Wednesday, 27 October 2010

Comparative & Superlative Adjectives !!!

Hi,

The following videos will help you get further practice with comparative and superlative adjectives:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWTL_xJx6Xk&feature=grec_index

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLE5yPZa_Ow   (Real English.  Lovely video with interesting questions, please watch it as many times as you can!)



Cheers!  Abraham

Sunday, 24 October 2010

Weekly Assignment Groups 307A, 319B, 321A.

Hi there,

  1. Click on the following video and watch it completely ONCE:

   Watch it for a second time beginning at 2:10 and write down in your notebook what these people can do:
  • Bernadette
  • Marie-Noelle
  • Daina
  • Lynn
  • Alison
  • Alli

  2.  You need your face2face CD to do the following activities:

8A
Holiday USA
  • Holiday Activities
  • Can / Can't for possibility
  • Questions & Short Answers.

You know the usual procedure. Bring your homework to class next Wednesday :)   

Cheers,

Abraham

Friday, 22 October 2010

** Study Guide Groups 342A & 365B **


Please answer the following guide on your notebook, study it and be ready to check it next Monday.  DO NOT PRINT IT, please.  Write it down.

1. VERB TO BE
   SIMPLE PAST

Put the words in the correct order to make questions
Example: Ann at home  yesterday was -----> was Ann at home yesterday?

• Good party was the
• People were the interesting
• Teacher father your was a
• Everybody was late
• John’s school brother was with at you


2. VERB TO BE
    SIMPLE PRESENT

Do you know these question words?

Who         what         when         where         why         how

Put in question words with ‘s or are.
Examples:
Who’s that? “It’s my brother”
Where are John and Ann? “In London”


• _____________ your name? “Mario”

• _____________ my glasses? “Here.”

• _____________ your English teacher? “Mr. A.”

• _____________ you late? “My watch is broken”

• _____________ the exam? “On Tuesday”

• _____________ your mother? “Very well, thanks!”


3. SIMPLE PRESENT
    Questions.

Example:
They smoke. --------> Do they smoke?

• The Iztapalapa bus stops here.
• The teacher knows her.
• You play the piano
• John works in a restaurant
• This train stops at York
• We need more time
• Susan likes parties
• We speak Spanish well.


4. SIMPLE PAST
    FORMS

Write the simple past of the following verbs.

1. hate
2. arrive
3. live
4. change
5. pass
6. stay
7. hurry
8. study
9. play
10. shave
11. watch
12. carry
13. cry
14. shout
15. answer


5. SIMPLE PAST
    Negative

Make simple past negative sentences.
Example:
I played hockey. (football) ----> I didn’t play football.

• We spoke English together (Spanish)
• My uncle taught Mathematics (English)
• Bill cooked the chicken (the fish)
• I took my mother to the mall (the church)
• We told our parents everything (the police)
• I wrote to my sister (my brother)
• I liked the party (the music)
• We knew her address (phone number)

6. Simple Past
    Negative

Write five things that you didn’t do yesterday

1. I didn’t

2. I

3. I

4. I

5. I

7. Simple Past
    Questions

Make simple past questions with what, who and where.

Example:
Peter saw somebody. ----------> Who did he see?

• John went somewhere
• Bill bought something
• Alice married someone
• Mary broke something
• Mike stayed somewhere

LISTENING

Listen and shadow the words whenever you have close caption (CC) on the videos. This will help you prepare for the listening part of your exam.  Listen and repeat as much as you can. Remember, practice makes perfect!  :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6wZ26a3oXw  (Simple Present: What do you do for fun?)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okcRhC70fdI&feature=related (Simple Present: What do you do?)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHHg7IZnUg8    (Simple Past: Verb to BE)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mW7Xd9xBWvY  (Simple Past: What did you do yesterday?)

Sunday, 17 October 2010

*** Assignment 307A, 319B, 321A, 342A, 365B ***

Hi,

Please do the following exercises on your notebook:

A) http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=1518

B)

 1. Say what you can do or can’t do. Choose can or can’t depending on the abilities you have or don't.


a. I __________ speak Chinese.

b. I __________ sing very well.

c. I ___________ run 5 kilometres.

d. I___________ ride a bicycle.

e. I ___________ play basket.

f. I __________ swim.

g. I ________ understand my English teacher.

h. I _________ dance extremely well.

