Sunday, 29 September 2013

Saturday, September 28

Level 1: We had fun playing a challenging speaking  game as a warm up.  Then we had a good discussion about Unit 7 - What the Egyptians Gave Us. Many of you said you learned a lot of interesting things about the Egyptian civilization. I did too. I had no idea the Egyptians invented the first toothbrush and toothpaste and were the first to come up with the idea of a police force. And what about wearing all that crazy eye makeup to ward off We finished Page 45 - Vocabulary and Words that Go Together.

 
Homework:  Please complete all of Page 46 and do Discussion Questions 1 & 2 on Page 47. Please make your Word Cards. 
 
Level 2: We had fun playing a speaking game as a warm up. We finished Unit 9 - Do you know.....? up to Pronunciation on Page 23. 
Homework: Complete the Speak with Confidence section on Page 23. Please add two more questions so you will have a total of 6 questions to ask your classmates next week. 
 
Level 3:  We had a challenging but fun time playing a new speaking game.  We did a brief discussion of  Unit 6.
Homework: Complete the Warm-up Questions and Vocabulary section on Page 38, Please read the Points of View Section on Page 39. Also, try to answer the Personalization Questions on Page 40. 
 
Level 4: We started the lesson with a small talk warm up activity  before moving on to Unit 8- Learning Small  Talk. We watched the DVD and completed all exercises on Pages 53-58. We also completed the Conversation in Action Listening.
 
Homework: Complete Page 59- Retelling the Story in your own words. Also,  do all the Critical Thinking questions on Page 60. AND:  each of you should write a "tag line" to introduce yourself. 
We should have a great discussion in next week's class.

Tuesday, 24 September 2013

Saturday, September 21

It was great meeting all of the new students and seeing all of the returning students again last Saturday. You do not have any homework for next week, but please try to buy some new word cards and make cards for any new words that you learn from your textbook or in everyday life. Also, it might be a good idea to preview the units from your textbook which we will be covering in next week's lesson. Level 1 - What did the Ancient Egyptians give us? Level 2 - Do you know...? Level 3 - The Environment Level 4 - Learning Small Talk