Lesson Plan Thursday, May28 Unit 4

VOCABULARY

Dictation

GRAMMAR
4-2 Modals and Permission
Correct exercise 5-20.

WRITING

Comments about

4-1 Capitalization and End Punctuation shared assignment

4-2 Paragraph
Open the paragraph you were assigned yesterday. I will look at each student's work.


READING
4-1 William Shakespeare - click here ( Practice reading for the Assessment Test)
For reference vocabulary

12:50
GRAMMAR
4-3 Requests and Offers
Do exercise and correct your answers.

Homework for Thursday, May 28

GRAMMAR
4-2 Modals and Permission
Do exercise 5-20.

WRITING
4-2 Paragraph
Write 1 paragraph on the topic given. It should be about 100 words.


Grammar 2-1 Practice
Modals of obligation quiz 1, quiz 2

Lesson Plan Wednesday, May27 Unit 4

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

LISTENING
4-1 Online Reading

GRAMMAR
4-2 Modals and Permission
Lesson and exercise

WRITING
4-2 Paragraph

Homework for Wednesday, May 26

GRAMMAR
4-1 Modals of Obligation and Advice
Do exercise #1: 4-10;  #2: 5-10;  #3: 4-10;  #4: 4-10.
Practice Modal Verbs of Obligation & Advice
Study this Reference Chart - Modals of Obligation & Advice

WRITING

4-1 Capitalization and End Punctuation

Do 2-10. THIS WAS HOMEWORk FROM MONDAY.

Share your answers with me:

lesliemillikin@canada-english.com

(Note: if you were new in class today, you do not have to do this.)

Speaking Test Assignment  (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, May 28, 8 pm

On the May 15 homework blog, an exercise was posted called "Verb plus preposition information and exercise". Here are the answers that were not posted. Sorry for the delay.

Lesson Plan Tuesday, May 26 Unit 4

warm-up
Spelling City

VOCABULARY
4-1 Exercise One
Correct 3-20.

SPEAKING

4-2 Vocabulary Discussion

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

SPEAKING
4-3 What's the job? Use "Do you have to?"

WRITING

4-1 Capitalization and End Punctuation

Do 2-10.

Share your answers with me:

lesliemillikin@canada-english.com

2:15
Speaking Test Assignment Assignment

Homework for Tuesday, May 26

VOCABULARY
4-1 Exercise One
Do 3-20.

WRITING
4-1 Capitalization and End Punctuation
Do 2-10.

Optional Miscellaneous Work:
Parts of Speech: Chart, quiz
Find the adjective quiz

Study nouns and adjective forms, and do the quiz.

Articles (a, an, the) are adjectives. Read this information and do the quiz.

Word order quiz

WARNING: This may be difficult. Word transformations quiz. Note: the side words are in order and need to be changed to a different part of speech. This is an excellent exercise because it tests your knowledge of sentence structure.

Mon., May 25 Unit 3 test and the Start of Unit 4

10:20
Unit 3 test, Part A - listening - oral - dictation
Correct A,B,C,D,E,F,G

VOCABULARY
Unit 4 Lesson and exercise.

WRITING
4-1 Capitalization and End Punctuation

or

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, May 29

Exit/Assessment Test Information

You will be given the questions to answer in your video tomorrow, Tuesday, May26.

Study Material for Unit 3 Test - Monday, May 25

WRITING Practise
3-1 Compound Sentences
Coordinating Conjunctions information

GRAMMAR Practise
3-3 Past Simple, Continuous, and Perfect
Simple Past / Past Continuous (Ex.4) quiz
past perfect.

Look through the past week's activities, quizzes and videos. 

Try some of them.

Weekend Homework and Unit 2 Test Study Material - May19/15

I will be on vacation next week and return on May 25

Your substitute teacher will be Melissa.

READING
2-1 Real Estate Blog
Do 1 and 2. Check your answers.

GRAMMAR
2-3 Present Passive
Do the exercise. Check your answers.
The Passive quiz 1, quiz 2, quiz 3

2-1 grammar practice:
Present Simple or Continuous quiz

Look through this past week's blog, 

Try some of the activities/quizzes/videos.

Lesson Plan Friday, May15 Unit 2

warmer
State and Action verbs quiz (maybe refer to the homework post on last night's blog)


GRAMMAR
2-3 Present Passive
Lesson

Note: from Unit 1 test:

Champagne doesn’t make in Spain.

