Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Wednesday, Dec. 31/14 Lesson Plan

warmer
Tell us about your "ME" page picture, or why there is no picture.
Show photos of YOU  to your partner.
Your partner should choose the best photograph to put on your "ME" page.

8:45
Already and Yet video
Time expressions quiz (private) (5)

LISTENING and GRAMMAR
I've had... or I've been having (an accident) exercise

9:35
GRAMMAR
8-1 Explaining the Present
Correct #1: 6-10; #2: 5-10; #3: 6-15.
Work on #4 in class.

10:30
SPEAKING
8-3 Speaking Pairs

10:50
STRUCTURE
Note: Unit 7
We will not do 7-1 and 7-2 structure.
Why?
Although all Unit 7 structure is important, but 7-3 is the most important.

(Unit 7) 7-3 Noncount Nouns
Exercise and lesson
Dictionary - shows if a noun is countable or uncountable

Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Homework for Wed., Dec.31/14

GRAMMAR
8-1 Explaining the Present
Do #1: 6-10;   #2: 5-10;   #3: 6-15.
Watch Present Perfect Simple - Explaining the Present video  (smrt page ... scroll until you see the video with this title)

Practice:
Just /Already /Yet quiz  +  been or gone (under the first quiz)
For and since with time expressions quiz (this is the quiz which was private this morning)
Already and Yet quiz


Tuesday, Dec.30/14 Lesson Plan

warmer
"So far this morning, I have.....

GRAMMAR
Present Perfect slide show
Study slide 25: Time Expressions with the present perfect
= a period of time (from - until now)
Example: first day at CCEL school __?__(month or week) until today

If it is important to be general, use the present perfect.
If it is important to be specific, use the past simple
Past Simple vs. Present Perfect -  For and since with time expressions chart.
For and since with time expressions quiz (private)

Present Perfect video.
Note that this video covers all the ways to use the present perfect.
Watch the first part, skim the second part, review/study the "Use" part 4:19.

9:55
Review of 7-1 and 7-2 + Introduction to 8-1 and 8-2 (private)
On the whiteboard

Unit 8
GRAMMAR
Present Perfect Simple - Explaining the Present video  (smrt page ... scroll until you see the video with this title)
Present Perfect Simple - "What has he done?"  High School Students video 

Lesson and exercise + examples                                                    .

Monday, December 29, 2014

Extra (optional) work for Tuesday, Dec.30/14

GRAMMAR
Click on the links and practice:
Past Simple vs Present Perfect quiz 1, quiz 2Exercise 5 quiz Exercise 6.
Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous  Exercise 8 quiz
Stative verbs (present perfect simple only) quiz


READING
Read and work on this passage: Changes in Town. It shows good use of the present perfect.

Monday, Dec.29/14 Lesson Plan

warmer
7-1 Duration and Experience quiz

9:00 am
Unit 7
SPEAKING
Who has travelled the farthest?  non-smrt speaking activity  (questions in pps or ppc)

READING
pre-reading vocabulary
Twist and Shout
U-2

Practice the Present Perfect with scenes from TV shows.
Watch the part assigned to your group. Discusss when and why the present perfect is used. Is it experience or duration? Be prepared to explain to the class.



Monday, December 22, 2014

Monday, Dec.22/14 Lesson Plan

Review

Unit 6 Test
Correct parts A, B, C, D. I will correct part F Sentence Dictation.




Friday, December 19, 2014

Friday, Dec.19/14


GRAMMAR
6-3 Verbs + object + to + Infinitive
Correct #1: 4-8; #2: 4-9; #3: 4-15.
Practice: remember, forget, try, stop quiz

SPEAKING
non-smrt Speaking 6.3 V+Object + to + Infinitive
6-6 Tell me about

STRUCTURE
6-2 Adjectives and Adverbs (Parallel Structure)
Correct exercise 4-10

LISTENING
6-3 Athlete Interviews


Thursday, December 18, 2014

Homework for Friday, Dec.19/14

FYO 
(for your information) 
The next Assessment test will be on January 9, 2015. 
Units 5 to 8 

STRUCTURE
6-2 Adjectives and Adverbs (Parallel Structure)
Do exercise 4-10

GRAMMAR
6-3 Verbs + object + to + Infinitive
Do #1: 4-8;  #2: 4-9; #3: 4-15.
Practice: Verb + Object + to + infinitive quiz A, quiz B

Practice Verb patterns 6-1 and 6-2: 



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Extra work
Prepositions Excellent Information and Quiz #1



Dec.18/14 Lesson Plan

5-10 minutes - study Unit 6 vocabulary
Dictation
Go + gerunds information

GRAMMAR
6-2 Verbs + to + Infinitive
Correct exercises #1, #2, #3. Work on #4 in-class.

SPEAKING
6-7 Infinitive Discussion

STRUCTURE
6-2 Adjectives and Adverbs (Parallel Structure)
Lesson and exercise

GRAMMAR
6-3 Verbs + object + to + InfinitiveLesson
Direct Object of a Verb video, more information
Lesson and exercise.

Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Homework for Wednesday, Dec.17/14

LISTENING
6-1 Favourite Sports
Do the 2nd part with the verbs: like, enjoy, love.

GRAMMAR
6-1 Gerunds
Do #1: 5-10;  #2: 6-10;  #3: 6-11;  #4: 5-12.
Gerunds quiz
Interactive practice subject gerunds

Read these examples of gerunds (subjects and objects)
37 Things You’ll Regret When You’re Old

6-2 Verbs + to + Infinitive
Read the lesson and watch the video.

Tuesday, Dec.16/14 Lesson Plan

Spelling City

VOCABULARY
Exercise One: Correct 2-20.
Exercise Two: Correct 2-8

SPEAKING
6-2 World Sports (Vocabulary)

LISTENING
6-1 Favourite Sports

GRAMMAR
6-1 Gerunds  Part One
Lesson and in-class work on exercise.

SPEAKING
6-3 What makes you.... ?

