Online Exercise: Should I

Click on the link and
Put in the correct order.

Should I?

Instructions: Complete each sentence using  should or shouldn't.

1. After going to Sizzler for lunch, I have a stomachache.
1. What _______________ I do?
2. I ______________ eat more food.
3. I _______________ get some rest.
4. I _______________ take some medicine for indigestion.
2. Margarita sprained her ankle.
1. She ____________ be running around.
2. She _____________ see a doctor.
3. She _____________ get an x-ray.
3. Mauricio was drinking and got intoxicated.
1. He ________________ drive home.
2. He ________________ get someone to drive him home.
3. He _______________ get some rest.
4. He _________________ walk home.
4. Georgina burned her hand while cooking dinner.
1. She ________________ put foot cream.
2. She ________________ place her hand in cool water.
3. She ________________ put her hand on the hot stove.
4. She ________________ go to the emergency room.

LIST/SPEAK Test

Next Thursday you will be taking the test on Units 3 and 4 of the Ventures 2 book.
Material that will be covered on the test:
Simple Past Tense: Regular and Irregular verbs p. 34
Questions and Answers using:
   Did  p. 35
   Do and Does p.36 and 46
   Usually p. 37
   Should and Shouldn't p. 48-50
Collocations P. 39
Squence Words p. 41
Health Problems p. 51
Filling out an Accident Report p.52-53
Life-Skills reading p. 54

Health Problems: Online Exercises

Instructions:Should and Shouldn't
First, click on the link.
Next, complete the online drill.
Finally, post your score.

  Should and Shouldn't

Repeat the steps with the following links:

Learning Health by Heart

Health and Illness
Taking Medicine

Piranha

Go to the link and answer the following questions:          Piranha     

Where does the Piranha live?

What does the Piranha have in its mouth?

How fast can the fish eat a cow?

How big is a Piranha?

Who is the Piranha's #1 enemy?

What other things does the Piranha eat?

Why is it a bad idea to keep a Piranha as a pet?

What do humans do with the Piranha's teeth?

Simple Past Drill: Irregular Verbs

Complete the sentence using the past tense.

break   buy   go    write   eat   run   swim

Michael _______________ a new skateboard with the money he saved.

Harriet  _______________ a mile in seven minutes.

Karolyna ______________ across the Niagra River without being carried away by the strong current.

Joselito  almost ________________ all of his birthday cake at the party.

Lupita Solazapanos _____________ a world record by creating the largest chicken quesadilla ever.

George and Robert _____________ a story about the Chupa-Cabra legend.

Alexis  _______________ to the Whale Festival in Rincon last weekend.

Simple Present vs. Simple Past

Examples:
Where does Ramon usually study?                    When did Ramon eat his dinner?                                    
He usually studies  at the library.                       He ate his dinner at 6:30p.m.

When does Yolanda usually go shopping?             When did Yolando go to the movies?
_________________________________               ___________________________


When do you usually go to church?                         When did you do your homework?
_________________________________               __________________________

When do they usually visit their grandmother?       Where did Tomas meet his girl friend?
_________________________________               __________________________

Reflection

After having read the story "My Morning of Light", reflect on the following quote:

  Every dawn brings the gift of life.  Live every day with intensity!    

Why is this quote important to the story?
Do you consider this quote can be applied to one's life? Explain. 

Listening Comprehension

Instructions:  Click on the link Listen to the video clip and Answer. Good Luck!Tornadoes

Exercise Drill: Present Continuous

Instructions: Click on the links and complete the drills. Complete these exercises at home because some of the links have videos.  Remember the computers at MBTI have filters which block access to the videos.  Have Fun!

Present Continuous Exercise Drill

Country Mouse and City Mouse

Verb Tense Review

Goal Setting

What goal do you want to reach in five years?
What three things do you need to do to reach that goal.

Example Format:

In five years I want to become a famous actress.
First, I need to move to Hollywood.
Then, I need to take acting lessons with a prestigous acting coach.
Finally, I need to hire an agent.

LIST/SPEAK Test # 1

The test for LIST/SPEAK Course will be next Thursday, March 29, 2012.  We will be reviewing during the first days of the week.  Try to study during the weekend.  If you have any doubts you can email me at    ramirezhostos@gmail.com

Material that will be included in the test:

• Chapter 1
• Adjective Order

• checked
• plaid
• striped
• size
• color
• What are you doing right now?
• Present continuous and simple present
• does and do
• am, is, are
• Acessories
• hat, glove, necklace, tie, watch,...
• Chapter 2
• What do you want to do?
• do and does
• want and wants
• need and needs
• What will you do?
• will and won't
• Vocational courses
• Goals
• What I want
• What I need to do

Hang in there!

You will write four sentences about this image.  You will use 1 idiom.

Outside Classroom Assignment: Movie Analysis

This Friday we will watching a movie.  After viewing the movie you will have the task of completing a movie analysis.  The assignment will be due the last week of March 2012. Value: 5 hours

Writing Assignment

Look at the video clip.

Take a funny picture or video clip and upload it on the Blog.

Write a funny message to express thoughts or conversation.

Popular Sayings

What do the following popular sayings or idioms mean?

1.  Enrique is under the weather today.                            ________________________________

2.  Jaime has a chip on his shoulder.                                ________________________________

3.  The grass is greener on the other side.                        ________________________________

4.  Money doesn't grow on trees.                                    ________________________________

5.  The bride got cold feet at the altar.                             ________________________________

6.  Nelly has a runny nose.                                              ________________________________