Friday, July 31 Lesson Plan

GRAMMAR
1-3 Have and Have Got
Correct #1: d-n
#2: none
#3: d-j
#4: d-j
Do #2 in-class

SPEAKING
pre-speaking
Have and Have Got instructions

1-9 What Have You Got to Say?

WRITING
We will continue the writing when I return on August 10.

Homework for Friday, July 31

GRAMMAR
1-3 Have and Have Got
Do #1: d-n
#2: none
#3: d-j
#4: d-j

Have and Have Got - Quiz

Thursday, July 30 Unit 1 Lesson Plan

Dictation - Go to vocabulary

GRAMMAR
1-2 Questions
Correct
#1: f-j
#2: e-l
#3: f-j
#4: e-j
Do some of #5 in-class

Make questions slide show

SPEAKING
1-7 What's the Question?

WRITING
Writing a Paragraph - the RED System Lesson

Topic Sentences

GRAMMAR
1-3 Have and Have Got
Lesson and exercise

Homework for Thursday, July 30

GRAMMAR
1-2 Questions
Do
#1: f-j
#2: e-l
#3: f-j
#4: e-j
Practice choosing the correct auxiliary verb in questions quiz 9.
Practice auxiliary verb or full verb quiz 2.
Watch this English tenses video.  Do not watch the future tenses. This is because we don't study every tense in 120. Also, we will study future forms in Unit 5. After watching the video, do this exercise on video.

Wednesday, July 29 Unit 1 Lesson Plan

10:20

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Auxiliary Verbs quiz 3. 

The first thing to do is find the main verb.

10:35

Attention to yesterday's Verb Tenses page. 

GRAMMAR
1-1 Three Kinds of Verbs
Correct  #1: d-j (7);   #2: d-i (6);   #3: c-h (6);   #4: d-j (7).
The first 4 of each letter - teacher and class.

11:10
SPEAKING
1-5 Change the Tense

11:35
WRITING
Paragraph Form information
Demonstrate Word Order - Sentence Structure video
(who what where when how why)
Watch at home.

L  U  N  C  H

12:50
WRITING continued
Brief Introduction
Writing a Paragraph - the RED System Lesson Intro
Overview of a paragraph vs an essay -  a microcosm

1:10

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

Homework for Wednesday, July 29

GRAMMAR
1-1 Three Kinds of Verbs
Do  #1: d-j;   #2: d-i;    #3: c-h;    #4: d-j.
You may need to use this:  Irregular Verb List

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, July 28 Unit 1 Lesson Plan

Spelling City

10:20
VOCABULARY
1-1 Health and Body
Correct Exercise One:

SPEAKING

1-2 Vocabulary Discussion

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

Watch a few minutes of this video about auxiliary verbs. (To advance your English verb knowledge, continue to watch the video at home.)

12:50

GRAMMAR 1-1 Three Kinds of Verbs continued
Verb tense forms

1:35
WRITING
Paragraph Form information
Word Order - Sentence Structure video
(who what where  when  how  why)

2:05
WRITING continued
Writing a Paragraph - the RED System Lesson
Do an overview of a paragraph vs an essay

July 27/15 Start Unit 1 Health and Body

SPEAKING
1-1 Introduction Discussion

VOCABULARY
1-1 Health and Body
Pronunciation, Part of Speech, Definition
Study this Slide Show.

Parts of speech definitions
Basic Parts of Speech exercise
Parts of Speech quiz

LISTENING
1-1 Stay in Shape

more homework for tomorrow:
GRAMMAR
1-1 Three Kinds of Verbs

Watch the videos and read the lesson.

Thursday, July 23 Unit 12 Lesson Plan

Dictation

Animated video which shows other ways to use reported speech.
Office Gossip Chapter 1

GRAMMAR
12-1 Reported Speech
Correct #1: d-l; #2: d-j; #3: d-j.

SPEAKING
12-7 Class Sentences #2 (review of 12-2 grammar)
12-6 Class Sentences #1 (review of 12-1 grammar)

READING

The Space Elevator

Homework for Thursday, July23

GRAMMAR

12-2 Reported Speech #2
Do #1: d-l;  #2: d-j;   #3: d-j.

Practice reported speech quiz

Wednesday, July21/15 Unit 12 Lesson Plan

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Reported speech Note #1

 Say or tell information and quiz

10:35

GRAMMAR

12-1 Reported Speech #1
Correct #1: c- g:
Do examples #2: c - f.  #3: c - f; #: b.

10:55
SPEAKING
12-4 Speaking Pairs 

Teacher and class roleplay the first 6; students do the rest in pairs.

