Nate's 21st Century Communication

 By Nate Feldman Discussion Questions:  1.       What are your favorite things that are just around the corner from here?   2.       Did you encounter/experience a savage animal before?   If not, a savage person?   3.       What makes you panic?

 By Nate Feldman After the quiz, we will read this story: It is almost twilight, and Jess and Paula, the Monster Hunters, are on a journey through a dense part of the woods.  They are trying to get Manny the Monster to become a part of their Monster Preserve.   Paula: We'll be there in any minute.  His cabin is just around the corner.  Jess: And remind me, what is the best way to lure this creature? Paula: Let me do the talking.  I can understand Monsterese a bit.   Jess: If you say so.  But try to be a little humble.  This isn't any ordinary monster.  Eight people have vanished without a trace in this area.  People are pretty sure Manny is responsible.  It's hard to ignore the constant violence the community has been facing. Paula: We have to take a chance dialoguing with him.  People typically panic around monsters as I am sure you know by now.  They get totally stressed out!  We've both agreed that d...

 By Nate Feldman *Today, we will visit the International Students Fair.  While you are there, take notes about things you learn.  What is something you didn't know about the other countries?  What did you find interesting?  Write a short journal entry (about a paragraph long) summarizing your experience.   *Next week, on Tuesday, we will have a small vocabulary quiz about the words on P.14-15.  

 By Nate Feldman Discussion Questions: *What do you wish was infinite?   *What was the peak of your childhood/young adult life?   *What is something you can guarantee people? >>I can guarantee that you will learn things in my class.   *What makes you trip sometimes? >>Sometimes, if I am running, I run onto a stick, and that makes me trip.   *What are prior places that you studied English at before coming to ELS Philadelphia?

 By Nate Feldman Dear Mom,   I am having a great time at ELS.   I am constantly speaking in class.   My teacher promised me I will be an overnight success because I will be an entrepreneur and sell many great things.   My teacher said I will have a lot of wealth in my life because of my brilliant ideas.   In addition, it is the fall season here, so the view from the class window is striking because the leaves are so many beautiful colors.     I hope everything is going well in….I miss you, but don’t worry about me!   Love, ……     1.       Overlap: similar things Ex. There are many different things between the USA and your culture, but there is some overlap in some places.     2.       Humble: not rich; ordinary Ex. I am from a humble family   Humble: not arrogant about oneself Ex. The person does a lot of great things, but he doesn’t t...

  By Nate Feldman *Today, we will do short presentations on our business ideas.  Each student should take about 2 minutes presenting their business idea. 

  By Nate Feldman Monster Hunters Logo It is the Halloween season, so there are many monsters coming out in different areas.  You can find them in the streets and on people's properties .  Jess and Paula, two young entrepreneurs, have come up with an idea to solve this problem.  They have created a new business: Monster Hunters .   For only $20, if you call Jess or Paula, they can come to your place and help remove the monsters from your the vicinity .  Jess and Paula are both very experienced in dealing with monsters, and they guarantee that if they are unable to remove the monster, that you don't have to pay them anything.   From there, Jess and Paula have a second business they are running: The Monster Preserve .  This is an area where monsters can live with one another and don't have to interact with humans.  They can live in their own environment.  Also for $20, humans can come and visit the Monster Preserve and see their ...

 By Nate Feldman *Reminder: We have a vocab. quiz on Thursday and our business presentations on Friday. *We'll listen to the podcast about the challenges of starting your own business.  We will write the details on P.7 (remember, write on a separate piece of paper)  *P.8, Signals for stories.   Ex. Being a teacher is a fun job.  Just ask Mr. Nate.  He always has fun with his students and enjoys teaching them. Some teachers are really funny.  Take Mr. Nate for example.  He pretends he is a psycho teacher and makes funny photos with us!  What is something you believe or a fact you know?  Use a story of someone you know to describe that.  Look at the examples above. 

  By Nate Feldman Note: We will have a vocabulary quiz on words from the book (P.5) on Thursday.  Your small presentation (about 2-3 minutes) on your business idea will be on Friday. *On P.6, discussion the questions (exercise D) with your classmates.   *We will listen to the podcast about advice on starting a business.  We will do exercise E.  

 By Nate Feldman *We will go over the meanings of words on P.5.  Then, we'll have a discussion with them. Vocabulary: Wealth = having a lot of money *My friend is very wealthy.  He owns three villas, two yachts, and a football stadium.  My friend’s family has a lot of wealth.  Estimate = give an approximation or a guess People estimate that Philly has about 1.5-2 million people. Striking = very noticeable Settle down = start a career and family life, or live in a place for a long time Overnight success = someone who becomes successful immediately An investor = someone who gives money to a business or project with the hope of getting a part of the business’ income To catch up (on something) = to get back to a normal level of something when you got behind it; not to be confused with “ketchup” To run a business = to manage a business Constantly = all of the time *you are late constantly Bankruptcy = having no money  Discussion: 1. Where...

 By Nate Feldman Discussion Question:  *The speaker says he will give advice to people on how to start their own business.  What is your advice for people wanting to start a business? Vocabulary Questions: 1. Where do you see a lot of wealth? 2. What things do you think are striking in Philly?

 By Nate Feldman An Unconventional Leader Mark is an entrepreneur and the leader of his own company.   His business is quite successful as it has made a lot of profits.   The business has a very good reputation.   But, Mark has a very unconventional model of leadership.   He lets the workers set the hours for themselves.   If they want to come in at 9 AM, they are welcome to do so, but he also gives them the opportunity to sleep in and come in later at 12 or even 1 or 2.   For the holiday season, he said they could do the work at home so they can be with their families.   The most important thing is that they come in at some point and get the tasks done.   When and how is unimportant to Mark.   He just wants good, quality work. The workers say this style is very effective .   They feel very relaxed and rested, and they enjoy doing good work so that Mark will continue with his very flexible work schedule.     For that r...

  Warm-Up Discussion: 1. What is your dream job?  Why do you want a job like this? Ex. My dream job is to become a doctor because I want to make people healthy. 2. How will your job make a difference for people? 3. If you could start your own business, what would it be?  Why do you want this kind of business?   Vocabulary: *An entrepreneur: A person who starts his or her own business  *Entrepreneurship: The area of people starting their own business