READING

2-1 Real Estate Blog

I will be on vacation next week.

Your substitute teacher will be Melissa.

Homework for Friday, May 15

2-2 Grammar Practice
Information Mixed verbs
State and Action verbs information and quiz
Dynamic Verbs and Stative Verbs Exercise 06

GRAMMAR
2-3 Present Passive
Read the lesson.

Miscellaneous Grammar Work (Prepositions):
Verb plus preposition information and exercise. The answers will be posted later.
Prepositions: Adjective + At / By / From / In - information and exercise, answers NOTE: this is more upper intermediate (advanced).

Also, look at the two preposition links shown on the right side of this page.

Lesson Plan Thursday, May 13 Unit 2

warmer

dictation (Vocabulary) 3 sentences

10:35
GRAMMAR
2-3 State and Dynamic Verbs
Correct #1: 6-15; #2: 6-12; #3: 8-11; #4: 6-12. 

SPEAKING

lack

2-6 Speaking Pairs #1

12:50

WRITING
2-1 Simple Sentences
Lesson and Exercise

2-2 Prepositional Phrases
Lesson and Exercise

READING

2-1 Real Estate Blog

Do for homework.

Homework for Thursday, May 13

GRAMMAR
2-3 State and Dynamic Verbs
Do #1: 6-15; #2: 6-12; #3: 8-11; #4: 6-12.

Study this state verb Information
Practice action and state verbs quiz 1 (halfway through the page); quiz 2, quiz 3

Optional (your choice to do or not do) work:
Linking verbs are similar to (but not exactly the same) as state verbs. Look at this information. SCROLL DOWN until you get to "Linking" verbs

Lesson Plan Wednesday, May13 Unit 2

10:20
Opener and homework correction - FIRST THE TEACHER WILL PLAY the listening.
LISTENING
2-2: My Dream House
Correct Exercise Two (Details) 2-11.

10:50
GRAMMAR
2-1 Present Simple and Continuous
Correct #3: 4-14; #4: 4-15; #5: 4-12.

SPEAKING
2-3 Mr. Bean
Words to use in the exercise.

GRAMMAR
2-2 State and Dynamic Verbs
Lesson and exercise

maybe
WRITING
2-1 Simple Sentences
Lesson and Exercise

2-2 Prepositional Phrases
Lesson and Exercise

Homework for Wednesday, May 13

LISTENING
2-2: My Dream House

Do Exercise Two (Details) 2-11.

GRAMMAR
2-1 Present Simple and Continuous
Do  #3: 4-14;   #4: 4-15;    #5: 4-12.

Optional (your choice to do or not do) work:

Practice the USE of the Present Continuous quiz

Study this information which shows the difference between the Present Simple and Present Continuous (Progressive). Then do this quiz.

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.

Lesson Plan Tuesday, May12 Unit 2

Opener
Spelling City NEW STUDENTS - These are the words you need to learn this week.

VOCABULARY
Unit 2 Housing Picture Vocabulary
Correct Exercise One 1-20

SPEAKING
2-2 Vocabulary Discussion

GRAMMAR

Review 

Facts or generalizations quiz (from last night's blog)

Note:  3. ...reaches, 7. The Olympic Games, 8. A waiter
2-1 Present Simple (and Continuous)  Correct exercise  #1 and  #2

2-1 Present (Simple) and Continuous lesson  Work on exercise  #3 and  #4.

LISTENING
Pre-listening question: What is your dream house?

2-2 My Dream House

Homework for Tuesday, May 12

VOCABULARY
Do Exercise One 3-20.

GRAMMAR
2-1 Present Simple and Continuous
Do Exercise #1: 3-12;  #2: 4-12
Practice Signal words quiz

USE of the Present Simple - Practice:
1. Repeated actions: habits, routine - quiz
2. Facts or generalizations quiz
3. Scheduled Events in the Near Future quiz

Monday, May11/15 Unit 1 Test and Start of Unit 2

Review of auxiliary verbs quiz

Unit 1 test
Test correction (B,D,E,).

11:35
Start Unit 2- Housing

Picture Vocabulary
Lesson
Exercise: Do a few examples and the rest will be homework.

1:15
2-1 Present Simple and Continuous
Lesson - the first half only stop after adverb placement.
Exercise: Do a few examples from #1 and #2.
Signal words quiz

Weekend Study Material for Unit 1 Test - May 11

WRITING PRACTICE

a. Writing topic, supporting and concluding sentences information 

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

GRAMMAR PRACTICE
Lesson and auxilary verb information, quiz
Practice Assorted Questions quiz - for more advanced students.

