Academic Writing 125 and smrt 115 Core

to  A/W 125 Elective 1 students:

Go to this address: click here 

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to  smrt 115 Core students:

Go to this address: click here

**UPDATE** Monday, Dec.14 Unit 9 The Weather

Check your homework: 

WRITING

9-2 Articles

smrt exercise answers

"the for 2nd mention" answers

"general or specific" answers

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10:20

SPEAKING

Pre-vocabulary 9-1 Unit Introduction Discussion

VOCABULARY
9-1 The Weather
Exercise work in 3's (tables)

Student A's computer open
1) Unit NineVocabulary: Exercise One - Look at each word. Note the part of speech. If it is a noun, note if it is countable or uncountable. This is a dictionary which shows if a noun is countable or uncountable.
plus
2) Spelling City - Find, listen to and repeat each word.

Student B's computer open
Picture slide presentation full screen
Look at the pictures to help you understand the words.

Student C's computer open 

Read the definitions from quizlet

12:50
WRITING
9-2 Articles
Lesson and exercise
(Ex.23 Azar) "the for 2nd mention" exercise: some in-class work plus homework.

using ''the'' or nothing for GENERALIZATIONS def/indef Articles exercise

A, An, The or No Article - Places, etc. information
ARTICLE or NO ARTICLE? 1 quiz

To practice articles used or not used with businesses, click

maybe Basketball - Articles

**UPDATE** Thursday, Dec.10 Unit 8

Correct

READING

8-1 Four Green Cities

Answers to #2. - the comprehension questions

GRAMMAR

 Grammar 8-3: Participial Adjectives 

Answers to exercise

Practice

Making Present Perfect Continuous quiz 1, quiz 2

Just /Already /Yet quiz

Been

Been or gone information

Has gone to vs. Has been to information

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10:20
LISTENING
8-1 Saving Energy
Correct homework.

GRAMMAR
8-1 and 8-2 New and/or Review
non-smrt  Adverbs/Preps PPS + PPC  chart
- Look at the PPS side of the chart and...
verb tense 7 quiz "I think the waiter has forgotten us." (mostly PPS)
- Look at the PPC side of the chart and...
Do verb tense 9 quiz "It has been raining all week." (mostly PPC)

GRAMMAR/LISTENING
PPS vs PPC exercise

GRAMMAR
Participial Adjectives
Lesson and exercise

1:30
READING
8-1 Four Green Cities
Vocabulary for reading.
Lesson and exercise

2:15......................................................

Announcements

Look at the blog for information, videos, exercises and quizzes

I will be on vacation from Tuesday to Friday of next week.

**UPDATE** Wednesday, Dec9/15 Unit 8

Practice

Present Perfect Simple – Present Perfect Progressive 

(Continuous) information

Present Perfect Exercise

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10:20
Present Perfect Simple - "What has he done?" High School Students video

10:30

GRAMMAR
8-1 Present Perfect Simple - Explaining the present
Correct homework.

Time references Present Perfect Simple or Past Simple information and quiz (in the middle of the page).
Yet and already video

SPEAKING
8-3 Speaking Pairs

12:50

GRAMMAR
8-2 Explaining the Present #2
non-smrt 8-1 and 8-2 Lesson + Exercise
From: Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Continuous - Gr. Spectrum 3

LISTENING
8-1 Saving Energy
New vocabulary
Lesson and exercise.

Present Perfect Simple or Continuous exercise
Dec10/15 Participial Adjectives SPEAKING Exercise

**UPDATE** Tuesday, Dec.8

Practice

GRAMMAR

Present Perfect quiz

8-1 Explaining the Present - Using Regular Verbs information

still already yet anymore quiz (This takes a long time to load.)

READING

Changes in Town. 

This shows good use of the present perfect simple.

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10:30
Spelling City

VOCABULARY
Correct homework.

SPEAKING
8-2 Vocabulary discussion

11:15
WRITING
8-1 Proofreading
Correct the exercise.

1:40
GRAMMAR
Present Perfect Simple - "What has he done?" High School Students video

8-1 Present Perfect Simple - Explaining the present #1
Lesson and 1st exercise
2nd exercise

FYI
Count and Noncount Noun Dictionary

1:55

The next assessment test is this Friday, Dec.11

Look through:

Exit/Assessment Test Information

You will be given the questions to answer in your video this afternoon

before the end of the class.

Make a video any way you want and send the link to me:

lesliemillikin@canada-english.com

or

follow the instructions on this page

about how to make a YouTube video.

(Note that you must change your privacy settings to UNLISTED.)

Speaking video questions assigned

DO NOT SHARE A PRACTICE VIDEO.

Monday, Dec.7 Unit 7 Test and Start of Unit 8

10:20
pre-test review
Word transformation mini-lesson and practice

Unit 7 test

11:35
VOCABULARY
8-1 The Environment
Demonstrate simultaneously computer screens (Get a student from the class with a big screen to hold up for everyone to see.)

