Idioms Practice Drill

Instructions:  Write the meaning of each idiom.

examples  sweet tooth:    someone who loves to eat candy     
fish out of water:    someone who is out of place

1. all ears
2. cost me an arm and a leg
3. break a leg
4. no big deal
5. head over heels
6. head in the clouds
7. feet on the ground
8. I 'm starving
9. stop pulling my leg
10. what a pity
11. shame on you

Daily Activities and Collocations

Write a list of five thing you do that are collocations:
example:  I take a bath.    I do the laundry.

1. ____________________________________
2.  ____________________________________
3.  ____________________________________
4. ____________________________________
5. ____________________________________

Collocations

Collocations:

adverb+adjective
adjective+noun
noun+noun
noun+verb
verb+noun
verb+expression with preposition
verb+adverb

Instructions:Write what combination is each collocation.
daily routine
take a break
break a leg
coffee break
fast food
a round of drinks
maiden voyage
excruciating pain
lift off
bar of soap
politically correct
quick lunch
commit suicide
wave frantically

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. 

More Dipthongs

how   clown   now   down   shower   town   plow  

1. The farmer drove the _________________ around the field.
2. Mary said to empty the trash ________________!
3. The baby fell _______________ and cried.
4. Jessica lives in the ___________________ of Oaksville.
5. My father will show you ______________ to shave.
6. Doris took a hot __________________.
7. We saw a funny ______________ at the circus.

Dipthongs

south   mouth   our   count   noun   about   out   found   house   shout

1. Tony can ___________________ up to 100.
2. John ____________________ his dog in the back yard.
3. My mother said, "Don't put that dirty comb in your __________________.
4. The opposite of north is _______________.
5. We should not _________________ in the library.
6. The dog ate __________ lunch today.
7. The name of a person, place, or thing is called a _________.
8. The girl was kicked _______________ of the girl scouts for being rude.
9. The story is ________________ a boy and a dolphin.
10. Linda lives in that brown _________________.

Clothing and Accessories

Clothing and Accessories 1
Clothing and Accessories 2
Clothing and Accessories 3
Clothing and Accessories 4

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

Unscramble / Writing

a.  Unscramble the following letters.
b.  Write a sentence with each word.

1. ilma
2. rolati
3. ratins
4. napli
5. nagai
6. owarnib

What is it?

Instructions:  Read each sentence and state whether the underlined word is being used as a noun, verb, or adjective.

EXAMPLE:  Michelle braided her long black hair.  braided  = verb
                        Michelle had a long braid.   braid  = noun
                        Michelle braided hair is pretty.  braided = adjective

1. The monkey's tail  is very long.
2. Jessica wants blue paint for her bedroom.
3. The prisoners were detained at the prison.
4. Joel has gained 2 pounds.
5. The ketchup stain on my shirt won't come out.
6. The pain will not go away.
7. We will drive on the main road.
8. Hail from the sky.
9. Will you paint that wall?
10. We stayed at a quaint hotel.
11. There is a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
12. The police car was tailing the crooks.
13. The box contains a surprise.
14. I heard the daily news report on the radio.
15. The river is tainted by the toxic waste from the factories.
16. I took a pain reliever for my headache.

Welcome

We welcome our new student Maria Luisa Millet.
Maria tell us a little about yourself.

The Bus Driver

Read each question and answer in complete sentences.

1. Have you or someone you know ever worked the third shift?  What was the experience like?
2. Do you think women can do the same jobs as men?
3. Do you know a woman who does a "man's" job? Explain.
4. Would you do a "man's" job? Explain.

The Bus Driver Vocabulary

Define the following words and place in your dictionary(Word document):

 

1. shift
2. lug
3. nightspot
4. seldom
5. crowd
6. factory
7. fake
8. ocassionally
9. scary
10. view

Analogies Practice Drill

Write the correct word to complete the analogy.

1. pounds:weight:: inches:_________________
2. snake:reptile::cat:__________________
3. bird:fly::fish: _____________________
4. stylist:beauty palor::waiter:__________________\
5. cub:lion::calf:__________________
6. basketball:court::car racing: ___________________
7. banana:fruit::carrot:__________________
8. fish:school::sheep:___________________

ay and ai sounds practice

Fill in the blanks with the correct letters to complete each word.

1. The pots were made of cl ___ ___.
2. Shirley bought blue p ___ ___ nt for her room.
3. Alex's horse eats h ___ ___.
4. The r ___ ___ n hasn't stopped and I don't have an umbrella.
5. Harry is using b ___ ___ t to catch the fish.
6. There is a lovely blue j ___ ___ singing this morning.
7. Please m ___ ___ t  ___ ___ silence in the library.
8. It will snow ag ___ ___n this afternoon.
9. You must  w ___ ___t in the lobby.
10. Skinny Sam needs to g ___ ___n  ten pounds.

You are the Chief

Read the question and answer it with 4 to 5 complete sentences.
Situation:  If you were in the Chief's shoes, how would you handle this case?

"A Day Like No Other"

Use a dictionary to define the following words in your dictionary (word document):

1. shaky
2. refuse
3. robbery
4. quick
5. grocery
6. suspect
7. caught
8. handcuffs
9. throat
10. stunned
11. anger
12. calm
13. questioning

au/aw/aught/ought sounds unscramble

Unscramble the following words:

1.  anwf      ___________________
2. tuna        ___________________
3. ward       ___________________
4. ltafu       ___________________
5. agutht    ___________________
6. fuwal     ___________________
7. wagk     ___________________
8. urogbht ___________________

au/aw/aught/ought sounds

Complete each word using one of the sounds.

1.  f __ __ lt
2.  bec __ __ se
3.  fl __ __ s
4.  t __ __ ght
5.  ricksh __ __
6.  th __ __
7.  g __ __ k
8. br __ __ ght
9.  dr __ __ ing
10. astron __ __ ts

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

Guess What?

Which idiom best describes this image?
  a.  walking on sunshine
  b.  ants in the pants
  c.  dried as a raisin
  d.  singing in the rain

Which way is up?

Look at the picture.  Write a sentence using one of the idioms presented in class that will best fit this image.

Reporting From MBTI

Pick one of the three pictures and report what is happening.

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.                                              ________________________________

More Analogies

pear:fruit           rose: _____________________

fire:ice               thin: _____________________

angry:irrated      ancient: __________________

rain:wet              sun:_____________________

foot:sock            hand: ___________________

neck:necklace    finger: __________________

A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words Or More

You are a famous newspaper reporter. Write a newspaper article about the picture below.

A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words

Homework

Pick one of the pictures and write a short story about it.

Analogies

What is an analogy?

Complete the following analogies:

garlic:vampire  silver: ______________________

Boqueron:Cabo Rojo        _____________________:Aguadilla

Kia:Sedonna           Toyota: ____________________

dark:light      up: __________________________

happy:gay        sad: _________________________

PRON Test

Hello Students
This is just a friendly reminder:
  PRON test will be given on Thursday, March 15, 2012
    Study:
      past simple tense
      (t) (id) (d) endings
       1-4 syllable division