Study Suggestions for Tomorrow's (May 1) Test

LISTENING

12-2 The Beast
Correct exercise Listening 12-2: Exercise Two  ANSWERS.

Practice quizzes posted on the blog since Monday,
look at the blog for the past week.

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 9,10,11,12. Go back to April 7 This is when we started Unit 9.
- Look at "Progress" on your ME page to see if I gave you advice about your last speaking video, writing, or anything else.


New Students:
Do not try to learn the vocabulary from those units that you were not here for. There are too many words. It is wiser to review the grammar.






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Chapter II = the second part of "Office Gossip"

Thursday, April 30 Unit 12 Lesson Plan

READING
Reading
Watch "The Space Elevator" video
Refer to words for the reading

GRAMMAR
12-1 Reported Speech
Correct  #3 4(the last dialogue)

12-2 Reported Commands and Requests
Correct #1: 5-10; #2: 5-15.

SPEAKING

12-5 Practice using the Grammar you studied in 12-1

12-7 Practice using the Grammar you studied in 12-2

LISTENING
12-2 The Beast
Correct exercise 2. Answers will be posted later.

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Homework for Thursday, April 30

GRAMMAR
12-1 Reported Speech
Do  #3  4(the last dialogue)
Practice reported speech quiz 1, quiz 2

LISTENING
12-2 The Beast
Do exercise 2.

12-2 Reported Commands and Requests
Do #1: 5-10; #2: 5-15.

more homework for tomorrow:
Learn these words for tomorrow's reading
Watch "The Space Elevator" video

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Extra practice
Say or tell information and quiz
Say and tell quiz

Wednesday, April 29 Unit 12 Lesson Plan

brief talk about using vocab from units 9-12 in video

GRAMMAR
12-1 Reported Speech
Correct #1: 5- 15: #2: 6-15.
Do  #3  in class.

10:55
SPEAKING
12-3 Speaking Pairs

LISTENING
12-2 The Beast

12-2 Reported Commands and Requests
Lesson.

2:15
more homework for tomorrow:
Learn these words
Watch "The Space Elevator" video

Homework for Wednesday, April 29

GRAMMAR
12-1 Reported Speech
Do #1: 5- 15: #2: 6-15.
We will work on #3 tomorrow
Practice reported speech

Practice pronouns in reported speech

12-2 Reported Commands and Requests

Read the lesson.

VOCABULARY

Correct Exercise 2. The answers are on today's lesson blog.

Tuesday,April 28 Unit 12 Lesson Plan

10:20

VOCABULARY

Listening/Speaking/Pronunciation Spelling City

10:35
VOCABULARY
Correct exercise #1:  3-20

Correct a few in class and students check remaining answers to exercise #2

10:55
SPEAKING
12-2 Space (Vocabulary)

11:20
LISTENING
New Vocabulary for 12-2 Listening

12-2 The Beast

12:50

GRAMMAR
12-1 Reported Speech
Lesson (presentation) and in-class work
The remainder will be for homework.

2:10
Assign speaking test

Homework for Tuesday, April 28

VOCABULARY
12-1 Space
Pronunciation, Definition, and Part of Speech
Do exercise 1: 3-18
Do exercise 2:" 2-8

GRAMMAR
12-1 Reported Speech
Read the lesson.

Monday, April 27 Unit 11 Test and the Start of Unit 12

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

10:30
Unit 11 test
Correct B,C,D,E,F,G .... maybe
11:30

11:50 - 12:50       L    U    N    C    H

12:50
Correct B,C,D,E,F,G .... maybe continue

VOCABULARY
12-1 Space
Pronunciation, Definition, and Part of Speech
Exercise 1
Exercise 2

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GRAMMAR
12-1 Reported Speech
Read the lesson.

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The next assessment test is this Friday, May 1, 2015

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, April 30, 8 pm

Weekend Study Material for Unit 11 Test on Monday April 27

Study Unit 11 Vocabulary 

GRAMMAR
11-1 Indirect Questions
Practice quiz 1

11-2 Question tags
Practice quiz 1, quiz 2
Advanced questions tags quiz

WRITING

A/An or The Information

Unit 9-2 Articles - Known and Unknown Nouns: Specific or General Nouns quiz 1, quiz 2

Unit 10-2 Articles - Unique People or Things; Proper Nouns; Special Cases Information

Article or No article geographical names quiz 1, quiz 2

Note: Grammar 11-3 Phrasal Verbs WILL NOT BE on Unit 11 test.

