pm1 October 31

s,sh,z,and the sion sound as in television VIDEO


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Homework for November 1

GRAMMAR
5.2 Making Predictions
Do 6-14.

Non-smrt homework:
Do A, B, and D
Page 1 "13 Future: will, be going to, present continuous and simple."
Page 2 "13 Future: will, be going to, present continuous and simple."



STRUCTURE
5.1 Positive and Negative Sentences
Do 2-10.
5.2 Questions
Do 3-10.
5.3 "Some," "Any," and "No" Words
Read the notes.


READING
Do Set 1 Gap: Sally, the sheepdog



LISTENING
The following is the work we did in class this morning. It is not homework.
Clothing Styles
Script

Answers to the extra homework from yesterday: "83 Verb plus preposition"

PM1 October 30

Video She sells seashells by the seashore
Listening Pizza Restaurant 
Video: s, z, S Z - pronunciation of the sounds: sip, ship, chip, zip

Homework for October 31 smrtEnglish120

GRAMMAR
5.1 Future Decisions and Plans
Do 6-15.
5.2 Making Predictions
Read the notes.

Non-smrt homework due Thursday, November 1.
Read the notes on Page 1. After Wednesday's lesson on Making Predictions, do the exercise.
Page 1 "13 Future: will, be going to, present continuous and simple"
Page 2 "13 Future: will, be going to, present continuous and simple"


LISTENING
Shopping for Shoes This is not homework. It is for extra listening practice.


STRUCTURE
5.2 Questions
Read the notes.

Extra Homework:
Verb plus preposition

Homework for October 30

GRAMMAR
5.1 Future Decisions and Plans
Read the notes.

VOCABULARY
Do the Unit exercise 2-20.

STRUCTURE
5.1 Positive and Negative Sentences
Read the notes.

PM1 October 29

Conversation - Shopping

LSDP 1 - ("Week 3")  /s/ = sip  +  /∫/ (sh)= ship  +  /t∫/(ch) chip

Phonetic Chart

Weekend Homework & Study Material for Monday, Oct.29

To study for Unit 4 test on Monday, do this work:

GRAMMAR
4.4 Participial Adjectives
Do #1: 2-12. The answers will be posted on the blog on Sunday.
Practice participial modifiers /adjectives online quiz. This site will help you understand the difference between "ed" and "ing" adjectives.
Practice participial adjectives "ed" or "ing". This is an excellent interactive site.

STRUCTURE
Answers to Count and Noncount Nouns + Definite and Indefinite Articles
This is the homework you have been working on all week.
Compare your answers to these answers.

PM1 Listening and Speaking

Here are the links you need today:

Dialogues
Song


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Homework for Oct. 26th - English 120

Hi everyone!

Here is your homework for today:

Grammar
4-3 Making Requests and Offers
Do Exercise #1 and #2

4-4 Participial Adjectives
Read

Do exercise 23 (p. 333) and 24 (p.334) Count and Uncount Nouns + Definite and Indefinite Articles

Structure
4-3 Things in General
Do #3-10


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Homework for October 25 - English 120

GRAMMAR
4.2 Modals and Permission
Do #1: 5-20

4.3 Making Requests and Offers
Read the notes.

READING
Complete Belling the Cat and The Nurse and the Wolf. Click on CAT.
Prepare for Thursday's reading by learning these words from Shakespeare's Biography


STRUCTURE
D e f i n i t e   a n d   I n d e f i n i t e   A r t i c l e s
4.2 Unique Nouns
Do 3-12.
4.3 Things in General
Read the notes.

Do Exercise 21 & 22, pages 332/333 Count and Noncount Nouns + Definite and Indefinite Articles

Announcement:

I will not be here on Thursday. I am sorry I did not tell you this morning. 

Adam Shiroma will be your teacher.

PM1 October 23

R&L List of words
Map Logan Road and Rocket Road

In-class & Homework for October 24 smrt120

GRAMMAR
4.1 Modal Verbs of Obligation and Advice
Do #1: 2-12;   #2: 2-12;   #3: 2-12.
Illustration of must and have to page 1, must and have to page 2
Reference Chart Modals of Obligation and Advice

4.2 Modals and Permission
Read the notes.



STRUCTURE
D e f i n i t e   a n d   I n d e f i n i t e   A r t i c l e s
4.2 Unique Nouns
Read the notes.