Exercise work in 3's (tables)
Student A's computer open
1) Unit Eight Vocabulary: Exercise One - Look at each word.
plus
2) Spelling City - Find, listen to and repeat each word.

Student B's computer open
Picture slide presentation full screen
 Look at the pictures to help you understand the words.

Student C's computer open
quizlet  Read the definitions.

NOTE: All 4 pages should be open at the same time.


1:30
LISTENING
8-1 Saving Energy


WRITING
8-1 Proofreading

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For extra practice at home:
Upper Intermediate lesson on word formation

2nd **UPDATE** Friday, Dec.4 Unit 7 Art and Music

Weekend Practice

Extra* subject-verb agreement information
* = not on unit 7 test,  but useful!

present perfect simple vs past simple quiz 

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10:20
study Unit 7 vocabulary
DICTATION

READING
7-1 Two Famous Bands
Compare your answers.
Correct exercise

WRITING
7-3 Paragraph
Review the three main parts of a paragraph.
Practice writing

Thursday, Dec 3 Unit 7 Art and Music

10:20

warm-up
Present Perfect used in scenes from TV shows
Watch a few together. Students work in tables or pairs. Watch the remainder and when you hear the present perfect simple or continuous. What is the situation and why do they use the present perfect?

GRAMMAR

7-2 Present Perfect - Experience
Correct exercise.
for reference: Time expressions- Past Simple vs. Present Perfect - chart

WRITING
Review 7-1 Subject-Verb Agreement

comments about "nothing special"

subject-verb quiz

7-2 Using Commas
Correct exercise.

plus
READING
7-1 Two Famous Bands

**UPDATE** Wednesday, Dec.2 Unit 7

(for, since, ago) Past Simple - Present Perfect exercise (from Tuesday's blog answers

Present perfect or past simple? quiz

Simple past vs Present Perfect Verb Tense Exercise 6 quiz Note this is excellent practice in: 1st- general (present perfect), 2nd- specific (past simple)

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10:20
warmer

Spelling City  Audio word match

10:40
VOCABULARY
7-1 Art and Music
Correct the exercise.

SPEAKING
7-2 Vocabulary Discussion

11:30
GRAMMAR

pre-lesson warm-up:

Have you ever,,, ? 

7-2 Present Perfect - Experience

Have collocation video
Lesson and exercise.
for reference: Time expressions- Past Simple vs. Present Perfect - chart

**UPDATE** Tuesday, Dec.1 Unit 7 Art and Music

(for, since, ago) Past Simple - Present Perfect exercise

This has some 7-2 and Unit 8 grammar, but if you read the first part, you should be able to do it.

7-2 Present Perfect - Experience

Read the lesson look at the exercise.

10:20
warmer
Present Perfect quiz

10:35
GRAMMAR
7-1 Present Perfect - Duration
Correct homework.

10:50
SPEAKING
7-3 Speaking Pairs

Take turns. Try to stay on your own page.

11:15
LISTENING
7-1 Favourite Artist
Listen and do the exercise.
Correct a few.

11:35

VOCABULARY

7-1 Art and Music

Get all tabs open
Demonstrate simultaneously computer screens (Get a student from the class with a big screen to hold up for everyone to see.)

Exercise -
Student A's computer open
1) Unit Seven Vocabulary: Exercise One - Look at each word.
plus
2) Spelling City - Listen to and repeat each word.

Student B's computer open 

JUST the picture slide presentation full screen.

Look at each word.

All 3 pages should be open at the same time.

Stop at 11:50

L    U    N    C    H

12:50

continue VOCABULARY

Go to the exercise 

Do examples - remainder for homework.

1:35

WRITING

7-1 Subject-Verb Agreement

Do a few together - quiz

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For extra homework practice:

Quizlet more vocabulary work

**UPDATE** Nov30/15 Unit 6 Test and the Start of Unit 7

Present Perfect Simple and State Verbs Information (also review Unit 2-2)

Watch Present perfect or past simple video. 

Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous Exercise 8 quiz

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10:20

Unit 6 test

11:30: Stop test.

11:35
WRITING
6-3 Paragraph
Open your Paragraph 6 Writing homework from Friday
Notice my comments and help with paragraph completion.

WRITING
7-1 Subject Verb Agreement - Indefinite Pronouns

12:50
GRAMMAR
Outline Unit 7 and 8 Present Perfect - (chart on board)

GRAMMAR
7-1 Present Perfect - Duration

pre-lesson quiz 

Conjugation: students to read with the teacher and then together, 1,2,3 in tables.
Lesson and exercise. 

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For homework and extra practice:
VOCABULARY
7-1 Art and Music
Study the lesson and Presentation. Also, look through the exercise.

Later this afternoon, check for an update to today's blog posting. 

