June 26, 29, 30 - have a great summer

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 June 26
1.  Let's finish our performances

2.  Drawing Challenge Cards  -  choose a card, draw the picture, the other students will guess your topic.

June 29
We will watch the performances of Year 7 Lang and Lit. Their unit topic was Myths and Legends.

June 15

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Year 7, sorry I cannot be with you today. I'm in important meetings.

In the meantime, these links should keep you busy . . .

See you on Monday!

http://www.eslgamesplus.com/classroom-games/

vocabulary games:  http://www.eslgamesworld.com/members/games/vocabulary/index.html 

sentence monkey: http://www.eslgamesplus.com/sentence-monkey/ 

free rice:  http://freerice.com/#/english-vocabulary/1542
 
games for change:  http://www.gamesforchange.org/play/

Answer4Earth: http://www.answer4earth.com/index.php

Online drip painting - Jackson Pollock:  http://www.jacksonpollock.org/

May 29, June 1, June 2

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May 29
Irregular Verb quiz: 
http://www.quia.com/quiz/6367420.html

Finish creating poster

Homework Irregular Verbs:
https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/irregular-verbs/exercise
http://www.englishpage.com/irregularverbs/interactiveirregularverbs1.htm
http://www.chompchomp.com/irregular01/irregular01.htm 

June 1 
Oral Preparation

What is child labour?
Why do children work?
What are some of the jobs that are considered child labour?
What are some of the items that are made by children?
Is this considered child labour? 
1 child labour story.


Homework:
Work Vocabulary:  http://www.quia.com/quiz/6391352.html


June 2
Criterion C, D  Oral Assessment  - Child Labour

Homework:
Work Vocabulary:  http://www.quia.com/quiz/6391352.html

May 22, 25, 26 no lesson, 29

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May 22
Irregular Verb quiz:
http://www.quia.com/quiz/6369090.html

1) Research 1 story of child labour that you would like to share with the class.
2) Create a poster against child labour. You will use this poster as a talking point about child labour.

Homework:
Irregular Verbs
http://www.agendaweb.org/exercises/verbs/simple-past-irregular-1
http://www.agendaweb.org/exercises/verbs/simple-past-irregular-2 
http://www.agendaweb.org/exercises/verbs/irregular-past-3.htm

May 25
Irregular Verb quiz:
http://www.quia.com/quiz/6382352.html

Continue creating poster

Homework:
Irregular Verbs:
http://esl.fis.edu/grammar/verbs/5.htm

May 29
Irregular Verb quiz: 
http://www.quia.com/quiz/6367420.html


Finish creating poster

Homework Irregular Verbs:
https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/irregular-verbs/exercise
http://www.englishpage.com/irregularverbs/interactiveirregularverbs1.htm
http://www.chompchomp.com/irregular01/irregular01.htm 

May 15, 18, 19

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May 15
Reading Test - Criterion B

Homework:    Irregular verbs
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/irregular_verbs/fill_in.htm
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/irregular_verbs/fill_in2.htm
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/irregular_verbs/fill_in3.htm

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/irregular_verbs/fill_in4.htm
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/irregular_verbs/fill_in5.htm
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/irregular_verbs/fill_in6.htm

May 18
Irregular Verb Quiz:   http://www.quia.com/quiz/6370332.html

5C Interviews
Reading
p. 54 #1 Read the job adverts

Study Skills
p. 54 Guessing the meaning of workds from context
          #2 Find these words in the job adverts.

Homework:    Irregular verbs
Irregular verb mix: http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/irregular_verbs/mix.htm
Irregular verb mix: http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/irregular_verbs/mix2.htm 
Irregular verbs crossword: http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/irregular_verbs/crossword_past_mix.htm

May 19

Irregular Verb Quiz :  http://www.quia.com/quiz/6370332.html

Child labour
What is it? 
Today I would like you to research Child Labour.  Please look at the following links and take notes.

http://theirworld.org/news/what-every-child-should-know-about-child-labour-1
http://www.anti-slaverysociety.addr.com/childlabor08.htm

May 8, 11, 12

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May 8
1.  Present perfect quiz   -    http://www.quia.com/quiz/6054743.html

2.  Exploring grammar
Present perfect:  yet and already
p. 53 #2 Complete the rules
         #3 Look at the board game. Find more examples of sentences with yet and already . . .
         #4 Write sentences about Ken and Liz . . .
         #5 Write sentences a out you . . .

