115/120 Elective 2 Listening and Speaking

Friday, January 22

Speaking with Continuous tenses

Be going to = intention
be going to + verb  = gonna reduction
be going to + noun = no reduction gonna

Listening Future Tense: going to video
Watch Part 1
Do Part 2 exercise 
Watch Last skit -  7:30

Go back to the time table and make new plans using going to.
Work in tables. Talk to each other about all the thing you think you want to do in your future.

120 CORE

10:20

WRITING

Refer to the **UPDATE**

Writing a Paragraph - the RED System Lesson
Find your homework from yesterday.
Correct the exercise. 

Part 3 Concluding Sentences to be continued...

GRAMMAR 1-3 Have and Have Got

Lesson presentation and exercise.

Have and Have Got - Quiz

LISTENING 1-1 Stay in Shape

115/120 Elective 2 Listening and Speaking

Thursday, January 21

Speaking with Continuous tenses

Monsters Inc.
Present Continuous vs Present Simple Lesson
Do Pre-vocab and Ex.4 blanks.
Watch the video. Do Ex. second part

Be going to = intention
be going to + verb  = gonna reduction
be going to + noun = no reduction gonna

Listening Future Tense: going to video
Watch Part 1
Do Part 2 exercise 
Watch Last skit -  7:30

**UPDATE** January 21 120 CORE

Thursday, January 21

**UPDATE**

Lesson and auxiliary verb information, quiz

WRITING PRACTICE

a. Writing topic, supporting and concluding sentences information 

b. Topic and supporting sentences quiz

10:20
LISTENING  1-1 Stay in Shape

GRAMMAR

1-2 Questions presentation
Correct exercise

SPEAKING 1-8 Negative Question Discussion

12:50

WRITING
Writing a Paragraph - the RED System Lesson

115/120 Elective 2 Listening and Speaking

Wednesday, January 20 

Speaking with Continuous tenses

**UPDATE** January 20 120 CORE

Wednesday, January 20

**UPDATE**
Questions with a Preposition at the End exercise
The answers will be posted tommorow.

for more advanced students:
Assorted Questions quiz

and 

Jeopardy all tenses game

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10:20
warmer
Auxiliary verb quiz

GRAMMAR

1-1 Three Kinds of Verbs
Correct exercise
Refer to Verb tense forms

SPEAKING
1-4 Positives and Negatives

GRAMMAR
1-2 Questions
Lesson presentation and exercise

1:45
WRITING
Writing a Paragraph - the RED System Lesson

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Extra practice:

Practice Question Formation - quiz

115/120 Elective 2 Listening and Speaking

Tuesday, January 19 

Informal / Formal English

Finish correcting Ex #2:

smrt 5-1 Body Language
Look through the first part
Practice the neutral / informal conversation

Valentines Day movie clip, Informal Reading exercise

**UPDATE** 120 CORE

Tuesday, January 19

**UPDATE**  

Practice work (optional homework):

You may need to use this: Irregular Verb List

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

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10:20

VOCABULARY
 Spelling City

VOCABULARY
1 Unit Health and Body

Correct Exercise One - Open your homework

Count and Uncount Noun Dictionary

SPEAKING
1-2 Unit Health and Body

12:50
1-1 Three Kinds of Verbs
Lesson and exercise
Watch the 4 videos at home.

115/120 Elective 2 Listening and Speaking

Monday, January 18 

Informal / Formal English

Do Ex #1, Ex #2:

smrt 5-1 Body Language and Backchanneling

************ for extra practice at home ****************

Formal and informal speaking quiz

120 CORE

Monday, January 18

Review

10:20
WRITING

Clauses, phrases and Sentence Types video
Complex Sentence Punctuation quiz

Clause or phrase quiz

WRITING

9-1 Run-On Sentences and Comma Splices

MAYBE: 

(7-2 Using Commas - Listing, Linking, Introducing

8-1 Proofreading 12-1 Using Commas)

VOCABULARY
Pre-vocabulary speaking
1-1 Unit Introduction Discussion
Demonstrate
Exercise work in 3's (tables) Maybe one table of four.

Student A's computer open
1) Unit 1 Vocabulary: Exercise One - Look at each word.

Count and Noncount Noun Dictionary
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.

Student C's computer open
quizlet Read the definitions.

NOTE: All 4 pages should be open at the same time.
If one group finishes before another, that group can start answering the questions at the bottom.

