Monday, July 30th, 2012

Happy Monday Everyone! ;)

Today is our last day before joining Josh and Adam's class!

Our plan is...

Unit 4 Quiz

Go over writing HW

Start studying vocab?:
       Vocab List
       Vocab Slideshow

Join Josh and Adam's class at 1pm!

Thursday, July 26th, 2012

Happy Thursday Everyone!

I hope you enjoyed joining Josh and Adam's class yesterday!

9-10:30:


Warm-up: Signs

Notes on Grammar 4-4: Participial Adjectives!

Exercise with Participial Adjectives

10:40-12pm:
Listening 4-2: "Newspapers"

Unit 4 Vocab: drive [me] nuts, fold, headline, tabloid,

Cloze Exercise

What style of paper is more popular in your country? Traditional or tabloid?
Which style do you prefer? Why?

What happens when Todd and Simon read the paper on the train? Can they finish reading it? Why not?
Where do you read the paper? Do you read it all at once, or do you read part of it and finish later, like Todd and Simon?

1-2pm:
Discussion with Scott's Class!



REMEMBER: Michigan Test Tomorrow!

Tuesday, July 24th, 2012

Good morning all!

9:00-10:30am:
Quizzes back

Notes on Grammar 4-1: Modal Verbs of Obligation and Advice

Grammar 4-1 Exercises

What's the Job?

10:30am-12pm:

Speaking Pairs with Modals of Obligation and Advice

Giving Advice: Speaking and Writing



1-2pm:

Listening 4-1: "Online Reading"

Unit 4 Vocab: pattern, quite a bit, spare

Exercises:
Reading Comprehension #1
Reading Comprehension #2



HOMEWORK:
We'll see...

Monday, July 23, 2012

Happy Monday all!

Our plan for today is...

9:00-10:30/11:
Unit 3 Quiz

10:30/11-12pm:
Unit 4 Intro: Speaking & Vocabulary

This week's topic is Literature!

Click here for the vocabulary list.
Click here for the vocabulary slideshow.

Student One: literature, drive (someone) crazy, fold, astronaut, dull -- Luis

Student Two: ordinary, review, poet, magazine, novel -- Fahad

Student Three: biography, fairy tale, perform, play (n), celebrity, spare (adj) -- Maya

Student Four: article, tabloid, regret, fiction, non-fiction -- Ibrahim

1-2pm:
Notes on Grammar 4-1: Modals of Obligation and Advice

HOMEWORK:
1. Audio Match 2x
2. Write a short story, dialogue or paragraph using the Speaking and Vocabulary words above

Friday, July 20th, 2012

Happy Friday Everyone!

Our plan for today is...

9:00-10:30am:
Correct HW

Vocab Review Games
- Which Word?

Structure

Google doc with our examples here.

10:40am-12pm:
Finish Structure

Circle Story with Past Tenses

Vocab Race?

HOMEWORK:
Write 2-3 paragraphs about the worst disaster you have experienced OR heard of.
Use:
- Past Simple
- Past Continuous at least twice
- Past Perfect at least once
- Past Simple Passive at least once
- 8 vocab words

Thursday, July 19th, 2012

Good morning in the new building!

Our plan for the day is...

9:00-10:30:
Warm-up by writing Discussion Questions!

Finish Reading 3-1: "Three Natural Disasters"
+ Grammar 3-2 Intro

10:40-12pm:
Notes on Grammar 3-2: Past Perfect

Grammar 3-2 Exercises #1-2

Circle Story with past tenses???

Tests Back!

PIZZA FOR LUNCH!


1-2pm:
Discussion with Nicole and Josh/Adam's classes in Room 238 upstairs!


HOMEWORK:
Grammar 3-2: Finish Ex #1, do #2-3

Tuesday, July 17th, 2012

IMPORTANT!


Tomorrow, we will meet at Building 50 and walk to Building 28.

Good morning everyone!

I hope you're enjoying this rainy Tuesday.

Our plan for today is...

9:00-20: Hello's, Collect HW, Answer Q's

9:20-9:50: "ed" ending pronunciation

VOCAB

10:40-12pm:

 Grammar 3-1: Simple Past Vs. Past Continuous Exercises


1-2pm:

Listening 3-1: "Have you ever been in a natural disaster?"
          Listening for Meaning
          Listening for Details


HOMEWORK:
Grammar Exercise 3-1: #3 and 4

Monday, July 16th, 2012

It's Monday again and that means...

9:00-20am:
Questions!