GRAMMAR
Gerunds quiz
6-1 Gerunds Part Two
Continue Lesson and in-class work on exercise.

Monday, December 15, 2014

Homework for Tues., Dec.16/14


VOCABULARY
6-1 World Sports
Do Exercise One 2-20; Exercise Two: 2-8

Picture of team sports and team sport words including gerunds
Picture of winter sports and sports words, including gerunds
Picture of individual sports and sports words, including gerunds
Picture of water sports and water sport words, including gerunds

GRAMMAR
6-1 Gerunds
Read the lesson and watch the video.


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Extra (optional) work
Prepositions after verbs exercise
Study the notes and do the exercise.

Preposition Video 1 (in,on,at,by),   Video 2  (to+for)

READING
practice from esl-bits.net:
Sports Centre Membership Information
Go to "Details" (Set 5).
Read the information and do the quiz. This is good practice for the Reading part of the Assessment test.


Monday, Dec.15/14 Unit 5 Test and the Start of Unit 6

pre-adverb review
 quiz word order and adverbs

GRAMMAR
5-1 Adverbs
Quick review
Adverbs of Frequency teaching quiz
Problems with exercise.

Unit 5 test
Correct test

VOCABULARY
6-1 World Sports
Exercise #1

GRAMMAR
Overview of 6-1, 6-2, 6-3

Maybe Start 6-1 Gerunds
Interactive practice - subjects of verbs (quiz - teaching tool) subject gerunds
Go to Exercise. Do #1 for homework.

Saturday, December 13, 2014

Weekend Homework and Study Material for Monday, Dec.15/14 Unit 5 Test

GRAMMAR
5-4 Adverbs
Read the lesson, watch the video, and try to do the exercise.
Check your answers.
Adjectives or Adverbs click.
WRITING
5-1 How important is fashion to you in your life? 
Write a short paragraph of about 100 words. Share your writing with me at
lesliemillikin@canada-english.com

Linking verbs with adjectives click
Practice comparative adjectives click

Friday, December 12, 2014

Friday, Dec.12/14 Lesson Plan

Warmer
Linking verbs click
More information on linking verbs

GRAMMAR
5-3 Adjectives

SPEAKING
5-8 Crazy Comparisons

STRUCTURE
5-3 Indefinite Pronouns
Correct exercise 2-10.

WRITING
5-1 How important is fashion to you in your life? 

READING
5-1 Clothing of the Future
Vocabulary click (for reference)

11:20
GRAMMAR
5-4 Adverbs
Introduction quiz (Word order) DO TWO EXAMPLES.
Lesson and in-class work. 
Students complete the exercise and quiz for homework.








Thursday, December 11, 2014

**UPDATE** Homework for Friday,Dec.12/14


5-3 Indefinite Pronouns
Do exercise 2-10.

GRAMMAR
5-3 Adjectives
Do exercise #1:14-12; #2: 2-15.
Practice comparative adjectives click

READING
5-1 Clothing of the Future
Learn this vocabulary for "Clothing of the Future"  click


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The answers will be posted later.  

Refresh your screen 
for an update.

Thursday, Dec.11/14 Lesson Plan

VOCABULARY
Dictation

GRAMMAR
Another future form: Scheduled Events (from Unit 2)= present simple quiz
5-2 Making Predictions
Correct 6-14.

SPEAKING
5-4 Speaking Pairs

STRUCTURE
5-2 Questions (with Some and Any)
Lesson and exercise

5-3 Indefinite Pronouns
Lesson and exercise

5-3 Adjectives
Lesson 

Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Homework for Thursday, Dec.11/14

GRAMMAR
5-2 Making Predictions
Do 6-14.
quiz 1 will or going to + quiz 2 will or present continuous

5-3 Adjectives
Read the lesson and watch the video.


Wed., Dec.10/14 Lesson Plan

warmer
Video be going to Note : This is only to hear this future form often. I do not expect you to understand very much of it.

GRAMMAR
Future - be going to quiz
5-1 Future Decisions and Plans
Correct 6-15.

LISTENING
5-1 Fashion Magazines

STRUCTURE
5-1 Some, any, no

GRAMMAR
5-2 Making Predictions
Lesson and exercise

Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Homework for Wednesday, Dec.10/14

GRAMMAR
5-1 Future Decisions and Plans
Do 4-15
Read more information on be going to and will, Then do this quiz
Practice the present continuous as a future form
Practice "be going to" as a future form

5-2 Facts and Predictions
Read the lesson and watch the video.

Tuesday, Dec.9 /14Lesson Plan

Spelling City

VOCABULARY
5-1 Vocabulary
Correct Exercise one 2-20

SPEAKING
5-2 Fashion (Vocabulary)

9:45
continue Unit 4
STRUCTURE
Review 4-3 Things in General
Using the or nothing: General or Specific exercise (Azar
Continue with Lesson - more rules A/An or The or No Article?
article-no article quiz

GRAMMAR
5-1 Future Decisions and Plans
Lesson and exercise

Monday, December 8, 2014

Homework for Tuesday, Dec.9/14

VOCABULARY
5-1 Vocabulary
Do Exercise one 2-20

GRAMMAR
5-1 Future Decisions and Plans
Read the lesson and watch the video.

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Extra (optional) work
Preposition Information
Do some of the quizzes at the bottom of the page.

Mon., Dec. 8/14 Lesson Plan


VOCABULARY
5-1 Vocabulary
Pronunciation, definition, part of speech

Parts of Speech - Definitions and quiz


Unit 4
STRUCTURE
Singular or Plural
One or More than One

4-3 Things in General
Lesson and exercise.
Indefinite and definite articles video lesson
A, An, The, or (Nothing) quiz 
Countable /Uncountable Nouns Dictionary


GRAMMAR
5-1 Future Decisions and Plans
Lesson and exercise.

Thursday, December 4, 2014

Study Material and Suggestions for Friday, Dec. 5/14 Assessment Test

GRAMMAR
4-3 Making Offers and Requests
Finish the exercise. Check your answers.