Homework:
  1. Make a list of your top ten jobs.
  2. Present perfect exercises with yet and already
      http://www.eslgamesplus.com/already-yet-present-perfect-volley/
      http://www.adelescorner.org/grammar/pres_perfect/pres_perfect_yet.html
      http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=5248


May 11
5c Interviews
Reading
p. 54 #1 Read the job adverts
         #2 Find these words in the job adverts.

Study skills
Guessing the meaning of words from context

Homework:
irregular verbs exercises
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/irregular_verbs/forms.htm
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/irregular_verbs/forms2.htm   
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/irregular_verbs/forms3.htm 

May 12
Irregular Verbs quiz -  http://www.quia.com/quiz/6367420.html 

Reading Practice
Opinion:  Get tough on child labor in mining industry
https://newsela.com/articles/opinion-gold-childlabor/id/17616/

May 1 (National Holiday), 4, 5

May 4
p. 51 #7 Complete the questions

Speaking 
p. 51 #8 Ask and answer questions

List the qualities needed for specific jobs.

Homework:  Present Perfect  #6, 7
http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/present_perfect-exercises.html        

May 5
5b The ladder of success
Speaking
p. 52 Read the rules, then play the game

April 24, 27, 28

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April 24
5a Dream jobs
Reading
p. 50 #1 Look at the photos
         #2 Read and listen
         #3 Answer the questions

Exploring grammar
Present perfect
p. 51 #4 Complete the table
         #5 Complete the text

Vocabulary
Adjectives: qualities for jobs
p. 51 #6 Listen and repeat
         #7 Complete the questions

Homework:  Present Perfect  #1, 2, 3, 4, 5
http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/present_perfect-exercises.html       

April 27
p. 51 #7 Complete the questions

Speaking 
p. 51 #8 Ask and answer questions

List the qualities needed for specific jobs.

Homework:  Present Perfect  #6, 7
http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/present_perfect-exercises.html        

April 28
5b The ladder of success
Speaking
p. 52 Read the rules, then play the game 

April 17, 20, 21

Welcome to Term 3!

April 17
1) Review reading test
2) Prepare for Parent/Teacher meeting on Wednesday
3) Give feedback to Year 9s

April 20
New Unit - Work
p. 49 Have a look!

Vocabulary
p. 49 #1 Jobs
         #2 Guess the people's jobs

Homework: 
   p. 49      #3 Complete the sets of jobs

April 21
5a Dream Jobs
Reading
p. 50 #1 Guess the answers
         #2 Read and listen
         #3 Answer the questions

March 27, 30

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March 27
Criterion B - Reading Assessment


Homework:  To learn more about food
Cool Food Planet
http://coolfoodplanet.org/9-12/taste-mountain/how-do-we-taste/


March 30
Games made by Year 9s

https://www.purposegames.com/game/super-practice
https://www.purposegames.com/game/past-simple-passive-game 
https://www.purposegames.com/game/do-you-know-which-language-is-this
https://www.purposegames.com/game/the-best-in-the-world
https://www.purposegames.com/game/rVi3NeWJfcz
https://www.purposegames.com/game/present-and-past-games
https://www.purposegames.com/game/QKAzhnWLk3y
https://www.purposegames.com/game/verb-tenses
https://www.purposegames.com/game/genius-or-not-genius-that-is-a-question
https://www.purposegames.com/game/area-words

March 20, 23, 24

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March 20
Countable and uncountable nouns (page 118)
Exploring grammar
a lot of, many, much
   p. 31 #4 Complete the questions with How much and How many
            #7 Look at the shopping list, write sentences.

3c Strange tastes
Reading
p. 32 #1 Read and listen
p. 33 #2 Answer the questions

Homework:  p. 31  #5 Write about your diet
                              #6 (not) enough, too much and too many

March 23, 24
Writing
Cooking instructions: first, then, after that and finally
p. 33 #3 Read the recipe
         #4 Read the recipe

Study skills - Brainstorming vocabulary
p. 33 #5 Complete the lists
         #6 Think of vocbulary . . .
         #7 Writer your recipe . . .

p. 34 Progress Check 3

Homework:  http://mercedesenglishclass1eso.blogspot.pt/2012/05/8-writing-first-then-next-finally.html

March 13, 16, 17

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March 13
India and Caetano - reading quiz
3b Food, fat and fibre

Reading
p. 30 #1 Do the Food Test
         #2 Answer the questions

Countable and uncountable nouns (page 118)
Exploring grammar
a lot of, many, much
   p. 31 #3   Look at the table and answer the questions
            #4 Complete the questions with How much and How many
            #5 Write about your diet
            #6 (not) enough, too much and too many
            #7 Look at the shopping list, write sentences.

