Homework for Weekend Aug.29 - Sept.1/14 + Unit 2 Test Study Material

GRAMMAR

2-3 State and Dynamic Verbs
exercise Answers
State Verbs quiz

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

Practice Present Simple or Continuous quiz

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

2-4: Run-on Sentences

Check your exercise answers

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for Unit 2 Test

• Study all the Vocabulary, Structure, and Grammar.
• Learn the Part of Speech for each vocabulary word.
• Be prepared to write simple sentences with the vocabulary words I have chosen.

Look through the past week's blog, 

Try some of the activities/quizzess/videos.

Friday, Aug.29/14 Lesson Plan

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State Verbs

GRAMMAR

2-3 State and Dynamic Verbs
Finish the lesson and work on the exercise.
Use the dictionary for examples.

SPEAKING

2-7 Speaking Pairs: State and Dynamic Verbs
doesn't have enough = lacks=STATE
shoes are not the right size = don't fit=STATE

10:30

STRUCTURE

2-3 Fragments
Correct: Writing a correct sentence showing fragmented  and non-fragmented sentence (one incorrect plus one correct). 

Helen Keller - quiz
(review of Structure  2-1 Simple sentences)

2-4: Run-on Sentences

Exercise
Practice correcting run-on sentences NOTE: smrt120 uses method 3.
Learn to avoid sentence fragments. Practice with this quiz.

if time:

READING
2-1 Real Estate Agent Blog

Homework for Friday, Aug.29/14

STRUCTURE
2-3 Fragments

Write two sentences:

First: a fragmented sentence

Second: your correction of your first sentence

Extra practice:

Simple sentence quiz - Go to Helen Keller.

GRAMMAR
2-3 State and Dynamic Verbs
Finish reading the lesson.

Watch the video.
Practice State, Dynamic, and Mixed Verbs with this quiz.

Thursday, Aug.28/14 Lesson Plan

VOCABULARY
Study the vocabulary
Dictation

GRAMMAR
2-2 Present Continuous
Correct o #1: 6-15; #2: 6-15; #3: 5-10.

SPEAKING
Mr. Bean Video
Words to use in the exercise.

9:45
STRUCTURE
Review
2-1 Simple Sentences
Simple Sentences Rules - go over these with the class.
2-2 Punctuation
2-3 Fragments

GRAMMAR
2-3 State and Dynamiv Verbs

Lesson 

11:45
Unit 1 Test ANSWERS (private to teacher)

Homework for Thursday, Aug.28/14

GRAMMAR
2-2 Present Continuous
Do #1: 6-15;  #2: 6-15;   #3: 5-10.
Study this information which shows the contrast (difference) between the Present Simple and Present Continuous (Progressive)
Practice Present Simple and Present Continuous quiz
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.

STRUCTURE
2-1 Simple Sentences
Subject and verb agreement quiz. This is available for you to open now. It is the quiz we started this morning.

2-2 Punctuation
Read the lesson.

Wed., Aug.27/14 Lesson Plan

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Present Simple signal words

GRAMMAR

2-1 Present Simple 

Correct exercise #1: 5-12; #2: 5-12; #3: 6-15; #4: 6-15.

Adverbs (of frequency) quiz

9:40
LISTENING
My Dream House

STRUCTURE

2-1 Simple Sentences

Simple Sentences Rules
maybe smrt video...

Lesson and exercise
Subject and verbs agreement quiz

GRAMMAR

2-2 Present Continuous 

Lesson

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more homework for tomorrow:

STRUCTURE

2-2 Punctuation

Read the lesson.

Homework for Wed., Aug. 27/14

GRAMMAR
2-1 Present Simple
Do exercise #1: 5-12; #2: 5-12; #3: 6-15;   #4: 6-15.

Practice:

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

STRUCTURE
2-1 Simple Sentences
Read the notes and exercise.


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Extra (optional) 

READING
Set 3 click Matching - Accommodation (this word is similar to housing)

GRAMMAR

Present Simple signal words

Tuesday, Aug.26/14 Lesson Plan

VOCABULARY 

2-1 Housing
Picture Vocabulary
exercise

SPEAKING
2-2 Housing (Vocabulary)

GRAMMAR
2-1 Present Simple
exercise

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more homework for tomorrow:
GRAMMAR
2-2 Present Continuous
Read the lesson and watch the videos.

