Homework for Wednesday, April 1

VOCABULARY

Do 2-20.

GRAMMAR
non-smrt 8-1 and 8-2 Lesson + Exercise
Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Continuous from Gr. Spectrum 3
Do Part C 1-3.

Look at the PPS side of the lesson and then do this
verb tense 7 quiz "I think the waiter has forgotten us."

Look at the PPC side of the lesson and then do this
verb tense 9 quiz "It has been raining all week."

Practice PPS-PPC quiz

READING
Learn this new vocabulary for tomorrow's reading.

Tuesday, March 31 Unit 8 Lesson Plan

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

GRAMMAR
non-smrt 8-1 and 8-2 Lesson + Exercise
Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Continuous from Gr. Spectrum 3

Look at the PPS side of the lesson and then do this
verb tense 7 quiz "I think the waiter has forgotten us."

Look at the PPC side of the lesson and then do this
verb tense 9 quiz "It has been raining all week."

SPEAKING
8-3 Speaking Pairs

VOCABULARY
The Environment
Exercise

LISTENING
Pre-listening vocabulary
8-1 Saving Energy

Your teacher will give you the Speaking Assignment at 2:10 today

Speaking VIDEO for the assessment test on Friday

Open this page.

It provides information about how to make a YouTube video. 

Note that you must change your privacy settings to unlisted.

Due Wed., April 2 8 p.m.

Homework for Tuesday, March 31

GRAMMAR
8-1 Present Perfect Simple - Explaining the present
Do the exercise.  Use these exercise answers  only if you need to.
Watch 

1.video (smrt page ... scroll until you see the video called "Present Perfect Simple - Explaining the Present";   

2. video Already and Yet

Practice

Just /Already /Yet quiz + been or gone (under the first quiz)

VOCABULARY
Study the list of Unit 8 words.

READING
Read and work on this passage: Changes in Town. It shows good use of the present perfect.

Assessment Test Information

Friday, April 3

Monday, March 30 Unit 7 test and the Start of Unit 8

Note: I will show you the answers to Unit 6 test later.

Unit 7 test
Correct the test.

Maybe Unit 6 test answers

GRAMMAR
8-1 Present Perfect Simple - Explaining the present
Lesson and exercise.

VOCABULARY
Study the list of Unit 8 words.

**update*** Study Material for Monday, March 30 Unit 7 test

New:
Quiz about for and since.
PPS and PPC quiz

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10 Past Simple or Present Perfect (2); ago, since, for - answers to exercise

posted before.

Practice: 

(Simple past) vs Present Perfect Verb Tense Exercise 6.

pps or ppc Duration quiz 

Look at the blog for the past week. 

Check out the links and updates. 

Friday, March 27 Unit 7 Lesson Plan

study vocabulary for 10 minutes

VOCABULARY

Dictation

WRITING
7-1 Subject-Verb Agreement
Lesson and Exercise

READING
vocabulary
7-1 Two British Bands
Correct the questions in the exercise.

Homework for Friday, March

READING
vocabulary
7-1 Two British Bands

Answer the questions in the exercise.

GRAMMAR

for, since,ago Past Simple - Present Perfect non-smrt exercise

This exercise is the one I mentioned in class. It is very good!

Read the lesson and answer the questions starting at the bottom of the first page.

The answers will be posted tomorrow.

Thursday, March 26 Unir 7 Lesson Plan

Practice the Present Perfect with scenes from TV shows.

time expressions quiz

LISTENING
I've had/been having an accident - exercise

GRAMMAR
7-2 Experience
Correct #1: 4-8; #2: 4-6; #3: 4-12.

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 Let it Be
U-2

Homework for Thursday, March 26

GRAMMAR
7-2 Experience
Do #1: 4-8;  #2: 4-6;  #3: 4-12.

Practice

Simple past vs Present Perfect Verb Tense Exercise 5

Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous Exercise 8 quiz
Past Simple, Present Perfect, Present Perfect Continuous quiz 1, quiz 2

Review from Unit 2
View this slide show about state and dynamic verbs - Start to study at Mixed Verbs #10
Stative verbs (present perfect simple only) quiz

Wed., March 25 Lesson Plan

GRAMMAR
7-1 Present Perfect - Duration
Correct #1: 6-15: #2: 6-10: #3: 5-15.

