April 25 - 25th of April (National Holiday)
April 26
2 presentations: Adão, João
Unit 5 - Work
p. 49 - Have a look!
Homework: Read Theory (minimum 5 texts)
April 29
p. 49 Vocabulary - jobs
#1, 2, 3
5a Dream jobs
Reading
p. 50 #1, 2, 3
Exploring grammar
Present Perfect
p. 51 #4 Complete the table
Homework: p. 51 #5, #6, #7
Sunday, April 24, 2016
Monday, April 18, 2016
April 18, 19, 21
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Imagine that you want to advertise a product (a car, a magazine, a perfume, a drink, etc.) for a client.
1. Research logos
2. How to Design a Logo (http://www.wikihow.com/Design-a-Logo)
3. Create a logo (http://www.designmantic.com/)
4. Create a slogan
5. Produce a powerpoint presentation to introduce your product to your client.
You can include (but are not limited to) the following:
a. What is the name of your product?
b. Who is the product for?
c. Why do you think people will buy your product?
d. Where are you going to advertise?
e. What famous people are going to appear in the advert?
f. What music (if any) are you going to use?
g. Describe your advert. What images are you going to use? Why?
* Oral Presentation tips
- Content/Organization - organize your ideas so it is easy for the audience to follow your presentation and remember what you said
- Poise - stand up straight, don't turn your back on your audience
- Voice - speak loud enough and clear enough to be heard in the back of the room
- Eye Contact - look at your audience
- Preparation - be prepared: practice your presentation at home
- Enthusiasm - demonstrate enthusiasm for your topic and others will be excited as well
Sunday, April 10, 2016
April 11, 12, 14
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April 11
Listening
p. 38 #1, 2, 3
Exploring grammar
going to and will
p. 119 - We use going to and will to talk about the future.
We use going to for plans and intentions.
We use will for predictions about the future.
pp. 38-39 #4, 5, 6
Homework: Opposites: https://www.quia.com/cc/2752255.html
Going to and Will online exercise: https://elt.oup.com/student/solutions/preint/grammar/grammar_06_012e?cc=pt&selLanguage=pt
April 12
Exploring grammar
too and (not) enough
p. 120 too and (not) enough are adverbs
p. 39 #7, 8, 0
Write a "dream" shopping list.
Too or enough online exercise:
http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-exercise-too-enough.php
Homework: Read Theory (minimum 3)
April 14
4c Adverts
Reading
p. 40 Read and listen
p. 41 #2 Answer the questions
Listening
p. 41 #3, 4
Writing - Planning an advert
p. 41 #5, 6, 7
Homework: Progress Check 4
Sunday, April 3, 2016
April 4, 5, 7
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Buy and sell
p. 35 Have a look!
Find the pages where you . . .
1. Vocabulary - Shopping
Match the words in the box with the pictures
2. Speaking - Ask and answer the questions
Homework: Read Theory
April 5
p. 36 Reading - Do the quiz and check your score.
Homework: Read Theory
April 7
p. 37 Exploring grammar
Comparative and superlative adjectives
Homework:
Comparative adjectives
http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/comparative-adjectives-exercise-1.html
https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/adjectives-adverbs/adjectives/exercises
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/adjectives_adverbs/adjectives_comparison_sentences.htm
http://www.agendaweb.org/grammar/comparative-adjectives-exercises.html
Superlative adjectives
http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/superlatives-exercise-1.html
http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-1/exercise-english-293.php
http://www.tinyteflteacher.co.uk/learning-english/grammar/exercises/superlative-adjectives.html
Thursday, March 10, 2016
March 14, 15, 17
March 14, 15
online writing exercises: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/arts/exercises/grammar/grammar_tutorial/
D Writing
#7 Write about your diet. Is it healthy? Why/why not? Include information about the amount of fruit, vegetable, meat, sweets, etc. that you eat.
1) Write your text,
2) Share it with the person next to you,
3) Offer feedback,
4) Rewrite your text.
Monday, March 7, 2016
March 7, 8, 10
March 7
p. 31 much, many, a lot of
#5, 6, 7
http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-exercise-many-lot.php
http://www.agendaweb.org/grammar/many_much-exercises.html
How much? or How many?
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/confusing_words/much_many3.htm
March 8
p. 32 Strange tastes
Reading, #1, 2
March 10
"Hangman" - Tasty
Test for Unit 3
A Vocabulary
B Grammar
C Reading
p. 31 much, many, a lot of
#5, 6, 7
http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-exercise-many-lot.php
http://www.agendaweb.org/grammar/many_much-exercises.html
How much? or How many?
