Listening Online

Exercise 1

A Day at School

I. Pre-Listening Exercises II. Listening Exercises III. Grammar IV. Post-Listening V. Online Investigations

Level:	Topic:	Type:	Speakers:	Length:
easy	education	interview	man - boy	01:35

 

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II. Listening Exercises [Top]

Listen to the conversation by pressing the "Play Audio" button of the audio type you want to hear, and answer the questions. Press the "Final Score" button to check your quiz.

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1. How does Joshua go to school in Japan?
A. He takes a school bus every morning
B. He rides the subway at 8:00 AM.
C. He walks with a group of students.

2. Which item did Joshua NOT mention when talking about the things he takes to school?
A. backpack
B. gym clothes
C. school hat

3. What is one of the first things Joshua does when he arrives at school?
A. He practices his reading and writing.
B. He stands and bows to the teacher.
C. He puts on his gym clothes for class.

4. Where does Joshua eat lunch at school?
A. in his classroom
B. in the lunchroom
C. in the gymnasium

5. What time does Joshua probably get home from school most days?
A. between 1:00 PM and 2:00 PM
B. between 2:00 PM and 3:00 PM
C. between 3:00 PM and 4:00 PM

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Listen to the conversation again as you read the Quiz Script. Then, do the Text Completion Quiz.

III. Grammar [Top]

Now, practice these grammar and listen exercises to improve your use of English on the topic of study abroad:

• Study Abroad: Language Study and University Degrees (Simple Present Tense)

IV. Post-Listening Exercises [Top]

What thing did you most enjoy about your school life in your country? Talk with a partner. Explain and discuss some of these topics:

• the length of the school year
• a typical day at school
• teacher and student interaction
• school rules (e.g., dress, hair styles, chewing gum, talking in class, cheating, arriving late, etc.)

V. Online Investigations - [ What's This? ] [Top]

Listen to recordings from language learners from around the world and find out the answers to these questions:

• What time does the person go to school?
• How does he or she get to school?
• What does he or she study there?
• What other facts do you learn about the person's experience at school?

Create a Tale

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Story Starter

Compound Nouns

Directions: Put the two smaller words together to make a compound

word

1. sun + shine = ______________________

2. camp + fire = ______________________

3. back + pack = ______________________

4. base + ball = ______________________

5. sun + flower = ______________________

6. rattle + snake = ______________________

7. horse + back = ______________________

8. skate + board = ______________________

9. butter + fly = ______________________

10. some + thing = ______________________

11. pepper + mint = ______________________

12. foot + prints = ______________________

13. water + melon = ______________________

14. cheese + burger = ______________________

15. blue + berry = ______________________

Review: Collective Nouns

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Exercise 3

More Practice with Collective Nouns

Instructions:

Underline the collective nouns in each sentence.

1.    A large crowd stood on the platform.

2.    On Thursday the army marched six miles.

3.    The club held a meeting at my house.

4.    Our family owns a house in the country.

5.    A herd of sheep grazed on the hillside.

6.    The orchestra tuned up before the concert.

7.    Mr. Ferguson spoke to our class.

8.    Gretchen is the president of our committee.

9.    The navy sailed three ships into the harbor.

10. A large group went swimming at the lake

Collective Nouns

Fill in the blank s with suitable collective nouns.

1. A _____ of birds flew high in the sky.

flock / flight

2. They saw a _____ of lions at the zoo.

pride / troop

3. The farmer has a _____ of cattle on his farm.

herd / drove

4. He ate a _____ of grapes today.

bunch

5. Our friend shows us a _____ of stamps.

collection

6. We saw a _____ of sheep on our way home.

flock

7. Police have arrested a _____ of thieves.

pack / gang

8. She bought a _____ of bananas from the market.

bunch / comb

9. The _____ of pupils are listening attentively to their teacher.

class

10. You can put the _____ of tools in that box.

Collective Nouns

What is a Collective Noun?

Collective nouns denote a group of people, objects, ideas, or animals as a single concept. Though the collective noun refers to more than one in a group, the noun itself is considered a single thing.

List of Collective Nouns

The following nouns are among the most common collective nouns.

Army                 Audience                       Band                             Board

Cast                   Class                            Committee                   Company

Crowd               Family                          Faculty                          Group

Jury                    Navy                            School                           Society

Staff                    Team

Writing Log

Imagine you can place three things in a time capsule to be opened 5o years from now.  Explain why you have chosen those three items.  Your log should be at least 8 sentences long.

Missing Nouns

A noun can be a person, place, thing, or idea. Read the story below.  Write an appropriate noun from the word bank onto each blank line to complete the story.

WORD BANK

price       goods      nuggets     people          mill            migration        idea    riches          changes       world      crew         pants            movie         food             entrepreneurs      supplies        tools          gold   money    equipment           The California Gold Rush        discovery            businesses        life   

When James Marshall’s work ________________________ went to work to build a saw  ____________  for John Sutter on the American River in Sacramento, California, in 1848, they had no _____________ that they were about to change California forever.  On January 24, 1848, Marshall found a few tiny gold ___________.   News of his  _____________ sparked one of the largest migrations of ____________________ from all over the United States and the _____________________.

