Homework for February 1

GRAMMAR
5-3 Adjectives  smrt
Do #1: 7-12;  #2: 5-15.
List of 100 common adjectives

5-4 Adverbs  smrt
Do #1: 5-18;  #2: 5-12;   #3: 4-16.

List of common adverbs in categoriesPractice
Adverbs of Frequency Quiz

Adjective or Adverb Quiz

STRUCTURE
5-1 Some, Any, No:  smrt
- Positive and Negative Sentences
- Questions
- Indefinite pronouns
Read the notes.

January 31 Lesson Plan

8:30
Warm up
Spelling City smrt

Eight Parts of Speech in English

ADJECTIVES
5-3 Adjectives  smrt

ADVERBS
5-4 Adverbs  smrt

GRAMMAR
5-2 Making Predictions  smrt
Correct 11-14.

p1 "13 Future: will, be going to, present continuous and simple
p2 "13 Future: will,be going to, present continuous and simple
Correct B and D.`

LISTENING
5-1 Fashion Magazines

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More Homework and websites:
List of 100 common adjectives
List of common adverbs in categories

Practice Adverbs of Frequency Quiz
Adjective or Adverb Quiz

STRUCTURE
5-1 Some, Any, No:
- Positive and Negative Sentences
- Questions
- Indefinite pronouns
Read the notes

Homework for January 31

GRAMMAR
5-2 Making Predictions  smrt
Do 11-14.

p1 "13 Future: will, be going to, present continuous and simple
p2 "13 Future: will,be going to, present continuous and simple
Do B and D.

Practice future forms. Only do the first 10 because they become more difficult after that (125 grammar).

5-3 Adjectives
Read the notes.  smrt

5-4 Adverbs
Read the notes.  smrt


READING
Do Set #2- Matching (books with people).

If you cannot get the correct page, try this:
First, go this site esl-bits.net
Scroll to the bottom of the page.
Click Reading and Test Preparation for the PET.
Click #2.
Click Matching.

January 30,2013 Lesson Plan

8:30
Warmer - Future forms

GRAMMAR

5-1 Future Decisions and Plans  smrt
Correct 6-15 (Exercise)


5-2 Making Predictions
Lesson

SPEAKING
5-5 Speaking Pairs

GRAMMAR
p1 "13 Future: will, be going to, present continuous and simple
p2 "13 Future: will,be going to, present continuous and simple

READING
Correct homework:
Set #1- Gist


If you cannot get the correct page, try this:
First, go this site esl-bits.net.
Scroll to the bottom of the page.
Click Reading and Test Preparation for the PET.
Click #1.
Click Gist.





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More homework for tomorrow:
GRAMMAR
5-3: Adjectives
Read the notes

Homework for Wednesday, Jan.30

GRAMMAR
5-1 Future Decisions and Plans
Do 6-15 (Exercise)

Extra practice with future forms.

5-2 Making Predictions
Read the notes.


READING
Set #1- Gist
Answer the questions. Be prepared to say why your answer is correct.

If you cannot get the correct page, try this:
First, go this site esl-bits.net.
Scroll to the bottom of the page.
Click Reading and Test Preparation for the PET.
Click #1.
Click Gist.

Tuesday Jan 29 Lesson Plan

8:30
Warmer
Spelling City smrt (me page)

VOCABULARY
5-1 Vocabulary exercise smrt (me page) OR smrt google drive if you have made a copy of this exercise.
Correct homework
Students work in pairs or groups as assigned.

SPEAKING
5-2 Vocabulary smrt

LISTENING
Shoes Vocabulary
Shoes - Activity

GRAMMAR
5-1 Future Decisions and Plans  smrt

12:05
Lunch

Check the blog late this afternoon for homework and internet activities.

Homework for Tuesday, Jan. 29

VOCABULARY
Look at the slide show.   smrt
Do the unit exercise.

GRAMMAR
5-1 Future Decisions and Plans  smrt
Read the notes.

If you are moving up, you will need to know your new teacher and 

room number for tomorrow (Tuesday) morning.  

So check your email later this afternoon (Monday after 5).

ALSO,
Study the 125 vocabulary if you are are moving up.
That way you will be more prepared for the new class.

Exit Test

Click here today's test Test C (link is removed_

Preparation for Monday, January 28

As you know, we will do the Exit Test on Monday.
So there will not be a Unit 4 test.
But you should still study Unit 4 because it is one of the four units on the Exit test.

We did not study the passive, but there might be some questions on the Exit test.
You can study it from Unit 2 and Unit 3 smrt:
2-4 Present Passive
3-4 Past Passive

Here is a good page (but hard to read) about the Passive
Read the top of the page and then do the exercises.
Here are the ANSWERS.

