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Thursday, September 20, 2007
Project: Mexico Travel WebQuest
Find your WebQuest at http://mexicotravelwebquest.googlepages.com/. To complete this project, you will need to work in groups of three. (Tell me who you are working with by the end of next class.) Read through the pages at this site to understand the project, and we will discuss timelines, groups and roles on Saturday. Enjoy!
(Visit Exploitz.com to order your own 1939 Vintage Mexico Travel poster!)
Listening Practice! (TOEFL)
- Go to http://www.eslpod.com/toefl/scripts/scripts.html
- Scroll down to TOEFL Podcast #25 "Finding a Roommate"
- Right click on the "Podcast" icon under the title of that post.
- Select "Save target as" and choose a place on your pc to save the file (desktop?).
- Wait while the file downloads and open it when complete.
- Media Player (or similar) should launch and play the podcast.
NOTE: The "Audio Index" tells you where on the counter of the file each part of the podcast can be found. Each podcast on this site contains a deliberately slow reading of the dialog, an explanations section where idioms and vocabulary are carefully explained by a narrator, a "fast dialog," or a reading of the dialog at a normal rate for native speakers, and a short section of comprehension questions at the end where you can quiz yourself. The script is also written out for you on the Web site. While you can decide what works best for you, I highly recommend you first try to listen to the "fast dialog" by forwarding on the play bar your Media player to the right place (17:37 on Podcast #25) once or twice before listening to the slow dialog or explanations. See how much you understand, but remember, these are written with idioms and phrasal verbs you are not necessarily expected to know.
Good luck and have fun!