September 29, October 2, October 3

Poster project

Design and create a poster that discusses the question: What is the biggest influence on your personality? We will use these posters to deliver an oral presentation. (2-3 minutes) The presentation date will be Monday, October 6.

The poster must have/be:

• Visual impact: use of colour, headings, lettering
• Neat
• Well-organized
• Correct spelling/grammar
• Creative
• Format/presentation
• High work quality/effort

September 22, 25, 26

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September 22
Speaking, p. 10
#1 Work in groups. Discuss the question:What is the biggest influence on your personality?

Reading, p. 10
#2 



September 25
Study Skills, p. 11
Reading tips
#3 Complete the sentences
#4 Complete the table
#5 Answer the questions

Writing
Describing people:using modifiers
#6 Complete the notes
#7 Complete the text


Practice makes perfect
Complete the following online exercises

http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/esl-present-tense1.html
http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/esl-present-tense2.html
http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/english-verbs-tobe1.html
http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/english-verbs-tohave1.html
http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/english-verbs-behave1.html
http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/english-verbs-behave2.html


September 26

Writing
#8 Write about a friend. 

Write sentences about you and your family. Use modifiers.

September 15, 18, 19

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September 15
Exploring Grammar
  Present Simple, Present Continuous

September 18
Exploring Grammar
  Present Simple and Present Continuous

Vocabulary
Adverbs of manner

September 19
Writing
   Write sentences about people you know. Use the adverbs in exercise 9.

September 8, 11, 12

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September 8
Intro to unit - Personality
Have a look! p. 5

September 11
1a Handwrtiting
Reading, p. 6
 #1 Read and listen
 #2 Look at Jenny and Matt's handwriting.  T or F

Pronunciation - Word stress
 #3 and # 4

Exploring grammar
 Present simple
  #5 Complete the table
  #6 Complete the text
  #7 Complete the sentences

Speaking
  #9 Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions in exercise 8. Then think of more questions.

Homework
Unit 5 (I do/work/like etc.) Exercise 5.1, 5.2

September 12
1b Body Language, p. 7
 #1 Listening
 #2 Complete the sentences about body language with the words in the box.

Exploring grammar
 Present continuous
 #3 Look at the examples
 # 4 Write true and false sentences about the picture.

2014/15 School Year

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Welcome to the 2014/15 school year.

Let's have a great year!