For Friday, February 28, 2014

STRUCTURE
12-2 Noncount Nouns (review of Unit 7)
Correct #2: 5-6; #3: 4-8. Here are the answers.

Tomorrow is Units 9-12 Assessment Test.

Share your video with me before 8 pm tonight.  The questions are beside Unit 12 on your "Me" page.

If you have never made a YouTube video, watch the second half of this instructional video. 

Thursday, Feb27/14 Lesson Plan

GRAMMAR

12-2 Reported Commands and Requests
Correct #1: 5-15;   #2: 5-15;   #3: 1-8.

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

9:35
READING
Practise reading for the Assessment Test Units 9-12
New vocabulary

10:30

GRAMMAR
12-3 Phrasal Verbs - Part Two
Lesson (quickly review Unit 11)

LISTENING
12-2 Listening: The Beast

STRUCTURE
12-2 Noncount Nouns (review of Unit 7)
Correct #2: 5-6; #3: 4-8. 

Homework for Thursday, Feb.27/14

STRUCTURE
12-2 Noncount Nouns (review of Unit 7)
Do #2: 5-6;  #3: 4-8.
Practice - Recognizing Count and Non-Count Nouns quiz. Note this quiz shows some noncount nouns that can also be countable.


GRAMMAR
12-2 Reported Commands and Requests
Do #1: 5-15;   #2: 5-15;   #3: 1-8.

Practice quiz

Another quiz: Reported Commands and Orders The answers are at the bottom.

12-3 Phrasal Verbs

Read the notes.

LISTENING
Vocabulary to learn for 12-2 Listening: The Beast

Wednesday, Feb.27/14 Lesson Plan

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reported speech

SPEAKING
12-3 Speaking Pairs (Reported Speech)

GRAMMAR
12-1 Reported Speech
Correct #3.

SPEAKING
12-4 Partner Questionnaire (Reported Speech)

STRUCTURE

12-2 Noncount Nouns (review of Unit 7)

Lesson
Noncount noun dictionary

10:30
Check on video progress
Speaking Assignment: How to make a YouTube video.
Friday's Unit 9-12 Assessment Test
Assessment Test Information

GRAMMAR
12-2 Reported Commands and Requests
Lesson

Homework for Wednesday, Feb.26/14

GRAMMAR
Practice quiz  (12-1 Reported Speech)

12-2 Reported Commands and Requests
Read the notes.

STRUCTURE

12-2 Noncount Nouns (review of Unit 7)

Read the notes.

Tomorrow is Pink Shirt Day

Wear something pink.

Tuesday, Feb.25/14 Lesson Plan

VOCABULARY
12-1 Space
Correct #1: 3-18 and #2: write five sentences with the words shown.

SPEAKING
12-2 Vocabulary (Space)

LISTENING
12-1 Investing in Space Travel

GRAMMAR
12-1 Reported Speech
Correct #1: 5-15;  #2: 5-15.

Work on #3.

SPEAKING
12-3 Speaking Pairs (Reported Speech)  We will do this tomorrow.

STRUCTURE

12-2 Noncount Nouns (review of Unit 7)

 Lesson
Noncount noun dictionaryWe will do this tomorrow.

11:40
Friday's Unit 9-12 Assessment Test
Assessment Test InformationSpeaking Assignment: How to make a YouTube video.

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More homework for tomorrow
12-2 Reported Commands and Requests
Read the notes.

Homework for Tuesday, Feb.25/14

VOCABULARY
12-1 Space
Do #1: 3-18 and #2: write five sentences with the words shown.

GRAMMAR
12-1 Reported Speech
Do #1: 5-15;  #2: 5-15.

We will work on #3 in-class tomorrow.

Watch these two animated videos which show other ways to use reported speech.

Office Gossip Chapter 1, and  Chapter 11

Study this excellent information about reported speech.
Practice conversion of time phrases.
Practice changing pronouns
Practice say and tell - do #3-9, and 12.

STRUCTURE
12-2 Noncount Nouns (review of Unit 7)
Read the notes.

Lesson Plan Monday, Feb.27/14

Unit 11 test private until we go over the test as a class.
Write the test.
Correct the test.