Practice:
- Modals general quiz - Modals- Requests informationquiz 
- Making Offers Using Modals - Informationquiz

4-4 Review
Do the exercise. Correct your answers.

STRUCTURE
Indefinite and definite articles video lesson
Indefinite and definite articles video2 lesson

How to study for tomorrow's assessment test:
- Look at your Unit tests and assignments. Notice your errors, so you do not make them again.
- Use the blog to review Units 1,2,3,4. Go back to November 10. This is when we started Unit 1.
- Look at "Progress" on your ME page to see if I gave you advice about your last speaking video.
- If you cannot make a You-tube video, send an "ordinary" one to: lesliemillikin@canada-english.com

Thurs.,Dec.4/14 Lesson Plan

Study your vocabulary
Dictation

GRAMMAR
4-2 Modals and Permission
Correct 5-20

SPEAKING
4-7 Is it Okay If?

READING
4-1 William Shakespeare
Vocabulary
Test practice reading

GRAMMAR
4-3 Making Offers and Requests
Lesson and in-class work

Wednesday, December 3, 2014

Homework for Thursday, Dec.4/14

GRAMMAR
4-2 Modals and Permission
Do 5-20
Modals of Advice quiz
Modals general quiz (This is very long and uses both Unit 4 and 10 modals. If you have not studied Unit 10 Modals of Probability, then you might not know how to do some of the questions.)

4-3 Making Offers and Requests
Read the lesson and watch the videos.


READING
Fables (children's stories). Click on "Mouse" at the top
This is good practice at using "the" for second mention. (Structure 4-1)



Wed., Dec.3/14 Lesson Plan

warmer
Modals of necessity (and permission = grammar4-2)

GRAMMAR
4-1 Modal Verbs of Obligation and Advice
Correct exercise #1: 5-10; #2: 6-10; #3: 5-10; #4: 5-10

Page 1 must, have to, mustn't, don't have to
Page 2 must, have to, mustn't, don't have to

SPEAKING
4-3 What's the job?

Student vacation announcement

STRUCTURE
4-2 Unique Nouns
Correct exercise
In-class work on exercise (Azar Ex.19)

10:30
LISTENING
4-2 Newspapers

11:15
GRAMMAR
4-2 Modals and Permission
Lesson and exercise

11:50
Talk about the Speaking Test


Speaking Assignment Questions
Answer these questions in your video.
Go to your "Me" page. Click on "Speaking".
Open this page which provides information about 
how to make a YouTube video. 
Note that you must change your privacy settings to unlisted. 
If you cannot make a YouTube video, you can send it any other way. 
When you are done, share it with me (lesliemillikin@canada-english.com).
Due Thursday, Dec. 4/14, 8 pm



Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Homework for Wed., Dec.3/14

GRAMMAR
4-1 Modal Verbs of Obligation and Advice
Do exercise #1: 5-10; #2: 6-10;  #3: 5-10;  #4: 5-10
Practice Modal Verbs of Obligation & Advice
Study this Reference Chart - Modals of Obligation & Advice

STRUCTURE
4-2 Unique Nouns
Complete the exercise.


Speaking Assignment Questions
Answer these questions in your video.
Go to your "Me" page. Click on "Speaking".
Open this page which provides information about 
how to make a YouTube video. 
Note that you must change your privacy settings to unlisted. 
If you cannot make a YouTube video, you can send it any other way. 
When you are done, share it with me (lesliemillikin@canada-english.com).
Due Thursday, Dec. 4/14, 8 pm



Tues., Dec. 2/14 Lesson Plan

Spelling City

VOCABULARY
Correct exercise one 2-20

SPEAKING
4-2 Vocabulary Discussion

9:20
GRAMMAR
4-1 Modal Verbs of Obligation and Advice
Lesson and exercise

10:00
STRUCTURE
4-1 Known or Unknown Nouns
Correct the exercise (6,7,8)  (Azar Ex.23) answers (private -teacher)

4-2 Unique Nouns
Lesson and exercise
Work on exercise (Azar Ex.19)

11:25
LISTENING
4-2 Newspapers

11:50
Assign Speaking Test

Monday, December 1, 2014

Homework for Tuesday, Dec.2/14

VOCABULARY
Do exercise one 2-20

SRUCTURE
Complete the exercise (6,7,8)  (Azar Ex.23)

GRAMMAR
Modal Verbs of Obligation and Advice
Read the lesson and watch the videos.

Mon., Dec.1/14 Unit 3 test and the Start of Unit 4

Unit 3-3 Stucture writing - examples of errors and feedback
Game 2 Clauses and phrases

9:30
Unit 3 test
Correct Parts A,B,C,D,E,G.

11 am
STRUCTURE
4-1 Known or Unknown Nouns
Lesson and exercise.
a/an, some, the: illustrations
Work on exercise (Azar Ex.23)
Dictionary - shows if a noun is countable or uncountable
Video Countable and Uncountable Nouns


VOCABULARY
Unit 4 pronunciation and exercise.


The next assessment test is this Friday, Dec.5, 2014
You will be given the questions to answer in your video 
tomorrow, Tuesday, Dec.2.

Friday, November 28, 2014

**Update** Weekend Homework and Study Material for Monday's Unit 3 Test

STRUCTURE
3-2 Compound sentences practice exercise check your answers.
Update New:
Game Complex Sentences
Game 2 Clauses and phrases

GRAMMAR
3-3 Past Simple, Continuous, and Perfect
Complete the exercise and check your answers.
Past simple and continuous quiz . (We did this as a class a few days ago.)
Practise Simple Past / Past Continuous (Ex.4) quiz

The passive will not be on the test tomorrow. But it is good practice for the assessment test on Friday.
3-4 Past Passive
Complete the exercise and check your answers
Practise the Passive 1. past simple; 2. past simple; 3. simple past 4. past progressive (continuous)      5. past progressive



Look through the past week's blog, 
Try some of the activities/quizzes/videos

Friday, Nov.28/14 Lesson Plan

warmer
pronunciation practice ed endings


READING
3-1 Three Stories about Natural Disasters
New words
Jigsaw reading

3-3 Past Simple, Past Continuous, or Past Perfect
Illustration - The difference between PS,PC,PP
Information about when and while (this was on last night's blog)
Lesson and in-class work.
Answers  are private to teacher. You will be able to open it later.

maybe  review
GRAMMAR
3-4 Passive

Thursday, November 27, 2014

Homework for Friday, Nov.28/14

GRAMMAR
Quiz Past Simple or Past Perfect? Answers - on the second page.

