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- Niamaat
- Feb 9, 2024
- 16 min read
Updated: Mar 1, 2024
STATUS
Weekly Subscription?
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Daily Independent Study?
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Two 1- Hour Classes per Week?
Yes. until March 20
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Yes.
OBJECTIVES
correct sentence construction (Standard American English)
correct word choice
pronunciation
expanded vocabulary
improved listening comprehension
INDEPENDENT STUDY
Homework will be corrected and discussed in class.
Daily homework consists of this only: Please write 3 sentences.
In each sentence use one of the new words from your notebook.
sojourn
I had sojourn few months in Austria in 2009. (incorrect)
correct, as a verb:
correct, as a noun:
The word "sojourn" as a noun or as a verb is rarely used in 2024.
to sojourn = to travel
a sojourn = a trip
disquietude
She became disquieted because of her son's strange behavior. (correct)
In your sentence "disquieted" is an adjective.
disquieted = worried
disquieted IS NOT EQUAL TO disquietude
disquietude is a noun
disquietude (noun) = worry (noun)
distort
The rain distorted whole program that we planed for . (incorrect)
tantrum
The children can be easily cool down throw tantrum. (incorrect)
reprimand
A teacher gave to the students reprimand for being late. (incorrect0
creep
The snake creeps on the smooth floor. (maybe correct, maybe incorrect) Show me a video of a snake that is creeping.
MONDAY FEBRUARY 5, 2024
Part 1
Use the microphne button in Skype. Please make a recording of your voice reading this.
Successful Chef Part 1
Chicago has some of the best chefs in the United States. Sharon was one of those chefs. Sharon was the head chef at "Flash", a very expensive restaurant.
Like many people, she liked to shop, wash her car, and sip lemonade in the shade, but unlike many people, she was an accomplished chef. She had been a chef for over 15 years. Growing up, she loved to cook. She experimented with different combinations of ingredients to see how they would taste.
Part 2
Please watch this video. What do you agree with? What do you disagree with? Please give your reasons.
Part 3
Please write 3 sentences. Your sentences can be in any tense approriate for your question or for your statement. In each sentence use one of the words or word combinations from the translated scriptures that you are studying. If you can include the original sentence where you saw the word or word combination, that will be even better
1.
ORIGINAL SENTENCE
YOUR SENTENCE, USING THE TARGET VOCABULARY
2,
ORIGINAL SENTENCE
YOUR SENTENCE, USING THE TARGET VOCABULARY
3.
ORIGINAL SENTENCE
YOUR SENTENCE, USING THE TARGET VOCABULARY
submitted February 5, 2024
Part 1
A 52 second recording was posted on Skype. Here is my feedback.
First listening
The ending of some words are imprecise.
For words that end in hard consonant sounds such as /d/ and /t/, it is important tha the last sound of tose wordds is as audible as the first cound of those words.
Continue to be clear and firm with /sh/ and /s/ sounds.
I did not understand what you read.
Second listening
chef
Chicago
shade
like vs liked
Flash
I will make a recording now of myself reading the text. You may use the audio to listen and repeat. I will leave blank space after each sentence.
Part 2
Corrected Version
I agree that a child learns naturally whether he or she is a boy or a girl, a "he" or a "she".
I disagree with the parents; statement that they should give the child time to understand the meaning of the gender and to understand what gender they are.
If the parents follow blindly what an immature child says, the child will become confused. As a child grows and matures, the child may not like his or her name or may not like the clothing he or she is given to wear. Fore example a girl might now like wearing boy clothing, and a boy may not like having a girl's name. Parents should be very clear about what they teach to their children. Parents can't change the truth.
When I was a child, my parents did not tell me that I was a girl or a boy. I knew I was a girl from my name, my clothing, and my upbringing. And later on, I knew I was a girl from my behavior , from my voice, from appearance, and from my knowledge of my physical growth.
Additional Feedback
The question was: . What do you agree with? What do you disagree with? Please give your reasons.
To answer this question, it is best to be direct. For example: I agree that blah blah balh. The reason I agree is blup blup blup. I disagree with rah rah rah. The reason(s) I agree are reh reh reh.
You begin with "It's a controversial statement." What is a controversial statement?
You use the term "a child's natural statement", but what is a child's natural statement?
