Kate's Last Day!

Thanks for being wonderful students! 

Good luck with your studies and have fun in Vancouver :)


Kate

AM115 Friday

1. Scattergories

2. Check Homework

3. Reading: Learning a Language

    a) discussion

      b) reading and questions

4. Grammar 8-3: Should

5.  Grammar Exercises 

6. Advice Column

7. Obligations Discussion

How to Upload a Youtube Video

Follow the instructions here!

AM115 Thursday Homework

1. Grammar 8-2 #1 and #3

AM115 Thursday

1. Speaking: What's your problem?
2. Check Homework
3. Agree/Disagree discussion
4. Listening: What makes a good student?
   a) notes/ discussion
    b) exercise
5. Grammar 8-2: Must for strong obligation
6. Grammar exercises (#2)
7. Writing: My obligations

AM115 Wednesday

1. Introductions
2. Speaking: Unit Introduction
3. Vocabulary 
    a) pronunciation
    b) exercise #1
    c) examples exercise  
4. Grammar 8-1: Have to and Have got to
5. Exercises #1 
6. Speaking: What's your problem?

AM115 Tuesday

1. Speaking: Vocabulary Discussion
      Vocabulary Link
2. Vocabulary Dictation
3. Grammar Review 
4. Unit 7 Quiz
5. Mark Quiz
6. Documentary: The Beatles
    a) notes
      b) questions
7. Grammar Review Questions

AM115 Friday

1. Speaking Pictures
2. Check Homework
3. Pronunciation: Years
4. Listening: Favourite Music
    a) notes 
    b) exercise #1
    c) exercise #2 
5. Grammar 7-3: Present Perfect or Simple Past
6. Grammar Exercises
7. Paragraph Practice

AM115 Thursday Homework

1. Grammar 7-2: #1, #2, #3

AM115 Thursday

1. Speaking Pairs: Present Perfect
2. The Lying Game
3. Writing: Music in my life: Write half a page to one page!
4. Share your writing
5. Grammar 7-2: Past actions with present results
6. Grammar exercises #1 (2-6) #2 (3-7) #3 (3-7) 
7. Speaking:

AM 115 Wednesday

1. Warm-up: Only I have...
2. Check Homework
3. Past Participles
4. Listening: The Violin
    a) notes
    b) listening questions
5. Reading: Bob and Ziggy Marley 

AM115 Tuesday Homework

1. Grammar 7-1 Exercises 
    #1, #2, #3 All 

AM115 Tuesday

1. Introductions and Class Rules
2. Check Homework
3. Speaking: Unit Introduction
4. Vocabulary Unit 7
    a) pronunciation 
    b) exercise #1 
    c) examples exercise
5. Grammar 7-1 Present Perfect Experience and Duration
6. Grammar Exercises #1 (3-7) #2 (3-7) #3 (3-7) 
7. Past participles

AM115 Monday Homework

Finish Reading 6-1: Books or Computers? 

AM115 Monday

1. Speaking: Vocabulary Discussion
    Vocabulary Link
2. Vocabulary Dictation
3. Grammar Review
4. Unit 6 Quiz 
5. Mark Quiz
6. The Comparison Game
7. Reading: Books or Computers?

AM115 Friday!

1. Warm up: comparing people 
     partner 1
     partner 2
2. Check Homework 
3. Most creative comparisons
4. Listening: Cats or Dogs
    a) notes 
    b) questions
5. Grammar: Superlatives
6. Grammar Exercises 
7. Comparative Paragraph

AM115 Thursday Homework

1. Grammar 6-2 Exercises #1, #2, #3

AM115 Thursday

1. Share Descriptive Paragraph
2. Pronunciation of S endings 
3. Speaking: What's it like?
4. Describing People: Worksheet 
5. Grammar 6-2 Comparative Adjectives
6. Grammar 6-2 Exercises #1 (2-6) #2 (3-7) #3 (3-7) 
7. 20 questions with comparative adjectives 