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/confusing_words/much_many3.htm
March 8
p. 32 Strange tastes
Reading, #1, 2
March 10
"Hangman" - Tasty
Test for Unit 3
A Vocabulary
B Grammar
C Reading
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Feb 29, March 1, 3
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Orals - Criterion C, D
Julie, Carlos, Tiago
Adão, Maria
March 1
Final Oral - Sofia and Inês
p. 30 #1 Reading - Do the Food Test
p. 31 #2 Read the text again
Countable/Uncountable Nouns
Explanation - http://www.englishpage.com/minitutorials/countable-uncountable-nouns.htm
Exercise - http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-exercise-countable-uncountable-nouns.php
Exercises - http://www.agendaweb.org/grammar/countable_uncountable-exercises.html
Study Unit 3 vocabulary
March 3
Reading Assessment - Criterion B
Sunday, February 21, 2016
February 22, 23, 25, 29
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February 22, 23
Your task is to create a theme restaurant and pitch it to investors as seen in the American show "Shark Tank".
Requirements:
include a visual (ppt, infographic, poster, photos, etc),
both people need to speak (2 - 2 1/2 minutes each).
February 25, 29
Oral Assessment
Criterion C, D
worldometer: http://www.worldometers.info/
Sunday, February 14, 2016
February 15, 16, 18
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3a Hard Rock Café
Listening
p. 28 # 1, #2 Listen and complete the notes
Exploring grammar
p. 28 # 3 Complete the table
#4 Look at the examples . . .
#5 Complete the dialogue
Homework:
https://english.lingolia.com/en/grammar/pronouns/indefinite-pronouns - grammar explanation
Exercise - https://english.lingolia.com/en/grammar/pronouns/indefinite-pronouns/exercises/articles/indefinite-pronouns-mixed-exercise-1948
February 16, 19
p. 29 # 6 - Complete the pronouns
p. 29 Pronunciation - Silent vowels
#7 - Listen and repeat
#8 - Underline the silent vowels
p. 29 Speaking #9 Think of a name for a new restaurant.
p. 29 Vocabulary - preparing food
#10 Match the verbs with the adjectives
#11 Complete the descriptions
Feb 16 Homework: Vocabulary
http://www.esolcourses.com/content/exercises/wordmatch/1/wordmatch.html
http://www.esolcourses.com/content/exercises/grammar/adjectives/foodadjectives/antonyms/wordmatch.htm
1. Put into groups for oral presentation
2. Get into your group and decide what kind of theme restaurant you will create.
3. Choose a name for your restaurant
Countable/Uncountable Nouns
Explanation - http://www.englishpage.com/minitutorials/countable-uncountable-nouns.htm
Feb 19 Homework: Countable/Uncountable Nouns
Exercise - http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-exercise-countable-uncountable-nouns.php
Exercises - http://www.agendaweb.org/grammar/countable_uncountable-exercises.html
Monday, February 1, 2016
February 1, 2, 4
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Finish Assessment (Criterion A)
February 2
Irregular Verbs Worksheet - e, f, g
New Unit - Tasty
Have a look! p. 27 - find the pages where you . . .
Vocabulary - Food p. 27 #1, #2
Speaking - p. 27 #3
February 4
3a Hard Rock Café
Listening
p. 28 # 1, #2 Listen and complete the notes
Exploring grammar
p. 28 # 3 Complete the table
#4 Look at the examples . . .
#5 Complete the dialogue
Sunday, January 24, 2016
January 25, 26, 28, February 1
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January 25
Finish writing assessment
Homework: In/At/On for Time worksheet
January 26
Adventures Workbook
p. 14, 2c Reading Comprehension activity #1, #2
p. 17, #4 Past simple, #5 past continuous, #6 past simple and past continuous
January 28, February 1
Criterion A Assessment
Monday, January 18, 2016
January 18, 19, 21
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Progress Check 2
p. 20 - All
January19
Pop Quiz!
Vocabulary http://www.quia.com/quiz/5653959.html
Irregular Verbs B-D
January 21
Unit Writing Assessment - Criterion C and Criterion D
but first, That’s nyooz to me
Pronunciation changes gradually through the years—that’s evolution, and nothing could be more natural.
But nowadays, if an influential public figure goes on TV or the Internet and says a word wrong, millions of people hear it, and the mispronunciation may gain an undeserved legitimacy. That isn’t evolution, it’s weeds taking over a rose garden. Virtually overnight, a word’s long-established pronunciation can be upended because some big shot misspoke. Examples of widespread mispronunciations for which we blame the media include alleged, camaraderie, controversial, divisive, homage … we could go on.
