33D Test Preparation Guide

Here is some information about the test.

Listening Test:
Please study about the following:
-Maps and Directions (Interactions)
-Conversation and Comprehension (Interactions Activity #3)
-Listening to Music in English


Speaking Test:
-Please study all the vocabulary terms in the Interactions book. It is usually activity #2.
You will tell an interesting story using the vocabulary from the book. The story must be fictional, creative, original and unique. After you finish the story, we will ask you questions.
We will grade on grammar, pronunciation, fluency, creativity, and the ability to answer questions.

Here are the topics.
1. Your story is about a scary monster in Paris.
2. Your story is about a haunted house in Brazil
3. Your story is about policemen in Saigon.
4. Your story is about a doctor in the countryside.
5. Your story is about an orphan girl looking for her parents.
6. Your story is about a strange professor in Germany.
7. Your story is about two young boys who love the same woman.
8. Your story is about racing cars in the United States.
9. Your story is about a Vietnamese football star in England.
10. Your story is about an ugly girl loves a handsome man.
11. Your story is about a Chinese thief who loves a rich woman.
12. Your story is about a lonely princess in Thailand.
13. Your story is about a war between two kings in China.
14. Your story is about a male supermodel in Italy.
15. Your story is about ballet dancers living in New York City.
16. Your story is about a young man who loves an old woman.
17. Your story is about an aspiring fashion designer in Los Angeles.
18. Your story is about a ninja war in Japan.
19. Your story is about a kung-fu master in Australia.
20. Your story is about a European dog lost in Africa.
21. Your story is about a trash collector who loves a supermodel.
22. Your story is about a little girl who becomes a giant.
23. Your story is about a blind airplane pilot.
24. Your story is about a killer in the Mekong Delta.
25. Your story is about a Russian man in a jail in India.
26. Your story is about a child that lives with an elephant in Indonesia.
27. Your story is about two high-school girls that hate each other.
28. Your story is about a strong man who is scared of everything.
29. Your story is about a famous actor who wants to find a wife.
30. Your story is about a famous singer who is a heroin addict.

Research Project

For this project, you will learn more about education in your community.

Imagine that you meet a person that is the same age, gender, and hometown as you. You become very good friends with this person and always enjoy each others' company.

However, your friend is not a student. Your friend is a construction worker and does physical labor almost everyday. This friend dropped out of school in third grade, and you want to help your friend have a brighter future.
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For this project, you will interview a teacher from another school (not An Giang University). You will ask about people who drop out of school and want to continue. You may also find information from other sources (books, magazines, newspapers, internet). You will work alone. Any group work will be considered cheating unless approved by me.

==Information==

-What is a continuation school? What is the purpose?
-What is a vocational school? What is the purpose?
-What can of work are they unable to do?
-What must a student do to get a degree?
-Is it possible to study elementary school subjects when you are an adult, such as mathematics and reading?
-In the teacher's opinion, is it impossible for this student to get a college degree?
-If a student has studied only up to third grade, what skills will they have?
-If a student quits school at third grade, can they survive? What kind of work can they do?
-In the teacher's opinion, what should this student do? What classes should they take? What should they study? What career should they pursue?
-In the teacher's opinion, are they many students who drop out of the teacher's school? What is the main reason? What can the community do to reduce drop-outs?

==Interview==

-You may conduct the interview in Vietnamese, but you must translate the results into English.
-You may speak with any teacher that does not teach on the An Giang University campus. I suggest you interview teachers from your hometown.
-The teacher can teach any subject; it does not have to be an English teacher.
-If you need a letter of introduction, please ask me ahead of time.
-It will be difficult to find a teacher that has time to meet with you, I encourage you to try your hardest. Find a teacher to interview ASAP.

==Other Resources==

You can find other information from the internet, newspapers, books, and other teachers. However, you must get the most information from your interview.

==Report==

You will write a two-page, typed, Times New Roman 12' font, double-spaced essay that will be at least 475 words and at most 525 words. The report will summarize your interview, answer all the questions in the 'Information' section, and describe your experience during the project. There will be two drafts.

==Results==

-I will meet with you individually to discuss your findings. We will schedule meetings later.

==Schedule==

-First Draft of Report Due: October 26th 1:00 P.M.
-Meetings with Mark to discuss results and turn in Final Report: November 1st-7th



Good luck. This is a difficult assignment. If you have a question, you may ask me.
-Mark

Online Homework #2 NEWS

Hello 33D,

This week we will do reports. Next week, you will do group presentations. I have assigned the members to each group and you have a time limit. The presentation will be on Tuesday morning (22nd).