STRUCTURE
3-1, 3-2, 3-3 Is it a simple, compound, or complex sentence? Check your Answers.Note that #11 is a complex sentence, not a compound.

3-3 Complex Sentences
Write a complex sentence with each of the words (except "when").
Share your sentences with me at lesliemillikin@canada-english.com
Information about when and while


Miscellaneous practice
Preposition video1, video 2
Prepositions of time lesson1, lesson2


Thursday, Nov.27/14 Lesson Plan

VOCABULARY
study for 10 minutes.
Dictation

STRUCTURE
3-3 Complex Sentences
Example sentences using the conjunctions: when, as soon as, etc.
Helen Keller quiz

Information about when and while

WRITING
3-1 Natural Disasters

GRAMMAR
3-2 Past Perfect
Correct #1: 4-8; #2: 4-8; #3: 3-8. Do #4.

LISTENING
3-3 Hiro's Story


Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Homework for Thursday, Nov.27/14

GRAMMAR
Practice these quizzes: simple past or past progressive quiz;   past simple and past continuous When or While quiz

3-2 Past Perfect
Do #1: 4-8;  #2: 4-8;   #3: 3-8. We'll do #4 tomorrow.
Practice the past perfect with this quiz

Wed., Nov.26/14 Lesson Plan

pre-grammar warmer 
John Lennon song.

GRAMMAR
3-1 Past Simple and Past Continuous
Correct #1: 6-10; #2: 6-15; #3: 4-10; #4: 5-8.

Pre-speaking grammar review
Complete the blank boxes.

SPEAKING
3-9 Speaking Pairs
Post grammar / speaking review - past simple and continuous quiz


STRUCTURE
3-2 Compound Sentences
Lesson and exercise
Helen Keller quiz

3-3 Complex Sentences
Example sentences using the conjunctions: when, as soon as, etc.

11:30
GRAMMAR
3-2 Past Perfect
Lesson
Exercise #1: -

Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Homework for Wed., Nov.26/14

GRAMMAR
3-1 Past Simple and Past Continuous
Do #1: 6-10; #2: 6-15; #3: 4-10;  #4: 5-8.

Practise simple past , past progressive (continuous)

Watch this "ed" (past tense of regular verb) endings video (pronunciation).
Practise Regular Past Simple Ending Sounds Pronunciation quiz



Tuesday, Nov.25/14 Lesson Plan

Spelling City - go to Vocabulary

VOCABULARY
Correct Exercise #1.

SPEAKING
3-2 Vocabulary Discussion#1

9:40
LISTENING
3-1 Natural Disasters

GRAMMAR
3-1 Past Simple and Past Continuous
Lesson and exercise
Holiday in Florida exercise

STRUCTURE
3-2 Compound Sentences
Lesson and exercise
non-smrt exercise

Monday, November 24, 2014

Monday, Nov.24/14 Unit 2 Test and the Start of Unit 3

Unit 2 test

STRUCTURE
Helen Keller quiz
Review of Structure 2-1 Simple sentences and Introduction to Unit 3 Simple Sentences)
3-1 Simple Sentences
Lesson and exercise

VOCABULARY
Lesson, pronunciation/meaning
Exercise #1.

GRAMMAR
3-1b Pronunciation of Regular Verbs in the Past Tense
Pronunciation Practice

3-1a Past Simple and Past Continuous
Lesson and exercise.

Friday, November 21, 2014

Weekend Homework and Unit 2 Test Study Material

GRAMMAR
2-4 Present Passive
a) Complete the smrt exercise and check your answers.
b) Complete this non-smrt Lesson and Exercise 25 Passive sentences (1) (It is made)
Check your answers.

2-5 Review
Do the exercise.
Correct your answers.

Miscellaneous grammar practice:Practice Present Simple or Continuous quiz
The Passive quiz 1, quiz 2, quiz 3

Look through this past week's blog, 
Try some of the activities/quizzess/videos.

Friday, Nov.21/14 Lesson Plan

warmer
Present and Past Tenses and Non-Continuous Verbs quiz

GRAMMAR
2-3 State and Dynamic Verbs
Correct #1: 3-15; #2: 5-15; #3: 6-11; #4: 6-20.
Mixed Verbs - information

SPEAKING
2-6 Speaking pairs #1

GRAMMAR
non-smrt Lesson 25 Passive sentences (1) (It is made)
Do a few examples from each part. The remainder will be homework.
The answers will be posted on the weekend blog.

2-4 Present Passive

Thursday, November 20, 2014

Homework for Friday, No.21/14

STRUCTURE
2-5 Correct a Paragraph
This is homework to share with me. This is my address:
lesliemillikin@canada-english.com


GRAMMAR
2-3 State and Dynamic Verbs
Do 3-15;  #2: 5-15;  #3: 6-11;  #4: 6-20.
English action and state verbs quiz (halfway through the page)

2-4 Present Passive
Read the lesson.

Thursday, Nov.20/14 Lesson Plan

warmer
Present Simple vs Present Continuous quiz

GRAMMAR
2-2 Present Continuous
Correct #1: 4-15; #2: 4-15; #3: 3-10.

SPEAKING
2-3 Mr. Bean
Words to use in the exercise.

