VSP Academic English class 2

VSP Academic English class 2

Task

• I will give you 3 minutes to prepare. I will choose 3 pairs at random

• They will stand up and give a short summary of this lecture.

• 1. Are their voices clear?

• 2. Do they say the words correctly?

Last week - Note taking skills

What is EAP

• What are Cornell notes?

What are cornell notes?

Write quizzes not notes.

Quiz questions stimulate the brain

Task

Watch the following 2 minute lecture. Take notes. Write a mix of facts and quiz questions.

Using your partner's notes, answer some questions.

Poll

How useful were your partner's notes?

• Very clear and helpful.

• So-so

• terrible

Multiple Choice

When did the atomic age begin?

• 1703

• 1803

• 1830

• 1833

Multiple Choice

Elements form

• Chemical compounds

• Chemical nutrients

• Atomic chemicals

Multiple Choice

Each element has a characteristic.....

• speed

• width

• weight

• charge

Multiple Choice

How long did Dalton's model last?

• 200 years

• 150 years

• 100 years

Multiple Choice

The model has

• evolved over time

• remained constant

• Changed slightly

Multiple Choice

What did JJ Thompson discover?

• atomic atoms

• Subatomic atoms

• Subatomic particles

Multiple Choice

To weigh atoms, Thompson did what?

• Used magnets and metal plates to catch atoms in order to weigh them

• Used magnets and metal plates to deflect atoms in order to weigh them

• Used magnets reflect them in order to weight them

Multiple Choice

Which food did Thompson compare the atom to?

• Cake

• Plumb pudding

• Chocolate

Multiple Choice

The pudding ( or cake ) represents the bulk of the atom. This means

• 90% of the atom is like a pudding

• 60% of the atom is like a pudding

• 40% of the atom is like a pudding

Multiple Choice

The chocolate represents

• Negatively charged magnets

• negatively charged metal

• negatively charged electrons

Homework

• Write this lecture in your own words.

• Make time to see me ( Tuesday night is best)

• Read out your notes so I can hear you speak.