Advanced Academic Reading and Discussion

Attendance Please raise your hand and say “HERE!”

Class Survey Results Most Popular Articles

SOCIETY Poverty and Homelessness 11 Euthanasia 7 The Breakdown of Morality 6 Human Sexuality 5 World Population 4 Living to Be …

HI-TECH Human Cloning6 Cyber Crime 5 Artificial Intelligence4 Cyber Shopping4 The Miracle of DNA4 Cyber War3 The Internet3 Genetic Engineering3 Cyber Learning2 The Digital Age1

TIME AND SPACE The Afterlife8 Who Built the Pyramids 7 UFOs: The Evidence5 Aliens: Making Contact5 Reincarnation4 Prior Civilizations1 Alien Abductions1 Ancient Life on Mars1

POLITICAL The Future of Asia13 Human Rights12 Fighting Terrorism4 Illegal Aliens4

THE ENVIRONMENT Global Warming11 Animal Intelligence8 Alternative Energy7 Future Transportation6

LIFESTYLE Coping with Stress9 Choosing a Mate7 Nutrition and Fast Food7 The Risks of Smoking4 Religion or Superstition?4 College Cheating2 The Origin of Sports0 Artificial Insemination0

Homework Review Pair Work Time: 5 minutes

Instructions Read your five homework sentences to your partner and discuss the meanings of the words.  taboo  red light district  pre-marital sex  sexual harassment  gold digger

SOCIETY Unit 2: Poverty and Homelessness (pages 5-8)

Reading Comprehension Questions Pair Work Speaking Activity Time: 10 minutes

Partner A: Ask Partner B these questions According to the article, … 1.What statistics are staggering? 2.What are some other reasons why people become homeless besides poverty? 3.What kinds of welfare programs do most countries have to help homeless people? 4.Look at the bar graph on page 7. Which Asian country spent the highest percentage of its GDP on welfare in 2000? Which country spent the lowest? 5.What does the term “universal health care” mean?

Partner B: Ask Partner A these questions According to the article, … 1.How many people are homeless in the United States on any given night? 2.What usually wins out when homeless people have a choice between food and shelter? Why? 3.What word does the author use to refer to teenagers and women who decide to leave home? 4.Why has the U.S. welfare system been criticized as being too generous? 5.What has become a drag on European economies? Why?

Videos 1. Homelessness in America 2. It Ain’t Pretty, but It’s Beautiful

Useful Discussion Expressions Asking for an opinion  What’s your opinion?  What do you think?  Do you agree?  What are your thoughts on this?  How do you feel about that?

Discussion Questions Small Group Speaking Activity Time: 25 minutes

Instructions  Get into 8 groups of 5 students each.  Each student chooses 2 questions from the list of discussion questions on page 8.  The first student asks his/her question and the other students share their opinions with the group.  You do not have to ask the questions in order.  Ask follow-up questions to keep the conversation going.  Repeat these steps for the other 4 group members.  You can also ask your own questions.  After 25 minutes, choose one student in each group to summarize the group members’ opinions about one of the questions that they discussed.

Lead a Discussion – Group 1 Monday, September 26 1.Emmett 2.Kelly 3.Christina 4.Will 5.Daniel 6.Jasmine 7.Dana 8.Su-Jeong 9.William 10.Jenny

Instructions for Discussion Leaders  You will be the discussion leader for a group of 4 students  Time: 40 minutes  Choose an interesting article in English (from the Internet, a newspaper, a magazine, a textbook, etc.)  Procedure: 1. Bring 4 copies of the article for your group members 2. Read the article as a group (5-10 min) 3. Choose at least 5 words or phrases to teach 4. Ask at least 5 reading comprehension questions (10 min) 5. Ask at least 5 discussion questions (20-25 min)  Give me 1 copy of the article (underline the words you decide to teach) and 1 copy of questions

Homework 1.REVIEW! (Hint, hint!!!)

See you on Monday!