When you use terms that are unknown to your audience, you should define the terms immediately after using them.
For example" It's a child's natural statement." What I mean by "a child's ntural statement| is zah zah zah.
Be careful with the use of pronuns such as "they". parents - they, And, children = they. It is better not to substitute the acutal noun with a pronoun if there my be confusion as to what noun the pronoun represents.
Part 3
Corrected Version
In all 3 cases the meaning of the target vocabulary is the same in the source sentence and the sentence that you wrote.
Impetus
SOURCE
It is observed that the vital impetus struggles to manifest itself in the living world in a different kind of material environment.
THE SENTENCE YOU WROTE
I came to this country to serve as a spiritual yoga teacher. I came because of my Master"s instruction.
I came to this country to serve as a spiritual yoga teacher. The impetus for coming to this country was my Master"s instruction.
I came to this country to serve as a spiritual yoga teacher. The driving for coming to this country was my Master"s instruction.
impetus = driving force
Many English only speakers in the USA will not know the word "impetus".
torpor
The original one--
SOURCE
Conscious is still in a state of sleep or torpor in plants.
YOUR SENTENCE
A sick person gradually falls into a torpor.
A sick person gradually falls into torpor
A sick person gradually falls into a state of torpidity
A sick person gradually falls into a state of torpor.
Many English only speakers in the USA will not know the word "torpor".
Precede
SOURCE
Intelligent action preceded by deliberate choice and free movement. (this is not a sentence.)
Intelligent action is preceded by deliberate choice and free movement. (This is a sentence.)
YOUR SENTENCE
The Christmas prayer is preceded by Father Joseph.
TUESDAY FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Part 1
Spend 5 minutes listening to the 1 mimnute 27 second audio that I put on Skype at 1:35PM Tuesday Feruary 5. After each sentence there is a long pause. Imitate my pace, my intonation and my pronunciation. After you hear me as I read each sentence on the audio, you should read the same sentence. Imitate my pronunciation, intonation. Of course you may look at the text while you listen to me read. And you may look at the text while you repeat after me during the pauses. You do not need to send me a recording. You may create a recording for your own use of course, so that you can hear my voice then your voice on the same recording. Your goal is to imitate my pronuncation and intonation as closely as possible.
Altough English has 5 letters called vowels: a, e, i, o, u, English has perhaps a dozen vowel sounds. Imitate me. Don't let your eyes fool you. The spelling of English words are not helpful when working on how to pronounce words. First learn how to say the word. Then accept the spelling. In my humble opinion, trying to make sense of the spelling does not help anyone pronounce the words correctly.
Part 2
Please watch this video. What do agree with? What do you disagree with? Please give your reasons.
Defining personal style (fashion) https://www.youtube.com/shorts/jhjMGkkKFdw
Part 3
Please write 3 sentences. Your sentences can be in any tense approriate for your question or for your statement. In each sentence use one of the words or word combinations from the translated scriptures that you are studying. If you can include the original sentence where you saw the word or word combination, that will be even better
1.
ORIGINAL SENTENCE
YOUR SENTENCE, USING THE TARGET VOCABULARY
2,
ORIGINAL SENTENCE
YOUR SENTENCE, USING THE TARGET VOCABULARY
3.
ORIGINAL SENTENCE
YOUR SENTENCE, USING THE TARGET VOCABULARY
submitted February 6, 2024
Feb 6th
Part .1
I have listened to the audio recording and I have practiced saying the words on the recording with my voice. (corrected)
Part 2
I couldn't understand the video because it was too fast. (corrected)
Part 3
1 Synchronicity
A crow sat down on a branch of a palm tree, A palm fruit fell at the same time These two events happend at the samne time and are therefore an example of synchronicity, by definition . (corrected)
Original
Tesla began to think maybe there'd been a certain synchronicity in their meetings.
2. Fazed
I was not fazed by his flute playing while I was meditating. (clarified)
Original
No one is fazed to see a stranger in their club. (corrected)
their SOUNDS LIKE there
Intermittent
Some people do intermittent fasting for getting a healthy body.
Many people eat intermittently throughout the day.
