HOMEWORK (New link added)

Due date: Monday, May 1, 2012

Click on the link and watch the video.  
Clumsy Reporter

Answer the following questions on the Blog:

1.  Were you surprised by what happened at the end of the video?
2.  How do you think the young man felt?
3.  How do you think the reporter felt?
4.  What should the reporter do to compensate for his mistake?
5.  Have you ever broken something that belonged to someone else?
           -  Describe what happened.
           -  What was the other person's reaction?
6.  Do you think the young man will rebuild the structure. Why or why not?
7.  Do you think the people from the Guinness Book of World Records will give him another chance?

IDIOMS

Using the American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms
you will select  1 idiom for each of the following letters: a-j.
Then you will write the definition of the idiom on the Blog. 
Finally, you will write a sentence for each idiom. Do not use the example found in the dictionary.

example:
1.  any day :  No particular time.
My Prince Charming will save me any day now.

2.  bottom line: The ultimate result.
The bottom line is that our boss wants us to work for free.

Verb Lists

Regular Verbs

Irregular Verbs

Today's Current Events

Click on the link. 
Article

Read the article and answer the following questions:

"Title of the article"

WHO:
WHAT:
WHERE:
WHEN:
WHY:

Sh, Ch, J, and Y Sounds

Click on the link below.  Use your head phones to listen to the sounds.
Sh, Ch, J,and Y Sounds

The End of the Second Bimester has Arrived

Instructions: Complete the phrase.

He is so happy with the news that he is .......

New Ideas for Wedding Cakes

Simply Delicious!

Vocabulary Final

The Final will be Level  6 of the English Discoveries Programs.
Everyone should have completed levels 1-3 before taking the final.

Final Projects

Just a friendly reminder.
The following final projects are due:

1. Video for the PRON Course
2. Dictionary for the  VOCAB Course
3. Movie Analysis for the Listening/Speaking Course

If you have handed in the Movie Analysis, disregard #3.
The projects must be handed in no later than next Monday.  The grades have to be entered this week.

PRON Final Test Review

Review the sheets giving in class.  The sounds that will be evaluated are
long a, long e, and long u
dipthongs au ou ow ay oo u ew ui




Practice pronouncing the following words:

bail        bait       fail       gain       hail      jail      laid      maid      mail      maim      main       paid     

pain       raid       rail      rain       sail       tail       entertain        maintain       migraine     ponytail  

portrait    traitor       mermaid        rainbow        refrain   contain       curtail        explain       against 

vain      waif     wail       wait      again       avail       await       braid       brain      chain       claim       

daisy       drain      faint       faith       frail       grain       maize      paint       plain       quail     

braise       dainty       detail       detain      maiden      obtain       praise       quaint      raisin      remain    

sprain       strain       tailor       waiter         available       cocktail      complain        restrain   

straight      bay       day       hay       jay       lay      may       nay       pay       ray       say      way     

away       bray      clay      fray     okay      play       pray      stay      sway       tray      decay 

delay       essay        inlay      layer      relay       spray       stray       today     affray      always  

acorn       able       ache       alien       angel      aphid       apron      apricot       break       great       steak

eight       freight       neigh       neighbour       sleigh     weigh       weight

Test Review Part IV (You made it!)

I.  What happened?

II.  Simple Past regular and irregular  verbs

take = took
cook = cooked

eat
tell
meet
drink
call
sing
stop
swim
cut
fall
go
think
teach
hop
clean
fry
talk
dance
have
hurt
slip
cry

Test Review III (Almost there)

Instructions:  Look at the employee and fill out the accident report.









                                                     Accident Report Form

Employee name     ____________________________                  Employee number _________

Date of accident  _____________________________                  Time   ____________________

Type of injury ____________________________________________________________________

How did it happen?  _______________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________

 

Signature ____________________________________        Date ___________________________

Test Review Part II (Are we ther yet?)

I.  What do I have to do?
Instructions:  Complete the conversations.  Use have to, has to, and do or does.

John sprained his ankle.
What _____________ he ______________ do?
He ____________ get an X-ray.

Amarosa has a headache and she is allergic to aspirin.
What ____________ she ________________ do?
She _____________ to take non-aspirin pills.

Pamela  and Juan have a stomachache.
What _____________ they ______________ do?
They _____________ to take medication for indigestion.

