Prepare the Watch: The Tables

Prepare to Watch: The Tables

SL3 Unit 1, Lesson 2: Prepare to Watch: The Tables

Bell Ringer

In your ESOL Notebook...

Compare and contrast Ankeny with another city you have been to.

atmosphere (n)

the general mood or feeling associated with a place and the area around it

Open Ended

Does the local area have a pleasant atmosphere?

average (adj)

typical; not one extreme or the other

Open Ended

What does the average student like to do in their free time?

discover (v)

to find or learn something for the first time

Open Ended

Have you discovered any interesting places nearby?

obligation (n)

something you are required to do

Open Ended

What kind of obligations do you have each week?

opportunity (n)

a good situation or chance for success

Open Ended

What is an opportunity that many students would like to have?

population (n)

the total number of people who live in an area

Open Ended

Is the population of your city or town big or small?

stable (adj)

unchanging; likely to remain as it is; in good condition

Open Ended

In the place you come from, is the temperature pretty stable at this time of year, or does it change a lot?

trust (v)

to be confident in or rely on something or someone

Open Ended

Can you trust trains and buses in your city or town to run on time?

unique (adj)

interesting because it is different from the others

Open Ended

What is unique about this city?

whenever (conj)

any or every time

Open Ended

What do people do whenever the weather gets really hot?

Eun and Miguel

Listen to the conversation

While you are listening to the conversation, take notes on the important things you hear in your ESOL Notebook.

Eun and Miguel

Open Ended

Personalize:

Is the population of your city or town larger or smaller than the cities in the last activity?

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Personalize:

Describe the atmosphere of your neighborhood. Is it noisy or quiet? Friendly or unfriendly?

Open Ended

Personalize:

What places or thing are unique in your neighborhood, town, or city?

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Almost one quarter (1/4) of New Yorkers speak

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Just over half speak

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% of New Yorkers have a bachelor's degree or higher degree.

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More then one quarter of the space in New York City is open space, with 1,700 city parks and 500 miles of

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