STRUCTURE
2-4: Run-on Sentences
Lesson and exercise
Practice correcting run-on sentences NOTE: smrt120 uses method 3.
2-5 Correct a Paragraph
We will do a few examples.
The remainder will be homework to share with me. This is my address:
lesliemillikin@canada-english.com

11:00
non-smrt Lesson 
2-3 State and Dynamic Verbs
Inclass work.
Note: State verbs are only used in simple tenses.

Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Homework for Thursday, Nov.20/14


GRAMMAR
2-2 Present Continuous
Do #1: 4-15;   #2: 4-15;   #3: 3-10.
Study and practice "3 Present Simple or Present Continuous". Note this is a PDF page. You will need to use a new blank page. Check your answers.


2-3 State and Dynamic Verbs
Read the lesson and watch the video.

STRUCTURE
2-3 Fragments
Learn to avoid sentence fragments. Practice with this quiz.

Wednesday, Nov.18/14 Lesson Plan

study your vocabulary words

VOCABULARY
Dictation

GRAMMAR
2-2 Present Continuous

Study this information which shows the contrast (difference) between the Present Simple and Present Continuous (Progressive)

STRUCTURE
2-2 Fragments

VOCABULARY
Exercise 2 Writing

READING
2-1 Real Estate Blog

Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Homework for Wednesday, Nov.19/14

Please remember: if you cannot come to school, phone Igor (or Julia) at (604) 688-9366.
Teachers cannot accept email messages from students anymore.

STRUCTURE
Subject and verb agreement quiz 
Parts of a sentence quiz
Word Order - Sentence Structure video  (This what we watched this morning.)

GRAMMAR
2-2 Present Continuous
Read the lesson and watch the video.


Tuesday, Nov.18/14 Lesson Plan

warm-up activity:
Spelling City 1.vocabulary, 2.listening, plus speaking (and grammar)

VOCABULARY
Exercise One
Correct 2-20

SPEAKING
2-2 Vocabulary Discussion

STRUCTURE
Word order lesson and web site information
2-1 Simple Sentences

LISTENING
2-2 My Dream House

GRAMMAR
2-1 Present Simple
Correct exercise #1: 4-18; #2: 4-12; #3: 6-20; #4: 6-20.

LISTENING

Monday, November 17, 2014

Homework for Tues.,, Nov.17/14

VOCABULARY
Exercise One - Do 2-20

GRAMMAR
2-1 Present Simple
Do exercise #1: 4-18;   #2: 4-12;   #3: 6-20; #4: 6-20.
Extra practice work Present Simple signal words

USE of the Present Simple - Practice:
1. Repeated actions: habits, routine - quiz
2. Facts or generalizations quiz
3. Scheduled Events in the Near Future quiz


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Extra (optional)
READING
Set 3 click Matching - Accommodation (this word is a little like housing)

Lesson Plan Mon., Nov.14/14 Write Unit 1 Test and Start Unit 2

Review of auxiliary verbs - or not - in questions quiz

Unit 1 Test In Part F, your teacher will dictate the words.
Test correction (not all -   ).


VOCABULARY
Link to Unit 2 HousingSave this link as a bookmark. I will not post it again



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


GRAMMAR
start with signal words quiz
2-1 Present Simple
Lesson
Exercise: Do a few examples from each section and the rest will be homework.


At 5 pm this afternoon,
check the blog to see if there are 
any new assignments, practice, videos, etc. 
for you do work on.

Thursday, November 6, 2014

Study Suggestions for Tomorrow's (Nov.7) Test

READING
Review new vocabulary words.
12-1 The Space Elevator 
Do the exercise and check your answers.

LISTENING
12-1 Investing in Space Travel
Correct "Listening for Details". Here are the answers.
Chapter II  = the second part of  "Office Gossip"
Reported Speech video
Study this excellent information about reported speech.
Practice conversion of time phrases.
Reported speech quiz

How to study for tomorrow's assessment test:
- Look at your Unit tests and assignments. Notice your errors, so you do not make them again.
- Use the blog to review Units 9,10,11,12. Go back to Oct.20. This is when we started Unit 10. (I was away the week of Oct.14-17, so there is no class blog.)
- Look at "Progress" on your ME page to see if I gave you advice about your last speaking video.

If you still have not made your video, open this page which provides information about how to make a YouTube video. Note that you must change your privacy settings to unlisted.

- If you cannot make a You-tube video, send an "ordinary" one to:
lesliemillikin@canada-english.com

Please note that I will be away next week: Nov.10 - 14. 
Ian Wakeford will be your teacher.
There will be a Unit 1 test on November 17.


Thursday, Nov.6/14 Lesson Plan

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Animated video which shows other ways to use reported speech.
Office Gossip Chapter 1

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

SPEAKING
12-7 Class Sentences #2 (Reported Commands and Requests)

WRITINGLesson and Exercise 1
Lesson and Exercise 2

READING
Review new vocabulary words.
12-1 The Space Elevator
Watch video. Short discussion. Read as a group.

If time -
non-smrt reading version ***

LISTENING
12-1 Investing in Space Travel
Correct "Listening for Details".


Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Homework for Thursday, Nov.6/14

LISTENING
12-1 Investing in Space Travel
Answer "Listening for Details". You can use the transcript (also under "Lesson Documents") if you need to.

GRAMMAR
12-2 Reported Commands and Requests
Do #1: 5-10;   #2: 5-10. We'll do #3 tomorrow.
Practice
Reported Statements and Questions + Reported Commands and Requests quiz 1, quiz 2


Wednesday, Nov.5/14 Lesson Plan

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"In the moment" Mini-lesson and quiz note#1
another quiz  reported speech (private to teacher)

GRAMMAR
12-1 Reported Speech
Correct #4: the last two dialogues

SPEAKING
12-3 Speaking Pairs - Reported Speech
12-5 Class Sentences #1 Reported Speech 5 minute exercise

LISTENING
12-1 Investing in Space Travel

12-2 Reported Commands and Requests
Lesson and some in-class work

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more homework for tomorrow:
READING
Study these new vocabulary words for tomorrow's reading.

Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Homework for Wednesday, Nov.5/14

GRAMMAR
12-1 Reported Speech
Do #3: the last two dialogues.
Practice say and tell  do #3-9. Note: not all of these are about reported speech. 
Here is some extra information about say and tell. Note: It may be difficult to understand.

12-2 Reported Commands and Requests
Read the lesson.


Tuesday, Nov.4/14 Lesson Plan

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Spelling City

Practise Parts of Speech

VOCABULARY
Exercise 1: Correct  3-18
Sentence writing - some samples on the board

SPEAKING
12-2  Space (Vocabulary)

GRAMMAR
12-1 Reported Speech
Correct  #1: 5-15;   #2: 5-15;  #3:  Do in-class.
Pronouns in Reported Speech

SPEAKING
12-3 Speaking Pairs (Reported Speech)

Talk about Friday's assessment test and assign questions

Monday, November 3, 2014

Homework for Tuesday, Nov.4/14

The next assessment test is this Friday Nov.7, 2014 

On Tuesday, I will give you the questions you must answer in your video. 
Open this page which provides information about 
how to make a YouTube video.
(Note that you must change your privacy settings to unlisted.)
If you prefer, you can send it another way. 

When you are done making your video, 
share it with me (lesliemillikin@canada-english.com).
Due Thursday, Nov.6, 8 pm
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VOCABULARY
Exercise 1: Do 3-18 plus the sentence writing.

GRAMMAR
12-1 Reported Speech
Do #1: 5-15; #2: 5-15; #3: do not do this one. We will do it in class tomorrow.

Monday, Nov.3/14 Unit 11 Test and the Start of Unit 12

Unit 11 test

VOCABULARY
12-1 Space
Pronunciation, Definition, and Part of Speech
Exercise 1

GRAMMAR
12-1 Reported Speech
Lesson and exercise.

if time, do
11-1 STRUCTURE
Nouns and Verbs - Parallel
Read the notes.


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The next assessment test is this Friday Nov.7, 2014 

On Tuesday, I will give you the questions you must answer in your video. 
Open this page which provides information about 
how to make a YouTube video.
(Note that you must change your privacy settings to unlisted.)
If you prefer, you can send it another way. 

When you are done making your video, 
share it with me (lesliemillikin@canada-english.com).
Due Thursday, Nov.6, 8 pm


Friday, October 31, 2014

Weekend Study Material for Unit 11 Test on Monday Nov.3/14

GRAMMAR
11-4 Review
Do exercise (1, 2, 3) and correct your answers.
NOTE: We did not study 11-3 Phrasal Verbs, so you don't have to do "big #4".

Look at the blog from this past week. I posted some quizzes and a video about
11-1 and 11-2 grammar.  Here is another quiz - Indirect questions

READING
11-1 Three Celebrity Interviews
Complete the exercise and check your answers.

For those of you who do not know the difference between "ed" and "ing" adjectives... read this:
GRAMMAR
Unit 8-3 Lesson 
Finish the exercise and correct your answers.
Information about participle adjectives
More information and  quiz

Friday, Oct.31/14 Lesson Plan

warmer
more difficult question tag responses
questions to and from the class

SPEAKING
11-6 Bag of items (Question Tags)

STRUCTURE
pre-lesson quiz
11-2 Adjectives and Adverbs - Parallel Structure
Lesson and in-class exercise

extra work for students who finish before others:
WRITING
Write a sentence with each word form for "appearance"  and "privacy".

STRUCTURE
11-1 Nouns and Verbs - Parallel Structure
Lesson and in-class exercise

READING
Video - Beverly Hills
11-1 Three Celebrity Interviews

Thursday, October 30, 2014

Homework for Friday, Oct.31/14

WRITING/VOCABULARY
Write a sentence using each word form for these words: achievement, adopt.
Share your answers with me: lesliemillikin@canada-english.ca

STRUCTURE
11-1 Nouns and Verbs (Parallel Structure)
Read the lesson.

Extra Grammar Practice:
Question tag quiz (the answers are on the 2nd page),

Thurs., Oct30/14 Lesson Plan

study vocabulary for
dictation

VOCABULARY
Exercise #2
Word Forms - in-class work
dictionary

GRAMMAR
11-2 Question Tags
We like animals, don't we?Correct #1: 8-15; #3: 5-15; #4: in class work.
The Big Bang Theory" video.
Listening for question tags exercise, teacher's "answer" page

SPEAKING
11-7 You think maybe....
11-8 Assumptions


Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Homework for Thursday, Oct. 30/14

GRAMMAR
11-2 Question Tags
Do #1: 8-15;   #2: listening;   #3: 5-15;   #4: we will do in class  on Thursday.
Look at this additional information on question tags.
Try this question tag quiz.


Wednesday, Oct.29/14 Lesson Plan

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quiz

GRAMMAR
11-1 Indirect Questions
Correct #1: 4-12;     #2: 5-12;    #3: 5-12;   #4: 4-12;    #5: 4-12.

SPEAKING
11-3 Indirect Questions
11-4 Indirect Questions (Responses)

LISTENING
11-1 Celebrity Life

GRAMMAR
11-2 Question Tags
Question Tags - Rising and Falling Intonation
We like animals, don't we?
Exercise continued...


Tuesday, October 28, 2014

GRAMMAR
11-1 Indirect Questions
Do #1: 4-12;     #2: 5-12;    #3: 5-12;   #4: 4-12;    #5: 4-12.
Watch this video about indirect questions.
Practice Indirect Questions quiz 2.

Tuesday, Oct.28/14 Lesson Plan

"Spooky Car Wash Halloween Prank" video - smrt cafe
Spelling City

VOCABULARY
Correct Exercise #1: 2-20
Part of Speech informationquiz, and exercise

SPEAKING
11-2 Celebrities (Vocabulary)

GRAMMAR
11-1 Indirect Questions
Lesson


Monday, October 27, 2014

Homework for Tuesday, Oct.28/14

VOCABULARY
Do Exercise #1: 2-20

GRAMMAR
11-1 Indirect Questions
Read the lesson.