You dropped a bowling ball on your foot.  (ouch!!!!!!!!!!)
What _____________ I ______________ do?
I ____________________ get an X-ray.

II.  Should and Shouldn't\
Instructions:  Complete the conversation using should or  shouldn't.

Alexander put gum in his hair. What ________________  he do?
He __________________ put peanut butter in his hair. 
He _________________ chew gum.

They have an earaches.  What ________________ they do?
They _________________ see a doctor. 
They ________________ put things in their ears.

Harry's little brother ate a pound of chocolate.
What ________________ he do?
He _________________ eat so much chocolate.


III.  Health problems
Instructions:  Look at each picture.  Write which health problem is presented.

fever                        high blood pressure             broken leg             rash                  stiff neck
sprained ankle         chills           toothache           runny nose             flu                   broken arm

Test Review part I

1.  Start off by clicking on the link below and completing the online exercise.
Daily Chores / Collocations

Score _______________

2.  Read the questions Q and fill in the blank to complete the answer.
Example:
      Q- When do you usually clean the house?
      A- I usually clean the house on Saturdays.

Let's Get Started!

Q- When does Carmen usually study?
A- __________   usually studies ______________.

Q- Where do Luis and Miguel usually eat lunch?
A- __________  usually eat lunch _____________________.

Q-  How does Enrique usually get to work?
A- _______________ usually get to work _____________________.

Q- What do you usually eat for dinner?
A _______________________________________________ .

Q- What time did Jamie watch a movie last night?
A- He _____________ a movie at 9:00p.m.

Q- Where did Ana Luisa meet her boyfriend?
A- ___________ ___________   her boyfriend __________________________ .

Q- What time do Georgina and Gustavo usually arrive at home?
A- ______________________________________________________________ .

3.  Sequence
Instructions: Write First, Next, Then, or Finally on the correct line.

A.  Last week, I cooked dinner for my parents.
_______________, I prepared the salad and sliced the garlic bread.
_______________, I set the table
_______________, I took the lasagna out of the oven.
_______________, I took out the dishes.

B.  Last week, I stayed home with the flu.
_______________, I began sneezing.
_______________, I had a headache and my body felt sore.
_______________, I had a runny nose.
_______________, I had a high fever.

C.  This morning, I made pancakes.
_______________, I put the pancake mix in the bowl.
_______________, I added eggs and milk.
_______________, I heated the skillet with a tablespoon of butter.
_______________, I mixed the ingredientes with a hand mixer.

Postponed

The PRON Test was "put off" until tomorrow during the first period.

Good Habits

Match the words in the first column to the best available answer in the second column.
             A                                              B
_____ wash                                   1) the house

_____ comb                                  2) my face

_____ clean                                   3) my teeth

_____ water                                  4) the plants

_____ brush                                  5) the table

_____ set                                      6) my hair

_____ sweep                                7) the floor

Going Places

Match the words the following travel related activities to the places.
             


                   A                                                              B
_____ buy tickets                                      1) information desk

_____ get the train schedule                     2) at the pay phone

_____ make a phone call                          3) airport

_____ check my luggage                          4) newsstand

_____ eat something                                 5) baggage check

_____ wait for the train                            6) train station

_____ buy a newspaper                            7) snack bar

_____ catch the train                                8) waiting area

_____ catch the plane                             9) ticket office

Online exercise: Collocations

Click Here

Should I?

1.  I want to lose weight.
      I _______________ eat ice cream.
      I _______________ exercise three times a weight.
      I _______________ eat health foods.

2.  He wants to become an astronaut.
      He __________ study science.
      He __________ take swimming lessons.
      He __________ learn where is the moon.

3.  You want to learn a new language.
       You _________ practice the new language.
       You _________ speak Spanish.
       You _________ read books in English.

Didn't

Instructions: Make each sentence negative.

1. I ate a steak and baked potatoes.
2. You bought a diamond bracelet.
3. He swam across the Hudson River.
4. She sold her house.
5. They sang the National Anthem.
6. He wrote a poem.
7. I left early.
8. You slept late.

Long U sounds

Fill in each blank with a word that has a long U sound.

pew  blew  amused  loot    mute     hug   pollute  fluke     hoot            
shrew    blue    huge    cute    flute   mew    mewl     moose 

1. The size of the Titanic was _________________.
2. The baby looked so _____________ dressed in a miniature baseball uniform.
3. The musician played the _______________.
4. The angry man was not ______________ with the joke.
5. The bank robbers took the ______________________.
6. "Don't be a ____________ don't ________________."
7. The ___________________ is a mammal with large horns.
8. The kitten made a ________________ sound.
9. ______________ and purple are my favorite colors.
10. The _______________ is a tiny mouse.

