Homework for Wed., Oct. 1/14

VOCABULARY
7-1 Art and Music
Exercise #1: Do 3-20

Extra grammar practice: quiz

Tuesday, Sept.30/14 Lesson Plan

from the smrt Cafe
The New iphone 6 Plus video

8:45
grammar warmer
- Some of these are from Grammar that we have not studied yet (7-2, 8-1)

GRAMMAR
7-1 Present Perfect - Duration
- Present perfect or past simple video
- Verbs used in the present perfect simple or the present perfect continuous information. 

(Show at intervals when necessary.)
Correct #1: 4-1: #2: 3-10: #3: 2-15.

SPEAKING
7-3 Speaking Pairs (Present Perfect Duration)

VOCABULARY
7-1 Art and Music
Learn the words by Quizlet interactive listening and speaking activity.
Go to "Learn"
Work on exercise #1 in-class.

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More homework for tomorrow:

7-2 Present Perfect - Experience
Read the lesson.

Homework for Tuesday, Sept. 30/14

GRAMMAR
7-1 Present Perfect - Duration
Do #1: 4-1#2: 3-10 #3: 2-15.

Practice
Time expressions- Past Simple vs. Present Perfect - chart

Quiz about for and since

Monday, Sept.29/14 Unit 6 test and Start of Unit 7

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

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.
7-1 Present Perfect - Duration

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

Weekend Study Material for Unit 6 test on Monday, Sept.29/14

GRAMMAR 6-1, 6-2, 6-3

Verb Patterns quiz 1, quiz 2, quiz 3

Verb + Object + to + infinitive quiz A,  quiz B (This is the quiz you worked on this morning.)

STRUCTURE
Practice parallel structure. This has a lot of new vocabulary words and a little higher level grammar, so it may be difficult.

WRITING (using this week's GRAMMAR and VOCABULARY)

For Monday's test, you will need to write sentences. 

Try using this link: Practice making sentences with gerunds, infinitives, (and objects). If you cannot open the link, check your g-mail.

Friday, Sept.26/14 Lesson Plan

warmer
Verb + object + to + infinitive quiz

GRAMMAR
6-3 Verbs + object + to + Infinitive
Correct  #1: 6-8; #2: 7-8; #3: 5-15.

WRITING
Practice making sentences with gerunds, infinitives, (and objects)

STRUCTURE
6-1 Nouns and Verbs
Correct #2: 2-8.

6-2 Adjectives and Adverbs
Correct 5-10

READING
6-1 "The Sedin Twins"

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Announcement 1
Visa and Immigration Info Session

Announcement 2
New Games Show
needs you for audience participation
Here is some information

Homework for Friday, Sept 26/14

STRUCTURE

Remember 6-1 Nouns and Verbs exercise (#2: 2-8) is due Friday.

6-2 Adjectives and Adverbs

Do 5-10

GRAMMAR
6-3 Verbs + object + to + Infinitive
Direct Object of a Verb information
Do #1: 6-8;   #2: 7-8;   #3: 5-15.

subject gerunds

object gerunds (objects of prepositions and verbs)

Verb + object + to + infinitive quiz

6-1, 6-2, 6-3 grammar Note: This quiz has some new words and one new pattern we do not study in 120

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Announcement 1
Visa and Immigration Info Session

Announcement 2
New Games Show
needs you for audience participation
Here is some information

Th Sept.25 /14 Lesson Plan

warmer
quiz 3

GRAMMAR
6-2 Verbs + to + Infinitive
Correct #1: 6-10; #2: 5-10; #3: 5-10; #4: the last five paragraphs.

SPEAKING
6-7 Infinitive Discussion

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

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More homework for tomorrow:


Announcement
Visa and Immigration Info Session

Homework for Thursday, Sept. 25/14

GRAMMAR
6-2 Verbs + to + Infinitive
Do #1: 6-10; #2: 5-10; #3: 5-10; #4: complete the last five paragraphs.
Practice Gerund or Infinitive? quiz 1, quiz 2, quiz 3
 

STRUCTURE
6-1 Nouns and Verbs
Do #2: 2-8.

Wednesday, Sept.25/14 Lesson Plan

warmer
37 Things You’ll Regret When You’re Old
Examples of Gerunds (Subjects and Objects)

LISTENING

6-1 Admirable Athletes

STRUCTURE
6-1 Nouns and Verbs - Parallel Structure

GRAMMAR
6-2 Verbs + to + Infinitive
Lesson and exercise

Homework for Wednesday, Sept.24/14

GRAMMAR
6-2 Verbs + to + Infinitive
Read the lesson.