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Extra (optional) work:
READING
Which Famous People to See Click on 'Matching'.

Monday, Oct.27/14 Unit 10 Test and the Start of & Unit 11

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So/Neither do I - quiz 

Pre-test Review
SPEAKING
10-5 Agreeing and Disagreeing (So / Neither Do I)
10-6 Agreeing and Disagreeing (So / Neither Do I)

9:20
Instructions and examples:
Unit 10 test
Correct test

11:00
Pre-VocabularyWord order quiz
Word order video

VOCABULARY
Exercise

Friday, October 24, 2014

Weekend Study Material for Unit 10 Test Oct.27/14

GRAMMAR
10-3 So/Neither Do I
Finish the exercise and correct your answers.
Practice "So, too, either, neither" quiz

10-4 Review
Do the exercise and check your answers.
Modals of probability in the past, present, and future quiz.

Look at the blog from this past week. I posted several modal quizzes you should practise. Also, there are links to information,videos, and quizzes about So/Neither Do I.


Friday, Oct.24/14 Lesson Plan

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Background information about Matt = comic "dancer"
the most recent video "Where the hell is Matt?"

READING
10-1 Where the Hell is Matt?
Do exercise 1 and 2

GRAMMAR (and Listening)
10-3 So/Neither Do I
Inclass work.
non-smart Listening So/Neither Do I script 9.7 Headway /TS 24
So/Neither do I television clips video

Thursday, October 23, 2014

Homework for Friday, Oct.24/14

GRAMMAR
10-1 and 10.2 Modals
Practice Modals of Probability in the Past.
Practice Modals of Probability with Continuous and Perfect Infinitives quiz (This uses grammar from 10-1 and 10.2)

STRUCTURE and WRITING
10-1 Some, Any, No
Practice some,any, no quiz
Do this paragraph exercise.
Share it with me: lesliemillikin@canada-english.com

GRAMMAR
10-3 So/Neither do I
Read the lesson.

Thurs., Oct. 23/14 Lesson Plan

VOCABULARY
Dictation

STRUCTURE
10-1 Some, Any, No
Correct the exercise.
Count and Noncount Noun DICTIONARY
  
STRUCTURE and WRITING
10-1 Some, Any, No
Paragraph  exercise.

GRAMMAR
10-2 Modal Verbs of Probability - Past
Correct #1: 6-15;  #2: 6-15. Finish #3 and #4.

SPEAKING
10-3 Explaining Photos

maybe:
GRAMMAR
10-3 So/Neither do I
Introduction

Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Homework for Thursday, Oct.23/14

deleted this (and pm1) somehow!

Wednesday, Oct.23/14 Lesson Plan

warmer
quiz

GRAMMAR
10-1 Modal Verbs of Probability - Present and Future
Correct  #1: 8-15;   #2: 3rd paragraph;   #3: 4-10;   #4: 3-10.

SPEAKING
Non-smrt Guessing Card Game - Instructions
Play the game.

LISTENING
10-2 Travel Wish List
Correct the questions.

STRUCTURE
10-1 Some, Any, No
Lesson and in-class exercise

GRAMMAR
10-2 Modal Verbs of Probability - Past
Lesson and exercise

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Homework for Wednesday, Oct.22/14

GRAMMAR
B e f o r e    y o u   d o   y o u r   h o m e w o r k,  s t u d y   t h i s   e x t r a   i n f o r m a t i o n :

Watch this video: Possibility or Certainty MEDIA.
Practice Modal Verbs of Probability MEDIA quiz
Practice Modals of Probability (must/can't) MEDIA quiz

10-1 Modal Verbs of Probability - Present and Future
Do  #1: 8-15;   #2: 3rd paragraph;   #3: 4-10;   #4: 3-10.



LISTENING
10-2 Travel Wish List
Complete the questions.


STRUCTURE
10-1 Some, Any, No
Read the lesson.


Oct.21/14 Lesson Plan

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Spelling City vocabulary, listening, speaking

VOCABULARY
Correct the exercise.

SPEAKING
10-2 Travel #1(Vocabulary)

GRAMMAR
10-1 Modal Verbs of Probability - Present and Future
Lesson and in-class work.

LISTENING
10-2 Travel Wish List


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more homework for tomorrow:
STRUCTURE
10-1 Some, Any, No
Read the lesson.

Monday, October 20, 2014

Homework for Tuesday, Oct.21/14

VOCABULARY
Do exercise 2-20.

GRAMMAR
10-1 Modals of Probability in the Present and Future
Read the lesson.

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Extra (Optional) Work:
READING
esl-bits Set 2, Travel Books Click on Matching. This is an excellent reading exercise.

Monday, Oct.20/14 Unit 9 Test and Start of Unit 10

Review
1st and 2nd conditionals quiz
Time clauses quiz


ARTICLES:
A or AN? 1
A or AN? 2
A or THE? 1
A or THE? 2
A, AN or THE? 1
A, AN or THE? 2


WRITING
Students share writing with Leslie and Ian

Unit 9 Test

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Unit 10 Travel
VOCABULARY
Lesson and exercise
Dictation

Thursday, October 9, 2014

Homework for Friday, Oct. 10/14

GRAMMAR
8-3 Participial Adjectives
Finish the exercise and correct your answers

READING
Three Environmentally Friendly Cities
Finish the exercise and correct your answers


How to study for tomorrow's assessment test:- Look at your Unit tests and assignments. Notice your errors, so you do not make them again.
- Use the blog to review Units 5,6,7,8. Go back to September 15. This is when we started Unit 5.
- Look at "Progress" on your ME page to see if I gave you advice about your last speaking video.

Open this page which provides information about how to make a YouTube video. 
Note that you must change your privacy settings to unlisted

- If you cannot make a You-tube video, send an "ordinary" one to: 
lesliemillikin@canada-english.com


Thursday, Oct.9/14 Lesson Plan

warmer
Present Perfect Simple and Present Perfect Progressive quiz 6

GRAMMAR
8-2 Present perfect continuous - Explaining the Present
Look through the smrt lesson
non-smrt Lesson and exercise: Correct: B: 3-8; C:1-3.

