December 16, 17, 19, 20

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December 16, Future exercises
http://esl.about.com/library/quiz/blgrquiz_futureforms.htm
http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/mixed-future-tenses2.html

December 17
Paragraph Writing
  Practice Worksheet 4 - Unrelated Sentence Fun

December 19, Video The Grinch Who Stole Christmas

December 20, Christmas Activities  (vocab, games, wordsearch . . .)

December 10, 12, 13

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJrSUHK9Luw#t=196

Year 9, we are on to a new unit of work - Campaign.

This unit you will explore the topic of important global issues.

Unit Question: How can I make myself be heard?

AOI: Health and Social Education

Our assessment tasks this unit will include: 

     Criterion A - Oral:  Debate

     Criterion B - Visual Interpretation

     Criterion D - Opinion essay writing

December 10

   -Intro to unit

   -Distribution of hand-outs

   -p. 27 Vocabulary - World Issues

December 12

   -p. 28 Vocabulary (exercise 1)

   -p.28 - Reading   (exercise 2,3)

   -Discussion

homework: Vocabulary p. 125 - Review vocabulary words for Unit 3.  

December 13

   -p. 29 Exploring grammar - Talking about the future

    will, goingto, present continuous and present simple

   -p.29 exercise 4, 5, 6

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December 2, 3, 5, 6

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2b Couples
  Dec 2 - pp 16-17  Vocabulary - relationships , intro to Present Perfect Continuous exercise 5

 Dec 3 - p 17 Exploring Grammar exercise 5, 6, 7, 8
Worksheet - Unit 9 Present perfect continuous
 homework worksheet for-since

2c From the heart
Dec 5 - Reading - exercise 1, 2, 3
Writing - Giving reasons (so, so that, that's why and because) exercise 4, 5, 6  

Dec 6 - hand in Creative writing
 Progress Check 2

Homework this week, work on you creative story which is due Friday.

November 29

Creative Writing - as you can see from the above video story telling can be great fun and is a good way to express yourself.

Continue with your story.

Creative writing story is due December 6.

November 26

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Good Morning.

This morning we will have our Visual Interpretation assessment.  Good luck!

November 22

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Reading test  - 45 minutes

Read the text and answer all questions.

November 21

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1. So and Because
    Complete the worksheet

2. Creative writing
    Prompt:  Write a story about someone searching for what love means?

http://www.litbridge.com/creative-writing-prompts/creative-writing-prompts-about-love/ 

November 19

New Unit

2 - Love life  Term 1 - 3 weeks

Have a look! 

Grammar: Present perfect and past simple

                Present perfect continuous

Vocabulary: Romantic gifts, Relationships

Reading and Listening:  Attraction, Couples, From the heart

Speaking:  Survey, Asking and answering questions about recent activities

Writing: Giving reasons: so, so that, that's why and because

Past simple time: 2:38

November 15, 18

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Criterion D - Writing

TASK:  Write a biographical text  with the information given.

Phase 2 (100-150 words)
Phase 3 (200-250 words)
Phase 4 (200-250 words)

November 14

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Biography Writing Preparation

Let's take this time to share and critique our biographies in preparation to our writing assessment.

November 8, 12

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Today, let's begin:
1. Work in pairs and write a biographical text using the sheet you have been given.

Miguel/Manrico, Dinis/Francisco, Enrique/Filipe/Manrico, Mariana/Rodrigo, Beatriz/Sofia, Felix/Jeanne

I can offer verbal feedback and guidance which will help you with your written assessment.

November 7

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 Year 9, we have lots to do today!

1. Criterion C - Reading Comprehension   (Task: Read the biography and answer all questions.)

2. Work in pairs and write a biographical text using the sheet you have been given.

November 5

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1) 5 minute warm up:  
       How many words can you make from the word "November?"


2) Put the words in the following sentences into the simple past tense. (Exercise 33).
           1st)  2:48
          2nd) 1:56

Homework: You received the name of a person during class.
3) Research a character (biography).  Go online and conduct research on the person. See if the biography you read more or less follows the structure given by the teacher.
        

November 4

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Welcome back Year 9, I hope you had a good break.

1) 5 minute warm up:  
       How many words can you make from the word "November?"

2) How to write a biography

FYI

Bragança, Portugal region

Here in Europe Halloween isn't really a big deal but as the world becomes more of a global village cultures and festivals are crossing.

Three years ago my English B students were doing a bit of research on Halloween and we established that there were festivals held at the this time of the year by the Celts (from the 5th century BC) and they believed that "spirits of all those who had died the preceding year would come back in search of living bodies to possess. The Celts thought that by dressing up in ghoulish costumes they could frighten the spirits away."

Portugal has Celtic origins and funnily enough way in the north in a region sparsely populated (Bragança) near the border with Spain there is a tradition of donning costumes and masks on October 31.

Mask Museum - http://museudamascara.cm-braganca.pt/PageGen.aspx

So beware the 31st of October wherever you are. . .

October 25

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Year 9, we have 2 tasks today.

1) Past simple worksheet
2) Halloween worksheet

Enjoy the break. See you in November!

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October 24- Boo!

shared for educational purposes from National Geographic Kids, October, 2013, p. 28

Homework assignment

Happy Halloween!

October 17, 18, 21, 22, 24

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Oral Reports

TASK:  Student will  present an historical era/topic that interests him/her.

Year 9 English B   -  Unit 1: Is time on my side?

Below please find the rubrics for your
Phase 2 Rubric:  https://app.box.com/s/frco94ngvv0pdv9cporm
Phase 3 Rubric:  https://app.box.com/s/4runahu7q5g1k9hk4aiq
Phase 4 Rubric:  https://app.box.com/s/z1tir7bo5tm9tbmobvmv

October 15

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1). The Past Perfect

• We use the past perfect to talk about an action in the past, which happened before another action in the past.

          Example:  When he'd finished his homework, he went out.
          OR
                          He went out when he'd finished his homework.

First action: he finished his homework. Second action: he went out.


Homework - Prepare for Orals (Thursday, October 17, 18)

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October 14

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1. Expressing opinions -  But first let's look at  "what is a fact?"  "what is an opinion?"  Let's see what the BBC has to say about this: http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/topic/fact-or-opinion. (20 minutes)

2. Adventures, p 11
Expressing opinions: I think/don't think that, in my opinion, for me.

For additional vocabulary used in expressing opinions, please click on the image above:)

Homework: Exercise 6 (Past Continuous - I was doing) or Unit 14  (I was doing and I did)

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October 11 - Journal Writing

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 Writing Prompt:

Do You Think You Once Had A Different Life?

Your best friend believes fervently in reincarnation, or the passage of the soul at death into another body, whether that’s another human body or the body of another living creature, such as a bird or bee. What are some of the different lives your friend’s soul has filled over the centuries? What have they been like?

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Welcome

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Welcome to the Year 9 English B blog.