Okan Ekdi

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:...

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,...

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...

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...

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

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)....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...