December 3, 4, 5

December 3, 4

1.  Activity:  Do you like/hate/love?

What is a gerund? https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/grammar/gerund.htm

Online exercises for practice:

• https://www.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/Likes_and_dislikes/like,_love,_hate..._(-ing)_le1337bo
• https://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/beginner/a_grammar/file07/grammar07_a01?cc=us&selLanguage=en
• https://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/elementary/a_grammar/file04/grammar04_b02?cc=global&selLanguage=en

2.  What is slang? p. 22
How do we change the way we speak in different contexts?

Activity: How do you Brits speak today?
ATL - Communication skills: Read critically and for comprehension

a.  Visit the following website and read the article: http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/uk-now/read-uk/slang
 b. Check for comprehension:  http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/uk-now/read-uk/slang
 c. Check your vocabulary (matching): http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/uk-now/read-uk/slang
d. Check your vocabulary (multiple choice): http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/uk-now/read-uk/slang
 e. Now answer the questions on p. 22 

December 5
Activity: UK expressions and slang    p. 23
ATL - Communication skills:  REad critically and for comprehension

Task 1 - in pairs, match the expression or slang word with the Standard English definition.

Activity:  Everyday English phrases    p. 24
ATL - Information literacy skills:  Use memory techniques to develop long-term memory

When we learn new words with no context it is difficult to keep them n our long term memory, and we somethimes do not understand how to use the work.

Let's discuss:
   How do you feel about learning new words?
  What strategies do you use to help you learn new words?
  If you want to find the meaning of a new word, what do you do?

Task 1 - The best way to learn new words is by using them . . .   p. 24

November 26, 27, 28

https://www.thelily.com/whats-a-day-in-the-life-of-a-girl-look-like-in-10-countries-sign-up-for-the-lilys-girlhood-around-the-world-for-a-look/

November 26
1.  Girlhood Around The World https://s2.washingtonpost.com/camp-rw/?e=cmRkaWV0cmljaEB5YWhvby5jb20%3D&s=5bfab901fe1ff63507cadf5c
a.  Read the text and learn about life for a 14 year old girl in the Congo.
b.  How does her life differ from yours?  Write a paragraph, explain, include details.

To learn more about this project and see what life is like in go to this link. It's worth a look: https://www.thelily.com/whats-a-day-in-the-life-of-a-girl-look-like-in-10-countries-sign-up-for-the-lilys-girlhood-around-the-world-for-a-look/

2. So and because - explanation: https://www.espressoenglish.net/so-and-because/
    So and because - online exercise : http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/grammar/2g44-so-because.php

3.  1st conditional - explanation & exercise: https://www.espressoenglish.net/first-conditional/
     1st conditional - online exercise: https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/first-conditional-exercise-1.html

4.  Irregular Verbs - List of the 50 most common irregular verbs: https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/support-files/50_common_irregular_verbs_list.pdf
     Irregular Verbs - online exercises There are 4 exercises on this link:  https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/irregular-verbs-exercise-1.html


November 27
Kahoot - talk to your cover teacher and organize a student organized Kahoot period 6.

November 28
New Unit

November 19

November 19
Criterion C, D - Writing      Unit 1 - Am I ready for the real world?
Communicating in Response to Written Text
Using Language in Written form

November 20
English Practice Test - https://intellitest.me/en/knowledge/UH3K0/start?utm_campaign=9910886&utm_medium=mfb_english_test&utm_source=21

What television programmes do you watch to help improve your English?
https://reallifeglobal.com/english-for-life-10-tv-shows-which-youll-love-learning-english-with/

November 12, 13, 14

http://www.sbggalanta.sk/category/aktivity/

November 12, 13

Criterion C, D Oral Assessment

November 14

November 5, 6, 7

November 5
1.  Finish tests
2.  http://first-english.org/english_learning/english_tenses/simple_past/2/10_simple_past_irregular_verbs.htm
http://first-english.org/english_learning/english_tenses/simple_past/2/11_simple_past_irregular_verbs_exercises.htm

3.  Activity: Going to college

Task 1 - Oral Assessment - Criterion C, D  (3-4 minutes)
                                            Presentation Date - Monday, November 12, 13

In pairs or alone conduct research on entering a university to study a subject that you are interested in. Use the questions on p. 15 as a guide to help you. Use a site like Pictochart (https://piktochart.com/) to design a multimedia poster that includes all the information you have found and present it to the class.

November 6
1.  Past Simple
http://first-english.org/english_learning/english_tenses/simple_past/2/12_simple_past_irregular_verbs_exercises.htm
http://first-english.org/english_learning/english_tenses/simple_past/2/13_simple_past_irregular_verbs_examples.htm

November 7
1. Past  Simple
http://www.agendaweb.org/exercises/verbs/simple-past-irregular-1
http://www.agendaweb.org/exercises/verbs/simple-past-irregular-2 
http://www.agendaweb.org/exercises/verbs/irregular-past-3.htm