Thursday, Feb.28

READING (+STRUCTURE)

Fables with animal characters. All of these little stories are about using definite and indefinite articles:
Belling the Cat

The Nurse and the Wolf

Read these and do the exercise.

Homework for Friday, March 1

GRAMMAR
9-2 Second Conditionals  smrt
Do #1: 5-12;   #2: 6-10;   #3: 4-15;   #4: 7-10.
Practice the second conditional with this quiz.

9-3 First and Second Conditionals
Read the notes.

READING
9-1 Incredible Weather  smrt

Learn this vocabulary.

READING (+STRUCTURE)

The Nurse and the Wolf

Read these and do the exercise.
Be prepared to explain why your answers are correct.

Wed., February 27 Lesson Plan

8:30
Warmer - articles


STRUCTURE

Definite and Indefinite Articles  smrt

9-1 Known or Unknown Nouns

Correct 3-8.

9-2 Unique Nouns  smrt
9-3 Things in General  smrt

READING (+STRUCTURE)

Fables with animal characters. All of these little stories are about using definite and indefinite articles:
Belling the Cat

The Nurse and the Wolf

Read these and do the exercise.


GRAMMAR
9.1 First Conditional and Time Clauses  smrt
Correct #1: 4-12;   #2: 4-10;   #3: 3-15;   #4: 4-10.


SPEAKING
9-3 Speaking Pairs (First Conditional)

Homework for Wednesday, Feb.27

GRAMMAR
9.1 First Conditional and Time Clauses  smrt
Do #1: 4-12;   #2: 4-10;   #3: 3-15;   #4: 4-10.

Practice time clauses with this quiz. Answers are available.

Read the information and practice the first conditional with the exercises at the bottom. Answers are available.


READING
Optional Reading and quiz
Tornadoes in Kansas

Tornadoes are a little bit like cyclones, but are much smaller.


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New students' extra homework:

STRUCTURE
Definite and Indefinite Articles  smrt
9-1 Known or Unknown Nouns

Read the notes, click Lesson Documents, do 3-8.

9-2 Unique Nouns  smrt

Read the notes.

Tuesday, Feb.26 Lesson Plan

8:30
Warmer
Spelling City   smrt

VOCABULARY
Correct unit 9 vocabulary  smrt
exercise: 2-20

SPEAKING
9-2 Vocabulary  smrt

LISTENING
The Changing Seasons vocabulary
Listening for details


GRAMMAR
Video
9.1 First Conditional and Time Clauses  smrt


READING (+STRUCTURE)

Fables with animal characters. All of these little stories are about using definite and indefinite articles:
Belling the Cat

The Nurse and the Wolf

Read these and do the exercise.

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New students' Homework:

Homework for Tuesday, Feb.26

VOCABULARY
Do unit 9 vocabulary  smrt
exercise: 2-20

STRUCTURE
Definite and Indefinite Articles  smrt
9-1 Known or Unknown Nouns

Do 3-8.

More information on articles.
Practice using articles on this site.

9-2 Unique Nouns  smrt

Read the notes.

GRAMMAR
9.1 First Conditional and Time Clauses  smrt
Read the notes.

Last Friday, we did part of Grammar 8-3: Participial Adjectives. Here are the answers.

Monday, February 25 Lesson Plan

Warmer

SPEAKING
9-1 Unit Introduction (pre-vocabulary)  smrt


VOCABULARY
In-class work on unit 9 vocabulary  smrt
exercise: 2-20

STRUCTURE
a/an, some, the: Illustrations
Dialogue to Illustrations - a/an, the, some

Definite and Indefinite Articles  smrt
9-1 Known or Unknown Nouns


LISTENING
Vocabulary for "The Changing Seasons" (We will do this later in the week.)9-1 The Best Weather  smrt

READING
esl-bits.com, Set 7+
Cat and Mouse exercise with articles


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More Homework:

GRAMMAR
9.1 First conditional and time clauses  smrt
Read the notes.

Preparation for Friday's Exit Test

Complete your test speaking video and email it to lesliemillikin@canada-english.com

Information about the test

Answers to yesterday's extra homework: "11 Present perfect simple (I have done) or present perfect continuous (I have been doing)"
Answers to yesterday's extra homework: "9 Past Simple (I ate) or Present Perfect (I have eaten)"

Study Suggestions:
Review your 5, 6, and 7 Unit tests. Study the kinds of mistakes you often make.
Look through the blog to find websites and/or extra homework to do.
Do the Grammar Review for each unit.

Good news:

No test on Monday!