     More than half a million people traveled to California in search of_________________ and a better _________________. Most found little or no________________ at all. Even so, the Gold Rush, as this massive ___________________________________ of people became known, brought lasting  _____________________ to the area. __________________________________________, people who started their own __________________________to earn ____________________, sold supplies to miners. They often over-charged for their __________________, knowing that the miners needed their ______________________________ and would have to pay any ___________________. New products were invented, such as the special ____________________ made out of durable denim fabric that Levi Strauss created for use by miners. We know them as blue jeans today. The entertainment industry was born, and California became the center of _______________ production.  When the limited gold deposits had been found, many of the people who had traveled there did not have the money or the motivation to leave. Former miners turned in their mining  ___________________________ for farming ______________.  California’s central valley became an important source of ______________________ for Americans across the nation. 

Let's Review Nouns

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Proper Nouns

    Instructions:    Read the text below.  Capitalize the proper nouns that need to be capitalized.

     One morning scott woke up late and he had to hurry to get ready for school. His school, westlake elementary school, was about ten minutes away from his house. He picked up his library book, charlotte’s web, and tucked it into his backpack with his homework. He almost forgot his soccer uniform. He had to practice with the red devils, his soccer team, after school. In the bathroom he ran a comb through his hair and brushed his teeth with minty max toothpaste. There was only time for a few bites of his favorite cereal, captain crunchies. He ran to the car with his mom, and they drove to school. Standing there waiting for him was his best friend, peter. They both hurried to mrs. anderson’s classroom, and sat down in their seats as the tardy bell rang. 

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Reflection

Write a 6 sentenced paragraph about what you learned today.
What did you like or found easy?
What was more difficult for you?
Good Luck!

Nouns

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

New Bimester June - August 2012

Courses scheduled for this Bimester:
GRAMMAR 1724
WRITING 1731
LIST/SPEAK III 1737

Work Outside of the Classroom:
Grammar Module
Journal
Video Journal

Listening Comprehension

Click on the link complete the exercise. Write a 4 sentence summary and post your score for each.

Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3

Exercise 4
Exercise 5
Exercise 6

English Discoveries

Instructions: 
Enter Basic Level 2  Vocabulary
1.  Click on "My Family"

Complete Explore, Practice, Game, and Test
Enter Basic Level 2 Vocabulary
2.  Click on "On The Street"
Complete Explore, Practice, Game, and Test

Enter Basic Level 2 Vocabulary
3.  Click on "A Day At The Office"
Complete Explore, Practice, Game, and Test

Things People Do

Click on the links.  Look at the clips and write a reflection for each.  Each reflection should be at least 5 sentences long.

Wipeout

Happy Birthday???

Crazy Things People Do
Don't Lose Your Head!

Irregular Verbs

Practice Drill 1

Practice Drill 2

Practice Drill 3

The best for last

Listening Comprehension Drill

Instructions:  Click on the links.  Don't forget to post your scores.

Let's Bake

Vacationing to Hawaii

Prison Break

Prepositions

Underline the preposition in each sentence.
1.  Only  one of the supervisors was in the office today.
2.  After lunch, we will go to the movies.
3.  Last summer, we went swimming in the Olympic-size pool.
4.  They sat beside the man under the tree.
5.  Don't forget to come into town and park near the post office.

Kinds of Sentences

There are four types of sentences.  Sentences are classified according to what they do.

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Declarative Sentence:  Presents information or states a fact...
                                   January is the first month of the year.

Interrogative Sentence:  Asks a questions???
                                     What time is it?

Imperative Sentence:  Gives a command or states a request...
                                  Clean your room.

Exclamatory Sentence:  Expresses strong feeling !!!
                                     Ouch! That hurts.

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Instructions:  Identify the following sentences as Declarative D, Interrogative I, Imperative IM,  or Exclamatory EX.

_____  Please stop to see our newly remodeled store.

_____  The book signing starts at 2:00p.m.

_____  Have you ever seen a giraffe?

_____  Watch your step.

_____  Are you sure?

_____  We will begin reading the novel next week.

_____  That was a delicious dinner.

_____  Quiet, so I can hear the song.

_____  Make sure to turn off the computer.

_____  Just a minute young lady.

_____  What are you planning to do this weekend?

_____  Wow! What a beautiful baby.

Listening Comprehension

The Princess

1. What did the Princess lose?
2. What deal did she make with the frog?
3. How did everyone feel about the frog?
4. How did the Princes fall asleep?
5. What was the Princes' surprise?
6. What is the lesson of this story?

Listening Comprehension Online Exercises

Daily Routines

Past Simple

Past Tense Verbs

Carlos Day