Thursday in Class

1) Discussion Warm-up "Clothing of the Future"
2) Check Homework
3) Reading Exercise "Clothing of the Future"
4) Reading Questions
5) Listening "Fashion Magazines"
    a) Notes
    b) Questions

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6) Speaking and Writing - Adjectives
7) Grammar 5-3 "Adjectives"
8) Speaking Practice
9) Comparative Adjectives - writing practice "The Hunger Games"

Homework: Grammar 5-3 #1 and #2

REMINDER: The unit 5 test is on Monday.

Wednesday Homework

Wednesday Homework
Grammar 5-2 #1

Wednesday in Class - Happy Halloween!!

1) Halloween brainstorming
2) Vocabulary Crossword
3) "History of Halloween"
     a) Video Questions

Practice "Weekly Plan"

     b) Listening and writing 




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4) Grammar 5-2 "Making Predictions"
5) Speaking Pairs Practice
6) Structure "Some, Any and No"

Tuesday Homework

Grammar 5-1 #1

Unit 5 Focus Definitions

Unit 5 Focus Definitions

Tuesday in Class

1. Speaking Vocabulary
2. Brainstorming "What is in fashion?"
3. Focus Word Hunt "A Halloween invitation" 
4. Definitions
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5. Grammar 5-1 "Future decisions and plans"
6. Speaking 5-3 "Do you think you will ever..."
7. Write 5 future plans about fashion.
8. Is fashion important?
    a) Discussion
    b) Listening

Monday Homework

Vocabulary Exercise Unit 5 - Fashion

Monday Homework

Vocabulary Exercise Unit 5 - Fashion

Monday in Class

1. Unit 4 Test
2. Speaking "What's the Job?"
3. Listening "Newspapers"
    a) Notes
    b) Questions
4. ESL News
5. Check Answershttp://esldivlabs.vcc.ca/eslnews/ESL_News_October_22_2012.pdf

Happy Friday!

1) Share fictional stories

2) Check homework

3) Hansel and Gretel Listening

4) Participial Adjectives Exercise

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5) Grammar 4-3 Making offers and requests

6) Speaking 4-9 "Making requests"

7) Husband and wife dialogue - partner work

8) Housesitting Activity

Thursday Homework

Articles Practice:
Fables  - Stories with lessons.
Follow the links for Cat and Mouse

Write down the lesson for each fable.

Thursday in Class

1) Speaking Practice - Advice
2) Check Homework
3) Online Reading
     a) listening
       b) class activity
4) Structure - Definite and Indefinite Articles
    a) The city mouse and the country mouse - practice for articles
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5) Genres in literature - brainstorming and partner writing project
6) Grammar 4-3 "Making Requests and Offers"
     a) Dialogue practice

Wednesday Homework

Grammar 4-2 #1

Finish Reading Questions "William Shakespeare"

Wednesday in Class

1) Share advice letters
2) Check homework 
3) "Should I stay or should I go?"
      a) speaking warmup
      b) listening activity
4) "Should've said no" listening 
5) Love letter response
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6) Grammar 4-2 Modals and Permission
7) Signs activity
8) Reading "William Shakespeare" 

Tuesday Homework

1. Grammar 4-1 #1,2,3
2. Finish your letter of advice to Simon (10-12 sentences)

Unit 4 Focus Words

Unit 4 Focus Words

Tuesday in Class

1. Speaking: Vocabulary
2. Focus words reading
3. Focus words definitions (group work
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4. Grammar 4-1 "Modal Verbs of Obligation and Advice"
5. Speaking: Obligation
6. Advice letters 

Monday Homework

Unit 4 Vocabulary Exercise "Literature"

Monday in Class

1) Review
2) Unit 3 Test

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3) pronunciation of 'ed' in past tense 
4) extra practice for past perfect
5) speaking game "guilty"

Friday in Class

Hello everyone!

Here is what we are doing in class today:

1) Structure review

• Writing warm-up

2) Speaking exercise

3) Grammar Review

4) Grammar 3-4 Past Passive

• Practice #1
• Practice #2

5) Passive in a news story

6) Listening

Thursday in Class

Howdy y'all!

Here is what we will be doing today:

1) Finish up the "Personal Timeline Activity"

2) Listening

• For Meaning
• For Details 

3) Reading 3-1 

4) Structure 3-1 Three Types of Sentences

5) Writing practice

For Tomorrow

Here is the link for you to read tonight.  Please read these three:

Simple Sentences
Compound Sentences
Complex Sentences

Happy reading!

Wednesday in Class

Greetings everyone!

Here is what we are going over in class today:

1) Speaking Practice - Story Prompts

2) Check Homework

3) Listening "The Earth's Crusts"

• Listening
• Questions
• Summary

4) Grammar 3-2 Past Perfect

5) Personal Timeline Activity

Tuesday Homework

Hello everyone!

