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Thursday, December 31, 2015

SMRT 115 - HAPPY NEW YEAR!



I hope you have a great new year!  What are you plans tonight?

Here are some free event


Here is our plan for today:

  • SPEECHES!


1st and 2nd Condition - Grammar 10-2


Reading - A love story


Listening - I wish I could buy...



Making a guess



HOMEWORK:


  • Study for the test on Monday


IELTS 120 - Thursday, Dec. 31st

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Do you have any plans for tonight? 

What are your New Year's resolutions?


Here is our plan for today:

Listening:

Writing:

Wednesday, December 30, 2015

SMRT 115 - Wednesday, Dec. 30th

Good morning everyone,

Did the earthquake wake you up? What would you do, if we had an earthquake right now!

Here is our plan for today:


Speeches

Grammar Practice - 2nd Condition

Listening - If I had one million dollars...

HOMEWORK:



IELTS 120 - Wednesday, Dec. 30th

Good morning everyone,

Did you survive the earthquake? I hope you did not fall down

Listening:

Monday, December 28, 2015

SMRT 115 - Monday, Dec. 28th

Good morning everyone,

How does it feel to be back in class? Did you have a great holiday?

Let's see what we are doing today:


Listening - Native Speaking

  • What did Adam do over the holiday?


Speaking and Writing

Quiz
HOMEWORK:


IELTS 120 - Monday, Dec. 28th

Good morning everyone,

How was your time off? I hope you had a good break. What did you do?

Here is our plan for today:

Speaking:


  • Group Discussion
  • Individual Questions

Writing:



Wednesday, December 23, 2015

SMRT 115 - Wednesday, Dec. 23rd

Hi everyone!

How are you doing today? Are you ready for the long holiday? 

  • What will you do while you are on your holiday?
  • If you can do anything this holiday, what will you do?

Here is our plan for today:

Writing
HOMEWORK:

Have a great holiday break!

IELTS 120 - Wednesday, Dec. 23rd

Good morning everyone,

Here is our schedule for today:


  • Brainstorm for ideas
    • Why are vacations good for businesses?
    • Discussion
      • Change my mind!


Tuesday, December 22, 2015

SMRT 115 - Tuesday, Dec. 22nd

Good morning everyone,

How is everyone today? We have some new students in class today. Let's get to know each other.


Here is our schedule for today:



Listening - Travelling 9-1
  • What is the first condition?
  • A possible future
    • Possible Condition - IF
    • Probable Result - FUTURE WILL
HOMEWORK:

IELTS 120 - Tuesday, Dec. 22nd

Good morning everyone,

Here is our plan for today:


Speaking:



Reading:






Monday, December 21, 2015

SMRT 115 - Monday, Dec. 21st

Good morning everyone!

It is good to see everyone. Did you enjoy your weekend?


Here is our plan for today:


Future Aspects - Grammar 9-2


Test:
  • Please open your Google Drive for the test

Listening - Travelling 9-1

IELTS 120 - Monday, Dec. 21st

Good morning,

Here is today's plan:


Speaking:

Describe a photographAre images important in your culture? What is the role of advertising? Do films and television influence our decisions?

Reading:


Writing:


Friday, December 18, 2015

SMRT 115 - Friday, Dec. 18th

Good morning everyone,

How are you today?  It's Friday! Are you excited about the weekend?


Here is our plan for today:


Speeches:




Future Aspects - Grammar 9-2


IELTS 120 - Friday, Dec. 18th

Good morning everyone,

Do you have any big plans for the weekend?


Let's get started today:

Speaking
Describe an important event in your cultureHow do different cultures celebrate events? What is the importance of festivals? How have special occasions such as weddings changed in your culture?


Thursday, December 17, 2015

SMRT 115 - Thursday, Dec. 16th

Good morning everyone,

How are you? I'm so sad. Where did the sun go?!


