Weekend!

No school Friday March 29th
No school Monday April 1st

Unit 1 Test Tuesday April 2nd
- Grammar Review
- Vocabulary

AM115 Thursday

1. Check Homework
2. Pronunciation of -ed endings
3. Grammar 1-3 Questions and Negatives
4. Exercises
break
5. Speaking: Negative description game
6. Reading: Guess Who!
7. Guess who game

AM115 Wednesday

1. Guessing Game: Adjectives and Adverbs
2. Check Homework
3. Listening: Introductions
    Exercise
4. Writing: Introduce Yourself
5. Grammar 1-2: tenses
6. Grammar 1-2 Exercise #1
7. Speaking pairs
8. Edit your writing using tenses
9. Tenses quiz

AM115 Homework

1. Grammar Exercise #1 and #2

AM115 Tuesday

1. Class rules and name game
2. Speaking: Introduction
3. Vocabulary
     a) pronunciation
     b) vocabulary exercise
4. Grammar: Parts of Speech
5. Speaking: Pictures
6. Grammar Practice #3

AM125 Monday in Class

1. Speaking 12-2: Vocab Review
2. Review: A thank you letter
3. Unit 12 Quiz
break
4. Dream Jobs discussion and media

AM125 Friday

1. Exit Test
2. Unit 11 Writing 
3. Share writing with another student 
4. Media: Best and Worst Movie Genres

Cynthia's PM1 Thursday

1. Partner discussion: Reading
2. Partner discussion: Science fiction
2b. BBC Quiz: Science Fact or Science Fiction?
3. Group assignment: pick a science fiction technology/ability and explain how it would change life today. 

AM125 Thursday

1. Speaking warm-up: Picture Stories
2. Check homework
3. Media: The Ghost Writer
4. In the news: TV rots your brain
5. Unit 12 Writing

Neil's Class PM1 Wednesday

1. Idle no more

AM125 Wednesday Homework

1. Exit Test Speaking Section (Due Friday before class)
2. Grammar 12-4

AM125 Wednesday

1. Speaking warm-up: Speak for one minute about....
2. Check homework
3. In the news: Investing in movies
4. Grammar 12-3: Choosing gerund or infinitive
5. Exercise
6. Verb + Object + Infinitive
7. Exercise 2

PM1 Neil's Class

1. Social Movements: The Hippies

2. English as a Global Language

AM125 Tuesday Homework

1. Grammar 12-1 
2. Grammar 12-2 #3 only

AM125 Tuesday

1. Speaking: Unit Introduction
2. Check homework 
3. Vocabulary group exercise
4. Vocabulary exercise #2
break
5. Grammar 12-1 and 12-2: Infinitives and Gerunds
6. Practice: Shopping in the Haight
7. Speaking : Gerunds
8. Media 12-1: Is TV a good or bad thing?

AM125 Monday Homework

1. Read all vocabulary for unit 12
2. Unit 12 Vocabulary Exercise #1

AM125 Monday

1. Speaking: Vocabulary Discussion
2. Grammar Review
3. Unit 11 Quiz
break
4. Mark Quiz
5. Negatives Practice Survey
6. The History of Gaming Rap

AM125 Friday

1. Share writing assignments
2. In the news: Computer games aid memory 
3. Grammar 11-3 : Negatives
break
4. Grammar 11-3 Exercises (first 5 questions from each section)
5. Speaking: Negative Questions
6. St Patricks Day History

AM125 Thursday

1. Speaking: Noun Clauses
1b. Speaking II
2. Check Homework and Extra Practice Worksheet
3. Media: TED Gaming to re-engage boys' learning
    a) summarize what you heard
    b) T/F questions
break
4. Debate: The popularity of video games is good/bad for society
5. Unit 11 Writing
6. Share writing with another student

AM125 Wednesday Homework

1. Grammar 11-2 
    #1  12-15
    #2

AM125 Wednesday

1. Check Listening Activity "The Legend..."
2. Speaking : Questions with Prepositions
3. Speaking : Asking Why
4. Check Homework
5. Reading: Career Gamers
break
6. Grammar : Indirect Questions and Noun Clauses
7. Exercise 1
8. Speaking Pairs
9. Indirect Questions Worksheet

PM1 Mike's Class

1. Vocabulary Exercise
2. Discussion Questions

1. What are some ways that people can reduce pollution?
2. What is global warming and how can we stop it?
3. What types of energy are popular in your country?
4. Do you think overpopulation is an important environmental issue?

Why or why not?

5. Should gas for motorists be more expensive? Why or why not?
6. What can we do to protect forests?
7. Why should people recycle?
8. Does your country have a smoking ban law in place?
9. Do you think nuclear power is safe? Who should be allowed it and why? Who should police it?
10. Why should people use public transportation?

3. Presentations

AM125 Tuesday Homework

Grammar 11-1 #2,#3,#4

AM125 Tuesday

1. Speaking : Unit Introduction
2. Check Homework
3. Vocabulary Group Exercise
4. Vocabulary Exercise #3
break
5. Grammar 11-1 : Forming Questions
6. Exercise #1 - First Set Only 
7. Speaking Pairs
8. Media 11-2: The Legend

PM1 - Mike's Class

1. Climate Change Discussion
2. Chasing Ice

AM125 Monday Homework

1. Unit 11 Vocabulary 
    a) exercise #1
    b) exercise #2

AM125 Monday

1. Speaking Warm-up : Vocabulary Role Plays
2. Review Grammar
3. Unit 10 Quiz
break
4. Speaking Pairs
5. Media 10-2 : Setting Global Priorities

AM125 Friday

1. Writing Peer Review
2. Grammar 9-3/4 : Other Conditional Expressions
3. Exercise (first three questions from each section)
4. Exercise 2 (first three questions from each section)
5. Speaking Role Plays
break
6. Media: Super Size Me
7. In the News: Obesity and Cancer Linked