Thursday, August 8, 2013

Homework for Friday, Aug. 9

GRAMMAR
8-2 Present Perfect Continuous: Explaining the Present
Do #1: 4-10;  #2: 4-12;  #3: 6-10.

Here is another supplementary exercise to work on: 11 Present Perfect Simple (I have done) or Present Perfect Continuous (I have been doing). The answers will be posted tomorrow.

STRUCTURE
8-1 Simple Sentences - One Independent Clause Sentences
Do 2-5
Write a paragraph as instructed. Share your work with me.(lesliemillikin@canada-english.com)

8-2 Two Independent Clause Sentences
Read the notes.

8-3 One Independent and One Dependent Clause Sentences
Read the notes.

Extra Work
Watch this video, especially the last half about the Present Perfect Continuous (Progressive)
PPS/PPC quiz
If you have a lot of problems with the PPC, study this page. There are quizzes at the bottom, but some of them are higher level English.

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Speaking Video for Monday's Assessment Test

If you have made YouTube video before and are confident your video will work for me, then you do not need to send me a practice video. If you have not made a video before, open this page which provides information and an instruction link. Just say hello and email the link to me at lesliemillikin@canada-english.com.

Remember to change your privacy settings to unlisted.

Tomorrow, I will give you the questions you must answer in your real video.