Today is the first class in our new four class set. We will begin with our collocation exercise. Our reading this week is about an elderly couple that donated their life savings.

Our listening material is a clip from Conan’s trip to Japan. We will discuss it in class. We will have an analytical writing question. You need to find the argument and three points that refute the argument. Please write in paragraph form.

Writing Question: Claitown University needs both affordable housing for its students and a way to fund the building of such housing. The best solution to this problem is to commission a famous architect known for experimental and futuristic buildings. It is common knowledge that tourists are willing to pay money to tour some of the architect's buildings, so it can be expected that tourists will want to visit this new building. The income from the fees charged to tourists will soon cover the building costs. Furthermore, such a building will attract new students as well as donations from alumni. And even though such a building will be much larger than our current need for student housing, part of the building can be used as office space.

Click HERE for the reading- find two words to bring to class from the reading. These words can be words you don’t know or ones that you find interesting.