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Subbing at ELS this week, through Friday! Yay!
Subbing at ELS this week, through Friday! Yay!
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
104 session ended!
Congratulations to all who passed and good luck to all of you. I may see you around before leaving to Mexico June 12th.
Hope you enjoyed your weekend - remember to attend class, to be on time, pay attention, do your homework and study with your classmates!
I'm sending all of you my love!
Hope you enjoyed your weekend - remember to attend class, to be on time, pay attention, do your homework and study with your classmates!
I'm sending all of you my love!
Monday, May 20, 2013
HW for 5/21 - FINAL this Thursday 5/23
Hi everyone,
As you know, Andrew will be your sub tomorrow.
The hw for tomorrow is to review pages 16, 17, 37 and 71 - these are vocabulary pages.
Also review all grammar points, the final is this Thursday!
Grammar points this session - SSP 104
Unit 1
✔Past continuous and simple past
✔Question words: who, what, where
✔was going to
Unit 2
MODAL VERBS - (MODALS)
✔must, might & can't
✔ must vs. should
✔common phrasal verbs
(ask 'someone' out, get rid of, run away)
Unit 3
✔comparisons with as
✔used to and would
Unit 4
✔noun clauses
Unit 5
✔PAST MODALS
must have, may have, might have
Unit 6
✔causal verbs
make, have, let, help, get
✔passive causative
Unit 7
✔real conditional
As you know, Andrew will be your sub tomorrow.
The hw for tomorrow is to review pages 16, 17, 37 and 71 - these are vocabulary pages.
Also review all grammar points, the final is this Thursday!
Grammar points this session - SSP 104
Unit 1
✔Past continuous and simple past
✔Question words: who, what, where
✔was going to
Unit 2
MODAL VERBS - (MODALS)
✔must, might & can't
✔ must vs. should
✔common phrasal verbs
(ask 'someone' out, get rid of, run away)
Unit 3
✔comparisons with as
✔used to and would
Unit 4
✔noun clauses
Unit 5
✔PAST MODALS
must have, may have, might have
Unit 6
✔causal verbs
make, have, let, help, get
✔passive causative
Unit 7
✔real conditional
Sunday, May 19, 2013
so sorry no hw post - look at unit 4
sorry for not posting the hw for Monday - we started unit 4
new topic:
the noun clause
the noun clause always has a subject and a verb.
ex.:
I don t know if/whether the food is yummy or not.
I wonder how they are doing?
I'd like to know where the awesome Chinese restaurant is.
I know (that) it is good.
new topic:
the noun clause
the noun clause always has a subject and a verb.
ex.:
I don t know if/whether the food is yummy or not.
I wonder how they are doing?
I'd like to know where the awesome Chinese restaurant is.
I know (that) it is good.
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Quiz #2 tomorrow
USED TO / WOULD pages 39-42
CAUSATIVE VERBS pages 79-81
PASSIVE CAUSATIVE page 87
Click on the page above for an explanation of USED TO / WOULD especially if you were absent!
CAUSATIVE VERBS pages 79-81
PASSIVE CAUSATIVE page 87
Click on the page above for an explanation of USED TO / WOULD especially if you were absent!
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
HW 5/16
Review p. 39, 'used to', do Ex. 7, p.40
Review p.41, 'would'
Review vocabulary p. 46
Review passive causatives
I got the walls painted.
Review p.41, 'would'
Review vocabulary p. 46
Review passive causatives
I got the walls painted.
Monday, May 13, 2013
Causative Verbs
Students! I will be absent tomorrow. You will have a sub. Please be on time and please be respectful to your teacher! =)
HW fortomorrow
Ex. C pages 80, 81
Memorize the following verbs:
Forbid, forgive, break, weave, choose, mistake
Also remember these terms:
Infinitive verb: to weave
Base form: weave
S. past: wove
Past participle: woven
Present participle: weaving
Tomorrow you will be learning the Passive Causative construction.
