IELI WEEKLY MEMO

IELI WEEKLY MEMO

UniversityofNorthTexas IntensiveEnglishLanguageInstute
Summer 2014 Week 3: June 23 - 29

DoyouwantanopportunitytopraccespeakingEnglishwith
Americans?CometoIELIsConversaonHour!
ThisweeksConversaonhourlunchwillbeon
Thursday,June26,from12:00PM1PMinSYMR
203
ThiswillbeagreatopportunitytomeetAmerican
volunteersandpracceyourEnglish.Therewillbe
freefoodandconversaongames.

AllnewSummerinternaonalstudents
arerequiredtobescreenedfortubercu
losisaerbeginningclassesatUNT/IELI.
YoumustcompleteaTBtestbetween
Monday,June23,andThursday,July3.
WhenyougototheHealthCenter,you
mustbringthreeformswithyou:TB
ScreeningRecord,MedicalHistoryForm,
andTBScreeningForm.Youshouldhave
receivedtheseformsatorientaon.
Ifyouneedextracopiesoftheforms,havequesons,or
wouldlikehelpmakingyourappointment,cometo
Gracesoce,SYMR202.
CalltheHealthCenterNOW
toscheduleyourappoint
ment.
UNTHealthand
WellnessCenter
ChestnutHall
1800ChestnutSt.
Phone:9405652333,
pressopon2
AppointmentsAvailable:
MondayThursday
June23July3
811:15AMand12:30PM
Callnow!

DONTFORGET!IfyousignedupforthePaymentPlan,youhavea
paymentdueonFriday,June27.Pleasespeakwith
AlissainSYMR205,ifyouhaveanyquesons.
RamadanCelebraon:Friday,June27,12:00PM1:00PM.TherewillbeaRamadanPotluckCelebraonFri
day,June27,from12:001:00PMinSYMR203.Potluckisamealinwhicheveryonewhoisinvitedbrings
foodtoshare.SignupinGracesoce(SYMR202)tobringyourfavoritetastydishforthecelebraon.Allare
welcometocomeandparcipate!
Graceneedssomestudentvolunteerstohelpplanthisevent.Ifyouareinterestedinhelping,therewillbea
meengTuesday,June24,from12:00pm1:00pminSYMR269.

Date:Friday,July11,2014
Time:12:30PM4:30PM
Whoseligible:Levels5/5,5/6,6/6,6/G
Cost:$32forLevels5/5,5/6;
FREEforLevels6/6,6/G
SignupintheIELIMainOce(SYMR204):
Levels6/6,6/G:Week4(June30July3)
Levels5/5,5/6:Week5(July7July11)

TheupcominglivelectureforASC4and5students:
Monday,June23
12:10pm1:00pminSYMR203
ArcheologistsFindDinosaurs,Right?
PresentedbyStephanieRivera
AlllecturesoutsideSycamoreHallare
listedontheIELIwebsiteunderASC
lectures.

DidyoumissthePronunciaonPowerOrientaononTues
day?Noproblem!Wewillbehappytoshowyouhowto
usethesoware.Wenowhaveanonline
versionofPronunciaonPowerOrientaon,
soyoucanpracceyourpronunciaonin
theprivacyofyourownhome.Stopbythe
MulmediaLabinMarquis314forassis
tance.

Everyweek,GraceandTariqmakea
WeeklyUpdatevideoofimportantevents
andannouncements.Ifyouwouldliketo
starinoneofthevideos,pleasestopby
SYMR202andtalktoGraceorTariq.Vol
unteerswillbeenteredintoadrawingfor
aprizeattheendoftheterm!
HiIELILadies,thisweeksladiesgroup
meengisonWednesday,June25,5:15pm
7:30pm.WewillmeetatEagleStatueand
thengotovolunteershouse.Ifyouneeda
ridetothevolunteershome,wewillprovide
transportaon.

WouldyouliketohelpnewIELIstudents?If
so,youshouldsignuptobeaPAL!
ThePeerAssistanceandLeadership(PAL)
Programisdesignedtohelpnewstudents
adjusttoboththeacademicandsocialenvironmentsatUNT.In
thisprogram,experiencedstudentsserveasmentorsfornew
students.Mentorsgiveadviceandguidancetonewstudents.You
mustcompleteatleast2termsinIELIandbeinLevel3oraboveto
beaPAL.
ThisisagreatopportunityforyoutogetinvolvedinIELIandbea
leader.Sharewhatyouknowandhelpanewfriend!TobeaPAL,
pickupanapplicaonformfromGracesoce(SYMR202).
Ifastudentservesasamentor,he/shewillreceiveacercateof
parcipaonintheprogramandwillbe
abletoincludetheparcipaononhis/
heruniversityapplicaonorresume.
Itisimportantthatyouplanonstay
ingintheDentonareafortheFall
semesterifyouplantobeaPAL.
WorldCupatIELI!Wewillbeshowingallof
thegamesintheWelcomeCenterandthe
StudentLounge,withthe5pmgameinthe
StudentLoungeonly.Youcanguessthe
scoresandputyourcommentonUNTIELI
Facebookpage.

Idiom:Hitthebooks
Meaning:tostudy
Usedinasentence:Thenalexamsarecomingsoon,soI
needtogotothelibraryandhitthebooks.
Makesurethepreferredemailselectedonyour
accountatmy.unt.eduistheemailyoucheckoen.Important
informaonissenttoemailyouhaveselectedasyourpreferred
email.Ifyouareunsurehowtocheckwhichemailisyour
preferredemail,gotothelabinMARQ314.

EverysemesterIELIproducesamagazinefeatur
ingstorieswrienbythestudentsofIELI.Stu
dentsarewelcometosubmitessaysonatopic
oftheirchoice.Forexample,youcouldwrite
aboutanexperienceinAmerica,afunnystory,
interviewateacheroranotherstudent,orshare
somethingaboutyourculture.Thedeadlinefor
submissionswillbeWednesday,July2.Start
thinkingoftopicsnow!Ifyouhaveanyques
ons,pleasecomebySYMR202oraskyourteacher.
DoyouhaveanycommentsorsuggesonsfortheWeeklyMemoorWeeklyVideoMemo?
Letusknow!Wearealwayslookingforwaystoimprove.
StopbySYMR202oremailTariqSafrahatTariq.Safrah@unt.edu.