Traveling the world #2 abriged

What am I?

What am I?

I was taken into a dark room, andset on fire.I cried, and then my head was cut off.What am I?

I can flutter andtake your breathaway. I can take a beating but don’tbruise. If I stop, you lose.I am with you every day.What am I?

What am I?

What has four legs, and a back, but it cannot walk, or run?

What am I?

I have no weightbut you can seeme. I make thingslighter.What am I?

What am I?What lives as long as it eats, but dies when it drinks!

Traveling the World.

Lesson #2

Reading p161CULTURAL HERITAGE

1. Abu Simbel (Egypt)Abu Simbel is a set of

two massive rock temples in southern Egypt. They were built in the 13th cen-tury B.C. for Pharaoh Ramesses II (2nd) and his queen.

Reading p161CULTURAL HERITAGE

1. Abu Simbel (Egypt)Thanks to UNESCO, the

temples were safely moved to a new loca-tion high above the Aswan Dam in the 1960’s.

Reading p161CULTURAL HERITAGE

1. Abu Simbel (Egypt)If it were not for this,

Abu Simbel would now be 60 meters underwater! This was the first of UNESCO’s efforts to protect world heritage sites.

Which picture is NOT from Abu Simbel?

A B

C

D E

Reading p161CULTURAL HERITAGE

2. The Taj Mahal (India)

The Taj Mahal, a UN-ESCO World Heritage Site since 1983, is considered “the jewel of Muslim art in In-dia.”

Reading p161CULTURAL HERITAGE

2. The Taj Mahal (India)It was built by the In-

dian Emperor Shah Jahan as a memorial to his wife Mumtaz Mahal, who died dur-ing the birth of their 14th child.

Reading p161CULTURAL HERITAGE

2. The Taj Mahal (India)Its architecture com-

bines Persian, Turk-ish, Indian, and Is-lamic styles. It was constructed over a period of 22 years, employing 20,000 workers and over 1,000 elephants.

Which Picture is NOT a “Model” of the Taj Mahal?

A B

C D

Comprehension Ques-tion

Which was the first UN-ESCO effort to protect world heritage sites?

Abu Simbel was the first World Heritage site to be protected by UN-ESCO

Vocabulary p161Massive: Something

VERY big! Huge.

“Abu Simbel is a set of two massive rock tem-ples in southern Egypt.”First sentence, (Abu Simbel)

Vocabulary p161Temple: A place of wor-

ship.

“Thanks to UNESCO, the temples were safely

moved.”

First sentence, (Abu Simbel)

Vocabulary p161Muslim: A believer of Is-

lam

“the jewel of Muslim art in India.”

First sentence, second line (The Taj Mahal)

Vocabulary p161Emperor: A male ruler of

an Empire.

“It was built by the In-dian Emperor Shah Ja-

han.”Second sentence, third line

(The Taj Mahal)

Vocabulary p161Memorial: A monument

(something built) to remember someone.

“It was built by the In-dian Emperor Shah Ja-han as a memorial to

his wife.”Second sentence, third line

(The Taj Mahal)

Vocabulary p161Architecture: The art and

science of making buildings.

“Its architecture com-bines Persian, Turkish, Indian, and Islamic styles.”

Third sentence, fifth line (The Taj Mahal)

Vocabulary p161Combine: To bring into or

join.

“Its architecture com-bines Persian, Turkish, Indian, and Islamic styles.”

Third sentence, fifth line (The Taj Mahal)

Question: What do you get if you combine a suitcase

with feet?

Vocabulary p161Construct: To build.

“It was constructed (Taj Ma-

hal) over a period of 22 years.”Fourth sentence,

sixth line. (The Taj Mahal)

Vocabulary p161

If it were not for: Without

“If it were not for this, Abu Simbel would now be 60 meters underwater.”

Fourth sentence, sixth line.(Abu Simbel.)

If it were not for my brother, I would be drinking

Cola!

If it were not for my exams, I could go home to sleep.

Vocabulary p161

As a memorial to: In memory of.It was built (Tal Mahal) as

a memorial to his wife Mumtaz Mahal.

Second sentence, 3rd and 4th line (Taj Mahal)

THE ENDBUT......

SPEAKING EXAM 1ST GRADE,

FIRST SEMESTER 2011

DIRECTIONS

1) DON’T PANIC!

2) ASK QUESTIONS

What did he say?

If you don’t under-stand what you

need to do in the Speaking Exam,

ask Scott, or your English teacher.