Do Exercise 19 and 20, pages 330, 331, tonight from: Count and Noncount Nouns + Definite and Indefinite Articles (Betty Azar Units 3 and 9). I expect all of this to be done by Friday, October 26.

More information on when and how to use articles.


READING
Read these two stories to practice using articles: Belling the Cat plus The Nurse and the Wolf
Optional and more difficult reading: The Country Mouse and the City Mouse


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Homework for October 23 smrt120

GRAMMAR
4.1 Modal Verbs of Obligation and Advice
Read the notes.

VOCABULARY
Do the Unit exercise 3-20.
When you learn new words, you should always know the Parts of Speech.

STRUCTURE
D e f i n i t e   &   I n d e f i n i t e   A r t i c l e s
3.1 Known or Unknown Nouns
Read the notes.

READING
Extra practice in literature: The Girls in their Summer Dresses

Announcement: 

The Exit test for this month will be on Friday, November 2, 2012

PM1 October 22/12

LSDP l: Week "3" Entertainment
Phonetic Chart
Introduction to paper handout - page 187

L & R video

In-class & Weekend homework for Mon., Oct.22

Study for Monday's Unit 3 Test by doing as much as possible from below:

GRAMMAR
3.1a Past Simple and Past Continuous
Go to Wednesday's blog for a practice website.
Extra interactive practice past continuous

3.1b Pronunciation of "...ed"
Go to the practice websites posted earlier this week.

3.2 Past Perfect
Extra interactive practice past perfect

3.3 Past Simple, Past Continuous, and Past Perfect
We did not correct the homework in class. You will have to correct your own.

3.4 Past Passive
Do the exercises and check your answers with the answer page.

Do "26 Passive sentences (2)". Check your answers to "26 Passive sentences (2)"

Do 42.1,2,3,4 The Passive. Note: This may be too difficult. Do not do it if this is true for you.
Check your answers 42.1,2,3,4 The Passive.

Website information on the passive
Interactive practice of the passive
More interactive practice of the passive
Also, look at the passive sites on the right-hand side of this blog.

Note: The passive voice is used in all tenses, 

so most of the information online and in books use all tenses.

STRUCTURE
3.2 Compound Sentences
Practice compound sentences. Check your ANSWERS to compound sentence practice.

3.3 Complex Sentences

Practice writing sentences with all the words starting with "when/while/as", etc. (from Exercises)

Examples of previous student answers.

READING
Practice understanding what you read: Natural Disasters: Earthquakes and Tsunamis

Do not forget to study Unit 3 vocabulary for the test.

PM1 October 18

Insensitive music and lyrics

Homework for October 10

GRAMMAR
3.3 Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect
Do #1: 6-10;   #2: 5-10.
3.4 Passive
Read the notes.

Interactive practice Past Perfect
Illustration: Past Simple, Past Continuous, and Past Perfect

STRUCTURE
3.2 Compound Sentences
Complete your sentences using coordinators: and, but, so, yet, or
Share this homework with me: lesliemillikin@canada-english.com

3.3 Complex Sentences
Read the notes.

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Homework for October 18 smrt120

GRAMMAR
3.2 Past Perfect
Do #1: 5-10;  #2: 4-10;  #3: 4-10;   #4: 3-10.
3.3 Past Simple, Past Continuous, and Past Perfect
Read the notes.

Answers to 

"6 Past Simple (I waited) or Past Continuous (I was waiting)"

Tuesday's optional homework.

Interactive practice Past Simple or Past Continuous

Pronunciation of ed endings of regular verbs - information

More "ed" ending practice

Notes about voiced and voiceless consonants

PM1 October 16

Supplement to paper handout
Week 4 seen/sit inclass work
Speech diagram

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Homework for October 17 smrtAM

GRAMMAR
3.1a Past Simple or Past Continuous
Do #1: 4-10;   #2: 4-14;   #3: 4-10;   #4: 4-8.
3.1b Pronunciation of "ed"
Listen to all the past tense verbs.
3.2 Past Perfect
Read the notes.

Optional homework: "6 Past Simple (I waited) or Past Continuous (I was waiting)"
Note: you cannot type on this page unless you change it to a Google Doc. It's best to just type your answers on a separate document. Answers will be posted Wednesday.

