PM1 IELTS 120: Tuesday, September 30th

Listening and Reading 

• Taking notes

Predicting the topic

Reading Techniques

• Predicting ideas

IELTS Test Samples

• Flow Chart Completion 
• Identifying keywords in a text

AM 115: Tuesday, September 30

Good morning class,

How are you? We have a full class today, so let's try our best!

Here is what we are doing today:

• Introductions
• Unit 7 Vocabulary
• Focus words
• Vocabulary Slideshow
• Check Homework
• Vocabulary Exercise
• Speaking 7-2: Vocabulary Discussion
• Vocabulary Listening 
• Grammar 7-1: Present Perfect: Experience and Duration
• How do we write the present perfect
• Have + Past Participle
• Grammar Exercise Practice
• Experience
• Looking back at the past
• Practice
• Experience
• What is experience?
• Never
• Dead vs. Alive
• Practice with sentences
• Grammar Exercise Practice
• Speaking 7-3: The lying game
• Duration
• For and Since
• Finished or Unfinished Actions
• Practice with sentences
• Grammar Exercise Practice
• Favorite Song Speaking Activity

HOMEWORK:

• Grammar 7-1: Present Perfect Practice 
• Find a video of your favorite song.

PM1 IELTS 120: Monday, September 29th

IELTS Test Samples

• Short Answers
• Sentence Completion

Listening and Reading 

• Taking notes

Predicting the topic

AM 115: Monday, September 29th

Good morning class,

-  How are you today?

-  What was your weekend like?

-  Was your weekend better than last weekend? Than today?

Here is what we are doing today:

• Review Unit 6
• Questions about the grammar
• Study for the test
• Unit 6 test
• Check the answers before break.
• Start Unit 7: Musicians
• Speaking 7-1: Unit 7 Introduction
• Unit 7 Vocabulary
• Focus words
• Vocabulary Slideshow
• Vocabulary Exercise
• Pictionary

HOMEWORK:

• Please write 10 sentences with 2 vocabulary words in each sentence, 
• Find a video of your favorite song. 

AM 115: Friday, September 26th

Happy Friday!

I have some questions for you class.


What food is more delicious than bananas?

Who works harder than Adam?

This is what we are doing today:

• Check the homework
• Reading 6-1: Books or Computers?
• Review Grammar 6-2: Comparative Adjectives
• Grammar exercise 6-2
• Speaking 6-4: The Comparison Game
• Listening 6-2: Comparative Adjectives
• Cats or Dogs
• Grammar 6-3 Superlative Adjectives
• Make sentences
• Grammar exercise
• Writing 6-2: Describing your city

HOMEWORK:

• Study for the test on Monday.

AM 115: Thursday, September 25th

Hello class~

I hope you are doing well.

Let's look at what we are doing today:

• Grammar 6-1: Like - Verb or Preposition?
• Review the prepositions
• Check the homework
• Grammar exercise 6-1
• Listening 6-1: England
• Notes
• Questions
• Reading
• Start Grammar 6-2: Comparative Adjectives
• Grammar exercise 6-2
• Speaking 6-4: The Comparison Game
• Reading 6-1: Books or Computers?

HOMEWORK:

• Finish the reading questions for Reading 6-1: Books or Computers?

PM1: Wednesday the 24th

Grammar cues 

AM 115: Wednesday, September 24th

Good morning everyone,

How are you this morning?

Look at these two questions:

1. How was your dinner yesterday?
2. What was your dinner like?

Here is what we are doing today:

• Vocabulary Review
• Speaking 6-2: What's it like? 
• Grammar 6-1: Like - Verb or Preposition?
• As a verb
• Check Exercise part#1
• As a preposition
• What is it like?
• Practice
• Speaking 6-3: What is it like - pairs
• Interview
• Similar to
• Practice sentences
• For example
• Practice sentences
• Grammar exercise
• Listening 6-1: England
• Notes
• Questions
• Start Grammar 6-2: Comparative Adjectives

Homework:

• Sentences with "Similar to~" and "For example"

AM 115: Tuesday, September 23rd

Good morning~

Today is the first day of fall. Let's hope for less rain :)

Here is what we are doing today:

• Introduction for the new students
• Unit 6 Vocabulary
• Vocabulary slideshow
• Check homework
• Vocabulary exercise
• Listening: Vocabulary Dictation
• Speaking 6-2: What's it like? 
• Grammar 6-1: Like - Verb or Preposition?
• As a verb
• Practice sentences
• Exercise part#1
• As a preposition
• What is it like?
• Practice sentences
• Similar to
• Practice sentences
• For example
• Practice sentences
• Grammar exercise

HOMEWORK:

• Exercise part#1
• 10 Sentences
• 5 What...like?
• 5 How.....?

PM 1 IELTS: Monday, September 22nd

IELTS Questions Samples

AM 115: Monday, September 22nd

Good morning everyone,

Did you enjoy doing anything fun on the weekend?