For more grammar practice quizzes, 

look at the blog for the past week.

Friday, April 24 Unit 11 Lesson Plan

warmer activity
"This is yours, isn't it?" example: phone
"These are yours, aren't they?" example: keys

Matching a noun or pronoun to the verb
aren't I?
aren't you?
isn't it?
  isn't he?
  isn't she?
aren't we?
aren't they?

10:45
GRAMMAR
11-2 Question Tags
Correct #1: 6-15;   #3: 5-15 (your answers to #2 will help you with #3)
Listening:
We Like Animals, Don't We? listening/grammar

video Question Tags in "The Big Bang Theory"
Identify the tags

if time
SPEAKING
11-7 You Think Maybe...


11:47 Refer to the information on the weekend post of the blog.

Homework for Friday, April 24

GRAMMAR
11-2 Question Tags
Do #1: 6-15;   #3: 5-15 (your answers to #2 will help you with #3)
Look at this additional information on question tags.
Practice question tags quiz 1,  quiz 2.

Thursday, April 23 Unit 11

warmer
about.com indirect questions quiz   

GRAMMAR
11-1 Indirect Questions
Correct #2: 5-10;  #3: 7-10;   #4: 6-12;   #5: 5-12.

SPEAKING
11-3 Speaking Pairs #1 (Indirect Questions)
11-4 Speaking Pairs #2 (Responses)

READING
Beverly Hills video by Weezer
11-1 Three Celebrity Interviews
Do Johnny Depp only

GRAMMAR
11-2 Question Tags

Lesson - Presentation
Listening:
We Like Animals, Don't We?

Homework for Thursday, April 23

GRAMMAR
11-1 Indirect Questions
Do #2: 5-10;   #3: 7-10;   #4: 6-12;   #5: 5+7-12.

Read/Practice/Watch

Using "if" and "whether" in indirect questions informationIndirect questions quiz

Watch Indirect questions from Wh-questions video
Indirect Questions quiz 2.


GRAMMAR
11-2 Question Tags
Read the lesson.

Tuesday, April 21/15 Lesson Plan

Craig's video
VOCABULARY
10-1 Correct exercise 3-20.

SPEAKING
11-2 Vocabulary Discussion

LISTENING
11-1 Celebrity Life

GRAMMAR

11-1 Indirect Questions
First review ordinary/regular/normal questions from this website.

WRITING
10-2 Articles
Correct 2-10

for reference only:

Count and Noncount Noun DICTIONARY

Monday, April20/15 Unit 10 Test and the Start of Unit 11

10:20
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
Exercise.

Unit 9 WRITING
9-2 nonsmrt (Azar Ex.23) Using THE for second mention answers.
(Azar Ex.19) Known or Unknown Nouns answers

Count and Noncount Noun DICTIONARY

Unit 10 WRITING
10-2 Articles

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

WRITING
10-2 Articles
Read the lesson.

UPDATE Weekend Study Material for Unit 10 Test April 20/15

GRAMMAR
10-3 So/Neither Do I

Watch this video.
Finish the exercise and correct your answers.
Practice "So, too, either, neither" quiz

10-2 grammar
Practice past probability modals information and quiz

UPDATE
Unit 9 WRITING
9-2 nonsmrt (Azar Ex.23) Using THE for second mention answers.
(Azar Ex.19) Known or Unknown Nouns answers

Look at the blog from this past week. 

Practice the modal verb quizzes.

Fri., April 17 Unit 10 Lesson Plan

warmer

Modals practice quiz

SPEAKING

10-4 Explaining Photos

GRAMMAR
10-2 Modals of Probability#2
Correct # 3.

GRAMMAR + LISTENING
10-3 So/Neither Do I
Onboard t-chart intro

Lesson
So/Neither do I television clips video
non-smart Listening 9.7 Headway So/Neither Do I script

probably...

Do the remainder for h/w

If we don't get the homework all corrected, I will post the answers on the blog.
We will do a speaking activity on Monday before the test.

11:35 - not today

WRITING
(Azar Ex.23) Using THE for second menïion.

