SMRT: Craig Koskimaki: December 2016

Please use even if, provided that, as long as, so long as, even though, despite, in spite of and make the corresponding sentences. Super size me. Video

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

Wednesday, December 21, 2016

Homework for December 22nd, 2016

Please do Exercise 3 Matching the adjectives with the appropriate noun and the other collocations.

Conversation on Collocations etc.: Collocations conversation

City Slicker or Country Bumpkin: Quiz Questions

Collocation discussion: Collocations

Conditionals: Conditionals

Thank you....Craig

December 21st, 2016

Conversation on Collocations etc.: Collocations conversation

Prepositions and Collocations: Collocations

Verb Patterns: Verb Patterns

Tuesday, December 20, 2016

Homework for December 21st, 2016

Please do Exercise #2 Speaking and the Do you agree with...section...thank you and have a good evening....Craig

December 20th, 2016

Verb Pattern Quizzes: Exercise 1 Exercise 2 Exercise 3

Conversation on Collocations etc.: Conversation Questions-Collocations

Verb Patterns: Verb Patterns

Prepositions and Collocations: Collocations

Monday, December 19, 2016

Homework for Tuesday December 20th, 2016

Please do Exercise #1 from Gerunds and infinitives...Craig

Quantifiers

Quantifiers: Quantifier Practice

Articles: Article practice

Verb Patterns: Verb Patterns

Thursday, December 15, 2016

December 15th, 2016

Review Units 9-12

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
Conditionals
More Conditionals
1st, 2nd and 3rd Conditionals
Unit 9-12 Review Quiz

December 15th, 2016

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?
December 15th, 2016

Forget, Remember, Stop etc.

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
Gerund or Infinitive?

Infinitive or Gerund?

Quiz 1 Infinitive or Gerund?

Quiz 1

Quiz 1-5

Infinitive or Gerund

Verbs followed by Gerunds

Verbs followed by infinitive

Exercise #1

Exercise #2

Exercise #3

Exercise #4

Exercise #5

Exercise #6

Exercise #7

Exercise #8

Exercise #9

Exercise 10

Wednesday, December 14, 2016

Homework for December 15th, 2016

Please do your speaking video for the units 9-12 and look at the review materials that I have given. Thank you and have a good evening....Craig

December 14th, 2016

These are the different structures that we use when there are two verbs together in a sentence:

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.
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.
Short Movie on Gerunds & Infinitives

Verbs followed by a gerund

Continued

Verb Patterns Exercise

Infinitive or Gerund?

Tuesday, December 13, 2016

Homework for Wednesday December 14th, 2016

Please do #3 from Grammar 12-2 and share it with me at craig.koskimaki@canada-english.com

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

Is television a good thing or bad thing?

Exercises

Monday, December 12, 2016

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.

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,__________________.

December 12th, 2016

Quiz: Unit 11 Quiz

How to make a video

Here are the instructions on how to make a video

How to make a YouTube video Video

Unit 12: Spelling City-Vocabulary

Friday, December 9, 2016

December 9th, 2016

'World of Warcraft' loses 2 million players

Video Games Discussion

Video

Matching

Flash Cards

All in all, both_______ and_________ have their pros and cons.
Missing Words

Comparing video games to board games

Comparative Paragraph Writing

Compare and Contrast Language

Compare and Contrast Language

Writing a compare contrast paragraph

Fun way to generate compare contrast paragraphs

Comparison & Contrast Paragraphs

The_________and the______________ are different in many ways. First, the__________________
is/has______________in contrast the________________is/has__________. Second, the________________ is/has______________________however the______________________is/has______________.
Lastly, the__________________is/has____________________unlike the______________.

Thursday, December 8, 2016

Homework for December 9th, 2016

Please do Grammar 11-3 Negatives #1 and 2.....thank you and have a good evening.....Craig

December 8th, 2016

- Online Gaming may improve Test Scores
  
  Video
  
  Tests Discussion
  
  Matching
  
  Flash Cards
  
  Missing Words
  
  Articles
  
  Quiz
- Negatives
  
  Indirect Questions
  
  Craig's Video
- Indirect Questions
Indirect Questions

Indirect Questions Exercise
Noun Clauses
Read more at:
Questions with prepositions
Questions subject and object
Indirect Questions
Noun Clauses
Indirect Questions

Friday, December 23, 2016

Christmas cards show nativity in war zone

Internet addiction sign of mental health problems

More people die from selfies than shark attacks

Sony plans to launch electronic-paper watch

Thursday, December 22, 2016