Find the Verb!

Find the Verb!

A verb is a word or phrase indicating an action.
Identify the verbs in the following sentences.

1. Dr. Greene drives to the hospital every day.
2. Mrs. Jones loves to go ice skating.
3. There is a clown doing magic tricks in the mall.
4. My teacher is going to take us to the zoo.
5. My father takes us hiking every Saturday.
6. Sam always wants to play PlayStation.
7. The postman walks every day, except Sunday.
8. The baker bakes great cakes.
9. The waitress served us Coke.
10. Doctors work both day and night.

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.

Match

Instructions: Match the words to the correct definition. A definition will not match any of the words.

1. dew                        a. a rule

2. pew                        b. emerald, ruby,...

3. anew                      c. a mammal, similar to a horse

4. stew                       d. the cry of a baby

5. sewer                     e. underground conduit

6. brew                      f. drops of water

7. curfew                   g. a bench

8. jewel                      h. the sound of a kitten

9. shrew                     i. small mammal, similar to a mouse

10. few                       j. soup

11. mewl                   k. to make ale or beer

12. mule                    l. a fungus

13. mildew                m. do again

                                  n. small amount

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

PRON Test

Next Tuesday we will have the PRON Test: ew/oo/u  sounds
Part I  Pronunciation
Part II Spelling
Part III Fill in the blank

Hangman

Hangman

Loooong U sound Short u sound

Click on the link and complete the online exerciseU sounds

Instructions: Click on the link below.  Listen to the clip and then answer the questions.

Video Clip

1. What percentage is dictated by your genes?
2. Who or What is your enemy?
3. Why should you leave your enemy out of the home?
4. Mention 3 tips:
5. Which foods should we eat to feel full?
6. What liquid(s) should we drink?
7. How do you get the food taste out of your mouth?
8. Who is the speaker?
9. What is the video clip about?

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

Idioms about HEALTH

Instructions: Read each statement and select the best answer.

1. a new lease of life

After winning her battle with cancer, Misha had a new lease of life. She was going to

live her life to the full worry about her changing life change the way she made a living

2. a pain in the neck

Mark's being a pain in the neck this morning, so

I'll try to avoid him I'll help him with his work I'll give him a massage

3. a shot in the arm

After a terrible start, the team was ready to quit. But after getting a shot in the arm from their coach's half-time team talk, they

felt better about losing came back and won the game were even worse than before

4. do you the world of good

If there's one thing that always does me the world of good it's

going to the hospital losing money on the stock exchange playing with my grandchildren

5. fresh as a daisy

My grandma said, "I might be ninety years old, but I still feel as fresh as a daisy." She

feels much younger looks much older sounds much wiser

6. ill at ease

Hiroko says that he always feels ill at ease when he's

listening to the radio playing with his cats on a first date with a girl

7. junk food

Parents who feed their children junk food risk turning them into

healthy, happy, active kids overweight, unhealthy, unhappy kids well-balanced and well-fed kids

8. just what the doctor ordered

Monica smiled and said, "That was just what the doctor ordered," after I had

given her some medicine massaged her shoulders broken her best Chinese vase

9. kick the habit

If a cigarette smoker says they want to kick the habit, it means they want to

stop smoking cigarettes smoke better cigarettes spread the habit to others

10. on your last legs | on its last legs

My dog Molly is on her last legs. She

won't live much longer is no longer on her first legs won't be able to use her legs much longer

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.

Listen up to more Collocations

click on the hyperlinks and complete the online quizzes.

Collocations

Color Collocations

Around the clock Idioms

Read each idiom and write its meaning.

a good time a hard time a matter of time a race against time a race against time clock about time ahead of time before time better luck next time buy time catch at a bad time catch me later time flies

Words for your Dictionary

Add these words to your dictionary:

laud    collocation    idiom    language     habit      

expression    euphemism     brawn    louse    recollect

Collocations Match

take             make          do             get           wash

1. lunch
2. up
3. the dishes
4. dressed
5. the bed
6. a nap
7. a bath
8. homework

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?
_________________________________               __________________________