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extra work (Optional):
GRAMMAR (6-1)
This is very good because it shows how gerunds are used in everyday speech. Just read it.
Examples of Gerunds (Subjects and Objects)
37 Things You’ll Regret When You’re Old


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.

Tuesday, Sept.23/14 Lesson Plan

Spelling City

VOCABULARY

Exercise #1
Correct 3-20.

SPEAKING
6-2 World Sports (Vocabulary)

GRAMMAR
6-1 Gerunds
Exercise. Correct #1:5-10; #2: 5-10.

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

GRAMMAR
Gerunds quiz
6-1 Gerunds
In-class work on exercise. 

SPEAKING

6-5 Gerund Speaking Pairs

STRUCTURE
6-1 Nouns and Verbs - Parallel Structure
Lesson and exercise

Homework for Tuesday, Sept.23/14

VOCABULARY

Exercise #1
Do 3-20.

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
Exercise. Do #1:5-10; #2: 5-10.

STRUCTURE
6-1 Nouns and Verbs - Parallel Structure
Read the lesson.

Practise - subject gerunds

Monday, Sept. 22/14 Unit 5 Test and the Start of Unit 6

Unit 5 test

VOCABULARY6-1 Slide Show
Exercise #1
Correct test

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

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

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GRAMMAR
6-1 Gerunds
Finish reading the lesson and watch the video.

STRUCTURE
6-1 Nouns and Verbs - Parallel Structure
Read the lesson.

Weekend Homework and Study Material for Unit 5 Test on Monday, Sept22/14

GRAMMAR
5-4 Adverbs
Finish the exercise. Check your answers.

Try this adjective or adverb quiz

5-5 Grammar Review
Do the exercise. Check your answers.

Don't forget 

5-1 and 5-2 grammar

Practise quiz 1 will or going to + quiz 2 will or present continuous

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Extra HIGHER LEVEL ENGLISH Adverbs
This is DIFFICULT . If you want to advance your adverb learning, work on this quiz.

Friday, Sept.19/14 Lesson Plan

warmer
Linking verbs with adjectives click1, click 2

GRAMMAR
5-3 Adjectives
Correct #1: 8-12; #2: 6-15.

SPEAKING
5-8 Crazy Comparisons

WRITING
Word forms exercise Quiz

GRAMMAR
5-4 Adverbs
Lesson and exercise

READING
5-1 Clothing of the future

New words 

Homework for Friday, Sept.19/14

GRAMMAR

5-3 Adjectives

Do #1: 8-12;   #2: 6-15.

Practice comparative adjectives click
Linking verbs information and quiz click

5-4 Adverbs
Read the lesson and watch the video.

READING

Study these words for tomorrow's reading.

Thursday, Sept 18/14 Lesson Plan

study vocabulary for 10 minutes

Dictation
Word forms exercise Quiz

GRAMMAR

Scheduled Events (from Unit 2)= present simple quiz
5-2 Making Predictions
Correct 5-14.

SPEAKING
5-5 Speaking Pairs

GRAMMAR
5-3 Adjectives
Lesson and exercise

STRUCTURE
5-1 Some, Any, No
Correct  6-10

5-2 Questions (with Some and Any)
Correct 4-10

5-3 Indefinite Pronouns

Lesson and exercise

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More homework for tomorrow:
GRAMMAR
5-4 Adverbs
Read the lesson and watch the video.

READING
5-1 Check the afternoon blog for a list of words to learn for tomorrow's reading.

Homework for Thursday, Sept.18/14

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

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

STRUCTURE
5-1 Some, Any, No
Do 6-10

5-2 Questions (with Some and Any)

Do 4-10

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Extra work (useful for everything in English)

Parts of Speech information and quiz

Wednesday, Sept.17/14 Lesson Plan

warmer

quiz

VOCABULARY
Correct 3-20

SPEAKING

5-2 Fashion (Vocabulary)

LISTENING

5-1 Fashion Magazines

GRAMMAR
5-2 Making Predictions

Lesson and exercise.

STRUCTURE
5-1 Some, Any, No
Lesson and exercise

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More homework for tomorrow:
5-3 Adjectives
Read the lesson

Homework for Wednesday, Sept.17/14

New Students -
VOCABULARY
Do 3-20

Everybody -
GRAMMAR
5-2 Making Predictions
Read the lesson and watch the video.