Wednesday Homework

1. Finish your descriptive paragraph!

AM115 Wednesday

1. Descriptions Guessing Game
    a) partner 1
    b) partner 2
2. Check Homework 
3. Listening: England
    a) notes
    b) questions
4. Describe your city 
5. Writing: A descriptive paragraph
6. Share writing with another student 
7. Pronunciation: S endings 

AM115 Tuesday Homework

1. Grammar Exercises 6-1
    #1 Finish
    #2 Finish
    #3 

AM115 Tuesday

1. Speaking: Unit Introduction
2. Class Brainstorm 
3. Vocabulary Unit 6
    a) pronunciation
    b) exercise #1
    c) examples exercise
4. Grammar 6-1: Like as a verb and a preposition
5. Grammar Exercises #1
6. Speaking Pairs 
7. Listening: England
    a) notes
    b) details 

AM115 Monday

1. Speaking: Vocabulary Discussion 
2. Vocabulary Dictation
3. Grammar Review
4. Unit 5 Quiz
5. Speaking: Future Board Game
6. Listening: Lois' Plans
    a) notes
    b) questions
7. Gerunds and Infinitives Activity: Thank you letter 

AM115 Happy Friday!

1. Culture Day Discussion and Listening
2. Check Homework 
3. Grammar 5-3 Future Forms
4. Exercises
5. Reading: My Future
    a) discussion
    b) reading and questions
6. Future Board Game

AM115 Thursday Homework

1. Grammar 5-2 Finish Exercises

AM115 Thursday

1. Warm-up: Speaking Line
2. Check Homework 
3. Pronunciation: Stressed and Unstressed Words
4. Gerunds/Infinitives Activity 
5. Grammar 5-2: Verb Patterns 2
6. Exercises #1 (2-6) #2 (2-6)
7. Worksheet: Thank you Letter
8. Listening: College Majors
    a) notes
    b) questions  

AM115 Wednesday Homework

1. Practice Worksheet

AM115 Wednesday

1. Verb Pattern Discussion
2. Check Homework
3. Warm-up writing
4. Future Self Interview Activity 
5. Mingling Game
6. Listening: Mari's Abilities 
    a) notes
      b) questions
7. Activity

AM115 Tuesday Homework

1. Grammar 5-1 #2, #3

AM115 Tuesday

1. Introductions
2. Speaking: Unit Intro
3. Vocabulary 
    a) pronunciation
    b) exercise #1
    c) examples exercise 
4. Grammar 5-1: Verb patterns 
5. Exercises: #1
6. Writing 5:1 

AM115 Monday

1. Speaking: Vocabulary Discussion
2. Vocabulary Dictation
3. Grammar Review
4. Unit 4 Quiz
5. Mark Quiz
6. Speaking: Do you see any....
7. A/An/The stories
8. Grammar 4-3: Articles 
9. exercises

AM115 Friday

1. Exit Test!

2. Discussion: The Environment


3. Listening: Renewable Energy

AM115 Thursday

1. Speaking: discussion questions
2. Check Homework and fix writing
3. Grammar 4-2 Some, Any, No
4. Grammar Exercises
5. Speaking: Do you see any....?
6. Picture Activity: Shopping Scene
7. Listening: How Often do you go Shopping?
    a) notes
    b) comprehension questions
    c) cloze
8. Creative Role Plays 

AM115 Wednesday Homework

Worksheet

AM115 Wednesday

1. Warm-up: Much and Many
2. Check Homework
3. Listening: Shopping
    a) notes
    b) put in order
    c) questions
4. Quantities worksheet
5. Extra Practice
6. Reading: Internet Shopping
7. Writing: Shopping Online

Non-count Nouns

http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/noncountnoun.htm

AM115 Tuesday Homework

1. Grammar 4-1 Exercises #3 and #4

AM115 Tuesday

1. Speaking: Unit Introduction
2. Class Brainstorm
3. Vocabulary Unit 4
    a) pronunciation
      b) vocab exercise
      c) examples exercise
4. Grammar 4-1: Quantity, Count and Non-count nouns
5. Exercises #1, #2
6. Game
7. Worksheet

