MLS Humanities, Class 4

 Class: MLS Humanities 

Teacher: Nate Feldman

Class Goal: Improve Listening Comprehension 

Vocabulary Warm-Up: Use the words below in the correct sentence.

adherence   amass  crafted   idealize   inculcate  

oligarchs   pursuit   upheaval    virtue 

1. School is a place where people ___________________knowledge about different subjects. 

2. The teacher at my school tried to ____________________us with his political beliefs.  He wanted us to think like him.  

3. People have ____________________to their religious beliefs and other ideologies.  

4. The older generation likes to ___________________their childhood by saying it was a perfect time without the problems of the modern times.  

5. When it was discovered that the CEO of the company had committed a major crime, it caused a lot of ____________________at that place.  

6. I am in the United States because I am in ___________________of a Master's Degree.  

7. _____________________are typically wealthy people with a strong influence over the government.  

8. Being generous with others is seen by almost everyone as a ____________________.

9. I __________________some toys and sold them at an art show. 

Listen to Lecture: We will listen to a lecture about Plato's philosophy on education.  Do Plato's ideals about education match your own?

Video: We will listen to a video I did about the Philosophy of Education.  You should make your own video/podcast about education:

Emphatic Language:

*Do you agree with the idea that bad things don’t happen to bad people, but bad things happen to good people that are unable to deal with a difficult problem or situation?

 

I utterly reject this kind of behavior! 

I strongly support your goals!

I totally support your goals!

You are undoubtedly the greatest student I have ever known! 

I undoubtedly believe you will be the greatest!!

I utterly oppose this behavior!  

I honestly think you should make a video to improve your English! 

I sincerely hope you accomplish everything you want!

 

Andres: Hi, I’m new here.  Do you have any advice?

Nate: Well, I strongly suggest you visit Fairmount Park.  It’s such a beautiful place. 

 

Socrates strongly believed that education was meant to develop the individual. 

 

In my school, we’ll have military arts because I sincerely believe this is necessary for all young people to build discipline and love of country!

 

For discussion:

*What is something you totally support people doing?/What is a place you totally recommend for others to see?

*What behavior are you strongly/utterly against?

*What do you sincerely hope will change in your life?

*What do you deeply believe is important for all people to do?