Saturday, March 17, 2012

ENRICHING VOCABULARY THROUGH READING AND CONVERSATIONS

 The text of this ONLINE CLASS isn't complete because this is focused on Spoken English or Conversational English though it is integrated into reading, speaking, listening, and vocabulary.

MARCH 17TH, 2012

SKILLS:
1. READING ALOUD
2. PRONOUNCING THE WORDS CORRECTLY
3. GIVING PROPER ACCENT TO A WORD
4. DEFINING A TERM 


[7:01:47 PM] Pretty Jean says: hello....
[7:04:17 PM] Pretty Jean says: What's ur grade level now?
[7:05:54 PM] Pretty Jean says: grade 7
[7:06:33 PM] Pretty Jean says: u r going to be in high school 2 years from now
[7:06:56 PM] Pretty Jean says: before u go to high school, u have to take the exam
[7:07:22 PM] Pretty Jean says: we need to prepare for that exam
[7:08:05 PM] Pretty Jean says: read a lot
[7:08:11 PM] Pretty Jean says: learn more vocabulary
[7:09:19 PM] Pretty Jean says: short story
[7:09:21 PM] Pretty Jean says: poem
[7:09:27 PM] Pretty Jean says: autobiography
[7:09:39 PM] Pretty Jean says: historical narratives
[7:10:20 PM] Pretty Jean says: Spain
[7:10:23 PM] Pretty Jean says: Indies
[7:11:28 PM] Pretty Jean says: http://www.moonstar.com/~acpjr/Blackboard/Common/Stories/Castillo.html
[7:13:54 PM] Pretty Jean says: From The True History of the Conquest of New Spain
Gifts Presented to Cortes
About this time many Indians came from the towns of which these two great servants of Montezuma were governors, some of them bringing gold and jewels of little value, or fowls, to exchange with us for green beads, clear glass beads, and other articles. In this way we kept ourselves fed, for almost all the soldiers had brought goods for barter, and we had learnt in Grijalva's' time that beads were a good thing to bring.
[7:14:17 PM] Pretty Jean says: http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Grijalva
[7:15:04 PM] Pretty Jean says: http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/New+Spain
[7:15:19 PM] Pretty Jean says: http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Montezuma
[7:15:22 PM] Pretty Jean says: value
[7:15:55 PM] Pretty Jean says: fowls = fouls
[7:16:21 PM] Pretty Jean says: beads = bi:dz
[7:16:53 PM] Pretty Jean says: had brought
[7:16:57 PM] Pretty Jean says: barter
[7:17:52 PM] Pretty Jean says: REPEAT AFTER ME
[7:17:56 PM] Pretty Jean says: HIStory
[7:18:38 PM] Pretty Jean says: governors
[7:18:44 PM] Pretty Jean says: jewels
[7:18:48 PM] Pretty Jean says: exchange
[7:18:51 PM] Pretty Jean says: value
[7:18:57 PM] Pretty Jean says: value
[7:19:05 PM] Pretty Jean says: fowls = fouls
[7:19:12 PM] Pretty Jean says: green beads
[7:19:29 PM] Pretty Jean says: articles
[7:20:00 PM] Pretty Jean says: re-start ur video
[7:20:13 PM] Pretty Jean says: glass beads
[7:20:21 PM] Pretty Jean says: had brought
[7:20:27 PM] Pretty Jean says: soldiers
[7:20:36 PM] Pretty Jean says: goods for barter
[7:20:41 PM] Pretty Jean says: had learnt
[7:21:03 PM] Pretty Jean says: I just wanted u to have a more emphatic enunciation.
[7:21:08 PM] Pretty Jean says: u r very good
[7:21:20 PM] Pretty Jean says: Grijalva
[7:21:26 PM] Pretty Jean says: Montezuma
[7:21:35 PM] Pretty Jean says: New Spain
[7:24:23 PM] maggyer says: brand
[7:25:00 PM] Pretty Jean sent file "green beads.jpg" to members of this chat