8:30
Warmer

STRUCTURE AND WRITING

Three Kinds of Sentences  smrt
8-1 One independent clause
8-2 Two independent clauses
8-3 One independent clause and one dependent clause

Writing a paragraph



LISTENING
8-2 Logging in Tasmania
Listening for Meaning



GRAMMAR

8-2 Present Perfect Continuous - Explaining the Present  smrt

Correct #1: 4-10;   #2: 3-12;   #3: 3-10.

SPEAKING

8-6 Photos (use the grammar from 8-2 Present Perfect Continuous - Explaining the Present)  smrt

Homework for Thursday, Feb. 21

Work on your YouTube speaking test video. 

The link will be good until you are finished Friday's test.

GRAMMAR

8-2 Present Perfect Continuous - Explaining the Present  smrt

Do #1: 4-10;   #2: 3-12;   #3: 3-10.


Both of these internet sites are good grammar and reading practice:
Practice PPS and PPC (This is mostly Unit 8, but there is some Unit 7 grammar.)
Practice PPS, PPC and Past Simple (This uses grammar from Units 7 and 8.)


Extra Homework:
The following links give very good examples of when and how to use Perfect tenses. They are PDF pages, so you will not be able to type on them:
Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Continuous
Past Simple or Present Perfect  The most relevant (about Unit 8) parts are #3, #4, and #5.

The answers to these exercises will be posted tomorrow.

STRUCTURE
Three Kinds of Sentences  smrt
8-1 One independent clause
8-2 Two independent clauses
8-3 One independent clause and one dependent clause
Read the notes.

Wednesday Feb.20 Lesson Plan

8:30
Warmer already and yet


GRAMMAR
8-1 Present Perfect Simple - Explaining the Present  smrt
Exercise 1: Correct the chart.
Exercise 2: Correct  #1: 3-10;   #2: 3-10;   #3: 4-15.

SPEAKING
8.2  Speaking Pairs (Present Perfect Simple: Finished Actions)

GRAMMAR

8-2 Present Perfect Continuous - Explaining the Present  smrt


How to do the Speaking Test (This is for teachers, but it may be useful to you.)

Homework for Wednesday, Feb. 20

STRUCTURE
7-3 Non count Nouns  smrt
Do 3-12.

GRAMMAR
8-1 Present Perfect Simple - Explaining the Present  smrt
Exercise 1: Complete the chart.
Exercise 2: Do #1: 3-10;   #2: 3-10;   #3: 4-15.
Practice already and yet.

8-2 Present Perfect Continuous - Explaining the Present  smrt
Read the notes.

Important Notice

Your practice YouTube video MUST be done tonight or you will NOT BE ABLE to write the Exit test. 

If you have done it already, great. You do not need to do anything.

But there are a couple of "old" students who have not submitted a video to me. 

If it is because you do not know how, click on this link which shows how to make a YouTube video.

When you are done, share it with me: lesliemillikin@canada-english.com

Tues., Feb. 19 Lesson Plan

8:30
Warmer -Vocabulary, Listening and Speaking
Spelling City  smrt

VOCABULARY
Correct homework.  smrt

SPEAKING
8-1 The Environment (Vocabulary)  smrt

STRUCTURE
Correct 7-2 Noun Quantifiers  smrt
7-3 Non count Nouns

GRAMMAR
8-1 Present Perfect Simple - Explaining the Present  smrt

12:05
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8-2 Present Perfect Continuous - Explaining the Present  smrt
Read the notes.

Editable notes on the present perfect

8-2 Present Perfect Table

Mon., Feb.18 Unit 7 Test + this morning's Lesson Plan

Unit 7 Test
Correct the  test.

VOCABULARY

GRAMMAR
8-1 Present Perfect Simple - Explaining the present

**UPDATE** Homework for Exit Test (Feb.22) + Study material for Unit 7 Test (Feb.18)

Homework for the Exit Test (Feb.22)

This month the Exit test will have a Speaking part.
This means YOU will need to make a practice YouTube video this weekend.
Open this page which provides information and an instruction link.
Remember to share it with me: lesliemillikin@canada-english.com

Study Material + Suggestions for the Unit 7 Test on Mon., Feb.18
Study everything except Grammar 7-3 Action Verbs: Put and Take; Structure 7-2 Noun Quantifiers; 7-3 Noncount Nouns.

Practice your grammar by doing the internet quizzes that I have posted on the blog this week.
This is another quiz - click on Duration/Repetition.
Plus one more quiz - click on Experience.


**UPDATE**

Answers to:
7-7 SPEAKING Students One and Two Did you or have you?

