Sunday, September 30, 2018

Verbs, Idiom Review and another Link

Week Six Verbs
Simple Present Tense
Past Tense
Participle
Find
Found
Found
Fly
Flew
Flown
Forget
Forgot
Forgotten
Forgive
Forgave
Forgiven
Get
Got
Gotten






Idiom Review 4
Keep an eye on
On the tip of my tongue
Costs an arm and a leg
Put your foot in your mouth
Get off my back
Cold feet
Off the top of my head
On the nose


Conversation 1
A          Did you do the dishes yet?
B          ______________________!  I told you I would do them after the baseball game.
Conversation 2
A          Are you going to buy that necklace?
B          Are you kidding?  It _______________________!
Conversation 3
A          I asked Sue if she was pregnant.
B          No!  She’s not pregnant.
A          I know.  She told me.  I feel terrible.
B          You should.  You really ______________________!
Conversation 4
A          Do you see that tall woman over there?  What’s her name?
B          Umm.  Debbie?  No.  Diane?  No.  Aggh!  It’s ___________________________!
Conversation 5
A          What time should we be there?
B          At 6:30 _______________.
Conversation 6
A          Did Maria and Andy get married on Saturday?
B          Didn’t you hear?  Maria got ______________ and flew to New York on Saturday              morning.
A          Poor Andy!
Conversation 7
A          What’s 29 x 35?
B          I don’t know _________________.  Where’s a calculator?
Conversation 8
A          I need to go to the restroom.  Can you ______________ my bag.
B          Sure.

And here's another great thing to listen to:https://storycorps.org/listen/

Wednesday, September 26, 2018

WHAT MAKES A GOOD LEARNER? (+ LINKS TO PODCASTS)



Characteristics of a good learner.  He or She…

1
plans a specific time to study.

2
asks questions when he or she doesn’t understand.

3
practices English at a computer lab or on a computer at home.

4
watches movies or TV in English (with subtitles).

5
speaks English some of the time with friends and family.

6
reads English books

7
listens to English language music and stories and news.

8
listens to podcasts on a computer or phone or Ipod/MP3 player. You can get podcasts at the Apple Store, on Google Play or on Stitcher -- all are free! Look through the list and find a subject that you are interested in.  (Check out these podcasts:  This American Life, The Moth, Snap Judgement. These all have average people telling their story.   Find a list of ESL Podcasts at: https://realenglishconversations.com/10-english-podcasts-for-intermediate-students/.

9
does homework!!!

10
comes to class every day if he or she can!  

11
looks up words that he or she doesn’t understand.

12
looks at Youtube videos to answer questions. (write questions in your language.  For example, “What is the difference between "a" and "the" in English.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zJQoQLCeNo)