Friday, May 8, Unit 1 Lesson Plan

GRAMMAR
1-3 Have and Have Got
Lesson and watch the videos.
Have and Have Got - Quiz


WRITING
Open Writing a Paragraph - the RED System Lesson

Students share yesterday's paragraphs with the teacher: lesliemillikin@canada-english.com
Work on the concluding sentences.

Homework for Friday, May 8

GRAMMAR
1-3 Have and Have Got
Read the lesson and watch the videos.


Axiliary verb quiz 1, quiz 2

Thursday, May7 Unit 1 Lesson Plan

VOCABULARY
Dictation

GRAMMAR

1-2 Questions
Correct #1: 4-16; #2: 2-4 and 6-10.
Work on #3, #4, #5.
Question Formation - quiz

SPEAKING

1- 6  Question Table

WRITING
Review basic sentence structure - video only watch part of it: up to 1:15
Review Topic Sentence and Supporting Sentences.

Open Writing a Paragraph - the RED System Lesson
Work on the new version of Supporting Sentences.

Homework for Thursday, May 7

GRAMMAR
1-2 Questions
Do #1: 4-16; #2: 2-4 and 6-10
Practice choosing the correct auxiliary verb in questions quiz 9
Practice auxiliary verb or full verb quiz 2

Optional - Your choice to do or not do.
LISTENING
1-1 Stay in Shape
Do exercise 2. If you want it corrected, share it with:
lesliemillikin@canada-english.com

Wednesday, May6 Unit 1 Lesson Plan

10:20
warmer quiz 3

GRAMMAR
1-1 Three Kinds of Verbs
Correct #1: 3-9; #2: 1,3,4; #3: 3-10.

SPEAKING

pre-Stay in Shape Listening

May6/15 Student FOUR Pre-listening STAYinSHAPE questions
May6/15 Student THREE  Pre-listening STAYinSHAPE questions
May6/15 Student TWO  Pre-listening STAYinSHAPE questions
May6/15 Student ONE Pre-listening STAYinSHAPE questions

LISTENING

1-1 Stay in Shape

12:50
WRITING
Writing a Paragraph - the RED System Lesson
Open your copy of Topic Sentences (linked to the Lesson). Correct topic sentences for #2 and #3.
Work on Supporting Sentences.

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

Homework for Wednesday, May 6

GRAMMAR
1-1 Three Kinds of Verbs
Do #1: 3-9;  #2: 1,3,4;   #3: 3-10. (Watch the videos to help you understand.)
Watch this video about auxiliary verbs

Auxiliary verb practice: quiz 1, quiz 4, quiz 7


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

Tuesday, May 5 Unit 1 Lesson Plan

opener
Spelling City NEW STUDENTS - These are the words you need to learn this week.

VOCABULARY
1-1 Health and Body
Visual reference: Slide Show
Correct Exercise One: 2-20; Exercise Two: all

SPEAKING
1-2 Vocabulary Discussion

GRAMMAR
1-0 Introduction
Lesson and answers NOTE: THIS IS THE COPY YOU SHOULD USE.
Correct #4 in the exercise.

1-1 Three Kinds of Verbs
Lesson
In-class examples and the remainder for homework.

WRITING
Homework from yesterday.
Writing a Paragraph - the RED System Lesson
Open your copy of Topic Sentences (linked to the Lesson). Correct topic sentences for #2 and #3.


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For tense review (to do at home):
Learn the form of the first eight tenses.
Practice identifying verb tenses.
Watch this video.

Homework for Tuesday, May 5

VOCABULARY
1-1 Vocabulary Health and Body
Slide Show.
Exercise One: Do 3-20

Exercise Three: complete the exercise.

WRITING
Writing a Paragraph - the RED System Lesson

Open your copy of Topic Sentences (linked to the Lesson). Write a topic sentence for #2 and #3.

GRAMMAR
1-0 Introduction

Complete #4.

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Extra (Optional) Work

Practice auxiliary verbs quiz

Monday, May4/15 Start Unit 1 Health and Body

for fun:
Waterbed video, Caught Cheating with Sexy Girl prank video

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

12:50
WRITING
Writing a Paragraph - the RED System Lesson

GRAMMAR
1-0 Introduction