Week of February 27th to March 2nd

Hi! This is the plan for this week:

Monday, February 27th: Last week we talked about your unit project and some terms about the weather. You're going to tell me the cities you chose. Today we will brainstorm vocabulary words reffering to the weather and we'll start Unit 9. You're going to do Ex A & B (Vocabulary and Listening Comprehension). We'll also start the Grammar section (ex D) the Present Continuous Tense. Today, we'll see the affirmative and negative structures and you're going to write a short story on the board - as a group. HOMEWORK: upload a pictionary of the vocabulary words seen in class. It's for tomorrow. Also, upload a picture and write 5 aff sentences of what is happening and 5 neg sentences. This last assignment is for Wednesday.

Tuesday, February 28th: Today, we'll see the interrogative structures of the Pres. Cont. Tense and drills on the blackboard (ex E and F, pg 77). HOMEWORK: Write 5 sentences in all forms. 

Wednesday, February 29th: I'm going to check your homework in your blogs. You're going to do the convesation on pg 77 and role play one of your own. We're also going to review ex. A in Lesson 2 - WH?'s. and do ex B asking questions about Mike and Paty's day. 

Thursday, March 1st: Today is lab day, but you went there 3 times last week, so you are not going today. We'll do ex C about rising and falling intonation of questions and we're going to play a game called Charades. We're also going to see the spelling rules for the present participle. HOMEWORK: Do lessons 1 and 2 in the workbook. 

Friday, March 2nd: You're going to do ex F and G for a grade and you're going to make a telephone call following the model conversation on pg. 79. Continue working on your project. 

Have a good week!

Your teacher,

Martha

Present continuous-final

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Week of February 20th to 24th

Hello!!!

This is the plan for this week:

Monday, February 20th: You will take the Unit 8 Test and the Lab Test. Good luck!!

Tuesday, February 21st: Today we'll check the test you took yesterday and you will hand in your video projects. (NOTE: Today you had to go to the lab because I had a very important business to take care of. Thank you for your understanding: Tomorrow you will also go to the lab because I need to finish this business. You will not go to the lab this Thursday and next Thursday because of yesterday and today.)

Wednesday, February 22nd: Your're going to the lab. I'm going to tell you which exercises you will do. 

Thursday, February 23rd: You will check your tests and decide what we will do next. You will begin Unit 9: Weather and Ongoing Activities on pg. 76 starting with the vocabulary words (ex A) and then the Vocabulary section (ex B). Your HOMEWORK  is to upload a pictionary with the vocabulary words learned. Tomorrow you can bring something to eat to celebrate a special birthday!!!

Friday, February 24th: We're going to talk about the unit project. It will be a GROUP project and you will have 2 weeks to do it. We're going to start with the Present Continuous Tense using the aff and neg structures and compare them with the Simple Present Tense. 

Well, have a very nice weekend and take care!!

Your teacher,

Martha

This is what you need to have in your blog for Unit 8

1. Social Contract
2. Academic Contract
3. Expectations
4. Evaluation
5. Video - Introductions
6. Rules for the Simple Present Tense
7. Four structures of the Simple Present Tense

Please have them posted by Monday.
Thanks,
Martha

Reading in Class

Week of February 13th - 17th

Hello, Students! I'm sorry I didn't publish last week's plan. I was sick, but this is the plan for this week:

Monday, February 13th: Today, we're going to do the Listening Comprehension exercise (B, pg 70) and check it in class. We already started exercise D, pg. 71, so you're going to continue informing what your partners told you in your interview. Then we're going to do the Conversation section - reading, listening, repeating, and creating one with your own information Your HOMEWORK for WEDNESDAY is to do LESSON 2 in your workbook. We'll also talk about the unit project that will be due next MONDAY.

Tuesday, February 14th: We'll celebrate Valentine's Day in the classroom! BUT, your HOMEWORK is to investigate what the adverbs of frequency are and their meanings. We'll work with them tomorrow.

Wednesday, February 15th: We'll start Lesson 3 of the unit (pg. 72) using the adverbs of frequency in the grammar section, exercise A. We'll see what HOW OFTEN means and use it questions in the Simple Present Tense. We'll do the Listening Comprehension exercise (B) and at the end of the class, you'll write a short paragraph about your daily activities using the adverbs of frequency. If you don't finish, you will do it for homework.

Thursday, February 16th: We'll change Lab Day for tomorrow! Today, we're going to finish the unit and clear up doubts so we can have the test on Monday.

Friday, February 17th: I'm not going to be in Cananea today, but you are going to go to the lab. Remember, you need to answer some questions about the lab exercises you do in the test.

Have a wonnderful week!