We recognize that with language the majority rules, but it’s frustrating to realize that those who don’t know or care much about words ultimately decide how they’re spoken.
So here is another installment in our series of pronunciation columns. (Note: capital letters denote a stressed syllable.)
News Don’t say nooze; it’s nyooz (rhymes with fuse).
Era The er should sound like ear. Say EAR-a, not AIR-a.
Dais It’s a raised platform for speakers (the human kind). The right way to say it is DAY-iss, but you often hear DYE-iss.
Dalai Lama DAH-lye LA-ma is the pronunciation unanimously accepted by our office dictionaries, which span the last seventy-five years. The ai in Dalai is pronounced like the first syllable in aisle or the last syllable in samurai. Avoid “Dolly Lama”—that second a in Dalai was not just thrown in arbitrarily.
Daiquiri More trouble with ai. In the 1959 British film Our Man in Havana a character orders a DYKE-er-ee, and our 1966 Random House dictionary prefers that pronunciation. But for years now, Americans have said DACK-a-ree. Even so, the American Heritage online dictionary still lists DYKE-er-ee. Maybe the best bet is to order a mai tai.
Guillotine Despite the oft-heard GEE-uh-teen, this word is traditionally pronounced GILL-uh-teen. In the early 19th century, Noah Webster’s American Dictionary of the English Language called for the l’s to be pronounced. Our 1941 Webster’s New International Dictionary also insists on saying the l’s. GEE-uh-teen as an alternative is a relatively recent trend.
Electoral We’re right in the middle of an important election season, and soon we’ll be hearing semiliterate media types saying ee-lec-TOR-ul. Well, don’t be like them. The word is properly pronounced with the emphasis on the second syllable. The 1999 Webster’s New World and the 2006 American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language list only ee-LEC-ter-ul. However, it is our sad duty to report that the latest edition of each now lists ee-lec-TOR-ul as an alternative. Why is something acceptable now if it wasn’t all right ten years ago?
The moral: When it comes to correct pronunciation, a new dictionary might not be the first place you want to look.
Homework: online exercises
Irregular verbs for next week: E, F, G
But nowadays, if an influential public figure goes on TV or the Internet and says a word wrong, millions of people hear it, and the mispronunciation may gain an undeserved legitimacy. That isn’t evolution, it’s weeds taking over a rose garden. Virtually overnight, a word’s long-established pronunciation can be upended because some big shot misspoke. Examples of widespread mispronunciations for which we blame the media include alleged, camaraderie, controversial, divisive, homage … we could go on.
We recognize that with language the majority rules, but it’s frustrating to realize that those who don’t know or care much about words ultimately decide how they’re spoken.
So here is another installment in our series of pronunciation columns. (Note: capital letters denote a stressed syllable.)
News Don’t say nooze; it’s nyooz (rhymes with fuse).
Era The er should sound like ear. Say EAR-a, not AIR-a.
Dais It’s a raised platform for speakers (the human kind). The right way to say it is DAY-iss, but you often hear DYE-iss.
Dalai Lama DAH-lye LA-ma is the pronunciation unanimously accepted by our office dictionaries, which span the last seventy-five years. The ai in Dalai is pronounced like the first syllable in aisle or the last syllable in samurai. Avoid “Dolly Lama”—that second a in Dalai was not just thrown in arbitrarily.
Daiquiri More trouble with ai. In the 1959 British film Our Man in Havana a character orders a DYKE-er-ee, and our 1966 Random House dictionary prefers that pronunciation. But for years now, Americans have said DACK-a-ree. Even so, the American Heritage online dictionary still lists DYKE-er-ee. Maybe the best bet is to order a mai tai.
Guillotine Despite the oft-heard GEE-uh-teen, this word is traditionally pronounced GILL-uh-teen. In the early 19th century, Noah Webster’s American Dictionary of the English Language called for the l’s to be pronounced. Our 1941 Webster’s New International Dictionary also insists on saying the l’s. GEE-uh-teen as an alternative is a relatively recent trend.
Electoral We’re right in the middle of an important election season, and soon we’ll be hearing semiliterate media types saying ee-lec-TOR-ul. Well, don’t be like them. The word is properly pronounced with the emphasis on the second syllable. The 1999 Webster’s New World and the 2006 American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language list only ee-LEC-ter-ul. However, it is our sad duty to report that the latest edition of each now lists ee-lec-TOR-ul as an alternative. Why is something acceptable now if it wasn’t all right ten years ago?