STRUCTURE
2-1 Simple Sentences
Read the notes.

Weekend Homework and Study Material for Unit 1 Test - Aug. 25/14

READING
1-1: A Journal answers

1-4 Grammar Review
Do the exercise and correct your answers

Practice Assorted Questions quiz
Lesson and auxilary verb exercises
Watch the "All English Tenses" video. If you want, you can go back and watch the previous videos link at the end of the main video.

Friday, Aug.22/14 Unit 1 Lesson Plan

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tenses quiz 10

GRAMMAR
1-2 Questions
Correct #1: 7-16; #2: 6-10; #3: the last five dialogues; #4: 2-6; #5: 2-6.

SPEAKING

1-6 Question Table (10 minutes)

READING
1-1 A Journal
Start and do the rest for homework. The answers will be posted on the weekend blog.

GRAMMAR
1-3 Have and Have Got
Lesson 

Homework for Friday, Aug.22/14

GRAMMAR
1-2 Questions
Do #1: 7-16;   #2: 6-10;   #3: the last five dialogues;  #4: 2-6;   #5: 2-6.

Practice - auxiliary verbs in questions quiz 9; auxiliary verbs in negatives quiz 7; auxiliary or full verb quiz 2

1-3 Have and Have Got
Read the lesson and watch the videos.

Thursday, Aug.21/14 Lesson Plan

Videos: Spokane - Vancouver (from SMRT Cafe)

Ice Bucket Challenge

How does it work?

• participants dump a bucket of ice water on themselves 
• then they challenge 6 people to do the same 
• it must be within 24 hours 

or 

give $100 to charity (ALS).

Go to the roof and participate (or watch) the challenge after PM1, today.

8:40

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Auxiliary verb quiz 4

GRAMMAR
1-1 Three Kinds of Verbs
Correct #1: 3-9;   #2: all;   #3: 3-7.

Pre-Listening SPEAKING
non-smrt Exercise Student One, Student Two, Student Three Student Four

LISTENING
1-1 Stay in Shape

1-2 Questions
Lesson.

Question Formation quiz

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More homework for tomorrow:

Good sentence patterns change other"5 basic.. page with auxuliary verbs quiz

Homework for Aug. 21/14

GRAMMAR
1-1 Three Kinds of Verbs
Do #1: 3-9;   #2: all - USE THE EXAMPLE TO HELP YOU;   #3: 3-7.

Auxiliary verb practice: quiz 1, quiz 3
Word Order quiz

GRAMMAR
1-2 Questions
Read the lesson.
Watch the videos.

Wed., Aug.20/14 Lesson Plan

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Hot Seat Unit 1 Vocabulary game

VOCABULARY
1-1 Vocabulary Health and Body
Study this Slide Show. It should help you understand the vocabulary.
Correct 3-20 Exercise #1
Correct 3-20 Exercise #3

SPEAKING

1-2 Health and body.

LISTENING

Correct exercise.

GRAMMAR
1-0 Introduction
Updated Exercise 

Correct #4. extra

1-1 Three Kinds of Verbs
Lesson

Homework for Wed., Aug.20/14

VOCABULARY
1-1 Vocabulary Health and Body
Study this Slide Show. It should help you understand the vocabulary.
Do 3-20 Exercise #1

GRAMMAR
1-0 Introduction
Updated Exercise

Go to #4. Look at the tenses we identified (coloured) today. 

Copy and paste the questions from #2 into the #4 box using that tense.

1-1 Three Kinds of Verbs
Read the lesson.
Watch the four videos.

LISTENING
1-2 A Healthy Lifestyle
Do the exercise.


Optional work  - do for extra vocabulary and reading practice:

"Can a Healthy Lifestyle Alter your Genes?"
Read the article (Exercise 12) and do the quiz for comprehension.

Tues., Aug.19/14 Lesson Plan

VOCABULARY
1-1 Vocabulary Health and Body
Study this Slide Show. It should help you understand the vocabulary.
Exercise #1 Do 1-20

GRAMMAR
1-0 Introduction
Lesson and answers

LISTENING
1-2 A Healthy Lifestyle

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More homework for tomorrow:
GRAMMAR
1-1 Three Kinds of Verbs
Read the lesson.
Watch the four videos.