12:50
GRAMMAR
12-2 Reported Speech #2
Lesson and exercise.

Homework for Wednesday, July 22

GRAMMAR
12-1 Reported Speech
Do #1: c - l
Practice reported speech   Note: If there is a time or place word, it must be changed. For example, "here" changes to "there"; "tonight" changes to "that night".  You will learn more about this tomorrow.
Practice pronouns in reported speech

Tuesday, July 21 - Unit 12 Lesson Plan

10:20
VOCABULARY

Listening/Speaking/Pronunciation Spelling City

10:35
VOCABULARY
Correct exercise one: c - t. First, class + teacher - up to letter h.

10:55
SPEAKING
12-2 Space (Vocabulary)

11:20
LISTENING
New Vocabulary for 12-2 Listening
12-2 The Beast

WRITING
12-1 Using commas

Correct 2 -10.

12:50
GRAMMAR

One student tell another student what she did last night. Teacher and class report what she did.
12-1 Reported Speech
Lesson - student reads "Quotation

 and exercise - in-class work
The remainder will be for homework.

2:10
Assign speaking test

Open this page for information about how to make a YouTube video.
Note that you must change your privacy settings to unlisted.
Due Thurs., July 23, 8 p.m.
If you cannot make a YouTube video (preferable), send any kind to: lesliemillikin@canada-english.com
General Assessment Test Information

Monday, July 20 Unit 11 Test and the Start of Unit 12

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

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

WRITING
12-1 Using Commas

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GRAMMAR
12-1 Reported Speech
Read the lesson.


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The next assessment test is this Friday, July 24, 2015

Assessment Test Information

Practice for Monday's (July 20) Unit 11 Test

Indirect questions quiz.

Look at this additional information on question tags, Indirect questions quiz

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, July 17 Unit 11 Lesson Plan

"Farewell" to Zarina, Kassandra, Karol, Claire.

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question tags quiz 

GRAMMAR
11-2 Question Tags
Correct #4: c- j

SPEAKING
11-8 Assumptions

READING
11-1 Three Celebrity Interviews
Correct Madonna Part a, plus question tag(s).

Homework for Friday, July 17

GRAMMAR
11- Question Tags
Do #4: c- j (note a,b,c,d,e,j all need a negative first part) Example: Peter, you don’t know where Paul is, do you?
See the Lesson Plan (today) and Homework (last night) blog for practice quizzes.

READING
11-1 Three Celebrity Interviews
Do Madonna Part a only. Also find the question tag(s).

Thursday, July 17 Unit 11 Plan

Study unit 11 vocabulary for 5 minutes
Dictation

GRAMMAR
11-2 Question Tags
Correct exercise #1: d -p; #2: b - n.
quiz explain notice #2 with "do" for emphasis

SPEAKING
11-8 Assumptions

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

WRITING
11-1 Subject-Verb Agreement
Count and Noncount Noun Dictionary
Correct c - t
Start (demo) subject - verb agreement quiz, quiz 2

Homework for Thursday, July 16

GRAMMAR
11-2 Question Tags
Do exercise #1: d -p;  #2: b - n.

Practice question tags  quiz 1, quiz 2, quiz 3.

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

Wednesday, July 15 Lesson Plan

10:20
Indirect questions quiz.

10:35
GRAMMAR
11-1 Indirect Questions
Correct.

SPEAKING
11-4 Speaking Pairs #1 (Indirect Questions)
11-5 Speaking Pairs #2 (Responses)

11:25
WRITING
11-1 Subject-Verb Agreement
Count and Noncount Noun Dictionary
Correct c - t
Start (demo) subject - verb agreement quiz, quiz 2

12:50
11-2 Question Tags
Lesson and exercise
We Like Animals, Don't We? listening/grammar




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more home\work for tomorrow:
WRITING
10-1 Cause and Effect Linking Words

Homework for Wednesday, July 15

CLICK ON THE BROWN-RED WORDS FOR LINKS.


GRAMMAR
11-1 Indirect Questions

Do exercise #1: c - t;   #2: b - l;   #3: c - l.

Read/Practice/Watch

Using "if" and "whether" in indirect questions information and quiz
Indirect questions from Wh-questions video

Indirect questions quiz, quiz 2.

This information is only for students who want to review direct questions - website.  This site is not about indirect questions.

Tuesday, July 14 Unit 11 Lesson Plan

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Spelling City listening, speaking and vocabulary exercise 

NOTE: at home practice - click above and click on Spelling test.

VOCABULARY
11-1 Correct exercise one: c -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

GRAMMAR
11-1 Indirect Questions
Lesson and exercise

Homework for Tuesday, July 14

VOCABULARY
11-1 Do exercise one: c -t.

