Study Material for Tomorrow's Test

LISTENING
12-2 The Beast
Vocabulary - simple definitions

Answers to the exercise.

GRAMMAR

12-3 Phrasal Verbs Part Two
Do the exercise. 

Check example answers.

Extra Practice
Quiz reporting verbs (12-2 grammar)

Lesson Plan Thursday, Nov.28/13

unit11 test review/correction


READING

"The Space Elevator".

Look at the exercise and think about the answers.

GRAMMAR
12-2 Reported Commands and Requests
Correct  #1: 5-15;   #2: 5-12;  #3 complete the remainder of dialogues

SPEAKING

12-5 Class Sentences #1 (Reported Commands and Requests)

LISTENING
12-2 The Beast
 vocabulary 

Listening and exercise.

12-3 Phrasal Verbs Part Two

Lesson

Homework for Thursday, Nov28/13

For information on your speaking video and Friday's test, look at the end of this page.

GRAMMAR
12-2 Reported Commands and Requests
Do #1: 5-15;   #2: 5-12;  #3 complete the remainder of dialogues

12-3 Phrasal Verbs Part Two

Read the notes.

READING

Re-read "The Space Elevator".

Look at the exercise and think about the answers.

Extra work
Information on Reported commands and requests
Reported Commands and Requests The answers are at the bottom.

Friday, Nov. 29, 2013 test information 

click: Assessment Test

Get your speaking assignment from your "me" page.

You must answer the questions and in a YouTube video. 

Open this page which provides information about how to make a video. 

Change your privacy settings to unlisted.

The deadline is 8 p.m., Thursday, November 29

When you are done, share it with me

 (lesliemillikin@canada-english.com)

FOR UPDATES TO THE BLOG, REFRESH YOUR SCREEN

Lesson PlanWednesday, Nov. 27/13

warmer
Reported speech

GRAMMAR
12-1 Reported Speech
Correct #3.

SPEAKING
12-3 Speaking Pairs (Reported Speech)

READING
12-1 The Space Elevator

GRAMMAR
12-2 Reported Commands and Requests

Give students the Speaking Assignment for their videos.

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More homework for tomorrow:
LISTENING
12-2 The Beast
Learn these words for Thursday's listening.


Say and tell

Homework for Wednesday, Nov. 27/13

GRAMMAR

12-1 Reported Speech 

F i r s t

Watch this video.
Study this excellent information about reported speech.

Practice conversion of time phrases.

Practice changing pronouns

T h e n

Do #3 from 12-1 exercise (Report the conversations.)

12-2 Reported Commands and Requests
Read the notes.

READING
Learn these words for the reading:
12-1 The Space Elevator

Check your answers to Identifying Sentences.( from yesterday's blog)
Check your answers to Compound Sentences.( from yesterday's blog)

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See Monday's afternoon blog for information 

about Friday's Assessment Test.

Lesson Plan Tuesday, Nov. 26/13

warmer
Spelling City

VOCABULARY
Correct 3-18.

9:15
SPEAKING
12-2 Vocabulary - Space

9:30
LISTENING
12-1 Investing in Space Travel - You will hear 6 people talk.

1st Exercise - Taking notes.

2nd Exercise Listening for Details

As a class, analyze the grammar, punctuation, and capitalization.

10:30
GRAMMAR
12-1 Reported Speech Video
Correct #1:   ; #2:
Finish lesson about:
Place and Time Expressions
#3 Exercise: In-class work on #3
SPEAKING
12-3 Speaking Pairs (Reported Speech)

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More homework for tomorrow:
READING
Learn these words for the reading:
12-1 The Space Elevator

GRAMMAR 12-2
Reported Commands and Requests
Read the notes.

The next assessment test is this Friday, Nov. 29, 2013 

Exit/Assessment Test Information

The Exit test will have a Speaking part on video. This means you need to make a YouTube video. Open this page which provides information about how to make a video. Note that you must change your privacy settings to unlisted.

On Wednesday, I will give you the questions and "speeches" that you must make and speak about. When you are done, share it with me (lesliemillikin@canada-english.com) 

Homework for Tuesday, Nov. 26/13

VOCABULARY
12-1 Space Exercise
Do #1: 3-18;   #2: Write a sentence for each word. At the end of the blog are several writing links to help you make sure you have a proper sentence. You should work on these links all week. They will help you with the Assessment Test writing.

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

Unit 11 Structure  (from last week)

11-1 Nouns and Verbs answers

11-2 Adjectives and Adverbs. There is no answer page because everybody will have different answers. If you want me to correct it, share the exercise with me.

