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.
• Type your answer in the large blank box.
• Where it says “comment as … select profile”, click on the drop down menu and choose Name/URL.
• Type your name in the box.  Leave the URL box blank.
• Then click on Continue. The computer will send your comment to me, and I will post it as soon as I read it.
• If you need help, let me know and I can show you step by step!  

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.

Week 5 - Obesity - A National Problem

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 describe nouns - Learn more here.  Then see if you can identify the adjectives.

Then read this info - Adjectives or Adverbs.  Read the page and do the exercise to test yourself.

And if you're curious - Figure out your BMI by using this calculator.  (You can change it to kilograms by clicking on METRIC.)

Week 4 - Vanuatu

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 - Parts of Speech - First study these examples of the parts of speech, then try this quiz with nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs.



Then answer this question:  What is your home town?  What would I see there if I visited it?
HOW TO POST YOUR ANSWER:

• Click on COMMENTS below.
• Type your answer in blank box.
• Where it says “comment as … select profile”, click on the drop down menu and choose Name/URL.
• Type your name in the box.  Leave the URL box blank.
• Then click on Continue. The computer will send your comment to me, and I will post it as soon as I read it.
• If you need help, let me know and I can show you step by step!  

Week 3 - The Graying of America

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 - First, read here about future time clauses.  Then, try this exercise with FUTURE time clauses.  


Then answer this question:  How do you think people's lives will be different in the year 2062?  How are we going to live then?

HOW TO POST YOUR ANSWER:

Click on COMMENTS below.
Type your answer in blank box.
Where it says “comment as … select profile”, click on the drop down menu and choose Name/URL.
Type your name in the box.  Leave the URL box blank.
Then click on Continue. The computer will send your comment to me, and I will post it as soon as I read it.

If you need help, let me know and I can show you step by step!  

Week 2 - Class Information

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 - Future with Will exercises

 Parts of Speech - First study these examples of the parts of speech, then try this quiz with nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs.

Week 1 - Incredible Dolphins

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 - Present Tense - review here and questions and negatives here.  Don't forget to try the exercises after each one.