Friday, Nov.27/15

10:20
6-1 Grammar Review and New

Go, Play, or Do
Go + gerund sports words Read, listen, and repeat. Study the list
In other sports like football, hockey, baseball, basketball, use nouns.
Play +  noun
In other sports like yoga, martial arts, use nouns.
Do + noun

GRAMMAR
6-2 Verb +Object + to + Infinitive
Correct exercise

SPEAKING
Verb + object + to + infinitive exercise

Michelle's students
Practice these quizzes:
Gerunds quiz
Gerund or infinitive? quiz
subject gerunds
Gerund or infinitive? quiz

Leslie's students
WRITING
Continue writing the paragraph you started yesterday.

**UPDATE** Thursday, Nov26 Unit 6

Practice 

Verbs + object + to + infinitive information and quiz

Verbs + object + to + infinitive video

Verbs + object + to + infinitive quiz

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10:20

Gerund or Infinitive? quiz

GRAMMAR
6-2 Verb + to + Infinitive
Correct exercise

SPEAKING
6-7 Infinitive Discussion

WRITING
Review 6-1Watch this video
6-3 Write a Paragraph

Presentation

GRAMMAR
6-2 Verb +Object + to + Infinitive
Lesson and exercise

**UPDATE** Wednesday, Nov25/15 Unit 6

Practice

Gerund or infinitive? 

quiz1

10:20
37 Things You'll Regret
(if you do not do these thing when you're young)
- examples of gerunds as subjects or objects

10:40
GRAMMAR
6-1 Gerunds
Lesson and Exercise

SPEAKING
6-3 What makes you...? practice subject gerunds
6-5 Gerund Speaking Pairs practice object gerunds
6-6 Tell me about.... practice questions using prepositions and answering with object gerunds

12:50
Pre 6-2 -Grammar (Transitionary) Gerunds quiz

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

Gerund or infinitive? quiz 2

**UPDATE** Tuesday, Nov.24 Unit 6

Study and Practice

subject gerunds

Go + gerund examples

team sports pictures; individual sports pictures

10:20
warmer
Spelling City

VOCABULARY
6-1 World Sports
Correct exercise one

SPEAKING
6-2 Vocabulary Discussion

LISTENING
6-1 Favourite Sports

GRAMMAR
6-1 Gerunds
Lesson and Exercise

Monday, Nov.23/15 Unit 5 Test and Start Unit 6

Unit 5 test

11: 30

WRITING
6-1 Sentence fragments

start lesson with smrt video at the end.
Practice writing sentences.  Review Unit 2 Prepositional Phrases

1:20
VOCABULARY
6-1 World Sports
Unit Six vocabulary presentation
Pronunciation, definitions, parts of speech
Exercise One

For homework:
6-1 Gerunds
Read the lesson and watch the video.

**UPDATE** Friday, Nov.20 Unit 5 Fashion

GRAMMAR

5-3 Making Comparisons

Complete and check your answers. 

Several students do not understand "until". 

Study this: By and until quiz 1, quiz 2, video

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10:20

5-3 Making Comparisons

Complete the lesson and exercise.

SPEAKING
5-9 Superlative Discussion

WRITING

Complex Sentences clauses and phrases quiz. 

To do this, you may have to review Unit 2-2 Prepositional Phrases lesson

Students: look at this past week's blog for links to practice

(in bold, orange/brown colour) 

Refresh

**UPDATE** Thursday, Nov.19 Unit 5 Fashion

Practice

will or being go to quiz

comparative adjectives

Adjective or Adverb? quiz

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10:20
Dictation

GRAMMAR
5-2 Future #2
Correct exercise (homework)

SPEAKING
5-5 Predictions (Future #2)

11:30

WRITING
5-1 Complex Sentences
Correct #1.

Work on #2 in class.

for homework complete #2. 

Share with me: lesliemillikin@canada-english.com

GRAMMAR
5-3 Making Comparisons

**UPDATE** Wed., Nov.18 Unit 5

Practice

Future forms will, be going to, present continuous, present simple

Complex Sentence Punctuation quiz

Previous examples of students' complex sentences and/or exercise

p1 "13 Future: will, be going to, 

present continuous and simple lesson and exercise

p2 "13 Future: will,be going to, 

present continuous and simple - lesson and exercise continued

ANSWERS to #13 Future: will, be going to, present continuous and simple

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10:20 Intro-

What are you going to (gonna) do tomorrow?

What are you going to (gonna) do this evening?
Watch Video be going to. Stop after the laundry episode. Watch the rest later.

10:30

GRAMMAR
5-1 Future #1

Pre-correction - Future Forms quiz
Correct exercise. Do as a class.

the present simple only as a future tense quiz 

11:25

SPEAKING
5-4 Plans and Decisions

1:00
GRAMMAR

5-2 Making Predictions

Watch this video at home.

Reminders

check blog for updates  - refresh blog occasionally

**UPDATE** Tuesday, Nov.17 Unit 5

PRACTICE

Will or be going to quiz

Present Continuous (Future) quiz

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10:20
VOCABULARY
5-1 Vocabulary
Correct exercise - 5 minutes to compare.