SPEAKING
8-7 Photos

GRAMMAR
8-3 Participial Adjectives

READING
Three Environmentally Friendly Cities

Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Homework for Thursday, Oct.9/14

GRAMMAR
8-2 Present perfect continuous - Explaining the Present
non-smrt Lesson and exercise: Do B: 3-8;  C:1-3.

Present Perfect Simple and Present Perfect Progressive quiz 4, quiz 7

Just, yet, still, already information and quiz


Wed., Oct. 8/14 Lesson Plan

GRAMMAR
Recent Completed Activities Examples video "... has Made a Robot"

LISTENING  (and Grammar)
Headway, pps-ppc exercise

GRAMMAR
8-1 Explaining the present
Already and Yet video
Correct #1: 5-10   #2: 4-10   Do #3 in class.
For reference: (Exercise 8-1) - modified smrt 8-1 Answers
Present Perfect perfect exercise - scenes from TV shows

SPEAKING
8-2 Speaking Pairs -Present Perfect Simple - Finished Actions

GRAMMAR
8-2 Present perfect continuous - Explaining the Present
non-smrt Lesson and exercise

STRUCTURE
8-1 One Independent Clause Sentences


Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Homework for Wednesday, October8/14

GRAMMAR
8-1 Explaining the Present with the Present Perfect Simple
Complete the table in Exercise 1.
Do #1: 5-10;  #2: 4-10 in Exercise 2.

Practice
Present Perfect to Express Recent Events Examples slide show - start at slide 12
Been or gone quiz
Already and Yet video
Already and yet quiz


Speaking Assignment Questions
Go to your "Me" page. Click on "Speaking Assignment"
Answer these questions in your video.
Open this page which provides information about how to make a YouTube video. 
Note that you must change your privacy settings to unlisted
If you prefer, you can make it another way and share it with me (lesliemillikin@canada-english.com).
Due Thursday, Oct.9, 8 pm

Tuesday,Oct. 7/14 Lesson Plan

Spelling City

VOCABULARY
Unit 8 The Environment
Correct the exercise 1-20.

SPEAKING
8-1 The Environment (Vocabulary)

GRAMMAR
8-1 Present Perfect Simple: Explaining the Present
modified smrt 8-1 Lesson
(Exercise 8-1) - modified smrt 8-1Answers

LISTENING
(& Grammar)
HeawWay pps-ppc exercise


STRUCTURE
8-1 One Independent Clause Sentences

11:50
Assign speaking test

Monday, October 6, 2014

Homework for Tuesday, Oct.7/14

VOCABULARY
Unit 8 The Environment
Do the exercise 1-20.

GRAMMAR
8-1 Present Perfect Simple - Explaining the Present
Read the notes.

The next assessment test is this Friday, Oct.10, 2014
You will be given the questions to answer in your video tomorrow, Tuesday, Oct.7.

Monday, Oct.6/14 Unit 7 test and the Start of Unit 8


Unit 7 test
Correct test.

GRAMMAR
Review Unit One 1-3 Have and Have Got

8-1 Present Perfect Simple - Explaining the present
Lesson and exercise.


VOCABULARY
Study the list of Unit 8 words.

Friday, October 3, 2014

Homework and Study Material for Monday, Oct.6/14 Unit 7 Test

STRUCTURE
7-1 Singular or Plural Verbs
Do #3 from the exercise. Check your answers.

GRAMMAR
7-3 Action Verbs - Put and Take Answers
7-4 Review Answers

Quiz about for and since.
Past simple, PPS or PPC - Duration and Experience (7-1 and 7-2) quiz
PPS and PPC  quiz


Friday, Oct, 3/14 Lesson Plan

study vocabulary words for 10 minutes for -

VOCABULARY
Dictation

GRAMMAR
for, since, ago Past Simple and Present Perfect non-smrt exercise
Correct A: 2-5;  B: 2-4;  C:3-4.

READING
7-1 Two Famous Bands

STRUCTURE
7-1 Singular and Plural Verbs
Correct #1: 3-9.

(maybe)
nonsmrt 7.2 Quantifiers for Both Kinds of Nouns information
Determiners quiz

Thursday, October 2, 2014

Homework for Friday, Oct.3

GRAMMAR
for, since, ago Past Simple and Present Perfect non-smrt exercise
Do A: 2-5;  B: 2-4;  C:3-4.

STRUCTURE
7-1 Singular and Plural Verb
From the exercise
do #1: 3-9.

Use this web site to help you:
nonsmrt lesson teaching/learning site singular verbs



Thurs., Oct. 2/14 Lesson Plan

warmer
Caught Cheating with Sexy Girl prank video

Review
Slide show - part one - view 1-18 (We will do part two next week).
GRAMMAR
7-2 Experience
Correct  #1: 4-8; #2: 4-6; #3: 3-12; #4: 3-12.
Time expressions- Past Simple vs. Present Perfect - chart
for,since,ago Past Simple and Present Perfect exercise


SPEAKING
7-7 Have you or did you?

STRUCTURE
7-1 Singular and Plural Verbs
Lesson:
First part only - nonsmrt lesson teaching/learning site singular verbs         
Work on #1? from the exercise.
(maybe) 
nonsmrt 7.2 Quantifiers for Both Kinds of Nouns information

Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Homework for Thurs., Oct. 2/14

GRAMMAR
7-2 Present Perfect - Experience
Do #1: 4-8;  #2: 4-6;  #3: 3-12;  #4: 3-12.
Time expressions- Past Simple vs. Present Perfect - chart

STRUCTURE
7-1 Singular and Plural Verbs
Study the lesson.

Practice 
Simple past vs Present Perfect Verb Tense Exercise 5 , Verb Tense Exercise 6 
Past simple, PPS or PPC  quiz