HW fortomorrow
Ex. C pages 80, 81
Memorize the following verbs:
Forbid, forgive, break, weave, choose, mistake
Also remember these terms:
Infinitive verb: to weave
Base form: weave
S. past: wove
Past participle: woven
Present participle: weaving
Tomorrow you will be learning the Passive Causative construction.
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
HW for May 8, 2013
- Read pages 27-28 - A hermit's guide to Yellowstone - Getting away from them all
Make sure you understand the following:
- getting away from it all = leaving 'something or someone' behind
- off-season = low season ≠ high season. Ex.: Cost of travel is cheaper during off season. Most people travel during high season.
- get off the beaten track = to go on the track that most people do not go on.
- strategies = tactics
- take the road most traveled = take the road most people take
2. Ex. 2, p. 66
3. Ex. 3, p. 67
Complete Exercise C on p. 74
Monday, May 6, 2013
HW for Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Hi everyone, here is the hw:
Review pages 19-23 - MUST, MIGHT, CAN'T - Logical conclusions - logical guesses
MAY
MUST and SHOULD - MUST - obligation / SHOULD - advice
Complete exercise 4, page 23
5, page 24.
Review pages 108-109 - review, review, review
Review pages 19-23 - MUST, MIGHT, CAN'T - Logical conclusions - logical guesses
MAY
MUST and SHOULD - MUST - obligation / SHOULD - advice
Complete exercise 4, page 23
5, page 24.
Review pages 108-109 - review, review, review
Friday, May 3, 2013
HW for Monday, May 6 / Also reminder: MIDTERM EXAM next week, Friday, May 10th.
1. Read page 13
The topic: STRESS - Definition from the Learner Dictionary on the blog:
stress /str
s/ n. [C;U] -es 1 mental or physical strain or difficulty caused by pressure: She is full of stress, because her boss gives her too much work. 2 strength given or put on s.t.:In our family, the stress is on a good education.
v. [T] -es 1 to give strength to: Her husband stressed the idea that she should change jobs and relax more. 2 to cause pressure: Lifting these boxes has stressed my back.
Thesaurus: stress n.1 tension, anxiety 2 the emphasis, focus, insistence.
v.1 to emphasize, insist on s.t. 2 to strain.
2. Write a 3-5 sentence paragraph about stress and how you handle it.
Title of your paragraph:
What stresses me out
'something' stresses 'somebody' out is a phrasal verb:
From the Corpus dictionary (on the blog):
to make someone so worried or nervous that they cannot relax :
Studying for exams always stresses me out.
I get stressed out when......
I cope with my stress by ....... (V+ing)
Example: I get stressed out when my students do not come to school or when they do not understand the lesson. If I stay positive and try to be a better teacher, hopefully all of my students will attend, they will understand, they will learn and they will succeed!
3. Review the verbs on page 108-109
MIDTERM EXAM next week on Friday so please, please come to class, be on time, pay attention, ask questions, make sure you understand what we are working on! The blog is here to help you.
Reminder: CLASS is in 4203 on Monday.
Have a great weekend.
The topic: STRESS - Definition from the Learner Dictionary on the blog:
stress /str
s/ n. [C;U] -es 1 mental or physical strain or difficulty caused by pressure: She is full of stress, because her boss gives her too much work. 2 strength given or put on s.t.:In our family, the stress is on a good education. v. [T] -es 1 to give strength to: Her husband stressed the idea that she should change jobs and relax more. 2 to cause pressure: Lifting these boxes has stressed my back.Thesaurus: stress n.1 tension, anxiety 2 the emphasis, focus, insistence.
v.1 to emphasize, insist on s.t. 2 to strain.2. Write a 3-5 sentence paragraph about stress and how you handle it.
Title of your paragraph:
What stresses me out
'something' stresses 'somebody' out is a phrasal verb:
From the Corpus dictionary (on the blog):
stress somebody out
phrasal verbStudying for exams always stresses me out.I get stressed out when......
