Homework• Remember my “list of
main points” last week?• Work in pairs or groups• Decide the main points
of the “Mars One” article (choose 6-8)
My “important points” 1-4• Mars One is planning a trip
to Mars• Regular people can apply for
the trip• Chosen people will work in
teams to train• Training will take seven
years
My “important points” 5-8• Robots will scout Mars• First trip will be in 2023• Trip will cost billions of
dollars• Trip is one way (no return
trip)
Transition words review
• I will put a sentence on the board. Hold up the right answer. Faster teams get more points.
• Sometimes there is more than one right answer.
If my mother is available, I’ll ask her to travel with me. _____, even if she isn’t free, I’m still going to go.
I think travelling is good, because you can improve yourself. ____, I’ve really improved my English through travelling.
Midterm—Transition Words
You will have to complete the blanks on sentences like the ones we just practiced.
Midterm—SummaryYou will have to read a
short article (like the ones we had for homework, but shorter) and summarize it.
Midterm—Listening • Describing people &
clothes (Chapter 2 & 3)You will have to listen to
descriptions of people and identify their hair color, height, age, and clothes
Midterm—Listening • Describing people &
clothes (Chapter 2 & 3)Know all of the
phrases/words on page 6 & 10
Understand page 11
Midterm—Listening • Routines (Chapter 4)
Hear times and write themListen for when people do
thingsListen to a longer
explanation and decide which things a person does (page 16)
Midterm—Listening • Dates (Chapter 5)
Change dates from numbers into words (correctly us 1st, 12th, etc.)
Hear when people will do things (page 18-19)
Midterm—Listening • Jobs (Chapter 6)
Identify a job based on a description (like we did for karuta)
Listen to people describing their jobs and answer questions about them
Midterm—Listening • “Jobs” vocabulary from karuta
• Scientist• Dentist• Veterinarian• Lawyer• Baker• Gardener• Farmer• Director
• Soccer player
• Journalist• Carpenter• Pharmacist• Taxi Driver• Painter
• Also, learn all of the jobs on page 22