To G10 sections 02, 06 & 10

There will be a quiz on our unit 1, First Impressions vocabulary on Sunday. The words were posted here on Monday. I will also ask you to summarize the paragraph below which was taken from the article The First Impression found in Psychology Today magazine at this link

By the time we flash that return grin, our Polaroid shutter will have already closed. Just three seconds are sufficient to make a conclusion about fresh acquaintances. Nalini Ambady, professor of psychology at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts, studies first impressions carved from brief exposure to another person's behavior, what she calls "thin slices" of experience. She says humans have developed the ability to quickly decide whether a new person will hurt or enrich us—judgments that had lifesaving ramifications in an earlier era.

You will be asked to summarize the paragraph in no more than two sentences. If you have any questions please post them in the comments section of the blog here, or ask them in class. God willing see you there.

Welcome on board

A very warm welcome to Grade 10-01, 10-05 and 10-09.I hope that you will take the chance this year to make further progress in your English language and develop more learning skills.

I would like you to keep in mind at ALL times the rules and regulation of my class and ATHS in general.

I just want to remind you to join your EDMODO groups and books mark the GRADE 10 BLOG.

Have a nice and safe weekend,
Your teacher,
Jinan Basma

World History in a Museum

Hey 10-12!

Ever wonder about the past? Well, in this listening activity today, we listen to a report about the British Museum, and how they explore the history of the world through the objects they find.

Classwork for 10-12 - September 14, 2011

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Here are your ACTIVITIES FOR CLASS today!

Welcome 10-12!

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Vocabulary words

There are 10 vocabulary words that you have to define and turn in by Tuesday. They are:

attraction/attract
impression
interact
notice
opinion
behave
expect/expectation
impact
influence
prediction

I hope you bookmarked the Psychology Today article on First Impressions. We will read more of it on Tuesday and throughout the week, in class. See you there!

Welcome to the students of G10-02,10-06 & 10-10

A warm welcome to the new students of sections G10-02, G10-06 and G10-10. I hope you had a pleasant summer vacation and are ready for work this academic year. The year 2011-2012 will have a lot of challenges for us and we must work very hard to stay on top of these challenges.

First however we need to organize the class to enhance the 1-1 e-learning model that we have here at ATHS, and I have to know the career interests of you the student and what cluster you would like to study in pursuit of that career. Please take your time to answer the following questions in narrative form, carefully and in complete sentences. If you have your laptops, save your paragraph as a file in the following way:

biography-yourname-091211

When you come to class, put that document in my dropbox. If you don't have a laptop, use either a black or blue pen on lined paper to answer these questions.

1- Why did you choose ATHS to study?
2- What cluster would you like to study and why?
3- What kind of job do you want to work in and why?
4- Do you have any relatives who work in the career you chose and if so who are they?
5- How do you think your chosen profession can help the UAE?
6- How often do you speak English outside the classrooms of ATHS?
7- Do you read books in English and if so what kinds and how often?
8- What for you is the best way to learn English?

Your submission must be a minimum of 10 sentences. If you have any questions, please ask me in class. See you there!

Welcome Back!

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