Academic Writing 125 and smrt 115 Core

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to  smrt 115 Core students:

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**UPDATE** Monday, Dec.14 Unit 9 The Weather

Check your homework: 

WRITING

9-2 Articles

smrt exercise answers

"the for 2nd mention" answers

"general or specific" answers

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10:20

SPEAKING

Pre-vocabulary 9-1 Unit Introduction Discussion

VOCABULARY
9-1 The Weather
Exercise work in 3's (tables)

Student A's computer open
1) Unit NineVocabulary: Exercise One - Look at each word. Note the part of speech. If it is a noun, note if it is countable or uncountable. This is a dictionary which shows if a noun is countable or uncountable.
plus
2) Spelling City - Find, listen to and repeat each word.

Student B's computer open
Picture slide presentation full screen
Look at the pictures to help you understand the words.

Student C's computer open 

Read the definitions from quizlet

12:50
WRITING
9-2 Articles
Lesson and exercise
(Ex.23 Azar) "the for 2nd mention" exercise: some in-class work plus homework.

using ''the'' or nothing for GENERALIZATIONS def/indef Articles exercise

A, An, The or No Article - Places, etc. information
ARTICLE or NO ARTICLE? 1 quiz

To practice articles used or not used with businesses, click

maybe Basketball - Articles

**UPDATE** Thursday, Dec.10 Unit 8

Correct

READING

8-1 Four Green Cities

Answers to #2. - the comprehension questions

GRAMMAR

 Grammar 8-3: Participial Adjectives 

Answers to exercise

Practice

Making Present Perfect Continuous quiz 1, quiz 2

Just /Already /Yet quiz

Been

Been or gone information

Has gone to vs. Has been to information

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10:20
LISTENING
8-1 Saving Energy
Correct homework.

GRAMMAR
8-1 and 8-2 New and/or Review
non-smrt  Adverbs/Preps PPS + PPC  chart
- Look at the PPS side of the chart and...
verb tense 7 quiz "I think the waiter has forgotten us." (mostly PPS)
- Look at the PPC side of the chart and...
Do verb tense 9 quiz "It has been raining all week." (mostly PPC)

GRAMMAR/LISTENING
PPS vs PPC exercise

GRAMMAR
Participial Adjectives
Lesson and exercise

1:30
READING
8-1 Four Green Cities
Vocabulary for reading.
Lesson and exercise

2:15......................................................

Announcements

Look at the blog for information, videos, exercises and quizzes

I will be on vacation from Tuesday to Friday of next week.

**UPDATE** Wednesday, Dec9/15 Unit 8

Practice

Present Perfect Simple – Present Perfect Progressive 

(Continuous) information

Present Perfect Exercise

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10:20
Present Perfect Simple - "What has he done?" High School Students video

10:30

GRAMMAR
8-1 Present Perfect Simple - Explaining the present
Correct homework.

Time references Present Perfect Simple or Past Simple information and quiz (in the middle of the page).
Yet and already video

SPEAKING
8-3 Speaking Pairs

12:50

GRAMMAR
8-2 Explaining the Present #2
non-smrt 8-1 and 8-2 Lesson + Exercise
From: Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Continuous - Gr. Spectrum 3

LISTENING
8-1 Saving Energy
New vocabulary
Lesson and exercise.

Present Perfect Simple or Continuous exercise
Dec10/15 Participial Adjectives SPEAKING Exercise

**UPDATE** Tuesday, Dec.8

Practice

GRAMMAR

Present Perfect quiz

8-1 Explaining the Present - Using Regular Verbs information

still already yet anymore quiz (This takes a long time to load.)

READING

Changes in Town. 

This shows good use of the present perfect simple.

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10:30
Spelling City

VOCABULARY
Correct homework.

SPEAKING
8-2 Vocabulary discussion

11:15
WRITING
8-1 Proofreading
Correct the exercise.

1:40
GRAMMAR
Present Perfect Simple - "What has he done?" High School Students video

8-1 Present Perfect Simple - Explaining the present #1
Lesson and 1st exercise
2nd exercise

FYI
Count and Noncount Noun Dictionary

1:55

The next assessment test is this Friday, Dec.11

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.

Make a video any way you want and send the link to me:

lesliemillikin@canada-english.com

or

follow the instructions on this page

about how to make a YouTube video.

