Wednesday, May 9th, 2012

It's Michigan Day!

Have fun on the test! :p

Tuesday, May 8th, 2012

Happy Tuesday!

We'll continue review today...

We're going to use some of Flickr's "Most Interesting" Photos from the last 7 days for some writing & vocab practice.

Monday, May 7th, 2012

Happy Monday everyone!

This week is Mid-Term week...

Monday: Review Units 1-3

Tuesday: Review Units 5 & 7

Wednesday: Michigan Test

Thursday: SMRT Grammar Mid-term

Friday: SMRT Vocab Mid-term


Next Monday, we will have one-on-one conferences and you will go to your new class if you move up!

Friday, May 4th, 2012

Happy Friday!


Today our plan is...

9 - 10:30am:

Vocabulary Review Game

Start Adverbs

10:40 - 12pm:
Finish Adverb notes!

Adverb Exercises.


No Homework! Just start studying for the Mid-term:

Unit1

Unit 2

Unit 3

Unit 5

Unit 7

Thursday, May 3rd, 2012

Happy Thursday!

Our plan for today is...

9:00-10:30am:

Hello from Jim!

Writing Discussion questions. Type all of your questions into our Shared Document.

Future Practice with Speaking Pairs.

Start Adjective Notes and Exercises.

10:40am -12pm:
Finish with Adjectives.

HOMEWORK:
Adjective Exercise #2

Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012

Happy Wednesday!

Today, our plan is...

9:00 - 10:30am:
Speaking: Making Plans

Start Future Notes: Making Predictions

Some Future: Making Predictions Exercises


10:40am - 12pm:
Listening 5-2: "Fashion Magazines"

1 -2pm:
SCEL school project!

HOMEWORK:
Write one or two paragraphs about your week next week.
   Use:
                 "will + BV" two times (Facts about the future, Opinions about the future and Decisions made at   the moment of speaking)
                  "Be going to + BV" two times (Opinions/Guesses about the future and Plans made some time before speaking.
                  Present Continuous ("Be + Ving") one time for the future (Plans made some time before speaking that you are 95-100% sure about)

**If you can't think of anything to write, use your "Making Plan" Caller/Receiver sheet and pretend you're doing those things

Tuesday, May 1st, 2012

Happy Tuesday and May 1st everyone!

Today our plan....

9 - 10:30am:
Vocab and Speaking for Fashion!

Start Grammar Notes for Future: Making Decisions and Plans

10:40am-12pm:

Some Exercises with Future:  Making Decisions and Plans

1- 2pm:
Listening 5-2: "Is Fashion Important?"


NO HW tonight! -- try to get your second (or third) English Outside of Class to me!

And ... want pictures and definitions for vocab? The vocab slideshow is here!

**If you were late to the 1-2pm class and missed checking the second half of Grammar Exercise 5-1, you can find the answers here.