2. Choose can or can’t according to the situation.

Example: She can’t answer the phone now because she is not at home.

a. I know the answer; I ______ answer the question now.

b. She is good at the piano; she _____ play the piano very well.

c. This test is very difficult; I ______ answer any question.

d. Maria can speak English but she _______ speak French.

e. You ______ sleep today because you are very nervous.


3. Arrange the following words to make sentences.

a. milk can please I the have?

b. school can’t to she go.

c. languages can other speak she?

d. can’t he letter a write.

e. you under can’t water the run.

f. vegetarian she because meat eat she’s can’t a.

g. come Sunday to they lunch can on.

h. take we taxi a can?

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Cheers!

Abraham

Friday, 15 October 2010

***Group 365B*** Weekly Assignment.

Hi,

Please watch the following video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KWLZELf1Sk&feature=channel

It'll give you further practice listening to simple past statements and questions.  Please, shadow the sentences, practice your pronunciation and write down  A PERSONAL SUMMARY of the video on your notebook. We'll discuss it next Monday.

Cheers,

Abraham

Friday, 8 October 2010

***Group 342A*** Weekly Homework

PART 1


Make the past simple of the verbs in (brackets) and write the sentences on your notebook.


1. She _________________ (bring) some chocolates to the party.

2. I _________________ (hear) a new song on the radio.

3. I _________________ (read) three books last week.

4. They _________________ (speak) French to the waitress.

5. He _________________ (understand) during the class, but now he doesn't.

6. I _________________ (forget) to buy some milk.

7. She _________________ (have) a baby in June.

8. You _________________ (lose) your keys last week.

9. They _________________ (swim) 500m.

10. I _________________ (give) my mother a CD for Christmas.

11. At the age of 23, she _________________ (become) a doctor.

12. I _________________ (know) the answer yesterday.

13. He _________________ (tell) me that he lived in Toronto.

14. She _________________ (drink) too much coffee yesterday.

15. The children _________________ (sleep) in the car.

16. I _________________ (choose) the steak for dinner.

17. The film _________________ (begin) late.

18. I _________________ (send) you an e-mail earlier.

19. We _________________ (leave) the house at 7 a.m..

20. He _________________ (feel) terrible after eating the prawns.
 
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PART 2
 
Click on the link to watch a video which will help you practice the pronunciation of the irregular verbs.  This video will definitely prepare you for the upcoming irregular verbs test next Monday.  


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u00f2oZJ_eA&feature=player_embedded


Make sure you (1) repeat the verbs and (2) write them on your notebook. We'll practice them in class!

Wednesday, 6 October 2010

Study Guide --- MID-TERM EXAM

Hi there,

This is the bare minimum needed to do your mid-term exam successfully:

GRAMMAR

  • Present simple (Positive, negative and questions: I / you / we / they )
  • Present simple (Positive, negative and questions: he / she / it )
  • Present simple (Frequency adverbs: be + adverb /  adverb +  verb)
  • Present simple (Wh-questions)
  • Present simple (yes / no questions and short answers: yes, I do; no, he doesn't)

  • Past simple (Be:  was / were in positive & negative sentences as well as questions)
  • Past simple (Positive, negative and questions: regular verbs)
  • Past simple (Positive, negative and questions: irregular verbs)
  • Past simple (Wh-questions)
  • Past simple  (yes / no questions and short answers: yes, we did; no, you didn't)

VOCABULARY

  • daily routines
  • free time activities
  • frequency adverbs
  • adjectives to describe people & places
  • life events
  • weekend activities
  • types of movies
  • types of music
  • past time phrases with ago, last and in
  • question words
  • irregular verbs
  • verbs and nouns from news stories

SPOKEN INTERACTION

You can communicate in English by doing the following:
  • introduce yourself, say your age, spell your name & last name, ask how people are
  • ask and answer questions about yourself and other people, where you live, things you have
  • say how often you do things, talk about your routine
  • say what you like and don't like
  • give and receive information about quantities, numbers and prices
  • indicate time using phrases such as last Friday, in November, at 3:00 o'clock, on Monday
  • ask for repetition and help