Friday, Feb. 15 Lesson Plan

8:30
Warmer PPS or PPC

GRAMMAR
7.2 Present Perfect - Experience  smrt
Correct #1: 4-8;  #2: 4-6;   #3: 6-12;   #4: 3-12.


SPEAKING
7-7 Have you or did you?


READING
7-1  Two Famous Bands

STRUCTURE
7-1 Singular and Plural Verbs  smrt

Correct Part 1 (singular verbs) 7-10;  Part 2 (plural verbs) 3-6;  Part 3 (both singular and plural) 3-12.

Exit Test - Friday, February 22.
Information about the speaking part of the Exit Test

Homework for Friday, Feb.15

GRAMMAR

7.2 Present Perfect - Experience  smrt
Do #1: 4-8;  #2: 4-6;   #3: 6-12;   #4: 3-12.
Do for and since, "Practice 1" 1-8, Stating Experience
Practice Verb Tense Exercise 8 PPS or PPC

STRUCTURE
7-1 Singular and Plural Verbs  smrt

Do Part 1 (singular verbs) 7-10;  Part 2 (plural verbs) 3-6;  Part 3 (both singular and plural) 3-12.

Do Practice 2 (on the left side of the page) Quantifiers 

Thurs., Feb. 14 Lesson Plan

8:30

Warmer

SPEAKING

7-3 Speaking Pairs (Present Perfect: Duration)  smrt

GRAMMAR
7.2 Present Perfect - Experience  smrt
Lesson

STRUCTURE
Basic Singular and Plural Sentences video

7-1 Singular and Plural Verbs  smrt

Lesson
7-2 Noun Quantifiers  smrt

Read the notes.

Homework for Thurs. Feb 14

GRAMMAR

Here is website which explains the difference between the PPS and PPC
This explanation shows how the present perfect simple = results and the present perfect continuous = action. At the bottom of the page, there are several excellent interactive exercises. Try to do a few of them.


7.2 Present Perfect - Experience  smrt
Read the notes.



STRUCTURE
7-1 Singular and Plural Verbs  smrt

7-2 Noun Quantifiers  smrt

Read the notes.

Wed. Feb13 Lesson Plan

VOCABULARY
Correct 3-20 Unit 7 exercise  smrt

SPEAKING
7-2 Art and Music  smrt

GRAMMAR
7.1 Present Perfect Duration  smrt
Correct #1, #2, and #3.

LISTENING
Understanding the difference between the PPS and PPC.
7-1 Favourite Artist - listening for meaning.  smrt


STRUCTURE
7-1 Singular and Plural Verbs  smrt



NOTICE:
General information about Unit 6 Structure homework (adjectives and adverbs from last week) you shared with your teacher:
I only corrected one or two answers in each student's homework.
This is to show you that I read your answers.
Now I know what you need to work on.

Homework for Wed., Feb.13

VOCABULARY
Do 3-20 Unit 7 exercise  smrt

GRAMMAR
7.1 Present Perfect Duration  smrt
Do #1, #2, and #3.



NOTICE:
General information about Unit 6 Structure homework (adjectives and adverbs from last week) you shared with your teacher:
I only corrected one or two answers in each student's homework.
This is to show you that I read your answers.
Now I know what you need to work on.

Tues., Feb.12 Unit 6 Test & Lesson Plan

Unit 6 Test
Correct the test.

VOCABULARY
Unit 7


GRAMMAR
7.1 Present Perfect Duration

NOTICE:
General information about Unit 6 Structure homework (from last week) you shared with your teacher:
I only corrected one or two answers.
This is to show you that I read your answers.
Now I know what you need to work on.

*UPDATE* Weekend Study Material for Tuesday Unit 6 Test

This website states pre-intermediate (=115), but it is still good practice for verb patterns.


Note most of these websites were also included on Friday morning's blog.

GRAMMAR

Verb + OBJECT + to + Infinitive internet quiz
Practice with gerunds and infinitives
Practice with remember, forget, stop, and try verb patterns
Practice with Verb + object + to + infinitive

Here is a page that has all the charts from Unit 6: Unit 6 verb pattern CHARTS 6.1, 6.2, 6.3

WRITING/STRUCTURE
Direct object of a verb LESSON
In-class writing practice (this is an example of a test question from an old test).

