Celebrations and Demonstrations

For Thomas...
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Here are some of the things on the board today.  There MAY BE a quiz tomorrow...



Vocabulary
Ice Rink
Audience (which is) clapping
Tom Cruise signing an autograph
spectators cheering
a parade
a protest march
chanting
banners
demonstration (like our neighbours at #OccupyDameStreet)

Set Phrases
"I prefer ---ing."
"and the crowd goes wild!"
"cheers" = "thanks"
"three cheers for Alex… Hip HIP: HOORAY"


Remember:
The goal is to extend the conversation and help the other person understand your answer.  Finishing first is not the goal.

Pronunciation stuff:
Two sounds that should be different for you are the æ sound in laugh (yes that's the American version which is also used in Ireland.  The other is the schwa sound the ə sound, that's the sound we really hear in one and love.  Here's a protest song to prove it. Listen to the ə in ONE and LOVE.

Water Week: Thursday

http://www.scss.tcd.ie/~whipplej/ces/UpperIntRecordings/

This is where you will find your recordings.  Use your notes sheet to find the thing I noticed.  See what you can notice.

Water Week: Tuesday

Water is a chemical substance with the chemical formula H₂O. A water molecule contains oneoxygen and two hydrogen atoms connected by

This kind of definition is what we call OVER-EXPLICIT.  This means it gives us too much information about something.

The opposite for example "Water is going to be more important in the future" leaves me feeling like I missed the conversation.

Today we are going to see the Surface Tension Exhibition at the Science Gallery at the far side of Trinity College, Dublin.  Dublin is uniquely the only city in Europe not to have water charges on domestic use.  Some people say that we need to do what everyone else in Europe does.  Some people say we have more rain than anywhere else in Europe- so why should we pay?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_supply_and_sanitation_in_the_Republic_of_Ireland

Wikipedia's article was written over the last 10 years and as an occasional contributor, I understand how the editing process works.  It is a fairly accurate account of what is happening.

I have some questions for you to answer by using Ctrl + F or just scanning:

1. Are there water charges in Dublin?
2. Were there water charges in Dublin?
3. According to this article does Ireland have the lowest rate of tax in Europe?
4. What percent of water is used by agriculture and industry together in Ireland?
5. Tell me two things about John Gormley.

Today the Irish National Budget is being announced to the people.  You will see it in the Evening Herald (€1.20) Many people believe that soon a water charge will apply to every household. Maybe this is what the new household charge will pay for.  My brother in law works for a water company in the United States.  That company didn't exist before cities started privatizing water.

Everyone needs water.  No one can choose not use it.  Pay for it or fight for it.

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Questions to answer at the Science Gallery about your exhibit:

• What is it?
• How big is it?
• What  is it designed to help you consider?
• What did you think about when you were there?
• Take a picture of it.
• What do you think other people were thinking when they saw it?
• -Did they "get" it the same way you did?

Tell us about 1 or 2 or 3 of these tomorrow in class.  Talk to us for about 2 minutes.  Good luck 

• See if you can learn more about your exhibit on it on this page http://www.sciencegallery.com/surfacetension/exhibits

This is just for fun.  I hope you enjoy it.

Water Week: Monday

Okay guys, here's the plan.

Monday: pages 64-65- How to "Using Imperatives as Advice"
Tuesday: Visit Trinity's Science Gallery
Wednesday: Individual Presentations on one of the Science Gallery installations
Thursday: Paired production on Water
Friday: Student's Choice

Can you do these things from the lesson today:

• Use a gerund for a subject
• Use the infinitive (even BE) as an imperative

...Oh this is easier.

Homework:

Give me a set of advice of how to improve your pronunciation.  3 do's & 3 don't's