10:50

LISTENING

(Pre-listening vocabulary: 

brand, brand-name, pretty new, don't make it from scratch 

Pre-listening conversation)
5-1 Fashion Sense

Exercise

GRAMMAR

5-1 Future #1
Lesson and exercise.

Watch this video at home.

WRITING

5-1 Complex Sentences

maybe 5-2 Write a Paragraph presentation

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Preparation for tomorrow:

GRAMMAR

5-2 Making Predictions
Read the lesson and watch this video

Monday, Nov.16 Review and start Unit 5

Opener

SPEAKING

5-1 Unit Introduction Discussion

VOCABULARY
5-1 Vocabulary
Pronunciation, definition, part of speech
Exercise
NOTE: If you are moving to 125, you should study the 125 Vocabulary for your class tomorrow.

Parts of Speech - Chart - Definitions
quiz 1 quiz 2

WRITING
Unit 4 Capitalization and End Punctuation

Writing a Paragraph

Paragraph Form information

Topic, supporting and concluding sentences development information
Topic and supporting sentences quiz Note: for #1 breed definition = All animals or plants of the same kind (species or subspecies).

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More homework for tomorrow:
GRAMMAR
5-1 Future #1
Read the lesson.

2nd **UPDATE** Thursday, Nov.12 Unit 4

Announcement: Students 
Your Unit 3 tests and writing have been corrected. 
Find your test and study the corrections.

Unit 4 Grammar Practice
Modals of obligation quiz  

Modals of necessity quiz- Modals of Advice: 

Should, Ought to, Had better information, quiz

For ADVANCED Students only:

Practice "had better" - information video

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Update
GRAMMAR

4-2 Advice and Suggestions  exercise answers

should, 'd better, should have quiz
4-3 Making Requests exercise answers

VOCABULARY

4-1 Exercise one answers

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10:20

GRAMMAR

4-1 Modals of Necessity

Correct Exercise and show answers

10:45

SPEAKING
4-4 What's the Job? "Do you have to~?" "Have you got to~?"
or "Did you have to~?"

11:30

GRAMMAR

4-2 Advice and Suggestions

Lesson and exercise
Modals of Advice 1 - Should, Ought to, Had Better quiz

4-3 Making Requests
Lesson and exercise.

1:55
WRITING

4-1 Capitalization and End Punctuation 

Use the answers to teach. 

What do you see that is different from your exercise page?

Lesson and class examples in exercise.

**UPDATE** Tuesday, Nov.10/15 Unit 4

Modals of necessity, prohibition, and permission quiz 1, quiz 2

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10:20

GRAMMAR
4-1 Expressing Necessity
Lesson Presentation
Modals of obligation page 1, page 2
Start exercise. Do examples and some of the remainder will be homework

VOCABULARY
4-1 Exercise One

SPEAKING
4-2 Vocabulary Discussion

2:05
Speaking Test Assignment

Answer the given questions in a video* of yourself.

Video* 

Here are two ways to make/share a video: 

     1. Make video the way you normally would.
Copy the link and share it with me: lesliemillikin@canada-english.com
     or
     2. Follow these instructions: 

Open this page which provides information about how to make a YouTube video. It shows how to share it with me. (Make sure you change your privacy settings to UNLISTED.)

Exit/Assessment Test Information - Friday, November 13

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For practice at home on the holiday:
Practice Modal Verbs of Obligation and Advice
Study this Reference Chart - Modals of Obligation and Advice

Read 

GRAMMAR
4-2 Advice and Suggestions

Monday, Nov.9 Unit 3 Test and Start Unit 4

maybe
Gag video

Unit 3 test  (Change your screens to "Print Layout".)

11: 30
WRITING
Review Unit 3 -1 Compound sentences
New Unit 3-2 Transition Words Lesson

12:50

Continue writing
In-class writing time
Share your homework with me: lesliemillikin@canada-english.com

1:55
VOCABULARY
4-1 Literature
Literary Fiction vs Popular Fiction information
Presentation (Pictures) 

**Weekend UPDATE** Friday, Nov.6 Unit 3

GRAMMAR

3-1 Simple Past / Past Continuous

quiz 1

GRAMMAR

3-2 Past Perfect

Exercise answers

GRAMMAR

3-3 Past Passive

Exercise answers

word order passive quiz

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10:20
opener
Do a couple of quizzes from yesterday's update.

GRAMMAR
3-2 Past Perfect
Correct exercise

11:00

GRAMMAR

3-3 Past Passive
Correct and work on exercise.