Extra interactive ed endings practice

LISTENING
A Holiday in Florida
This will be done on Wednesday.

STRUCTURE
3.2 Compound Sentences
Read the notes.

Four Types of Sentences
FYI (for your information)

Homework for Tuesday, October 16 smrt120

GRAMMAR
3.1a Past Simple and Past Continuous
Read the notes.

VOCABULARY
Do the Unit exercise.

STRUCTURE
Three Kinds of Sentences:
3.1 Simple Sentences
Read the notes.

PM1 October 15, 2012

Week Four
LSDP

 Phonetics Diagram



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AM 120 October 12th

Greetings everyone!

Here are some notes and homework for you.

Review:
Please study for the test on Monday

Writing:
Do not forget to do the writing from the October 5th blog.  It is due on the 15th!

Extra notes:
Irregular verb list

Extra homework:
Yesterday's answers 


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PM1 October 11th

Hi everyone:

Here is the link to the lesson today.
Listening and Speaking Oct. 11

Here is the link to the listening and discussion:
http://learningenglish.voanews.com/media/video/1519095.html

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AM Class October 11th

Hello everyone!

Here is the homework for tonight.

Grammar:
Do grammar exercise 2-3
Read notes for grammar 2-4 Present Passive

Structure:
Do "Correct the essay" 2-5

Extra homework:

State Verb Practice
Passive Sentences


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PM1 October 10th

Hi everyone!

Here is the link for today's lesson.  Listening and Speaking October 10th


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October 10th AM Class

Hello everyone!

Here is your homework for today:

Grammar:Do Grammar Exercise 2-1 and 2-2
Read the notes and watch the video for Grammar 2-3 and 2-4

Structure:Read the notes on Structure 2-2, 2-3, and 2-4

Extra Homework:
Do this Extra Homework for some more practice



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PM1 October 9th

Video about Thought Groups

Listening - Attending ESL Classes


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Homework for October 9th

Hello everyone!

Here is your homework for today:

Vocabulary:
Do the unit exercise if the link is working.

Grammar:
Read the notes and watch the videos for Grammar 2-1
Read the notes and watch the videos for Grammar 2-2

Structure:
Read the notes on Structure 2-1: Simple Sentences

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Monday's Test

Good morning everyone!

Here is your TEST.

Good luck!

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October 5 Writing Assignment

WRITING/STRUCTURE
Unit 1 Test Writing Assignment


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Homework for October 5 smrt120

GRAMMAR
1.3 Questions
Watch the video.
Do #1: 4-16;   #2: 3-10;   #3: 4-7;   #4: 4-6:   #5: 3-6.
Extra interactive practice: Auxiliary Verbs 6,  Auxiliary Verbs 8, Auxiliary Verbs 10

STRUCTURE/WRITING
Writing a Paragraph
B. Supporting Sentences: 3. Recognizing Supporting Sentences Do #2.
C. Irrelevant Sentences: 1. Recognizing Irrelevant Sentences Do 2-4.
D. Concluding Sentences: 1. Writing Concluding Sentences Read this information.

READING
Extra reading practice The Fitness Pill. Also do the quiz at the end to test your understanding.



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PM1 October 4

Thanksgiving Listening
Focus and Content words lesson


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PM1 October 3

In-class listening practice:
ESL Sentence Stress Focus Words VIDEO

"Asking about where to Get off " - Listening Link and Script

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PM1 Listening and Speaking Room 3-3

In-class work + homework for October 4

GRAMMAR
1.2 Three Kinds of Verbs
Do #1: 4-9;   #2: 3-4;   #3: 4-7.
Extra Interactive Practice: Auxiliary Verbs 2, Auxiliary Verbs 3, Auxiliary Verbs 7, Auxiliary Verbs 9

STRUCTURE & WRITING
Exercises- PARAGRAPH WRITING 
Do Topic Sentences 2-5



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PM1 October 2

Speaking activity -What are you interested in?


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October 1 PM1

Listening script and vocabulary


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Homework for October 2 smrt120

VOCABULARY
Do the unit exercise 3-20

Unit 1 Picture vocabulary
Extra information about parts of speech
Note: in 120 we mainly study nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs. As you will see on the web site, these are the four most important ones.
You should know the part of speech for every new word you learn.

LISTENING
1.1 Stay in Shape
Do the text completion exercise.


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