Are you ready for the test?

Here is what we are doing today:

• Review Unit 5
• Questions
• Speaking 5-4 Future Review
• Unit 5 test
• Check the answers when we finish
• Start Unit 6: Descriptions
• Speaking 6-1: Discussions
• Vocabulary
• Focus words
• Vocabulary slideshow
• Exercise
• Pictionary
• Start Grammar 6-1: Like? 

HOMEWORK:

• 10 sentences with 2 vocabulary words in each sentence. 

AM 115: Friday, September 19th

Happy Friday!

I hope the weather is nice tomorrow. If the weather is nice, what will you do?

Here is what we are going to do today:

• Grammar 5-2: Verb Patterns:
• Check the homework
• Questions about verb patterns
• Reading 5-1: My Future
• Reading questions
• Grammar 5-3: Future Forms
• Three forms
• Will
• Be going to
• Present continuous
• Grammar exercise
• Listening 5-2: Lois' Plan
• Questions
• Speaking 5-4: Future Practice
• Writing and Speaking Practice

HOMEWORK:

• Study for the test on Monday.

PM1 120 IELTS: Thursday, September 18th

Academic Word List

AM 115: Thursday, September 18th

Good morning everyone!

How are you doing today?

I am happy about starting class.  What are you happy about?

I am good at making Italian food.  What are you good at?


Here is what we are doing today:

• Vocabulary 
• Missing letter review
• Spelling Game
• Grammar 5-2: Verb Pattern B
• Preposition + Verb-ing
• Check homework
• Grammar exercise
• Practice with some sentences
• Verb+Someone/Something + To + Infinitive
• Write sentences
• Grammar exercise
• Reading 5-1: My Future
• Reading Questions
• Grammar 5-3: Future Forms

HOMEWORK:

• Grammar 5-2: Second Part Homework 

PM 120 IELTS: Wednesday the 17th

http://www.ielts-exam.net/academic_writing_samples_task_1/749/

AM 115: Wednesday, September 17th

Hello everyone!

Did you enjoy doing your homework last night?

What do you prefer doing instead of homework?

Here is what we are doing today:

• Grammar 5-1: Verb Patterns Part 1
• The Patterns
• The Verbs
• Practice Sentences
• Grammar Exercise
• Speaking 5-3: Verb Patterns
• Writing 5-1: Verb Patterns - Personal Sentences
• Interview Activity
• Grammar 5-2: Verb Patterns Part 2
• Practice making sentences

HOMEWORK:

• Verb Patterns Part 2 Practice

PM 1 IELTS 120: Tuesday, September 16th

Task #1 Writing

Helpful nouns and verbs

Helpful adjectives and adverbs

Task #1 practice

AM 115: Tuesday, September 16th

Good morning everyone!

How was your night? Did you do your homework?

We have a new student today. Let's introduce ourselves!

Here is what we are doing today:

• Unit 5 Vocabulary:
• Check our homework
• Making sentences
• Vocabulary Listening: Dictation
• Speaking 5-2: Vocabulary Speaking
• Listening 5-1: Mari's Abilities
• Exercise
• Transcript 
• Grammar 5-1: Verb Patterns Part 1
• The Patterns
• The Verbs
• Practice Sentences

HOMEWORK:

• The Verbs

AM 115: Monday, September 15th

Good morning class,

How was your weekend? Did you do anything fun?

How do you feel about the monthly tests?

Anyway, let's see what we are doing today:

• Questions about the Unit 1-4 Exam
• Pop quiz
• Unit 4 Quiz
• Check Answers
• Start Unit 5: Your Future
• Speaking 5-1: Unit 5 Introduction
• Unit 5 Vocabulary
• Focus words
• Vocabulary Slideshow
• Vocabulary Exercise
• Vocabulary Listening
• Vocabulary Game
• Start Grammar 5-1: Verb Patterns
• Introduce the main verbs

HOMEWORK:

• Please write 10 sentences with 2 vocabulary words in each sentence.

AM 115: Friday, September 12th - TEST DAY!!!

Good morning students!

Are you ready for the test? I hope all of you are not worried.

Here is our schedule for today:

• Before break:
• Speaking test
• Please upload the video
• Grammar 4-3: Articles
• Exercise
• Grammar 4-4: Review
• Unit 1-3 Review
• Questions
• Self Study
• After the break:
• Unit 1-4 Exam

Homework:

• You don't have any homework. Enjoy your weekend :)

AM 115: Thursday, September 11th

Good morning everyone,

How are you today? Are you ready for tomorrow?

Here is what we are going to do today:

• Grammar 4-2: Quantity #2
• Check Grammar Exercise
• Grammar 4-2 sentence practice (mine)
• Speaking 4-5: Do you see any?
• Vocabulary Activity
• Grammar 4-3: Articles
• Exercise
• Reading 4-1
• Questions
• Review (grammar 4-4)

HOMEWORK:

• Study for tomorrow
• Finish your speaking test

AM 115: Wednesday, September 10th

Hello everyone,

How are you? Did you try the speaking test? Did it work?