Start Unit 12
Overview

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 - Monday, Feb. 24/14

STRUCTURE

11-2 Adjectives and Adverbs

Finish reading the lesson and do the exercise. 

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

Note: #6. On..., ... spoke.... You need to use an adverb.

Practice: Adjective or Adverb? quiz

Parallel Structure

Do the quiz at the bottom of the page

Here are some more practice quizzes for Unit 11Test:
Indirect questions
Question tags
Phrasal verbs 

Thursday, February 20, 20/14

GRAMMAR
11-3 Phrasal Verbs
Correct #1: 4-10. Do #2 in-class.

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

WRITING
Click this: Writing practice and write a paragraph.

STRUCTURE
11-1 Parallel structure - Nouns and Verbs
Correct #1: 3-8; #2: 2-8.

11-2 Parallel structure - Adjectives and Adverbs
Lesson and exercise.

Homework for Friday, Feb.21/14

GRAMMAR
11-3 Phrasal Verbs
Do #1: 4-10. We will do #2 tomorrow.
Phrasal verb dictionary  Note: do not try to learn these phrasal verbs. The dictionary is only for reference.

More information on Phrasal verbs Note: There is no web site that only uses the phrasal verbs we have been studying in Unit 11. But this site uses both transitive and separable phrasal verbs.

WRITING
Click this: Writing practice and write a paragraph.

STRUCTURE
11-1 Parallel structure - Nouns and Verbs
Do #1: 3-8;     #2: 2-8.

11-2 Parallel structure - Adjectives and Adverbs

Read the notes.
 

Thursday, Feb. 20/14 Lesson Plan

Fire safety and security inspection 

today (Thursday) and tomorrow (Friday).

This inspection may include testing of the fire alarms. 

If you hear an alarm, you do not have to leave. 

(Unless advised otherwise)

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question tags - private

GRAMMAR
11-2 Question Tags
Correct #1: 5-15.
The Big Bang Theory Video
Discuss where question tags are. Is the intonation rising or falling? Why?

SPEAKING
11-6 A bag of items
11-8 Assumptions

WRITING
Paragraph structure video
Writing practice - paragraph structure

STRUCTURE

11-1 Parallel structure - Nouns and Verbs

Lesson

GRAMMAR
11-3 Phrasal Verbs
Lesson

READING
Which Famous People to See Click on 'Matching'.
Instructions and examples
Be prepared to answer why you chose your answers.

Homework for Thursday, Feb.20/14

GRAMMAR

11-2 Question Tags

Do #1: 5-15.

Practice question tags - quiz

The Big Bang Theory Video

Watch/listen to the video. Listen for question tags. There are at least ten. I will ask you about them tomorrow.

GRAMMAR continued

11-3 Phrasal Verbs

Read the notes.

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Extra practice

READING
Go to eslbits Set 7 GAP movie review

Wed., Feb.19/14 Lesson Plan Unit 11

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Indirect questions quiz

LISTENING
11-1Celebrity Life
Correct Exercise #2

GRAMMAR
11-2 Question Tags
We Like Animals, Don't We? listening
We Like Animals, Don't We? listening 1st and 2nd conversations

The Big Bang Video

WRITING
Paragraph structure video
Writing practice - paragraph structure

Unit 11 Test error correction
Open your copy of the test. Check and correct your answers - compare your answers to the answer page shown on the teacher's TV screen.

Homework for Wed., Feb. 19/14

LISTENING
11-1 Celebrity Life
Do exercise #2

GRAMMAR
Practice indirect questions - quiz

11-2 Question tags
Read the notes.

STRUCTURE
11-1 Nouns and Verbs
Read the notes.

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Tuesday, Feb.18/14 Lesson Plan

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Spelling City

VOCABULARY
11-2 Celebrities
Correct 3-20.

SPEAKING
11-2 Celebrities

LISTENING

11-1 Celebrity Life
Vocabulary

Interview question: Would you like to be a politician, an athlete, movie star, or a musician?

GRAMMAR

Correct  #1: 4-12; #2: 5-12; #3: 5-12; #4: 5-12.

