Saturday, June 28

Level 1: We spent a lot of time in pairs and then as a class doing the activity on page 41. They all had good stories. We practiced using rejoinders a lot and the students all did a great job. We finished Activity A on page 42 and the listening on page 43. 

Level 1 homework: Please make 4 questions for Activity B on page 42. Also, complete Activity C on page 43. Use your imagination. Please also complete Challenge Activity A on page 44 to play the Truth Lie Game.

Level 3- We finished up the Advertising unit. The students seemed to understand the content well and asked a lot of questions.

Level 3 homework: Complete page 33 questions 1-3. I think this is a really good writing/speaking activity for them. About their favorite 3 brands and why they love it, their loyalty to it, etc. I gave them 2 examples of my own for the activity and I reviewed it with them to make sure they understand what to do.

Homework #2 - Please think about the Review questions on page 34 for the new unit. Also, please try to do the 3 readings on pages 35-39 and do the True/False questions about the readings - do as much as you can.

Level 4 - Everyone made some great questions which we discussed in groups as a warm up activity. Some were funny, deep, interesting and it made us all think a bit more about things and helped us learn more about one another. 

Level 4 Homework:  Please complete the reading on page 34 and do the vocabulary and comprehension activities on page 35. Also, think about prepare the Critical Thinking Question on page 36 and please make your own discussion questions about the unit.

Saturday, June 21

Level 1 - You all did an excellent job with the speaking activity about a trip/a movie/concert/play. Students used a lot of  rejoinders and follow up questions and all seemed to enjoy talking a lot with one another. Great Job.

Homework:  Page 41. Please think of two more interesting  stories about an event/a trip/a festival/concert or other activity. Complete #1 &2 on Page 41. We will start with this activity next class.

Level 3 - We had fun with the Conversation Cube/Dice  game asking a variety of interesting and fun questions in groups. All of you seemed to enjoy this and learned some new things about your classmates. 

Homework: Please complete both activities on Page 29. For the discussion questions about advertising, please write as much as you can and give examples if possible. Please complete the next reading on Page 30-31.

Level 4: We also enjoyed the Conversation Cube/Dice game and learned some new things about our classmates.  We completed the Unit and ended class with group discussion.

Homework: Please complete the pre-listening Vocabulary activity on Page 31. Also, additional homework is to make 3 interesting questions about any topic. We will collect everyone's questions and use them for a warm up group activity similar to the Conversation Cube game we did in class on Saturday. Try to make the questions a bit interesting and challenging, even funny. Some examples: If you were a car,  what car would you be? Tell us about your happiest moment? your most treasured possession. What is one accomplishment you are most proud of? 

Saturday, June 14

Level 100: You did a great job using rejoinders, giving more information and asking follow-up questions in last Saturday's class. Keep up the great work!

For homework, please write 5 sentences about:

1. a trip you took,
2. a movie you saw or book you read and
3. a concert, play or movie you went to.

This activity can be found on page 39 in your textbook.

Level 200: We read an article about a job hunter who put his CV on a billboard as a warm-up and then continued talking about advertising by discussing the first 2 readings in unit 3.

For homework, please answer the True and False questions about Reading 3 found on page 26. Also, answer questions 1 and 2 in the "Analyze" section on page 26.

Level 300: We did a speaking warm-up using "Have you ever...? questions. We watched the video a few times and answered the questions on pages 25 - 27.

For homework, please read the article on pages 28 - 29 and answer the questions on page 29. Remember to make 1 or 2 discussion questions about the unit that you can use to discuss in small groups next week.

Saturday, June 7

Note: All classes spent part of the time doing a warm-up discussion activity about "The Best of..." various things in their local city.

Level 100

We reviewed p. 31, "Future Goals", did pair work for both A and B sections.

Homework: Complete Part B, p. 32 - Take the 5 goals you wrote on p. 31 and write reasons for each.

Level 300 

We finished off the "Violence in Sports" chapter.

Homework: Please skim/outline only (no need for deep reading yet) the 3 readings on pp. 22-24, and do Predict Questions on p. 22. 

Level 400

We finished the rest of Chapter 4.

Homework: For next week, please do the Vocab Check on p. 25, and be prepared to explain the definitions in English as well. 

Saturday, May 31

It was great seeing everyone again last Saturday.

Here is your homework for next Saturday.

Level 1- Please answer the question "What is something that you'd like to do in the future?" by writing 3 of your own future plans like the example on page 30.

Level 3- Please do the reading on pages 18-19 and then answer the 2 questions in the 'Read It' section at the top of page 18. Make sure to include your own opinions and ideas. Also, please answer question 1 in the 'Idea Exchange' section at the bottom of page 19.

Level 4- Please watch the video for unit 4 and finish pages 20 and 21. Make sure that you make 1 or 2 discussion questions for each unit.