Saturday, December 8

Level 1: We finished page 138 and students made some good questions using Would.......if ? We did pair work and some class discussions. Great group those students. They were happy to hear that I would not assign any homework this week nor any the following week.

Level 2- We had a great discussion using the Mind Map and personalization questions. The students used some really good vocabulary in their discussions. For homework, do the Discussion Questions on Page 46 and the Warm Up questions for The Future on Page 50 for homework. Also, try to do the crossword puzzle on page 49.

Level 3- We had a very interesting conversation using the "Personalization and  Discussion Questions on page 45. We found out which members believe in ghosts, love at first sight and telepathy. Fun discussion.

Homework: Do the Warm Up questions and vocabulary for The Future unit on Page 50. Also, try to do the crossword puzzle on page 49.

Level 4- We had a great discussion using the questions on Page 130, then we completed All the Listening 1 activities and Discussion Questions on Page 133.

Homework: Please do the Listening 2 Life Expectancy Before College Vocabulary activities on Page 135-136. Also, listen to the conversation at home and complete the Listening for Main Ideas and Details. Prepare your answers for What Do you Think Questions A&B on Page 138.

Saturday, December 1

I hope that everyone is having a great start to the week!

Here is an update from Saturday's classes.

Level 1- We finished page 63 and did an activity using 'if' and 'would' statements to plan a hypothetical trip. Everyone did really well with the language. For homework, please review the questions on page 138. We will discuss these questions at the beginning of next class.

Level 2- We had a great discussion using the warm-up questions to talk about beliefs. We also finished the vocabulary section and briefly discussed your mind maps on page 44. For homework, please read 'Points of View' on page 45 and prepare your answers for the 'Personalization' and 'Discussion' sections on page 46.

Level 3- We also had a very interesting conversation using the warm-up questions to talk about beliefs. We also completed the vocabulary section and discussed your mind maps on page 44. For homework, please read 'Points of View' on page 45 and prepare your answers for the 'Personalization' and 'Discussion' sections on page 46. We will try to finish this unit next week.

Level 4- We had a wonderful discussion using the questions on page 129 to talk about success. It was really interesting to hear everyone's definition of success. For homework, please finish the vocabulary on pages 131 and 132. Also, please listen to or read the article called 'Changing Ways to climb the ladder.' You might want to prepare your answers for the 'Main Ideas' and 'Details' sections on pages 132-133.