SPEAKING

11-3 Speaking Pairs #1 (Indirect Questions)

Note: You choose the question part (prompt). Ex. Do you happen to know...
11-4 Speaking Pairs #2 (Indirect Questions)

WRITING
Paragraph structure video
Writing practice - paragraph structure

We will do this tomorrow.

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More Homework:
11-2 Question tags

Read the notes.

Homework for Tuesday, Feb.18/14

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

VOCABULARY

Do 3-20.

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Extra work:
READING
Celebrities party

Monday, Feb. 17/14 Unit 10 Test and Start Unit 11

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Quiz: So do I and Neither do I

SPEAKING

10-6 Agreeing and Disagreeing (So / Neither Do I)

9:20
Unit 10 Test

Vocabulary
11-1 Exercise

GRAMMAR
11-1 Indirect Questions

Weekend Homework and Study Material for Monday's Unit 10 Test

GRAMMAR
10-3 So/Neither Do I
Do #1: 5-12;  #2: 4-10:  #3: 4-10;  #4: 2-10.

Correct your answers.

So/Neither do television clips video WATCH THIS AND LISTEN FOR 10-3 GRAMMAR.
So/Neither do I quiz 
So/Neither do I  instructional video

STRUCTURE
Study10-2 Questions and 10-3 Some, Any, and No.

Do the exercises.

Correct your 10-2 answers, 10-3 answers.
Extra practice quiz.  *Note: This takes a long time to download.

WRITING
10-1 Where would you like to travel?
Practice writing about the assigned topic. Write sentences using vocabulary words from Unit 10. 

Remember to check your nouns to see if they need articles.

You will have time to write your sentences during Monday's test.

LISTENING
10-2 Travel Wish List
Correct your answers from yesterday's homework.

Friday, Feb14/14 Lesson Plan Unit 10

GRAMMAR
10-2 Modal Verbs of Probability in the Past
Correct #1: 5-15; #2: 5-15: #3: 4-10.

Final quiz on 10-1 and 10.2 grammar.

STRUCTURE
9-3 Things in General
Azar (Count and Noncount Nouns + Definite and Indefinite Articles - Betty Azar Units 4 and 9.
Correct your answers to exercises 20 and 22.

Review of all structure quiz

10:30
GRAMMAR

10-3 So/Neither Do I
- Lesson

- non-smrt Listening exercise 

STRUCTURE
10-1, 10-2, 10-3 Some, Any, and No

11:45

WRITING

10-1 Where would you like to travel?

This weekend, think about how to write about the assigned topic.

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Note:

SPEAKING
10-5 Agreeing (So / Neither Do I)

If we don't have time today, we will have the speaking exercise on Monday before the test.

LISTENING
10-2 Travel Wish List
Correct the exercise.

Homework for Friday, Feb. 14/14

GRAMMAR
10-2 Modal Verbs of Probability in the Past
Do #1: 5-15;  #2: 5-15:  #3: 4-10.

10-3 So/Neither Do I

Read the lesson and look at the exercise.

STRUCTURE
9-3 Things in General (Nouns in General)
Azar (Count and Noncount Nouns + Definite and Indefinite Articles - Betty Azar Units 4 and 9.
Do exercises 20, 22.

WRITING and VOCABULARY
Share your sententence writing homework: vocabulary words assigned yesterday.
lesliemillikin@canada-english.com

LISTENING
10-2 Travel Wish List
Complete the exercise.

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Extra Practice Quizzes:

GRAMMAR

Modals of Probability in the Present and Future
Modal Verbs of Probability Present/Future and Past
Modals of Possibility and Probability with Continuous Tenses Note: a few of the questions might be difficult because we do not study the perfect continuous in 120.

STRUCTURE

Article or No Article?

Check your answers on the second page.

Article or No Article? ...another one

Check your answers on the second page.

Thursday, Feb.13/14 Lesson Plan

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Articles -Note: This game includes "no article"

STRUCTURE Unit 9
9-3 Things in General (Nouns in General)

In-class work plus homework:
Azar (Count and Noncount Nouns + Definite and Indefinite Articles - Betty Azar Units 4 and 9.
Do exercises 20, 22, 23.
This is a dictionary which shows if a noun is countable or uncountable.