9:20-11am:
Unit 2 Quiz

11am-12pm:
Unit Intro - this week our unit theme is "Our Planet" and we've got A LOT of vocabulary this week.
Speaking and Vocab

(1) Find the definitions for the words in your sections:

Student One:

(natural disaster, geography, Europe, Arctic, southern)

Student Two:

(quarter (to nine), decrease, earthquake, repair, injury)

Student Three:

(tsunamis, Antarctica, continents, North America, sail)

Student Four:

(disaster, hurricanes, nature, journey, ground)

(2) Take turns asking the people in your group questions and sharing definitions.

1-2pm:
 Intro to Grammar 3-1


Notes on Grammar 3-1: Simple Past and Past Continuous

If you have time start Interesting Histories

HOMEWORK:
(1) Audio Match two times.
(2) Write a short story or conversation using the vocabulary words from the speaking exercise (all of them!)

Thursday, July 12th, 2012

Happy Thursday all!

9:00-25am:
Write Discussion Questions

9:25-10:30am:
Listening 2-2: "Dream House"
         Notes
         Dictation Exercise

10:40am-12pm:
Notes on Grammar 2-4: Present Passive

Grammar 2-4 Exercises

1-2pm:
Discussion with Neal!

HOMEWORK:

• - Find a picture of your “dream house” on google images or some other images search

• - Imagine that you live in your dream house. Write 2-3 paragraphs describing their dream house, using:

• Simple Present
• Present Continuous at least 3 times
• Simple Present Passive at least 2 times
• Present Continuous Passive at least 1 time
• 10 or more vocabulary words

Wednesday, July 11th, 2012

Good morning!

Today, our plan is...

9:00-25am:
Correct HW, Share "Where am I?" paragraphs

9:25-10:30am:
Notes on Grammar 2-3: Stative and Dynamic Verbs

Grammar 2-3 Exercises

10:40am-12pm:
Reading 2-1: "Real Estate Agent Blog"

Which place would you like to live in? Why?

Describe your ideal apartment or house.

Is it similar to any of the houses we read about? How?

Or is it very different? How?

1-2pm:
Stative & Dynamic Verbs: Speaking Pairs

Vocabulary Exercise

Homework: Be Free!

Tuesday, July 10th, 2012

Happy Tuesday!

Today our plan is...

9:00-10am:
Collect HW, Hand back quizzes and Q's

9:10-25am:
Read each other's HW & guess who wrote each one
Review reasons to use Simple Present

9:25-10:05am:
Grammar 2-1 Exercises #1-3

10:05-11:15am:
Listening 2-1: "Great Apartment Living"
          Notes
          Group Questions

- What are some good things about the apartment? What about bad things?

- Do you think the woman should take the apartment? Why or why not?

- Have you ever rented a horrible apartment or house? What was the worst thing about it?

- Next time you look for a new apartment, what do you want it to have? (A good location, new appliances, etc.)

11:15am-12pm:
Grammar 2-2 Intro: Where Am I? (Present Continuous)

Start notes on Grammar 2-2: Present Continuous

1-2pm:
Finish Grammar 2-2 notes

Grammar 2-2 Exercises

HOMEWORK:

- Grammar 2-2, Exercise #3
- A “Where Am I?” Paragraph using Present Continuous at least 3 times

Monday, July 9th, 2012

Happy Monday--it's time for another week!


Today, our plan is...


9:00-20am:
Questions, Collect HW


9:20-11am:
Unit 1 Quiz

11am-12pm:
Our topic for Unit 2 is Housing!


Let's start with Speaking and Vocab


(1) Find the definitions for the words in your section
You can find vocabulary on the Vocab List.
Also, a PDF of the Vocabulary Slideshow is in your inbox!


Student One: Ricardo and Fahad
         (Advertisement, dryer, apartment, furnished, furniture)

Student Two:Maya and Ibrahim
        (stove, roommate, utility [utilities], lease, deposit)

Student Three:Zayed, Luis, and Victor
        (ceiling, landlord, neighbor, neighborhood, appliance)

Student Four:All
       (cable, balcony, facilities, industrial, commercial, residential, rural)

(2) Take turns asking your group members questions. Explain your vocab words! :)


1-2pm:
Intro to Grammar 2-1: Questions about Housing and Habits

Notes on Grammar 2-1: Present Simple


HOMEWORK:
(1) Audio Match two times. Take a screenshot and email it to ---. Or take a pictures on your phone and show it Ronica in class.
(2) Write about your housing in Spokane using 10 of the vocab words from today. (Write on the card you got in class -- we will use this tomorrow!)
Generally study vocab!