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More homework for tomorrow:
STRUCTURE
12-1 Singular or Plural Verbs (review of Unit 7)
12-2 Noncount Nouns (review of Unit 7)
Read the notes.

WRITING
Quiz:  Identifying Sentences
Quiz: Simple, Compound, Complex Sentences
Information: Simple, Compound, Complex Sentences
Practice: Compound Sentences
Exercise: Formation of complex sentences

Lesson Plan Monday, Nov. 25, 2013

Unit 11 Test

SPEAKING
12-1 Introduction Space

VOCABULARY
12-1 Space
Exercise

GRAMMAR
12-1 Reported Speech
Lesson

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More homework for tomorrow:
STRUCTURE
12-1 Singular or Plural Verbs (review of Unit 7)
12-2 Noncount Nouns (review of Unit 7)
Read the notes.

Weekend Study Material for Unit 11 Test

Here are some practice quizzes for Unit 11 grammar:

Indirect questions
Question tags
Phrasal verbs  Note: There is no web site only using the phrasal verbs we studied in Unit 11. But this site uses both transitive and separable phrasal verbs.

Friday, Nov.22/13 Lesson Plan

warmer
question tags

GRAMMAR
11-2: Question Tags
Correct #1: 6-15.

SPEAKING

11-8 A bag of items
11-   Assumptions

11-3 Phrasal Verbs
Lesson

In-class work
Phrasal verb dictionary

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

READING
Which Famous People to See Click on 'Matching'.

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Homework for Friday, Nov.22/13

GRAMMAR

11-2: Question Tags
Do #1: 6-15.
Practice question tags

11-3 Phrasal Verbs
Read the notes.

READING
Which Famous People to See Click on 'Matching'.
Do the quiz.
Be prepared to explain why you chose your answers.

WRITING

If you haven't shared your paragraph* yet, do so tonight before 10 pm.

*"My favourite celebrity"

Lesson Plan Thursday, Nov.21

8:30
grammar warmer

Indirect Questions

GRAMMAR
11-1 Indirect Questions
Correct #4 and #5 on your own. Here are the answers.

9:25
LISTENING
11-1 Celebrity Life
Correct the second (cloze) exercise.  

Students write their answers on the board.

10:30

Monday's test - Unit 10
Check and correct your answers - compare your answers to the answer page shown on the teacher's TV screen.

Q and A

GRAMMAR (& LISTENING)

11-2 Question Tags

Lesson.

We Like Animals, Don't We?   

Grammar 11-2: Question Tags 

#1 Add the question tag - in-class work

#2: Students listen for up or down intonation. Answers NOTE: Private until changed.

#3 & #4: Examples, instruction, and homework 

11:50
READING
Which Famous People to See Click on 'Matching'.

Instructions and example

Homework: Do the quiz.

Be prepared to answer why you chose it.

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More homework for tomorrow:

GRAMMAR

11-3 Phrasal Verbs

Read the notes.

Homework for Thursday, Nov.21

GRAMMAR
11-1 Indirect Questions
Do  #4 and #5.

Indirect Questions quiz

11-2 Question Tags

Read the notes.

LISTENING
11-1 Celebrity Life
Do the second (cloze) exercise.


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Extra work:
Questions with a Preposition at the End






















The Canadian College of English Language

Lesson Plan Nov.20/13

8:30
WRITING
Writing practice  "My Favourite Celebrity".

This paragraph must be shared with me before Thursday 10 pm.

GRAMMAR
11-1 Indirect Questions
Correct #2: 3-12 and #3: 4-12.

In-class work on #4 and #5.

SPEAKING

11-3 Speaking Pairs #1 Indirect Questions

LISTENING

11-1 Celebrity Life

New vocabulary
- Listening for details: In-class work
- Cloze activity: Homework.

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More grammar homework for tomorrow:

Practice indirect questions ending with a verb or preposition. (type it)

GRAMMAR

11-2 Question Tags

Read the notes.

Homework for Wednesday, Nov.20/13

GRAMMAR
11-1 Indirect Questions
Do #2: 3-12 and #3: 4-12.
Indirect Questions quiz

WRITING
Writing practice - Think about who your favourite celebrity is. Think of one reason why you like him or her. I will give you a short time to practice writing tomorrow morning. This paragraph must be shared with me before Thursday 10 pm.


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More practice for those of you who scored low on the last Assessment Test:
READING
Go to eslbits Set 7 GAP movie review

This also will help you learn some new words.

