Low Advanced 1 - Saturday

10/14/2006

WE DID:

student book pg. 2-4

HOME

gerunds, personality traits vocabulary, 1st impression video

HOMEWORK:

1. workbook Unit 1, ex. 1-4

2. e-mail me!!! (that way I will have your e-mail address ready in case I need to send you some extra work:-)). Link to my e-mail is on the main page.

3. practice Gerunds and Infinitives

4. student book pg. 5

PERSONALITY TRAITS:

VOCABULARY TO REMEMBER:

1. conceited   2. greedy 3. arrogant 4. stingy 5. humble 6. self-centered 7. picky

8. mean 9. moody 10. kind 11. generous 12. reliable 13. bossy 14. neat

15. polite 16. affectionate 17. conservative 18. rational 19. emotional 20.shallow 21. strict 22. stubborn

1. to avoid                        2. homebody 3. to settle down 4.in a terrible/good shape 5. personality traits

10/21/2006

WE DID:

Unit 1B, pg. 6-8

VOCABULARY TO REMEMBER:

Unit 2A, pg. 10-12

1. I am still debating 2. close - knit family 3. leftovers 4. spread out (my family is spread out all over the place..) 5.to follow in someone's footsteps 6. sensible 7. mischievous

Should & Ought to (active / passive voice)

Practice ACTIVE and PASSIVE voice!!!

Vocabulary: blast           cramp damp          show off stroll           brag dough         rip

VOCABULARY TO REMEMBER:

GREASE Summer Nights

1. compulsory 2. annual tuition 3. dormitory 4. property 5. to respect 6. tight quarters

Practice IRREGULAR VERBS!!!

HOMEWORK:

workbook Unit 1B, 2A

10/27/2006

WE DID:

VOCABULARY TO REMEMBER:

Unit 2B, pg. 14-16

Infinitives and Gerunds to talk about how to do things (The best way to learn English IS TO STUDY.... The best way to learn English IS BY STUDYING...)

1. discouraged 2. beforehand 3. embarrassing 4. to pick something up 5. to get (wander) off the topic 6. current events

- review - idioms - Harry Potter trailer - homeschooling (book pg.17)

IN ORDER TO and SO THAT = expressions to introduce a reason or purpose I came early SO THAT I could prepare for the test. I came early IN ORDER TO prepare for the test.

VOCABULARY TO REMEMBER:

Watch a Harry Potter Trailor

1. sign up for 2. hit the books 3. brush up on 4. pop quiz 5. hand in 6. hand out 7. teacher's pet 8. cut classes

9. drop out of 10. wizard /witch 11. broom 12. troll 13.expell 14. sort out 15 forbidden

HOMEWORK:

workbook pg. 10-12

11/4/2006

WE DID:

VOCABULARY TO REMEMBER:

- review - Halloween Vocabulary - error correction

1. Pumkin patch 2. Jack-o'-Lantern 3. Casket 4. Haunted house 5. Skeleton 6. Skull 7. Pumpkin Pie

8. Time warp 9. secluded 10. astounded 11. costume 12. hips

- midterm test

- famous people

Halloween Listening

Halloween Quiz

Rocky Horror Picture Show - The Time Warp

Grammar Practice

Practice Listening

Make or Do?

Grammar Practice

VOCABULARY TO REMEMBER:

11/11/2006

WE DID:

- Unit 4A

1. an early bird 2. a night owl 3. sneak 4. a catnapper 5. a spurt

- Unit 4B

6. to dip 7. vigorous 8. awake / asleep

Time conjunctions

Time conjunctions 1

VOCABULARY TO REMEMBER:

clauses stating conditions

EXPLANATION:

adverb clauses of cause and effect

1. insomnia 2. vivid 3. jet lag 4. snore 5. remedy

6. provided (that) 7. providing (that) 8. since = because

PRACTICE:

short UNLESS practice