The moral: When it comes to correct pronunciation, a new dictionary might not be the first place you want to look.
Homework: online exercises
Irregular verbs for next week: E, F, G
Sunday, January 10, 2016
January 11, 12, 14
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5 minute worksheet - Opposites (in, il, dis, un)
p. 17 #8 Complete the sentences . . .
Pronunciation
p. 17 #9, #20
Speaking
p. 17 #11 Work in pairs. Imagine the situations in exercise 8 . . .
Homework -
January 12
2C Murder mystery
Listening
p. 18 #1 Look at the newspaper report and answer the questions.
p. 18 #2 Listen to the conversation
p. 18 #3 Answer the questions
Homework: worksheet (present simple/present continuous)
January 14
Speaking
p. 19 #4 Who murdered Ivor?
p. 19 #5 Listen to the end of the story
Writing
p. 19 #6 Confession: so and because
http://www.headsupenglish.com/index.php/beginner-english-students/beginner-skill-builders/beginner-grammar/325-conjunctions-because-and-so
#7 Join sentence halves
#8 Complete the confession
#9 Detectives discovered that you stole a million-dollar diamond necklace. Write your confession.
Homework: Finish #9 (confession)
Irregular Verb Past Tense Word Search
Sunday, January 3, 2016
January 4, 5, 7
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January 4, 5, 7
2b Confess
Listening - p. 16 #1 Read the police document and listen,
#2 Listen to the rest of the interview,
#3 Answer the questions,
Past Simple - Irregular verb exercises
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises_list/verbs.htm
http://www.englishpage.com/irregularverbs/interactiveirregularverbs1.htm
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/irregular_verbs/fill_in.htm
Exploring grammar
Past Continuous - p. 16 #4 Complete the table
p. 17 #5 Complete the dialogue
#6 Complete the detective's questions
Past Continuous Exercises - homework
https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/past-progressive
http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-exercise-past-progressive.php
http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/presentcontinuous.html
Hoop Shot - The game we played in class
http://kidseslgames.com/grammar%20games/Past%20Continuous/pastcontinuous1.html
Monday, December 14, 2015
December 14, 15, 17
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1. 12 days of Christmas - review and practice
2. Irregular verbs worksheet
December 15
Christmas Activities, exercises, games
Various online activities: http://www.esolcourses.com/topics/christmas.html
More activities: http://www.esolcourses.com/links/christmas.html
December 17
Christmas video - National Lampoon Christmas Vacation
http://streaming.movierojo.com/play.php?movie=0097958
Holiday Homework: Take the quiz
http://www.funtrivia.com/playquiz/quiz412244bb0c8.html
Happy Holidays! See you in 2016!
Sunday, December 6, 2015
December 7, 8, 10
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New Unit - Crime doesn't pay
Have a look - p. 13
p. 13 Vocabulary - Crimes
December 8
2a Crazy Criminals
Reading
#1, p. 14 - Read and listen
#2, p. 14 - Read stories
Vocabulary- Crime stories: Verbs
#3, p. 14 - Find verbs
December 11
Exploring grammar - Past simple
#4, #5, #6 #7, #8, #9
Research "crazy criminal" stories on the internet. Choose 1 to share with the group
Wednesday, December 2, 2015
December 3, 4
November 30, December 1
Review assessments
December 3
Period 5 Prepositions of Place
http://www.agendaweb.org/grammar/prepositions-exercises.html
https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/prepositions/exercises
http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/prepositions-of-place-exercise-1.html
http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/prepositions-of-place-exercise-2.html
http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-exercise-prepositions.php
Period 6
Student will play "Clue" (Cluedo in Portuguese) as an introduction to our next unit
Review assessments
December 3
Period 5 Prepositions of Place
http://www.agendaweb.org/grammar/prepositions-exercises.html
https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/prepositions/exercises
http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/prepositions-of-place-exercise-1.html
http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/prepositions-of-place-exercise-2.html
http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-exercise-prepositions.php
Period 6
Student will play "Clue" (Cluedo in Portuguese) as an introduction to our next unit
Thursday, November 26, 2015
Prepositions of Place
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November 26
Homework: Prepositions of Place
http://www.agendaweb.org/grammar/prepositions-exercises.html
http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/prepositions-of-place-exercise-1.html
https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/grammar-games/prepositions-place
Thursday, November 19, 2015
November 23, 24, 26
Monday, November 16, 2015
November 16, 17, 19
Homework: Commas - Basic Uses: http://www.iue.edu/hss/writingcenter/documents/Commas.pdf
November 16
Paragraph/Structure practice
November 17
Writing Assessment - Criterion C, D
November 19
Freaky Friday - Watch the film (Use Google Chrome as your browser)
http://www.moviesub.net/watch/freaky-friday-2003/302.html
Thursday, November 12, 2015
Possible Essay structure
Point: Best friends are hard to come
by. You should meet my best friend. He is awesome.