Lesson Plan Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Warmer
Spelling City

VOCABULARY
11-1 Celebrities
Correct 3-20.

SPEAKING
11-2 Celebrities

9:40
GRAMMAR
Correct EXERCISE How to ask Yes/No and Wh questions Note: there is new information on this page.

10:00

Yesterday's test - Unit 10

Check and correct your answers - compare your answers to the answer page shown on the teacher's TV screen.

B R E A K

10:30

WRITING

Paragraph structure video

Writing practice - paragraph structure

11-1 Indirect Questions
Lesson

In-class examples and homework.

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More homework for tomorrow:

READING

Go to eslbits Set 7 GAP movie review

Homework For Tuesday, Nov. 19/13

GRAMMAR
"Normal" Questions Review.
LESSON How to ask Yes/No and Wh questions .
EXERCISE How to ask Yes/No and Wh questions  Do A: 2-10;  B: 2-6;   C: 1-8;  D: 1-4.

11-1 Indirect Questions
Read the notes.

VOCABULARY

11-1 Do the exercise 3-20.

Monday, November 18, 2013 Unit 10 Test and Starting Unit 11

Review and Warm up:
"So/Neither do I"
Modals of Probability

9:00
Unit 10 Test

SPEAKING
Vocabulary ( Introduction / warm up)
11-1 Celebrities

VOCABULARY
11-1 Celebrities
Pronunciation: Listen and repeat. Exercise.

READING
Celebrities party

11:20
GRAMMAR
"Normal" Questions Review.
LESSON How to ask Yes/No and Wh questions
EXERCISE How to ask Yes/No and Wh questions
TEACHER RESOURCES Answers to Questions and Question Words

Lesson Plan Friday, Nov.8/13

warmer-intro

Today's weather

lead-in: What's the temperature in your country right now?

LISTENING
9-2 Weather Forecast

Continue the listening exercise we started on Thursday.
Teacher only link 

GRAMMAR
9-3 First and Second Conditionals
Correct #1: 5-10; #2: 4-10.

SPEAKING

9-8 Questions (First and Second Conditionals)

STRUCTURE

9-2 Unique Nouns
Correct your own answers 4-12.

9-3 Things in General
Lesson. Do the exercise. Correct your own answers.

READING
9-1 Incredible Weather
Vocabulary
"Jigsaw" reading

• Students are divided into groups of three or four. (Each student will be assigned a group.)
• There will be three groups: A., B., and C.
• Each group reads about its "Incredible Weather" place. Then the groups study their places.
• The Driest Place on Earth - Group A
• The Hottest Recorded Temperature - Group B
• The Coldest Place on Earth - Group C
• One or two members of each group will then move to the next table and tell the group about his or her place. The remaining members tell their "visitor" about their place.
• This move is repeated until each group member has explained and listened about all three "

Announcement

Monday is Remembrance Day and the school will be closed.

I will be on vacation next week. 

Your substitute teacher teacher will be Maria Sportsman.

I will return on Monday, Monday, Nov. 18

THERE WILL BE A TEST ON THAT DAY (Unit 10)

There will also be a test on Tuesday, November 12 (Unit 9)

Homework for Friday, Nov.7/13

STRUCTURE

9-2 Unique Nouns
Do 4-12.

9-3 Things in General

Read the notes.

GRAMMAR
9-3 First and Second Conditionals
Do #1: 5-10;   #2: 4-10.

Practice the 1st conditional.
Practice the 1st and 2nd conditionals (2 parts).

Practice time clauses.

READING
Study these words for tomorrow's reading: 9-1 Incredible Weather.
This was also on yesterday's blog.

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Extra Work

Tornadoes in Kansas, read the story, do the questions at the end, and check your work.

Announcement

I will be on vacation next week. 

Your substitute teacher teacher will be Maria Sportsman.

I will return on Monday, Monday, Nov. 18

THERE WILL BE A TEST ON THAT DAY (Unit 10)

Lesson Plan Thursday, Nov. 7/13

warmer

The second conditional in song examples

GRAMMAR
9-2 Second Conditional
Correct #1: 4-12; #2: 5-10; #3: 5-15; #4: 5-10.

