ALERT: Final exam covers YIKES 4-7!!!!

Hi everyone,

Well, I took a look at the test, and saw that in fact it is comprehensive of the total session and covers chapters 4-7.  So that means, please also review Unit 4, including the following grammar points (see page 138)
4A
- second conditionals
ex.  If I were you, I'd practice more.

- third conditionals
ex.  If they had known you were coming, they might have stayed longer.

4B
past modals
ex.  I must have passed the exam.  I'm sure I got the answers right.

4C
verbs of the senses
ex. look, feel, smell, sound, taste

It smells as if it's raining.

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Optional:

Write out a 75-100 composition on one of the topics I mentioned to you in class.  I will look over your writing on Monday, briefly and expect you to churn out a second, edited version in class.  This gives us a chance to work together on your writing and for me to work with you one on one.  If you prefer to sit this out, then be prepared to read and study independently while I review other students' writings.

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Have a great weekend - remember the Telegraph avenue world music festival, this coming Saturday and Sunday http://www.berkeleyworldmusic.org/

HW for 9/16/14

Hi everyone!

Here is the hw for tomorrow:

Workbook pages 70, 71 and 72 - Chapter 7C

Also please read page 109 in the Student Book

See you tomorrow and thank you for your patience with my car situation!

=)

HW for 9/15 - Also reminder - final exam 9/22 and 9/23

Hi everyone,

Thanks again for another fine set of student presentations.  Today we heard from Marc, Amy, Nook and Nom, very good job everyone!

Monday we have a full day of presentations, so please try to limit your presentation to 5-7 minutes.

Here is the HW:

on page 144 please read about the relative clauses in the 7C box, this information is a review for most of you at this point.  Of course we will have a lesson about this on Monday and probably Tuesday as well.

Once you have reviewed the lesson on the purple page, then please complete the questions on page 145, 7C, a and b.

Also a reminder

The final exam will be divided between 9/22 and 9/23, so next week is our last week of instruction. We will complete both 7C and 7B (in that order) this coming week and we will also review Unit 6.

Please get together with the students to have fun and even to do HW or go over it?

Have a great weekend everyone and thanks again for all of your lovely presentations.  It makes all of us want to learn more about you and your culture and possibly travel to see these places in person!

HW for 9/11 and quiz too!

Hi everyone,

Again, thank you for your presentations, CJ, Sirirat and Ki - thank you also to Ki for delighting us with the Korean BBQ.

Looking forward to tomorrow's presentations!

For tomorrow, please review all of Chapter 7A and be prepared for the quiz tomorrow covering:

• the "wish" construct with the simple past, the past perfect and the modals 'could' or 'would'
• adjectives ending in -ed and -ing

Also please read the article I handed out to you today.  My apologies for the missing second page for Egor and Juliana.  Here is the link to the article:

http://www.epa.gov/ozone/science/sc_fact.html

HW for 9/10

Thanks for your presentations today: Juliana, Egor, Chart and Wendy, very good job everyone!

Looking forward to tomorrow's presenters:

CJ
Nom
Sirirat
and anyone else who would like to present in addition!

For tomorrow please complete

page 64, exercise 2, a and b
page 65, exercise 3, a, b and c
page 66, exercise 6, just 'More words to learn'

Remember the final exam is coming up 9/22 and 9/23, so please review the vocabulary on page 155, which you are responsible for. You could also start to look at the vocabulary on page 156, because we will be covering that soon and it too will be covered in the final.

See you all tomorrow

Here is a preview of what we will be reading tomorrow, as a segue to Wendy's presentation of today about the ozone depletion:

http://www.epa.gov/ozone/science/sc_fact.html

HW for 9/8

Hi everyone!

Please make sure you understand the concept of THE ARTICLES in English!  This is included in chapter 6A.

If you feel "iffy" (unsure) about it, then please review chapter 6A in the student book and fall in love with PAGE 142      =)

Review all of Unit 6, ensure that you feel comfortable with all the grammar, the vocabulary and the pronunciation.

You need to know the vocabulary on page 155 really well because you will be asked questions containing these words on the final exam.  (I will give you the final exam on 9/22 and 9/23.)

Also, remember to bring photographs to share about your country and/or your city.

Have a great weekend and see you on Monday!

HW for 9/4

Hi everyone,

In the workbook please complete:

p. 61, 3., Vocabulary (science)
p. 62, 3 b, c and exercise 4.

Review any new vocabulary.