Thursday :-)

1. Reading - "A guide to Vancouver"

Discussion questions

In groups of 2, you will read through the document. We will look at:

 - New vocabulary

 - Give the paragraphs titles

 - Answer the questions

2. Grammar 9-2 + red book exercises.

3. Speaking

Wednesday 29th

Speaking

Grammar 9-1
Exercises 
9-1 Ex1. #3

Vocabulary
We are going to study the verbs, adjectives and adverbs from unit 9.
Practice 

Guide to Vancouver

Homework - Tuesday 28th of Feb

1. Finish Vocabulary assignment - Friday

2. SMRT website > Unit 9 > Grammar 9-1 > Exercise #2 - Wednesday

3. Study notes and exercises from today

Have a nice evening :-)

Tuesday 28th of February 2012

SMRT 115 = smrt115.canada-english.com

my email = leanne.packer@canada-english.com

my blog = leanneenglisclass.blogspot.com

Introduction (30)

Names - Teach us your name (Meaning, pronunciation and spelling)

4 facts game. 

Write down your birthday, favourite place in the world, favourite food and colour. 

Vocabulary 9 ~ Unit 9 (45)

We are going to look at some vocabulary related to the world and travel.

Open the document, press "File" > "Make a copy" > Rename your document at the top of the page on the left.

We will talk about these words (meaning / form / pronunciation) and you will write your own meaning and example sentence.

Grammar (45)

9-1 ~ "Time clauses"

Unit 9 > Grammar > 9-1 > Exercises > 1 / 2

Group correction

Class correction

Speaking

In groups of 3/4, discuss the questions. 

To improve speaking - be confident, speak loudly and slowly :-)

Homework - Unit 9 > Grammar > 9-1 > Exercise 2

Share with me by 8.30am 

Tuesday 28th of February 2012

Welcome all new students to CCEL or new to my class.

I hope you will enjoy this class and learn lots of new English. 

Please do not use cell phones, Facebook, or Skype during class. 

Thank you :-)

Leanne 

Pronunciation (Li-an)

Introduction - names / warm up

Unit 9
Vocabulary 

Speaking
Weather - Unit 9 - (Vocabulary)

Reading
Weather article + questions and discussion

Grammar 9-1
Practice
Speaking practice

M.O.N.D.A.Y

Phrasal Verb Review

In groups of 3, write a story using your 10 phrasal verbs

Read to the class, and explain your phrasal verbs after. 

break down (stop working) bring (sb) up (raise a child) calm down (become calm) carry on (continue) cheer (sb) up (make someone happy)	come across (sth) (find accidentally) come along with (sb) (join someone to go somewhere) dress up (wear formal clothes or a costume) eat (sth) up (eat most or completely of something) figure (sth) out (understand, solve something)
fill (sth) out (complete a form) get along with (sb) (have a good relationship with someone) get on (sth) (enter a bus, train, etc.) get up (to rise) go without (sth) (live life without something)	grow up (become an adult) hear of (sth) (learn about, know) lie down (lie on a bed or sofa) look after (sth) (take care of something or somebody) look forward to (sth) (be excited about something)
put (sth) off (postpone something) run out of (sth) (have no more of something) sit down (sit on a chair or seat) stand up  (rise from a chair or seat) take off (leave the ground)	try (sth) on (try clothes before buying) try (sth) out (test something)  turn (sth) down (refuse something) use (sth) up (use something completely) turn into (sth) (become a different form)

Grammar review
Quiz

Correct together

Unit 8 Quiz

Error correction - With answers

Answers 

Thursday

Speaking

PRESENTATIONS :-)

Grammar 8-3
Ex # 1 / 2

Group work - In groups, you are going to write a proposal. This proposal will contain a plan to save the planet. it is will similar to the Kyoto Protocol, but from a group of students in Canada. We will share these with the class.


Error correction

Wednesday 22nd of February 2011

1. Finish preposition presentation. 


2. Grammar 8-3


3. Unit 8 > Grammar > Ex#3


4. Exercises from black Azar book (from the email) 
~ Page 102
~Page 107 Ex: 31


5. Reading and debate "Kyoto Protocol"


6. Vocabulary Fill in blank document + Ex#1

Tuesday 21st of February

Good morning

1. Present preposition sentences to the class. 

2. Grammar 8-1

3. Use Exercise #2 to explain the grammar. 

4. Hot Planet

+ comprehension questions 

5. Mini presentation preparation 

Homework for Tuesday 21st

1) Finish preposition sentences and be ready to present to the class.
Share with me by 8.30am


2) Unit 8 > Structure > 8-1
Share with me by 8.30am

Check homework 20-30

Put and Take - In groups of 2 , speak and write the correct answers. 20

Unit 7 quiz  30
Correct quiz together. 20


Prepositions  30-45

Friday

Vocabulary review 20

Finish looking for the noun, adjectives and verbs. 20

Grammar review in pairs. 30

Write the second scene of our TV show "The road less travelled" 45

Groups of three (Katie, Sal and Mark)

Write the next scene. 