5-1 grammar work:
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

Tuesday, Sept.16/14 Lesson Plan

8:30
The Painted Silos - Interesting Art on Granville Island
Introductions

warmer
Future - be going to quiz

GRAMMAR
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.

5-1 Future Decisions and Plans

Quick review of the lesson.
Correct 8-15.

VOCABULARY
5-1 Vocabulary
Correct 3-20.

STRUCTURE - U n i t 4
4-3 Things in General
Correct 4-10.
A/An or The or No Article?
quiz.

Homework for Tuesday, Sept.16/14

GRAMMAR
5-1 Future Decisions and Plans
Do 8-15.

VOCABULARY
5-1 Vocabulary
Do 3-20.

STRUCTURE - U n i t  4
4-3 Things in General
Do 4-10.
Read this information: A/An or The or No Article?
Try this quiz.

Monday, Sept.15/14 Lesson Plan

SPEAKING
Pre-Vocabulary 5-1 Fashion (Unit Intro)

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

STRUCTURE
4-3 Things in General
Exercise -in class work.
Exercise: the or nothing
Countable /Uncountable Nouns Dictionary
Quiz
A/An or The or No Article?

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

Study Material and Suggestions for Friday, Sept. 12/14 Assessment Test

GRAMMAR

4-3 Making Offers and Requests

Finish the exercise. Check your answers.

4-4 Review
Do the exercise. 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 1,2,3,4. Go back to August 18. 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

Practice:
- Modals- Requests information, quiz 
- Making Offers Using Modals - Information, quiz
- Modals of Necessity (Obligation), Prohibition, and Permission quiz

- 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.)

Thursday, Sept.11/14 Lesson Plan

warmer
Modals- Permission and Requests quiz

GRAMMAR
4-2 Modals and Permission
Correct 7-20.

READING

4-1 Shakespeare
New vocabulary 

GRAMMAR
4-3 Requests and Offers
Lesson and exercise

STRUCTURE

4-2 Unique Nouns

Correct exercise (Azar Ex.19): 5-14.

if we have time:
4-3 Nouns in General
Lesson and Exercise.

Homework for Thursday, Sept.11/14

STRUCTURE

4-2 Unique Nouns

Do exercise (Azar Ex.19): 5-14.

GRAMMAR
4-2 Modals and Permission
Do 7-20.
Practise 
- Modals of Necessity, Prohibition, and Permission quiz (This uses "have got to" as the strongest obligation. Notes #5A is correct, but it has words missing)
- Modals- Permission and Requests quiz

4-3 Requests and Offers
Read the lesson and watch the video.

READING
Study this vocabulary for tomorrow's reading.

Wed., Sept.10/14 Lesson Plan

Disney's Big Hero 6

LISTENING
4-1 On-line Reading

GRAMMAR
4-1 Modals of Obligation and Advice
Page 1 must, have to, mustn't, don't have to
Page 2 must, have to, mustn't, don't have to

Correct #1: 2-10; #2: 2-10; #3: 2-10; #4: 2-10.

SPEAKING

4-3 What's the job? 15 minutes

9:45

STRUCTURE

4-2 Unique Nouns

Correct 3-12.

Do exercise (Azar Ex.19): 5-13

11:00
4-2 Modals and Permission
Lesson and exercise..

Homework for Wed., Sept. 10/14

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, Sept.11, 8 pm

GRAMMAR

4-1 Modals of Obligation and Advice
Do #1: 2-10;   #2: 2-10;   #3: 2-10;  #4: 2-10.

Practice Modal Verbs of Obligation & Advice
Study this Reference Chart - Modals of Obligation & Advice

4-2 Modals and Permission

Read the lesson and watch the video.

STRUCTURE

4-2 Unique Nouns
Do 3-12.

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Extra practice:

READING

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

Tuesday, Sept. 9/14 Lesson Plan

The next assessment test is this Friday, Sept.12, 2014

Exit/Assessment Test Information

Today, I will give you the questions to answer in your video tomorrow, 

Tuesday, Sept. 9, BEFORE LUNCH

Explain test and video.

8:45

VOCABULARY
Correct the exercise.

SPEAKING
4-2 Literature (Vocabulary)

STRUCTURE
4-1 Known or Unknown Nouns
Lesson and exercise
Work on exercise (Azar Ex.21)

4-2 Unique Nouns
a/an, some, the: illustrations
Lesson and exercise

GRAMMAR

4-1 Modals of Obligation and Advice

Lesson and exercise

Assign Speaking Test

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Extra

How to Make a Goole Document 

I-Pad

Homework for Tuesday Sept. 9/14

VOCABULARY
Do exercise #1.