Correct one or two. The remainder of the question answers will be posted on the weekend blog.
(Azar Ex.19) Known or Unknown Nouns  

Correct one or two. The remainder of the question answers will be posted on the weekend blog.
Count and Noncount Noun DICTIONARY

There will be filming of a music video for a CCEL teacher/musician, Craig, 

on Tuesday at the beginning of lunch time. 

We need as many people as we can get on the roof top. Weather depending of course.

Homework for Friday,April 17

WRITING
Do (Azar Ex.23) Using THE for second menïion.

Do(Azar Ex.19) Known or Unknown Nouns  

Count and Noncount Noun DICTIONARY

 GRAMMAR

10-3 So/Neither do I
If you have not read this already, read it tonight.

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more (optional = your choice) work:
10-1 and 10-2 GRAMMAR
Modals practice quiz

Thursday, April 16/15 Lesson Plan

study vocabulary words for 5 minutes

10:25
VOCABULARY
Dictation - we will do 1/3 of the dictation

10:45
GRAMMAR
10-2 Modals of Probability #2
Correct #1: 4-5; #2: 4-15.
Do #3 in-class.

SPEAKING
10-4 Explaining Photos

11:40
READING
10-1 Where the Hell is Matt? 3:31 2nd video

12:50
WRITING (Unit 9)
9-2 Articles = Known or Unknown Nouns + General and Specific
Lesson and exercise
Work on exercise (Azar Ex.23) Using THE for second menïion.
Work on exercise (Azar Ex.19) Known or Unknown Nouns

 if time
GRAMMAR
10-3 So/Neither do I
Lesson  (or maybe just a t-chart on the board as an intro)
Assign lesson reading as h/w for Friday.


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Preparation for Monday

WRITING
10-2 Articles

Unique and Proper Nouns + Special Cases
Read the lesson

Homework for Thursday, April 16

GRAMMAR
10-2 Modals of Probability #2
Do #1: 4-5;  #2: 4-15.
Modals of probability in the past, present, and future quiz. 

GRAMMAR
10-3 So/Neither do I

Read the lesson.

Wednesday, April 15 Unit 10 Lesson Plan

warmer
on board show a few responses to Probability pictures

Discuss the pictures.

Use these 2 forms: 

1. modal + base verb

2. modal +  be + verb + ing

10:45
GRAMMAR

Watch possibility or certainty video 
10-1 Modals of Probability #1
Correct #1: 5-15; #2: 5-6; #3: 4-10; #4: 4-10.

11:25
SPEAKING

10-3 What Could You Say?

LISTENING

10-2 Travel Wish List

GRAMMAR
10-2 Modals of Probability #2
Lesson and exercise

Homework for Wednesday, April 15

GRAMMAR
10-1 Modals of Probability #1

Do #1: 5-15;  #2: 5-6;  #3: 4-10;  #4: 4-10.

Practice Modal Verbs of Probability (all probability modals) quiz
Practice Modals of Probability (must/can't) quiz

GRAMMAR
10-2 Modals of Probability #2

Read the lesson.

WRITING

Practice recognizing run-on sentences quiz

Practice recognizing  comma splices quiz

Tuesday, April 14 Unit 10 Lesson Plan

warmer
Spelling City

VOCABULARY
Correct the exercise 3-20.

SPEAKING

10-2  Vocabulary Discussion

GRAMMAR
10-1 Modals of Probability #1
Lesson and exercise

WRITING (Unit 9)
9-1 Run-on Sentences and Comma Splices
Correct the exercise 2-10

9-2 Articles
Lesson.and exercise Known or Unknown Nouns
a/an, some, the: illustrations
Work on exercise (Azar Ex.23) Using THE for second menïion.
Dictionary - shows if a noun is countable or uncountable
Video Countable and Uncountable Nouns

Homework for Tuesday, April 14 /15

VOCABULARY
Do the exercise 3-20.

WRITING (Unit 9)

9-1 Run-on Sentences and Comma Splices

Do the exercise 2-10 

9-2 Articles

Read the lesson.

GRAMMAR
10-1 Modals of Probability #1
Read the lesson.


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Extra (Optional) Work:
READING
esl-bits Set 2, Travel Books Click on Matching. This is an excellent reading exercise.