You are required to do the following:
-Give a short description and summary of the article (including the time, location, etc.)
-Explain what you think will happen next.
-Discuss different solutions to this problem.
-Include the picture from the article into your presentation.
-Please find an article from anther website that is relevant (use some information in your presentation).
-Please find a resource in Vietnam that is relevant (use some information in your presentation).

Link	33D1	33D2
1. World Bank sends more loans Vietnam’s way to offset inflation (3-5 minutes)
http://www.thanhniennews.com/politics/?catid=1&newsid=52437	Thoai Huong	Kiet Thu
2. Southern traffic police jailed for taking bribes (3-5 minutes)
http://www.thanhniennews.com/society/?catid=3&newsid=52438	Chau Thanh Hien	Diem Tram
3. Bumper crop brings misery to Mekong (8-10 minutes)
http://www.thanhniennews.com/features/?catid=10&newsid=52475	Lieu Phuc Q. Trung Ven	Ngan Vu Trang Duong
4. Vietnam tightens screws on sand exploitation (8-10 minutes)
http://www.thanhniennews.com/society/?catid=3&newsid=52467 http://www.thanhniennews.com/society/?catid=3&newsid=52397	Linh Vuong To D. Thuy	Phuong Ai Tran My Truong Trang
5. Men arrested for pawning stolen motorbikes (3-5 minutes)
http://www.thanhniennews.com/society/?catid=3&newsid=52436	Thu H. Thanh	Nhu Dung
6. Vietnam launches appeal for local goods (5-7 minutes)
http://www.thanhniennews.com/features/?catid=10&newsid=52473	Nha Hue Men	Bao Tran Viet Ngoc
7. Industrial pollution has Delta waterways close to death (3-5 minutes)
http://www.thanhniennews.com/features/?catid=10&newsid=52417	T. Thuy M. Trung	Nhan Vu
8. HIV orphans ostracized, pushed out of public school (5-7 minutes)
http://www.thanhniennews.com/features/?catid=10&newsid=52479	X. Ngoc Tram Trang	Khoa Cuong Canh
9. US slacking on pledged Agent Orange cleanup funds: Vietnam (3-5 minutes)
http://www.thanhniennews.com/politics/?catid=1&newsid=52389	Y B. Ngoc

-Mark

Online homework #1 33D

Hello 33D,

This will be the website that will have all of your homework for the internet.

This week, you must send me an e-mail (agu.moralmark@yahoo.com) that answers all of these questions. Each question should have at least three sentences. Please check grammar and spelling before you send it to me.

1. Do you think it is more important to help children or the elderly?
2. Do you think teacher have adequate salaries?
3. If a student is studious but gets bad marks, is it the fault of the teacher or the student? Why?
4. Is it silly for the elderly (more than 65 years old) to study more classes?
5. How young should a baby begin studying English?

You must e-mail me Monday September 7th, 2008 10:00 P.M. We will discuss on Tuesday (33D2) or Wednesday (33D1)
-Mark

Study Guide 9D pronunciation

This is a study guide to the pronunciation exam. Please help your friends find it.
(Mark's example)
During(19) my(3) first(20) year(12) at(38) An Giang University, I learned(38) that(6) to(5) make(1) new friends(7) and not(9) be(2) alone(4), I could(10) not(9) be shy(31). I am a foreigner starting(32) a new life(35) in(8) a different(40) country(21) for(16) the(33) first time(25), which makes(37) it important(42) for me to try(34) to change(27) my philosophy(41) and perspective(22) on friendship(22) and friendliness(30). While (14) I wasn’t very(26) old(17) when I started(38), I clearly(28) had to mature and create(29) time to care(11) for others. As an English teacher, I would sometimes(24) feel(13) very(26) tired(15) but I knew it was important(38) to maintain a real (23) effort….(and so on and so on)

"Ua, thay Mark lam nay sao? Giai thich cho cac em nhe"
"OKAY!, thay giai thich"

Long	1. A	2.E	3.I	4.O	5.U
Short	6.A	7.E	8.I	9.O	10.U
Diphthongs	11.Air	12.Ear	13.Eel	14.Aisle	15.Ire	16.Ore	17.Ole	18.Pull
Consonants @Beginning	19.D	20.F	21.K	22.P	23.R	24.S	25.T	26.V
Combinations @ Beginning	27.Ch	28.Cl	29.Cr	30.Fr	31.Sh	32.St	33.Th	34.Tr
Consonants @End	35.F	36.P	37.X	38.T	38.D
Stresses	40.Ooo	41.oOoo	42.oOo

When you write your paragraphs, please put numbers to the sounds.

For example:

1.Write your two paragraphs.