Evidence 1: active
Example
1: He plays a lot of sports.
Football, tennis
Evidence 2: cheerful
Example
1: Always in a good mood
Evidence 3: funny
Example
1: Wears different glasses every day
Point: Paulo and I are very different.
Evidence 1: We have different opinions about school
Example
1: He likes school more than I do
Evidence 2: We
support different football teams
Example
1: Sporting v Benfica
Evidence 3: We like
different kinds of movies.
Example
1: I prefer action movies and Paulo
likes comedies.
_________________________________________________________________________________
Best friends are hard to come by.
You should meet my best friend Paulo. He is awesome. First of all Paulo is very
active. He plays a lot of sports. He is
very good at football and tennis. He is
in a football club and goes away to football camp every summer. We play tennis
together. We take lessons on Saturday mornings and on Sundays we get together
and play. Paulo is also very cheerful. He is always in a good mood. He starts every day with a smile. He likes everyone in school and everyone at
school likes him. He is never moody and
you can count on him to be positive. Another positive thing about Paulo is that
he is funny. He makes everyone laugh and keeps us all in a good mood. For example one week he wore a different pair
of glasses each day to school. One day they were black another they were
red. The funny is that Paulo doesn’t
even need glasses.
Paulo is different from me in
many ways.
Sunday, November 8, 2015
November 9, 10, 12
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http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises_list/substantiv.htm
http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-exercise-plural.php
November 9, 10
PEE paragraphs (point, evidence, explanation)
http://www.slideshare.net/bethenabraham/how-to-nail-a-pee-paragraph
http://www.slideshare.net/rddietrich/pee-paragraphs
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks3/english/reading/character/revision/6/
November 12
Writing Assessment - Criterion C, D
Thursday, November 5, 2015
November 2, 3, 6
November 2, 3
Oral Presentations
November 6
PEE Paragraphs
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/pee-paragraph-writing-frame-help-sheet-6427620
http://www.slideshare.net/bethenabraham/how-to-nail-a-pee-paragraph?next_slideshow=1
http://www.slideshare.net/rddietrich/pee-paragraphs
http://www.paigntononline.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/PEE-Paragraphing-and-Literacy.pdf
Practice paragraph:
My
birthday is my favourite day of the year. Every year I have a party and invite
all my friends. They bring me loads of gifts and help me celebrate. I have a big cake. I can eat as much cake as
I want on that day. My parents treat me special that day and I love them for
it. I wish every day was my birthday.
Sunday, October 18, 2015
October 19, 20, 22
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Remember:
- use relevant, well-chosen descriptions, facts, details and examples to support your ideas,
- state your main idea, then move from 1 idea to the next in a logical order,
- have an effective introduction and conclusion,
- organize your time well (2-4 minutes), no part of the presentation should be rushed, too short or too long,
- keep eye contact with your audience (don't read from the screen),
- speak clearly,
- speak loudly enough for everyone to hear,
- use formal English
October 19
Oral presentation prep - finish research
October 20
Oral presentation prep - practice
October 22
Oral Presentations
Thursday, October 8, 2015
October 12, 13, 15
| BEST FRIENDS |
October 12
Writing
p. 11 #8 Write about a friend. . .
Finished? Write sentences about you and your family. Use modifiers.
Homework: Finish class writing assignment
October 13
Progress Check 1
p. 12, #1, #2, #3, #4, #5
Homework: New Adventures Workbook p. 8 #1, #2 #3, #4, #5, #6.
October 15
Prepare for oral presentation (Criterion C and Criterion D)
Topic: What is the biggest influence on personality?
Conduct research and create a powerpoint to organize your ideas.
Homework: Continue working on your research.
Saturday, October 3, 2015
October 5, 8, 9
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October 5
1c Chalk and cheese
Speaking
p. 10 #1 Work in groups. Discuss the question
Reading
p. 10 #2 Guess which sentence is true:
Homework: Workbook exercises 1b #1
October 6
Review - p. 9 Present Simple and Present Continuous
Now, it's your turn:
https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpre-prepro
Homework: Workbook exercises 1b- the rest of the worksheet
October 8
Study skills
Reading tips
p. 11 #3 Look at the advice about reading
#4 Find words 1-8 in the text in exercise 2.
