Class Nov. 30

Hello everyone. Today we corrected the homework from Unit 6 (extra handout), and we played Grammar Auction to review grammar from this trimester. Your grammar test will be on Wednesday (December 2nd) and will be based on the grammar from Units 1 & 2.

Class Nov. 18, 2009

1. Finished "packet" 17, p. 154
2. "Wilderness Therapy" p. 26
3. Speaking practice, p. 27

HOMEWORK: Writing assignment, p. 31 & workbook handout p. 15

**Use of English/Vocabulary & Writing exams on Monday!**

Class Nov. 16, 2009

1. Corrected homework (Handout 17 pp. 152-153)
2. Writing pp. 30-31 a) set up writing b) graded a practice writing

HOMEWORK: Writing assignment p.31 (exercise 4) DUE WEDNESDAY. Remember to use connecting words; they make your writing that much better!

**Vocabulary/Use of English & Writing exams will be on Monday, Nov. 23** (study Unit 2 vocabulary)

Class Nov. 11, 2009

1. Corrected (did) workbook pg. 13, Exc. 2... now you can see why knowing how to use to inf and -ing will help you with sentence transformations!!
2. Writing - handout - styles of writing (formal, informal, neutral) and possible writing exam topics
3. Book p. 30 (writing a formal email) To be continued on Monday

HOMEWORK: Handout 17 (from Monday) practice exam pp. 152-153
a) Review verb charts (pp. 146-147)
b) Do the exam WITHOUT using the verb charts (as if it were a real test)
c) Self-correct the test using the verb charts

Class Nov. 9, 2009

1. Fun Fun Fun! VERB + to infinitive versus VERB + -ing
It's memorization, kiddos, but it's also feeling (for example: carry on = continue, so, naturally, it's followed by a verb in CONTINUOUS)
2. Finished correcting Review, p. 32

HOMEWORK: Unit 17 (Handout) pp. 150-151, Exercises 2-4

Class Nov. 4, 2009

1. Exams - 2nd Listening & 2nd Reading (If you couldn't make it to class, please think of a time when you can come and make up the exams)
2. Corrected Listening as a class
3. Corrected Section a of the Review, p. 32

HOMEWORK: Workbook handout, pp. 10-13 (For those who weren't here-- try to drop by the office tomorrow, Friday, or Saturday morning to pick it up)

Happy weekend!

Class Nov. 2, 2009

1. Review of Vocabulary: Collective nouns, p. 29 Comment: Not good. Everyone needs to study these words!
2. Homework corrected: "Surviving the Wilderness" p. 25 (verb patterns), "Cute Knut" p. 28 (use of English)
3. Vocabulary p. 24: Describing natural landscapes
4. Began Review, p. 32

HOMEWORK: Review, ALL, p. 32