Here is more website practice: #1, #2, #3

UPDATE - Homework for Fri., Jan. 25

GRAMMAR
4-3 Making Requests and Offers  smrt
Do #1: 3-10 ; #2: 3-12
The answers will be posted this evening.

HERE ARE THE ANSWERS TO 4-3 (click answers)

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Tomorrow is the Exit / Progress Test.
Here is some information about it.
Please be here before 8:30.

Lesson Plan Thurs., Jan. 24

8:30
Warmer
Subject-Verb agreement.

WRITING
Types of Academic Essays
Correct the exercise 2-8
In-class paragraph writing practice:
"Do you think it is important to practice speaking outside of school? Why or why not?"
GRAMMAR
4-2 Modals and Permission  smrt
Correct 6-20

4-3 Making Requests and Offers  smrt
Lesson

READING
pre-reading- Shakespeare Video  (Music by The Calling)
4-1 William Shakespeare

NOTE: Your Unit Test will be to answers the questions. There will not be a normal test on Monday.


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Exit / Progress Test on January 25, 2013 Information

Homework for Thurs., Jan 24

WRITING
Types of Academic Essays
Do the exercise 2-8

GRAMMAR
4-2 Modals and Permission  smrt
Do 6-20

4-3 Making Requests and Offers  smrt
Read the notes.

Reference Chart - Modals of Obligation & Advice
Modals of Obligation interactive quiz

Lesson Plan Weds. Jan.23

Warmer
Spelling City  smrt


GRAMMAR
4-1 Modals of Obligation and Advice  smrt
Correct #1: 2-12;   #2: 2-12;   #3: 3-12

SPEAKING
4-3 What's the Job?   smrt
4-5 Speaking Pairs - Modals of Obligation  smrt

WRITING
Writing a Paragraph with Topic, Supporting, and Concluding Sentences.
A1 Choosing Topic Sentences Correct 3-5
A2 Writing a Topic Sentence Correct 3-5
B3 Recognizing Supporting Sentences Correct 2
C1 Recognizing Irrelevant Sentences Correct 1,3,4

Types of Academic Essays


GRAMMAR
4-2 Modals and Permission  smrt
Lesson

maybe:
READING
Shakespeare Video
Music by The Calling

Homework for Jan. 23, 2013

GRAMMAR
4-1 Modals of Obligation and Advice  smrt
Do #1:2-12:   #2: 2-12;   #3: 3-12.

Talking about Obligation - Illustrations (pictures/cartoons) page 1 + page 2

4-2 Modals and Permission  smrt
Read the notes.

WRITING
Writing a Paragraph with Topic, Supporting, and Concluding Sentences.
A1 Choosing Topic Sentences Do 3-5
A2 Writing a Topic Sentence Do 3-5
B3 Recognizing Supporting Sentences Do 2
C1 Recognizing Irrelevant Sentences Do 1,3,4

Read Types of Academic Essays


READING
Learn these vocabulary words for Shakespeare's biography.
We will read the biography tomorrow (or perhaps Thursday).


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Note: 

This week, we will not study the smrt structure section of Unit 4:

STRUCTURE

4-1 Definite And Indefinite Articles  smrt
- Known Or Unknown Nouns
- Unique Nouns
- Things In General

If you wish to study it by yourself, you can study Unit 4 Structure.
Also, you can go to other websites for information and interactive practice:
- Definite And Indefinite Articles
- A, An, The or No Article Rules

Lesson Plan Tuesday, Jan.22/13

8:30
Warmer
Vocabulary - Spelling City

VOCABULARY
Correct unit 4 homework. smrt

SPEAKING
4-2 Literature (Vocabulary)  smrt

WRITING
Writing a Paragraph with Topic, Supporting, and Concluding Sentences.

GRAMMAR
4-1 Modals of Obligation and Advice  smrt
Talking about Obligation - Illustrations (pictures/cartoons) page 1 + page 2

4-2 Modals and Permission


12:05 Lunch break

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More homework for tomorrow:

READING
Learn these vocabulary words for Shakespeare's biography.
We will read the biography tomorrow.

WRITING
Read: Types of Academic Essays

Note: 

This week, we will not study the structure section of Unit 4:

STRUCTURE

4-1 Definite And Indefinite Articles  smrt
Known Or Unknown Nouns
Unique Nouns
Things In General

If you wish to study it by yourself, you can study Unit 4 Structure.

Also, you can go to other websites for information and interactive practice:
Definite And Indefinite Articles

I will post more websites for you to visit, so check again

Homework for Jan 22

VOCABULARY
Unit 4 smrt
Do the exercise.


GRAMMAR
4.1 Modal Verbs of Obligation and Advice  smrt
4.2 Modals and Permission  smrt
Read the notes.

