Life Lessons
In this lesson, you are going to practice listening, speaking, reading, and writing around the topic of life lessons.
Task 2.
Pre-Listening and Reading Discussion
Begin by visiting this VoiceThread forum. Create an account and reply to the questions by recording yourself on Webcam, by microphone, or by typing in text. Listen to and read your classmates' responses.
VoiceThread discussion
Task 3.
Listening / Reading
Read the essay "Do Talk to Strangers" from National Public Radio's This I Believe program. Select the play button on the audio player to listen. The author, Sabrina Dubik, learned not to talk to strangers as a child, but in college, she decided to befriend an elderly customer at the restaurant where she worked. The experience taught her the benefits of engaging with random people she encounters in life.
Read and listen to the essay as many times as you like.
Task 4.
Comprehension / Reflection
Check your understanding of the essay by taking this short quiz. I will email the Flubaroo quiz results to you.
Then continue on the Writing section.
In this lesson, you are going to practice listening, speaking, reading, and writing around the topic of life lessons.
Task 2.
Pre-Listening and Reading Discussion
Begin by visiting this VoiceThread forum. Create an account and reply to the questions by recording yourself on Webcam, by microphone, or by typing in text. Listen to and read your classmates' responses.
VoiceThread discussion
Task 3.
Listening / Reading
Read the essay "Do Talk to Strangers" from National Public Radio's This I Believe program. Select the play button on the audio player to listen. The author, Sabrina Dubik, learned not to talk to strangers as a child, but in college, she decided to befriend an elderly customer at the restaurant where she worked. The experience taught her the benefits of engaging with random people she encounters in life.
Read and listen to the essay as many times as you like.
Task 4.
Comprehension / Reflection
Check your understanding of the essay by taking this short quiz. I will email the Flubaroo quiz results to you.
Then continue on the Writing section.