Friday Conversation class
Thank you for enrolling in our Conversation 3 class . I'm your instructor, Alina Alexa, and I look forward to having you in class. We will have live online class meetings on Zoom Fridays from 9am -11:00 am. Our main form of communication will be using email or Canvas, our school's online class system.
Here is the link to our online class in Canvas
If you cannot log into Canvas, use this Zoom link for your first day of class
Time: Friday 09:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Use your student id as a username and a password:12345
Burlington English Log in
https://app.burlingtonenglish.com/
Links to an external site.
What People Say
Discussion: Let's Get Acquainted!
Hometown and Background: Where are you from, and what's something interesting or unique about your hometown?
Academic Interests: What subjects or topics are you most excited about studying in this class/semester?
Hobbies and Passions: What do you enjoy doing in your free time? Any hobbies or passions you'd like to share?
Favorite Books/Movies: Do you have a favorite book, movie, or TV show that you could recommend to the class?
Goals for the Semester: What are your goals for this class/semester? What do you hope to achieve?
Travel Experiences: Have you traveled anywhere interesting? Share a memorable travel experience if you have one.
Future Aspirations: What do you see yourself doing in the future, either professionally or personally?
Challenges and Strengths: What's a challenge you've faced recently, and how did you overcome it? What strengths do you bring to the class?
Cultural Background: Is there a cultural tradition or practice that's important to you? Share something about your cultural background.
Fun Facts: Do you have any fun or quirky facts about yourself that you'd like to share?
Favorite Learning Style: How do you prefer to learn? Are you more of a visual learner, hands-on, or do you learn best through discussion?
Icebreaker Question: If you could have dinner with anyone (dead or alive), who would it be and why?
Recent Accomplishments: Have you achieved something recently that you're proud of? It could be big or small.
Preferred Study Environment: Where do you like to study or work best? In a quiet library, a bustling cafe, or somewhere else?
Favorite Quotes: Do you have a favorite quote or motto that inspires you?
Life-changing Experiences: Share an experience that has had a significant impact on your life and how it shaped you.
Bucket List: Is there something you've always wanted to do or experience? Something that's on your bucket list?
Communication Style: How do you prefer to communicate with classmates and instructors? Via email, in-person, online forums, etc.?
Random Question: If you had a superpower for a day, what would it be and how would you use it?
Remember, the purpose of these questions is to help everyone get to know each other and create a comfortable atmosphere for the class.
Please choose 3-5 questions to respond to and post your responses below. Make sure you leave a comment on someone else's post:
Resources for learning English5
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Remember
An idiom is a phrase in ENGLISH that does not LITERALLY mean what the words imply-think "It's raining cats and dogs." Hopefully you know that it doesn't really rain cats and dogs (although, that would be crazy-and cute!) what we really mean is that it is raining really hard! Please feel free to email any questions you may have!