Here is what we are doing today:

• Speaking 4-3 Much and Many
• Grammar 4-1: Quantity #1
• Check homework
• Grammar Exercise
• Speaking 4-4: A little and a few

• Listening 4-2: Shopping
• Listening Questions
• Grammar 4-2: Quantity #2
• Grammar Exercise
• Grammar 4-2 sentence practice (mine)
• Speaking test - 
• Questions, computer problems, and upload/share video

HOMEWORK:

• Grammar Exercise
• Speaking test
• Due on Thursday

PM 120: IELTS

Speaking

AM 115: Tuesday, September 9th

Hello everybody!

How are you today? We have a few new students starting today. Let's meet everyone.

Here is what we are doing today:

• Vocabulary
• Check homework
• Speaking 4-2: Vocabulary
• Hang mouse
• Listening 4-1: Shopping
• Part 1
• Part 2
• Grammar 4-1
• Extra SMRT lesson
• Exercise
• How Much? How Many?
• Speaking 4-3
• Introduce the speaking test
• Due on Thursday

HOMEWORK:

• Grammar 4-1 Sentences (my homework)
• Start the Speaking Test

AM 115: Monday, September 8th

Good morning everyone!

Did you have a good weekend?  Did you study for the test today?

Here is what we are doing today:

• Unit 3
• Review 
• Questions?
• Unit 3 Test
• Irregular verb list
• How do you take the test?
• 45 minutes
• Correct the test when we are finished
• Start Unit 4
• Speaking 4-1: Introduction
• Vocabulary 
• Focus words
• Vocabulary slideshow
• Vocabulary Exercise
• Vocabulary game
• Start Grammar 4-1: Expressions of Quantity 

HOMEWORK:

• 10 sentences with 2 vocabulary words in each sentence.
• Example: "This skirt was a great bargain."

AM 115: Friday, September 5th

Good morning class.

• Check homework
• Interview questions
• Grammar 3-2: Past Continuous
• Review
• Past Simple with Past Continuous
• 2 Past Simple = different time
• 2 Past Continuous = same time
• 1 Past Continuous, 1 Past Simple
• Past continuous = long action
• Past simple = middle action
• Past Action Pictures
• Grammar Exercise 3-2
• Listening 3-2: What Scares You?
• Missing words
• Questions
• Vocabulary 
• Review game
• Spelling
• Grammar 3-3: Prepositions of Time
• Practice
• Reading 3-1: Ghost Hunters

HOMEWORK:

• Study for the test

PM1 IELTS 120: Thursday, September 4th

Writing Exam

Task #1 - Example
Task #2 - Example

AM 115: Thursday, September 4th

Good morning class,

Did you study last night? Did you do your homework?

This is what we are doing today:

• Check homework
• Irregular Verbs Practice
• Grammar 3-1: Past Simple
• Grammar Exercise 3-1
• Listening 3-1: A Ghost Story
• Notes
• Grammar 3-2: Past Continuous
• Past Continuous
• What were you doing at?
• Past Simple with Past Continuous
• 2 Past Simple = different time
• 2 Past Continuous = same time
• 1 Past Continuous, 1 Past Simple
• Past continuous = long action
• Past simple = middle action
• Grammar Exercise 3-2
• Reading 3-1: Ghost Hunters

HOMEWORK:

• Present Continuous Sentences - Thursday's Homework

PM1 IELTS 120: Wednesday, September 3rd

Reading Passage #1
Reading Passage #2
Reading Passage #3

Reading Answers

AM 115: Wednesday, September 3rd

Good morning class!

We have a lot of new students today. Let work hard together!

This is what we are doing today:

• Unit 3 Vocabulary
• Focus words
• Vocabulary slideshow
• Speaking 3-2: Fears
• Vocabulary Exercise
• Grammar 3-1: Past Simple
• Speaking 3-3: What did you do?
• Regular verbs
• Regular Verbs Practice
• Irregular Verbs
• Irregular verbs list
• Irregular Verbs Practice
• 
  

HOMEWORK:

• Irregular Verbs Practice

PM1 IELTS: Tuesday, September 2nd

Listening Part 1 Answers
Listening Past 2 Answers
Listening Part 3 Answers
Listening Part 4 Answers

AM 115: Tuesday: September 2nd

Good morning everyone!

I hope you had a good weekend. Did you study for the test?

Here is what we are doing today:

• Review for the test
• Questions?
• Unit 2 Test
• Check the answers when we are finished
• Start Unit 3: Fears
• Speaking 3-1: Introduction
• Vocabulary 
• Focus words
• Vocabulary Slideshow
• Vocabulary exercise
• Vocabulary game
• Start Grammar 3-1: Past Simple

HOMEWORK:

• Write 10 sentences with two vocabulary words in each sentence.