AM115 Monday Homework

The Ghost Hitchhiker: Writing

AM115 Monday

1. Speaking: Vocabulary 
    Vocabulary Link
2. Vocabulary Dictation
3. Grammar Review
4. Unit 3 Quiz
5. Mark Quiz
6. The Ghost Hitchhiker Listening

AM115 Friday

1. Guilty! Mystery Game
2. Check Homework
3. Worksheet: Past Simple and Past Continuous
4. Listening: Ghosts
    a) notes
    b) questions
5. Grammar 3-3 Prepositions of Time
6. Grammar 3-3 Exercises 
7. Game

AM115 Thursday Homework

1. Grammar 3-2 #3, #4

AM115 Thursday

1. Review Past Simple
2. Speaking: What did you do?
3. Writing: My fears
  a) warm-up
  b) write a paragraph
4. Share writing 
5. Reading: Ghost Hunters
6. Grammar 3-2 : Past Continuous  
7. Grammar Exercises #1 and #2
8. Past storytelling game

AM115 Tuesday Homework

1. Extra Practice Present Simple and Continuous 

AM115 Tuesday

1. Vocabulary Discussion
2. Vocabulary Dictation
3. Grammar Review
4. Unit 2 Quiz
5. Lifestyle Survey
6. Your life in Canada: Writing and speaking 
7. Extra practice present simple and continuous

State Verbs List

http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/support-files/stative-verbs-list.pdf

Canada Day Celebrations

http://www.canadaday.canadaplace.ca/

AM115 Happy Friday!

1. Speaking: Culture and Daily Life
2. Check Homework
3. State Verbs and Action Verbs
4. Grammar 2-3 Exercises
5. Reading: Studying in Vancouver
6. Comparison Table

AM115 Thursday Homework

1. Grammar 2-2 Finish exercises #1, #2, #3
2. Present continuous worksheet

AM115 Thursday

1. Speaking: Role Play
2. Check Homework 
3. Grammar 2-2 Present Continuous 
4. Exercises #1 (2-6) #2 (2-6) #3 (2-6)
5. Present Continuous Activity: Mr Bean
Present continuous activity: Street Scene
6. Worksheet: Present Simple and Continuous
7. Where am I?
8. Listening: First Date
a) notes
b) exercise #1
c) exercise #2

AM115 Wednesday Homework

1. Present Simple Worksheet

AM115 Wednesday

1. Speaking Pairs: Present Simple
2. Check Homework
3. Listening: The First Thing I Do
    a) notes
    b) questions
    c) tapescript 
4. Adverbs of Time activity
5. Reading: My Routine
6. Writing: Your Routine
7. Peer Editing 

AM115 Tuesday Homework

1. Grammar 2-1 
   #1, #2, #3 Finish questions.  
   #4 All questions.

AM115 Tuesday

1. Speaking: Unit Introduction
2. Vocabulary Unit 2
    a) pronunciation 
    b) exercise #1
    c) exercise #2
Vote For Craig!
3. Grammar 2-1 Present Simple
4. Exercises #1 (2-6) #2 (2-6) #3 (2-6)
5. Partner Interview 

AM115 Monday

1. Speaking Warm-up: Vocabulary Discussion
2. Vocabulary Dictation
3. Grammar Review 
4. Unit 1 Quiz
5. Mark Quiz
6. 20 Questions
7. Listening: 20 Questions
    a) notes 
    b) questions

AM115 Friday

1) Warm-Up Negatives Discussion
student #1

student #2

student #3

student #4

2) Check Homework

3) Questions for different tenses

4) Exercises #3 and #4

5) Pronunciation of Different Questions

6) Celebrity Interview

AM115 Thursday Homework

1. Negatives Worksheet

AM115 Thursday

1. Warm-up game: Guess the verb
2. Check Homework
3. Speaking Pairs: Tenses
4. Pronunciation of ed endings
5. Subject Verb Agreement Worksheet
6. Grammar 1-3 Negatives and Questions
7. Exercises #1 and #2
8. Speaking: Negative Descriptions

AM115 Wednesday Homework

1. Grammar 1-2 Exercises #2 and #3

AM115 Wednesday

1. Brainstorm Activity 
    a) adjectives 
      b) adverbs
2. Speaking : Parts of Speech 
3. Check Homework 
4. Listening: Introductions
    a) notes
      b) questions
5. Parts of Speech Worksheet
6. Tenses Review
7. Exercise #1
8. Writing: Introduce yourself!