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Practice and Information

WRITING

independent clause
dependent clause

phrase

VOCABULARY
Parts of speech definitions 
Parts of Speech quiz

115/120 Elective 2 Listening and Speaking

Friday, January 15

Adverb Intensifiers
Definitions, Ex.1, Ex.2
Adverb Intensifiers information

115/120 Elective 2 Listening and Speaking

Thursday, January 14

Review: come through, socially acceptable insanity, nosy

The Internet and Technology

Ex #2: Vocabulary

Adverb Intensifiers
Definitions, Ex.1, Ex.2

120 CORE

Thursday, January 14

Chapter I = Office Gossip
Chapter II = Office Gossip

10:40
GRAMMAR 2-2 Reported Speech #2

Correct exercise.

SPEAKING 12-7 Class Sentences #2

11:30
LISTENING 2-3 Investing in Space Travel

READING 12-1 The Space Elevator
Speaking warm up
Video - watch
Go to exercise.
Read alone.
Answers the questions for homework.

115/120 Elective 2 Listening and Speaking

Wednesday, January13

Conversation: online dating

The Internet and Technology

Ex #2: Vocabulary
Ex #3: Listening - Her

120 CORE **UPDATE**

Wednesday, January 13

 **UPDATE**
Say or tell information and quiz
Say and tell quiz

Reported speech 

quiz 1

quiz 2 Note: #2,6,11,12 are more about Unit 6 grammar which is actually similar to Unit 12.

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10:20
opener
Chapter I = "Office Gossip"

10:35
GRAMMAR 12-1 Reported Speech

Refer to update on yesterday's blog post for quizzes...
Have a quick look
Correct homework
Do #4 in-class

11:25 

SPEAKING 12-4 Speaking Pairs

12:50
GRAMMAR 2-2 Reported Speech #2

Lesson and exercise

READING 12-1 The Space Elevator

Speaking warm up

Video - watch

Go to exercise.

Read alone.

Answers the questions for homework.

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Assessment Test Information 

for Friday, January 15

Video Speaking Test

Make a video using one of the ways shown on your speaking test questions page.

When you are finished, 

place the url in the box provided

or

email your video to: lesliemillikin@canada-english.com

Due Thursday, January 14, 8 pm

115/120 Elective 2 Listening and Speaking

Tuesday, January12

Tipping
2:40 Intro - Mr. Bean Doesn't Know How to Tip Video

Ex 5-B Podcast Listening and Answer Correction

Ex 6 Comprehension Questions

Ex 7 Vocabulary Review and Word Placement


The Internet and Technology

120 CORE Unit 12 **UPDATE**

Tuesday, January 12

**UPDATE** 

Practice reported speech

Practice pronouns in reported speech

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10:20
warm-up

Listening/Speaking/Pronunciation Spelling City - 10 minutes

Work in tables... listen and repeat the vocabulary word. Also, try to repeat the sentence. Record your answers.

10:30
VOCABULARY  

re: comet and shooting star - they are not the same

Find your homework for exercise one

Correct a few as a class 

Compare the remaining answers -.

10:55
SPEAKING 12-2 Vocabulary Discussion - Space 

11:20
GRAMMAR 12-1 Reported Speech

Lesson (presentation) and in-class work
Go to exercise 

Do a few as a class

The remainder will be for homework.

12:50

continue GRAMMAR 12-1 Reported Speech

1:55

Video Speaking Test Assignment

Questions to answer in your video.

Instructions 

In-class practice
Make a video using one of the choices 

At home
Make the Test Speaking Video
When you are finished, email your video to: lesliemillikin@canada-english.com

Due  Thursday, January 14, 8 pm

Listening and Speaking 115/120 Elective 2

Tipping
2:40 Ex 1 Words, Expressions, Idioms Discussion
3:00 Ex 2 Fill in the Gaps
3:00 Ex 3 (Intro Video) and Speaking Warm-up Questions
3:25 Ex 4 Match the New Vocabulary Words
3:30 Ex 5-A  Pre-listening Gap Guesses
3:40 Ex 5-B Podcast Listening and Answer Correction
3:50 Ex 6 Comprehension Questions
4:00 Ex 7 Vocabulary Review and Word Placement


These are all phrasal verb dictionaries:
Phrasal Verbs 1; Phrasal Verbs 2 ; Phrasal Verbs 3; Phrasal Verbs 4
Phrasal Verb Pictures

120 CORE Unit 11 Test + Start Unit 12 Vocabulary

Monday, Jan. 11

10:20
Question tag review quiz

10:40

Introductions

SPEAKING
11-8 Assumptions

11:00
Unit 11 test

12:50

Talk about the assessment test

VOCABULARY
12-1 Space
Demonstrate
Exercise work in 3's (tables)

Student A's computer open
1) Unit 12 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.

