Wednesday, Dec. 31/14 Lesson Plan

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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

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

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"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 

8-1 Explaining the Present

Lesson and exercise + examples                                                    .

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

GRAMMAR
Click on the links and practice:

Past Simple vs Present Perfect quiz 1, quiz 2, Exercise 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

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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

7-1 Two British Bands

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, Dec.22/14 Lesson Plan

Review

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

VOCABULARY
7-1 Art and Music
Exercise





GRAMMAR
Overview of Unit 7 and Unit 8
 - Both units focus on different uses of the Present Perfect.
MAYBE:
Start  on 7-1 Present Perfect - Duration

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If we don't start, today then read this lesson:
7-1 Present Perfect - Duration

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

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: 

quiz 1, quiz 2, quiz 3
gerund or infinitive?

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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.

Notice the word recommend verb pattern rules

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.

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.

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.

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, 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.

**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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more optional homework:
Page 1 - 13 will, be going to, Present Continuous and Simple
Page 2 - 13 will, be going to, Present Continuous and Simple

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 

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

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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

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

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.

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 information, quiz 
- Making Offers Using Modals - Information, quiz

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

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)

Exit/Assessment Test Information

Wed., Dec.3/14 Lesson Plan

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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

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

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

Exit/Assessment Test Information

You will be given the questions to answer in your video 

tomorrow, Tuesday, Dec.2.

**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

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

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: -

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, 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.

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

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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

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.

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

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

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 Housing - Save 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.

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".

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

WRITING
Lesson and Exercise 1 
Lesson and Exercise 2 


GRAMMAR

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.

Homework for Wednesday, Nov.5/14

GRAMMAR
12-1 Reported Speech
Do #3: the last two dialogues.

Practice Pronouns in Reported Speech

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

Homework for Tuesday, Nov.4/14

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

Assessment Test Information

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 

Assessment Test Information

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

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

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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

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

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...

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 information, quiz, and exercise

Word Forms, dictionary

SPEAKING
11-2 Celebrities (Vocabulary)

GRAMMAR
11-1 Indirect Questions
Lesson

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

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

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

Homework for Thursday, Oct.23/14

deleted this (and pm1) somehow!

Wednesday, Oct.23/14 Lesson Plan

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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

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.

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

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

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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

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

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

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

Exit/Assessment Test Information

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.

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

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

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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

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