Level 4 -- Starting Week 8 Already!

Wow!  I can't believe that we are about to start  Week 8.  This semester is going by fast!  (going by = moving very fast).  Here are some words that we talked about this week.  Remember if you can't use the premium activities sign in as a teacher:

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Are You Feeling Overwhelmed with All the Vocabulary?

Click here for a vocabulary list of Emotions.

Some pronunciation rules

English is an easy language, right?

No!!!!!!

Pronunciation is very difficult because many words are not pronounced the same way they are spelled.  

Words ending in "ed" (both past tense verbs and adjectives) can be pronounced 3 different ways:

1.    The final sound is pronounced “t” after the sounds f, k, p, s, ch, and sh

Example:  laughed, raced

2.     The final sound is pronounced “d” after the sounds b, g,  dg, l, 
         m, n, r,th, j, ng, v, z and all vowel sounds.

Example:  judged, banged

3.     The final sound is pronounced “ed” after the sounds t and d.

Example:      wanted

Where do these words go?

Rested, argued, lived, wished, watched, massaged, cooked, knocked, exited, carried, looked, snowed, instructed, tied, occurred, missed, cleaned, texted, apologized, attended, played, mixed, celebrated, slipped, pulled, introduced, hugged, laughed, erased, dictated, chatted

T	D	ED

 We use "S" for plural nouns and present tense verbs for he, she, and it.  Here are the rules for pronouncing "S."

Use “s” for words ending in the sounds of f, k, p, t

Example:  Laughs, Books, Tops

Use “iz” for words ending in the sounds of sh, ch, s, and z

Example:  Brushes, Catches, Noses

Use “z” for words ending in the sounds of b, d, g, l, m, n, r, v, and all vowels (a, e, i, o, u)

Example:  Tubs, Bugs, Tears, Snows, Eyes

 

I'm sorry that English is such a crazy language!

Time in A Bottle

Jim Croce

If you want to get sad or depressed, listen to this song!

There are more after that one.  They are pretty easy to understand, but they are all kind of sad.  Sorry!

Level 5/6 Week 3 Vocabulary

Click here to practice the vocabulary from Black Cats and Broken Mirrors and a few other words from last week.  If you have trouble getting into the premium games you can sign in as deniselleck@sbcglobal.net and use the password 750eddy.

Also, scroll down below to Level 4 Week One Review (posted on August 22) to see pictures of beard, mustache, ponytail, bun, pigtails, etc. And you can review most of the idioms we've studied so far on the post below this one.

Have fun!

Idiom Review

Hi everyone!  Hope you are enjoying the weekend.

Here is a link to vocabulary practice with some idioms we've done in Level 4.  We've done most of these in Level 5/6 too.  There are a few new ones, but I know you will be able to figure them out!  :)

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If you have any problems, email me at dselleck@ccsf.edu. 

Have fun!

Level 5/6 "He Thinks He'll Keep Her" (Song)

Here's a link to "He Thinks He'll Keep Her," by Mary Chapin Carpenter, the song we did in class on Friday.  The worksheet we did is below:

Fill in:  (present tense verbs)

She ______ his coffee, she ________ his bed
She _______ the laundry, she ______ him fed
When she was twenty-one she wore her mother's lace
She said "forever" with a smile upon her face
She ______ the car-pool, she PTAs
Doctors and dentists, she ________ all day
When she was twenty-nine she delivered number three
And every Christmas card showed a perfect family
Everything ______ right on time, years of practice and design
Spit and polish till it shines. He _______ he'll keep her
Everything _____ so benign, safest place you'll ever find
God forbid you _______ your mind. He thinks he'll keep her
She _________ his suitcase, she __________ and __________
With no expression upon her face
When she was thirty-six she met him at their door
She said I'm sorry, I don't love you anymore
Everything _________ right on time, years of practice and design
Spit and polish till it ________. He thinks he'll keep her
Everything _______ so benign, safest place you'll ever find
God forbid you change your mind. He ________ he'll keep her
For fifteen years she had a job and not one raise in pay
Now __________ in the typing pool at minimum wage
Everything ________ right on time, years of practice and design
Spit and polish till it __________. He ________ he'll keep her
Everything ______ so benign, safest place you'll ever find
At least until you _______ your mind. He _______ he'll keep her