Thursday, August 30, 2012

Homework for August 31 smrt120 AM

GRAMMAR
9.3 First and Second Conditional
Do #1: 5-10;   #2: 5-10;  #3: 4-10.
Correct your answers.

Extra verb tense practice
Note: the last 3 pages are mostly 125+ tenses. Do not try to learn them now. Just work on the tenses you have studied. Learn the key words in green.

READING
9.1 Incredible Weather
Answer the questions.
Correct your work.

STRUCTURE
Extra information: A, An or The or No Article



A reminder:
Friday, August 31, 8:30 am is the Progress Test


PM1 August

Practice listening and typing the lyrics YOUR CHOICE to:
Coldplay See You Soon
Michael Buble I'm Feeling Good
Adele Set Fire to the Rain
Justin Bieber Baby

All other lyrics training songs to practice at home.


Dictation website we worked on today.

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Homework for August 30 smrt120 AM

GRAMMAR
9.2 Second Conditional
Do #1: 4-12;   #2: 4-10;   #3: 4-15;  #4: 3-10.
9/3 First and Second Conditional
Read the notes.

Practice Time Clauses and First Conditional (Grammar 9.1) on these sites.


STRUCTURE
Study a chart about Definite and Indefinite Articles + Some



PM1 August 29

Conversation: Shopping


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Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Homework for August 29 smrt120AM

GRAMMAR
9.1 First Conditional and Time Clauses
Do #1: 3-12;   #2: 3-10;   #3: 3-15;   #4: 3-10.
9.2 Second Conditional
Read the notes.

9.1 READING "Incredible Weather" + LISTENING "The Changing Seasons" vocabulary to learn

STRUCTURE
Unit 9 Structure is a review of Unit 4: Definite and Indefinite Articles. Here is extra practice plus the answers.




PM1 August 28

Heavenly Pies audio
Heavenly Pies script


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Monday, August 27, 2012

Homework for August 28 smrt120 AM

GRAMMAR
9.1 First Conditional and Time Clauses
Read the notes and watch the video.

VOCABULARY
Do Unit 9 exercise.

STRUCTURE
8.3 One Independent Clause and One Dependent Clause Sentences
Make sure you have read and worked on the exercise assigned last Friday Unit 8.


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PM1 August 27

Eating Out = Eating at Restaurants Conversation


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Friday, August 24, 2012

Weekend study material - for August 27

GRAMMAR
Do Unit 8 Grammar Review

Do "Present Perfect Simple (I have done) or Present Perfect Continuous (I have been doing)" 
Check answers to this exercise.

Extra Homework  "83 Verb + Preposition"
Answers to extra homework


STRUCTURE
8.3 One Independent Clause and One Dependent Clause Sentences
Do the exercise.

Thursday, August 23, 2012

Homework for Aug.24 smrt AM

GRAMMAR

8.2 Present Perfect Continuous - Explaining the Present
Do #1: 4-10;   #2: 4-12;   #3: 5-10.


Quiz yourself on Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Continuous

Optional Homework:  "11 Present Perfect Simple (I have done) or Present Perfect Continuous (I have been doing)"


READING

Do Set 2 DETAILS




STRUCTURE

8.1 One Independent Clause Sentences
Do part 1: 3-5 and part 2: write a paragraph with the number of subjects and verbs shown. 

Topic: The Ocean. 
Share your work with me.


8.2 Two Independent Clause Sentences
Review the notes.


8.3 One Independent Clause and One Dependent Clause Sentences
Read the notes.

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Optional preposition homework:  "83 Verb + preposition" exercise. 




Wednesday, August 22, 2012

PM1 August 22

Conversation: Questions

Small Talk Script and Website

Question intonation video


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Homework for August 23 - smrt AM

GRAMMAR
8.2 Present Perfect Continuous - Explaining the Present
Read the notes and watch the video(s).

Optional homework:  "9 Past Simple or Present Perfect" exercise. Check your answers to this exercise.
Quiz yourself on the Present Perfect using Already and Yet
Review Unit 1.3 Have and Have Got

READING
Do Set 2 GAP

STRUCTURE
8.1 One Independent Clause Sentences
8.2 Two Independent Clause Sentences
Read the notes.

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Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Homework for August 22

GRAMMAR
8.1 Present Perfect Simple
Exercise 1: Complete the chart.
Exercise 2: Do #1: 3-10;  #2 2-10;  #3: 4-15.

Extra present perfect practice


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PM1August 21

Conversation - Motivation
Listening and Quiz - Script and Small Talk

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Monday, August 20, 2012

PM1 August 20

Conversation Facebook
Listening & Quiz Small Talk 

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Homework & Test Assignment for August 21

GRAMMAR
8.1 Present Perfect Simple - Explaining the Present
Read the notes and watch the video.

VOCABULARY
Do the Unit exercise 3-20.

WRITING/STRUCTURE
Do the Test writing assignment.
Go to page 11 of this site for the picture to describe.
This is = 20% of Unit 7 test.
Share it with me.

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Friday, August 17, 2012

Weekend Study Material

GRAMMAR
To study for the test on Monday, do the Unit Grammar Review.
Go to this website for Present Perfect practice.

STRUCTURE
7.3 Noun Quantifiers
Do 4-12. Correct your answers from the answer page.

WRITING
Do Unit 7 Practice Writing Assignment.
Use this website for "A Busy Street Scene" picture
You will have to scroll down until you get to page 10. Right click on the picture to rotate it.


Note: On Monday, you will not be tested on 7.3 Action Verbs: Put and Take.