Homework for Tuesday, Aug.19/14

STRUCTURE AND WRITING non-smrt

Five Basic Sentence Patterns exercise

This is what you worked on this morning. Send me what you did this morning. Share - lesliemillikin@canada-english.com

GRAMMAR

1-0 Introduction
Look at the exercise.

VOCABULARY
1-1 Vocabulary Health and Body
Study the words.

Monday, Aug.18/14 Review

STRUCTURE and WRITING non-smrt
Parts of Speech information  quiz
Sentences

Five Main Simple Sentence Patterns lesson, information

Inclass work

Direct and Indirect objects video, exercise
Inclass work.

UNIT ONE
pre-vocabulary
SPEAKING
1-0 Health and Body Unit Introduction
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more homework for tomorrow: 
GRAMMAR
1-0 Introduction
Look at the exercise.

VOCABULARY
1-1 Vocabulary Health and Body
Study the words.

Study Material and Suggestions for Friday, Aug 15/14 Assessment Test

LISTENING
12-1 Investing in Space Travel
Answers "Listening for Details"
Transcript


Study Material and Suggestions

• 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 Monday, July 21/14. This is when we started Unit 9.

• Look at "Progress" on your ME page to see if I gave you advice about your last test and speaking video.

If you still need help making your video...

Do A or B:
A. Open this page which provides information about how to make a YouTube video. Note that you must change your privacy settings to unlisted. Share your video with me (lesliemillikin@canada-english.com)

B. Make the video on your cell phone and email it to me - (lesliemillikin@canada-english.com)

Thursday, Aug14/14 Lesson Plan

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quiz

GRAMMAR

2-2 Reported Commands and Requests
Correct #1: 5-12; #2: 5-15; #3: the first 5 dialogues after the examples.

SPEAKING

12-7 Class Sentences #2 (Reported Commands and Requests) - 10 minutes

WRITING
The difference between "say" and "tell" web page
Quiz - say and tell: do #4-9.
Practise writing sentences with say and tell.

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

LISTENING
12-1 Investing in Space Travel

Answers

Correct / Answer "Listening for Details" .

Homework for Thursday, Aug.14/14

GRAMMAR

2-2 Reported Commands and Requests
Do #1: 5-12; #2: 5-15; #3: the first 5 dialogues after the examples.
Practice Reported Statements and Questions + Reported Commands and Requests  quiz 1, quiz 2, quiz 3.

LISTENING
12-1 Investing in Space Travel

Try to answer "Listening for Details" 

READING

Look up these new vocabulary words.

Wednesday, Aug.13/14 Lesson Plan

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"In the moment" Mini-lesson and quiz note#1

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

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

LISTENING
12-1 Investing in Space Travel

12-2 Reported Commands and Requests
Lesson and some inclass work

Homework for Wednesday, Aug. 13/14

GRAMMAR
12-1 Reported Speech
Do #4: Complete the last four dialogues

Practice say and tell - do #3-9.

12-2 Reported Commands and Requests
Read the lesson.

Tuesday, Aug 12/14 Lesson Plan

Spelling City
No smrt, so we played "Hot Seat"

VOCABULARY
Exercise 1: Correct 2-20.

SPEAKING
12-2 Space (Vocabulary)

GRAMMAR
12-1 Reported Speech
Correct #1: 5-15; #2: 3-10.

Speaking Assignment Questions

Answer these questions in your video.

Go to your  "Me" page. Click on "Speaking Assignment"

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, share it with me (lesliemillikin@canada-english.com).

Due Thursday, Aug.14, 8 pm

Homework for Tuesday, Aug.12/12

VOCABULARY
Exercise 1: Do 2-20.

Practise Parts of Speech and Pronouns in Reported Speech

GRAMMAR
12-1 Reported Speech
Do #1: 5-15;  #2: 3-10.

STRUCTURE

Note  this is Unit 11
11-1 Nouns and Verbs - Parallel
Read the notes.

