Weekly Assignment, Study Guide & Resources.

Hi there,

Weekly Assignment 1:

Material Needed:  Touchstone book & Touchstone Video (The disk is attached to the back cover of your book).

1. Open your touchstone book and go to the "Video Activity Pages". Watch the Touchstone Video on your computer and answer completely EPISODE 1, ACT 1. (Pages 1-4)

Weekly Assignment 2:

Do the following exercises on your noteebok.

A) Write wh-questions using the underlined information. NOTE: pay attention to the verb to use the correct auxiliary in the right tense, present or past.


1. Victor studied French with Mark.
2. The big tennis tournament was last weekend.
3. It takes me 1 hour to get home by bus.
4. My brother stayed home because it was too cold to go outside.
5. She has three brothers and one sister.

B) Correct the mistakes in the following sentences.


1. Did they drank all the juice?
2. The class didn’t was at 7:00 a.m.
3. I don’t have English class in Friday.
4. I am walks to school everyday.
5. Laura cook eggs for breakfast every day.
6. Does the U.S. has 50 states?
7. You study English in America why?
8. Does Emily walked to the park?
9. What do Victor has in bis bag?
10. Black and gray don’t is happy colors.

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STUDY GUIDE

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This is the 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 (Information 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 (Information questions)
• Past simple (yes / no questions and short answers: yes, we did; no, you didn't)

VOCABULARY

• daily routines
• determiners (All, Most, Some, A Few, None)
• school subjects
• free time activities
• weekend activities
• past time phrases with ago, last and in
• question words
• irregular verbs

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
• say what you did yesteday, last week, three weeks ago, etc.
• 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
• express agreement and disagreement (I am too, I do too, I can too, I did too; I am not either, I don't either, I can't either, I didn't either)
• Use "Actually" to give new information and to correct things people say.

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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TO GET READY FOR YOUR EXAM

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Reading:

http://eoizara2.educa.aragon.es/indreading.htm

Listening:

http://www.elllo.org/

http://www.esl-lab.com/guide.htm

http://www.audio-lingua.eu/?lang=en

Grammar:

http://eoizara2.educa.aragon.es/indgrammar.htm

Vocabulary:

http://www.manythings.org/lulu/

Writing:

http://eoizara2.educa.aragon.es/indwriting.htm

Irregular Verbs (with music):

http://www.manythings.org/repeat/

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Don't forget that practice makes perfect!

Cheers,

Abraham

Simple Past Exercises

SIMPLE PAST

http://s.mound.free.fr/skyblues67/simppast/waswere.htm

http://s.mound.free.fr/skyblues67/simppast/whowas/whowas.htm

http://s.mound.free.fr/skyblues67/simppast/wascloze.htm

http://s.mound.free.fr/skyblues67/simplepresent/ordinary/yesterday.htm

http://s.mound.free.fr/skyblues67/simppast/irrvbsxwd1.htm

http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/pastnq1.htm

http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/pastnq3.htm

http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/pastnq2.htm

http://enjoyenglish.free.fr/english/college/questions1/questions1.htm

http://wwwedu.ge.ch/cptic/prospective/projets/anglais/sharing/Dailyproblems.htm

http://a4esl.org/q/f/z/zz86skm.htm

http://a4esl.org/q/f/z/zz17mdf.htm



LISTENING:

http://www.esl-lab.com/shop1/shoprd1.htm

http://www.esl-lab.com/like1/like1.htm

http://www.esl-lab.com/eslbasic/hobbies-1.htm

http://www.esl-lab.com/fastfood/fastfoodrd1.htm

Assignment due on Wednesday, September 14, 2011.

Write and do the following exercises on your notebook.

1. 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)


2) Simple Past
Negative

Write five things that you didn’t do yesterday
1. I didn’t

2. I

3. I

4. I

5. I


3) 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

Final Post: 307A, 319B, 321A, 342A, 365B.

Hi there,


There is no final assignment per se. What you need to do is to study really hard for your final test, which will be on Wednesday, November 24, 2010.

