The Royal Tenenbaums

We are going to watch this movie and then study some scenes from it one at a time. The movie is very dramatic and very funny at the same time. It's eccentric, to say the least.

Download the script with blanks here.

Download the scenes from the movie that we'll be going over.

Seinfeld | Lesson #6

The Soup Nazi and the Marble Rye are two of the funniest episodes of the hit, award-winning TV show Seinfeld. This was the most popular show of the 90s, even surpassing Friends in the US. Surely you've heard of it, but it is rarely shown in Korea. This offers a look into common American sarcasm and humor, while giving a very realistic insight into New York culture. (see more about the show here)

Some of you may ask, isn't this show old? Yes, it is. Still, it remains avidly watched and is the best example of real conversation of any show I've ever seen on television. (Personally I like watching Lost, the Shield, Flight of the Conchords, and 24 in my spare time, but Seinfeld is more realistic and more suited for teaching. Today, the writers of Seinfeld are part of another great show called Curb your Enthusiasm).

The Cast

Jerry -Jerrry Seinfeld

Elaine - Julia Luisa Dreyfus

Kramer - Michael Richards

George - Jason Alexander

Lesson #5 | the Emperor's New Groove

Please follow this link to download the Emperor's New Groove Dinner Scene script. If you have any trouble please tell me on Monday. I am trying to give it to you via Google Documents and it's my first time using this system, so it may not work well for everyone.

Below I will embed the video clip that we will be watching and studying. This lesson focuses on pronunciation. It's a little different than our other lessons. From this point forward, your pronunciation should improve by leaps and bounds.

Lesson #4 | Simon Cowell | American Idol Star Judge

Simon Cowell Script

Simon Cowell MP3 (unavailable ㅜㅜ)

Simon Cowell 60 Minutes Episode from youtube.com

Lesson #3 | Daniel Tammet | Brain Man

The Script (.doc)
The Video (.wmv)

If you want more information on Daniel, you can watch him on...
...David Letterman talkshow
...The Boy with the Incredible Brain (a documentary)
...Brain Man (the documentary)

or read him at...

...Born on a blue day

Week #2 | AV

Hey class! I hope you had a good weekend. Now back to work. The next lesson is about the plane crash (the one in which everyone survived) in the Hudson River in New York-New Jersey. So I'd like you to download Lesson #2 -- 60 Minutes - Flight 1549 here.

Also, keep reviewing "Stupid in America". There are some materials that I have gathered for your review (we did the dictation already in class). Please print out Review Sheet here--it's about seven pages). From my vantage point, it seems that previewing and reviewing lessons helps you stay on task and allows you to improve by leaps and bounds.

Lesson #1 - Stupid in America

Get a glimpse into education in America, the dark side. I think you will enjoy this episode and hear a lot a great expressions useful for discussing methods of study and various problems.

Scripts:

Part 1 - Stupid in America

Part 2 - Charter Schools

Videos:

Part 1

Part 2

Other formats:

You can leave comments below. Please tell me what other formats you want and give me a day and I'll provide it for you. The vids above are avi files. They can be converted into Mp3 or Mp4 if you're interested. Just tell me.