June 24/13 Unit 1 Test + Starting on Unit 2

Warm-up/Review

Unit 1 Test
Note: This test is set at private until your teacher makes it available to you.

SPEAKING
2-1 Housing (Unit Introduction)

VOCABULARY
2-1 Housing
Picture Vocabulary

Lesson

Exercise: Do a few examples from each section and the rest will be homework.

GRAMMAR
2-1 Present Simple

Lesson

Exercise: Do a few examples from each section and the rest will be homework.

LISTENING

2-2 My Dream House

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Extra practice work Present Simple signal words

Study Material for Unit 1 Test on Monday,

GRAMMAR
Answers 1-3 Have and Have Got
Study this site for more information on Have and Have Got. Also do the quiz.

This is a good study exercise:
Lesson Yes/No Questions and Question Words
Exercise Yes/No Questions and Question Words

Answers to Exercise Yes/No Questions and Question Words

If auxiliary verbs are difficult for you study this page.

Miscellaneous:

Read this information to help you understand the classifications of English words: Parts of Speech

See you on July 2.

Have a good week.

Friday, June 21 Lesson Plan / Guideline

Warmer
Spelling City - Sentence Unscramble and  Sentence Writing

GRAMMAR
1-2 Questions
Correct #1: 5-16;  #2: 4-10;  #3: 2-7;  #4: 3-6;  #5: 4-6.

SPEAKING
1-6  Question Table

LISTENING

1-2 A Healthy Lifestyle

GRAMMAR
1-3 Have and Have Got
Lesson
Exercise
Answers will be posted on this afternoon's blog.

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If time:

Go over the non-smrt homework. Otherwise, the answers will be posted on this afternoon's blog.

Lesson Yes/No Questions and Question Words
Exercise Yes/No Questions and Question Words

Homework for Friday, June 21

GRAMMAR

1-2 Questions
Do #1: 5-16;  #2: 4-10;  #3: 2-7; #4: 3-6;  #5: 4-6.

More homework (non-smrt):

Lesson Questions and Question Words
Exercise Questions and Question Words

Practice on these web sites:
Auxiliary or Full Verb - quiz #1, #2
Auxiliary verbs in negative sentences - quiz #1(7)
Auxiliary verbs in questions - quiz #1 (9)

1-3 Have and Have Got
Read the notes and watch the videos.

Notice:

I will be on holiday next week. 

Your teacher will be Cynthia. 

You do not need to change classrooms. 

I will return on July 2.

Thursday,June 20 Lesson Plan / Guideline

8:30
Warmer
Auxiliary Verbs

GRAMMAR
1-1 Three Kinds of Verbs
Correct #1: 5-9; #2: 2-4; #3: 3-7.

SPEAKING

1-4 The Question Game

READING
1-1 A Journal

GRAMMAR
1-2 Questions
non-smrt Lesson Questions and Question Words = we did not do in class
Exercise Questions and Question Words = we did not do not do in class

Homework for Thursday, June 20

GRAMMAR

1-1 Three Kinds of Verbs

Do #1: 5-9;   #2: 2-4;   #3: 3-7.

Extra practice:

Auxiliary verb quiz
Auxiliary verb quiz 2

1-2 Questions
Read the notes and watch the videos.

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Miscellaneous extra work:

"83 Prepostions plus adjective"

The answers will be posted tomorrow.

Wednesday, June 19 Lesson Plan / Guideline

8:30

VOCABULARY

Spelling City

a) Vocabulary - Listening/Speaking

b) Vocabulary Read a Word

c) Sentence writing  

9:30

LISTENING

1-1 Stay In Shape

10:30

GRAMMAR

1-1 Three Kinds of Verbs Review and New

Go to Lesson Documents - Exercise

SPEAKING

1-3 Who Am I?

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More homework for tomorrow:

GRAMMAR

1-2 Questions

Read the notes.

This will also be noted on the afternoon blog

Homework for Wednesday, June 19

GRAMMAR
1-1 Three Kinds of Verbs
Finish reading the notes and watch the four videos.

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The following work is optional (your choice), but very useful. The answers are shown.
Practice these auxiliary verbs.

READING
Fitness Pill

Look at the vocabulary, reading, quiz, and discussion.

Tuesday, June 18 Lesson Plan

VOCABULARY

Slide Show
1-1 Correct the exercise.

SPEAKING

Pairwork

GRAMMAR
1-1 Introduction
Lesson

Homework for Tuesday, June 18

VOCABULARY

1-1 Do the exercise.

GRAMMAR

1-1 Introduction

Read the notes.

Monday, June 17 Lesson Plan

VOCABULARY
Slide Show
Exercise

SPEAKING
1-1 Health and Exercise

Parts of Speech

Quiz

LISTENING
1-1 Stay in Shape

eslbits-net Signs

For Friday, June 14, 2013

Tomorrow is the monthly assessment test.
Please be in the classroom before 8:30.
Once I start the test, I cannot restart for anyone who is late.