I cope with my stress by ....... (V+ing)
Example: I get stressed out when my students do not come to school or when they do not understand the lesson. If I stay positive and try to be a better teacher, hopefully all of my students will attend, they will understand, they will learn and they will succeed!
3. Review the verbs on page 108-109
MIDTERM EXAM next week on Friday so please, please come to class, be on time, pay attention, ask questions, make sure you understand what we are working on! The blog is here to help you.
Reminder: CLASS is in 4203 on Monday.
Have a great weekend.
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Quiz #1 tomorrow, beginning at 9:00 a.m.
Dear students, our first quiz is tomorrow. It is not hard, just make sure you review Unit 1, that is your homework. Also go to pages 108-109 to study these verbs. If you were absent, please come to class anyway and try to take the test, you will probably do well.
Quiz begins at 9:00 and ends at 9:15, it is short.
Quiz #1
1- Difference between a GERUND and a PRESENT PARTICIPLE
2- Definition of TENSE and ASPECT
3- Difference between simple past and past continuous with fill in the blanks - UNIT 1
4- WHO, WHAT, WHERE
5- Identify TRANSITIVE and INTRANSITIVE VERBS
6- Phrasal verb: to ask someone out, to get rid of, to run away
7- Review pages 108-109, especially:
BE WAS/WERE BEEN
DO DID DONE
GO WENT GONE
HAVE HAD HAD
SAY SAID SAID
Quiz begins at 9:00 and ends at 9:15, it is short.
Quiz #1
1- Difference between a GERUND and a PRESENT PARTICIPLE
2- Definition of TENSE and ASPECT
3- Difference between simple past and past continuous with fill in the blanks - UNIT 1
4- WHO, WHAT, WHERE
5- Identify TRANSITIVE and INTRANSITIVE VERBS
6- Phrasal verb: to ask someone out, to get rid of, to run away
7- Review pages 108-109, especially:
BE WAS/WERE BEEN
DO DID DONE
GO WENT GONE
HAVE HAD HAD
SAY SAID SAID
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Happy May Day and HW for May 2 - QUIZ #1 Friday 9:00 a.m.
HW:
Ex. 4, p. 5
Ex. 7, p. 9
Quiz #1 - Friday - 9:00 sharp = 9:00 on the dot = exactly at 9:00 so of course be an early bird!
Quiz #1
1- Difference between a GERUND and a PRESENT PARTICIPLE
2- Definition of TENSE and ASPECT
3- Difference between simple past and past continuous with fill in the blanks
4- WHO, WHAT, WHERE
5- was going to
6- Identify TRANSITIVE and INTRANSITIVE VERBS
7- Phrasal verb: to ask someone out, to get rid of, to run away, to make up
6- Pages 108-109 - review these verb forms, you should know many of them like the back of your hand!
We will discuss in class tomorrow how many of the verbs on page 108-109 you should be prepared for for the quiz on Friday. This is the beginning of the list, we will add more verbs tomorrow:
Most common irregular verbs:
BE WAS/WERE BEEN
DO DID DONE
GO WENT GONE
HAVE HAD HAD
SAY SAID SAID
Ex. 4, p. 5
Ex. 7, p. 9
Quiz #1 - Friday - 9:00 sharp = 9:00 on the dot = exactly at 9:00 so of course be an early bird!
Quiz #1
1- Difference between a GERUND and a PRESENT PARTICIPLE
2- Definition of TENSE and ASPECT
3- Difference between simple past and past continuous with fill in the blanks
4- WHO, WHAT, WHERE
5- was going to
6- Identify TRANSITIVE and INTRANSITIVE VERBS
7- Phrasal verb: to ask someone out, to get rid of, to run away, to make up
6- Pages 108-109 - review these verb forms, you should know many of them like the back of your hand!
We will discuss in class tomorrow how many of the verbs on page 108-109 you should be prepared for for the quiz on Friday. This is the beginning of the list, we will add more verbs tomorrow:
Most common irregular verbs:
BE WAS/WERE BEEN
DO DID DONE
GO WENT GONE
HAVE HAD HAD
SAY SAID SAID
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