#5 Read the text again and answer the questions.
Writing - Describing people: using modifiers
p. 11 #6 Complete the notes with a bit, not very, quite, very and really.
p. 11 #7 Complete the text with the words in the box.
#8 Write about a friend
Homework: Workbook exercises 1c
Bring Reading Journal (Monday) for assessment
Thursday, October 1, 2015
October 1
Present Simple
Questions: http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/questions/simple_present2.htm
http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/present-simple-interrogative-exercises.html
Present Simple
Negative: http://a4esl.org/q/h/lb/psnv.html
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_present_negation_sentences.htm
http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/present-simple-negative.html
http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/grammar-exercises.html
Homework: Practice the present simple. Continue with these online exercises.
Questions: http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/questions/simple_present2.htm
http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/present-simple-interrogative-exercises.html
Present Simple
Negative: http://a4esl.org/q/h/lb/psnv.html
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_present_negation_sentences.htm
http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/present-simple-negative.html
http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/grammar-exercises.html
Homework: Practice the present simple. Continue with these online exercises.
Thursday, September 17, 2015
September 21, 22, 24
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September 17
Intro to unit - Personality
Have a look! p. 5
September 21
1a Handwrtiting
Reading, p. 6
#1 Read and listen
Homework: #2 Look at Jenny and Matt's handwriting. T or F
Pronunciation - Word stress
#3 and # 4
September 22
Exploring grammar
Present simple
#5 Complete the table
#6 Complete the text
Speaking
#9 Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions in exercise 8. Then think of more questions.
September 24
#7 Complete the sentences
#8 Put the words in order
Writing
Look at the handwriting of a classmate. Write sentences about his/her personality.
Let's share our writing;)
Online exercises
http://a4esl.org/q/h/lb/psv.html
http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/65.html
https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/tests/simple-present-1
http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/present_simple-exercises.html
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/questions/simple_present2.htm
http://www.really-learn-english.com/simple-present-exercises.html
Homework
Workbook exercises
#1, 2, 3
Wednesday, September 2, 2015
September 3
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1. Introductions - I am Ms. Dietrich and I will be your instructor this year;)
2. Sharing is caring - Let's start with introductions. Tell me a little bit about yourself. . .
3. Laying down the law - Class rules . . .
4. Writing it down - Write 150-200 words on ONE (1) of the following topics:
- What I DIDN’T DO this summer
- A unique person I met this summer
- My most memorable moment of the summer
- One thing I learned this summer
- The person I spent the most time with this summer
- The best meal I ate this summer
- A day that I wish didn’t happen this summer
- What I wish I had taken a picture of this summer
- Something educational I did this summer
- Something I bought this summer
- Something I made this summer
- The best word to describe this summer
Sunday, June 14, 2015
June 15, 18, 19
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June 15
6b Sky surfers
Vocabulary - sports equipment
p. 60 #1, #2
Listening
p. 69 #3, #4
Exploring Grammar - Present Perfect: for and since
p. 61, #5, #6, #7
online exercise
http://www.eclecticenglish.com/grammar/PresentPerfect1D.html
June 18
Present Perfect/past simple online practice:
http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs5.htm
http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs6.htm
http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/past-simple-present-perfect-4.html
https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpas-preper
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_past_present_perfect.htm
http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/228.html
http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/grammar/2g11-past-simple-present-perfect-gap-fill.php
http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/present-perfect-simple-past-simple-exercises.html (there are serveral exercises here)
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/ppvpast1.htm
http://www.english-4u.de/pres_perf_ex4.htm
http://www.better-english.com/grammar/pspp1.htm
Present perfect: just
p. 61 #8, #9, #10
online practice
http://www.servator.cat/eva/index_files/Grammar/2ndcycle/4tESO/prsperf2.htm
http://autoenglish.org/gr.presper.i.htm
https://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/preint/a_grammar/file04/grammar04_b01?cc=us&selLanguage=en
http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=1496
Invent a new sport and explain it
June 19
6c Risk
Reading
p. 62 #1 Read the quiz
Speaking
p. 62 #2 Pair Work
Listening
p. 63 #3 Listen to a team of survival experts . . .
Thursday, June 4, 2015
Celebrations Fact Sheet
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-What is a Fact Sheet? http://www.cthealthpolicy.org/toolbox/tools/fact_sheets.htm
-Do a keyword search (fact sheet design ideas) and look at Fact Sheets online to gather information and ideas. (https://trujillodesign.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/advoc-sheets.png)
Writing Assessment - Criterion C, D - Celebration Fact Sheet
1. Choose from one of the following topics and produce a 1 page, eye-catching Fact Sheet of 200-250 words. Include details and colourful images to support your ideas.
