Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Homework

for Wednesday, February 1

GRAMMAR
5-3 Adjectives
Do #1 6-12     #2 5-15

5-1 Future Decisions and Plans
Read the notes and watch the video.

STRUCTURE
5-1 Positive and Negative Sentences - Read
5-2 Questions - Read
5-3 Some, Any, and No Words - Read

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Monday, January 30, 2012

Homework

for Tuesday, January 31

GRAMMAR
5-4 Adverbs
Do #1 4-18    #2 4-12
5-3 Adjectives
Read the notes and watch the videos.

VOCABULARY
Do Unit 5 exercise 3-20

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Thursday, January 26, 2012

Exit Test, Unit 4 Writing Assignment & Homework

on Friday, January 27:

Be in class by 8:30 am for the Exit/Progress Test.
Do not bring your computer unless you want to use it at break.

The weekly test (Unit 4) will be a writing assignment only.
You have the weekend to prepare your sentences.
Click here for information about the assignment.

GRAMMAR
4-2 Modals and Permission
Do 7-20 and correct your answers.

READING
4-1 William Shakespeare
Re-read the biography, answer and correct the questions.


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Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Homework, Answers, and Pictures

for Thursday, January 26

GRAMMAR
4-2 Modals and Permission
Read the notes and watch the video.

4-3 Making Requests and Offers
Read the notes and watch the video.

To check answers to the paper handout (21 Obligation: must, have to, mustn't, don't have to), click -

Study the following linked pictures to understand Must and Have to.
Page 1
Page 2


LISTENING
4-1 Online Reading
Do Listening Comprehension 2.


STRUCTURE
4-3 Things in General
Do 3-10.


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Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Homework

for Wednesday, January 25

GRAMMAR
4-1 Modal Verbs of Obligation and Advice
Do #1 3-12    #2 3-12    #3 3-12

Paper Handout - 21 Obligation: must, have to, mustn't, don't have to
Do all the questions.

4-2 Modals and Permission
Read the notes and watch the video.

STRUCTURE
4-1 Known or Unknown Nouns
Do exercise (4-8).

4-2 Unique Nouns
Do exercise (2-12).

4-3 Things in General
Read

Extra work:
To practice reading, check out this excellent website for all kinds of literature:

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Monday, January 23, 2012

Homework

for Tuesday, January 24

GRAMMAR
4-1 Modal Verbs of Obligation and Advice
Read the notes and watch the videos.

READING
4-1 Shakespeare
Learn the pre-reading vocabulary, click here:

VOCABULARY
Unit 4
Do the exercise.

STRUCTURE
4-1 Known or Unknown Nouns
Read


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Friday, January 20, 2012

Homework/Study Material for Unit 3 Test

for Monday, January 23

GRAMMAR
To practice the Past Continuous vs Past Simple, click here:

3-4 Past Passive
Do the exercise and check you answers.

To check your answers to EXERCISE 41 The Passive (paper handout) Unit 3 click here:

Unit Three Grammar Review
Do the exercise and check you answers.

To practice the Passive, click here:

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Thursday, January 19, 2012

Homework

for Friday, January 20

GRAMMAR
3-2 Past Perfect
Do #1 4-10    #2 4-10     #3 3-10     #4 3-10

3-3 Past Simple, Past Continuous, and Past Perfect
Do #1 2-10    #2 2-10

3-4 Past Passive
Read the notes and watch the video.

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Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Homework

for Thursday, January 19

GRAMMAR
3-2 Past Perfect
Read the notes and watch the video.

3-3 Past Simple, Past Continuous, and Past Perfect
Read the notes and watch the video.

Paper handout: Past Simple (I waited) or Past Continuous (I was waiting)
Do each exercise.

Pronunciation of regular verbs in the simple past tense -
to study the rules, click here:
to quiz yourself on the rules, click here:

LISTENING
3-1 Natural Disasters
Do the "Details" exercise.

READING
3-1 Three Stories about Natural Disasters
Answer the questions.

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Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Homework

for Wednesday, January 18

GRAMMAR
3-1 Past Simple and Past Continuous
Do #1: 5-10    #2:  5-14    #3: 4-10    #4: 5-8

READING
3-1 Three Stories about Natural Disasters
Do the exercise.