Original
The test went on intermittently for 2 months.
intermittent IS NOT EQUAL TO interittently
intermittent is an adjective that describes, gives more detail, about a noun
intermittently is an adverb that describe, givers more detail, about a verb (an action)
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 7, 2024
Part 1
Please watch this video and answer questions 1 through 9. There are 3 people in this video. The woman’s name is Rachel. The man at the table is Chandler. The man who enters the scene later is Joey. Please donot use a transcript, closed captions, or subtitles.
Respond to questions after watching the video. Use complete sentences to respond. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=221F55VPp2M
1. What was Chandler doing at the table at the beginning of the video?
2. What was Rachel working on at the beginning of the video?
3. Did Rachel really want to go out to a musical with her friends?
4. What did Joey buy as a birthday gift for his girlfriend?
5. Where did Joey buy the birthday gift?
6. Why did Joey think that the gift was appropriate.
7. What did Chandler volunteer to do?
8. What did Joey ask Chandler to do?
9. How long did Joey date his previous girlfriend?
Part 2
Please write 3 sentences. Your sentences can be in any tense approriate for your question or for your statement. In each sentence use one of the words or word combinations from the translated scriptures that you are studying. If you can include the original sentence where you saw the word or word combination, that will be even better
1.
ORIGINAL SENTENCE
YOUR SENTENCE, USING THE TARGET VOCABULARY
2,
ORIGINAL SENTENCE
YOUR SENTENCE, USING THE TARGET VOCABULARY
3.
ORIGINAL SENTENCE
YOUR SENTENCE, USING THE TARGET VOCABULARY
submitted February 7, 2024
Good evemomg. Nia. Now I am doing today's homework .
Feb 7th part 1
1. Chandler was sitting at the dinning table and he was eating and reading .(corrected)
2. Rachel was working on a crossword puzzle. (corrected)
3. No, Rachel didn't want to go to a musical. (corrected)
4. Joey bought a pen as a birthday gift for his girlfriend. The pen had a clock in it.
5. Joey bought the gift from the Office Max. (corrected)
6. Joey thought that his girlfriend could write and see the time with the pen. (corrected and clarified)
7. Chandler offered to go to a store and buy a gift for Joey's girlfriend. (Note: Girlfriend is one word.)
8. Joey asked Chandler to get a card with a poem. (corrected)
9. Joey dated his previous girlfriend for 3 years.(corrected)
Apprentice --- When the newly Initiated students come to the Yoga studio they practice yoga as apprentice.
CORRECTED
When the newly Initiated students come to the yoga studio they practice yoga as apprentices.
or
When newly Initiated students come to the yoga studio they practice yoga as an apprentice.
Original --- The son is an apprentice of his father in the family busyness.
CORRECTED
The son is an apprentice of his father in the family busIness.
ALTERNATE
The son is an apprentice to his father in the family business.
ALTERNATE
Sons are apprentices to their father in the family business.
NOTE: There are additional alternatives.
perplex --- I became perplexed with English pronunciation because it is so different from the spelling.
ALTERNATE
I am perplexed with English pronunciation because the pronunciaiton is so different from the spelling.
Frantically-- I had to go to the hospital frantically to see my friend before she goes for the surgery.
CORRECTED I had to go to the hospital quickly to see my friend before she had surgery.
CORRECTED
I went to the hospital frantically. I was frantic. I drove frantically. I moved frantically,
Definition of "frantic"
adjective
Highly excited with strong emotion or frustration; frenzied.
Characterized by rapid and disordered or nervous activity.
Mentally deranged.
Frantically describes the manner in which an action is executed. Franticallyt means done in a hurried way and in a state of excitement or confusion.
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 8, 2024
Please write 3 sentences. Your sentences can be in any tense approriate for your question or for your statement. In each sentence use one of the words or word combinations from the translated scriptures that you are studying. If you can include the original sentence where you saw the word or word combination, that will be even better
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 9, 2024
Please write 3 sentences. Your sentences can be in any tense approriate for your question or for your statement. In each sentence use one of the words or word combinations from the translated scriptures that you are studying. If you can include the original sentence where you saw the word or word combination, that will be even better
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 10, 2024
Please write 3 sentences. Your sentences can be in any tense approriate for your question or for your statement. In each sentence use one of the words or word combinations from the translated scriptures that you are studying. If you can include the original sentence where you saw the word or word combination, that will be even better
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 11, 2024
Please write 3 sentences. Your sentences can be in any tense approriate for your question or for your statement. In each sentence use one of the words or word combinations from the translated scriptures that you are studying. If you can include the original sentence where you saw the word or word combination, that will be even better
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NEEDS ANALYSIS RAW DATA
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Please use complete sentences and write as much detail as possible.
