Monday, November 24, 2008

Week 10 - Yeah! We are almost done!

Please bring your class evaluations!

Bring food and your cameras for one last picture!

I will bring plates, forks, napkins and cups! Also, brownies! What will you bring?

See you tomorrow!

Friday, November 21, 2008

Review Grammar for Grammar Test on Monday!

Here are some websites to help you!

Simple Past Tense

Grammar Practice Quizzes
  • Do QUESTION FORMATION Easy and HOW TO SEE AMERICA Medium
  • Do WHATS THE CORRECT SEQUENCE? Easy Word Order (Charles Kelly) and Medium Adjective Order (Vera Mello)
  • Do WORD CHOICE Easy - don't doesn't, didn't and Medium - on, in, at

Future Tense More Future Tense

More Practice Quizzes

Thursday, November 20, 2008

Week 9

Tomorrow: Writing Test

Daily Dairy: Write about a popular job in your country.

More Grammar Practice: Practice 42 page 86 and 87

Write the paragraph on the handout that I gave you. Read and follow the directions.

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Week 9

Facts and Figures:
  • Review Vocabulary for Unit 5 Work and Leisure
  • Unit 5 Test

Get Ready to Write: Page 70 Do Prewriting A and B

More Grammar Practice: Practice 41

For Friday - Daily Dairy: Write about a popular job in your country.

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Week 9

Daily Dairy: Write about your bedroom. Use as many adjectives and prepostions as you can.

More Grammar Practice: Practic 40 Page 82-83

Facts and Figures: Finish Lesson 5 - Time Off Page 167-170

Monday, November 17, 2008

Week 9

Facts and Figures: Work Clothes Do Exercise A -D Page 161-164

More Grammar Practice: Practice 38 and 39 Page 78 - 81

Get Ready to Write: Chapter 6 Writing about Places Page 60 and 61

Friday, November 14, 2008

TGIF Day!

Facts and Figures: Finish Family Friendly Companies Page 156 -160

More Grammar Practice: Practice 36 and 37 Even Numbers 2,4,6, 8, 10.....

Daily Dairy: My Progress in English - Use words like Usually, Always, Never, Sometimes, Every day, Never....

Book Club Report #3

Thursday, November 13, 2008

Week 8

Get Ready to Write: Test tomorrow over vocabulary in Word Bank on page 54!

Reading Proficiency Test tomorrow.

Facts and Figures: Read Family-Friendly Companies Page 156 and 157

More Grammar Practice: Practice 35 Page 72 and 73

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Week 8 Hump Day

Facts and Figures: Salaries Part A,B, C. Pages 151 - 154

More Grammar Practice: Practice 34 Page 70 and 71

Getting Ready to Write: Page 58 Part B. Write on a piece of paper, ready to give to Gail.

Monday, November 10, 2008

Week 8

Tuesday is a holiday - Veteran's Day (no school)

Daily Dairy - Write about your trip to the Museum. If you didn't go to the museum, you can write about a different place that you went to.

Get Ready to Write - Page 56 and 57 Do Prewriting and Writing in your book

Facts and Figures - Continue with Work Hours on Page 148 and 149

Friday, November 7, 2008

TGIF Day! Thank God It is Friday!

Get Ready to Write: Page 55 On Your Own Write on a piece of paper to give to your instructor, Gail!

Grammar Test on Monday: Present Continuous and Present Tense

Book Club Book: Read in your small book and do Book Club Report 2 Bring both of them to class.

Thursday, November 6, 2008

Tomorrow is Friday! Don't be late!

Getting Ready to Write: Do Prewriting on Page 54 Exercise A, B, and C in your blue book.

More Grammar Practice: Understand the difference between Simple Present Tense and Present Continuous. Practice 33 on Pages 68 and 69

Facts and Figures: Read Work Hours page 146 and 147. Do Ex. A if you have time.

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Reading Proficiency Test Tomorrow!

Adjective Crossword Puzzle for tomorrow!..

More Grammar Practice:
  • Memorize spelling of ing form
  • Do Practice 32 with Question Formation on Pages 66 and 67

Get Ready to Write:

  • Page 53 Exercise A and B in your book
  • Page 54 Exercise A - Begin studying the Word Bank

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Week 7

More Grammar Practice: Study Present Continuous Practice 31 Memorize spelling of the -ing form!

Facts and Figures: Test tomorrow on Unit 4 - Music

Getting Ready to Write: Write a description of yourself on a piece of paper. Use the adjectives on page 50! Be sure to use the answers about yourself on page 51, too.

Monday, November 3, 2008

Week 7

Facts and Figures: Review Vocabulary and make sure that you understand everything. Test is on Wednesday.

Get Ready to Write: Finish p. 30 and Do Page 31, 32, and 33 up to Prewriting.

Bring your USB Flash Drive to class tomorrow.