Feb.8 Lesson Plan

8:30
Warmer
Verb + OBJECT + to + Infinitive internet quiz

GRAMMAR
6-3 Verb + Object + to + Infinitive  smrt
Correct 6-3


Practice with gerunds and infinitives
Practice with remember, forget, stop, and try verb patterns
Practice with Verb + object + to + infinitive


LISTENING
Snow Skiing
Snow Skiing and Snowboarding EXERCISE

WRITING
Unit 2 Structure review  smrt

Direct object of a verb LESSON
In-class writing practice

Homework for Friday, Feb.8

STRUCTURE
6-1 Nouns and Verbs
6-2 Adverbs and Adjectives
This is homework from Tuesday and Wednesday.
Please share it with me: lesliemillikin@canada-english.com


GRAMMAR
6-3 Verb + Object + to + Infinitive
Do #2: 5-9;   #3: 5-15.

Practice with gerunds and infinitives
Practice with remember, forget, stop, and try verb patterns
Practice with Verb + object + to + infinitive

Practice using subject gerunds

Thurs. Feb 7 Lesson Plan

8:30

warmer
SPEAKING
6-8 Memory Game Gerunds and Infinitives 

LISTENING
6-2 Favourite Sports

READING
esl-bits.net

Do Set #5- Details (sports centre membership).

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 #5.
Click Matching.

GRAMMAR
6-3 Verb + Object + to + Infinitive

Homework for Thursday, Feb.7

STRUCTURE
Parallel Structure
6-1 Adjectives and Adverbs  smrt

Do 1-8.

Picture of winter sports and winter sport words.

Wed. Feb.6 Lesson Plan

8:30
Warm-up
Gerund or Infinitive?

GRAMMAR
Verb + to + Infinitive or Verb + -ing LESSON
Verb + to + Infinitive or Verb + -ing EXERCISE

6-1 Gerunds
Correct #3,Do #4 in class smrt
6-2 Verb + to + Infinitive  smrt
Correct #1: 2-10;   #2: 1-10;   #3: 2-10;  #4: all.

SPEAKING
6-3 What makes you.....?
6-5 Gerund speaking pairs

STRUCTURE
Parallel Structure
6-1 Nouns and Verbs  smrt
Correct Part 1: 3-8;  Part 2: 2-8.

6-1 Adjectives and Adverbs  smrt

Homework for Wed. Feb.6

STRUCTURE
Parallel Structure
6-1 Nouns and Verbs  smrt
Do Part 1: 3-8;  Part 2: 2-8.

6-1 Adjectives and Adverbs  smrt
Read the notes.

GRAMMAR
6-2 Verb + to + Infinitive  smrt
Do #1: 2-10;   #2: 1-10;   #3: 2-10;  #4: all.

Interactive practice: Gerund or Infinitive?
Picture of team sports and team sport words

Feb.5 Lesson Plan

8:30
Warm-up
Spelling City  smrt

VOCABULARY
6-1 Exercise  smrt

Correct the unit exercise.

SPEAKING
6-2 World Sports (Vocabulary) smrt

STRUCTURE
Parallel Structure
6-1 Nouns and Verbs  smrt


GRAMMAR
6-1 Gerunds  smrt
Correct #1: 5-10;   #2: 5-10;   #3: 4-12.
We will do #4 in class.

Verb + to + Infinitive OR Verb + -ing LESSON
Verb + to + Infinitive OR Verb + -ing EXERCISE

6-2 Verb + to + Infinitive  smrt

Homework for Tuesday, Feb.5

VOCABULARY
6-1 Exercise  smrt
Look at Unit Six Vocabulary Slideshow  smrt

Do the unit exercise.

Note: Do the vocabulary before the grammar.

GRAMMAR
6-1 Gerunds  smrt
Do #1: 5-10;   #2: 5-10;   #3: 4-12.
We will do #4 in class on Tuesday.

Interactive practice - subject gerunds
Information about object gerunds (scroll past the middle of the page)
Picture of individual sports and sports words, including gerunds
Picture of water sports and water sport words, including gerunds

STRUCTURE
Parallel Structure
6-1 Nouns and Verbs  smrt
Read the notes.

February 4 Unit 5 Test + Lesson Plan

Unit 5 Test
Correct Unit 5 test

SPEAKING
6-1 World Sports Introduction  smrt

GRAMMAR
Lesson Verb Patterns
In-class exercise


VOCABULARY
6-1 Exercise  smrt
Look at Unit Six Vocabulary Slideshow  smrt

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More homework for tomorrow:

STRUCTURE
Parallel Structure
6-1 Nouns and Verbs  smrt
Read the notes.

Feb.1 Lesson Plan

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

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

List of common adverbs in categories
Practice Adverbs of Frequency Quiz

Adjective or Adverb Quiz

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

LISTENING
5-2 Is Fashion Important? smrt