[7:27:43 PM] Pretty Jean says: http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/beads
[7:29:11 PM] Pretty Jean says: governors
[7:29:25 PM] maggyer says: n.
[7:29:34 PM] Pretty Jean says: noun
[7:29:37 PM] Pretty Jean says: persons
[7:29:46 PM] Pretty Jean says: What do governors do?
[7:32:04 PM] Pretty Jean says: control
[7:32:12 PM] Pretty Jean says: governor = control
[7:32:32 PM] Pretty Jean says: What does ur dictionary say about the governor?
[7:32:46 PM] Pretty Jean says: My dictionary says that governor is .................
[7:34:07 PM] Pretty Jean says: a man who ...............
[7:34:34 PM] Pretty Jean says: governs
[7:34:37 PM] Pretty Jean says: heads
[7:34:39 PM] Pretty Jean says: leads
[7:34:43 PM] Pretty Jean says: controls
[7:35:14 PM] Pretty Jean says: rules
[7:36:46 PM] Pretty Jean says: handles
[7:36:48 PM] Pretty Jean says: manages
[7:37:05 PM] Pretty Jean says: My dictionary says that a governor is a man who ...................
[7:37:37 PM] Pretty Jean says: governs
[7:37:39 PM] Pretty Jean says: heads
[7:37:46 PM] Pretty Jean says: controls
[7:37:49 PM] Pretty Jean says: rules
[7:37:50 PM] Pretty Jean says: handles
[7:37:53 PM] Pretty Jean says: manages
[7:38:28 PM] Pretty Jean says: province
[7:38:30 PM] Pretty Jean says: state
[7:38:34 PM] Pretty Jean says: territory
[7:38:52 PM] Pretty Jean says: colony
[7:39:08 PM] Pretty Jean says: goVERNS
[7:39:30 PM] Pretty Jean says: A governor is a man who ..................... a ............................
[7:40:31 PM] Pretty Jean says: A governor is a man who controls a state.
[7:40:54 PM] Pretty Jean says: SKILLS:
[7:40:59 PM] Pretty Jean says: 1. READING ALOUD
[7:41:09 PM] Pretty Jean says: 2. PRONOUNCING THE WORDS CORRECTLY
[7:41:21 PM] Pretty Jean says: 3. DEFINING A TERM
[7:42:18 PM] Pretty Jean says: Spring
[7:42:26 PM] maggyer says: flu
[7:42:34 PM] Pretty Jean says: fruit
[7:44:15 PM] Pretty Jean says: What did u get from ur English  teacher?
[7:44:46 PM] Pretty Jean says: You are one of those pupils who are very good at English.
[7:45:04 PM] Pretty Jean says: Did u receive something from ur teacher?
[7:46:18 PM] Pretty Jean says: I HAVE TO TEACH MAGGY PERHAPS LOVE ON SATURDAY.
[7:46:25 PM] Pretty Jean says: perhaps
[7:46:38 PM] Pretty Jean says: jewels
[7:49:04 PM] Pretty Jean says: antique
[7:49:45 PM] maggyer says:  nephritoid
[7:50:36 PM] Pretty Jean says: nephritis
[7:51:42 PM] Pretty Jean says: it's my disease
[7:52:36 PM] maggyer says: antique
[7:55:12 PM] Pretty Jean says: weird
[7:56:11 PM] Pretty Jean says: primordial
[7:58:38 PM] Pretty Jean says: Six or seven days passed in this way. Then one morning Tendile returned with more than a hundred Indian porters, and accompanied by a great Mexican chief, who in face, features, and body was very like our Captain. The great Montezuma had chosen him on purpose. For it is said when Tendile showed him the portrait of Cortes all the princes present exclaimed that one of their number, Quintalbor, looked exactly like him; and it was Quintalbor who now accompanied Tendile. On account of this resemblance we in the camp called them "our Cortes" and "the other Cortes."


[8:00:06 PM] Pretty Jean says: porters
[8:00:13 PM] Pretty Jean says: accompanied
[8:00:18 PM] Pretty Jean says: Mexican chief
[8:00:35 PM] Pretty Jean says: features
[8:00:45 PM] Pretty Jean says: had chosen him
[8:00:58 PM] Pretty Jean says: on PURpose
[8:01:09 PM] Pretty Jean says: portrait of
[8:01:32 PM] Pretty Jean says: PREsent
[8:01:54 PM] Pretty Jean says: exclaimed
[8:02:32 PM] Pretty Jean says: on account of
[8:02:38 PM] Pretty Jean says: resemblance
[8:03:23 PM] Pretty Jean says: NEXT MEETING : song
[8:03:27 PM] Pretty Jean says: Perhaps Love
[8:03:34 PM] Pretty Jean says: NEXT TO THAT:
[8:03:39 PM] Pretty Jean says: news articles
[8:05:25 PM] Pretty Jean says: See u on March 24th, 2012 at 7P.M.

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