Here is our schedule for today:


Vocabulary:

    Time Clauses:
    Listening:

    HOMEWORK:


    IELTS 120 - Thursday, Dec. 17th

    Hey everyone,

    See? Didn't I tell you that yesterday would be the last sunny day in 2015. Did you go out and do anything fun?

    Here is the schedule for today:

    Speaking:

    Describe an object you like
    Do possessions make people happy? Why do people buy things? Are people in your country wise consumers?
    Listening:



    If we have time - Discussion

    Tuesday, December 15, 2015

    SMRT 115 - Tuesday, Dec. 15th

    Good morning everyone,

    How are you feeling today? We have a couple of new students today. Let's get to know each other.


    Here is our schedule for today:


    Questions:

    • What is the most interesting place you have traveled to?

    Unit 9: Traveling the World

    IELTS 120 - Tuesday, Dec. 15th

    Good morning everyone,

    Here is our schedule for today:


    Speaking:


    Listening:


    Discussion

    Monday, December 14, 2015

    SMRT 115 - Monday, Dec. 14th

    Good morning,

    How are you doing today? How was the test?

    Here is our schedule for today:





    HOMEWORK:

    IELTS 120 - Monday, December 14th

    Good morning everyone,

    How is everyone today? How was your weekends compared to Friday's tests?

    Here is today's schedule:

    Writing
      • Task 1 
      • Task 2

    Speaking


    • Let's see an example


    HOMEWORK:

    • Read for 20 minutes each day.
    • Write for 15 minutes each day.
    • Have a conversation with 9 people with weekend.
    • Listening to at least one 5 minute video.

    Friday, December 11, 2015

    SMRT 115 - Test Day

    Good morning everyone!

    Are you ready?


    The Answers to Yesterday Activity 



    HOMEWORK:

    Have a good weekend!

    IELTS 120 - Friday, Dec. 11th

    Good morning class!

    Happy Friday! What do you have going on this weekend?

    Here is today's schedule:

    Reading:

      • Diagrams 

    Writing
    • Free write
    HOMEWORK:

    • Read for 20 minutes each day.
    • Write for 15 minutes each day.
    • Have a conversation with 9 people with weekend.
    • Listening to at least one 5 minute video.


    Thursday, December 10, 2015

    SMRT 115 - Thursday, Dec. 10th

    Good morning everyone!

    Tomorrow is the big test. What are you doing tonight?

    Here is our schedule for today:


    • Vocabulary Review Game




    • Questions about Unit 5, 6 and 7

    HOMEWORK:

    • Please record your speaking video.


    IELTS 120 - Thursday, Dec. 10th

    Greetings everybody!

    How are you doing? Anything interesting happen since last class?

    Here is our plan for today:


    Discussion:


    • Talk about the last thing that you read? What kind of media was it on? What was it about? Did you learn anything from it? Was it interesting?
    • How do we get faster at reading?


    Reading:
    Writing
    • Free write
    • The IELTS writing - What is it? 
      • Task 1 
      • Task 2



    Wednesday, December 9, 2015

    SMRT 115 - Wednesday, Dec. 9th

    Good morning everyone,

    How are you today? We have a lot of new people in class today.

    Here is our plan for today:







    HOMEWORK:

    IELTS 120 - Wednesday, Dec. 9th

    Good morning class,

    How are you doing today? Did you study last night?

    Here is our schedule for today:

    Listening:

    • Listening for information and understanding; not answers

    Reading:

    HOMEWORK:


    • Please think about this question:
      • How do we get faster at reading?
    • Do this before next class
      • Read for 20 minutes
      • Write for 15 minutes
      • Have a conversation with three people 

    Tuesday, December 8, 2015

    SMRT 115 - Tuesday, Dec. 8th

    Good morning everyone,

    How are you doing today? Did you do the homework?

    Here is today's schedule:






    • Speaking Test - What is it?

    HOMEWORK:

    • Record your speaking test by Thursday.