**UPDATE** Thursday, Nov.5 Unit 3

Irregular Verb Chart

GRAMMAR 3-1

ed endings information and quiz

High level 120 Simple Past / Past Continuous (Ex.4) quiz

GRAMMAR 3-2

Past Perfect quiz 1, quiz 2

GRAMMAR 3-3

Practice the passive using 

1. past simple; 2. past simple; 3. simple past 4. past progressive (continuous) 5.past progressive

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10:20
Study Unit 3 vocabulary for 5 minutes
Dictation

GRAMMAR
Illustration Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect
3-2 Past Perfect
Lesson and exercise

12:50

GRAMMAR

3-3 Past Passive
Streaming online lesson and exercise - all 120 classes

WRITING
3-2 Transitional words

**UPDATE** Wednesday, Nov.4 Unit 3

Watch 

The Past Continuous & Past Simple (Part 1) video

The Past Continuous & Past Simple (Part 2) video

Past Simple Spelling Rules video

Study

Compound Sentences -

Past Student sentence examples 

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10:20
opener John Lennon - examples of past simple and continuous

10:40
GRAMMAR
3-1 Past Simple and Continuous
Correct homework.
Regular Past Simple Ending Sounds Pronunciation quiz (from Tuesday)

12:50

WRITING

Unit 2 (2-1 Simple Sentences review Prepositional phrases, and another quick lesson)

3-2 Compound Sentences
Using While vs When (Past Simple and Past Continuous) information
Lesson and exercise
non-smrt exercise

**UPDATE** Tuesday, Nov.3 Unit 3

 Pronunciation

practice - ed endings

Grammar

Advanced past simple and continuous quiz

10:20

Introductions

VOCABULARY
Presentation
Correct Exercise #1.

SPEAKING
3-2 Vocabulary Discussion

11:15
GRAMMAR
3-1 Past Simple and Past Continuous

Go to the middle of the page 

New or Review - ed endings pronunciation practice
Lesson and exercise
Regular Past Simple Ending Sounds Pronunciation quiz

LISTENING/GRAMMAR
Exercise Florida holiday


WRITING
Simple Sentences review Prepositional phrases, and another quick lesson.

maybe 3-2 Compound Sentences
Lesson and exercise
non-smrt exercise

**UPDATE** Monday, Nov.2 Unit 3

Watch this "ed" (past tense of regular verb) endings video (pronunciation).

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10:20
review state and dynamic verbs quiz

Unit 2  test

VOCABULARY
Lesson, pronunciation/meaning
Exercise #1.

LISTENING
3-1 Natural Disasters

GRAMMAR
3-1 (2nd part) Pronunciation of Regular Verbs in the Past Tense
Pronunciation Practice

maybe
3-1 (first part) Past Simple and Past Continuous
Lesson and exercise. Or study lesson

Weekend Study Material for Unit 2 Test - Monday, Nov.2/15

Study and Practice:

GRAMMAR

Read and do: "3 Present Simple or Present Continuous". Note this is a PDF page. You will need to use a new blank page. Check your answers.
Present Simple or Continuous quiz

GRAMMAR
2-3 State and Dynamic Verbs
State verbs Lesson (Information)
English action and state verbs quiz (halfway through the page)
state/dynamic verb quiz
Study this information which shows the difference between the Present Simple and Present Continuous (Progressive)

Look through this past week's blog. Try some of the activities/quizzes/videos.

Refresh your page to see if there are any updates.

Wednesday, Oct28 Unit 2

warmer

Signal words quiz

GRAMMAR
2-1 Present Simple and Continuous  - Lessson continued
Correct Exercise #3

Do in-class on the remainder

LISTENING
Pre-listening question: What is your dream house?
2-2 My Dream House

READING

pre-listening warm-up

2-1 Real Estate Agent Blog

GRAMMAR
2-2 State and Dynamic Verbs

Tuesday, Oct.26 Unit 2

VOCABULARY
Unit 2 Housing Picture Vocabulary
Correct Exercise One

SPEAKING
2-2 Vocabulary Discussion

GRAMMAR
2-1 Present Simple and Continuous
Lesson presentation and Exercise

if time:
LISTENING
Pre-listening question: What is your dream house?
2-2 My Dream House

Quizzes and other non-smrt work (optional):USE of the Present Simple - Practice:
1. Repeated actions: habits, routine - quiz
2. Facts or generalizations quiz regularity quiz
3. Scheduled Events in the Near Future quiz

Monday, Oct.26 Unit 1 Test and Start of Unit 2

Review of auxiliary verbs quiz

GRAMMAR

1-3 Have and Have Got
Complete the lesson and do some of the exercise in class.
Have and Have got information
Have and Have Got - Quiz

Unit 1 test

1:15
WRITING
Complete Writing a Paragraph - the RED System Lesson - Concluding Sentences

Start Unit 2- Housing

2-1 Pictures Vocabulary
Lesson
Exercise: Do a few examples and the rest will be homework.

Friday, Oct23 Unit 1 Lesson Plan

warmer
Question Formation - quiz

GRAMMAR
1-2 Questions
Correct exercise.

SPEAKING

GRAMMAR

1-3 Have and Have Got

*UPDATE** Thursday, Oct.22 Unit 1 Lesson Plan

Watch how to make questions slide show.

