Long weekend!

Happy BC Day!!

Must vs. Have to

HOMEWORK: 
Read the notes for Grammar 4-1, 4-2 & 4-3.

Here is a video that can help you review what we saw in class today. Or ...

Literature: Do you like to read?

Do you like to read??
I love reading! The last book I read was Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand, it is about a POW during WWII. If you are interested in WWII, I'd recommend reading this book. 

HOMEWORK: 

1. Move up test is FRIDAY July 29, so that means you need to do the Speaking test before THURSDAY 5:00 PM. You can either upload it to your SMRT "Me" page OR you can send me the file/youtube video. If you are doing a video, remember to make sure that I have access to it and that you have made it private or else EVERYONE in the world can see it. 
1. PLEASE no longer than 3 minutes. 
2. Vocabulary 4-2: Exercise #1 (If you would like to compare answers, fill out the form.) & Exercise #2 (We will go over the answers in class.)

Writing & Simple Past Passive

HOMEWORK: 

1. Practice the simple past passive voice. Fill out the google form and I will share the answers tomorrow after 10:20 am. 
2. Writing 3-3: write about a natural disaster or natural event that occurs in your country or area of the world. Share the paragraph with me BEFORE 7:30 am. Remember that it is a paragraph, which should have 3 parts (topic sentence, supporting sentences and concluding sentence). These parts should total any where between 8 - 10 sentences. 
1. For example: 
1. For Canada/Vancouver we could talk about wild fires, aurora borealis, earthquakes, wind storms, water spouts, chinook winds, etc.
2. For California - the Santa Ana winds, earthquakes, drought, etc.   

Retired Hurricanes

HOMEWORK: 

1. Study verbs in simple past and past participle form. 
2. Next week is move up week, so use the STUDY GUIDE for review. 
3. RETIRED HURRICANES:
1. Presentation will be given on Monday. 
2. Each student must give a 2 minute presentation about one retired hurricane according to the list found in the slide presentation. 
3. Each student must create a google slide presentation and share it with me. 
4. Make sure you answer all the questions and also have TWO pieces of extra interesting information. 

Unit 03 Grammar 3-1

HOMEWORK: 

• Answer the form to practice verbs in simple past and past continuous. 
• Here is another form to practice the simple past and past continuous. - Engl 120 (G) 3-1: Past/Past Continuous 01
• To help you study your verbs, you can go to the MacMillan Verb Wheel - PRACTICE THOSE VERBS!!
• Next week we have a move up exam, and if you would like to get some extra studying in look at the links on my STUDY GUIDE. 

Here are some links to help you with "-ED" pronunciation: 

http://www.englishmaven.org/Pages/Pronouncing%20ED%20Endings.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1413_gramchallenge26/page2.shtml
http://www.espressoenglish.net/105-regular-verbs-with-ed-in-the-past/

Soo's Extra Homework (Or anyone else who wants more!)
https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpas-paspro/exercises?ex05
https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpas-paspro/exercises?ex06
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/stat1.htm
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/stat2.htm
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/courses/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/410-simple-sentences1.htm
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/courses/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/410-compound-sentences1.htm
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/courses/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/410-compound-sentences2.htm
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/courses/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/410-pronoun-review-quiz1.htm
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/courses/elc/studyzone/490/grammar/prepositions-position-in-at-on1.htm
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/courses/elc/studyzone/490/grammar/prepositions-time-in-at-on1.htm

... that should keep you busy for a little bit ;-)

Forces of Nature Vocabulary

http://yuriemidorikawa.com/

Homework

1. Practice #1 - answer the questions and if you would like the answers sent to you please fill out the form.
2. Study verbs in the simple past form and present participle ("-ing").  

Writing: Trending Homes

HOMEWORK: 
Finish your paragraph about which of the 10 trending homes you would like to live in. Check spelling and grammar BEFORE sharing with me. 

Passive Voice Practice

HOMEWORK: 
For extra practice with the passive voice, you can do the following activities:
Passive Voice 01
Passive Voice 02
** Note that each activity also has the answers included. 

Monday there will be a QUIZ!

Review Verbs

HOMEWORK: 
Study regular and irregular verbs in the simple past and past participle. 

State vs Dynamic Verbs

HOMEWORK

1) Think of 8 verbs that go with EVERY letter of the alphabet! Good luck!
2) State vs Dynamic Verbs - there are some websites that you can use for practice. 
3) Unit 02 Grammar 2-2: Exercise #2 & 4. You do not have to share with me. Just do it!

We will have a quiz tomorrow about State and Dynamic verbs. 

Housing Vocabulary Exercise

HOMEWORK: 
Unit 02 - Vocabulary Practice #1, if you would like me to check your answers fill out the form and I will email you the answers tomorrow after 10:20. 

Any questions?

 

Homework: 
Unit 01: Grammar 1-2 Exercise #s 4 & 5. If you would like answers sent to you, please fill in the google form. I will send the answers after 10:20 tomorrow.

We will have a quiz tomorrow in class about "Questions". 

Verbs, verbs 'n more verbs

Over the next couple of weeks we will be doing a lot of work with verbs and different verb tenses. So it would be a good idea to study 'em. ;-)

Some of the different verb forms you should review: 

Simple Present - 3rd person singular: 
   She walks. // Kathy watches TV. // Soo studies English at CCEL.

Present Participle - verb + "-ing":
    walk - walking // dance - dancing // run - running

Simple Past & Past Participle - regular and irregular verbs: 
    walk - walked - walked / dance - danced - danced 
    eat - ate - eaten / run - ran - run / tell - told - told

Here are some links to help you out: 
Verb Tense Tutorial -- englishpage.com
English Verbs: Online English Verb Conjugation Trainer - verbs-online.com ** good source to practice different verb forms.
English Tenses Exercises - englisch-hilfen.de

Also click on the link to get the Smrt Irregular Verb List, another thing to help you study different things is a study guide for ENGL 120. I don't have lots for Unit 1 yet, but check back later this week. You can also look at the reading and listening links I have provided by clicking on the tabs at the bottom of the spreadsheet.

Health & Body Vocabulary

Homework
Unit 01: Vocabulary 1-1 Practice #1 // Practice #1 Form - I will share the answers with you tomorrow after 10:20 AM. 
Unit 01: Vocabulary 1-1 Practice #2 - We will we go over the questions in class.