Lesson Plan - Jan.21/13

8:30
Warmer

Test - Unit 3

Correct the test.

SPEAKING
4-1 Literature Unit 1 Intro  (Pre-vocabulary speaking)  smrt

11:20
VOCABULARY
Unit 4 smrt

12:05 Lunch break

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More homework for tomorrow:


GRAMMAR
4.1 Modal Verbs of Obligation and Advice  smrt
4.2 Modals and Permission  smrt
Read the notes.

Update Study Material for Unit 3 Test on Jan.21

GRAMMAR
3-3 Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect Answers  smrt
These are the answers that were shown on Friday.

Study Material for Unit 3 Test at 8:30, Monday, January 21:
all Grammar except 3-4 Past Passive
all Structure
all Vocabulary
There will be sentence writing on the test.

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3-4 Past Passive  smrt

I will not teach the past passive until later in the course.

If you want to study it by yourself, you can go to the smrt site.

Also study this website for good information on the passive.  Do the present and past quizzes.

Note that the passive is a "voice" (a different way to say something) in all tenses. Because the idea is same, it helps to practice both past and simple together.

Do this pdf exercise  "25 Passive Sentences (1) - It is made."
You will have to type your answers on a new document.
Here are the answers.

This Morning's Lesson Plan

8:30
Look at the blog.


Warm-up
Past Simple or Past Continuous A Dialogue
This is an exercise in speaking:
- First you will do part of this dialogue (conversation) with the teacher.
- Then, study this page which explains Grammar 3-2 notes in more detail.
- Next, pairs of students read the dialogue on this website to each other.
- Before you click on the answer, decide if the verb should be past simple or past continuous.
- If you do not know, then click on the answer.
- The goal is to have a natural sounding conversation.

9:30
GRAMMAR

3-2 Past Perfect  smrt
Correct  #1: 5-10;   #2: 5-10;   #3: 4-10;   #4: 5-10.

10:30
Information on the ways to make past simple or continuous sentences click

3-3 Past Simple, Past Continuous and Past Perfect  smrt 

Watch this video + this video + this video.

In-class work on the exercises.
Answers will be posted.

Just for Laughs video

WRITING
Exercises on paragraph writing.

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3-4 Past Passive  smrt

I will not teach the past passive until later in the course.
If you want to study it by yourself, you can go to the smrt site.
Also, check the blog on the weekend as I will post additional work for you to do.

Study Material for Unit 3 Test at 8:30, Monday, January 21:
all Grammar except 3.-3.
all Structure
all Vocabulary
There will be sentence writing on the test.

Homework for Jan. 18

GRAMMAR

3-2 Past Perfect  smrt
Do #1: 5-10;   #2: 5-10;   #3: 4-10;   #4: 5-10.
Practice with this Past Perfect quiz

3-3 Past Simple, Past Continuous and Past Perfect  smrt 

Read the notes and watch this video + this video + this video

3-4 Past Passive  smrt

Read the notes.

This Morning's Schedule

 Warm-up Quiz - Spelling City

STRUCTURE
3-1  Three Kinds of Sentences  smrt
Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences
Correct the homework.

GRAMMAR
3-2 Past Perfect  smrt

Illustration of the difference between the PS, PC and PP click

3-3 Past Simple, Past Continuous and Past Perfect  smrt 

Homework for Jan 17

GRAMMAR
3-2 Past Perfect  smrt
Read the notes.


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

Answers to yesterday's optional homework: "6 Past Simple (I waited) or Past Continuous (I was waiting)"

Grammar check - P.S or P.C  interactive quiz.   This is the same as this morning.
Here are two more quizzes - P.S. and  P.C. (Past Progressive) to practice.           


STRUCTURE
3-1  Three Kinds of Sentences  smrt
Simple and Compound Sentences

Do the exercises.

This Morning's Plan

Warm-up Quiz
-ed endings

GRAMMAR
3-1 Past Simple and Past Continuous  smrt
Correct the homework.

Grammar check - P.S or P.C  interactive quiz                

SPEAKING
3-8 Speaking Pairs  smrt


LISTENING
A Holiday in Florida


GRAMMAR
3-2 Past Perfect  smrt


STRUCTURE
3-1  Three Kinds of Sentences  smrt
Simple and Compound Sentences

Homework for Jan 16

GRAMMAR
3-1 Past Simple and Past Continuous  smrt
Do #1: 6-10;   #2: 8-14;   #3: 6-10;   #4: 5-8

To get to the links, click on all the coloured words below.

Extra practice with the Past Continuous. Note this is also called the Past Progressive.

