Okan Ekdi

Okan Ekdi 20230601

In class: --Editing: Edit the email to the Germans, Okan's thoughts on the advantages and disadvantages of planning 5 years into the future, especially as it relates to the Germans’ desire to plan for the Turkey business. --Reading and vocabulary:...

Okan Ekdi 20230529

In class: –Writing/vocabulary: Edit Okan's fake email that used 5 recent Okan Hoca words. –Writing: Look at Okan's fake email to the Germans, about the steps in starting a company in Turkey. Okan explains the changes ChatGPT made. Homework: --Writing practice: Write,...

Okan Ekdi 20230518

In class: --Vocabulary: Okan Hoca: Teach Matt the new vocabulary from the Scientic American Pluto article. –Writing practice: Review and edit Pluto article. (don't worry about this) Homework: --Writing/vocabulary: Take 5 recent Okan Hoca words and work them into a...

Okan Ekdi 20230515

In class: --In class we discussed elections, and then only at the end did we discuss what to do for next class... Homework: –Vocabulary: Get ready for Okan Hoca: Teach Matt the new vocabulary from the Scientic American Pluto article (reminder to Matt: embed this...

Okan Ekdi 20230508

In class: --Today we practiced speaking for the dinner tonight. Homework: --none

Okan Ekdi 20230504

In class: –Vocabulary: Okan Hoca: Teach Matt the new vocabulary from the first paragraph of the NYT floor plan article. –Writing/Editing: Rewrite the first paragraph of the NYT floor plan article using easier vocabulary (hint: see if ChatGPT will do this for you)....

Okan Ekdi 20230501

In class: to cave in (to collapse)In Soma, a coal mine caved in. –Okan Hoca Plus: Take 10 of your new words from your Excel spreadsheet. Write 1 sentence for each word. Then put the original word in there instead. Explain to Matt how the word change changes the...

Okan Ekdi 20230427

In class: –Writing practice: Edit Okan's summary of the Financial Times article on Ghana debt. 5 sentences to summarize, 3 sentences go give opinion. Then compare the original and ChatGPT versions. Homework: --Vocabulary review: Take 10 of your new words from your...

Okan Ekdi 20230424

In class: –Okan Hoca Plus: Write down 10 new words you heard this week, look them up in the thesaurus, and teach Matt the difference between the original word and the new word. –Writing practice: Summarize the Financial Times article on Ghana debt. Pretend your boss...

Okan Ekdi 20230413

In class: –Mouth practice: Speed read the NY Times article about Flaco the Owl. Don’t worry about vocabulary, just read fast. We will look at vocabulary after you read. --ChatGPT check: Write a letter to a friend, and paste it into ChatGPT and let ChatGPT fix it. Show...

Okan Ekdi 20230410

In class: –Mouth practice: Speed read the NY Times article about Flaco the Owl (embedded below). Don’t worry about vocabulary, just read fast. We will look at vocabulary after you read. (we didn't have time for this in class) –Pick 10 Flaco sentences and rewrite them...