Due: Thursday, 5 p.m., in the mailbox outside my office

Name _____________________________________ .............................. ___ / ___ points

TIUA Academic Listening Comprehension and Speaking

Special schedule: We will start class at 9:00 Friday in room 113. We will finish at 11:10.

Spring 2006 Seibert
Meeting Willamette's Forth-Year Japanese Class for the Second Time

Friday, March 17, 2005 at 10:20 in room 145
Introduce yourself and get to know each other a bit
Start: Today, I'd like to discuss _________________________

Suggestions: Think about what you are really interested in, look in the newspaper, use topics in CT, etc. If you need ideas, ask me or ask Tom

Don't be too general! (Too general: "In my opinion, war is bad.")

Communicating on Campus: Use what you are learning in Chapter 7

Opinions:

• Example: It seems to me that governments are not doing enough to slow global warming.
• Example: As far as I'm concerned, the United States invasion of Iraq has increased, not decreased, the chance of more terrorism in the U.S.
• Example: I feel that the best way to learn a language is to simply talk with friends; classes do not help.

Example: General topic children and television

(Opinion)

I feel that children should not be allowed to watch television before they are five years old because (1) physical, cognitive and creative development are stifled, (2) children become passive instead of active participants in the world, and (3) there is too much violence on television. What's your opinion?

Questions to keep the conversation going later:

a. If you become a parent, what restrictions will you place on your children's television viewing?

b. How much television did you watch each day before elementary school, in elementary school, in junior high, and in high school? What did you watch?

c. Do you think that watching violence on TV and in movies, or listening to violent song lyrics, results in more violent behavior in society?

1. General topic ____________________________

(Opinion)

Questions to keep the conversation going later:

a.

 

b.

 

c.

 

2. General topic ____________________________

(Opinion)

Questions to keep the conversation going later:

a.

 

b.

 

c.