Homework/Have a great weekend

The first thing I want to tell you is that I'm very excited about both classes. I can see that we're going to have a lot of good discussions and also a lot of fun. In just a few days, we have spoken about stress and relaxation, childbirth and overcoming pain, and corporal punishment and gender segregation in the classroom. Personally, I'm ecstatic that I found a topic that animated all of the Chinese students to actually dominate the class discussion!  This might be a first in my teaching career! So let's keep thinking, keep reading, keep listening, keep talking, keep arguing... it's GREAT!

For homework:
1.  Complete blog writing #1, if you haven't already done so.
2.  Complete blog writing #2.
3.  Complete listening practice #1 and #2 on the blog.

4.  In RS,  pp. 3-5, ex. 1-3

      RS, pp. 10-12, read “The Lowdown on Single-Sex Education” and answer the questions (for Monday)

Extra reading practice:  pp. 6-9, "Learning and Teaching... in Boston"

Here are the answers:  1C  2B  3A  4C  5D  6B  7B  8C  9B  10C 

In class today, I mentioned some activities for you to check out. Please share your ideas or experiences with the class, if you have any.

Also, since the weather is going to be perfect this weekend, what a great time to go to the park (any park is good, but Hermann Park is especially nice to walk around) or the beach (45 minutes away), or go for a bike ride around the city, or play some tennis, or soccer, or football...