SMRT 115 - Monday, Feb. 29th

Greetings everyone!

How was your weekend? 

Today is Leap Day. Do you know what it? If today was your 23rd birthday, how old are you?

Here is the schedule for today:

SPEECHES!

• Ryan, Mohammed, and Ajab will give us their amazing speeches.

Review Grammar 6-1: Like as a preposition

• Writing - Using like as a preposition
• Grammar Exercise

Unit 6 Test

After lunch, you have to go to Sabrina's room. Please go to 3-4. 

• Reading 6-1: books or computers

• Unit 7 - Musicians
• Speaking 7-1: Unit Introduction

• Unit 7 - Vocabulary
• Vocabulary Slides
• Vocabulary activity

HOMEWORK:

• Vocabulary Writing - 10 Sentences 

ELEC 115/120 AS&I - Monday, Feb. 29th

Happy Leap Day!

Yea, I know....it's nothing special, but at least you were not born on Leap Day.

Let's get started:

• Speaking 
• Vocabulary Discussion 

• Unit 6 Quiz

• Listening
• "Count on Me" by Bruno Mars

HOMEWORK:

• Please bring 1-2 slang terms or idioms to class this week. 

• Listening to "Count on Me" by Bruno Mars one more time
• What are those underlined words?

SMRT 115 - Friday, Feb. 26th

Good morning everyone,

How is everyone? It's Friday! YAY! We have speeches today! YAY!

Let's get started:

Speeches:

• What is your hometown like?

Grammar 6-1: Like as a preposition

• Writing - Using like as a preposition
• Grammar Exercise

Speaking:

• Speaking 6-3 - Speaking Pairs 

HOMEWORK:

• Writing - Using like as a preposition

• Study for the test

ELEC 115/120 AS&I - Friday, Feb. 26th

Good morning everyone,

It's the end of another week. How did this one treat you? :D Any fun planned for tomorrow?

Here is the plan for the day:

• Homework
• Please share Making Questions

• Daily Idioms 
• Do you have any idioms or slang you want to share?

• Check the answers
• Use of English Exercise

• Speaking 
• Ask each other our questions: Making Questions 
• Vocabulary Discussion 

HOMEWORK:

• Study for the quiz on Monday.

SMRT 115 - Thursday, Feb. 25th

Hi class,

How was your night? Did you read? I hope you did.  :D

Anyway, lets look at our plans for today:

Discussion

• What did you read? Let's share!

Grammar

• Check the homework: 6-2: Comparative Adjectives
• Comparative Grammar Exercise 

• 6-3: Superlative Adjectives
• Superlative Grammar Exercise  
• ANSWERS
• 6-2 Grammar
• 6-3 Grammar

Listening 6-2: Cats or Dogs?

• Listening Questions
• Transcript 

Grammar 6-1: Like as a preposition

• Writing - Using like as a preposition

HOMEWORK

• Writing a paragraph - Describe your hometown
• Speeches tomorrow!

ELEC 115/120 AS&I - Thursday, Feb. 25th

Hey everyone,

How's things? I hope you tried to do your homework. It was tricky, right?

Let's take a look at what we are doing today:

• Check the homework: Context - How to make a guess
• Context Practice Exercise 
• Practice #2 

• Daily Idioms 
• Do you have any idioms or slang you want to share?

• Unit 6: Under the Weather
• Vocabulary 
• Additional Meanings for the Vocabulary 

• Use of English 6-1: Listening 
• Use of English Exercise

• Writing
• Making Questions 

HOMEWORK:

• Writing
• Making Questions 

• Use of English Exercise

• Please bring 1-2 slang terms or idioms to class this week

SMRT 115 - Wednesday, Feb. 24th

Good morning everyone,

I hope you are having a good day.  Did you read and do your homework last night? Please share the homework with me.

Here is today's lesson:

Discussion:

• What did you read? Let's talk about it.