1. What expectations do you have of your English tutor?
I expect a lot from my English teacher.
2. What is your main reason for wanting to improve your English language skills? And why at this time? The main reason for wanting to improve my English is to better communicate with my audience in the context of guided meditations which I conduct, counseling sessions which I faciliate and spritual talk that I give. Also I currently need English to understand and discuss the written questions submitted to the institution. The discussion happens on zoom. I also currently need English to understand and discuss of question and answer.
3. .In what specific situations do you currently need/use English? I use English for when conseling people, when giving lectures and when leaading guided meditations.
In addition to facilitating guided meditations, giving spiritual talks, and counseling, in what other specific situations do you currently need or use English? Please be specific. Yes, I have for time daily homework. Yes, I review our lessons after our sessions. Yes, I want you to give me daily homework.
4. What do you feel your specific weaknesses and strengths are regarding English?
5. What is your job title and what are your activities and responsibilities at work? My title is Swami or Swami Gri. Other laife activities and responsibilities that require me to use English are...
6. Do you have time for daily homework? If not, are there any specific days of the week that you can make time for 15 to 30 minutes of homework? Yes, I have for time daily homework. Yes, I review our lessons after our sessions. Yes, I want you to give me daily homework
Oral Comprehension and Speaking
Please call me "Nia" What's your name.
I am from the USA, but now I live in Mexico. Where are you from and where do you live now?
I have lots of questions, but you might have lots of questions, too! Please ask me whatever you want.
What are some things that you enjoy doing?
What are some tihings that you enjoy talking about?
What industry do you work in? Do you need vocabulary specific to your industry?
Please share with me some of the things that you liked about your previous English courses. Both the grammar teacher and the pronunciaiton teacher were kind, inspiring and sincere.
What things did you dislike about your previous English learning experiences. The classes were not frequent enough because the pronunciation teacher was very busy.
What specific progress would you like to see in your English in 4 weeks time?
Observations
Response to questions indicated imprecise comprehension of prompt/question.
Lesson: Answer directly and use the verb and verb tense of the question.
There were errors of word choice, preposition errors and collocations
Reading Comprehension and Writing
This can be completed for homework., in two 20-30 nminute sessions
or in part of two future claasses
Instructions: Please respond to each prompt in writing using complete sentences. Please do not use any external resources. I need to see your English --your comprehension of prompts and your written expression.
Think of someone that you know well (not yourself!). Now describe that person’s typical daily routine. Be detailed. Write 50 to 150 words.
ORIGINAL
82 WORDS
Guruji use to gets up very early in the morning by 3am. he Prays, takes shower, meditates and does his daily exercises. he doesn't takes breakfast but he takes half a glass of lemon honey water every morning.
He reads some holy books and contemplate on it. he writes 5 to 8 pages every day. he helps if anyone needs to solve their family and social problems. He is very kind hearted person. he helps others to grow positively with right understanding.
CORRECTED
1 Guruji gets up by 3am every day.
2 He prays, takes a shower, meditates and exercises.
3 He doesn't have breakfast, but he has half a glass of lemon honey water every morning.
4 He reads some holy books and contemplates them.
or He reads some holy books and contemplates what he reads.
5 He writes 5 to 8 pages every day.
6 He helps everyone who contacts him about their family and social problems.
7 He is a very kind-hearted person.
8 He helps others to grow positively, and he helps others acquire correct understanding.
What did you do earlier today? (or What did you do yesterday?) Please be detailed. Write 50 to 150 words.
What’s happening? Describe activities which are in progress right now. Be detailed. Write 50 to 150 words
What are some very specific things you currently find challenging with English? Be detailed. Write 50 to 150 words.
Listening Comprehension and Writing
Please watch this video and answer questions 1 through 9. There are 3 people in this video. The woman’s name is Rachel. The man at the table is Chandler. The man who enters the scene later is Joey. Please donot use a transcript, closed captions, or subtitles.