This is the bare minimum needed to do your final 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)

• Can / Can’t to express ability and permission

PLEASE NOTE: 307A, 319B and 321A also need to study the following topic:

• Adjectives: simple, comparative and superlative forms.

The following are some resources which may give you further practice in the above-mentioned topics.

SIMPLE PRESENT:

http://www.quia.com/quiz/1837456.html

http://www.quia.com/quiz/1830053.html

http://wwwedu.ge.ch/cptic/prospective/projets/anglais/sharing/Simple-present.htm

http://wwwedu.ge.ch/cptic/prospective/projets/anglais/sharing/canandsimple-present.htm

http://www.esl-lab.com/fun/funrd1.htm


SIMPLE PAST:

http://ww2.college-em.qc.ca/prof/epritchard/partypqf.htm

http://ww2.college-em.qc.ca/prof/epritchard/padisast1.htm

http://ww2.college-em.qc.ca/prof/epritchard/beardysg.htm

http://ww2.college-em.qc.ca/prof/epritchard/ptcycla2.htm

http://www.quia.com/quiz/1016709.html

http://www.setbc.org/pictureset/resources/movie_chat/movie_chat.pdf


CAN / CAN’T:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OU66_6rZl0


COMPARATIVES / SUPERLATIVES:

http://www.eclecticenglish.com/quizzes/ComparativeQuiz/comparativeQuiz.html

http://home.nordnet.fr/~rmaufroid/pupitre/comparing/comparingcharacters.htm

http://www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish-central-grammar-comparative-adjectives.htm

http://www.englishbanana.com/advan11.html


Good luck!

Abraham

342A & 365B: Sites for Independent Learning

Hi,

http://chagall-col.spip.ac-rouen.fr/spip.php?article276

http://clg-gasny.ac-rouen.fr/public/interactive_book/can/can.html

http://conteni2.educarex.es/mats/14454/contenido/interfaz.swf

http://www.elllo.org/apu/0701/734-Keren-Places.html

http://eslus.com/LESSONS/PRONUNCI/EDENDING/ED1.HTM
 
http://www.isabelperez.com/exer/preafimix.htm
 
http://www.isabelperez.com/exer/pastmix.htm
 
http://www.isabelperez.com/shakira.htm

Cheers.

Weekly Assignment --- Groups 342A & 365B.

Hi there,

1. Click on the following link:

http://www.manythings.org/pp/lady_from_niger.html      

Listen to the limerick as many times as you want, shadow the words, memorize the text, and be ready to recite it next Monday.   This homework is about pronunciation, so please make sure you practice a lot.

2. Do the following vocabulary exercises on-line:

http://www.manythings.org/lulu/j6.html

http://www.manythings.org/lulu/k3.html

http://www.manythings.org/lulu/l4.html

When you finish the exercises, please write the verbs on your notebook and illustrate them. You can print the images, draw the pictures or simply cut and paste images from a newspaper or magazine.

See you next Monday!

Abraham

** 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?)

***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

***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!

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

Yesterday ---- The Beatles.

Hi there,

Please print this file and bring it to class next Wednesday, September 29, 2010

http://www.grammarmancomic.com/scripts/download/yesterday.pdf

Cheers,

Abraham

English Assignments for Monday, September 27, 2010

Hi there,

You need your Book CD to do this homework. This is the list of the assignments you will all have to hand in on Monday, September 27, 2010:

UNIT 6

• 6A: was / were / wasn't / weren't
• 6B: Regular & Irregular verbs
• 6B: Past simple: positive
• 6B: Past simple: Wh- questions
• 6B: Past simple: regular verbs

UNIT 7

• 7A: Past Simple: questions (2)
• 7C: Video: The news (1)
• 7C: Video: The news (2)
• 7 Review: Past Simple

General guidelines:

1. You have to answer all the exercises on your CD first.
2. Once you have answered all the exercises, please copy them in FULL on your notebook.
3. Study the exercises on your notebook as I will choose ONE at random and ask you to explain your answers to me.

Questions? Feel free to drop me a line on ingles.cchoriente@gmail.com

Abraham