Listening Activities

Jingle Bell Rock

History

Federick

Ending Hunger

More Listening Exercises

Bird

The Computer...

The Puffin

Superheroes

The Statue of Liberty

Escape from Poverty

Readings

Peter and the Wolf

Survey

Granny

Cluedo

Readings

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Exercise 3

Exercise 4

English Discoveries

Advance Level I
Language
Phrasal Verbs
Explore
Practice
Game
Test

Reading
Adams Murder Mystery Update
Explore
Practice
Test

Listening
Soap Opera
Explore
Practice
Test

Listening
Family
Explore
Practice
Test

 Happy Thanks Giving Ladies

Projects

These are the three projects and due dates.  These are not the final projects.

Class                       Project                           Due Date
Lang Lab                Pictionary                        Nov. 15, 2012
CAEN                    Career Planning               Nov. 20, 2012
List/Speak               Listening                         Nov. 26, 2012


Listening project
Click on the following links and complete each assignment. Copy and paste the exercises and place them on
Word. Next email the assignments to me.

LIST/SPEAK 1

LIST/SPEAK 2

LIST/SPEAK 3

LIST/SPEAK 4  This video is not available click on the upper left hand corner of the video box where it says Bubble Gum How Is Made. This will take you directly to the video.

LIST/SPEAK 5

LIST/SPEAK 6

Review

Create a pictionary with the office related vocabulary words.
Don't forget the words should be in alphabetical order.
Write a sentence for each term.

 memory stick, scanner, lap top, corrector ink, ball point pen, desk, answering machine, fax, intercom, stationary, tray, desk top computer, ink jet printer, laser printer, photocopy machine, receptionist, guest book, waiting room, leather chair, counter, buzzer, waiting list, mouse, brief case, water cooler, monitor, paper shredder, key board, and records.

Family Members

Use the headphones to listen to Exercise 1, once you have completed the assignment post your score.

Complete Exercise 2, once you have completed the assignment post your score.

Complete Exercise 3**, once you have completed the assignment post your score.
**Note:  You do not have to watch the video to complete the assignment.

CompleteExercise 4, once you have completed the assignment post your score.

Complete Exercise 5***, once you have completed the assignment post your score.
***Note: This video takes time to download, so wait til it's downloaded completedly before listening to it.

Gender Roles

Watch the video and answer the following questions:
1. In Western culture men are supposed to be in what manner?
   a.  ___________________________
   b.  ___________________________
   c.  ___________________________
  d..  ___________________________

What are women naturally expected to be?

   a.  ___________________________
   b.  ___________________________
   c.  ___________________________


What assumptions are made about gender and racial aspects have been made?

Why aren't women allowed to forget their place?

Women went to war; but they couldn't do something?

Summarize what you see.

Gender Roles

Instructions:  Look at each picture. Write the gender roles of each person in the role. Next, you will compare if these gender roles apply to those here in Puerto Rico.

Gender Roles

Instructions: Click on the link: Gender Nouns



Instructions: Select the correct answer.

____  1. mouse

a. Masculine                                                                                                                           b. Feminine
c. Neuter

____  2. duck

a. Masculine                                                                                                                        b. Feminine
c. Neuter

____  3. butler

a. Masculine                                                                                                                        b. Feminine
c. Neuter

____  4. mistress

a. Masculine                                                                                                                        b. Feminine
c. Neuter

____  5. tires

a. Masculine

b. Feminine
c.  Common

____  6. emperor

a. Masculine

b. Feminine
c. Neuter

____  7. poodle

a. Masculine
b. Feminine
c. Neuter


____  8. waitress

a. Masculine
b. Feminine
c. Neuter

____  9. lioness

a. Masculine
b. Feminine
c. Neuter


____  10. mister

a. Masculine
b. Feminine
c. Neuter

Job Interview

Instructions: Read the text and choose the best options.

 updated          trouble             website                 keen                   
               on                    prepare            impression   subsidiaries            fault              enthusiasm              slack

I was told the best way to  ____________ for an interview is

by going to the company’s ____________ and finding

everything you can about them. The idea, of course, is that it

creates a good ____________ and proves that you are

____________ working for them because they can see

you’ve done your homework. The ____________was that

they hadn’t done theirs – the webpage hadn’t been

____________ for over a year, so I asked all these questions

about products they didn’t produce and subsidiaries that no

longer existed. They must have thought I wasn’t very well

prepared. It wasn’t my fault, though, and I kind of lost

enthusiasm for the job once I found out what had happened. I

mean. It’s a bit  ____________, isn’t it? 

Office Collage

Find at least 30 cliparts or images that are about the office. Find some that are related to the vocabulary words in the past posts. Give your collage a title that is related to the topic we are studying. Place your images on a word doc and email it to me.