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

Extra practice with voiced and voiceless consonants (click the link on the web page to listen)

3.2 Past Perfect
Read the notes.  smrt


STRUCTURE
3-1 Three Kinds of Sentences  smrt
Simple Sentences
Compound Sentences
Read the notes.

This Morning's Lesson Plan

Warm-up

VOCABULARY
Correct Unit 1.  smrt

SPEAKING
3-2 Our Planet - Vocabulary 1 smrt

LISTENING
3-1 Natural Disasters

GRAMMAR
3-1 Past Simple or Past Continuous



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More Homework for Wednesday.
3-1  Three Stories about Natural Disasters  smrt


Practice "ed endings interactive website click

Homework for Jan. 15

VOCABULARY
Do the Unit exercise.

GRAMMAR
3-1a  Past Simple and Past Continuous
Read the notes.
3-1b  Pronunciation of ....."ed"
Read the notes.

STRUCTURE
3-1 Simple Sentences
Read the notes.
Compound Sentences
Read the notes.

This Morning's Schedule

Warm-up

Unit 2 Test  

Correct the test.


VOCABULARY
Unit 3
Slide show click

Study Material for Monday's Unit 2 Test

GRAMMAR
Answers to "3 Present Simple or Present Continuous" click
(the exercise is on Thursday's blog)

New and Good:
Present Simple or Present Continuous interactive web site click
Note: Present Progressive is the same as Present Continuous.

STRUCTURE/WRITING
fyi:
Direct object of a verb - click

Study suggestions: 
Practice grammar and reading by working on all the extra links (click)s posted during the week.
Do the Grammar Review.
Learn the vocabulary.
Practice writing vocabulary words in sentences. Make sure that you follow the rules from 2-1 Structure.

Homework for Jan.11

GRAMMAR
2-1 Present Continuous
Lesson Documents (Exercise)
Do #1, #2, #3, #4.

More homework:
Present Simple or Present Continuous - click
Do A and B.

STRUCTURE
2-1 Sentences and Punctuation
Read Run-on Sentences.

READING
Optional reading about housing accommodation- click

If this does not work, try this: click, go to the bottom of the page, click on
Reading Activities and Test Preparation for the PET, click on Set 3.
Do "Matching".

Homework for Jan. 10

GRAMMAR

2-1 Present Simple  smrt 
Lesson Documents
Do the exercises.


2-2 Present Continuous  smrt 
Read the lesson and watch the videos.


STRUCTURE
2-1 Sentences and Punctuation   smrt   
Lesson Documents
Do Simple Sentences.


fyi:
Four Types of Sentences - click

Homework for Jan 9/13

GRAMMAR
2-1 Present Simple  smrt
Read the notes and watch the videos.

State Verb Information and Quiz - click
New State verb quiz - click

STRUCTURE
2-1 Sentences and Punctuation  smrt
Read Simple Sentences, Punctuation and Fragments.

WRITING
Read Five Basic Sentence Patterns- click
You do not need to do the questions.

Homework for Jan.8

VOCABULARY
Unit 1 Housing   smrt
Do the unit exercise.

GRAMMAR
2-3 State and Dynamic Verbs   smrt
Watch the video.
Do #1, #2, #3.

More online information on state verbs -1. click,  2. click

STRUCTURE
2-1 Simple Sentences  smrt
2-2 Punctuation  smrt
2-3 Fragments  smrt
Read the notes for each of the above.

WRITING
Read these notes: Five Basic Sentence Patterns - click

Homework + Reading Assignment for Jan.7/13

GRAMMAR
1-3 Have and Have Got  smrt
Do the exercise.
Correct your answers: click

Practice Have and Have Got/ Do the quiz: click

Optional Homework:
Lesson - Questions and Question Words: click. Read the notes.
Exercise - Questions and Question Words: click. Do the exercise.
Answers - Questions and Question Words: click. Check your work.


READING
1-1 A Journal  smrt

Choose the correct beginning sentence for each of the eight paragraphs.
Select true or false for the second part of the exercise.    
This assignment is worth 10% of Unit 1 Test (8:30, Monday, January 7, 2013)

I will not look at your work until Monday morning. I will correct it then.

Homework for Fri., Jan.4

GRAMMAR
1-1 Three Kinds of Verbs  smrt
Do #1, #2, #3

1-2 Questions  smrt
Do #1, #2, #3, #4, #5

1-3 Have and Have Got  smrt
Read the notes and watch the video.

Homework for Thurs. Jan.3

Unit 1, Week 1

VOCABULARY
New students, look at these pictures: click

GRAMMAR
1.1 Three Kinds of Verbs smrt
Watch the videos and read the notes.
Note: The videos will play now. You may need to refresh your screen.


Extra Homework:
Practise auxiliary verbs on this website click
More auxiliary verb practice click