Homework: much, many, a lot of
http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-exercise-many-lot.php

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=3198
http://www.better-english.com/easier/much.htm


March 16
online exercises

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In, At, On (prepositions of time)
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/structures/prepositions_at_in_on_time.htm 
http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/prepositions-of-time3.html 

Countable and uncountable nouns
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/count1.htm
http://www.learnenglish.de/games/countuncount/CountUncount.html 
http://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/lessons/countable-and-uncountable-nouns 

Past simple - Write positive sentences
https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-past/exercises?04
March 17
No lessons

March 6, 9, 10

March 6
Welcome back
Discussion

March 9
Criterion A Assessment

March 10
Finish assessment
People who have missed past assessments will complete them

February 20, 23, 24

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February 20

Criterion C & D - Oral Presentations due

Pitch your theme restaurant idea


Monday Homework:  past simple irregular online exercises
positive sentences: https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-past/exercises?04
answering questions: https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-past/exercises?02 

Tuesday Homework:  past simple online exercises
write questions in past simple: https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-past/exercises?06 
negative sentences: https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-past/exercises?05 

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Wednesday Homework:  in, at, on (prepositions) Time
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/structures/prepositions_at_in_on_time.htm 
http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/prepositions-of-time3.html 

February 23
3b Food, fat and fibre
Reading
p. 30 #1 Do the Food Test
         #2 Answer the questions

Countable and uncountable nouns (page 118)

Thursday Homework:  countable and uncountable nouns
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/count1.htm
http://www.learnenglish.de/games/countuncount/CountUncount.html 
http://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/lessons/countable-and-uncountable-nouns 

February 24
Exploring grammar
a lot of, many, much
   p. 31 #3   Look at the table and answer the questions
            #4 Complete the questions with How much and How many
            #5 Write about your diet
            #6 (not) enough, too much and too many
            #7 Look at the shopping list, write sentences.

February 13, 16, 17

February 13
Group Work - Oral Presentation

Your task is to create a theme restaurant and pitch it to investors as seen in the American show "Restaurant Startup"

Requirements:
    include a visual (poster/infographic), 
    each person needs to speak  (1 1/2 -2  minutes each).

Contestants
1.  Put into groups for  oral presentation
2.  Get into your group and decide what kind of theme restaurant you will create.
3.  Choose a name for your restaurant
4.  Choose a location for your restaurant
5.  Decide on the menu (including ingredients)
6.  Decide on the decor (table, chairs, etc)

Investors
1.  Watch espisodes of Restaurant Startup on Youtube to understand the show
2.  Write questions that can help you when you are asking the contestants questions aobut their restaurant.
3.  Produce a check for $7,500.  to present to the winner. 

Homework:  Scrambled sentences (Monday's homework)
http://www.rong-chang.com/easyread/emx/emx00101.htm
http://www.rong-chang.com/easyread/emx/emx00201.htm


Irregular Verbs (Tuesday's homework)
http://first-english.org/english_learning/english_tenses/simple_past/2/10_simple_past_irregular_verbs.htm
http://first-english.org/english_learning/english_tenses/simple_past/2/11_simple_past_irregular_verbs_exercises.htm

Homework:  Vocabulary  (Wednesday's homework)
http://www.esolcourses.com/content/exercises/wordmatch/1/wordmatch.html
http://www.esolcourses.com/content/exercises/grammar/adjectives/foodadjectives/antonyms/wordmatch.htm

February 16
Continue working on your presentation

Homework:  Countable/Uncountable Nouns (Thursday's Homework)
Exercise - http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-exercise-countable-uncountable-nouns.php
Exercise - http://www.agendaweb.org/grammar/countable_uncountable-exercises.html

February 17 
Criterion C & D - Oral Presentations due

Pitch your theme restaurant idea

February 6, 9, 10

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New Unit - Tasty!

