Monday, December 31, 2012

Homework for January 2/13

VOCABULARY  
Study the unit vocabulary.  smrt
View Unit 1 vocabulary slide show.  smrt
Do the questions we did not finish in class.  smrt

GRAMMAR
1.0 Introduction  smrt
Read the notes.

READING
"The Fitness Pill" exercise.
Do the vocabulary and reading quizzes.

Friday, December 21, 2012

Phrasal verb video click

Thursday, December 20, 2012

Homework


GRAMMAR
"34 Reported orders, requests, and advice" (homework from Wednesday)
Check your answers click

11.3 Phrasal Verbs Part 1
Do the exercise. Compare your answers with these samples. click
12.3 Phrasal Verbs Part 2
Do the exercise. Compare your answers with other students' examples. click

Phrasal Verb interactive website click
Phrasal verbs in alphabetical order click

Remember to be here on time for the Exit test tomorrow.

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

GRAMMAR

Interactive quiz:  click
Video: click
Answers to "33 Reported Speech": click (Homework posted on Tuesday)
Answers to "35 Reported Question"s: click (Homework posted on Tuesday)


12.2 Reported Commands and Requests smrt
Do #1,#2,#3.

More information on reported commands and requests: click
Interactive quiz: click


"35 Reported requests, orders and advice": click
Do this exercise. Answers will be posted on Thursday.

12.3 Phrasal Verbs smrt
Read the notes.

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Homework for Wed. Dec.19

GRAMMAR
12.1 Indirect Speech smrt
Do #1, #2.

"33 Indirect Speech" click

"35 Reported Questions" click
Do the exercises. Answers will be posted Wednesday.


1.2 Reported Commands and Requests smrt
Read the notes.

Monday, December 17, 2012

Homework for Tues Dec.18

VOCABULARY smrt
Do the Unit exercise.

GRAMMAR smrt
12.1 Reported Speech
Read the notes.

STRUCTURE/WRITING
Correct a paragraph click


READING
***new*** This is the reading exercise I copied into a google doc. You should be able to open it.
Do Set 2 Matching Travel Books click Remember, three books will be answered "NONE".

If you can access the website,
Do Set 2 Matching Travel Books click


Friday, December 14, 2012

Homework for next week Dec.17-21 and Unit 11 study guide

For the Unit 11 Test on Monday:
study the vocabulary, structure, and grammar (not 11.3 phrasal verbs)
Also, look at each blog during the week of Dec.10-14.
Do the interactive exercises.

for next week:
GRAMMAR
11.3 Phrasal Verbs smrt
Do #1, #2.

There is a phrasal verb website linked on the right side of this page.
Some of Unit 11 phrasal verbs are explained on the site. Check these out.
This website is a list of common phrasal verbs. Use it as a reference (a "phrasal verb dictionary"). 

Thursday, December 13, 2012

Homework for Fri.Dec.14

GRAMMAR
Quiz Question Tags click
**new** interactive quiz on questions tags click

11.3 Phrasal Verbs smrt
Read the notes.

READING
"Just Married" reading click
"Just Married" exercise click
Do the True/False exercise.

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Homework for Thurs.Dec.13

GRAMMAR
11.2 Question Tags smrt
Do #1, #2, #3, #4
Video: question tags click

STRUCTURE
11.2 Adjectives and Adverbs
Share your homework with me: lesliemillikin@canada-english.com



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MORE...   H O M E W O R K for tomorrow:

VOCABULARY (for the READING)
Just Married click
Learn these words for the Thursday in-class practice reading.


GRAMMAR
11.3 Phrasal Verbs smrt
Read the notes.

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Homework for Weds. Dec.12


STRUCTURE
11.2 Nouns and Verbs smrt
Do part 1 and 2.
11.2 Adjectives and Adverbs smrt
Do the exercise.

Adverb quiz click
Adverb or Adjective? quiz click

Sentence Structure click

GRAMMAR
11.1 Indirect Questions smrt
Do #1, #2, #3, #4, #5.
Indirect Questions information click

11.2 Question Tags smrt
Read the notes.



Monday, December 10, 2012

Homework for Tues., Dec.11



VOCABULARY
Unit 11 Celebrities smrt
Do the unit exercise.

Parts of Speech quiz, click
Parts of Speech, click Read
New parts of speech quiz, click

STRUCTURE
11.1  Nouns and Verbs  smrt
Read
11.2  Adjectives and Adverbs  smrt
Read


GRAMMAR
11.1  Indirect Questions  smrt
Read

Friday, December 7, 2012

Study Material for Dec.10 Unit 10 Test

GRAMMAR
Video So do I/Neither do I
For modals grammar practice, look at the links posted earlier this week.

STRUCTURE 
If you were not in class Friday, correct your homework with these answer links:
10.1 Positive and Negative Sentences (smrt)
Click here for the answers
10.2 Questions (smrt)
Click here for the answers
10.3  Some, Any, and No Words (smrt)
Click here for the answers

READING
To get to ESL Bits, Set 2 Signs click here. Also click on Details, Matching, Gist, and Gap to work on one of these exercises.
This is not an assignment, but it is a good way to improve your reading skills.
ESL Bits is a website which includes many things. We will use it mainly for reading.

VOCABULARY
Remember to study Unit 10 vocabulary.

Weekend Websites to Visit:
Prepositions of place, click
List of common prepositions, click
Personal pronouns, click
Some and any, click
Adjective or adverb? click

Thursday, December 6, 2012

Homework for Dec. 7

GRAMMAR
10.3 So/Neither do I
Do #1, #2, #3 (the ones we did not do in class)

Click here for Sue's updated chart (we will listen again on Friday, if necessary)

For information on "So/Neither do I" click hereand for interactive practice here.



Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Homework for Thurs. December 6

GRAMMAR
smrt 10.2 Modals Verbs of Probability - Past
Do #1, #2, #3 (all of the questions we did not do in class)
Online quizzes about modals - past, present, future, click here and here.


smrt 10.3 So/Neither do I
Read the notes.

STRUCTURE
smrt 10.1 Positive and Negative Sentences
smrt 10.2 Questions
smrt 10.3 Some, Any, and No Words
Do each of the exercises.


Extra practice with in, on, at prepositions, click here.
Also, there are preposition websites on the side of this page.

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Homework for Wednesday Dec. 5



GRAMMAR
smrt: 10.1 Modal Verbs of Probability - Present and Future
Do #1, #2, #3, #4 (all of the questions we did not do in class)

smrt 10.2 Modals Verbs of Probability - Past
Read the notes.

Click here for an online quiz using modals.
Click here for pictures using modals.


STRUCTURE
smrt 10.1 Positive and Negative Sentences
smrt 10.2 Questions
smrt 10.3 Some, Any, and No Words
Read the notes.