Monday, Aug.11/14 Unit 11 Test and Start of Unit 12

Unit 11 test

VOCABULARY
Part of Speech information, quiz, and exercise
12-1 Space
Pronunciation, Definition, and Part of Speech

Exercise 1

GRAMMAR
12-1 Reported Speech
Lesson and exercise.


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more homework for tomorrow:
Unit 11

11-1 STRUCTURE
Nouns and Verbs - Parallel

Read the notes.

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The next assessment test is this Friday Aug. 15, 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, Aug.14, 8 pm

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

GRAMMAR

11-2 Question Tags 

Exercise answers

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 are some more practice quizzes for the Unit 11Test:
Indirect questions
Question tag quiz (the answers are on the 2nd page), 

Friday, Aug.8/14 Lesson Plan

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Indirect questions

Review of Indirect questions 

(Ask if anyone took a picture of the whiteboard on Wednesday. If so, get the student to send it to me. It was a chart about indirect questions.)

SPEAKING

11-3 Indirect Questions #1
11-4 Indirect Questions #2

9:30

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

The Big Bang Theory" video. play example and number one.
Students watch and listen in pairs to listen for the question tags.
Listening for question tags exercise, teacher's page

11-2 Question Tags

Correct #1: 5-15; #2: listen and practise; #3: 5-15.

SPEAKING

11-8 You think maybe... 

Homework for Friday, Aug.8/14

GRAMMAR
11-2 Question Tags
Do #1: 5-15;   #2: listen again;  #3: 5-15.
Look at this additional information on question tags
Try this question tag quiz.

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

Thursday, Aug.7/14 Lesson Plan

VOCABULARY
Dictation

GRAMMAR

nonsmrt Ordinary Questions Lesson - for reference (information)
nonsmrt Ordinary Questions Exercise Correct C: 3-8;  D: 2 and 4.

11-1 Indirect Questions
Correct #1: 4-12;   #2: 4-9;   #3: 5-9;   #4: 4-9;   #5: 4-9.

11-2 Question Tags
We like animals, don't we?
Lesson and exercise.

Homework for Thurs., Aug.7/14

GRAMMAR

nonsmrt Ordinary Questions Lesson - for reference (information)
nonsmrt Ordinary Questions Exercise Do C: 3-8;  D: 2 and 4.

11-1 Indirect Questions
Do #1: 4-12;   #2: 4-9;   #3: 5-9;   #4: 4-9;   #5: 4-9.
Watch this video about indirect questions.
Practice Indirect Questions quiz 2 .

Wednesday, Aug. 6/14 Lesson Plan

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Spelling City

VOCABULARY
11-1 Exercise Correct 2-20.

SPEAKING

11-2 Celebrities (Vocabulary)

GRAMMAR
nonsmrt Ordinary Questions Lesson - for reference
nonsmrt Ordinary Questions Exercise Correct parts A and B.

UNIT 10 STRUCTURE
10-3 Some, Any, No Words (Indefinite Pronouns)

11-1 Indirect Questions

Lesson and exercise.

Homework for Wednesday, Aug. 6/14

VOCABULARY
11-1 Exercise Do 2-20.

GRAMMAR
nonsmrt Ordinary Questions Lesson  Study this lesson before you do the exercise.
nonsmrt Ordinary Questions Exercise Do parts A and B.

11-1 Indirect Questions
Read the lesson

Tuesday, Aug.5/14 Unit 10 Test and Start of Unit 11

Unit 10 Test
Correct the test.

VOCABULARY
11-1 Exercise

GRAMMAR
nonsmrt Ordinary Questions Lesson
nonsmrt Ordinary Questions  Exercise

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more homework for tomorrow:
GRAMMAR
11-1 Indirect Questions
Read the lesson.

Weekend Study Suggestions for Unit 10 Test

GRAMMAR
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.

10-4 Review
Do the exercise and check your answers.

Friday, Aug.1/14 Lesson Plan

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quiz

GRAMMAR
10-2 Modals verbs of Probability - Past
Correct #1: 5-10; #2: 5-10; #3: 3-10.

SPEAKING

10-3 Explaining Photos

GRAMMAR (and Listening)
10-3 So/Neither Do I
non-smart Listening So/Neither Do I script 9.7 Headway

So/Neither do I television clips video
Correct #1: 4-10; #2: 4-10.

Inclass work on #3 and #4.

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