-During my first year at An Giang University, I learned that to make new friends and not be alone, I could not be shy. I am a foreigner living in a strange country for the first, full time, which makes it important for me to try to change my philosophy and perspective on friendship and friendliness. While I wasn’t very old when I started, I was clearly had to mature and create time to care for others. As an English teacher, I would sometimes feel very tired but I knew it was important to maintain a real effort….(and so on and so on)

2. Look at this chart. You can see that if you can match a word to a sound. If a word matches a sound, then write a number behind the word.

During(19) my(3) first(20) year(12) at(38) An Giang University, I learned(38) that(6) to(5) make(1) new friends(7) and not(9) be(2) alone(4), I could(10) not(9) be shy(31).

Long	1. A	2.E	3.I	4.O	5.U
	Make	Be	My	Alone	To
Short	6.A	7.E	8.I	9.O	10.U
	That	friends		Not	Could
Diphthongs	11.Air	12.Ear	13.Eel	14.Aisle	15.Ire	16.Ore	17.Ole	18.Pull
		Year
Consonants @Beginning	19.D	20.F	21.K	22.P	23.R	24.S	25.T	26.V
	During	first
Combinations @ Beginning	27.Ch	28.Cl	29.Cr	30.Fr	31.Sh	32.St	33.Th	34.Tr
					Shy
Consonants @End	35.F	36.P	37.X	38.T	38.D
Stresses	40.Ooo	41.oOoo	42.oOo

3. Now you will do the entire two paragraphs. Make sure you get ALL 41 SOUNDS.

I am a foreigner starting(32) a new life(35) in(8) a different(40) country(21) for(16) the(33) first time(25), which makes(37) it important(42) for me to try(34) to change(27) my philosophy(41) and perspective(22) on friendship(22) and friendliness(30). While (14) I wasn’t very(26) old(17) when I started(38), I clearly(28) had to mature and create(29) time to care(11) for others. As an English teacher, I would sometimes(24) feel(13) very(26) tired(15) but I knew it was important(38) to maintain a real (23) effort….(and so on and so on)

Long	1. A	2.E	3.I	4.O	5.U
	Make	Be	My	Alone	To
Short	6.A	7.E	8.I	9.O	10.U
	That	friends	In	Not	Could
Diphthongs	11.Air	12.Ear	13.Eel	14.Aisle	15.Ire	16.Ore	17.Ole	18.Pull
	Care	Year	Feel	While	tired	For	old	Full
Consonants @Beginning	19.D	20.F	21.K	22.P	23.R	24.S	25.T	26.V
	During	first	Country	perspective	Real	sometimes	Time	Very
Combinations @ Beginning	27.Ch	28.Cl	29.Cr	30.Fr	31.Sh	32.St	33.Th	34.Tr
	change	Clearly	create	Friendliness	Shy	Starting	The	Try
Consonants @End	35.F	36.P	37.X	38.T		39.D
	Life	Friendship	makes	Important		started
Stresses	40.Ooo	41.oOoo	42.oOo
	different	Philosophy	important

4. Wow! Only four sentences, and there is EVERY sound. When you finish, please make two copies like the paragraph below, one for me to read and one for you to read . Thank you.

During(19) my(3) first(20) year(12) at(38) An Giang University, I learned(38) that(6) to(5) make(1) new friends(7) and not(9) be(2) alone(4), I could(10) not(9) be shy(31). I am a foreigner starting(32) a new life(35) in(8) a different(40) country(21) for(16) the(33) first time(25), which makes(37) it important(42) for me to try(34) to change(27) my philosophy(41) and perspective(22) on friendship(22) and friendliness(30). While (14) I wasn’t very(26) old(17) when I started(38), I clearly(28) had to mature and create(29) time to care(11) for others. As an English teacher, I would sometimes(24) feel(13) very(26) tired(15) but I knew it was important(38) to maintain a real (23) effort….(and so on and so on)

Other Examples of word sounds

Long	1. A	2.E	3.I	4.O	5.U
	Fake	Scene	Cried	Phone	Too
Short	6.A	7.E	8.I	9.O	10.U
	Pat	Pet	Pit	Pot	Put
Diphthongs	11.Air	12.Ear	13.Eel	14.Aisle	15.Ire	16.Ore	17.Ole	18.Pull
	Pair	Fear	Feel	File	Fire	Four	Hole	Full
Consonants @Beginning	19.D	20.F	21.K	22.P	23.R	24.S	25.T	26.V
	Dead	Fit	Kill	Punish	Rain	Six	Test	Vest
Combinations @ Beginning	27.Ch	28.Cl	29.Cr	30.Fr	31.Sh	32.St	33.Th	34.Tr
	Chair	Clear	Crop	Free	Shy	Stick	Thin	Try
Consonants @End	35.F	36.P	37.X	38.T	38.D
	Mouth	Map	Licks	Cart	Card
Stresses	40.Ooo	41.oOoo	42.oOo
	Answering	Biology	Semester