Here is your homework for today.  Please do all 4 parts.

Grammar 3-1a Past Simple and Past Continuous Exercise

Tuesday in Class

Hello!

Here is what we are doing in class today:

1. Speaking 3-2
2. Vocabulary
1. Focus Words
3. Grammar 3-1 Past Simple and Past Continuous
4. Past Stories Exercise - Click Here for an Example
5. Past Simple and Past Continuous Worksheet

Extra Help:

Irregular Verb List #1

Irregular Verb List #2

Monday Homework

Unit 3 Vocab Exercise for tomorrow!

Monday in Class

Greetings!

My name is Adam Shiroma, and I will be your teacher this week.  Let's have a great time learning English!

Here is what we did today:

• Unit 2 Test
• Intro Speaking 3-1
• Introduce the Vocabulary

Extra Practice

How to Study for the Unit 2 test
- Unit 2 focus words
- Unit 2 grammar review (check your answers!!)

Past Participle Worksheet
https://docs.google.com/a/canada-english.com/document/d/1dFAa58CA4RnYaqg7nCHbmQsz7M2Cwwji6IiOy9aZJIo/edit

Passive voice practice "Catching a Plane"
https://docs.google.com/a/canada-english.com/document/d/1tjugtQv6R1QxmWahI1bsdIV-_MYZszN74s5QkPPW3EI/edit?authkey=COCT1vEJ&authkey=COCT1vEJ


Have a great week with Adam! I'll be back on Monday October 22nd!
          - Kate

Friday in Class

Happy Friday!

1) Speaking "Mr Bean"

2) Check homework

3) Listening "My Dream House"
    a) questions
    b) text completion

4) Group writing project "Most expensive homes"

5) Grammar 2-4 "Present passive"

6) Speaking Exercise

Thursday in Class

1) Simple Present speaking game

2) Check homework

3) Reading "A real estate agent's blog"

4) Grammar "State Verbs and Dynamic Verbs"

5) Speaking practice "State Verbs"

6) Simple present and present continuous

7) Worksheet

Wednesday Homework

Grammar 2-1
#1,#2,#3,#4

Unit 2 Focus Word Definitions

https://docs.google.com/a/canada-english.com/document/d/1dQ__QtQtzZbIbOX52cdUTSS2Kcr5tYSdKs8iyVNhmSw/edit

Wednesday in Class

1. Speaking 2-2 Vocabulary

2. Vocabulary 2 Exercise

3. Focus Word Hunt "Vancouver Classifieds"

Break

4. Grammar 2-1 "Present Simple"

5. Speaking Pairs "Question Table"

6. Listening "Great Apartment Living"
    a) notes
    b) questions

Tuesday Homework

Unit 2 vocabulary exercise

Tuesday

1) Unit 1 Test

2) Group Discussion "Healthy Eating"

3) Reading "Heart and Stroke Foundation - Canada Food Guide"

4) Question Practice Game

Friday in Class

1) Speaking Warm-up (Question Cocktail Party)
2) Check Homework 
3) Grammar 1-4 "Have and Have Got"
4) Find someone who... 
5) Grammar 1-4 Exercise

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6) Superfoods and Health Fads
    a) Healthy Chocolate discussion and listening
    b) Health product group writing

Thursday Homework

Questions Practice

Thursday in Class

1) 'Questions' warm-up
2) Check homework
3) Listening "A Healthy Lifestyle"
4) Reading "A Journal"

Break

5) Partner Discussion
6) Partner project "Doctor/Patient Dialogue"
7) Grammar "Have and Have Got"
8) Find someone who...

Wednesday Homework

Grammar 1-3 #1-5

Wednesday in Class

1) 3 Auxiliary Verbs - Speaking and writing practice

2) Check Homework 

3) Group discussion "Is laughter the best medicine?"

4) Listening "Laughter Yoga"

5) Short writing

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6) Grammar 1-3 "Questions"

7) Who am I?

8) Idioms for emotions worksheet

Tuesday Homework

All Students:
Grammar 1-2 #1 and #3

New Students:
Unit 1 Vocabulary Exercise

Unit 1 Focus Words - Definitions

Unit 1 Focus Words - Definitions

Tuesday in Class

1. Speaking 1-2 "Vocabulary"

2. Focus Word Hunt 
2b. Unit 1 vocabulary exercise

3. Listening "Stay in Shape"

Monday Homework

Unit 1 Vocabulary Exercise

Monday in Class

1. Unit 1 Introduction Speaking "Health and Exercise"

2. Structure
   a) topic sentences
   b) supporting sentences

3. Paragraph Brainstorming

3b. Paragraph Writing

4. ESL News Listening Questions

5. ESL News Answers

6. ESL News Discussion Questions