he was President. Many people say, the iconic image and cultural

significance of the diner in American culture is the reason why politicians love to be pictured

taking a coffee there.

It’s as American as the apple pie cooling on its counter.

activity 3: Putting it in your own words.

[Instructions]

Paraphrase the text that you have read above.

Paraphrased Text:

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Share your results.

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Cultural History

3/4. Edward Hopper: Night Hawks.reading: Descriptive adjectives.Writing: Vocabulary in Context.Speaking: Describing a Piece of art.Grammar: Correlative Conjunctions.

VOCaBuLary:

TO PrOVOkE TO rEVEaL CuSTOmEr

rEmOTE TO VIEW TO ISOLaTE

TO ShInE TO DraW WEDGE

SEamLESS EErIE TO FLOOD

mOODy

Introduction: night hawks.

[Instructions]

Discuss the question with the class.

Take a look at the painting below.

What type of feelings or emotions does the painting provoke?

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activity 1: Interpreting art: Building Vocabulary.

[Instructions]

read the following text aloud and then in silence for comprehension. Questions will follow.

Night Hawks was painted as an oil on canvas by Edward Hopper

in 1942.

The artist explained that his painting was inspired by ‘a restaurant on

New York’s Greenwich Avenue where two streets meet.’ The diner is no

longer there, shut down and changed long ago, but the image, with its

carefully constructed composition and lack of narrative, has a timeless

quality that transcends any particular location. The painting reveals

three customers lost in their own private thoughts. The anonymous

and uncommunicative night owls seem as remote from the viewer as

they are from one another. Although Hopper denied that he purposely

infused any of his paintings with symbols of isolation and emptiness, he

acknowledged of Nighthawks that, ‘unconsciously, probably, I was painting the loneliness of a large

city.’

“In selecting his vantage point, Hopper eliminated any reference to the diner’s entrance. The viewer,

drawn to the light shining from the interior, is shut out from the scene by a seamless wedge of glass, a

characteristic of Art Deco design. Hopper’s understanding of the expressive possibilities of light playing

upon the simplified shapes gives the painting its beauty. Fluorescent lights had just come into use in the

early 1940s, and the eerie glow flooding the dark street corner may be attributed to this innovation.

The moody contrast of light against dark and the air of menace inside has been linked to film noir, a

movement in American cinema that featured stories of urban crime and moral corruption.”

Source: http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/111628

Questions:

i. Take a second look at the following extract from the text - “carefully constructed

composition and lack of narrative, has a timeless quality that transcends any particular

location”. - What do you think the writer is trying to say?

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