Describing a season or game

Play Rock Paper Scissors against a computer. Report about your game below using at least 4 of the words in bold below.

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>> At the beginning, the games went back and forth. We were tied.

WLWWWLWWLWW

>> I had a hot streak.  I was on fire!  I was leading/winning/ahead by 5. I won 8 of the last 11. I was unstoppable! It looked like it was going to be a blowout.

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>> But then I was in a slump. I lost seven straight / consecutive / in a row.  I was trailing/losing/behind by 2.

WLWLWWLWWLWWWLW

>> It was a close game in the end, but I pulled out the come from behind victory.


* I won 20 to 18. I beat / defeated my opponent 20 to 18.
( I won my opponent.  XX　＞　win +名詞 )
* I was lucky.  
* I tried my best. I gave 110%. I fought hard. I stayed focused.
* I kicked butt / ass.

* I lost.  I was beaten / defeated.
* I was unlucky.
* I gave up. I lost focus.

Sports listening

1. Review sports vocab

2. Sports listening

ELLLO sports - listen to people around the world talk about sports

EnglishCentral sports - videos about sports

TED sports - lectures about sports  (with Japanese subtitles)

Sports survey

Sports

One of the topics many students want to study is sports. Even if you don't like sports, it is useful to study about the topic in English because we often use sports-related vocabulary in other contexts: games, contests, politics, health, engineering, etc. Also, Americans and Europeans love to talk about sports, so it is a good conversation topic.

1. Please write about sports as much as you can. 

Watching
Do you like to watch sports? Why or why not? What is your favorite sport to watch? What team(s) do you root for? Who is your favorite player? Why? How often do you watch sports in the stadium or on tv?

Playing
Do you like to play sports? Are you good at sports? What are your strong and weak points? Have you ever done any good performances? Do you practice? Do you work out?

2. Let's practice sports vocabuary

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What kind of class do you want?

PLEASE TAKE THIS SURVEY. I will use the results to design an effective class for you.

Syllabus

OBJECTIVES
This class aims to increase students’ English proficiency through the use of computers. Studies will focus particularly on the learners’ vocabulary level and listening fluency, though the class also involves reading & writing skills. Students’ language learning strategies and computer skills should also greatly improve.

COURSE OVERVIEW
Part of each class will involve the teacher leading the class in language studies on particular high-interest topics (movies, technology, music, food, travel, economics, etc.), by focusing on vocabulary, listening, reading, and a final writing activity (or quiz). We may also do group projects, depending on our needs. The teacher will introduce effective sites for learning and also discuss learning strategies.

This plan will be adjusted based on the results of the class survey.

Organization
4-5 weeks units will be organized around topics like food, technology, movies, travel, music, global issues, news, etc. 

Each unit will have the following cycle: 
week 1: vocabulary games and survey 
weeks 2 and 3: listening and reading activities about the topic 
week 4: online writing project and/or quiz

Text:
None: Sites used in class include Quizlet, English Central, ELLLO, and authentic web sites (e.g. National Geographic Kids Video, GeoBeats).