(Note that you must change your privacy settings to UNLISTED.)

Speaking video questions assigned

DO NOT SHARE A PRACTICE VIDEO.

Monday, Dec.7 Unit 7 Test and Start of Unit 8

10:20
pre-test review
Word transformation mini-lesson and practice

Unit 7 test

11:35
VOCABULARY
8-1 The Environment
Demonstrate simultaneously computer screens (Get a student from the class with a big screen to hold up for everyone to see.)

Exercise work in 3's (tables)
Student A's computer open
1) Unit Eight Vocabulary: Exercise One - Look at each word.
plus
2) Spelling City - Find, listen to and repeat each word.

Student B's computer open
Picture slide presentation full screen
 Look at the pictures to help you understand the words.

Student C's computer open
quizlet  Read the definitions.

NOTE: All 4 pages should be open at the same time.


1:30
LISTENING
8-1 Saving Energy


WRITING
8-1 Proofreading

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For extra practice at home:
Upper Intermediate lesson on word formation

2nd **UPDATE** Friday, Dec.4 Unit 7 Art and Music

Weekend Practice

Extra* subject-verb agreement information
* = not on unit 7 test,  but useful!

present perfect simple vs past simple quiz 

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10:20
study Unit 7 vocabulary
DICTATION

READING
7-1 Two Famous Bands
Compare your answers.
Correct exercise

WRITING
7-3 Paragraph
Review the three main parts of a paragraph.
Practice writing

Thursday, Dec 3 Unit 7 Art and Music

10:20

warm-up
Present Perfect used in scenes from TV shows
Watch a few together. Students work in tables or pairs. Watch the remainder and when you hear the present perfect simple or continuous. What is the situation and why do they use the present perfect?

GRAMMAR

7-2 Present Perfect - Experience
Correct exercise.
for reference: Time expressions- Past Simple vs. Present Perfect - chart

WRITING
Review 7-1 Subject-Verb Agreement

comments about "nothing special"

subject-verb quiz

7-2 Using Commas
Correct exercise.

plus
READING
7-1 Two Famous Bands

**UPDATE** Wednesday, Dec.2 Unit 7

(for, since, ago) Past Simple - Present Perfect exercise (from Tuesday's blog answers

Present perfect or past simple? quiz

Simple past vs Present Perfect Verb Tense Exercise 6 quiz Note this is excellent practice in: 1st- general (present perfect), 2nd- specific (past simple)

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10:20
warmer

Spelling City  Audio word match

10:40
VOCABULARY
7-1 Art and Music
Correct the exercise.

SPEAKING
7-2 Vocabulary Discussion

11:30
GRAMMAR

pre-lesson warm-up:

Have you ever,,, ? 

7-2 Present Perfect - Experience

Have collocation video
Lesson and exercise.
for reference: Time expressions- Past Simple vs. Present Perfect - chart

**UPDATE** Tuesday, Dec.1 Unit 7 Art and Music

(for, since, ago) Past Simple - Present Perfect exercise

This has some 7-2 and Unit 8 grammar, but if you read the first part, you should be able to do it.

7-2 Present Perfect - Experience

Read the lesson look at the exercise.

10:20
warmer
Present Perfect quiz

10:35
GRAMMAR
7-1 Present Perfect - Duration
Correct homework.

10:50
SPEAKING
7-3 Speaking Pairs

Take turns. Try to stay on your own page.

11:15
LISTENING
7-1 Favourite Artist
Listen and do the exercise.
Correct a few.

11:35

VOCABULARY

7-1 Art and Music

Get all tabs open
Demonstrate simultaneously computer screens (Get a student from the class with a big screen to hold up for everyone to see.)

Exercise -
Student A's computer open
1) Unit Seven Vocabulary: Exercise One - Look at each word.
plus
2) Spelling City - Listen to and repeat each word.

Student B's computer open 

JUST the picture slide presentation full screen.

Look at each word.

All 3 pages should be open at the same time.

Stop at 11:50

L    U    N    C    H

12:50

continue VOCABULARY

Go to the exercise 

Do examples - remainder for homework.

1:35

WRITING

7-1 Subject-Verb Agreement

Do a few together - quiz

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For extra homework practice:

Quizlet more vocabulary work