Monday, April13 Unit 9 test + start Unit 10

Review
1st and 2nd conditionals Quiz, Time clauses quiz, quiz

10:30

Look over and start Unit 9 test.

11:30
VOCABULARY
Unit 10 Travel
Pronunciation, definitions Lesson

12:50
continue with VOCABULARY
Exercise + h/w

1:30
WRITING
Unit 9
9-1 Run-on Sentences and Comma Splices
Lesson and exercise + h/w

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prepare for tomorrow-

WRITING
Unit 9
9-2 Articles (Known or Unknown Nouns + General or Specific)

Read the lesson.

GRAMMAR
10-1 Modal Verbs of Probability

Read the lesson.

Homework / Study Material for Unit 9 Test on April 13/15

GRAMMAR

9-2: Second Conditional 

Check your answers to the uncorrected questions

9-3 First and Second Conditional
Read the lesson, do the exercise, correct your answers.

Practice 

First or Second Conditional? quiz, First and Second Conditional quiz

Warning: The quiz is higher level English - First and Second Conditional quiz

Friday, April 10 Unit 9 Lesson Plan

warmer

Second Conditional quiz

GRAMMAR
9-1 Second Conditional
Lesson presentation continue at page 13( it is also common to use the second conditional to talk about the opposite of the truth.

I would help you if I had time.

POSITIVE  I would help you - the "opposite" =  NEGATIVE I won't help you

POSITIVE (if) I had time - the "opposite" =  NEGATIVE I don't have time

I won't help you (because)  I don't have time

Irregular verb list
Exercise:  in-class work.

Remainder for homework.

maybe
SPEAKING
9-5 What would you do if ... ? (Second Conditional)

if time
LISTENING
9-1 The Best Weather

Thurs. April 9 Unit 9 Lesson Plan

10:20

warmer: Spelling City

GRAMMAR
9-1 First Conditional and Time Clauses
Do in-class work on exercise  #3 and #4.
Teach the 0 conditional short lesson

Do First Conditional quiz; Time Clauses quiz  

SPEAKING
9-3 Speaking Pairs

12:50
VOCABULARY

Correct exercise 2

SPEAKING
9-2 Vocabulary Discussion

GRAMMAR
9-1 Second Conditional
Lesson presentation

maybe

LISTENING
9-1 The Best Weather

Homework for Wednesday, April 8

GRAMMAR
9-1 First Conditional and Time Clauses
Read the notes.

WRITING Unit 7
7-2 Using Commas
Make all the corrections and share with me.
lesliemillikin@canada-english.com

WRITING Unit 8
8-1 Proofreading
Make all the corrections and share with me.

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Extra work on commas (in  Simple and Compound sentences)
Simple or compound quiz

Simple or compound exercise

Tuesday, April 7/15 Lesson Plan

Most of this class will be review from Unit 6, 7 and 8 Writing.

WRITING  Unit 6
6-1 Fragments
6-2 Sentence Order

Unit 7
7-2 Using Commas
for homework:
Simple or compound quiz

Simple or compound exercise

Unit 8
8-1 Proofreading


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Homework for tomorrow
GRAMMAR
9-1 First Conditional and Time Clauses
Read the notes.

Thursday, April 3/15 Pre-lunch class + Test

8-1 Participial Adjectives

Lesson - slide presentation

READING
8-1 Four Green Cities
Vocabulary


11:30  Give instructions for the test

L   U   N   C   H

12:50
Assessment Test

Homework and Study Material for Assessment Test

GRAMMAR
8-3 Participial Adjectives
Read the lesson.

Review of all Present Perfect
Watch this 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 at 4:19.

Study - Adverbs/Prepositions chart - Pr.Prf Simple/Continuous

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 5,6,7,8. Go back to March 9. This is when we started Unit 5.

- Look at "Progress" on your ME page to see if I gave you advice about your last speaking 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 cannot make a You-tube video, send an "ordinary" one to: 

lesliemillikin@canada-english.com

Wednesday, April 1 Unit 8 Lesson Plan

VOCABULARY

Correct 2-20.

SPEAKING
8-2 Vocabulary Discussion

LISTENING

Short explanations vocabulary
8-1 Saving Energy

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

GRAMMAR
8-2 Present Perfect Continuous
maybe:  Slide show lesson
Exercise