Sunday, September 29, 2013

Week 5 - Strategies for Learning English

Vocabulary & Spelling - Practice the new words.  (You can register with Quizlet if you want, but it's not necessary.)

Grammar - Present Perfect with How Long...? Click the link here, then choose book 3, then Unit 2, and you'll find 2 exercises to practice Present Perfect.

Present Perfect:  Here's some more information about how to make the Present Perfect correctly.  Remember to try the exercises here and here when you finish.

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Where We're From...


Our Classmates

Svalbard Spain United States of America Antarctica South Georgia Falkland Islands Bolivia Peru Ecuador Colombia Venezuela Guyana Suriname French Guiana Brazil Paraguay Uruguay Argentina Chile Greenland Canada United States of America United States of America Israel Jordan Cyprus Qatar United Arab Emirates Oman Yemen Saudia Arabia Iraq Afghanistan Turkmenistan Iran Syria Singapore China Mongolia Papua New Guinea Brunei Indonesia Malaysia Malaysia Tiawan Philippines Vietnam Cambodia Laos Thailand Burma Bangladesh Sri Lanka India Bhutan Nepal Pakistan Afghanistan Turkmenistan Tajikistan Kyrgyzstan Uzbekistan Japan North Korea South Korea Russia Kazakhstan Russia Montenegro Portugal Azerbaijan Armenia Georgia Ukraine Moldova Belarus Romania Bulgaria Macedonia Serbia Bosonia & Herzegovina Turkey Greece Albania Croatia Hungary Slovakia Slovenia Malta Spain Portugal Spain France Italy Italy Austria Switzerland Belgium France Ireland United Kingdom Norway Sweden Finland Estonia Latvia Lithuania Russia Poland Czech Republic Germany Denmark The Netherlands Iceland El Salvador Guatemala Panama Costa Rica Nicaragua Honduras Belize Mexico Trinidad & Tobago Puerto Rico Dominican Republic Haiti Jamaica The Bahamas Cuba Vanuatu Australia Solomon Islands Fiji New Caledonia New Zealand Eritrea Ethiopia Djibouti Somalia Kenya Uganda Tanzania Rwanda Burundi Madagascar Namibia Botswana South Africa Lesotho Swaziland Zimbabwe Mozambique Malawi Zambia Angola Democratic Repbulic of Congo Republic of Congo Gabon Equatorial Guinea Central African Republic Cameroon Nigeria Togo Ghana Burkina Fassu Cote d'Ivoire Liberia Sierra Leone Guinea Guinea Bissau The Gambia Senegal Mali Mauritania Niger Western Sahara Sudan Chad Egypt Libya Tunisia Morocco Algeria
Map Legend: 6%, 17 of 263 Territories
 More than 3 students 
 1-3 students 


BrazilCambodiaChileColombiaCosta RicaEl SalvadorIranIraqKorea, SouthMexicoPeruPakistanPhilippinesSpainThailandUnited StatesVietnam

There's at least one person in our class from each of the highlighted countries. Do you know who they are?

If your country is not shown here, please tell me and I can add it easily!

Sunday, September 22, 2013

Week 4 - Your Color Type



Vocabulary & Spelling - Practice the new words.  (You can register with Quizlet if you want, but it's not necessary.)

Grammar - Verbs followed by Gerunds... Click the link here, then choose book 3, then Unit 1, and you'll find 2 exercises to practice Gerunds.

Sunday, September 15, 2013

Week 3 - Your Personality and Your Job




Vocabulary & Spelling - Practice the new words.  (You can register with Quizlet if you want, but it's not necessary.)

Grammar - Making Comparisons... Click the link here, then choose book 3, then Unit 1, and you'll find 2 exercises to practice Comparisons.


Sunday, September 8, 2013

Week 2 - Origins of Names




Vocabulary & Spelling - Practice the new words.  (You can register with Quizlet if you want, but it's not necessary.)

Grammar - Parts of Speech - Read about the parts of speech and examples.   Then try this quiz with Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs. 

Order of Adjectives - Which adjective should go first?  The rules are complicated.  This website explains it and then you can try two exercises to practice.  Don't worry, this WON'T be on our test!

Monday, September 2, 2013

Week 1 - Class Information & Welcome!


Vocabulary & Spelling - Practice the new words for week 1.  (You can register with Quizlet if you want, but it's not necessary.)

Grammar - Try this game to see if you can remember the phrasal verbs we saw in the ESL Student Guide.