Practice choosing the correct auxiliary verb in questions quiz 9.

for more advanced students: Assorted Questions quiz

Auxiliary verbs quiz 1, quiz 2

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10:20
Unit 1 Dictation

10:30

warmer review
NOTE: The first thing to do is find the main verb.
Auxiliary verb practice: quiz 1, quiz 4, maybe quiz 7
For reference Irregular Verb List

GRAMMAR
1-2 Questions
Lesson and exercise
Use to help teach subject and object
Practice Question Formation - quiz

12:50

WRITING
Paragraph Form information

warm-up exercise
continue with Writing a Paragraph - the RED System Lesson

Wednesday, Oct.21 Unit 1 Lesson Plan

10:20

VOCABULARY
1-1 Health and Body
Correct Exercise One.

LISTENING
1-1 Stay in Shape

GRAMMAR
1-1 Three Kinds of Verbs
Correct exercise
Verb tense forms

SPEAKING
1-4 Positives and Negatives

1:45
WRITING
Writing a Paragraph - the RED System Lesson

Tues.Oct.20 Unit 1 Lesson Plan

10:20

VOCABULARY
1-1 Vocabulary Health and Body
Pronunciation, Parts of Speech, Definitions
(Old) Slide Show Presentation.
Exercise #1 Do a couple of examples. The remainder will be for homework.

LISTENING
1-1 Stay in Shape
Pre-listening discussion

11:35
GRAMMAR
1-1 Three Kinds of Verbs

Watch a few minutes of this video about auxiliary verbs. (To advance your English verb knowledge, continue to watch the video at home.)
Lesson presentation. Exercise - Do a couple of examples. Do the remainder and watch the video for homework.

1:45
WRITING
Writing a Paragraph - the RED System Lesson


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practice work (optional homework):
You may need to use this: Irregular Verb List
Auxiliary verb practice: quiz 1, quiz 4, quiz 7

READING (optional - your choice)"Can a Healthy Lifestyle Alter your Genes?"
Read the article (click on Exercise 12) and do the quiz for comprehension

Oct.19 Review

10:20

Complex Sentence Punctuation quiz
Clause or phrase quiz

REVIEW  (Note that I will also be explaining clauses in these exercises.)
WRITING
7-2 Using Commas - Listing, Linking, Introducing
maybe 8-1 Proofreading
9-1 Run-On Sentences and Comma Splices
10-1 Cause and Effect Linking Words - Consequently, since, so, therefore
11-2 Contrast Linking Words  Extra information


VOCABULARY
Parts of speech definitions  find different one
Parts of Speech quiz


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for homework
VOCABULARY
1-1 Vocabulary Health and Body
Study the words

Friday, Oct.9 Unit 11 Lesson Plan

warmer activity
quiz

10:45
GRAMMAR
11-2 Question Tags
Pre-correction Listening:
We Like Animals, Don't We? listening/grammar
Correct #1, #3, #4.

11:35
Announcement
Tuesday's unit test and Friday's Assessment Test

On the weekend, refresh the blog.
Work on this past week's quizzes, etc.
Refer to any other information on the posting

***UPDATE*** Thursday, Oct. 8 Unit 11 Lesson Plan

Look at this additional information on question tags.

Practice question tags quiz 1, quiz 2.

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10:20
VOCABULARY

Dictation Unit 11

GRAMMAR
11-1 Indirect Questions
Correct exercise

SPEAKING
11-4 Speaking Pairs #1

GRAMMAR

11-2 Question Tags

Lesson and exercise

WRITING
11-2 Contrasting Linking Verbs

Correct exercise

Wed.,Oct.7 Unit 11 Lesson Plan

warmer
Indirect Questions quiz

10:30
GRAMMAR
11-1 Indirect Questions
Continue lesson.
Before doing examples in the exercise, focus on If -
Go to the middle of the web page to 'Yes / no' questions with tenses that use 'do / does / did' and Using 'if' or 'whether':
Scan the examples in the exercise. Note which ones use "if".
Continue with the rest.
Do #2: -j;   #3: -j;   #4: -j for homework.

11:20
SPEAKING
11-4 Speaking Pairs #1

11:35
LISTENING
11-2 Celebrity Life
Correct exercise two.

1:20
WRITING
11-2 Contrasting Linking Verbs
Paragraph video

**UPDATE** Tuesday, Oct.6 Unit 11 Lesson Plan

***UPDATE***

Read/Practice/Watch

Using "if" and "whether" in indirect questions information

Indirect questions quiz

Watch Indirect questions from Wh-questions video

Indirect Questions quiz 2

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10:20
warmer
Spelling City listening, speaking and vocabulary exercise
NOTE: at home practice - click above and click on Spelling test.

VOCABULARY
11-1 Correct exercise one: d - t.

SPEAKING
11-2 Vocabulary Discussion

LISTENING
11-1 Celebrity Life
These people were asked this question:
Would you like to be?

... a politician? a pro-athlete? a movie star? or a musician?

12:50

pre-Grammar Question formation quiz
GRAMMAR
11-1 Indirect Questions
Lesson Presentation and exercise

Extra practice to do at home
subject-verb agreement quiz
Advanced subject-verb agreement quiz

Monday, Oct5 Unit 10 Test and the Start of Unit 11

warmer
So/Neither do I

10:30
Pre-test SPEAKING
10-6 Agreeing and Disagreeing (So / Neither Do I)
10-7 Agreeing and Disagreeing (So / Neither Do I)

10:45
Instructions
Unit 10 test

11:40
Stop test
maybe:
Correct test D, E.

