Day 7: Schedule & Homework

MEI 028 V- Vocabulary Elective

Tuesday 7-7-15

Schedule:

1. Vocabulary Quiz 2
2. Homework Check
3. No Words of the Day Presentation :(
4. COCA: Using a Corpus
1. COCA Corpus: Go to & log in
2. Thursday’s Question:
1. To see if words go together, enter both in the “Word(s)” box.
3. Finding Collocates in COCA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dss_hlqmMGM
4. Collocations Practice
1. Practice 1: Vocabulary: Using a Corpus (handout)  
2. Practice 2: Pick 5 vocabulary words from “Food in America” article. Find out which word(s) each vocabulary word collocates with by using COCA Corpus.
5. “Food in America” Vocabulary Activities
1. How was the article? Too easy? Too hard? Just right?
2. What’s the difference?
1. China vs. Chinese ?
2. Italy vs. Italian ?
3. Germany vs. German ?
4. Practice (handout)
3. Pronunciation: -ed endings (handout)

Homework:

1. Read “The Complicated Political History of the Confederate Flag.” Underline at least 10 new vocabulary words. Write each in your vocabulary notebook.
1. Background: Dylann Roof; American Civil War; Ku Klux Klan; Confederate Flag