Student C's computer open
quizlet Read the definitions.

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

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Note: Last week's students: You have the option of
- finishing your Unit 11-3 paragraph and submitting it to me
- not finishing and not submitting.
WRITING
*11-3 Paragraph
Advantages and disadvantages of being a celebrity

**UPDATE** Friday, Jan.8 Unit 11

Weekend study practice

Study the past week's blog posts for more material.

Look at this additional information on question tags.

Try this question tag quiz.

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10:20

Comments about writing :

for more punctuation study, go to Unit 3 Transition Words, Unit 5 Complex Sentences

Unit 9 Run-on Sentences and Comma Splices.

WRITING
11-3 Paragraph

Lesson and exercise.

Note: One paragraph

In-class work on exercise

Advantages and Disadvantages 

11:25

GRAMMAR
Question Tags in the Big Bang Theory
11-2 Question Tags
Open your homework.

Correct #3: e, g, i;  #4: c, e, f, g, j.   

Teacher's edited exercise

Announcements

1. We will do the question tag speaking on Monday, before the test.

2. We will do some phrasal verb work next week.

3. The next assessment test is Friday, Jan.15
Look through:
Assessment Test Information
You will be given the questions to answer in your video on Tuesday, Jan. 12

Thursday, Jan. 7 Unit 11

Study Unit 11 vocabulary
Dictation

GRAMMAR
11-2 Question Tags
Correct #1 Exercise Tag Questions edited exercise
Continue Lesson

We Like Animals, Don't We? listening/grammar


SPEAKING
11-7 You think maybe...

WRITING
11-2 Contrasting Linking Verbs

Lesson and exercise
11-3 Paragraph

**UPDATE** Wednesday, Jan.6 Unit 11

Extra Practice

Indirect Questions quiz

Look at this additional information on question tags.

Practice question tags quiz 1, quiz 2.

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10:20
opener
new vocabulary for listening

LISTENING
11-2 Celebrity Life
These people were asked this question:
Would you like to be?
... a politician? a pro-athlete? a movie star? or a musician?
Pre-listening conversation
Listen and do exercise

GRAMMAR
11-1 Indirect Questions

Before correcting the exercise, focus on If / Whether 

Go to the middle of the web page to 

'Yes / no' questions with tenses that use 'do / does / did' 

and

Using ''if'' or "whether":

SPEAKING
11-4 Speaking Pairs #1

GRAMMAR
11-2 Question Tags 

- Lesson 

- Exercise Tag Questions edited exercise 

***UPDATE*** Tuesday, Jan.5 smrt 120 CORE Unit 11

Read/Practice/Watch 

(Extra homework)

Using "if" and "whether" in indirect questions information

Indirect questions quiz 1

Watch Indirect questions from Wh-questions video

Indirect questions quiz 1, Indirect Questions quiz 2

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10:20
Spelling City

VOCABULARY
Help for new students: Picture slide Presentation, definitions from quizlet
 How to make a copy on an i-pad instructions Correct homework.


SPEAKING
11-2 Vocabulary Discusssion

LISTENING
11-2 Celebrity Life
These people were asked this question:
Would you like to be...
a politician? a pro-athlete? a movie star? or a musician?
What would YOU like to be?

Students have the conversation.

GRAMMAR
11-1 Indirect Speech
Correct Wh and  How question words (#1 homework from yesterday).
Continue with Direct and Indirect Questions part
Lesson and exercise

WRITING
11-1 Subject-Verb Agreement
Correct writing exercise. Students (from yesterday) share your answers with me.

**UPDATE** January 4 - 120 CORE Start Unit 11

Extra practice

quiz Adjective or Adverb?

Advanced subject-verb agreement quiz

Adjective plus preposition exercise (Answers will be posted later.)

Answers to above exercise

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10:20

SPEAKING
11-1 Unit Introduction

VOCABULARY
11-1 Celebrities

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

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


WRITING
11-1 Subject-verb Agreement
Lesson and exercise
quiz
exercise on uncoutable nouns

L U N C H

12:50
pre-Grammar - questions + EASY TO SEE ANSWERS quiz.  Note the subject questions. the subject answers questions are often made from the shortest questions because they can be one word answers: the subject.

GRAMMAR
do not open until the teacher is finished the "'wh- and how" questions lessonStart at 11-1 Indirect Questions
Lesson - 1st part only and do exercise #1 for homework
Maybe correct in class (answers)
2:20 done

Check the blog later

(remember to refresh)

for extra practice to do at home