L U N C H

12:50
VOCABULARY
Presentation and exercise.

WRITING
11-1 Subject-verb Agreement

***Weekend UPDATE*** Friday, Oct.2 Unit 10 Lesson Plan

***UPATE***

the or no article quiz

Do: Modals of Probability lesson and exercise. Check your answers

Practice quizzes posted during the week.

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10:20
warmer
Basketball - articles: a/an the (no article)

WRITING
10-2 Articles
Correct a few.
Proper nouns / Article or No Article?
Share this homework with me: lesliemillikin@canada-english.com

GRAMMAR
10-3 So / Neither Do I
Correct exercise. Do part of #3 and #4 as a class.

SPEAKING
10-8 Agreeing and Disagreeing -only do half.

On the weekend, refresh the blog 

(from your ME page) 

for an update.

lessons, videos, quizzes

***UPDATE***Thursday Oct.1 Unit 10 Lesson Plan

***UPDATE***

NEW
Watch

So/Neither do I television clips video  

Start after the animation.

Practice 

"So, too, either, neither"simple quiz

Watch this video.

Modal Verbs of Probability (all probability modals) quiz

Modals quiz

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10:20
LISTENING
Pre-listening and Pronunciation

Vocabulary words (new)

10:35
10-3 Window or Aisle Seat?
Pre-listening Speaking
Listening and exercise

11:15

GRAMMAR
10-2 Modal Verbs of Certainty #2 Presentation 
Correct exercise. Do #3 in-class

12:50

So / Neither Do I

Lesson on the board

Listening/Grammar Headway Gr.10.3 So/Neither do I

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Extra practice
Past modals quiz

Wednesday, Sept.30 Unit 10 Lesson Plan

10:20
video modals
quiz modals present/future

10:35
GRAMMAR
10-1 Modals of Certainty #1
Correct exercise

11:35
LISTENING
Review some vocabulary words: my example - worst flight -spilled
Pronounce these words:  aisle, right now, and more
10-3 Window or Aisle Seat?
Pre-listening speaking
Listen to and do the exercise for the first conversation only.

1:15
GRAMMAR
Review: Modals - 10-1 and intro to 10- 2 quiz
10-2 Modal Verbs of Certainty #2

Presentation Lesson and exercise

Tuesday,Sept.29 Lesson Plan

Spelling City warm-up

10:30
VOCABULARY
10-1 Travel Presentation
Correct exercise together as a group.

11:00
SPEAKING

10-2 Vocabulary Discussion

11:30

GRAMMAR
10-1 Modal Verbs of Certainty

Lesson and exercise.
Modals of probability quiz

WRITING

9-2 Articles (General and Specific) Review
Correct exercise.
Known/Unknown Nouns "the for 2nd mention" (Ex.23 Azar)

exercise: some in-class work plus homework.

10-2 Articles -Unique People or Things

Lesson and exercise: some in-class work plus homework.

WRITING
A, An, The or No Article
ARTICLE or NO ARTICLE? 1 quiz

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Extra Practice for homework (Optional)

WRITING

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"

READING

 esl-bits Set 2, Travel Books Click on Matching

Monday, Sept.28/15 Lesson Plan

10:20
WRITING
9-2 Articles -2nd part Specific or General Nouns exercise

Singular / Plural (Subject) + (verb) match Basic Rule #3.

11:00
Look over and start Unit 9 Test
Correct Part D,E,F

VOCABULARY
10-1 Travel Presentation
Pronunciation, definitions
Lesson and exercise + h/w

WRITING
9-2 Articles

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more homework for tomorrow:
GRAMMAR
10-1 Modal Verbs of Probability
Read the lesson.

Sept.26 Weekend Study Material

GRAMMAR

Do 9-3 exercise and check your

ANSWERS - Grammar 9-3: Exercise

Practice for Unit 9 Test on Monday, Sept.28

Time Clauses:

information - times clauses
Time clauses, time clauses 2

The First Conditional:
information and quiz - 1st conditional

The Second Conditional:
information - 2nd conditional
2nd conditional, 2nd conditional

The First AND Second Conditional:
1st or 2nd conditional?

Friday, Sept.25 Lesson Plan

warmer
Second Conditional quiz

GRAMMAR
9-2 Second Conditional
Correct

First or Second Conditional quiz, First and Second Conditional quiz

SPEAKING
9-5 Table Speaking
9-7 Opposite of the Truth

WRITING
9-1 Run-On Sentences and Comma Splices

Correct

Thursday, Sept 24 Lesson Plan

DICTATION
Unit 9 Vocabulary

LISTENING
9-1 The Best Weather
Correct exercise.