AM115 Tuesday Homework

1. Grammar 1-1 Exercises #3 and #4

AM115 Tuesday

1. Class Rules
2. Name Game
3. Speaking: Introductions
4. Unit 1 Vocabulary 
    a) pronunciation
    b) exercise #1
    c) exercise #2
5. Grammar 1-1 Parts of Speech
6. Grammar Exercises #1 and #2 

AM115 Monday

1. Vocabulary Discussion
    Vocabulary unit 12 link
2. Vocabulary Dictation
3. Unit 12 Quiz 
4. Mark Quiz
5. Listening: 
   a) notes
   b) fill in the blanks
6. Speaking: Past Simple, Present Perfect Simple and Continuous
7. Present Perfect Simple and Continuous

AM115 Friday

1. Exit Test for units 9-12

2. Scattergories 

3. Present perfect simple and continuous practice 

AM115 Thursday

1. Share writing with another student 
2. Check Homework
3. Listening: Describing sports
    a) questions
    b) transcript
4. Grammar 12-2 Present Perfect Describing Now 
5. Grammar Exercises #1 #2 (2-9) #3 (2-9) #4 (2-9)
6. Reading: High School Athletes

AM115 Wednesday Homework

1. Worksheet: Duration

AM115 Wednesday

1. Speaking : Duration
2. Check homework
3. Listening: The Gym
    a) Discussion and order activity
      b) Questions
      c) transcript
4. Topic sentences activity
5. Writing: The Best Exercise

AM115 Tuesday Homework

1. Grammar 12-1 Exercises #2, #3, #4, #5

AM115 Tuesday

1. Speaking: Unit Introduction Athletics
2. Class Discussion
3. Unit 12 Vocabulary
    a) pronunciation
    b) exercise #1
    c) examples exercise
4. Grammar 12-1: How Long...
5. Grammar Exercises #1 (2-6) #2 (2-6) #3 (2-6)
6. Speaking: Hot Topics 

AM115 Monday

1. Speaking Warm-up - Vocabulary Discussion
2. Vocabulary Dictation
3. Grammar Review
4. Unit 11 Quiz
5. Mark Quiz
6. Pronunciation
7. Extra Listening

AM115 Friday

1. Speaking: Picture Discussion
2. Check Homework and do exercise #3
3. Writing: Passive Sentences with Modals
    exercise #1
    exercise #2
4. Listening: What Business
    a) notes
    b) questions
5. Worksheet: Passive Voice and Modal Verbs
6. Vocabulary Exercise #2

AM115 Thursday Homework

1. Grammar 11-2 #1 and #2

AM115 Thursday

1. Speaking 11-4: Passive to Active
2. Check Homework 
3. Writing Passive Sentences
     a) #1
     b) #2
4. Reading "A Businesswoman" 
5. Group Project: A Business Plan
6. Grammar 11-2 Passive Voice with Modal Verbs
7. Exercises #1 (2-6) #2 (2-6) #3 (3-7)  

AM 115 Thursday Homework

1. Passive Voice Worksheet

AM115 Wednesday

1. Speaking Pairs: Passive 
2. Check Homework
3. Listening: Canadian Trade 
    a) notes
    b) questions
4. Mingling game
5. Worksheet: Catching a Plane
6. Online Game: Making Passive Sentences
7. Passive to Active worksheet
8. Writing: Passive Sentences

AM115 Tuesday

1. Speaking: Unit Introduction
2. Class Discussion
3. Unit 11 Vocabulary 
    a) pronunciation
    b) Exercise #1
      c) Exercise #2 - Examples Exercise
4. Grammar 11-1: The Passive Voice
5. Speaking Game
6. Exercises #1 (2-6) #2 (2-6) #3 (2-6)
7. Pronunciation: Minimal Pairs

