Tuesday, June 14, 2016

June 13, 14, 16


June 13
Fact Sheet feedback

June 14
Read Theory

June 16
Movie time

Monday, May 30, 2016

May 30, May 31, June 2

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 Topic:  Child Labour

1. Research child labour.  Gather information, facts, images, etc. to include on your fact sheet.
2. Find a story on child labour that you would like to share with others.
3. 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)
     -Research how to create a Fact Sheet on Word or Powerpoint - http://www.onlinepclearning.com/brochure-make-a-brochure-or-factsheet-that-rocks-microsoft-word-and-powerpoint-2010/
4. Create Fact Sheet  (due Thursday, June 2)  Need Works Cited page;)

Julie and Sofia: 100-150 words
Everyone else:  200-250 words

Sunday, May 22, 2016

May 23, 24, 26

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May 23

1.  When is World Day Against Child Labour?
2.  Ali's Story

Homework:  Research 1 story of child labour that you can share with the class

May 24
1.  Present Perfect or Past Simple

2.Research Child Labour for your fact sheet.  Gather information, stories, facts, charts and images that you could use.

Homework:  Present Perfect or Past Simple online exercises
Exercise 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpas-preper

May 26
Create your fact sheet

Sunday, May 15, 2016

May 16, 17, 19

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May 16 
PEE paragraph practice

2.  Directions:
Argue for or against the statement below using a formal argument (PEE paragraph).
In a formal argument you must:

1) State your position  (Point)
2) Provide points that support your position  (Evidence)
3) Support each point with specific reasons/examples.  (Example)

Statement:  It is better to give than to receive.

May 17
Criterion A

May 19
Child Labour project - Fact Sheet

Sunday, May 8, 2016

May 9, 10, 12

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May 9
5c Interviews
p. 54 #1,
          Study Skills - Guessing the meaning of words from context
p. 54 #2

Homework:  p. 55 Unit 5 Progress Check

May 10
Writing  - A formal letter
p. 55 #3, #4

Homework:  Read Theory (minimum) 5 texts

May 12
PEE paragraph practice.
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1.
Intermediate Making a Formal Argument – “Cat, Star, or Book
Directions:
   Answer the question below using a formal argument.
In a formal argument, you mus:
1.   State your position,
2.  Provide point(s) that support your position,
3. Support each point with specific reasons/examples.
Question:  If you could be a cat, star, or book, which would you be?


Saturday, April 30, 2016

May 2, 3, 5

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May 2

Vocabulary
Adjectives: qualities for jobs
p. 51 #6 Guess the meaning of the words
         #7 Complete the question

Workbook p. 36
Vocabulary jobs #1 Complete the names of the jobs.
Adjectives: qualities for jobs #2

Homework: Present Perfect Exercises
https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/present-perfect-simple

May 3
5b The ladder of success

Speaking
p. 52 Work in pairs, read the rules, than play the board game
          Roll Dice Online (http://www.roll-dice-online.com/)

Homework:  Read Theory (minimum 5 texts)

May 5
Exploring grammar
Present perfect:  yet and already
p. 53 # 2, 3, 4, 5

Online Exercises:  Finish for homework
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/present_perfect_already_yet.htm
http://www.eclecticenglish.com/grammar/PresentPerfect1C.html
http://www.adelescorner.org/grammar/pres_perfect/pres_perfect_yet.html
http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/presperf3b.html

Present Perfect Questions
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/questions/present_perfect.htm
https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/present-perfect-simple/exercises?07
http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-perfect-exercise-3.html


Sunday, April 24, 2016

April 25, 26, 29

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

Monday, April 18, 2016

April 18, 19, 21

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Task: Oral Presentation  (2-3 minutes)
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


https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1e/Shoppers_on_Dundas,_near_Yonge.jpg

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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April 4
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

Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Feb 29, March 1, 3

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February 29
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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February 15
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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February 1
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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January 18
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

Sunday, January 10, 2016

January 11, 12, 14

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January 11
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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December 14
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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December 7
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
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Complete the online exercises:
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 19, 2015

November 23, 24, 26

http://www.redbridgehighschool.co.uk/css/pages/sub%20pages/about/prospectus/images/Assessment.jpg


November 23, 24
Reading Assessment - Criterion B

November 26
Criterion A - Comprehending Oral and Written text

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.

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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Topic:   What is the biggest influence on personality?  

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

                                                       http://treasurechestofmemories.com/write-about-a-friend/

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, 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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Welcome to English Language Acquisition.

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
5.  Teaming up - http://www.eslgamesworld.com/Revision/Level5/play.html 


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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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   -    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
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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;)


Sunday, May 10, 2015

May 11, 14, 15

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May 11, 14
Oral Presentations

May 15