SPEAKING
7-3 Speaking Pairs

GRAMMAR
7-2 Experience
Lesson and in-class work.
Time expressions- Past Simple vs. Present Perfect - chart
 Slideshow - part one - view 1-15(We will do part two next week).

LISTENING
 I've had/been having an accident - exercise

WRITING
7-1 Subject-Verb Agreement
Lesson and Exercise

Homework for Wednesday, March 25

GRAMMAR
7-1 Present Perfect - Duration
Do #1: 6-15: #2: 6-10: #3: 5-15.

Practice - Present Perfect quiz 

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

Watch - Present perfect or past simple video

Read - Verbs used in the present perfect simple or the present perfect continuous information.

Tuesday, March 24 Unit 7 Lesson Plan

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Spelling City

VOCABULARY
7-1 Art and Music
Correct exercise #1: 3-20.

SPEAKING
7-2 Art and Music (Vocabulary)

LISTENING
7-1 Favourite Artist

GRAMMAR
Intro quiz

7-1 Present Perfect - Duration
Lesson - at the beginning use eat (irregular) and work (regular) verbs on the board.

12:50
GRAMMAR continued

7-1 Present Perfect - Duration

WRITING
7-1 Subject-Verb Agreement

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More homework for tomorrow:
GRAMMAR
7-2 Present Perfect - Experience
Read the lesson.

Homework for Tuesday, March 24

VOCABULARY
7-1 Art and Music
Do exercise 3-20.

GRAMMAR
7-1 Present Perfect - Duration

Read the lesson and look at the exercise.

Mon., March 23 Unit 6 Test and the Start of Unit 7

review quiz

Unit 6 test  Explain F first
Correct parts A, B, C, D, E. I will correct part F Verb Pattern Sentences.

12:50
VOCABULARY
7-1 Art and Music
Exercise

GRAMMAR
Overview (private) of Unit 7 and Unit 8
- Both units focus on different uses of the Present Perfect.
Start on 7-1 Present Perfect - Duration
Lesson at the beginning use eat (irregular) and work (regular) verbs on the board

Study Material for Unit 6 Test Monday, March 23/15

Look:
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
Verbs + object + to + infinitive quiz (sentence writing)
6-1, 6-2, 6-3 grammar Note: This quiz has some new words and one new pattern we do not study in 120

Practice Direct and Indirect Objects

Don't forget about -
Prepositions (with gerunds)
Here is a list of 70 common prepositions

Friday, March 20 Lesson Plan Unit 6

warmer
Audio Word Match
Practice: remember, forget, try, stop quiz

GRAMMAR
6-3 Verbs + object + to + Infinitive
Correct #1: 4-8; #2: 4-9; #3: 4-15.

WRITING
Verb Patterns Writing Practice

Homework for Friday, March 20

GRAMMAR
6-3 Verbs + object + to + Infinitive
Do #1: 4-8; #2: 5-10; #3: 4-15.
Practice   Verbs + object + to + infinitive quiz

6-1 and 6-2 Grammar Practice

gerund or infinitive? quiz
remember, forget, try, stop quiz

Thursday, March 19 Lesson Plan

Practice Editing Gerunds and Infinitives copy

GRAMMAR
6-3 Verbs + object + to + Infinitive

Lesson and exercise

Speaking 6.3 Verb + Object + to + Infinitive

WRITING
6-1 Sentence Fragments - selected students write their sentences on the board.
6-2 Sentence Order - correct

Homework for ThursdayMarch 19

6-1 and 6-2 Grammar Practice
quiz 1, quiz 2

WRITING
6-1 Sentence Fragments - correct and complete the fragmented sentences
6-2 Sentence Order - complete Part One


GRAMMAR
6-3 Verbs + object + to + Infinitive
Read the lesson
Direct Object of a Verb video, more information

Wed., March 18 Lesson Plan

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quiz

10:30
GRAMMAR
6-2 Verbs + to + Infinitive
Correct exercises #1 and #2. 

Work on #3 and #4 in-class.