9:35
SPEAKING
9-4 Table Speaking (Second Conditional)

10:00
STRUCTURE
9-1 Known and Unknown Nouns

Correct 5-8.
Basketball - articles: a/an the (no article)

9-2 Unique Nouns
Specific and General (Using determiners and quantifiers with nouns)
Lesson

GRAMMAR
9-3 First and Second Conditional
Lesson

11:20
LISTENING
9-2 Weather Lesson

Vocabulary

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note
READING
postponed until Friday
9-1 Incredible Weather

Homework for Thursday, Nov. 7/13

GRAMMAR
9-2 Second Conditional
Do #1: 4-12;  #2: 5-10;  #3: 5-15;  #4: 5-10.

Practice the 2nd conditional.

STRUCTURE

9-1 Known and Unknown Nouns

Do 5-8.

Try this quiz on articles.

9-2 Unique Nouns

Read the notes.

READING

Study these words for tomorrow's reading: 9-1 Incredible Weather.

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Extra practice:

Set 4, Reading for Gist  (click on Gist at the top)

Set 4, Reading Gap  (click on Gap at the top)

Do not forget about time clauses. Do this quiz.  Practicing time clauses will help you write complex sentences (the assignment from last week).

Lesson Plan Wednesday, Nov. 6/13

WARMER
First conditional
Time Clauses

GRAMMAR

9-1 First Conditional and Time Clauses
Correct #1: 3-12; #2: 4-10; #3: 5-15; #4: 4-10.

SPEAKING
9-3 Speaking Pairs (First Conditional)

9:55
STRUCTURE
9-1 Known or Unknown Nouns (Review of Unit 4)

Definite and Indefinite Articles: a/an, some, the: ILLUSTRATIONS
Unit 4 and 9 VIDEO Indefinite and definite articles.

Lesson
Some important rules : A/An or The or No Article? Look at "no article"

READING

The City Mouse and the Country Mouse
Gap-fill exercise: a, an, the, no article

Click on the "Mouse" fable at the top of the page.

GRAMMAR
9-2 Second Conditional
Lesson

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More homework for tomorrow:
READING
STRUCTURE

Homework for Wednesday, Nov.6/13

GRAMMAR

9-1 First Conditional and Time Clauses
Do #1: 3-12; #2: 4-10; #3: 5-15; #4: 4-10.
Practice Time Clauses. In this quiz, you will see two other present tenses used (present continuous, present perfect). This quiz sometimes uses "going to" instead of "will".

Practice the First Conditional.

9-2 Second Conditional
Read the notes.

STRUCTURE
9-1 Known or Unknown Nouns (Review of Unit 4)

Read the notes.

Watch this VIDEO Indefinite and definite articles

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For students in the class last week.

Reminder: Assignment from last week 

STRUCTURE (WRITING) 

8-3 One dependent and one independent clause sentences 

(= complex sentence)

Write a complex sentence using the words given. This is due Thursday, Nov.7.

Look at these example sentences.

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Extra reading practice:

Do this interactive reading exercise. It is about articles. It is a "fable", usually for children.
Belling the Cat --- The Nurse and the Wolf - Click on "CAT" at the top of the page.

Lesson Plan Tuesday, November 5, 2013

8:30
VOCABULARY
9-1 The Weather

Spelling City listening and speaking practice

Old students say the vocabulary when they hear it in a sentence
Vocabulary Review or New (for new students)

Go to Exercise.

Continue to correct with partners 1-20

SPEAKING
9-2 Vocabulary

GRAMMAR
9-1 First Conditional and Time Clauses
Lesson

LISTENING
9-1 The Best Weather

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Reminder: Assignment from last week 

8-3

STRUCTURE (WRITING)

8-3 One dependent and one independent clause sentences 

(= complex sentence)
Write a complex sentence using the words given. This is due Thursday, Nov.7.
Look at these example sentences.

This is for students in the class last week.

Homework for Tuesday, Nov.5/13

VOCABULARY

9-1 Exercise 

Do1-20


GRAMMAR
9-1 First Conditional and Time Clauses
Read the notes.

Monday, November 4, 2013

Note: This is from Unit 8 still.

GRAMMAR

8-3 Participial Adjectives

Examples on the board
Read the notes. Do the exercise. Check your answers

SPEAKING

Students create questions using the adjectives.

STRUCTURE
8-3 Noncount Nouns
Video and dictionary
Many nouns are both countable and uncountable depending on the situation

Countable nouns - general or defined?

VOCABULARY

Unit 9 

***maybe homework/maybe class**

READING

The City Mouse and the Country Mouse
Gap-fill exercise: a, an, the, no article

Click on the Mouse fable. 

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Homework for tomorrow:
GRAMMAR
9-1 First Conditional and Time Clauses
Read the notes.