To study, look at your lessons, homework, and tests from Units 9-12. Also, go back to May 20 on the blog. You can practice on the websites posted there for the four units up until and including today.

Here are the answers to yesterday's blogged exercise "34 Reported requests, orders, and advice".

I'll see you tonight on video and tomorrow in class.

Thursday, June 13 Lesson Plan

GRAMMAR
12-2 Reported Commands and Requests
Correct #1: 3-15;  #2: 5-15; #3: 3-10.

SPEAKING
12-8 Different ways of reporting


WRITING
Writing a Paragraph
Video
In-class writing practice.

Homework for Thursday, June 13

Speaking Video for Friday's test:
Go to your "Me" page.
Click on "Speaking". This is at the end of the unit numbers. This will show you the questions you need to answer.
Follow the instructions on this "How to make YouTube Videos" link.
Don't forget that you must change your privacy settings to unlisted. 

Your final video link must be emailed to me no later than 8 pm Thursday evening. I will not accept late videos or excuses if I cannot see and hear your video.


GRAMMAR
12-1 Reported Speech

Share #3 (dialogues 2, 3, and 4) with me: lesliemillikin@canada-english.com (We corrected #1 and #2 this morning.

Correct these exercises from yesterday:
"33 Reported Speech (She said that...say or tell)"  Answers
"35 Reported questions (She asked if...)" Answers

12-2 Reported Commands and Requests
Do #1: 3-15;  #2: 5-15;
Share #3: dialogues 3-10 with me: lesliemillikin@canada-english.com
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Read the information and answer the questions:
"34 Reported requests, orders, and advice"

Practice reported speech in this exercise. Notice that #1 answer is "open". This is because the pool always opens at the same time.

Wednesday, June 12 Lesson Plan

LISTENING

12-2 The Beast
Vocabulary 

GRAMMAR

Reported Speech and Noun Clauses video and notes.

12-1 Reported Speech

Correct #1: 4-15; #2: 3-15.

Do #3.

SPEAKING
12-3 Speaking Pairs (Reported Speech)

GRAMMAR
12-2 Reported Commands and Requests

Homework for Wednesday, June 12

GRAMMAR
12-1 Reported Speech
Do #1: 4-15;  #2: 3-15. We will do #3 tomorrow.

Read the information and answer the questions -

"33 Reported Speech (She said that...say or tell)" 

Note that #1 and Part A is about now, so it is possible to use this in a conversation we are not finished. But in Unit 12, we are studying about #2,#3, and #4. 

"35 Reported questions (She asked if...)"

Answers to both exercises will be posted tomorrow.

Practice reported speech with this quiz.

12.2 Reported Commands and Requests

Read the notes.

LISTENING

12-2 The Beast
Study this vocabulary for tomorrow's listening.

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Friday June 14, 2013
Exit/Assessment Test Information

As always, the Exit test will have a Speaking part. This means YOU will need to practice making a YouTube video and share it with me (lesliemillikin@canada-english.com). DO THIS TONIGHT.

This is to make sure you know how. All you need to do is say hello. Do not forget how to do this for your real speaking video. Note that you must change your privacy settings to unlisted. No one else will see it but me.

Open this page which provides information and an instruction link.

On Wednesday, I will give you the questions you must answer.

Tuesday, June 11 Lesson Plan

warmer

Phrasal verbs interactive game

GRAMMAR
12-3 Phrasal Verbs (Part Two)
Correct #1 and #2.
Example answers Grammar 12-3: Phrasal Verbs Part Two

VOCABULARY
12-1 Space
Correct the exercise.

SPEAKING

12-2 Space (vocabulary) Work in pairs.

GRAMMAR
12-1 Reported Speech

Lesson

WRITING

Watch a video about reported speech and noun clauses.

Homework for Tuesday, June 11

GRAMMAR
12-3 Phrasal Verbs (Part Two)
Do #1 and #2.

VOCABULARY
12-1 Space

Do the exercise.

GRAMMAR
12-1 Reported Speech
Read the notes.

Monday, June 10/13 Unit 11 Test + the Start of Unit 12

GRAMMAR
11-3 Phrasal Verbs
correct the homework

SPEAKING
11-9 Change the Verb (Phrasal Verbs Part One)

Unit 11 Test

Correct the test.

GRAMMAR
Unit 12
12-3 Phrasal Verbs


VOCABULARY
12-1 Space


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More homework for tomorrow:

GRAMMAR
12-1 Reported Speech
Read the notes.

Friday, June 7 Lesson Plan

Warmer

Adjective or Adverb? 

