Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Good Luck with Exams

I really enjoyed this semester with you guys. I hope that your exams go well and that you have a safe and exciting summer ahead of you.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding your final marks you can email me since I will not be in my office next week. The grades should be up by this weekend.
Thanks,
Kristina

Saturday, June 6, 2009

Some links to help you with types 1-4 questions for the listening exam

http://www.esl-lab.com/
http://esl.about.com/library/quiz/bllisteningquiz.htm
REMEMBER


IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR FINAL EXAMS
Hey guys,I hope you are enjoying the festivities this week. Maybe I'll see some of you around campus today.On a more important note Exams are coming up. As you know we didn't have much time for our speaking Midterm exams. We have arranged to change the time of our speaking exam to our listening exam.
HUM- your speaking exam will be on monday when we normally have listening and your listening exam will be on thursday.
SCi- your speaking exam will be on monday when we normally have listening and your listening exam will be on thursday.
SOC- your speaking exam will be on tuesday when we normally have listening and your listening exam will be on thursday.
ENG- your speaking exam will be on tuesday when we normally have listening and your listening exam will be on wednesday.

Sunday, May 24, 2009

World View 2 Final Exam

Beginners Freshman Final Speaking Exam
Yonsei University
Assignment: Your final exam will be in the form of a one-to-one interview with your teacher and will be worth 30% of your final grade. You should begin rehearsing the following questions as soon as possible. Questions will be chosen at random, so it is important that you can answer all the questions provided. The material has been taken directly form your World View 2 textbook. You must be able to hold a conversation for 2 minutes. If your first response is too short, I will ask you more questions to fill up the allotted time. Follow-up questions regarding your response may be asked as well.

1. What do you usually do on the weekend? What are some things you never get a chance to do? (Unit 1)

2. I have a cough, a fever and a runny and stuffy nose. What should I do? (Unit 2)

3. Tell me about your dream vacation. Where would you go? What would you see?
(Use the conditional)(Unit 4)

4. What are some things foreigners should and shouldn’t do in Korea? Explain why/why not. (Unit 5)

5. Use the vocabulary from Unit 7 to describe one of your family members. The more detail the better. (height, age, hair colour, eye colour, facial hair?, body shape, facial features etc.)

6. Tell me what your friend said about a movie lately. Use the grammar points from pg. 36 to help you. Example. My friend Mark said that he went to see Terminator over the weekend. He told me that it was worth seeing in the movie theatre. He said the special effects were awesome but the story line wasn’t so good. I think I’ll take his advice and see it just for the special effects. (Unit 8)

7. Do you prefer eating out or eating at home? Explain why. If you do eat out, is there some place you always go? (Unit 9)

8. What are some things you have to do around the house? Do you do these things on a daily basis or on specific days? Elaborate.

You will be marked on:
Grammar /5
Fluency/Clarity /5
Elocution/intonation /5
Vocabulary /5
Pronunciation /5
Adequate response to the question asked /5
Total /30

Final Exam for World View 4

Advanced Freshman Final Speaking Exam
Yonsei University

Assignment: Your final exam will be in the form of a one-to-one interview with your teacher and will be worth 30% of your final grade. You should begin rehearsing the following questions as soon as possible. Questions will be chosen at random, so it is important that you can answer all the questions provided. The material has been taken directly form your World View 4 textbook. You must be able to hold a conversation for 2 minutes. If your first response is too short, I will ask you more questions to fill up the allotted time. Follow-up questions regarding your response may be asked as well.

Unit 3
You just cooked up a dish you found online. Teach me how to make it using some of the vocabulary learned in class.
Unit 2
I am planning on traveling to Europe this summer. What should I pack? Use the if clause in your answer. Ex. If you go to … you should…
In class
You are in an interview. Tell me some of your strengths and weaknesses. Tell me about a time when you lied. Were you caught? What happened?
Unit 4
What is considered rude in your culture? Compare Korean culture to Western culture. (use but, however, whereas, like, unlike, on the other hand to talk about both cultures)
Unit 6
Tell me about some of your past achievements. What are some of your future goals and aspirations?
Unit 8
Use the past perfect to tell me a story. (Can be a true story or something that is made up.)
Unit 6
What do you think about cctv cameras? Where and why are they used? Do you agree with this type of surveillance?
Unit 15
You just ran into me on the street. You haven’t seen me for some time now. Think of some small talk.

You will be marked on:
Grammar /5
Fluency/Clarity /5
Elocution/intonation /5
Vocabulary /5
Pronunciation /5
Adequate response to the question asked /5

/30

Final Exam Questions for World View 3

Intermediate Freshman Final Speaking Exam
Yonsei University
Assignment: Your final exam will be in the form of a one-to-one interview with your teacher and will be worth 30% of your final grade. You should begin rehearsing the following questions as soon as possible. Questions will be chosen at random, so it is important that you can answer all the questions provided. The material has been taken directly form your World View 3textbook. You must be able to hold a conversation for 2 minutes. If your first response is too short, I will ask you more questions to fill up the allotted time. Follow-up questions regarding your response may be asked as well.

Unit 11
Use the conditional to describe how you would change a room in your house. (Living room, dining room, bedroom etc.)
Ex. I would…

Unit 6
Use the words packed, exhausted, fantastic and enormous in a short story.

Unit 4 (grammar)
Tell me a time you were embarrassed. Remember to use (ed) when it is something you are feeling and (ing) when you describe something that makes you feel this way.

Unit 9 and class notes
Use some of the phrasal verbs we learned to make a story. (Does not have to be a true story.)

Unit 7
Can you recommend a good restaurant? Use if and can in your answer. Ex. If you would like a more nutritious cuisine that is low in fat and has an exotic taste you should/can try out …(talk about the atmosphere, service etc)

Unit 4
When was the last time you were sick? What were some of your symptoms? How did you feel?

Unit 3
Tell me about a popular hotel in Seoul. What kind of facilities and services do they offer there?

In class discussion
Describe one of your family members. Remember to include height, age, hair colour, eye colour as well as any other features such as dimples, facial hair (mustache) and hairstyle.

You will be marked on:
Grammar/5
Fluency/Clarity/5
Elocution/intonation/5
Vocabulary/5
Pronunciation/5
Adequate response to the question asked/5
Total/30

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR FINAL EXAMS

Hey guys,
I hope you are enjoying the festivities this week. Maybe I'll see some of you around campus today.
On a more important note Exams are coming up. As you know we didn't have much time for our speaking Midterm exams. We have arranged to change the time of our speaking exam to our listening exam.
HUM- your speaking exam will be on monday when we normally have listening and your listening exam will be on thursday.

SCi- your speaking exam will be on monday when we normally have listening and your listening exam will be on thursday.

SOC- your speaking exam will be on tuesday when we normally have listening and your listening exam will be on thursday.

ENG- your speaking exam will be on tuesday when we normally have listening and your listening exam will be on wednesday.

If you have any questions please feel free to post your query. I will be putting up the final exam this week.
Class is almost done. CAN U BELIEVE IT!