Hey everyone, Here is the agenda for Intermediate MCC for next week (Jan 19th to 22nd). Agenda for Tuesday MCC Week 9 Introduction 5 minutes The moderator will go through the agenda with the class. The moderator will then answer any questions that students or teachers might have about the agenda. Round 1 15 minutes Students and teachers will discuss this week’s vocabulary list. If there are any words that students are unfamiliar with, they should figure them out with there teacher. With whatever time is left, students should try to make as many sentences using the vocabulary as possible Round 2 20 minutes Teachers and students will discuss whether they watch a lot of TV (TV on the internet is included). If they do, what are some of their favourite TV shows? What is the appeal of those shows? What kinds of shows do not interest the student at all? If students do not watch a lot of TV, what do they like to do with their free time? Round 3 20 minutes How is television different in your home country, compared to North American television? -Are there particular types of shows that are more popular, or less popular? -How are actors and actresses treated? Is it any different than “Hollywood” actors? -Does television have the same type of budgets that it has in North America? This round will be a “record the student” round. If students have a cell phone that can record their voice, they should use it to record their answer to the above questions. If they do not have a cell phone that can record their voice, voice recorders will be available to use. Teachers should give their student a few minutes to prepare their answer, then record them answering. After that, teachers will review the recording with the student, and correct their English, starting and stopping the recording as necessary. Students can then re-record themselves answering the same question again, adding in the teacher’s corrections, or teachers can decide on a new, related topic for students to answer. BREAK 10 minutes Round 4 20 minutes As a final project for the evening, students will give a short presentation. The topic of the presentation will be to introduce a TV show from their home country. This could be their favourite show, or one that is very popular. It could also be the student’s least favourite show. This round, students will work with teachers to prepare their presentation. Teachers should help students with vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation. Some information that students might tell the class about the show includes: -plot -popular actors -setting -is the show on TV now, or did it air in the past Round 5 20 minutes This round, students will give their presentations to the class. While students are presenting, teachers should continue to take notes on the students that they worked with during the evening. Feedback 10 minutes Teachers will have a couple of minutes to finish filling out their evaluation forms. As a class, teachers will give feedback to the last student they worked with one on one (from round 4). While teachers are primarily responsible for giving feedback to the last student they worked with, they are welcome to give feedback to all of the students that they worked with one on one. Agenda for Thursday MCC Week 9 Introduction 5 minutes The moderator will go through the agenda with the class. The moderator will then answer any questions that students or teachers might have about the agenda. Round 1 20 minutes Students and teachers will read the attached article titled “Japan Girl Group AKB48 Attacked with Saw “. Students should try to read the article before coming to class, and should mark any words or phrases they don’t understand. Students will read the article out load to their teacher. Teachers will help students clear up any vocabulary that the student does not understand. With whatever time is left, pairs should discuss that article. Round 2 15 minutes Teachers and students will discuss their favourite celebrities. Who are they? Why are they famous? What makes those celebrities interesting to the student / teacher? Did the student / teacher follow anyone different when they were younger? Round 3 20 minutes This round, students and teachers will talk about why they think most people like to follow what celebrities are doing. Is it because of the amazing things that the celebrities get to do, or because we are just waiting for them to do something wrong? Should we care about what they are doing? BREAK 10 minutes Round 4 20 minutes As a final project for the evening, students will have a group discussion. The topic of the discussion will be “How to become famous.” Teachers should help students with vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation, as well as ideas if students need them. A few things that students could discuss are: -talent -public persona -scandal -appearance -famous parents -wealth -famous bad temper Round 5 20 minutes This round, students will have their discussion. While teachers will not participate actively in the discussion, they are welcome to coach their student, and should continue to take notes on the last student they worked with one on one. Feedback 10 minutes Teachers will have a couple of minutes to finish filling out their evaluation forms. As a class, teachers will give feedback to the last student they worked with one on one (from round 4). While teachers are primarily responsible for giving feedback to the last student they worked with, they are welcome to give feedback to all of the students that they worked with one on one. THE ARTICLE Japan Girl Group AKB48 Attacked with Saw Two members of Japanese pop group AKB48 were injured on Sunday. A fan attacked them with a saw at an event. The two singers, Rina Kawaei, 19, and Anna Iriyama, 18, were signing autographs for fans who had queued for hours to see them. A man suddenly rushed forward and slashed them with a saw. The pair was lucky not to have serious injuries. They were released from hospital a day later with cuts on their hands and head. A concert in Tokyo for Monday night was cancelled. The attacker got past lax security. He wanted to kill anyone. He had not targeted the women. AKB48 are a pop culture phenomenon in Japan. They are hugely popular around Asia. They are everywhere in their home country - on TV, radio and in advertisements. They hold the Guinness record for being the worlds largest pop group. The group started in 2005 in Tokyos Akihabara district with 48 members. They now have 140 members. Annual competitions are held for new members when older members retire. There are strict rules to join the group. There is a total ban on dating. Their contract says that any band member falling in love is forbidden.
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