2. Use your own words.
3. Include a "Works Cited" page on a separate sheet.
4. Include the word "Fact Sheet" on your fact sheet;)
Sunday, May 24, 2015
May 25, 28, 29, June 1, 4
May 25
5c Interviews
Reading p. 54 #1 Read the job adverts
Study skills - Guessing the meaning of words from context
p. 54 #2 Find these words in the job adverts.
May 28
Conduct research on Fact Sheets.
-What is a Fact Sheet? http://www.cthealthpolicy.org/toolbox/tools/fact_sheets.htm
-Do a keyword search (fact sheet design ideas) and look at Fact Sheets online to gather information and ideas. (https://trujillodesign.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/advoc-sheets.png)
Writing Assessment - Criterion C, D
1. Choose from one of the following topics and produce a 1 page, eye-catching Fact Sheet of 200-250 words. Include details and colourful images to support your ideas.
2. Use your own words.
3. Include a "Works Cited" page on a separate sheet.
4. Include the word "Fact Sheet" on your fact sheet;)
Topics: Child labour, domestic labour, slavery, forced labour, bonded labour, child marriages, trafficking. If you have an idea for Fact Sheet topic, please have it approved before beginning your work.
Example Topic and Fact Sheet: Domestic Work, What is domestic work? Who are domestic workers? What problems do domestic workers face? When is domestic work slavery? Migrant domestic workers. Child domestic workers.
Due Date: June 4, end of period 2 (printed version)
Strategy for completing project on time:
Thursday, May 28, period 2 - Research fact sheets and choose a design that you would like to use,
period 5 - Choose topic, Begin research on your topic,
Friday, May 29, period 3 - Continue research on your topic, write your text
Monday, June 1, period 4 - Put it all together (create Fact Sheet)
Thursday, June 4, period 2 - Final touches, print, submit;)
5c Interviews
Reading p. 54 #1 Read the job adverts
Study skills - Guessing the meaning of words from context
p. 54 #2 Find these words in the job adverts.
May 28
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-What is a Fact Sheet? http://www.cthealthpolicy.org/toolbox/tools/fact_sheets.htm
-Do a keyword search (fact sheet design ideas) and look at Fact Sheets online to gather information and ideas. (https://trujillodesign.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/advoc-sheets.png)
Writing Assessment - Criterion C, D
1. Choose from one of the following topics and produce a 1 page, eye-catching Fact Sheet of 200-250 words. Include details and colourful images to support your ideas.
2. Use your own words.
3. Include a "Works Cited" page on a separate sheet.
4. Include the word "Fact Sheet" on your fact sheet;)
Topics: Child labour, domestic labour, slavery, forced labour, bonded labour, child marriages, trafficking. If you have an idea for Fact Sheet topic, please have it approved before beginning your work.
Example Topic and Fact Sheet: Domestic Work, What is domestic work? Who are domestic workers? What problems do domestic workers face? When is domestic work slavery? Migrant domestic workers. Child domestic workers.
Due Date: June 4, end of period 2 (printed version)
Strategy for completing project on time:
Thursday, May 28, period 2 - Research fact sheets and choose a design that you would like to use,
period 5 - Choose topic, Begin research on your topic,
Friday, May 29, period 3 - Continue research on your topic, write your text
Monday, June 1, period 4 - Put it all together (create Fact Sheet)
Thursday, June 4, period 2 - Final touches, print, submit;)
Sunday, May 10, 2015
May 11, 14, 15
Friday, April 24, 2015
April 27, 30, May 1, 4, 7
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Estoril Open
April 30, May 4, 7
Conduct research on Child Labour and document a case for an oral report (2-3 minutes). Include a visual (poster, powerpoint, prezi, infographic). Presentation date - May 11
May 1
Speaking of labour . . . Have a great holiday!
Sunday, April 19, 2015
April 20, 23, 24
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April 20
Exploring Grammar - Present Perfect
p. 51 #4 Complete the table,
#5 Child labour
Vocabulary - Adjectives: qualities for jobs
p. 51 #6 Listen and repeat
#7 Complete the questions
Speaking
p. 51 #8 Ask and answer the questions in Exercise 7
April 23
Vocabulary: editing, falafel, recreation, refugee
1) Handout #1: “Interview Guide” - work in pairs, ask and answer question
Discussion
2) Handout #2: "Viewing Guide" Take notes while watching the video.
http://www.teachertube.com/video/alis-story-child-labor-171627
Discussion: What skills doe you think Ali has? Why does Ali work? How might his family be affected if he did not work? What worries Ali about working? Why do you think Ali says he is hopeful about his future?
