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

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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.