Some important rules : A/An or The or No Article? Look at "no article" This was posted on last week's blog.

WRITING and VOCABULARY
The teacher will come around to look at your sententence writing homework using these vocabulary words .

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

LISTENING
10-2 Travel Wish List

Homework for Thursday, Feb13/14

GRAMMAR
10-2 Modal Verbs of Probability in the Past
Read the notes.

WRITING and VOCABULARY
Use these vocabulary words to write sentences. Note that they are countable so use a/an or the.

STRUCTURE Unit 9
Azar (Count and Noncount Nouns + Definite and Indefinite Articles - Betty Azar Units 4 and 9.) 

Do Exercise 19 THE vs A/AN: 5-10 

Do Exercise 21- Using THE for specific statements: 4-10. 

Correct your Answers.

9-3 Things in General

Read the notes.

Wednesday, Feb.12/14 Lesson Plan Unit 10

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Spelling City (go to Unit 10 vocabulary exercises)

VOCABULARY
10-1 Exercise
Correct 3-20.

SPEAKING
10-1 Travel (Vocabulary)

WRITING and VOCABULARY
Use these vocabulary words to write sentences.

GRAMMAR
10-1 Modal Verbs of Probability: Present and Future
Correct #1: 5-15; #2: the last 2 boxes; #3: 4-10; #4: 4-10.
Work on B. extra modal practice.

SPEAKING
non-smrt Card Game

STRUCTURE Unit 9
9-2 Unique Nouns
Lesson and in-class work.

Azar (Count and Noncount Nouns + Definite and Indefinite Articles - Betty Azar Units 4 and 9.) : Exercise 19 THE vs A/AN; and Exercise 21- Using THE for specific statements.

Homework for Wednesday, Feb. 12/14

GRAMMAR
10-1 Modal Verbs of Probability: Present and Future
Do #1: 5-15;   #2: the last 2 boxes;   #3: 4-10;   #4: 4-10.

VOCABULARY
10-1 Exercise

Do 3-20

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Extra (optional) homework
Work on this pdf page for extra modal practice.

Modals quiz

READING esl-bits Set 2, Travel Books Click on Matching.

Tues., Feb.11/14 Unit 9 Test and Start Unit 10

Review
The difference between the first and second conditionals - quiz.

9:10 Go over Unit 9 test .

9: 00 Start test

9:50 Complete the test. Share with me at: lesliemillikin@canada-english.com
Correct the test

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Start Unit 10 - Travel
GRAMMAR
Overview

10-1 Modal Verbs of Probability: Present and Future

Look at pictures explained with modals of probability in the present and future.

VOCABULARY

10-1 Exercise

if time:
Unit 8 STRUCTURE
8-1 Unique Nouns

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Extra (optional) homework
Work on this pdf page for extra modal practice.

Weekend Study Material for Unit 9 Test

GRAMMAR
9-3 First and Second Conditionals
Do the exercise and correct your answers.

Practice the 1st conditional.
Practice the 1st and 2nd conditionals  2 part-quiz

Practice Time clauses quiz


EXTRA WORK

READING and STRUCTURE

a, an, the
Gap-fill exercise 

Belling the Cat --- The Nurse and the Wolf

Click on the "Cat" fable. 

a, an, the, no article

Note: This is a high level gap-fill exercise
The City Mouse and the Country Mouse 
Click on the "Mouse" fable. 

Tornadoes in Kansas 

Read the story, do the questions at the end, and check your work.

Friday, Feb.7/14 Lesson Plan Unit 9

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The second conditional in song examples

GRAMMAR
9-2 Second Conditional
Correct #1: 4-12; #2: 6-10; #3: 5-15; #4: 6-10.

SPEAKING
9-5 What would you do if... (Second Conditional)

LISTENING
9-2 The Changing Seasons
Vocabulary  Finish listening and answer the questions.

READING
9-1 Incredible Weather

Antarctica photographs These were taken by Beck Lamb, the Student Services Coordinator at CCEL.

