Travel Presentations

Wednesday, April 29th
8:50 - 9:00 Tung-Chen – Lake Baikal
9:05 – 9:15 Olivia – Versailles
9:20 – 9:30 Anh – Great Barrier Reef
9:35 – 9:45 Shun – Machu Picchu

Thursday, April 30th
8:50 – 9:00 Du – Angkor Wat
9:05 – 9:15 Candy - Kandy
9:25 – 9:45 SEIs

Monday, May 4th
8:50 – 9:00 no class
9:00 – 9:10 Victor - Krakow
9:15 – 9:25 Kay - Carthage
9:30 – 9:40 Even - Alhambra

Tuesday, May 5th
8:50 – 9:00 no class
9:00 – 9:10 Ohoud – Taj Mahal
9:15 – 9:25 Mao – Old Havana
9:30 – 9:40 Yibo - Florence

Wednesday, May 6th
8:50 – 9:00 no class
9:00 – 9:10 Long – Kilimanjaro National Park
9:15 – 9:25 Zen - Timbuktu
9:30 – 9:40 Lee – Iguazu National Park

Group Presentation

Group - Mao, Kay, Candy
Situation - Arriving at the airport
• Check-in
• Ticket counter
• Security
• Airport terminal and gate
• Boarding the airplane
Presentation time – 2nd group on Wednesday, April 22nd

Group - Olivia, Shun, Du
Situation - Arriving at the destination
• Customs and immigration
• Baggage claim
• Meeting someone at the airport
• Taking public transportation to the hotel
Presentation time – 1st group on Thursday, April 23rd

Group – Lee, Zen, Long
Situation – On the airplane (page 132)
• Getting ready to take off
• Taking off
• Eating on the airplane
• Landing
Presentation – 3rd group on Wednesday, April 22nd

Group – Yibo, Ohoud, Even
Situation – At the hotel
• Checking into the hotel
• Asking the concierge about good places to eat
Presentation – 2nd group on Thursday, April 23rd

Group – Victor, Anh, Tung-Chen
Situation – Leaving home
• Packing suitcases
• Making sure nothing is forgotten
• Checking passport, air tickets, and hotel reservations
• Saying goodbye to friends and family
• Hiring a taxi to the airport
Presentation – 1st group on Wednesday, April 22nd

Teacher’s Evaluation
Time (10 points maximum)
• +1 for each minute
• -1 for each minute over 10 minutes
Equal Participation (10 points)
• -9 if only one member participated
• -5 if one member did not participate at all
Body Language (10 points)
• -9 if nobody moves
• -5 if all members don’t use body language appropriately
Eye Contact (10 points)
• -10 if nobody had eye contact
• -5 if eye contact was unnatural
Volume (10 points)
• -1 for each time you can’t be heard

Acting Ability (bonus points)
• +1 for enthusiasm
• +2 for natural body language and eye contact
• +3 for supporting your group members
Language Ability (bonus points)
• +3 for no or limited mistakes
• +3 for great pronunciation
• +1 for each time you sound like a native speaker

Homework for Thursday

Each group must discuss their topic for 5 minutes.
You will lose points for each time there is 10 or more seconds of silence.
You will gain points if everyone speaks equally.
You will not be graded on grammar or vocabulary.
Pronunciation of what we have studied is important.

Thursday, April 16th at 3:30 – Mao, Kay, and Candy
Discuss air travel
Do you like flying? Why or why not?
How long does it take to fly to America?
What airports and airlines do you like or dislike? Why?

Thursday, April 16th at 3:40 – Olivia, Shun, and Du
Discuss things to do in and around La Crosse
Besides shopping, what can you do in La Crosse?
What makes La Crosse an interesting city?
Where are some places around La Crosse that you would like to go?

Thursday, April 16th at 3:50 – Lee, Zen, and Long
Discuss public transportation in your country
How do most people get around if they don’t have a car?
How is public transportation different in the United States?
What do you think about the future of public transportation?

Thursday, April 16th at 4:00 – Yibo, Ohoud, and Even
Discuss cars and traffic in your country and the United States
Who drives cars in your country?
How much do cars cost in your country?
What’s the difference between traffic in your country and traffic in the United States?

Thursday, April 16th at 4:10 – Victor, Anh, and Tung-Chen
Discuss destinations in the United States
If you could go anywhere in America, where would you go? Why?
Compare different places in America like Los Angeles and New York, Chicago and Miami, etc.

Group Discussions

On March 5th, each group in our class talking about a certain topic about shopping.

Here are their videos finally uploaded for all to see.

I was very impressed by the fluency of their discussions.

This group is Lollipop with Zen (left), Long (center), and Candy (right).

They had to discuss how people shop for clothing in their countries.

I liked their discussion about online shopping.

This group is SLA with Shun (left), Lee (center), and Anh (right).

They had to discuss shopping at the Valley View Mall in La Crosse, Wisconsin.

I liked their opinions about Victoria's Secret and the lack of grocery stores at the mall.

This group is MBC with Victor (left), Yibo (center), and Du (right).

They had to discuss famous shopping areas in their countries.

I was surprised to learn that Yibo and Du are from the same city.

I liked Victor's description of plazas.

This group is Echo with Even (left), Kay (center), and Olivia (right).

This group had to discuss how much things cost in their countries.

I liked their discussion about sales tax in America.

This group is Tom with Ohoud (left), Tung-Chen (center), and Mao (right).

They had to discuss how people shop for food in their countries.

I liked how each member took turns speaking for equal amounts of time.

Commercial Markets

Individual Presentations

• The instructor must model 1-2 outlines & presentations for students
• One week of presentations starting Wednesday, April 8th
• Feedback from students and instructor
• Give a 7-minute speech about an American corporation
• Major portion of the grade is on introductions, conclusions, & outlines
• Topic – corporate profiles

Wednesday, April 8th
8:50 - Victor, General Motors
9:00 - Lee, Wal-Mart
9:10 - Kay, General Electric
9:20 - Candy, Citigroup
9:30 - Even, AT&T

Thursday, April 9th
8:50 - Mao, Hewlett-Packard
9:00 - Zen, Home Depot
9:10 - Ohoud, Walgreen's
9:20 - Du, Dow Chemical
9:30 - Tung Chen, Microsoft

Monday, April 13th
8:50 - Long, United Parcel Service
9:00 - Yibo, Time Warner
9:10 - Olivia, Caterpillar
9:20 - Anh, PepsiCo
9:30 - Shun, Best Buy

Group Presentations

Next week our class will perform five group presentations. Each group will present a different shopping situation. Here are some videos to inspire each group.

SLA - toy store
Toy vocabulary from Toys R Us
Lollipop - candy store
Candy vocabulary
Echo - computer store
Computer vocabulary
MBC - pet shop
Most famous pet shop comedy presentation in English (UK)
Tom - department store

Field Trip to the People's Food Coop

Here's a picture of our class at the end of our field trip last week to the People's Food Coop in La Crosse. We enjoyed a wonderful tour by Jen. The class learned about community ownership, buying local, organic food, and fair trade economics.