Unit 3: Watching the Detectives

Detective stories are very popular in American movies. James Bond is probably the most famous crime-solving movie character. This character has been in 22 movies, from 1962 until now. The next James Bond movie will come to theatres in 2011.



When I was a little girl (a long time ago!), the most popular detective movie was The Pink Panther. The Pink Panther movies were comedies, about a clumsy French detective, Inspector Clouseau (played by British actor Peter Sellers).



Charlie's Angels was a detective show famous for its sexy female detectives (played by Jaclyn Smith, Kate Jackson, Cheryl Ladd, and Farrah Fawcett). This show was on TV in the 1970s.



In the 1990s, Canadian comedian Mike Myers created the character Austin Powers - a time-traveling British "ladies' man" who always tried to stop Dr. Evil (who was also played by Mike Myers). These movies are called "spoofs" because they make fun of the James Bond movies of the 1960s.




CSI is probably the most popular detective TV show nowadays. The show CSI is actually many different series that take place in different American cities and have different characters. The theme songs ("OST") for these shows all comes from British rock band "The Who" - most of these theme songs are older songs that were famous in the 1970s.







This week's blog post:
Tell me about Korean and Chinese "detective" movies. Do you like detective movies? What is your favorite movie? Tell me about the detective character (please use 50 words or more). Are Korean detective movies at all like western-style detective movies? What are Chinese detective movies like?

Unit 2: Which restaurant is better?

This week, we talked about food, and how we compare different flavors (tastes) and textures (feeling). For your blog post this week, I want you to use what we talked about to compare two restaurants that you probably know very well here in Shinchang:

Kim Bap Cheon Guk (김밥천국)...


...and Kim Bap Na Ra (김밥나라).

Which restaurant is better? Why?

Please post your comment and write at least 50 words (5 or 6 sentences) here, before our next class together. I am interested to know your opinion!

Cheers,
Becka

Introductions: Welcome to Native English 2!

Welcome back to SCH University, and welcome to the Native English 2 class!

On our first class, we played "Two Truths and One Lie" and we learned a little about each other. This week, I want you to tell me a little more about yourself. Please post THREE sentences telling us...

1) a routine you never change
2) an unusual habit
3) a general fact about yourself

I'll go first.

1) I always drink 2 cups of coffee in the morning.


2) I usually drink coffee with a spoon in my cup.


3) I have a pet cat.


I look forward to hearing your responses. See you in class!

Becka