Tuesday, November 25, 2014

November 26th, 2014


  • For homework please complete this paragraph template with your own opinion and supporting details.

    Agree or disagree with the statement, “Curfews for teenagers are an important part of raising children.”  Support your opinion with personal examples.

    I think curfews are "an important/ not an important" part of raising a teenager for three reasons.  

    To begin with, _________________. (explanation)____________________________________. 

    Second of all, ____________________. (explanation)_________________________________. 

    Finally,_____________________. (explanation)________________________________.

    All in all,________________________________________.

Imagine That!

Quantifiers Exercise: Exercise

Thursday, November 20, 2014

Homework for November 21st, 2014

Please do exercise number 2  and Write examples of compound-complex sentences containing BOTH of the given words. Click here: Exercise


Monday, November 17, 2014

Vocabulary Exercise #2 for Homework

Please do vocabulary exercise #2 for homework. Put in the different forms of the words in the boxes. After you have finished, create an example sentence. Thank you and have a good evening....Craig Vocabulary #2

Unit one Quiz

Unit one Quiz: Quiz

Thursday, November 13, 2014

Homework for November 14th, 2014

Please watch the video on Topic Sentences tonight: Video Lesson and rewrite the weak topic sentences to make them stronger: Topic Sentences

November 13th, 2014

Passive Speaking Guessing Game

e.g for a thing
  • I’m found deep underground.
  • I’m used for many purposes, including heating, gasoline and making plastics.
  • I’m almost finished now, people say I will be gone in fifty years.

Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Thursday, November 6, 2014

Homework for tomorrow November 7th, 2014

Please look at the blog and review for the test tomorrow on units 9-12.
8:45-9:00 Listening
9:00-10:00-Grammar/ Reading/ Vocabulary
10:00-10:30-Break
10:30-11:30-Writing
11:30-12:12:00-Review of test
12:00-12:05-Party!!!

Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Homework for November 6th, 2014

Transitional Words/ Phrases

Paragraph Writing Assignment

Please write a paragraph on the topic
"What are three of your favorite movies? Why" 
using the following link: Paragraph Thank you and have a good evening

There are three things I can do to help the world.

First/ To begin with/ Firstly, _________________. (explanation)____________________________________. 

Second/ Next/ Secondly, ____________________. (explanation)_________________________________. 

Finally/ Lastly/Thirdly,_____________________. (explanation)________________________________.

All in all/ In conclusion/ To conclude,________________________________________.

November 5th, 2014

Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Homework for November 5th, 2014

Please do Grammar 12-3 Homework Thank you and have a good night...Craig

November 4th, 2014

These are the different structures that we use when there are two verbs together in a sentence:
  • Verb + bare infinitive - can go there.
  • Verb + -ing - love going there.
  • Verb + to + infinitive - want to go there.
  • Verb + object + to + infinitive - He wants me to go there.
  • Answer these questions:
    1. What do you want your government to do?
    2. What do you need the registrar to do for you?
    3. What did your parents warn you not to do?
    4. What led you to come to Boston?
    5. Describe a time when someone told you not to do something.
    6. Describe a time when someone convinced you to do something dangerous.
    7. Describe a time when someone required you to do something unpleasant.
    8. Describe something that caused you to get annoyed.

November 4th, 2014

Short Movie on Gerunds & Infinitives

Verbs followed by a gerund

Continued

Verb Patterns Exercise

Infinitive or Gerund?