ACADEMIC INTERACTIONS 130A

Fall 2014IECPNikki Mattson

Agenda

• Conversation starters• Leap 7, listening 3• Paraphrasing practice

QuestionDate Presenter(s)

December 1st Mohammed Al Mania and Sung Jun

December 2nd Ryan and Cheng

December 3rd Hadel, Johar, and Hailey

December 4th Hassan and Sukyeong

December 8th Soojin, Ali, and Rika

December 9th Francisco and Brenda

Does anybody want to be video-taped? (you could have a copyfor your records)

Conversation Starter 1• When a new design is created, lay people

and members of the scientific community must both be convinced that the new design is a great design. The creators of Google glass, for example, have not yet convinced the world of its greatness because a lot of people think it is too close to being a technology for spying. What do know about Google Glass? And are convinced it is great or not? Why? ( Mohammed Al Manai / Mechanical engineering )     

Conversation Starter 2

• Generally, many people prefer to stay in their comfort zones instead of taking risks in order to feel an adrenaline rush. So, do you like trying risky things? If so, what have you done or what do you intend to do in the future? (Engineering, Adriano)

Conversation Starter 3

• Everyone has a particular perspective or idea about American culture. for example, when I was in my country, I had a certain perspective, but now I have changed my mind! Do you have a specific perspective about American culture? and why might you change or keep it?

Leap 7, Listening 3, pg. 137

Pre-Listening Questions

• 1. What are some examples from your own life where failure has led to success?

• 2. Do you know any examples of famous people experiencing failure before achieving success?

Listening – chart pg. 138

Paraphrasing

• Review – How can successful paraphrasing be accomplished?

Practice

• I am glad that I am showing these men that women can hold up their end. The men resent a woman getting any honor in what they consider is essentially their field. –Emily Carr

Practice

• Success is not final, failure is not fatale; it is the courage to continue that counts – Winston Churchill

• Supposing you have tried and failed again and again. You may have a fresh start at any moment you choose, for this thing that we class failure is not the falling down, but the staying down – Mary Pickford

Practice

• “The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle.” – Steve Jobs

• “In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.” – Bill Cosby

• “I am thankful for all of those who said NO to me. It’s because of them I’m doing it myself.” – Albert Einstein

• “It is our choices, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.” --J. K Rowling

Vocabulary Practice – chapter 7adrenaline rush

documented immigrate outcomes schemes

anatomy doomed income previously unnerving

collapsed dramatically invest remote warranted

• 1. The real estate bubble of 2009 finally _________________, leading to a long recession.• 2. After a series of _______________ involving real estate, Emilio finally came up with a

more realistic plan for a business.• 3. The public health benefit of flu shots is well __________________. Several reliable

websites report on the effectiveness of flu shots.• 4. My sister is taking a financial planning course so she can help people ______________

in stocks and bonds.• 5. Gabriel’s house was __________________ owned by a famous investment banker.

HW

• Individual Presentations

• Group Presentation Comments = 11/21 - midnight

Date Presenter(s)December 1st Mohammed Al Mania and Sung Jun December 2nd Ryan and ChengDecember 3rd Hadel, Johar, and HaileyDecember 4th Hassan and SukyeongDecember 8th Soojin, Ali, and RikaDecember 9th Francisco and Brenda