AM115 Monday

1. Speaking warm-up: Vocabulary Discussion
      Unit 10 vocabulary link
2. Vocabulary Dictation
3. Grammar Review
4. Unit 10 Quiz
5. Mark Quiz
6. Speaking: What would you do if....
7. Reading: Imaginary Love Story 

AM115 Friday

1. Class Presentations
2. Speaking : Conditions Discussion
3. Camping Disasters: 2nd conditional review

4. Grammar 10-3: Wish and Hope
5. Speaking: Wish and Hope
6. Listening: I wish I could buy...
    a) Discussion and Notes
    b) questions
      c) listening for details
7. Grammar Practice: Wish and Hope #2, #3

AM115 Thursday Homework

1. Grammar 10-2 Exercises #1, #2, #3

AM115 Thursday

1. Warm-up: Second Conditional Speaking Pairs 
2. Writing: A Million Dollars
3. Grammar: Choosing First or Second Conditional
4. Exercises  #1 (2-6) #2 (2-6) #3 (2-6)
5. Group Project: Planning a Vacation
6. Group Presentations 
7. Listening: Vacation

AM115 Wednesday Homework

1. Grammar 10-1 Exercises #1, #2, #3 
     finish all questions!

AM115 Wednesday

1. Warm-up: Pronunciation
     syllable stress #1
     syllable stress #2
2. Check Homework 
3. Grammar: 10-1 Second Conditional 
4. Exercises #1 (2-4) #2 (2-6) #3 (2-6)
5. Songs with Second Conditional 
    a) 'If you were a song' worksheet
    b) 'If I had a hammer' lyrics
    c) 'If I could change the world' lyrics
    d) 'If I could turn back time' lyrics
6. Listening "A Million Dollars"
    a) notes
    b) questions
7. Discussion Questions 2nd Conditional

AM115 Tuesday Homework

1. First conditional online quiz
2. Worksheet

AM115 Tuesday

1. Speaking: Unit Introduction
2. John Lennon's Imagine 
3. Unit 10 Vocabulary
    a) pronunciation
    b) exercise #1
     c) exercise #2 (examples) 
4. First Conditional Practice Dialogue and writing
5. Bruno Mars "Count on Me"
6. Pronunciation Practice

AM115 Monday

1. Speaking: Vocabulary Discussion
      (link to vocabulary unit 9)
2. Vocabulary Dictation
3. Grammar Review
4. Unit 9 Quiz
5. Mark Quizzes
6. Listening: Seeing the World
     a) discussion
     b) questions
7. First Conditional Practice

   

AM115 Friday

1. Pronunciation practice - N sounds
2. Check homework 
3. Reading: A Travellers' Guide to Vancouver
    a) discussion
      b) reading and questions
    c) Vancouver travel video
4. Grammar 9-3: The First Conditional 
5. Speaking Pairs
6. Grammar Exercises 

AM115 Thursday Homework

1. Grammar 9-2 Exercises: Future Aspects
   finish all exercises 

AM115 Thursday

1. Warm-up Speaking: Time Clause Discussion
2. Check Homework
3. Listening: Travelling
    a) notes
    b) questions 
4. Grammar 9-2: Future Aspects
5. Grammar exercises #1 (2-6) #2 (1-5)
6. Speaking: Picture Discussion
7. Writing: Future Sentences

AM115 Wednesday Homwork

1. Grammar Exercises 9-1 #1, #2, #3

Activities Video

Look here for this week's activities!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=CEIgy-GfwT4

Speak to Em on the 4th floor is you want to sign up :) 

AM115 Wednesday

1. Unit Introduction: Seeing the World
2. Brainstorm 
3. Vocabulary 
    a) pronunciation
    b) exercise #1
      c) exercise #2 (example sentences)
4. Grammar 9-1: Time Clauses
5. Exercises 

#1 (2-6 ) #2  (3-6) #3 (2-6)

AM115 Tuesday

1. Speaking: Vocabulary
2. Vocabulary Dictation
3. Grammar Review
4. Unit 8 Quiz
5. Mark Quiz
6. Reading: Learning a Language
    a) Dicussion
    b) Reading and questions
7. Game