Check the homework:

• Vocabulary Reading Activity

Listening

• Vocabulary Dictation 

Grammar

• Adjectives - What are they
• Practice Adjectives 

•  6-2: Comparative Adjectives
• Comparative Grammar Exercise 
• 6-3: Superlative Adjectives
• Superlative Grammar Exercise  

Listening 6-2: Cats or Dogs?

• Listening Questions
• Transcript 

HOMEWORK:

• Finish Comparative Grammar Exercise 
• Read for 20 minutes. 

ELEC 115/120 AS&I - Wednesday, Feb. 24th

Greetings everyone!

How's the day treating you? Let's practice having a discussion a little bit.

How would you describe a perfect day for you?

Here is the plan for class:

• Body Idioms Review
• Slide 2
• Answers 

• Context - How to make a guess
• Context Practice Exercise 

• Daily Idioms 
• Do you have any idioms or slang you want to share?

• Unit 6: Under the Weather
• Vocabulary 
• Additional Meanings for the Vocabulary 
• Listening 

HOMEWORK:

• Finish Context Practice Exercise 

• Please bring 1-2 slang terms or idioms to class this week

SMRT 115 - Tuesday, Feb. 23rd

Good morning everyone,

We have many people in class today, so we have to get friendly.

Let's get to know each other - Interview Questions

Here is our schedule for today:


Check the homework:

• Reading 5-1: My future
• Reading Activity 

Unit 6: Describe

• Vocabulary 
• Focus words
• Vocabulary Slideshow

• Speaking 6-2 - Vocabulary 

• Vocabulary Reading Activity 

Listening

• Vocabulary Dictation 

Grammar

•  6-2: Comparative Adjectives
• Grammar Exercise 

HOMEWORK:

• Finish Vocabulary Reading Activity 

• Read something for 20 minutes. Tomorrow, you will talk about it in the morning. 

ELEC 115/120 AS&I - Tuesday, Feb. 23rd

Good morning ladies and gents!

Two beautiful days in a row?! I'm speechless!


Is there anything that leaves your speechless?


Here is the plan for today:

• Daily Idioms 
• Do you have any idioms or slang you want to share?

• Body Idioms
• Slide 2

• Unit 6: Under the Weather
• Vocabulary 
• Additional Meanings for the Vocabulary 
• Listening 

HOMEWORK:

• Finish Body Idioms - Slide 2

• Please bring 1-2 slang terms or idioms to class this week

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SMRT 115 - Monday, Feb. 22nd

Hello everyone,

How are you doing today? I hope you had a great weekend.

Let's take a look at our plans for today:

• The future tense
• Check 5-3 Exercise

• Speaking - Review 

• Unit 5 Test

• Reading 5-1: My future
• Reading Activity 

Unit 6: Describe

• Vocabulary 
• Focus words
• Vocabulary Slideshow

HOMEWORK:

• Reading Activity
• Vocabulary Sentences 

ELEC 115/120 - Monday, Feb, 22nd

Good morning everyone,

What a beautiful morning! Too bad it's wasted on a Monday, right?

I hope all of you are doing well. How was your weekend plans? Did they turn out alright?


Here is our plan for today:

Speaking:

• Discussion Questions  
• Writing 5-2 - Making Questions

Test:

• Unit 5 Quiz

Writing:

• Dialogue Writing Practice - Make a story

HOMEWORK:

• Please bring 1-2 slang terms or idioms to class this week. 

SMRT 115 - Friday, Feb. 19th

Good morning everyone,

Do you like coffee? Go get a free cup today after school!

Here is the plan for today:

Speeches:

• Writing - The future 
• Are you ready?

Grammar - The Future Tense Review

• Grammar 5-3 - Why do you use will, be going to, and present continuous for the future.
• Exercise

Speaking:

• Review Questions

Reading, if we have time: 

• Reading 5-1: My future
• Reading Activity 

HOMEWORK:

• Study for test.
• Do grammar 5-3 exercise

ELEC 115/120 AS&I - Friday, Feb. 19th

Good morning everyone,

It's Friday! Hurray! What are you going to do this weekend?