    IELTS 120 - Tuesday, Dec. 8th

    Good morning everyone

    Speaking:


    • Keeping the conversation

    Listening:

    • Listening for information and understanding; not answers

    Reading:


    Writing:

    Free write


    HOMEWORK:

    • Read
    • Write
    • Speak
    • Listen 

    Monday, December 7, 2015

    SMRT 115 - Monday, Dec. 7th

    Good morning everyone,

    How was your weekend? Did you have a good one?

    Do you have any questions about unit 7?


    Here is our plan for today:



    • Unit 7 Test



    HOMEWORK:

    IELTS 120 - Monday, Dec. 7th

    Good morning,

    My name is Adam, and I will be teaching IELTS for the next few weeks.

    Let's get started:


    What is the IELTS?

    • Do you have experience with the IELTS?
    • When will you take it?
    • How do you study for it?


    Listening:

    • Listening for information and understanding; not answers



    Friday, December 4, 2015

    SMRT 115 - Friday, Dec. 4th

    Hi everyone,

    Are you ready for the weekend? What are you doing?

    Here are the plans for today:


      • Just, Already, and Yet



    HOMEWORK:

    • STUDY FOR THE TEST ON MONDAY

    ELEC 115/120 AS&I - Friday, Dec. 4th

    Good morning everyone,

    It's Friday! Woo! What are you doing this weekend? I hope its inside because it's going to be a wet one.

    Here are the plans for today:


    Check the homework:



    Listening:



    Writing:




    Thursday, December 3, 2015

    SMRT 115 - Thursday, Dec. 3rd

    Good morning everyone,

    How is everyone today? Do you love the weather in Vancouver?


    Here is our schedule for today:


      • Explaining the pictures




    ELEC 115/120 - AS&I: Thursday, Dec. 3rd

    Good morning everyone,

    How are you doing this rainy morning?


    Speaking:



    Check the homework:
    • Do you have any words for the class?

    Listening


    Wednesday, December 2, 2015

    SMRT 115 - Wednesday, Dec. 2nd

    Good morning everyone,

    How are you doing today? Did you do you homework?

    This is our plan for today:








    HOMEWORK:


    ELEC 115/120 AS&I - Wednesday, December 2nd

    Good morning everyone!

    Here are our plan for today:

    Speaking:

    • Have you ever been to Seattle? What do you know about it?
    • Have you wanted to be a superhero? What do you want to do?
    • What is your favorite website on the Internet?

    American Speak:

    Check the homework:

    • Do you any words for today?

    HOMEWORK:

    • Study the Vocabulary 
    • Please bring 1~2 interesting words, slang, or idioms to class.  






    Tuesday, December 1, 2015

    SMRT 115 - Tuesday, December 1st

    Hello everyone,

    How are you doing today? It's December! What do you want to do this month?

    Here are our plans for today:


    • Class introductions!


    • Check the homework:
      • Punctuation and Capitalization Practice



      • How do you write the present perfect?
      • Duration
        • How Long?
          • For  =  length in time
            • I have taught for 10 years.
          • Since = start date
            • I have taught since 2005.


    HOMEWORK:


    ELEC 115/120 AS&I - Tuesday, December 1st

    Good morning everyone,

    How are you doing today? It's the first of December! 2015 is almost over. Do you have any kickin' plans for the month?

    Here are the plans for today:


    • Speaking:
      • Do you have any kickin' plans for Decemeber? What are you doin'?

    • North American Speak:
      • ~ing


    • Animal Idioms and Matching


    • Homework:
      • Do you have any words for class today?


    HOMEWORK:

    • Study the Vocabulary 
    • Please bring 1~2 interesting words, slang, or idioms to class.  

    Monday, November 30, 2015

    SMRT 115 - Monday, November 29th

    Good morning everyone!

    It is good to be back!   (^_^)Y  How has everyone been?


    Here is our plan for today:



    • Unit 6 - Review
      • Do you have any questions?

    • Punctuation and Capitalization 

    HOMEWORK:

    ELEC 115/120 - AS&I - Monday, November 30th

    I'M BACK!!!!