February 6
p. 27 Have a look!

Vocabulary  - Food
p. 27 #1 Match the words
         #2 What other things do you like on your pizza?

Speaking
p. 27 #3 Work in pairs

3a Hard Rock Café
Listening
p. 28 #1 Listen and complete the notes
         #2 Listen again and complete the sentences

Homework:  Likes and Dislikes  http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=3363
http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/grammar-practice/and-dont

February 9
Exploring grammar
Pronouns:  some..., any..., every...
p. 28 #3 Complete the table
         #4 Do we use any in affirmative sentences?
         #5 Complete the dialogue
p. 29 #6 Complete the pronouns

Homework:  something, someone, somewhere, anything, anyone, anywhere
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/confusing_words/something_anything.htm

February 10
Pronunciation - Silent Vowels
p. 29 #7 Listen and repeat
         #8 Add words 1-4 to the table in exercise 7

Vocabulary - Preparing food:  verbs and adjectives
p. 29 #10 Match the verbs with the adjectives
         #11 Complete the descriptions

Write about your food preferences. 
   I love roast chicken and chips.  I hate . . .

January 30, Feb 2, 3

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January 30
mystery story writing - Criterion C, D
Use the template to write your own mystery story

When you finish your story
1.  Complete your irregular verb worksheet,
2. Online activities - Irregular Verbs -  https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/english-grammar/verbs/past-tense/past-simple

Homework:   regular and irregular verbs
http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/esl-irregular-verbs1.html
http://www.mhhe.com/socscience/english/langan/sentence_skills/exercises/ch08/p4exd.htm 
http://speakspeak.com/english-grammar-exercises/elementary/past-simple-irregular-verbs 
http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-exercise-simple-past.php
 

February 2
Progress Check 2

February 3
Reading Assessment - Criterion B

January 23, 26, 27

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January 23
Writing - A confession:  so  and  because

p. 19 #6 Look at the examples
         #7 Join sentence halves
         #8 Complete the murderer's confession
p. 19 #9 Detectives discovered that you stole a million-dollar diamond necklace. Write your confession

Homework:  Put the sentences into the correct word order
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/word_order/sentences3.htm
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/word_order/sentences4.htm

January 26
Detective Story Worksheet

Homework:  Past Simple Irregular Verbs
http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/esl-irregular-verbs1.html
http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar-vocabulary/grammar-videos/past-simple-irregular-verbs

January 27
Past Simple - Irregular Verbs

Use the Irregular Verbs handout to help you complete the WordSearch worksheet.

More practice online:  https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/english-grammar/verbs/past-tense/past-simple

January 16, 19, 20

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January 16
Past Simple and Past Continuous
p. 17 - #7 -  Complete the rules 
           #8 -  Complete the sentences

2C  Murder mystery
Listening
p. 18 #1 Look at the newspaper report and the notes.
         #2 Listen to the conversation
         #3 Answer the questions

Speaking
p. 19 #4 Who murdered Ivor?
         #5 Listen to the end of the story and check your answer

https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpas-paspro/exercises
http://www.english-4u.de/past_prog_ex1.htm
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_past_progressive.htm 
http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/past-continuous-past-simple-exercises.html


Homework:  Irregular Verbs
http://www.englishpage.com/irregularverbs/interactiveirregularverbs1.htm
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/irregular_verbs/fill_in2.htm

January 19, 20
Past Simple/Past Continuous quiz:   https://www.quia.com/quiz/6162933.html

Clue - Game Friday

January 9, 12, 13

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January 9

Past continuous p. 16 #4 Complete the table
                         p. 17 #5 Complete the dialogue
                                  #6 Complete the detective's questions.

Videos 

Homework:  Past continuous exercises
http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/past-continuous-exercise-1.html
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/past_progressive_negation_sentences.htm


January 12, 13
In Class Assessment:  Criterion A - Comprehending spoken and visual text

January 2, 5, 6

January 2

Inside Out Worksheet


January 5
Exploring grammar
p. 15 Past Simple
#4 Find things
#5 Are the sentences true or false?
#6 Complete the stories
#7 Complete the questions

Homework:  Past simple - was or were? https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-past/exercises?03

Past simple - http://www.agendaweb.org/exercises/verbs/past-simple-regular

January 6