Mon., Aug.31 Unit 5 Test and the Start of Unit 6

10:20
Review
Comparative adjectives online exercise

10:30
Unit 5 test

11:30
Correct part of the test

12:50
VOCABULARY
6-1 World Sports
Unit Six vocabulary presentation
Pronunciation, definitions, parts of speech
Exercise #1 - 20.

WRITING
6-1 Sentence Fragments

GRAMMAR
Overview 6-1, 6-2, 6-3

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

Thursday, Aug27/15 Unit 5 Lesson Plan

What are you going to do on the weekend?
Video be going to.

10:35
GRAMMAR
5-2 Future #2
Presentation Lesson and in-class work on the exercises.

READING
5-1 Technology and the Future of Fashion
lululemon GAG video
speaking warm up
Exercise
teacher's private answers

WRITING
5-2 Paragraph

Write a paragraph  Share with me: lesliemillikin@canada-english.com

Your paragraph will be worth 15-25% of  Unit 5 Test score.

Two choices:

1. On the weekend - Write your paragraph and share it with me: lesliemillikin@canada-english.com

2.  On Monday  - Write the paragraph as part of Unit 5 test.

Wednesday, Aug.26/15 Unit 5 Lesson Plan

warmer

Will or be going to quiz
Present Continuous (Future) quiz

GRAMMAR
5-1 Future #1  (Decisions and Plans)
Correct homework: Exercise

SPEAKING

5-4 Plans and Decisions

WRITING
5-1 Complex Sentences
Correct#1.
for homework complete #2.  Share with me: lesliemillikin@canada-english.com

GRAMMAR
5-2 Future #2
Lesson and exercise + homework

Extra Practice to do at Home:

Complex Sentence Punctuation quiz

Previous examples of students' complex sentences

Tuesday, Aug.25/15 Unit 5 Lesson Plan

Introductions

VOCABULARY
5-1 Vocabulary
Correct the homework given yesterday.
Picture Presentation

SPEAKING
5-2 Vocabulary Discussion

GRAMMAR
5-1 Future Decisions and Plans
Homework: Exercise

WRITING
5-1 Complex Sentences



Extra Practice to do at Home:
Practice:Future Forms quiz
Will or be going to quiz
Present Continuous (Future) quiz

Monday, Aug.24 Start Unit 5

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

SPEAKING
5-2 Is Fashion Important?

WRITING
5-1 Complex Sentences

maybe
r and l pronunciation

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

**UPDATE** 5:40 pm Thursday, Aug.20 Unit 4

*****UPDATE*****

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

Unit 4 Grammar Practice
Modals of obligation quiz 1, quiz 2
Modals of necessity quiz
Should / Had Better quiz

Do more quizzes at the bottom of this page.

Speaking Test Assignment (Video)

Share your video with me:

lesliemillikin@canada-english.com

This is one way to make a video: Open this page which provides information about

how to make a YouTube video. (Note that you must change your privacy settings to UNLISTED.)

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Announcement: Students 

Your Unit 3 tests have all been corrected. 

Find your test and study the corrections.

10:20
Study vocabulary for 5 minutes.
Dictation

GRAMMAR
4-2 Advice  and Suggestions

Correct #1
Lesson continued presentation

SPEAKING
4-8 Had better
Teacher-class

GRAMMAR
4-3 Making Suggestions

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For this evening
to better understand modals, study and practice:
- Modals of Advice: Should, Ought to, Had better information, quiz


For ADVANCED Students only:
Practice "had better" - information

Wednesday, Aug.19 Unit 4 Lesson Plan

warmer
modals quiz

GRAMMAR
4-1 Expressing Necessity

Correct homework Some of #3

SPEAKING

4-4 What's the job?

LISTENING
4-1 Homework

GRAMMAR
4-2 Advice & Suggestions

WRITING4-1 Capitalization and End Punctuation
Correct in class or Share your answers with me:
lesliemillikin@canada-english.com

Tuesday, Aug.17 Unit 4 Lesson Plan

The next assessment test is this Friday, August 21

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.

10:40

VOCABULARY
4-1 Exercise One
Correct c -u

SPEAKING
4-2 Vocabulary Discussion

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

LISTENING
4-1 Homework

WRITING
4-1 Capitalization and End Punctuation
Correct in class or Share your answers with me:
lesliemillikin@canada-english.com

2:15
Speaking Test Assignment (Video)
Make a video and share it with me:
lesliemillikin@canada-english.com

This is one way to make a video: Open this page which provides information about
how to make a YouTube video.
(Note that you must change your privacy settings to UNLISTED.)

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

Monday, Aug.17 Unit 3 Test and Start Unit 4

Review
Pronunciation warmer ed endings

Unit 3 test quiz

VOCABULARY
Literature
Literary Fiction vs Popular Fiction information
Presentation (Pictures)

WRITING
4-1 Capitalization and End Punctuation

smrt 110 Friday, Aug.14 Unit 3

10:20

Watch prank video

She is putting lipstick on each man's neck.

3-6 What time is it?
Contraction: it's = NOT possession "The cat licks it's body."

it's =  it is (pronoun + BE verb)

Team Spelling Bee

Team A: Ali   Ken  Youngeun

Team B: Kazuoki  Wang Meiman Yazeed 

Team C: Yota  DongYu

Study for Monday's Test Unit 3 - Review

Thursday, Aug.12 Unit 3 Lesson Plan

Vocabulary
Hangman

3-4  What are you doing?
Question - What are you doing? = now = Present Continuous

3-5 Mike's guitar

Unit 3 - Worksheet #5

Possession = Present Simple
Family quiz

Wednesday, Aug.12 Unit 3

Watch - Present Continuous example sentences
Mr. Bean driving ""Car Crashes" video

Make am/are/is sentences with these vocabulary words

drive, listen, man, now, touch, read, sit, watch


3-2 He's playing soccer now = Present Continuous#3 Correct the sentences. Start at d.

3-3 I'm not watching TV.

Negative - I'm not watching TV. = now = Present Continuous

3-4  What are you doing?
Question - What are you doing? = now = Present Continuous

11:35

continue with:
a. Your brother is sleeping.
Is your brother sleeping?
No, he isn't.
Yes, he is.

smrt 110 Tuesday, Aug. 11

Family review
Husband/wife; child = 1 / children = 2 + more; siblings
Mother/father; brother/sister; aunt/uncle; grandmother/father;cousins

Unit Three Grammar Notes
On board:
(3-1 My family = Present simple I am (female/male; tall/short; ...)
3-2 He's playing soccer now = Present Continuous

 #3 Correct the sentences. Start at d.

12:50
Vocabulary 3-8 Pictures Presentation
Pronunciation Unit Three Vocabulary List

1:50 if time..
Spell the word game Spelling City
Send someone up to write the chosen word (chosen by the opposite team).

Study Suggestions for Unit 1 Test - Aug 4

Practice 

Auxilary verbs information, quiz 1, quiz 2

Assorted Questions quiz - for more advanced students.

There are several quizzes, videos and a slide show

 posted on this blog during the past week. 

Check them out.