AM115 Happy Friday

1. Discussion Questions: Education

2. Scattergories 

AM115 Thursday Homework

1. Exit Test Speaking
Watch this instruction video:
http://www.smrtenglish.com/lesson/2734

E-mail the link for your speaking test to me!
kate.neville@canada-english.com 

AM115 Thursday

1. Speaking: Obligation
2. Check homework
3. Listening: Free Education?
    a) notes and discussion
    b) questions
4. Grammar: Should / Shouldn't 
5. Grammar Exercises
6. 2 Letters Advice/Obligation Activity 

AM115 Wednesday Homework

1. Grammar 8-2 Exercises 

AM115 Wednesday

1. Warm-up
2. Check Homework
3. Listening 8-1: What makes a good student? 
    a) discussion and notes
      b) questions

4. Grammar: Must/Mustn't
5. Exercises #1 (2-6) #2 (3-7) #3 (2-6) 
6. Writing: Past and Present Obligations

AM115 Tuesday Homework

1. Grammar 8-1 Exercises 

AM115 Tuesday

1. Speaking: Unit Introduction
2. Unit 8 Vocabulary 
    a) pronunciation
    b) exercise #1
    c) examples exercise 
break
3. Grammar 8-1: Have to and Have got to
4. Grammar Exercises #1 (2-6) #2 (2-6) #3 (1-4)
5. Speaking: What's your problem?
6. Have to/ Have got to jobs game

AM115 Monday

1. Vocabulary Discussion
2. Vocabulary Dictation
3. Grammar Review
4. Unit 7 Quiz
break
5. Mark Quiz 
6. Present perfect board game
7. Present Perfect/Past Simple practice
8. Pronunciation: Word Stress
    Worksheet #1
    Worksheet #2  

AM115 Friday

1. Speaking warm-up 
2. Check homework
3. Listening "Favourite Music" 
    a) notes 
    b) questions
    c) details 
4. The Beatles Mini Documentary 
    a) notes
    b) questions
5. Grammar 7-2 Present Perfect and Past Simple
6. Grammar Exercises

AM115 Thursday Homework

1. Finish Grammar 7-2 Exercises

AM115 Thursday

1. Present Perfect Interview
    a) partner 1
    b) partner 2
    c) partner 3
2. Check Homework
3. Writing: My favourite musician 
4. Grammar 7-2 Present Perfect for Past Actions with Present Results
5. Exercises 

#1 (2-6)

#2 (3-7)

#3 (3-6)
6. Speaking: Before and Now
7. Music Trivia

AM 115 Wednesday Homework

Present Perfect Practice Quizzes
experience
http://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/lessons/present-perfect-quiz

mix
http://a4esl.org/q/f/z/zz29bms.htm

for and since
http://a4esl.org/q/h/lb/forsince.html

http://www.eclecticenglish.com/grammar/PresentPerfect1D.html

AM115 Wednesday

1. Speaking Pairs
2. Check Homework
3. The Lying Game
4. Listening: The Violin
    a) notes
    b) listening questions
5. Reading "Ziggy and Bob Marley" 

AM115 Tuesday Homework

1. Grammar Exercises 7-1 #1, #2, #3

AM115 Tuesday

1. Pronunciation: Stressed and unstressed words
2. Speaking: Unit Introduction
3. Unit 7 Vocabulary 
    a) pronunciation
    b) exercise 1
      c) exercise 2
break
4. Grammar 7-1: Present Perfect Experience and Duration
5. Exercises #1 (3-7) #2 (3-7) #3 (3-7)
6. Speaking Pairs

AM115 Homework

1. Comparatives and superlatives practice
2. Extra Practice

AM115 Monday

Happy Summer! 
1. Speaking Vocabulary Discussion
2. Vocabulary Dictation
3. Review Grammar
4. Unit 6 Quiz
5. Mark Quiz
6. Pronunciation: Content and Function Words
7. Pronunciation: Stressed and Unstressed words Worksheet
8. What's Vancouver Like? Presentation