Week 1: English Language and Communication

École Normale Supérieure

Agenda:

-Introductions

-Contact Information

-Two Truths, One Lie

-Find Someone Who

-Word Associations Competition

-Letter Writing

-Homework

Class Website

My Contact Information

My name: Kyle Welch

Class Website: welchenglishportal.weebly.com

Email Address: tetouanenglish.kw@gmail.com

Facebook Page: English at the University of Tetouan

Office Hours: 12:00PM-1:00PM on Mondays

If you need to contact me...

1. Please include your name, the day of your class, your group number, and your student number

2. Use formal language 3. Use a professional email account

Two Truths, One Lie

In this activity, you will write three sentences about yourself. Two of the sentences will be true and one of them will be false. You will present these sentences to the class and your classmates will try to determine which one is false by asking you questions.

Example: Joe Smith1 - I speak five languages fluently.

2 - I do not like reading books.

3 - I have three sisters and two brothers.

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1. What was the last book that you read? I finished “For Bread Alone” by Mohamed Choukri last week.

2. Which languages do you speak? I speak Spanish, French, Arabic, English, and Tachelhit

3. Do you have siblings (brothers and sister)? No, I don’t. Statement # 3 is not true.

Kyle Welch, your teacher

1. I have visited more countries in the world than states in the United States. 2. I do not speak Spanish. 3. I prefer drinking coffee without milk or sugar.

It’s Your Turn!

Find Someone Who...In this activity, you will need a piece of paper and a pen. You will be walking around the room interviewing your classmates. Turn the following statements into questions to try to find out whether the statement applies to your classmate. If it does, ask someone else. If it doesn’t, ask the person another question.

1. Find someone who plays a musical instrument 2. Find someone who has no brothers or sisters 3. Find someone who was born in the Fez/Meknes region of Morocco 4. Find someone whose favorite color is blue 5. Find someone who has family members who live in another country

Game: Word Associations

I will show you a series of photos and you will work in groups to generate as many words as you can in English that correspond to these images. The team that writes down the most words that are relevant to the image wins.

Example: Plaza Primo in Tetouan

Mountains, Trees, Buildings, Traffic, Pedestrians, Windows, Cars, Lights, Clouds, Grass, Fountain etc.

Expression of the Day:

Quote of the Day:

A Letter to the ProfessorYour final task of the day is to write a short letter to the professor. This letter will help me to learn more about you, your level of English, and your interests, which I will use to create more interesting class exercises. Please answer the following questions:

1. How many years have you been studying English for? 2. Where are you from? 3. Which languages do you speak? 4. What do you enjoy doing in your free time?5. Do you have any concerns about the class? 6. What are you interested in discussing/learning about in class?

Homework:

1. Read the course syllabus online 2. Write down any questions you have 3. Listen to the songs on the website and write down the question in each song

a. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJc8lLP8geg&list=PLEPiG-j-9bgXhRtAME2jgtGuCpqeV1-Fm