    Good morning everyone,

    It's good to be back. How are all of you doing? Did you fight for deals on Black Friday?


    Here is our plan for today:


    • Speaking:
      • What did you do on the weekend?
      • Did you go Black Friday shopping? 
      • What did you buy?

    • Animal Idioms 



    HOMEWORK:

    • Study the Vocabulary 
    • Please bring 1~2 interesting words, slang, or idioms to class.  

    Friday, November 13, 2015

    SMRT 115 - Friday the 13th

    Good Luck Everyone!






    ELEC 115/120 AS&I - Friday, Nov. 13th

    Uh oh, it's Friday the 13th!

    Many people believe today is very unlucky. What do you believe? What brings bad luck in your cultures? How about good luck?


    Here is the schedule for today:


    • Do you have any words to share with the class?

    HOMEWORK:

    • Talk with three people everyday.

    Thursday, November 12, 2015

    SMRT 115 - Thursday, Nov. 12

    Hi everyone,

    How was your day off? Did you like the Wednesday holiday?


    Here is our schedule for today:



    Elec 115/120 AS&I - Thursday, Nov. 24th

    Good morning everyone,


    Here is our schedule for today:



    • Do you have any interesting words, slang, or idioms?


    HOMEWORK:

    • Please bring a word to class tomorrow. 



    Tuesday, November 10, 2015

    SMRT 115: Tuesday, Nov. 10th

    Good morning everyone!

    There is a vacation tomorrow. Don't forget to study a little tomorrow.

    Here is our lesson for today:




    HOMEWORK

    ELEC 115/120 AS&I - Tuesday, Nov. 10th

    Hi everyone,

    Are you ready for a day off? I think we are ready for one.


    • What are you planning for tomorrow? Anything fun?


    Here is our schedule for today:





    • Homework:
      • Do you have any words for today?

    HOMEWORK:

    • Please bring 1-2 words to class this week.

    Friday, November 6, 2015

    SMRT 115 - Friday, November 6th

    Good morning everyone,

    Let see what we are doing today:




      • Speeches
        • What were you afraid of?



      HOMEWORK:


      ELEC 115 AS&I - Friday, Nov. 6th

      Hi everyone,

      Happy Friday! Got any good plans this weekend?



      This is the schedule for today:




      HOMEWORK:

      • Study for the test

      Thursday, November 5, 2015

      SMRT 115 - Thursday, Nov. 5th

      Good morning everyone!

      How are you doing today?

      Here is our plan for today:




      HOMEWORK:

      • Study the Past Continuous

        ELEC 115/120 - Thursday, Nov. 5th

        Good morning everyone,

        Here is the schedule for today:


        • Context:




        HOMEWORK:

        • Please bring 1-2 words to class tomorrow

        Wednesday, November 4, 2015

        SMRT 115: Wednesday, Nov. 4th

        Good morning everyone!

        How was your night?



        Here is our plan for today:

        ELEC 115/120 AS&I: Wednesday, Nov. 4th

        Good morning everyone,

        How's everyone this chilly morning? Did you freeze your buns off on your way to school?

        Here is the schedule for today:



        • Check homework:
          • Do you have any words for today?


        • American T - Part 2


        HOMEWORK:



        Tuesday, November 3, 2015

        SMRT 115 - Tuesday, Nov. 3rd

        Good morning,

        How is everyone today? Did you do you homework?


        Here is our plan for today:

        • Vocabulary Warm-up


        • Listening 3-1: A Ghost Story

        HOMEWORK:






          ELEC 115/120 - AS&I: Tuesday, Nov. 3rd

          Good morning everyone,

          How is everyone doing?


          Here is the schedule for today:



          • Check homework:
            • Do you have any words for today?

          HOMEWORK:

          Monday, November 2, 2015

          SMRT 115 - Monday, Nov. 2nd

          Good morning everyone,

          How was Halloween? Did you have a good time?


          Here is the plan for today:



          • Unit 2 Test