SMRT: Craig Koskimaki: September 2016

Please do the comprehension questions for Reading 1-2 In the News and share it with me at craig.koskimaki@canada-english.com....thank you and have a good evening.....Craig

September 28th, 2016

Britain says yes to three parent babiesent babies

Video

September 28th, 2016

Monday, September 26, 2016

Homework for September 27th, 2016

Please complete the question tags from this document: Question Tags Little miss sunshine

Thank you and have a good evening....Craig

September 26th, 2016

- Family Matters
- Birth Order
- Have and Have got
- Question Tags
- Passive Sentences
- Questions
- Question Tags Little...
- Passive Sentences

Thursday, September 22, 2016

September 22nd, 2016

Disney bans selfie sticks at theme parks

Video

Selfies

September 22nd, 2016

Continued

Verb Patterns Exercise

Verb + bare infinitive - I can go there.
Verb + -ing - I love going there.
Verb + to + infinitive - I want to go there.
Verb + object + to + infinitive - He wants me to go there.

Review Units 9-12 English 125

Unit 9 - 12 review link--lots of exercises and some grammar notes on verb patterns, plus a short grammar note on noun clauses.

Review Units 9-12

Gerunds and Infinitives

Exercises

September 22nd, 2016

Speaking of Gerunds and Infinitives

September 22nd, 2016

Forget, Remember, Stop etc.

Sense Verbs

Unit 11 Indirect Questions and noun clauses

Indirect Questions

How to identify a noun clause notes:

Noun Clause Markers

Embedded Included Questions

Large choice of exercises and types for noun clauses and indirect questions

Reported Speech

Unit 10
Modals of Speculation

Unit 9

Hunger Games

1st Conditional
1st Conditional
1st Conditional
1st Conditional
1st Conditional

2nd Conditional
2nd Conditional
2nd Conditional
2nd Conditional
2nd Conditional
2nd Conditional

3rd Conditional
Complete a letter to Jill
3rd Conditional
1st, 2nd and 3rd Conditionals
Unit 9-12 Review Quiz

Wednesday, September 21, 2016

September 21st, 2016

Legally Blonde

Verb+Object+to+infinitive

Gerunds/ Infinitives & Both

Gerunds

Verbs Followed by Gerunds

avoid

can’t help

complete

discuss

dislike

don’t mind

enjoy

finish

keep

miss

practice

quit

recommend

understand

Verbs Followed by Infinitives

agree

ask

choose

decide

fail

happen

hope

know how

learn

prepare

promise

volunteer

wait

want

wish

Verbs Followed by Both

begin

can’t stand

continue

expect

forget

go

hate

like

love

plan

prefer

remember

start

stop

try

Gerunds

What do you always avoid doing until the last minute?

What are some things you enjoy doing every day? How about every week?

Is there anything you have quit recently?

What do you miss most about your childhood?

What do you often discuss with your friends when you hang out with them?

What is something you are thinking of doing next year?

Infinitives

What is something you plan to do soon?

What is something you started to do, but didn’t finish?

Talk about a recent big decision you made. What did you decide?

Is there anything specific you would like to learn?

What are some of you hopes for the future?

Talk about some difficult choices you have made recently.

What do you want to do this coming break?

Gerunds or Infinitives

What is something you love doing, but don’t have enough time for?

Is there anything you have begun recently?

What type of personality traits do you hate?

What do you like to do on the weekend?

What is something you can’t stand doing?

Remembering to do things is sometimes hard. What is something you have a hard time remembering?

What is something crazy you would like to try?

Quiz #1

Quiz #2

Quiz #3
Gerund or Infinitive
Unit 12
Infinitives and Gerunds
Verb patterns
Gerunds and infinitives
Gerunds & Infinitives

Verbs followed by a gerund

Continued

Verb Patterns Exercise

Infinitive or Gerund?

Verb + bare infinitive - I can go there.
Verb + -ing - I love going there.
Verb + to + infinitive - I want to go there.
Verb + object + to + infinitive - He wants me to go there.

Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Unit 11 Quiz Answers & Media 12-1

Here are the answers for Media 12-1: Answers Media 12-1

Here are the answers for the Unit 11 Quiz: Quiz Answers Unit 11

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,__________________.

Infinitive and Gerund Discussion

Speaking Introduction: Discussion

September 20th, 2016

Short Movie on Gerunds & Infinitives

Verbs followed by a gerund

Continued

Verb Patterns Exercise

Infinitive or Gerund?

Verb + bare infinitive - I can go there.
Verb + -ing - I love going there.
Verb + to + infinitive - I want to go there.
Verb + object + to + infinitive - He wants me to go there.

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,__________________.

Monday, September 19, 2016

September 19th, 2016

Unit 12

Infinitives and Gerunds

Verb patterns

Gerunds and infinitives

Gerunds & Infinitives