3) Handout #3, “Ali’s Story” Read the story then answer the questions that follow:
How could the film program help Ali? What other kinds of needs does Ali have? What other kinds of programs could help Ali?
4) Explore: UNICEF says that working children are often “invisible.” What do you think this means?
How is Ali “invisible”?
How does the film program help Ali become “visible”?
April 24,
Conduct research on Child Labour and document a case for an oral report (2-3 minutes). Include a visual (poster, powerpoint, prezi, infographic).
example: 1913 Christmas Eve Massacre
http://www.upworthy.com/when-59-children-died-on-christmas-eve-1913-the-world-cried-with-the-town-of-calumet-michigan?c=ufb4
Sunday, April 12, 2015
April 13, 16, 17
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New Unit - Work
Have a look! p. 49
April 16
5a Dream Jobs
Reading
p. 50 #1, 2, 3
Exploring grammar - present perfect
p. 51 #4, 5
https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/present-perfect-simple
Vocabulary
p. 51 #6, 7
Speaking
p. 51 #8
April 17
Research "Child labour" to prepare an oral presentation 2-3 minutes
English Pronunciation: http://englishpronunciationcourse.com/
https://www.eslpod.com/website/index_new.html
Conversational English with a native speaker helps students speak more confidently.
Sunday, March 22, 2015
March 23, 26, 27
March 23
Recipe Search - Let's brainstorm, then script our recipe.
We will create PowerPoints with our recipes and upload them to our blog!
March 26
Let's use our recipes! The best part about cooking is EATING!
March 27
No classes - Have a great Spring Break!
Sunday, March 15, 2015
March 16, 19, 20
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March 16
Last prep day
March 19
Presentation
March 20
End of unit
Thursday, March 12, 2015
Wednesday, March 11, 2015
March 11, 12, 13
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Year 9 Finish and Practice your presentations
Your task is to create a theme restaurant and pitch it to investors as seen in the American show "Shark Tank".
Requirements:
include a visual (ppt, infographic, poster, photos, etc),
both people need to speak (2 - 2 1/2 minutes each).
Good luck!
Presentations will be next week;)
Sunday, March 1, 2015
March 2, 5, 6
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Year 9
This week you will work in your pair to prepare your oral assessment.
Your task is to create a theme restaurant and pitch it to investors as seen in the American show "Shark Tank".
Requirements:
include a visual (ppt, infographic, poster, photos, etc),
both people need to speak (2 - 2 1/2 minutes each).
Good luck.
Monday, February 23, 2015
February 23, 26, 27
February 23
3b Food, fat and fibre
p. 30 Reading
#1 Do the Food Test.
#2 Answer the questions
Countable and uncountable nouns:
February 26
Exploring grammar - Quantity: a lot of, many and much
p. 31 #3 Answer the questions,
#4 Complete the questions
#5 Write about your diet
#6 (not) enough, too much and too many - Trnaslate the sentences
#7 Write sentences
Make a healthy shopping list and and unhealthy shopping list.
February 27
3C Strange tastes
pp. 32-33 Reading
#1 Read and listen,
#2 Write True, False or I don't know
Writing - Cooking instructions (Procedural writing)
#3 Read the recipe for baked crickets
Find an "unusual" recipe online (recipe with unusual ingredients)
Friday, February 6, 2015
February 9, 12, 13
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Unit 4 - Tasty
Have a look!
p. 27 Vocabulary, # 1 Food, #2
p. 27 Speaking, # 3 Answer questions about your likes and dislikes.
February 12
3a Hard Rock Café
p. 28 Listening, #1 Listen and complete the notes
#2 Listen and complete the sentences
Exploring grammar
p. 28 Pronouns: some, any, every
#3, Complete the table,
#4, Answer the questions
#5, Complete the dialogue
p. 29 #6 Look at the photo, complete the pronouns
Pronunciation
Silent vowels
p. 29 #7 Listen and repeat
#8 Add words to the table.
Speaking
p. 29 #9 Think of a name for a new restaurant.
Vocabulary - Preparing food
p. 29 #10 Match the verbs
#11 Complete the descriptions.
February 13
Valentine's Day party, worksheets
Sunday, February 1, 2015
February 2, 5, 6
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writing practice
http://eolf.univ-fcomte.fr/?page_id=149#Constructing_the_Paragraph
February 5
Criterion C, D - Writing Assessment
February 6
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