Week 9 - Quick Write online

What's the best celebration or holiday in your country?  Why?  How do people celebrate?  Is there anything you don't like about this day?

(Here's the listening exercise we did on this topic...)

HOW TO POST YOUR ANSWER:

• Click on COMMENTS below.
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Week 9 - Origins of Halloween

Vocabulary - Practice this week's words and definitions.

Spelling - Listen to and practice our new spelling words. Try the games, especially the sentence games.  

Grammar:  Adjectives with -ed or -ing.  Which one is correct?  Here's a page that explains the rules, then a quiz to practice.

SOMETHING FUN: A Halloween quiz - I got 8 out of 10 questions correct.... How about you?

Week 8 - Obesity: The Solutions

Vocabulary - Practice this week's words and definitions.

Spelling - Listen to and practice our new spelling words. Try the games, especially the sentence games.  

Grammar - Using adverbs - And here's some info about Adjectives and Adverbs.  Try the quiz when you're done.

Week 7 - America's Fight for Independence

Vocabulary - Practice this week's words and definitions.

Spelling - Listen to and practice our new spelling words. Try the games, especially the sentence games.  

Grammar - A short quiz on irregular past tense verbs - Here's a game to help you practice the irregular past forms..

Week 6 - Native Americans and the Colonists

Vocabulary - Practice this week's words and definitions.

Spelling - Listen to and practice our new spelling words. Try the games, especially the sentence games.  

Grammar - Here are some spelling rules for regular past tense forms in English (with -ED)    Try these pages for pronunciation rules and practice  and a quiz.