GRAMMAR
9-2 Second Conditional
Lesson presentation
For reference: Irregular verb list
Practice Second Conditional quiz

WRITING
9-1 Run-On Sentences and Comma Splices


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Wednesday,Sept 23 Lesson Plan

Spelling City - listening and speaking warm-up

VOCABULARY
Correct exercise one.

SPEAKING

9-2 Vocabulary Discussion

LISTENING
9-1 The Best Weather

GRAMMAR
9-1 First Conditional and Time Clauses

Correct exercise. Do #4 in class.

WRITING
9-1 Run-On Sentences & Comma Splices

Tuesday, Sept.22 Unit 9 Lesson Plan

10:20 Introductions

10:40
VOCABULARY

POS chart and quiz
Examples from POS exercise
Remainder for homework.

Unit 9-1 Vocabulary Presentation

Pronunciation, Definitions, Parts of Speech

Lesson and examples from exercise one.
Remainder for homework.

LISTENING
9-1 The Best Weather

*****LUNCH start 11:50, finish 12:50*****

12:50
GRAMMAR
9-1 First Conditional and Time Clauses
Lesson and exercise

First Conditional quiz; 

Time Clauses quiz 

2:20 finished

Sept.21/15 Lesson Plan

prank video

10:20

WRITING

Unit 2
2-1 Simple Sentences
2-2 Prepositional Phrases
Sentence writing practice - write one sentence with at least two prepositional phrases.

WRITING
Unit 3
Simple or compound quiz

3-1 Compound Sentences

3-2 Transition Words and Phrases

Helen Keller in-class sentence work

Simple or compound exercise

Study Unit 9 Vocabulary for Tuesday.

***UPDATE*** Thursday, Sept.17 Unit 8 Lesson Plan

***UPDATE***

ANSWERS - Reading 8-1: Exercise 

Slide show lesson

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10:30
test comments

Open your Unit 7 test from Monday and read the corrections or comments I have made.

10:40

Study Unit 8 vocabulary

Dictation - 3 sentences 

11:00
GRAMMAR

Adverbs/Prepositions - PPS / C table

On the board, draw circles to represent activities (active) - dynamic... in progress projects in progress.
Correct homework from non-smrt 8-1 and 8-2 Lesson + Exercise

8-1 Explaining the Present #2

maybe
Presentation  start on page 6  Present Perfect Continuous: Explaining the Present 

GRAMMAR
8-3 Participial Adjectives

READING
8-1 Four Green Cities
Vocabulary for reading.

***UPDATE*** Wednesday,Sept.16 Unit 8 Lesson Plan

***UPDATE***

GRAMMAR
non-smrt 8-1 and 8-2 Lesson + Exercise 
Look at the PPS side of the above lesson and then do this
verb tense 7 quiz "I think the waiter has forgotten us." (mostly Present Perfect Simple)

Look at the PPC side of the lesson and then do this
verb tense 9 quiz "It has been raining all week." (mostly Present Perfect Continuous)

Practice
Making Present Perfect Continuous quiz 1, quiz 2

Just /Already /Yet quiz 

Been

Been or gone information
Has gone to vs. Has been to information

READING

Changes in Town. This shows good use of the present perfect simple.

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10:20
Present Perfect Simple - "What has he done?" High School Students video

GRAMMAR

8-1 Present Perfect Simple - Explaining the present
Correct homework.

SPEAKING

8-3 Speaking Pairs

11:40
GRAMMAR
8-2 Explaining the Present #2
non-smrt 8-1 and 8-2 Lesson + Exercise
From: Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Continuous - Gr. Spectrum 3

READING
Learn this new vocabulary for tomorrow's reading.

***UPDATE*** Tuesday, Sept.15 Unit 8 Lesson Plan

***UPDATE***
still already yet anymore quiz  

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The next assessment test is this Friday, Sept.18

Look through:

Exit/Assessment Test Information

You will be given the questions to answer in your video this afternoon

before the end of the class.
Make a video any way you want and send the link to me:
lesliemillikin@canada-english.com
or
follow the instructions on
this page
about how to make a YouTube video.
(Note that you must change your privacy settings to UNLISTED.)

10:30
Practice Parts of Speech - Definitions and quiz

VOCABULARY
Correct homework.

SPEAKING
8-2 Vocabulary discussion

11:35
GRAMMAR
Present Perfect Simple - "What has he done?" High School Students video

8-1 Present Perfect Simple - Explaining the present #1

Lesson and 1st exercise
2nd exercise

1:40
WRITING Unit 7
7-1 Subject Verb Agreement - Indefinite Pronouns

Correct the exercise.

2:05 Assign Speaking video

Monday, Sept14 Unit 7 test and Start of Unit 8

10:20
pre-test review
Word transformation mini-lesson and practice
Articles in general quiz

11:00
Unit 7 Test

VOCABULARY
Unit presentation

LISTENING
8-1 Saving Energy

WRITING  Unit 7
7-1 Subject Verb Agreement - Indefinite Pronouns

For extra practice:
Upper Intermediate lesson on word formation