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Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Monday, October 29, 2012
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.
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.
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Gender Roles
Instructions: Click on the link: Gender Nouns
Instructions: Select the correct answer.
____ 5. tires
a. Masculine
____ 6. emperor
a. Masculine
____ 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
Instructions: Select the correct answer.
____ 1. mouse
a. Masculine b. Feminine
c. Neuter
a. Masculine b. Feminine
c. Neuter
____ 2. duck
a. Masculine b. Feminine
c. Neuter
a. Masculine b. Feminine
c. Neuter
____ 3. butler
a. Masculine b. Feminine
c. Neuter
a. Masculine b. Feminine
c. Neuter
____ 4. mistress
a. Masculine b. Feminine
c. Neuter
a. Masculine b. Feminine
c. Neuter
____ 5. tires
a. Masculine
b. Feminine
c. Common
c. Common
____ 6. emperor
a. Masculine
b. Feminine
c. Neuter
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?
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.
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.
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.
Monday, October 22, 2012
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?
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?
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Language Lab Assignment
Today you will be working with English Discoveries
Go to Intermediate Level I
Click on:
Go to Intermediate Level I
Click on:
- Reading
- Fashion Fads
- Explore
- Practice
- Game
- Test
- Language
- Present Perfect and Present Perfect Progressive
- Explore
- Practice
- Test
- Speaking
- Group 2 Picnic and Group 3 Post Office
- Listen to the dialogue
- Summarize in your own words what each conversation is about. Do not transcribe the dialogue.
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.
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
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.
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.
Monday, October 8, 2012
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.
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.
10. Mrs. Gray buys a roll of paper towels at the
store.
11. Judy solves the mystery.
12. Harold finds a purple crayon.
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
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
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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