Example:  The World at My Finger Tips

 

More Office Stuff

Instructions: Place one of the words from the word bank to complete each sentence.

pay

management

leave

offices

weekends

coffee

office

computers

day

lunch

1. A first, last, sick, training or half ___________ describes the specific activity being completed.

2. Head, home, branch, central or home ___________ talk about the locations where work is completed.

3. __________ break, shop, maker and run are terms office workers use to talk about getting liquid refreshments.

4. __________________ politics, etiquette, memo, hours and gossip describe behaviour in the workplace.

5. Upper, middle, micro and anger describe types of _________________.

6. Long, three-day, and holiday describe _______________________.

7. Take-home, sick, base, holiday, overtime, and equal _______________ describe salaries.

8. Desktop and laptop talk about _________________________.

9. Sick, maternity, paternity, family and personal ________________ describe reasons for being away from work.

10. A brown-bag, late, business, or working _____________________ describe the type of noon hour break workers have.

Let's Go To The Office!

Click on the link below and memorize the "office" vocabulary words.

http://www.eslworksheets.net/doc/1503/office-equipment.html

Fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary word.

1.  Mr. Rodriguez received a new leather ________________________  for his birthday.

2.  Gina put all the patient's records in the ___________________________.

3.  Harlod and Henry made sure to destroy all the records that were over 10 years old and passed them through the __________________________.

4.  The receptionist sat on an ergonomic  ______________________ because of her back problems.

5.  The new laptop had very little storage space so we had to invest in a _____________________.

6.  In the _________________________ Mr. Lopez, who is the president of the company, was at the very top while Mr. Lorenzo, the security was at the bottom with Mr. Irizarry, the janitor.

7.  The electricity power was out, so the electric ________________ was not functioning.

8.  Xerox's line of ___________________ are excellent for office and personal use.

9.  At the meeting today, we viewed the graphics of the monthly sales on the _________________.

10. We email and scan everything so we don't need to use the _________________ anymore.

11. Before the invention of the __________________ we had walkie talkies and CB radios.

12.  Ramona is not very good at adding up the employees weekly work hours so she uses a hand held ____________________.

13. As a result of the fire, all the ____________ were destroyed.

14.  Mrs. Martinez was so tired, she fell asleep at her ______________ while the patients waited to be called into the doctor's office.

15.  Milly placed all the papers that faxed in the out box _________________.

16.  Dr. Gomez bought a new laptop because his old _______________ was as slow as a parade of snails.

17.  The students went over the ____________________ to see how many days before X-mas vacation.

18.  Henrietta was exhausted, she had been speaking on the _______________  all day.

19.  It was after 6:00p.m., so Miss Pagan turned on the __________ to be able to finish the paper work.

20. The Dr. Rodriguez keeps a _________________ of all the meetings he has attended the past year.

21. Mr. Martinez the lawyer on the third floor is hiring a new _________________.

22. Please take a _____________________ and fill out this questionaire.

23. My  ____________________ is not as heavy as my desktop computer.

Interview

Go to the link below.  Listen to the interview and answer the following questions:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=n79mzSU_ywE

1. Who is Max?
2. How long did Max live?
3. How does Clooney feel about having Max as a pet?
4. What happens if there is an earthquake and you have Max as a pet?
5. Expalin the Epic prank?
6.How long did this prank last?
7. How was Clooney's childhood?
8. What is Clooney's project?
9. After listening to this interview, what quailities do you think Clooney possess?

New Bimester

Practice Drill

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Exercise 3

Language Lab Assignment

Today you will be working with English Discoveries

Go to Intermediate Level I
Click on:

1. Reading
1. Fashion Fads
2. Explore
3. Practice
4. Game
5. Test
2. Language
1. Present Perfect  and Present Perfect Progressive
2. Explore 
3. Practice
4. Test
3. Speaking
1. Group 2 Picnic and Group 3 Post Office
1. Listen to the dialogue
2. Summarize in your own words what each conversation is about. Do not transcribe the dialogue. 

                         Example: The conversation between the two shoppers at  

                 the grocery store: 

                The lady with the curly black  hair is looking for the 

                cereal that is on sale.  The lady with the long blonde hair 

                cannot find the pasta section. These two women go to the 

                store manager and ask for help. The manager gladly helps 

                both women. The two shoppers are grateful for the good 

                service he has given them. The store manager wishes 

                them a good day.                                             

LAY AND LIE

USING LAY AND LIE

The verb lay means “to put or place something.” The verb lie has eight or nine meanings, all having
in common the idea of “being in a horizontal position, or to remain , or to be situated.”
 Lie is always an intransitive verb. That is, it never has an object. Lay is a transitive verb. It almost
 always has an object. The principal parts of these verbs are as follows:

   PRESENT  PAST  PAST PARTICIPLE
   lay   laid  laid
   lie   lay  lain

 Information: Using Lie and Lay Correctly. In the following sentences, underline the correct form of lay or lie.
   Example: Mrs. Norman (lay, laid) down for a nap an hour ago.
 1.   Please (lie, lay) the cloth on the table.
 2.   Ms. Martinez told us to (lie, lay) our work aside.
 3.   Will you (lie, lay) down for a rest this afternoon?
 4.   I think we’ve (lain, laid) our plans well.
 5.   (Lie, Lay) your books beside mine.
 6.   The doctor (lay, laid) all my fears to rest when she talked to me yesterday.
 7.   The button from my jacket was (lying, laying) on the sidewalk.
 8.   I’m afraid that Tim has been (lying, laying) down on the job.
 9.   Every evening Sue (lies, lays) her clothes out for the next day.
 10. The chickens (lay, laid) more eggs than usual yesterday.
 11. Can you help me (lie, lay) the floor in the bathroom?
 12. I have (lain, laid) the key somewhere, and now I can’t find it.
 13. When Mr. Jones (lay, laid) down for a nap, he was unable to sleep.
 14. My pen was (lying, laying) on the table.
 15. Mr. Brown (lay, laid) his briefcase on the table when he entered.
 16. Miss Jenkins is so tired that she’s been (lying, laying) down all afternoon.
 17. I (lay, laid) the book aside and answered the doorbell.
 18. Our dog never (lies, lays) down when told to do so.
 19. The blame for the mistakes has been (lain, laid) on my shoulders.
 20. Your jacket has been (lying, laying) on the floor all morning.

More Helping Verbs

Exercise 1

Practice Drill

           
Examples:  
Daniel  played  baseball yesterday.                  past tense
He  plays  baseball everyday.                           present tense
We  will go  to Daniel's baseball game.            future tense

          1.       Daniel will choose a baseball bat.

              2.       He steps up to the plate.

              3.       The pitcher tossed the ball.

              4.       Daniel will swing hard.

              5.       The ball struck the bat.

              6.       The ball flies through the air.

              7.       It landed over the fence.

              8.       Daniel will run around the bases.

              9.       The crowd screams loudly.

              10.   He will slide into home plate.

              11.   Daniel's teammates cheered.

              12.   Daniel smiled proudly. 

Tricky Verbs: Using Lay and Lie

	to lay meaning:  put something down	to lie meaning:  to recline
Present tense	lay or lays • When Ben and Cheri come in, they   lay their keys on the table. • When he comes in, Ben lays his keys on the table.	lie   or   lies • Cheri and Ben lie on the couch. • Cheri lies on the couch.
Past tense	laid • Yesterday, I laid my keys on the table	lay • Yesterday, Cheri lay on the couch.
Present participle	laying • Bob is laying his keys on the table.	lying • Cheri is lying on the couch.
Past participle	laid • Yesterday, I had laid my keys on the table.	lain • Cheri had lain on the couch all day.

Instructions:  Complete each sentence with the correct form of lay or lie.

1.  Grandma ________________________ her spoon next to the stove.

2.  Eddie is ________________________ on his bed.

3.  Earlier today, Martha had ________________________ her purse on the chair.

4.  John and Dennis ________________________ on the ground, looking at the stars.

5.  Kendra had ________________________ on a raft in the pool all afternoon.

6.  My dog ________________________ on the sofa when I leave the house.

7.  Yesterday, Aldea ________________________ her pencil on the book.

8.  Do you see Jacob ________________________ his baseball cap on the shelf?

Verbs

An action verb is a word that shows what someone or something is doing.

   Examples: Mary sleeps on the couch.

           Jason's best friend thinks of a plan.

           Ken and his mother cook dinner.

Instructions: Circle the action verb in each sentence below.

1.  Sal listens to his favorite song.

2.  Craig hits the baseball over the fence.

3.  The little pig grunts.

4.  The roof of the house leaks.

5.  The hunter searches for a deer.

6.  Dr. Gold examines his patient.

7.  The bluebird in the tree sings beautifully.

8.  The football team dashes out of the locker room.

9.  Paul reads The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

10.  Mrs. Gray buys a roll of paper towels at the store.

11.  Judy solves the mystery.

12.  Harold finds a purple crayon.

Adjective Quiz

Instructions: Click on the link and complete the quiz. Post your score.  Good Luck and Have Fun!

Adjective Quiz                                                                       Only do the Adjective Quiz

Writing Assignment: Adjective Order

Instructions:  Look at the three "amigos" below.  Write a two paragraph(12-16 sentences total) story about them.  Describe them and parts of your story using the adjective order we learned last week.  20 points

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Practice Drill

Instructions: Identify the adjectives.

4 Qs Adjectives

Instructions:  Identify the adjective and state the question it answers.

Example: We went to the big zoo yesterday. 

                           How many?  What size?

We went to the   big zoo yesterday. 

2. We saw a black bear eating his lunch. 

3. The two otters swam in the water. 

4. We laughed at the tall giraffe. 

5. The tiger had brown stripes. 

6. The giant elephant was throwing dirt on his back. 

7. We watched the three swans swimming in the lake. 

8. I bought one shirt at the gift shop. 

Adjective Order

Online Exercise