WRITING
11-1 Subject-Verb Agreement

Do c - t
Practice subject - verb agreement quiz, quiz 2

GRAMMAR
11-1 Indirect Questions
Read the lesson.

Monday, July 13 Unit 10 Test and the Start of Unit 11

10:20
WRITING
Unit 9
Finish correcting 9-1 Run-on Sentences
Repairing run-on sentences quiz

10:35
Instructions
Unit 10 test

L U N C H

12:50

VOCABULARY

11-1 Pronunciation, definition and part of speech lesson
Exercise one

WRITING

11-1 Subject-Verb Agreement

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

***UPDATE *** Weekend Study Material for Unit 10 Test July 13

UPDATE - Run-on Sentences and Comma Splices video


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Modal Verbs of Probability Information
Modal Verbs of Probability Exercise 1
Practice Modals of Probability (must/can't) quiz

Look at the blog from this past week. 

Practice the modal verb and run-on sentence quizzes.

Friday, July 10 Unit 10 Lesson Plan

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Past probability modals information and quiz

GRAMMAR
10-2 Modals of Certainty #2
Correct #2: all; #3: d-j.

11:30

WRITING
10-1 Run-on Sentences
Correct b - l.
Comma Splices lesson / information

From last night's blog post:  Practice recognizing comma splices quiz

Practice recognizing run-on sentences quiz
Comma Splices lesson / information

Homework for Friday, July 10

GRAMMAR
10-2 Modals of Certainty #2
Do #2: all;  #3: d-j.
Practice past probability modals information and quiz
Grammer 10-1 + 10-2:  Practice all probability modals quiz

WRITING
10-1 Run-on Sentences
Do  b - l.
Repairing sentences quiz
online exercise
Practice recognizing run-on sentences quiz
Practice recognizing comma splices quiz

Homework for Wednesday, July 8

VOCABULARY
Unit 10 Travel
Do exercise one.

GRAMMAR
10-1 Modals of Certainty #1

Do exercise #1: e-o; #2: all;  #3: b-m.

Optional, but useful work:

Modals of probability quiz

Probability: must, can't, may, might, could lesson and exercise. Note that you cannot type on this page. Do the exercise and check your answers.

Tuesday, July 7 Unit 10 Lesson Plan

10:20
Introductions

10:25

SPEAKING - 15 minutes maximum
10-1 Unit Introduction Discussion

10:40
VOCABULARY
Unit 10 Travel
Pronunciation, definitions 

Lesson and exercise + h/w

11:15

LISTENING

10-2 Travel Wish List

1:20
GRAMMAR
10-1 Modals of Certainty #1
Lesson presentation and exercise

Monday, July 6 Unit 9 completion and test

Announcement

10:20
Review time clauses and first conditional,  teacher-directed class speaking

Quiz

11:00

Review the second conditional,  teacher-directed class speaking - Table
Quiz


12:50
Students read their sentences from the "table" speaking exercise.
Look over and start Unit 9 test.

1:50

Correct Part D,E,F

2:20 Class finished

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Students prepare for tomorrow:
VOCABULARY
Study the words from Unit 10

GRAMMAR
10-1 Modal Verbs of Probability
Read the lesson.

Study Material for Unit 9 Test on Monday, July 6

Time Clauses
information - times clauses
Time clauses, time clauses 2


The First Conditional
information 1st conditional
1st conditional


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



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

Friday, July 3 Unit 9 Lesson Plan

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

GRAMMAR
9-2 Second Conditional
Correct  #1: e - l;  #2: d - j;  #3: d - o. Do #4 in-class.

Example sentence
"I will not help you because I do not have time."
Now change this sentence to the "opposite" of the truth:
"I will not help you..."  becomes "I would help you... "
"because I do not have time" becomes "...if I had time"
Answer
 "I would help you if I had time."

Teach the 0 conditional short lesson

SPEAKING
9-6 What Would You Do If...

maybe

9-7 Opposite of the Truth

Homework for Friday, July 3

GRAMMAR
9-2 Second Conditional
Do  #1: e - l;  #2: d - j;  #3: d - o. We will do #4 tomorrow.
For reference: Irregular verb list 
Practice Second Conditional quiz


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Optional (your choice) work:
READING
Tornadoes

Thursday,July 2 Unit 9 Lesson Plan

10:20

Spelling City

10:40
VOCABULARY

Correct exercise two: #1. #2. #3.

SPEAKING

9-2 Vocabulary Discussion

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

12:50

GRAMMAR
9-2 Second Conditional
Lesson and exercise

LISTENING
9-1 The Best Weather

2:20 class finished