SMRT: Craig Koskimaki: May 2013

Thursday, May 30, 2013

Wear Sunscreen

Ladies and Gentlemen of the class of '99...

Wear Sunscreen

If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The long term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience…I will dispense this advice now.

Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth; oh nevermind; you will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they have faded. But trust me, in 20 years you'll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can't grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked….You're not as fat as you imagine.

Don't worry about the future; or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubblegum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind; the kind that blindside you at 4pm on some idle Tuesday.

Do one thing everyday that scares you

Sing

Don't be reckless with other people's hearts, don't put up with people who are reckless with yours.

Floss

Don't waste your time on jealousy; sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind…the race is long, and in the end, it's only with yourself.

Remember the compliments you receive, forget the insults; if you succeed in doing this, tell me how.

Keep your old love letters, throw away your old bank statements.

Stretch

Don't feel guilty if you don't know what you want to do with your life…the most interesting people I know didn't know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives, some of the most interesting 40 year olds know still don't.

Get plenty of calcium.

Be kind to your knees, you'll miss them when they're gone.

Maybe you'll marry, maybe you won't, maybe you'll have children, maybe you won't, maybe you'll divorce at 40, maybe you'll dance the funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary…what ever you do, don't congratulate yourself too much or berate yourself either – your choices are half chance, so are everybody else's. Enjoy your body, use it every way you can…don't be afraid of it, or what other people think of it, it's the greatest instrument you'll ever own..

Dance…even if you have nowhere to do it but in your own living room.

Read the directions, even if you don't follow them.

Do NOT read beauty magazines, they will only make you feel ugly.

Get to know your parents, you never know when they'll be gone for good.

Be nice to your siblings; they are the best link to your past and the people most likely to stick with you in the future.

Understand that friends come and go,but for the precious few you should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography in lifestyle because the older you get, the more you need the people you knew when you were young.

Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard; live in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft.

Travel.

Accept certain inalienable truths, prices will rise, politicians will philander, you too will get old, and when you do you'll fantasize that when you were young prices were reasonable, politicians were noble and children respected their elders.

Respect your elders.

Don't expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund, maybe you have a wealthy spouse; but you never know when either one might run out.

Don't mess too much with your hair, or by the time it's 40, it will look 85.

Be careful whose advice you buy, but, be patient with those who supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia, dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it's worth.

But trust me on the sunscreen...

More lyrics: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/b/baz_luhrmann/

Travelling modals with either and neither

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Homework for May 30th, 2013

Please answer the questions for Grammar 10-2 #3 about Mike and Jeff's phone conversation.
Here is the link: Grammar 10-2 #3

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Modal Verb Basketball and homework

Modal Verb Basketball

Please do Exercise 10-1 #4 Exercise #4 for homework.....thank you and have a good evening...Craig

Travel Pacific North West of North America

San Jaun Islands U.S.A.

Sunshine Coast Canada

Gulf Islands

Monday, May 27, 2013

May 27th, 2013

Tuesday- Vocabulary Introduction (Spelling City) for Unit:

http://www.spellingcity.com/view-spelling-list.html?listId=3378962

Unit Introduction: http://www.smrtenglish.com/lesson/890

Grammar intoduced: http://www.smrtenglish.com/lesson/591

Grammar 9-1 Exercise #1 & #2

Exercises from my Blog:

Conditionals one (from my blog) Conditionals 1

Speaking Pairs: http://www.smrtenglish.com/lesson/892

Break Time 20 Minutes

Vocabulary Speaking: http://www.smrtenglish.com/lesson/891

Conditionals 2 (From my blog) Conditionals 2

Grammar 9-1 Exercise #3 & #4

Songs using Conditionals on Youtube (Singalong:):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0I-Bhvm0Us&feature=related

Homework Vocabulary Exercise unit 9:http://www.smrtenglish.com/lesson/598

Wednesday- Big Bang Theory Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJF9Gb3dGbc

Review Vocabulary Exercise (Homework from yesterday)

First and Second Conditionals Exercises: First and Second Conditional Exercises

Speaking 9-4: http://www.smrtenglish.com/lesson/893

Grammar 9-2 #1 & #2: http://www.smrtenglish.com/lesson/893

Break 20 Minutes

Presentation Powerpoint First and Second Conditionals:

http://www.slideshare.net/tarirotari/first-conditional-time-clauses-presentation-3068316#btnNext

First and Second Conditionals exercises:

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=1854

Grammar 9-2 Exercise #3 & #4

Homework Writing a paragraph (Writing Section):

https://docs.google.com/a/canada-english.com/document/d/1jdTqMzvvFIkVbMAwBU1W1CeUW6WkTIryseMl41AeCBU/edit

Unit 9 Quiz

Please make a copy of this document and begin Unit 9 Quiz
We will mark it as a class when we finish

Thursday, May 16, 2013

Infinitive or Gerund?

Quiz 1 Infinitive or Gerund?

Quiz 1

Quiz 1-5

Infinitive or Gerund

Units 5-8

Unit 5

Unit 6

Unit 7

Unit 8

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Homework for May 16th, 2013

Please do Grammar 8-2 #1 & 2 for homework....have a good evening.....thank you....Craig
Homework

Speaking Test

How to Make a Youtube video. Speaking test explanation:
How to make Youtube Videos: http://youtu.be/-OGAWrtN-sE

Present Perfect/ Continuous, Past Simple & the world

Speaking Test

How to Make a Youtube video. Speaking test explanation:
How to make Youtube Videos: http://youtu.be/-OGAWrtN-sE

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Table Grammar 8-1 Present Perfect Change

Please complete the Present Perfect Table for homework..Present Perfect Table and have a good evening...Craig

Present Perfect or Past Simple?

Speaking about the environment

Environment Discussion

Monday, May 13, 2013

Please review the vocabulary tonight and look at units 5 and 6

Vocabulary

Unit 5

Unit 6

Unit 7 Quiz

Here you go...please make a copy Unit 7 Quiz

Present Perfect Speaking

*Have you ever.....*
been bitten by an animal? been stung or bitten by an insect? fallen down a flight of stairs? tripped while going up the stairs? been in a car accident? been hit by a falling object? almost drowned? burned yourself by accident? had food poisoning? gotten a paper cut? gotten lost in the woods? bumped into something or someone? slammed your finger in a door? twisted your ankle? gotten shocked by an electrical appliance?					locked yourself in or out of something? had surgery? fallen off a bicycle or a motorcycle? dropped something on your foot? gotten stitches? smacked your head on a door? beat someone up? been beaten up by a bully? knocked a tooth out? gotten a splinter? fallen out of a tree or from a high place? been mugged or attacked? stepped on a rusty nail or a piece of glass? cut yourself by accident?

Friday, May 10, 2013

Grammar Review Homework for the weekend

Here you go Ladies and Gentlemen: Homework

Present Perfect

Present Perfect

Present Perfect 2

Present Perfect

Speaking English may make you poorer

Present Perfect Board Game

Matching

Missing Words

Word Pairs

Grammar Gap Fill

Thursday, May 9, 2013

Paragraph Structure

There are three reasons why Canada is one of the best countries in the world.

First, Canada has an excellent health care system. All Canadians have access to medical services at a reasonable price.

Second, Canada has a high standard of education. Students are taught by well-trained teachers and are encouraged to continue studying at university.

Finally, Canada's cities are clean and efficiently managed. Canadian cities have many parks and lots of space for people to live.

As a result, Canada is a desirable place to live.