Reading Break Homework Answers

ESAL 035 Jason’s World Reading Break Homework

Find Someone Who …… Answers.

Did student ask question with proper grammar and comprehensible pronunciation? 1 point
Did student answer question with proper grammar and comprehensible pronunciation? 1 point

1. Are you under pressure from your parents to pass the IELTS, TOEFL or TOIC exam?
2. Do you sometimes feel down?
3. Are you currently in debt?
4. Do you know someone who has received a student loan?
5. Do you think that heavy metal music is crappy?
6. Do you sometimes feel like an idiot when studying English?
7. Do you know someone who has plagiarized an essay?
8. Do you know someone who has attempted suicide?
9. Do you know anyone who has gone to a pub or a movie with a bunch of friends recently?
10. Do you know anyone who has been unconscious?
11. Do you know anyone who has received a scholarship at school?
12. Do you know anyone who is eligible to vote in their country?
13. Do you know anyone who is intending to take another session of English at this institution.
14. Do you know anyone who has been suspended from school?
15. Do you know anyone who has changed his or her mind about what he or she is going to do after this session is over.
16. Do you know anyone who is studying here without the financial support of their parents?
17. Do you know anyone who can concentrate on homework and watch television at the same time?

Personal Opinion Survey

Did student ask question with proper grammar and comprehensible pronunciation? 1 point
Did student answer question with proper grammar and comprehensible pronunciation? 1 point

1. Would you ever consider sharing an apartment with a stranger?
2. Do you think parents put too much pressure on their children at school?
3. Would you forgive a partner if you caught them kissing someone else?
4. Do you think that someone who has cheated once will cheat again?
5. Do you believe in love at first sight?
6. Would you break up with your partner if they kissed someone else.
7. Do you think it is not as bad to cheat or lie if you are drunk?
8. Do you feel that if someone is stupid enough to trust dishonest people, they deserve to be cheated?
9. Would you ever talk to a counsellor if you were having serious problems?
10. Do you think joining a study group is a good idea?
11. Do you prefer to keep your problems to yourself rather than bothering other people ewith them?
12. Do you think everyone cheats once in a while?
13. Do people have to cheat in school these days because it is so difficult?
14. Do you think it is sometimes necessary to lie?
15. Do you think the government should pay the entire cost of university education for young people?
16. Would you consider buying an essay on the internet if it kept you from failing a course?
17. Do you feel that people who commit plagiarism should fail the course, even their first time?
18. Would you cheat on the exam if you knew you wouldn’t be caught?
19. Do you think parents need to pressure their children in order to help them succeed?
20. If you knew a person who was thinking of attempting suicide, would you report it to someone?

Speaking Journal Assignment 3

For this speaking journal, please tell everyone about your reading break. Did you have an opportunity to do any traveling? Where did you go? With whom did you go? Did you spend your time meeting friends or socializing? How about parties? Did you have any parties? Finally, did you find the time to do any homework and/or reading during the reading break?

Speaking Journal 2 Assignment

You are a sales agent for a tourism company. It is your job to recruit foreign visitors to your country. For your next speaking journal, make a sales pitch in English in which you “sell” your country to tourism customers. In other words, you will make a sales pitch. In your sales pitch, organize a speech that outlines the benefits of a trip to your country. Your pitch should be at least one minute long.

Here is a sample introduction.

China is a wonderful country. Did any of you have a chance to watch the Beijing Olympics last summer on television? Perhaps the thought of taking a trip to China has crossed your mind?

There are hundreds of reasons to visit China, the most compelling of which include the long and interesting history, the fabulous cultural icons, and the tasty food the country has to offer.

First, let me tell you a bit about China’s history.

Sound File

Introduce Yourself

Today, I would like you to make your first speaking journal. As part of your speaking journal, I would like you to introduce yourself to your classmates. Your introduction is your first opportunity to start creating your on-line persona. In your on-line persona, we would like to get to know the "real" you. That is, what is it about you that makes you unique and special. Everyone has a history and that history usually includes things like sports activities, music, art, travel, or other activities that make us unique. Please use your speaking journal to let us know in which ways you are a unique and special individual.

Jason