Vocabulary (and Geographical Locations)

STRUCTURE
9-1 Known or Unknown Nouns
exercise #23 "Azar". (Count and Noncount Nouns + Definite and Indefinite Articles - Betty Azar Units 4 and 9.) Correct your answers.

9-2 Unique Nouns
Lesson.

This is a dictionary which shows if a noun is countable or uncountable.

Homework for Friday, Feb.7/14

STRUCTURE
9-1 Known or Unknown Nouns (Review of Unit 4)
Do Exercise #23 "Azar".  It is a long PDF called Count & Noncount Nouns + Definite & Indefinite Articles - Betty Azar Units 4 and 9. (You will need to open a blank document to write your answers.)

9-2 Unique Nouns

Read the notes.

GRAMMAR
9-2 Second Conditional
Do #1: 4-12;  #2: 6-10;  #3: 5-15;  #4: 6-10.
Practice the 2nd conditional.

READING

Learn this vocabulary (and Geographical Locations) for 

9-1"Incredible Weather", tomorrow's reading.

Thursday, Feb. 6/14 Lesson Plan

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1st conditional, time clauses

SPEAKING
9-3 Speaking Pairs (First Conditional)

STRUCTURE
9-1 Known or Unknown Nouns (Review of Unit 4)
Definite and Indefinite Articles: a/an, some, the: ILLUSTRATIONS
Some important rules : A/An or The or No Article? Look at "no article"
Homework "Azar".

GRAMMAR
9-2 Second Conditional
Lesson

LISTENING
9-2 The Changing Seasons
Vocabulary

Homework for Thursday, Feb.6/14

GRAMMAR
9-2 Second Conditional
Read the notes.

STRUCTURE

9-1 Known or Unknown Nouns

Read the notes.

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more practice on the 1st conditional
more practice  time clauses
Higher Level English Practice for those who want to advance their English writing skills.
Helen Keller: simple/compound/complex sentences QUIZ

Wednesday, Feb 5/14 Lesson Plan

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Spelling City

VOCABULARY
Correct exercise 3- 20.

SPEAKING
9-2 The Weather (Vocabulary)

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

SPEAKING

9-3 Speaking Pairs - the First Conditional

11:00
Unit 8-3 STRUCTURE

Note:  All the sentences in Unit 9 Grammar -Time Clauses, 1st and 2nd Conditionals- are COMPLEX SENTENCES.

8-3 One Independent Clause and One Dependent Clause Sentences.

Correct sentence writing and/or practice

Homework for Wednesday, Feb.5/14

VOCABULARY
Do exercise  3- 20.

GRAMMAR
9-1 First Conditional and Time Clauses
Do exercise #1: 3-12;  #2: 3-10;  #3: 3-15;  #4: 3-10.
Practice the 1st conditional and time clauses.

Tuesday, Feb 4/14 Lesson Plan

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Subject and Verb Agreement

PRE-vocabulary SPEAKING
9-1 Unit Introduction

VOCABULARY
9-1 Pronunciation
Exercise

LISTENING
9-1 The Best Weather

GRAMMAR
9-1 First Conditional and Time Clauses

Homework for Tuesday, Feb.4/14

Unit 8

STRUCTURE
8-2 Two Independent Clause Sentences
Do extra practice.
Check your answers.

8-3 One Independent Clause and One Dependent Clause Sentences (= complex sentence)
Write a complex sentence using the words given.
Look at these example sentences.

GRAMMAR
8-3 Participial Adjectives

Practice participial adjectives.

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Unit 9

VOCABULARY
Unit 9 The Weather
Study the new words.

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

Monday, February 3/14 Finish Unit 8 GRAMMAR/STRUCTURE and Start Unit 9

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Participial Adjectives

Note: This is from Unit 8 still.
GRAMMAR
8-3 Participial Adjectives
Lesson and examples on the board
In-class time the exercise. Check your answers at home.

STRUCTURE
8-1 One Independent Clause Sentences
Correct the paragraph titled "The Ocean".
8-2 One Independent Clause and One Dependent Clause Sentences

VOCABULARY
Unit 9 The Weather

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