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ESL-097 Class 13 Goals ➔ Go over homework

➔ Learn about Appositive Phrases (Review transitions)

➔ Activities and in-class writing of compare-contrast essay.

➔ Go over Test 2 Review

➔ Class 14 Homework

Homework for Today

➔ P. 113: Choose a prompt (A) and complete the Venn Diagram (B ) on p. 139.

➔ Pp. 132 / 135: Activities 4.3 and 4.4

➔ Study for Unit 2 Test (chs. 3 & 4) in Class 14. The compare and contrast essay will be finished as part of this test.

...For one thing, the way it is cooked in the United States is much richer. ___________________,

the American version tends to be sweeter. __________________ to this, several “Chinese” dishes

popular in the U. S. did not even originate in China. _________________ chop suey, it was

actually invented in America in the nineteenth century. _________________ Gen. Tso’s chicken,

Jennifer Lee, author of TFCC, went to the hometown of Gen. Tsung t’ang Tso, … and asked

several of the general’s ancestors about this dish. They were not aware of it at all…. When

people emigrate from China to other countries, one of two things generally happens:

______________, Chinese cooking influences the mainstream cooking style. ________, Chinese

cooking adapts to local tastes and ingredients. ___________________ consumers’ desire for

“authenticity,” it is no longer an important element… So, _____________, when you look at the

history of Chinese Cuisine, you see a history of adaptiveness.

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How Do We Create and Use Appositives? ➔ For example:

◆ Wei wei, the prettiest McDonald’s employee in the world, is from Taiwan.

◆ The restaurant, McDonald’s in Taiwan, employs Weiwei.

➔ Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWRf9kKdoXI ➔ Try Exercise 4.5 on p. 134.

Let’s Try the Textbook Activities:

➔ Pp. 126-128: 3.8

➔ Avoiding Plagiarism: pp. 136-7, 140

➔ Pp. 141-142: Make an outline for your essay using your prompt (p. 113 ) and your thesis statement.

➔ Use the class computer to write the introduction paragraph for the compare / contrast essay through the thesis statement.

Homework for Class 14/15

➔ Study for test 2 on Chapters 3 and 4 in Class 14 (You will finish the essay.)

➔ Read: “The Psychology Behind Cyberchondria” on pp. 148-49 and answer questions on p. 149.

➔ Vocabulary pp. 146-47 ➔ Be ready for a Reading /

Listening Quiz in Class 15.