Fall Lessons
In October, we talked about your "personal brand" - what does that mean?
Your style, including the brands you are loyal to and buy often
What is the name of the word game we started playing in the winter?
WORDLE
When we "checked our labels" in our lesson about globalization, where did most of our clothes come from?
China, Vietnam, and other Asian countries
What is the name of Jack's hometown and home state
Milwaukee, WI
When I say "how are you?"
You say: _______
I am great
I am ______
In our "crime and punishment" lesson, we did a vocabulary lesson. What does the word "alibi" mean?
An alibi is proof that you were not at the scene of the crime when it happened
In our lesson on "the journey and the destination," we discussed which type of person are you. A "destination" person or a "journey" person. What does that mean?
Destination person = cares more about where they end up.
Journey person = cares more about how they get there.
In our super bowl lesson, we discussed the basics of American football. What is the "line of scrimmage"?
The line where the ball starts in a play
In which other foreign country did Jack live before moving to Latvia?
Kazakhstan
When I say "what's up"
You say: ???
Nothing much
What's up
Whatever is happening in your life
In our "crime and punishment" class, we did an activity about prison terms in America and Latvia. How much time in prison does someone in America get for opening someone's mail? What about Latvia?
America - if it's not a mistake, up to 9 months in Jail
Latvia - community service or small fine
In our lesson about "building a new community," all of you created a plan for making a new community in the forest (flag, which buildings to construct, how you will make money). What is the connection to Latvia in that lesson?
We started class discussing the Latvians who build a new community in America
In our lesson on accents, pronunciation and word choice, we discussed what British people call the area at the back of a car. What is this called?
The boot
Does Jack have a brother or a sister? And if so, how many?
One younger sister
True or False: People have accents in their native language
True!
In our "Halloween" lesson, we discussed the other countries that celebrate similar holidays. Name 2 of these three countries
India - Diwali
Mexico - Day of the Dead
Latvia - Mārtiņi
In our "poetry" lesson, we discussed a type of Japanese poem. What is it called?
Haiku
In our "dreams" lesson, we discussed dreams within dreams. What is that called?
Inception
History and Political Science
What is the name of the company that many people order cheap clothing products from?
SHEIN
In our very first lesson, we played a game about identities. What did we do?
Each student had a mystery identity, which other students had to guess
In our lesson about art, we discussed many different types of "art." Name 4 examples of the art we discussed in class.
Statues, paintings, photographs, bananas on the wall, dance, NFTs, LeBron James
In our lesson about climate change, we discussed many new vocabulary words, including "erosion." What does "erosion" mean?
The process of gradually wearing away by wind, water, or other natural agents
What day is Thanksgiving?
The fourth Thursday in November