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Thursday, August 16, 2012

PM1 August 16

Syllable stress accuracy


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Homework for August 17

GRAMMAR
7.2 Present Perfect Simple - Experience
Do #1: 4-8;   #2: 4-6;   #3: 5-12;   #4: 4-12.

Answers to "10 Past Simple or Present Perfect: ago, since, for".

Quiz yourself on the Present Perfect using this Diagnostic Test.

READING
Do Set 2 SIGNS.

STRUCTURE
Counting Nouns
7.2 Noncount Nouns
Do Part One: 3-12;  Part Two: 2-6;  Part Three: 2-8.
7.3 Noun Quantifiers
Read the notes.

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Wednesday, August 15, 2012

PM1 August 15

Conversation - Colours
Syllable/Word Stress Predictability

Colour Idioms in English

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Homework for August 16

GRAMMAR
Do "10 Past Simple or Present Perfect (2); for, ago, since".

Practice simple and continuous (duration vs repetition) perfect tenses.


7.2 Present Perfect - Experience
Read the notes and watch the video(s).


READING
Do Set 2 GIST

STRUCTURE
Counting Nouns:
7.2 Non-count Nouns
7.3 Noun Quantifiers
Read the notes.


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Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Homework for August 15

GRAMMAR
7.1 Present Perfect - Duration
Do #1: 4-15;   #2: 4-10;   #3: 4-15.

For extra practice, do "10 Past Simple or Present Perfect (2); for, ago, since".
Note: There are two blank pages. You must scroll down to find the notes and exercise.

7.2 Present Perfect Simple - Experience
Read the notes and watch the video(s).



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Monday, August 13, 2012

Homework for August 14

GRAMMAR
7.1 Read the notes and watch the video.

VOCABULARY
Do the Unit exercise 2-20

STRUCTURE
Counting Nouns
7.1 Singular or Plural Verb?
Do  Part 1: 2-10;   Part 2: 1-6;   Part 3: 1-12.


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PM1 August 13

Eight common word stress patterns
Syllable stress listening and examples
Syllable stress predictability


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Friday, August 10, 2012

Weekend study material August10-12


GRAMMAR
6.3 Verb + Object + Infinitive
Do #1: 7-8;  #2: 6-8;  #3: 5-15.
Check your answers with the answer page.

Correct your ANSWERS to "28 Verb + to (He wants to help.) OR Verb + ing (I enjoy reading.)"
Do the Grammar Review, and use the answer page to correct your answers.
Study Unit 6.1 Gerunds chart
Study Unit 6.2 Verb + Infinitive chart
Study Unit 6.3 Verb + Object + Infinitive chart
Study Unit 6 Verb Patterns all charts page.

STRUCTURE
6.2 Adjectives and Adverbs
Read the notes, do the exercise, and correct your answers.

Remember:
Unit 6 Test Monday


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Thursday, August 9, 2012

Homework for August 10

GRAMMAR
6.2 Verb + Infinitive
Do #1: 4-10;   #2: 3-10;   #3: 3-10;   #4: complete the paragraph.
For 6.2 charts, click here-
For 6.1 chart, click here-

6.3 Verb + Object + Infinitive
Read the notes and watch the video(s).

"Verb + to (He wants to help.) or Verb + ing (I enjoy reading.)" page 1 and page 2
Do A,B,C.


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Wednesday, August 8, 2012

PM1 August 8

Conversation Single Life
Conversation Olympics
Eight common word stress patterns in English

Syllable-timed versus stressed-timed video

Homework for August 9

GRAMMAR
6.1 Gerunds
Do all the exercises.
6.2 Verbs + Infinitive
Read the notes and watch the video(s).

LISTENING
6.1 Admirable Athletes
Answer the questions in the exercise 1-10.

READING
Do Set 1 Gist and Gap.

STRUCTURE
6.1 Parallel Structure - Nouns and Verbs
Do Part 1: 3-8 and Part 2: 3-8.
6.2 Parallel Structure - Adjectives and Adverbs
Read the notes.

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Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Homework for August 8

GRAMMAR
6.1 Gerunds
Read the notes and watch the video.

VOCABULARY
Do the unit exercise 2-20.
Study the visual dictionary of sports

STRUCTURE
6.1 Nouns and verbs
Read the notes.


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PM1 August 7

Job pictures


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Friday, August 3, 2012

Weekend study material

GRAMMAR
Do the Unit 5 grammar review.

VOCABULARY
Practice with Spelling City.

LISTENING/READING/WRITING
Increase your understanding of future forms and listening skills: Clothing Styles.
Practice other skills by doing the exercises available in the above listening, plus Shopping for Shoes.

DON'T FORGET:
No school on Monday.
Unit 5 test on Tuesday.

Thursday, August 2, 2012

Homework for August 3

GRAMMAR
5.2 Making Predictions
Do 6-14.

"13 Will, be going to, present continuous and simple" page 1 and page 2
Do A,B,C,D.


READING
Do Set 1: Matching and Details


PM1 August 2

Conversation - Stress

Two more L&R videos: First and Second

Homework for August 3


"13 Future: will, be going to, Present Continuous and Simple and page 2

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Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Homework for August 2

GRAMMAR
5.1 Future Decisions and Plans
Do 6-15 in the exercise.
5.2 Making Predictions
Read the notes and watch the video(s).

READING
Do the matching part of the reading about "finding the right place to live"


PM1 August 1

Conversation Passports

for extra pronunciation practice at home, L & R video,  2nd L & R video and L & R quiz


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VOCABULARY AUGUST 1

Shopping for shoes - 


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