Watch Modern Family

1. Changing words to nouns, adjectives and and verbs. 45
2. Ahmed's brief review of 7-2. 5
"Are you experienced" - worksheet. Change the statements to questions and ask each other. 20

3. Open grammar 7-3 - Go through the notes together. 10
4. Put and Take exercise 15
+ Grammar 7-3 Ex: 1


6. The Road less travelled

http://www.onestopenglish.com/skills/listening/audio-soap-opera/the-road-less-travelled-season-one/the-road-less-travelled-episode-1-the-phone-call-audio-and-activities/155348.article

Grammar 7-2   - Present Perfect Experience (10)

Have you ever?
I've never

Ex 1
Blue Azar Page 20 Practice 4

Writing
Tell me about some of your best experiences. Describe 5 of them using Present Perfect.

Speaking

Read for 15 minutes, choose 5 words and teach them to your groups. (30)


Reading 7-1

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https://docs.google.com/a/canada-english.com/document/d/1-qM3WFn9_KqPXeSrOsw2m9xnj_ZDBMxUnoLjTl6-Qws/edit

Document of the day

Vocabulary quiz

What are you always forgetting to do?

What is something you always remember to do?

What is something that you want to try in your life?

Wednesday 8th of February

Speaking
"What makes you?"


+

• What annoys you about living where you live now?
• What annoys you about taking trains to work?
• What annoys you about driving a car?
• What annoys you most about living at home with your family?
• Do you think you have habits that annoy other people?
• Does it annoy you when people kiss in public?
• Do you get annoyed when someone cuts in front of you when you are waiting in line?
• What are some new pet peeves you have as a result of recent technology (i.e. cell phone use)?
• What annoying habits does your best friend have?
• Does smoking bother you?
• Do you get annoyed when other people display bad manners? Give some examples.
• What is the most annoying thing for you?

Blogs!


Today we are going to create our own blogs. 
Your first blog post will be about your athlete. Add your 6 facts, and any other information that you want, some pictures, maybe a video and anything else you like. 
You will all follow each other's blogs and we will add blogs as the days and weeks pass by. 




Grammar
6-2 Infinitives
Explanation
Ex: 1 / 2




Listening
"Admirable athletes"

Sports ... and gerunds!!

> Adele song - gap fill

> Explanation of Gerunds ( :-)

> Ex 1 / 2

> http://www.ihbristol.com/learn-online/exercise-general/advanced/grammar/gerund-or-infinitive/218/

> Vocabulary 

(Work in groups to come up with an example sentences that conveys the meaning and present to the class)

> http://www.ihbristol.com/learn-online/exercise-general/elementary/vocabulary/sports/118/

*necessary picture 

Monday - Review

Listening
http://www.eslvideo.com/esl_video_quiz_intermediate.php?id=10232 - Adelle video




Grammar review 
Future tense explanation




Predictions - 
We use 'be going to' when we have evidence in the present, and 'will' when it is your opinion/hope/assumption


Will - 

• a spontaneous decision
  example: Wait, I will help you.
• an opinion, hope, uncertainty or assumption regarding the future
  example: He will probably come back tomorrow.

a promise

example: I will not watch TV tonight.

be going to - 

• an action in the near future that has already been planned or prepared
  example: I am going to study harder next year.
• a conclusion regarding the immediate future
  example: The sky is absolutely dark. It is going to rain.
  
  
  I'm going to visit my mother, and then I'll maybe see a movie - conversation English
  Written / business English - will

Handouts - working in pairs




Quiz 5
Structure activity (As soon as you finish your test)



Mark the quiz

Speaking -  9.00

Grammar Review - in pairs :-)  (it's always easier with 2 brains) 9.30

Go through the adverb sentences and group correct. 10.00


Homework - Read essay and record voice, listen for mistakes and pronunciation.

Homework

Please write sentences for each of these adverbs, do not copy sentences from the internet.

Share to m by 8.30am Friday.

Thank you

 Interestingly

quickly

Fortunately

such

At the end of the class,

well

quite

Notes

Adjectives

Ex: 2

Adverbs

Ex: 1


Essays
Add 1 more sentence to your introduction, 2 more to your body paragraph and one more to your conclusion.

Structure 1
Structure 2


Pronunciation 

http://www.onestopenglish.com/skills/pronunciation/pronunciation-exercises/pronunciation-exercises-intermediate/146257.article

Homework

1. Vocabulary test

1. Informal
2. Casual
3. Plane
4. Plain
5. Flip Flop
6. Silly

- Mini test tomorrow - spelling and meaning.



2. Write an essay
"What does fashion mean in your life?"

Write the 1st sentences of your: Introduction, Main paragraph and Conclusion.

Intro:
I am from England and there fashion depends on the person. 


Main paragraph:
In my life it is more important to look professional than fashionable. 


Conclusion:
In conclusion, it is fashionable to look appropriate to whatever you are doing.

Wednesday

Document of the day 


Vocabulary