SPEAKING
6-6 Tell me about

6-7 Infinitive Discussion

LISTENING
6-1 Favourite Sports

WRITING
6-1 Sentence Fragments
6-2 Sentence Order

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

Homework for Wed., March18/15

GRAMMAR
6-2 Verb + to + Infinitive
Do #1: 5-10;  #2: 4-10
Gerunds (includes "to + infinitive special verbs) quiz 

6-1 Grammar Common mistakes - recommend and suggest

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, March 17 Lesson Plan Unit 6

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Spelling City

VOCABULARY

6-1 World Sports

Unit Six vocabulary Slide show

Correct exercise #1: 3-20

SPEAKING
6-2 Vocabulary Discussion

GRAMMAR

6-1 Gerunds

Correct exercise #1: 5-10;  #2: 5-10

Interactive practice - subjects of verbs subject gerunds

SPEAKING
6-3 What makes you...?

GRAMMAR
6-2 Verb + to + Infinitive

Homework for Tuesday, March 17/15

Click on the coloured words for linked pages.

VOCABULARY
6-1 World Sports
Unit Six vocabulary Slide show
Do exercise #1: 3-20

GRAMMAR
6-1 Gerunds
Do exercise #1: 5-10;  #2: 5-10
Interactive practice - subjects of verbs subject gerunds
37 Things You'll Regret (if you do not do them when you're young) - examples of gerunds as subjects or objects
Go + gerund examples

Monday, March 16 Unit 5 Test and the Start of Unit 6

Pre-test Review
WRITING 5-3 Complex Sentences
Examples

10:30
Unit 5 test

11:30
Correct test

12:50
VOCABULARY
6-1 World Sports
Unit Six vocabulary Slide show
Pronunciation, definitions, parts of speech
Exercise #1

GRAMMAR
Quick Overview 6-1, 6-2, 6-3
6-1 Gerunds
Lesson -
Exercise #1:    

Homework and Study Material for Unit 5 Test on Monday, March 16

WRITING
5-2 A Paragraph click. Use this page to write you paragraph assignment.
This is homework due by Wednesday, March 18.
Share it with me by email.
My address is: lesliemillikin@canada-english.com

Look at this past week's posts from Monday to Friday for extra practice.

Friday, March 13 Lesson Plan Unit 5

10:20
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adjective or adverb quiz

GRAMMAR
5-3 Adjectives
Correct #1: 5-12; #2: 4-15.

SPEAKING
5-6 Crazy Comparisons

11:15
WRITING
Lesson (Complete concluding sentences)
5-2 A Paragraph click
In-class writing

Homework for Friday, March 13

GRAMMAR
5-3 Adjectives
Do #1: 5-12;  #2: 4-15
Read this information on linking verbs
Practice quizzes

comparative adjectives, linking verbs with adjectives, and linking verbs

Note: We will not be doing the Reading tomorrow.

Thurs., March 12 Lesson Plan Unit 5

10:20
Study unit 5 vocabulary -10 minutes maximum

VOCABULARY
Dictation Exercise One

GRAMMAR
5-2 Facts and Predictions
Correct exercise -14.
be going to and will quiz

SPEAKING
5-5 Speaking Pairs

12:50
WRITING
Lesson
5-2 A Paragraph click
In-class writing

GRAMMAR
Adjectives
Lesson and exercise

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for Friday:
READING
Study these words for the reading tomorrow.

Homework for Thursday, March 12

GRAMMAR
5-2 Making Predictions
Do #5-14.
be going to and will quiz

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

Wed., March 11 Lesson Plan Unit 5

10:20
warmer
will and be going to quiz

GRAMMAR
5-1 Future Decisions and Plans
Correct  5-15

Video be going to   watch first and last third

WRITING
5-1 Complex Sentences
Do #1: 3-6; #2: 2-8.
Practice: Game Complex Sentences

GRAMMAR
5-2 Facts and Predictions
Lesson and exercise.

Homework for Wednesday, March 11

WRITING

5-1 Complex Sentences

Do #1: 3-6;   #2: 2-8.

Practice: 

Game Complex Sentences (Click on "check" and decide if it is a complex sentence.)
Game 2 Clauses and phrases


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

Practice: 

will or be going to quiz
"be going to" as a future form quiz
the present continuous as a future form quiz

Scheduled Events in the Near Future quiz

5-2 Facts and Predictions
Read the lesson and watch the video.

Tuesday, March 10 Lesson Plan Unit 5

Introductions
Spelling City listening/speaking/vocabulary

VOCABULARY
5-1 Vocabulary
Slideshow
Correct Exercise #1: 3-20.