Respond to questions after watching the video. Use complete sentences to respond. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=221F55VPp2M
1. What was Chandler doing at the table at the beginning of the video?
2. What was Rachel working on at the beginning of the video?
3. Did Rachel really want to go out to a musical with her friends?
4. What did Joey buy as a birthday gift for his girlfriend?
5. Where did Joey buy the birthday gift?
6. Why did Joey think that the gift was appropriate.
7. What did Chandler volunteer to do?
8. What did Joey ask Chandler to do?
9. How long did Joey date his previous girlfriend?
After Trial Lesson Feedback
https://getbetterenglish.wixsite.com/getbetterenglishnow/post/p-swami
These are my recommendations for out-of-class activities. This is what we agreed on in terms of homework activities and frequency.
review/practice of preposition usage
practice usage of common collocations and phrasal verbs
shadowing and imitating for improved pronunciation
practice using basic verb tenses in English (both speaking and writing)
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After First 4- 6 Week Period
What have we achieved? What is the plan for the future?
RESOURCES
PRONUNCIATION PRONUNCIATION PRONUNCIATION
READING READING READING READING READING
News in Levels https://breakingnewsenglish.com/
Breaking News English https://breakingnewsenglish.com/
Readlang https://readlang.com/ This is great for vocabulary review and expansion!
VIDEO CHANNELS VIDEO CHANNELS VIDEO CHANNELS
Book Box
Tom Bileu/Clips
Dr Chatterjee Clips
English Comprehension practice (inauthentic, but good for A2/B1)
Holistic Health Coach
TED https://www.ted.com/ This site also has interactive transcripts which help you test both your reading and listening comprehension skills.
CONVERSATION TOPICS
meditation
scriptures
gardening
health
stories
social life
FUTURE CLASS MATERIAL
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 9, 2024
Hi, Swami.
There was a misunderstanding. There were many misunderstandings. I take full responsibility.
Please avoid use of subtitles in videos. Please adjust the speed when both possible and necessary. Please listen multiple times if needed.
I have updated your homework assignments. Please send your homework assignment in one single message, not in multiple messages.
Your homework, my corrections, my notes to you, and your subsequent review of those corrections and notes, are addressing our first two objectives: (1) correct sentence construction (Standard American English) and (2) correct word choice
PART 1
Please use capital letters in English correctly. In English we do not capitalize words we think are important. We do not capitalize words randomly.
Please do these exercises and let me know your results.
1.
2.
Correct the capitalization where needed. Paste your results at the bottom of the chat area.
Big Ben of London is a clock.
I drove east to the city and turned north.
My family supports the American cancer society.
Yellowstone National Park is a great Park.
I work for the New York Times.
She is a republican and proud of it.
The Emancipation proclamation was issued in 1862.
Buddhists have been around a very long time.
The Sydney Opera House is a Gorgeous Building.
The Bronze Age lasted for several thousand years.
PART 2 Pronunciation
The /sh/ sound is represented is several different ways!
PART 3
Please read the correct phrases below aloud.
my yesterday's work (incorrect)
my work yesterday (correct)
what I did yesterday (correct)
yesterday
my yesterday's schedule
my schedule yesterday (correct)
what I did yesterday (correct)
yesterday (correct)
Part 4 Sentence construction and word choice
Please correct these incorrect sentences.
1. I would like to give details of my yesterday's work.
2. I think she is doing now.
3. She will update.
PART 5 Pronunciation
Please pronounce these correctly.
initiated
situation
question
institution
wooden
chalk
check
say cheese
dip chips
cherry
wood, would
chest
chew toy
she
sea, see, "c"
share
visit
PART 6
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Pronunciation and Vocabulary Expansion
You will read each sentence twice. The first time you will read the sentence as it is written. The second time, you will read the sentence without the boldface words, but including the correct target vocabulary.
I will do the first sentence for you to illustrate what you are to do.
List of idioms to learn
List of words to practice pronouncing
This is part of a book. It does not include exercises. It does include many lessons. Each lesson has about 12 idioms. Some of the idioms are "phrasal verbs" and some of the idioms are "collocations". An example of a phrasal verb is "to wake up". An example of a collocation is "sooner or later".
You already know how to use many of these idioms, but some of them you don't know.
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