YOUR EXAM

50 “RANDOM” QUESTIONS1) What kinds of movies do you like? 2) What’s the best movie that you’ve seen?3) Do you think there’s too much violence on television, movies, and internet? 4) What’s your favorite kind of book?5) What fun things can you do for 0 dollars?6) What do you do in your free time?7) What kind movie do you hate?8) What’s your favorite “Soap Opera” or “Drama?”9) What’s your favorite kind of sport? 10) How long should a couple know each other before they get married?11) What do you expect from your future husband?12) What’s the best way to find a boyfriend?13) Have you ever had a pet? Would you like to?14) Why do you study English?15) Who was your favorite teacher in Middle school? Why?16) How are you different from your parents?17) Are you the same as your parents?18) Is it important to wear make-up? 19) What do you do on the weekend?20) Do you think art is important? Why?21) What’s the best thing to happen in your life so far?22) Who is your favorite family member?23) What are three things you do with your family?24) What are you like as a per-son25) Describe your best friend.26) What do you do on your birthday?27) What kind of clothes do you like to wear?28) What kind of people do you like?29) What’s your favorite place at home? Why?30) What’s your favorite kind of weather?31) What do you like the most about your school?32) What would you like to change about your school?33) What do you normally eat for dinner?34) Where do you like to eat? Why? 35) What’s you favorite kind of exercise?36) When you go out, where do you like to go?37) What country would you like to visit? Why?38) What does your name mean?39) What’s the best place for a foreigner to visit in Seoul? Why?40) What is your favorite color? Why?41) How do your parents punish you? 42) If you had one million dollars, what would you do with it? 43) Do you like cooking? Why or why not? 44) Tell me some things on the walls of your room? 45) Do you prefer out-door or indoor activities? What are they? 46) What’s the most popular sport in your country? Why? 47) Do you think students should have cell phones in class? Why, or why not? 48) De-scribe a perfect life. 49) Should art and music be High school subjects? Why? Why not? 50) What Korean meal would you cook for a foreigner?

WHAT WILL HAPPEN?1

YOU WILL BE ASKED 5 “RANDOM” QUESTIONS.

WHAT WILL HAPPEN?2

YOU WILL ANSWER THE

QUESTIONS AS WELL

AS YOU CAN!

WHAT WILL HAPPEN?3

YOU SHOULD SPEAK FOR AROUND 2

MINUTES!

HOW WILL YOU BE GRADED?

a)Grammar

EXAMPLE

“Is it important to wear make-up?”Yes, it’s important for I to wear make-up.

me

HOW WILL YOU BE GRADED?

b) Vocabulary.

EXAMPLE

“How do your parents punish you?”My parents hit me with end of arm.

their hand.

HOW WILL YOU BE GRADED?

c) Fluency.

EXAMPLE

“What Korean meal would you cook for a foreigner?”Hmmm, ah, rice, um,ah, egg um fry, umWHAT?

HOW WILL YOU BE GRADED?

d) Listening.

EXAMPLE

“What do you do in your free time?”

My birthday is inMarch.

HOW WILL YOU BE GRADED?

e) Voice and non-Verbal

Communication.

EXAMPLE

“What’s your favorite kind of weather?”

I like Spring!

Scoring SystemCategory 10 9 8 7 Sco

reGrammar Final Score

50-48 Highest Level (10)47-44 Second Highest Level

(9) 43-40 Third Highest Level

(8)39-35 Lowest Level (7)

Vocabulary

Fluency

Listening

Voice, and non Verbal

Communica-tion

Example Scoring CardStudent: 서비밀

Category 10 9 8 7 Score

GrammarVocabulary

Fluency

Listening

Voice, and non Verbal

Communica-tion

MAY 2011

SUN

MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9 10

Holiday!11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 1-11 & 1-10 Exam Intro

19 1-6, 1-3,1-4 Exam Intro

20 1-12, 1-5,1-2, 1-9

1-1Exam In-

tro

21

22 23

241-8, 1-13,1-14, 1-7

Exam Intro

25 1-11 & 1-10

Practice

26 1-6, 1-3,1-4Practice Ex-

ams

27 No

ClassesMonday

Timetable

28

29 30 31 1-8, 1-13,1-14, 1-7

Exam Prac-tice

JUNE 2011SUN

MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT

1 1-11 & 1-10

Exams

2 1-6, 1-3,1-4

Exams

3 1-12, 1-5,1-2, 1-9

1-1Practice

4

5 6

Holiday!71-8, 1-13,1-14, 1-7Exams

81-11 & 1-10

Exams

91-6, 1-3,1-4

Exams

101-12, 1-5,1-2, 1-9

1-1Exams

11

12 13 14 1-8, 1-13,1-14, 1-7Exams

15 1-11 & 1-10

Exams

16 1-6, 1-3,1-4

Exams

17 1-12, 1-5,1-2, 1-9

1-1Exams

18

19 20

21 1-8, 1-13,1-14, 1-7Exams

22 1-11 & 1-10

Exams(If Needed)

23 R.S.S

24 R.S.S

25

26 27 28 R.S.S

29R.S.S

30FINAL EXAMS

All information regardingthe Speaking Exam can be

found at:http://

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