Everyday Activities

1. Study the words for everyday activities and take the test.

2. Write (in Google Drive): Write about your typical day. What time do you wake up? What do you always do? What do you sometimes do?

3. Read the news. Choose a story, listen, and read. Write new words in your notebook.

Excellent English, pp. 34 - 35

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Listen to the email and write the missing words.

Hi Sam,
How (1) you? I’m thinking about you! What are you (2) ? Of course, I know the answer. You’re (3) this (4) on your computer!
I am (5) in my bedroom and (6) you this note. My family isn’t relaxing. My mother is (7) the house. My father is at the mall. He (8) exchanging some clothes. My sister is at the (9) . She’s (10) an account. They are all very busy.
How are you? (11) is your new job? How is your new apartment? (12) you send me some photos? Write me (13) !
Martha

This exercise (2) has been made using a free generator and script at Random Idea English

Next, take the Reading Quiz.

Finally, go to Google Drive and type exercises 1 and 2 from page 35 of Excellent English.  

Places and Activities

1. Study the words for places.

• First, study the cards
• Use "Speller" to practice the spelling.
• Take the test.

2. Study the sentences about what people are doing.

• First, study the cards (both sides).
• Use "Learn" to practice writing the sentences.
• Take the test.

3. Write a paragraph about places in your neighborhood. What places do you visit every week? What do you do there? Save your writing in your Google Drive class folder.

Vocabulary: Describing People and Places

1. Study the sentences for describing people. 

• Use "Learn" to practice typing the sentences.
• Take the test. 

2. Write a paragraph about your family. How many people are in your family? How old are they? What do they look like? 

Save your document in Google Drive and share it with me: nswarren@gmail.com


3. Study the words for places.

• Use "Speller" to practice the spelling.
• Take the test.

Family vocabulary and writing practice

Study the family vocabulary:

• family words 1
• family words 2 

If you have a Gmail address, you can start your first writing assignment. Follow the directions:

1.  Go to Google Drive and log in with your Gmail account.

 

2. Click on Create - Document.












3. Look at Excellent English, p.19. Read the story in #1.

4. Type your answers to the questions in #2. Then, for #3, write a paragraph about yourself.


5. Name the document EE p. 19 




 6. When you are finished, click on "Share."


 

7. Type my email address: nswarren@gmail.com

Extra writing practice: Create a new document and name it "Children in School." Type the sentences you wrote last Wednesday about your classmates' children. Share the document with me.

Reading: Excellent English p. 18

1. Listen to and read the story 2 times. 

2. Write new words in your notebook. Use "Translate" to write the meaning. 

3. Write the words in the blanks.

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Excellent English p. 18: It Pays to Stay in School

degree   ·  finished   ·  need   ·  leave   ·  earned   ·  usually   ·  more   ·  with  

Some people (1) school to get a job because they (2) money. However, people who stay in school (3) make more money!

In 2006, people in the United States (4) some high school education (5) an average salary of $18,734. People who (6) high school earned an average of $27,915. People with a college or university (7) earned an average of $51,206, and people with (8) than four years of college earned an average of $74,602. It pays to stay in school!

This exercise (1) has been made using a free generator and script at Random Idea English

4. Click here to take the test. You can look at p. 18 in the book.

 

5. Finished? Click here to take a quiz on pronouns.

Vocabulary: months, computers, family

1. Practice spelling the months. Tell the teacher when you pass the test.

2. Do you have a Gmail address? If not, ask the teacher to help you open a Google account. We will use Google Docs for writing.

3. Practice the computer vocabulary - try playing "Scatter"

4. Begin studying the family vocabulary:

• family words 1
• family words 2