LISTENING
5-1 Fashion Magazines
Lesson

GRAMMAR
5-1 Future Decisions and Plans
Lesson and exercise

WRITING

5-1 Complex Sentences

Lesson and exercise

Homework for Tuesday, March 10 Lesson Plan Unit 5

VOCABULARY

5-1 Vocabulary
Slide show
Do Exercise #1: 3-20.

GRAMMAR
5-1 Future Decisions and Plans
Read the lesson and watch the video.

WRITING

Read the lesson.

Monday, March 9 Lesson Plan Start Unit 5

Parts of Speech - Chart - Definitions
Exercise

quiz 1 quiz 2

VOCABULARY
5-1 Vocabulary
Slide show
Pronunciation, definition, part of speech
Exercise #1: -20.
NOTE: If you are moving to 125, you should study the 125 Vocabulary for your class tomorrow.

SPEAKING
5-2 Vocabulary Discussion

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More homework for tomorrow:
GRAMMAR
5-1 Future Decisions and Plans
Read the lesson and watch the video.

Study Material and Suggestions for Friday, March 6 Assessment Test

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 February10. This is when we started Unit 1.
- Look at "Progress"on your ME page to see if I gave you advice about your last test and speaking video.
- If you cannot make a You-tube video, send an "ordinary" one to: lesliemillikin@canada-english.com

Thurs., March 5 Unit 4 Lesson Plan

LISTENING - 30 minutes max

4-1 Online reading

Go to exercise

11:00

GRAMMAR
4-2 Modals and Permission

The answers to the questions were posted yesterday.

Go to the blog for Wednesday to find them. 

11:05

READING
Quick pre-reading discussion about Shakespeare

4-1 William Shakespeare - click here ( Practice reading for the Assessment Test

For reference vocabulary

12:50

GRAMMAR
4-3 Requests and Offers
Correct exercise #1 and #2.

WRITING

4-1 Paragraph

Homework for Thursday, March 5

Speaking VIDEO for the assessment test on Friday

Open this page.

It provides information about how to make a YouTube video.
Note that you must change your privacy settings to unlisted.

GRAMMAR 

4-2: Modals and Permission

Note: this is homework we did not correct today.

Check your exercise answers.

4-3 Modals of Requests and Offers

Do #1: 5-13;  #2: 4-10.

Practice:
- Modals general quiz - Modals- Requests information, quiz
- Making Offers Using Modals - Information, quiz

Weds., March 4 Unit 4 Lesson Plan

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Talk about Friday's 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, March 5/15, 8 pm

10:30
VOCABULARY
Correct 2-20
Dictation

SPEAKING

4-2 Vocabulary Discussion

WRITING
4-1: Capitalization and End Punctuation
Lesson and exercise

4-2 Paragraph

In-class writing time.

GRAMMAR
4-3 Requests and Offers
Lesson and exercise


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READING
4-1 William Shakespeare  

Study this vocabulary for tomorrow's reading

Homework for Tuesday, March 3

GRAMMAR
4-2 Modals and Permission
Do 4-15.
Practice
Modals of Necessity, Prohibition, and Permission quiz (This uses "have got to" as the strongest obligation.)

VOCABULARY

Exercise 1 Do 2-20.

GRAMMAR (for tomorrow)

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

Tues., March3 Unit 4 Lesson Plan

warmer

Modals of necessity quiz

GRAMMAR
4-1 Modal Verbs of Obligation and Advice
Correct exercise #1: 6-10; #2: 5-10; #3: 5-10; #4: 4-10

SPEAKING
4-3 What's the job?

VOCABULARY
Pronunciation, definitions, parts of speech - exercise one

GRAMMAR

4-2 Modals and Permission

Lesson and exercise

2:15
Assign the Speaking Test

Homework for Tuesday, March 3

GRAMMAR
4-1 Modal Verbs of Obligation and Advice
Do exercise #1: 6-10; #2: 5-10; #3: 5-10; #4: 4-10

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

From this afternoon:
Page 1 must, have to, mustn't, don't have to
Page 2 must, have to, mustn't, don't have to

Mon., March 2 Unit 3 test and the Start of Unit 4

9:30
Unit 3 test

Correct 

12:50
GRAMMAR
4-1 Modals of Obligation and Advice
Lesson and exercise.
Modals of obligation page 1, page 2

The next assessment test is this Friday, March 6 2015

Exit/Assessment Test Information

You will be given the questions to answer in your video tomorrow, Tuesday, Mar3.