2011 summer week 4 - weekly memo
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8/6/2019 2011 Summer Week 4 - Weekly Memo
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IELI WEEK LY MEMOIELI WEEK LY MEMOUniversityofNorthTexas IntensiveEnglishLanguageInstute
Summer, 2011 Week 4: June 27July 1
ConversaonHourFriday,July1,12p.m. 1p.m.,inSYMR203.Ifyouwouldlikeextra
speakingpracce,cometoConversaonHour!Spaceislimited,sosignupeachweekin
Karinasoffice,SYMR214,ifyouwanttoparcipate.
Whatisapotluck?Apotluckisamealforwhicheveryone
bringsafoodtoshare. IELIstudentsalwaysparcipateina
potlucklunchduringtheminiterms,andeveryonealwayshas
agreat me.
Now,its meforthefirstannualSummerPotluckLunch!On
Friday,July8(Week5),from12:00pmto1pm,everyoneis
invitedtobringaspecialfoodtoshare.Dontworry!Youdont
needtobringenoughtofeed450people!
ThethemeofthepotluckisSummerFoodsfromaroundthe
World!Everyoneshouldprepareafavoritetradionalsummer
foodfromhis/hercountry.Youcanworkwithyourfriends,or
youcanbringdrinkstoshare,ifyoucantcook.Youmustcon
tributetothepotluckifyouwanttoparcipate.
ThePotluckwilltaketheplace
oftheConversaonHourin
Week5.Signupoutsidethe
StudentCounselorsoffice(214)
ifyouwouldliketoparcipate
inthisdeliciousevent!
ItisimportantforeverystudenttoreadtheIELIStudent
Handbook,whichyoucanfindontheIELIwebsite.Itisyour
responsibilitytoknowtherules.Belowaretwoimportant
policiesthatyoumustknow:
CellPhonesintheClassroom
Youshouldnotuseyourcellphoneduringclass me;cell
phonesmustbecompletelyturnedoff(p.4).Ontestdays
andtestreviewdays,allcellphoneswillbecollectedby
yourinstructor.
MissedTests
Studentsshouldnevermissatest.Ifyouhaveanemergen
cyonatestday,youmustcontactyourinstructorbefore
yourclass me.Whenyoureturntoschool, youmusthave
officialdocumentaontoshowwhyyouwereabsent.Ifyou
donotcontactyourinstructorbeforeyourclass meand
bringdocumentaon,youwillreceiveazeroforyour
missedtest(p.1112).Ifyouhavequesonsaboutthese
policies,talktoyourinstructororKristenKershaw
(SYMR218).
IfyoudidntsignuplastweekforaStudySkillsclass,thereis
sll me!SignupinKristensoffice(SYMR218)beforeFriday
tobeincludedinoneoftheStudySkillsgroups.Then,youwill
receiveanemailtellingyouwhenyourgroupwillmeet.
ThepurposeoftheStudySkillsclassistohelpyoubecomea
moreeffecvestudent;youwilltalkaboutdifferenttopics,
including memanagement,learningstyles,
concentraon,andprocrasnaon.Your
groupwillmeetatleastoncethistermand
againintheFall.
Signupnow!
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FireworksShowMonday,July4,atUNTFouts
Field.Thegatestothestadiumopenat5:30p.m.
andfireworkswillbeginatsundown.Therewillbe
carnivalgames,music,andfunacviesinsidethe
stadium.WalkovertoFoutsFieldtowatchthefire
works!
Whatisthe4thofJuly?
The4thofJulyistheUnitedStatesIndependence
Day.ItisaspecialholidayformanyAmericansas
theyrememberthecountrysFoundingFathersand
celebratefreedom.
Americansusuallycelebratethisholidaywiththeir
familythroughacviessuchasbarbequesandpic
nics.Manycies(likeDenton)alsohaveparadesin
themorningonthe4thofJuly.Atnight,mostpeo
plecelebratewithfireworks.Manyciesputonbig
fireworksshows.Somepeoplebuyfireworksand
shootthemoffthemselves
forfun,butyoucannotdo
thisinsideacity.
1. Doyouneedtoemailyourteacherandcannotrememberhisor
heremailaddressorevenhisorhername?Donotfear;IELInow
hasapicturedirectorywithemailaddressesthatcanbefoundin
theImportantResourcesMenuontherighthandsideoftheIELI
website.ClickEmailYourTeacherorjustnavigateto:hp://
ieli.unt.edu/instructoremail.Youmustbeloggedinwithyour
EUIDandPassword.
2. PleaseremembertocheckinatthefrontdeskintheGeneral
AccessComputerLabifyouwouldliketousethebackroomto
studywithusingIELILabMaterials.Ifyouhaveanyquesons,
pleaseask.
3. TheComputerLabismeanttobeaquietplacewherestudents
canimprovetheirEnglishusingoursoware.Ifyouwouldliketotalktoyourfriendsorlistento
music,pleasegooutsideorbringin
yourowncomputer.Pleasebe
considerateofthosearoundyou
andkeepyourvoiceandcomputer
volumelow.Thanks.
IfyouwanttoimproveyourEnglish,itisimportantfor
youtobecomeinvolvedinthecommunity.Talkwitha
friendabouthowyoucanbecomemoreinvolvedon
campus.
Forexample,youcouldjoinaclub,oryoucould
parcipateinavolunteeracvityoncampus.There
aremanywaystobeinvolved!
Thinkofthreeinteresngwaysto
beinvolvedandsendthemto
Wellpostyourlistonour
website!
F. Going to UNTF. Going to UNTF. Going to UNTTheGoingtoUNTMeengswillbeheldonJune30andJuly1from
12:15p.m.1p.m.
IfyouplantobeginUNTclassesFall2011orSpring2012foraBache
lorsor2ndBachelorsdegree,youmustaendthemeengon
Thursday,June30,from12:15p.m.1p.m.
IfyouplantoenrollinaMastersprogramoraPhDprogram,you
mustaendthemeengonFriday,July1,from12:15p.m.1p.m.
BothmeengswillbeheldinRoom110BoftheCollaboraonand
LearningCommonsintheEagleCommonsLibrary(formerlytheSci
enceandTechnologyLibrary),whichisonthefirstfloorofSycamore
Hall.Youmustenterthebuildingthroughthefrontdoorsbythe
outsidesteps.Ifyouhaveanyquesons
aboutthemeeng meorplace,
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