STRUCTURE
3-2 Compound Sentences
Do the exercise.
3-3 Complex Sentences
Read


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Monday, January 16, 2012

Homework

for Tuesday, January 17

GRAMMAR
3-1 Past Simple and Past Continuous
Read the notes and watch the videos.

VOCABULARY
Do Unit 3 exercise.

STRUCTURE
3-1 Simple Sentences
Do 3-6
3-2 Compound Sentences
Read

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Friday, January 13, 2012

Homework/Study Material

for Monday, January 16 Unit 2 Test
  • for State, Dynamic, and Mixed Verbs interactive exercises, click here:
  • for Present and Past Tenses, and Non-Continuous (STATE) verbs exercises, click here:

GRAMMAR
2-4 Present Passive
Do #1: 5-20;    #2: 4-10
Correct your work with the answer page.

  • for Present Progressive (CONTINUOUS) Passive exercises, click here:
  • for the Passive Voice exercises, click here:

Unit 2 Grammar Review
Do the exercise and check your answers.

STRUCTURE
2-5 Correct a paragraph
Do the exercise and check with the answer page.

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Thursday, January 12, 2012

Homework

for January 13

GRAMMAR
2-4 Present Passive
Read the notes and watch the video.

Passive (2) (present and past tenses) - paper handout
Read the front page.


READING
2-1 Real Estate
Do the exercise.


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Listening Script

Great Apartment Living

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Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Homework

for Thursday, January 12

GRAMMAR
2-3 State and Dynamic Verbs
Do #1: 3-15    #2: 3-10    #3: 5-20
2-4 Present Passive
Read the notes and watch the video.

LISTENING
2-1 Great Apartment Living
Learn the extra vocabulary.
Listen to the telephone conversation.

STRUCTURE
2-1 Simple Sentences
Complete
2-2 Punctuation
Complete
2-3 Fragments
Read
2-4 Run-on Sentences
Read


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Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Homework

for Wednesday, January 11

GRAMMAR
2-2 Present Continuous
Do #1: 7-15;   #2: 7-15;   #3:  7-10

2-3 State or Dynamic Verbs
Read the notes and watch the video.

STRUCTURE
2-1 Simple Sentences
2-2 Punctuation
2-3 Fragments
2-4 Run-on Sentences
Read


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Monday, January 9, 2012

Homework

for Tuesday, January 10

GRAMMAR
2-1 Present Simple
Do  #1: 3-18;    #2: 4-12;    #3: 5-20;     #4: 6-20.

2-2 Present Continuous
Read the notes and watch the video.

VOCABULARY
Learn the words by using Spelling City.
Do the Unit exercise: 3-20

STRUCTURE
2-1 Simple Sentences
Read
2-2 Punctuation
Read

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Friday, January 6, 2012

Writing Assignment

Due/Deadline: Monday, January 9, 2012

Test assignment paragraph

Example paragraph

WEEKEND HOMEWORK

GRAMMAR
1-3 Have and Have Got
Do the exercise and correct your answers.

Grammar Review
Do the exercise and correct your answers.

READING
1-1 A Journal
Do the exercise and correct your answers.


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Thursday, January 5, 2012

Homework

for Friday, January 6

GRAMMAR
1-2 Questions
Do #1: 5-16;     #2: 2-10;     #3: 3-7;     #4: 3-6;     #5: 3-6

1-3 Have and Have Got
Read the notes.

STRUCTURE

1-2 Supporting Sentences
Do 2-3
1-3 Concluding Sentences
Read

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Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Homework

for Thursday, January 5

GRAMMAR
1-1 Three Kinds of Verbs
Do #1: 5-9;    #2: 3-4;    #3: 4-7

1-2 Questions
Read the notes and watch the video.

STRUCTURE
1-1 Topic Sentence
Do 2-4 and 2-4

1-2 Supporting Sentences
Read

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Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Homework

For Wednesday January 4

GRAMMAR
1.0 Introduction
Do #4

1.1 Three Kinds of Verbs
Read the notes and watch the video.

VOCABULARY
Unit 1 exercise
Do 3 - 20

STRUCTURE
1.1 Topic Sentences
Read


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