2. Announcement
We have a very special announcement:
ALL NEXT WEEK: Monday, March 30 through Friday, April 3
There will be Grammar Workshops with TOEFL exercises
Every day in Boucke 306, at 3pm
Monday, 3/30: Verbs
Tuesday, 3/31: Verbs
Wednesday, 4/1: Prepositions
Thursday, 4/2: Articles and nouns
Friday, 4/3: Reading complex grammar
3. Agenda
Checking In
Conversation Starters
Grammar: past unreal conditional
Vocabulary, Pathways 9
4. How did it go Wednesday and
Thursday?
How are your group presentations coming along?
Do you have any questions for me about them?
5. Conversation starter 130A
In Saudi Arabia, water desalination accompanies
electricity generation. Unfortunately, this technique
relies on burning oil. In your opinion, why are these
two process done together?
(Electrical Engineering, Khaled 130 A
6. Conversation starter 130A
In the most countries, if you exceed the limit speed
limit will you get a ticket. From your perspective, are
tickets enough to make drivers respect the speed limit?
What other things could work? (Saeed Alloghani, Law,
130A)
7. Conversation starter 130A
There are types of fungi that are characterized by
different colors. These colors distinguish the extent
of the fungi’s toxicity. In your opinion, which colors do
you think are the most toxic? Why?
(Microbiology, Rahmah, 130A)
8. Conversation starter 130B
Even if an offender tries to commit a crime and cannot
because something/someone prevents him/ her from
it, he/she will be punished. If he attempts to kill a
person with the help of another person, both people
will be punished. Do you think this rule will decrease
the rate of crimes or not ? And what do you think the
judge should do in these cases ?
(Hibatullah Alsharari, law, 130B)
9. Conversation starter 130B
In every field or major there are some ambiguous
aspects, so students study hard to make these
aspects clear for them. Because I did not study
biomedical engineering yet, much of the content is
ambiguous. Thereforse, I am so enthusiastic to
start studying biomedical engineering to have
answers for all my questions. Can you think of any
ambiguous aspects in biomedical engineering or
in your major?
(Maryam Felemban, Biomedical engineering. 130 B)
10. Conversation starter 130B
Nowadays mechanical engineering is a competitive
major, so you have to exceed being average to be a
successful mechanical engineer. Do you agree or
disagree with my opinion? In your opinion, which
major/field is the most competitive?
Maad Almani, 130B
14. More practice
Take one picture. Make an unreal conditional sentence
using the picture. Everybody write down the sentence
that was said.
Example:
If women had not started to vote in the 1920’s, I wouldn’t have
been able to vote after I turned 18.
OR
I wouldn’t have been able to vote after turning 18 if women had not started
voting in the 1920’s.
If-clause result-clause
past perfect (had + past
participle)
Would + have + past
participle
16. HW
Conversation Starter for the words on pg. 124 by
midnight
Group Presentation DUE 4/10 (Box)
Tutoring and Conversation Partner (meeting 6)
recording and reflection DUE 4/5 (Box)