LISTENING

11-2 Celebrity Gossip Journalist

GRAMMAR

11-3 Phrasal Verbs

SPEAKING

STRUCTURE

11-2 Adjectives and Adverbs

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The Assessment Test is on Friday, June 14, 2013

Your Youtube Video
Speaking Part of the Exam

• Link to "How to Record Youtube Videos".
• Do not forget that you must change your privacy settings to unlisted. 
• No one else will see it but me.
• Next week, I will give you the questions you must answer.
• I will also give you more information about my expectations of you.

Find more information on the 

"Homework for Thursday, June 6" blog.

Homework and Extra Stuff for Friday, June 7/13

WRITING/STRUCTURE
Do this (non-smrt) Exercise: Identifying Sentences

Share your work with me: lesliemillikin@canada-english.com

GRAMMAR

11-3 Phrasal Verbs

There is no homework, but you can still look at some of these sites:

Reference

Another reference page

Phrasal Verbs using "take" quiz. 

Phrasal verb activity which helps you guess the correct "normal" verb match.

Auxiliary verbs - study this page and do some of the quizzes.

STRUCTURE

Miscellaneous quizzes:
Word Order in Positive Sentences

Word Order in Negative Sentences

Word Order in Questions

adjective or adverb?

articles

a little, a few

countable and uncountable nouns

adverbs

Thursday, June 6 Lesson Plan

Watch a presentation on recycling at CCEL

Warmer

Different kinds of responses to question tags

GRAMMAR

11-2 Question Tags

Correct  #1: 5-15;  #2: 3-15;   #3: 3-15;   #4: Conversations using question tags.

Answer page for 11-2 and 11-3

SPEAKING
11-7 You Think Maybe... (Question Tags)

WRITING/STRUCTURE
2-3 Run-on Sentences
Do this (non-smrt) Exercise: Identifying Sentences

11-3 Phrasal Verbs

Lesson

STRUCTURE
11-1 Nouns and Verbs

Correct part one 3-8 and part two 2-8.

11-2 Adjectives and Adverbs

Lesson

Homework for Thursday, June 6

GRAMMAR
11-2 Question Tags

Do  #1: 5-15;  #2: 3-15;   #3: 3-15;   #4: Write 6 conversations using question tags.

Learn more about question tags on this site.
Practice question tags.

11-3 Phrasal Verbs

Read the notes.

STRUCTURE
11-1 Nouns and Verbs

Do part one 3-8 and part two 2-8.

11-2 Adjectives and Adverbs

Read the notes.

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For those of you who need practice with articles, here is one about famous people.

Watch a presentation on recycling at CCEL.

The next big test is on Friday June 14, 2013

Exit/Assessment Test Information

As always, the Exit test will have a Speaking part. This means YOU will need to practice making a YouTube video and share it with me (lesliemillikin@canada-english.com). Please do this before next Tuesday.

This is to make sure you know how. All you need to do is say hello. Do not forget how to do this for your test video. Note that you must change your privacy settings to unlisted. No one else will see it but me.

Open this page which provides information and an instruction link.

Next week, I will give you the questions you must answer.

Wednesday, June 5 Lesson Plan

Watch a presentation on recycling at CCEL

SPEAKING
11-3
11-4

LISTENING
11-1 Celebrity Lives

STRUCTURE
11-1 Nouns and Verbs

GRAMMAR

11-2 Question Tags

LISTENING
11-2 Question Tags
We Like Animals, Don't We?

Homework for Wednesday, June 5

GRAMMAR
If you need more practice with direct (ordinary/normal) questions, do these quizzes: A and B

Practice indirect questions on this website

11-2 Question Tags
Read the notes.

STRUCTURE
11-1 Nouns and Verbs
Read the notes.

READING

Practice your skills by clicking here. You will get to Set 7. Click on gap. You will get "Movie Review". Fill in the blanks.

Homework for Tuesday, June 4/13

GRAMMAR

Part A Direct Questions

Unit 11 LESSON -Yes/No Questions and Question Words

Unit 11 EXERCISE Questions and Question Words

Note: if you do the above work and it is still difficult, read the information below.

Direct (ordinary) question information (Yes/No and Wh- questions)

Direct Yes/No (ordinary) question quiz

Direct Wh- + Be (ordinary) question quiz 

Part B Indirect Questions

11-1 Indirect Questions  smrt

Do #1: 4-12  and  #2: 3-12. We will work on the remainder tomorrow.

VOCABULARY

11-1 Exercise  smrt

Do 4-20.

Monday, June 3 Lesson Plan

Unit 10 Test

SPEAKING
11-1 Celebrities (Unit Intro)

VOCABULARY

Celebrities

GRAMMAR

11-1 Indirect Questions

Sunday Night Study Material for Unit 10 Test

Watch a video

Practice "So/Neither do I" grammar here.

Practice Modals of Probability.