Literary
Studies 11 and Composition 11
Monday morning
meeting
Good morning
everyone,
You are in
the right place. Talk to you in a few minutes.
Al
Can you see
this screen?
Cool
People will
be coming in and out.
I muted your
mics for now. We can talk via chat.
So, does
everyone know about finishing the Jade Peony project?
I got a
bunch of them already.
The next two
weeks will be very different for us. My principal has told us to reduce the
work for all classes.
So the next
two weeks are just for us to keep our English skills fresh. Some students have
said that they feel their English is slipping already.
The most
important thing is to remember and practice simple, compound and complex
sentences.
No dice. means
‘no luck’ unsuccessful, gambling, roll dice
good luck –
Western culture –
A rabbit’s
foot is good luck.
a lucky
penny
a lucky star
– first star that you see at night is lucky
four-leaf
clover
Singular
anything
nothing
something
everything
anyone
noone
someone
everyone
anybody
nobody
somebody
everybody
all singular
Everybody is
here.
Everybody
are here. XXX
each separate
Something is
better than nothing.
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Emily
Dickinson (1830–86)
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“Forbidden Fruit”
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Forbidden fruit a flavor has
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That lawful orchards mocks;
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How luscious lies the pea within
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The pod that Duty locks!
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forbidden fruit
– something that you really want, but cannot have
allusion to
the Bible, Garden of Eden
Adam and Eve
delicious –
luscious (same word root?)
pea pod –
several peas in a pod
sign on a
bench “Wet paint, Don’t touch”
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