Friday, July 6th, 2012

Happy Friday everyone!

9:00-20am:
Check HW

9:20-10:00am:
Listening 1-2: "A Healthy Lifestyle"
         Questions

10:00-30am:
Listening/Grammar Worksheet

10:40am-12pm:
Structure and Writing
        Topic Sentences
        Supporting Sentences
        Concluding Sentences

Start Writing:
- Write a mini-essay about how you stay healthy. (If you don't stay in shape, imagine that you do OR write about someone who does, like your favorite athlete)
-  Use at least 10 Unit 1 Vocab words

Here's a suggestion for how to organize your essay:
Short Intro: Why is staying in shape important to you? How long have you been in shape?
Body 1: How do you stay fit? Talk about exercising and eating right
Body 2: What do you do when you get sick or hurt? Talk about when you are sick or hurt
Short Conclusion: Will you continue your current routine? Why or why not? How will being in shape benefit your life? What are your suggestions for others?

HOMEWORK:
- Finish your mini-essay and email it to Ronica (or bring it to class on Monday)

Thursday, July 5th, 2012

Welcome back!

I hope you all had a great Fourth of July!

9:00-15am:
How was your Fourth of July? // How do you stay in shape?

9:15-10:30:
Reading 1-1: "A Journal"

10:40am-12pm:
Grammar Intro: Some of Tuesday's Questions

Notes on Grammar 1-2: Questions

Grammar 1-2 Exercises #1 (1-8), #2 and #3

1-2pm:
Vocab Game

? The Question Game ?


HOMEWORK:
Grammar 1-2: Exercise #1 (9-16), #4 and #5

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Happy Tuesday all!

Today, our plan is...

9:00-10am:
HW Check

9:15-10:00am:
Speaking & Vocab:

          Student One:
         (vitamin, reduce, bleed(ing), hurt, sore, physical activity)
             
         Student Two:
         (swollen, itch, bandage, temperature, stomachache, in shape, out of shape)

         Student Three:
         (cough, pills, laziest, fit, unfit, active, lose weight, gain weight)

         Student Four:
         (surgery, scar, allergic to, work out, couch potato, treadmill)

10:00-30am:
Grammar 1-1 Intro: Answer a question from Speaking & Vocab and highlight the verbs in your question and answer.


Why do some sentences have more than one verb? What do we call different kinds of verbs?

10:40-12pm:
Notes on Grammar 1-1: Three Kinds of Verbs.

Grammar 1-1 Exercises #3 and #2

1-2pm:
Engrade Check


Listening 1-1: "Staying in Shape"
          Dictation Exercise

Which speakers like to cycle? Where do they cycle to?

Who doesn’t like to go to the gym? What does she/he do instead?

Who enjoys running? And what do they say about it?

Which speaker’s way to “stay in shape” is most similar to yours? Why?

HOMEWORK:
Write a paragraph about how you stay in shape (or don't! :p ).
- Use 12 vocabulary words from class today in your paragraph.
- Highlight or underline all of the verbs in your paragraph.
        - Make sure you have two negative sentences in your paragraph

Monday, July 2nd, 2012

Happy Monday everyone and welcome to SCEL English 120!

It's the beginning of a new quarter--are you excited?!

Today our plan is...

1:00-30:
Ice breaker: Getting to know you

1:30-50pm:
Bookmark our blog!
http://smrtcarey.blogspot.com/

Class Policies & commonly used sites

1:50-2:00:
Go over the homework!

HOMEWORK:


The topic for Unit 1 is Health and Fitness!


(1) Play Audio Match with SMRT Unit 1 vocab words 2 times.
Take screenshot and email it to ronica.allen@usa-english.com (or take picture on your phone show it Ronica in class)

(2) Tomorrow, we will do a speaking exercise in class.
Look up the definitions for the words in your section (click on the links below to see the questions):
Tomorrow, you will explain these words to you group mates! Make sure you're ready!
        - Vocab List
        - Vocab Slideshow (also in your inbox)

        Student One:
       (vitamin, reduce, bleed(ing), hurt, sore, physical activity)
             
       Student Two:
       (swollen, itch, bandage, temperature, stomachache, in shape, out of shape)

       Student Three:
       (cough, pills, laziest, fit, unfit, active, lose weight, gain weight)

       Student Four:
       (surgery, scar, allergic to, work out, couch potato, treadmill)