STRUCTURE
4-1 Known or Unknown Nouns
Read the lesson.

GRAMMAR
4-1 Modals of Obligation and Advice
Read the notes.

The next assessment test is this Friday, Sept12, 2014

Exit/Assessment Test Information

You will be given the questions to answer in your video 

tomorrow, Tuesday, Sept. 9.

Monday, Sept.8/14 Lesson Plan

ed endings - review

Unit 3 Test

Correct Parts A,B,C,D,E,G.

VOCABULARY
Unit 4 pronunciation and exercise.

STRUCTURE
4-1 Known or Unknown Nouns
Lesson and exercise.
a/an, some, the: illustrations
Work on exercise (Azar Ex.21)

The next assessment test is this Friday, Sept12, 2014

Exit/Assessment Test Information

You will be given the questions to answer in your video tomorrow, Tuesday, Sept.9.

Weekend Study Material for Unit 3 Test, Sept. 8/14

STRUCTURE
3-1, 3-2, 3-3
Practise non-smrt Simple, Compound or Complex Sentences Exercise

GRAMMAR
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

Practise:
3-1 Simple Past / Past Continuous (Ex.4) quiz

Study Vocabulary, Structure, and Grammar 3-1, 3-4.
Listen to the "ed" endings of past tense regular verbs.
Be prepared to write complex sentences with the vocabulary words I have chosen.

Look through the past week's blog, 

Try some of the activities/quizzes/videos

Friday, Sept.5/14 Lesson Plan

LISTENING
3-1 Natural Disasters

STRUCTURE
3-3 Complex Sentences
Reference page about conjunctions:   when, as soon as, etc.
Correct sentences.
non-smrt Complex Sentences Exercise

Practise Simple, compound, and complex sentences quiz

If you want to advance your English, practice sentence writing on this excellent writing/structure website:  Is it a simple, compound, or complex sentence? Check your Answers.

Note: this is for higher level students.

GRAMMAR
3-4 Past Passive
Lesson and exercise.
extra work Passive (from Grammar in Use)
More information on forms of the passive
Extra information and (optional) exercise (pdf page) 

Homework for Friday, Sept.5/14

STRUCTURE

3-2 Compound Sentences

Optional:  Do this compound sentences practice exercise and check your answers.

3-3 Complex Sentences

Study this page which gives example sentences using the conjunctions: when, as soon as, etc.
Write a sentence using each of the words in the exercise.

Practise Simple, compound, and complex sentences quiz  

GRAMMAR

3-4 Past Passive

Read the lesson and watch the video.

Thursday, Sept 4./14 Lesson Plan

warmer

past simple vs past continuous

GRAMMAR
Past Simple
Video interview media - What did you do yesterday?

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

SPEAKING
3-8 Speaking Pairs

STRUCTURE

3-1 Simple Sentences
Correct 2-6.

10:30

STRUCTURE continued
3-2 Compound Sentences
Lesson and exercise.

Go to your drive.
Open your Unit 2 test from Tuesday.
Go to part F: Identifying Sentences. Notice that you have already worked on compound sentences.

Compound Sentences Practice Exercise and quiz.

3-3 Complex Sentences
Lesson and exercise

Homework for Thursday, Sept.4/14

(New students) 

GRAMMAR

3-1b Pronunciation of Regular Verbs in the Past Tense
Listen and repeat the verbs in the exercise.

(All students) 

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

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

Practise simple past , past progressive (continuous)
Practise Past Simple or Past Continuous - A Dialog

STRUCTURE
3-1 Simple Sentences
Do 2-6.

3-2 Compound Sentences
Read the lesson.

Wednesday, Sept.3/14 Lesson Plan

Spelling City

VOCABULARY
Correct Exercise #1 3-20.

SPEAKING
3-2 Our Planet #2

Pre-GRAMMAR
Present and Past Tenses and Non-Continuous Verbs practice (This includes present and past tenses.)

GRAMMAR
3-1a Past Simple and Past Continuous

Lesson and exercise.

STRUCTURE
3-1 Simple Sentences
3-2 Compound Sentences

Homework for Wednesday, Sept. 3/14

VOCABULARY
Do Exercise #1 3-20.

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

Watch  video -"ed" (past tense of regular verb) endings

3-1a Past Simple and Past Continuous
Read the lesson.

Tuesday, Sept.2/14 Lesson Plan

Unit 1 test answers and review
Look at the answers and correct your test from last week.

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Unit 2 Test
Correct the test.

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.