Here is the schedule for today:


Finish North American Speaking Styles

• Gonna/Wanna/Gotta Practice 
• Helpful link #1
• Helpful link #2

• Gonna - Song
• Lyrics

Daily Idioms

• Do you have any idioms or slang you want to share?
• If your name is not on the list, you need to give your weekly homework.

Unit 5 - In a Hurry!

• Check Unit 5 - Vocabulary Exercise
• Share Writing 5-2 - Making Questions

• Use of English 5-1 - Listening 

Speaking

• Discussion Questions  
• Writing 5-2 - Making Questions
  

HOMEWORK:

• Test on Monday.

SMRT 115 - Thursday, Feb. 18th

Greetings everyone,

How are you doing today? 

Did you read last night? Let's talk about what we read.

Here is our schedule for today:

Grammar

• Grammar 5-2 - Verb Patterns Part 2 -Preposition + verb-ing/noun

Harry is good at soccer.

Sally is great at singing. 

• Grammar Exercise Part #1
• Sentence Writing - Grammar 5-2

• Grammar - verb + someone/something + to verb

Are you on your phone? I want you to turn off your phone.

Husbands need to remember their wive's birthdays.

• Grammar Exercise Part #2
• Sentence Writing - Grammar 5-2

Reading

• Reading 5-1: My future
• Reading Activity 

HOMEWORK:

• Writing - The future 
• Speeches tomorrow! 

ELEC 115/120 - Thursday, Feb. 18th

Good morning everyone,

How ya doin'? Are you awake today? Alive? Full of spunk?

Here is the schedule for today:

North American Speaking Styles

• Gonna/Wanna/Gotta Practice 
• Helpful link #1
• Helpful link #2

• Gonna - Song
• Lyrics

Daily Idioms

• Do you have any idioms or slang you want to share?

Unit 5 - In a Hurry!

• Vocabulary 
• Additional Meanings to the vocabulary

• Use of English 5-1 - Listening 

• Unit 5 - Vocabulary Exercise

Writing

• Writing 5-2 - Making Questions
• Body Idioms
• Slide 1

HOMEWORK:

• Finish Unit 5 - Vocabulary Exercise
• Writing 5-2 - Making Questions
• Please bring 1-2 slang terms or idioms to class this week. 

SMRT 115 - Wednesday, Feb. 17th

Good morning everyone,

How are you today?

Here is today's schedule:

Vocabulary 

• Vocabulary Game

Check the homework:

•  Vocabulary Reading Exercise 

Speaking

• Speaking 5-2: Vocabulary Discussion

Grammar

• Grammar 5-1 - Verb Patterns 
• Check the homework
• Grammar 5-1 Exercise
• Verb Pattern Practice 

• Questions with verb patterns
• Speaking 5-3

Writing:

• Verb Pattern Sentences - Writing 5-1

Listening

• Mari's Abilities 
• Questions 
• Transcript

Grammar

• Grammar 5-2 - Verb Patterns Part 2 -Preposition + verb-ing/noun
• Grammar Exercise Part #1
• Sentence Writing - Grammar 5-2

HOMEWORK

• Finish Verb Pattern Sentences - Writing 5-1

• Verb Pattern Practice 

• Read something for 20 minutes.
• Transcript

ELEC 115/120 AS&I - Wednesday, Feb. 17th

Good morning everyone,

How are you doing this wet and chilly Wednesday morning? Hey, at least its hump day, right?

Do you have any fun things planned today?

Here is today's schedule:

• Review idioms
• Body Idioms
• Slide 1

• Daily Idioms 
• Do you have any idioms or slang you want to share?

• Gonna/Wanna/Gotta
• Helpful link #1
• Helpful link #2
• Gonna - Song
• Lyrics

• Unit 5 - In a Hurry!
• Vocabulary 
• Additional Meanings to the vocabulary 

• Writing 5-2 - Making Questions

HOMEWORK:

• Please practice the example sentences on this website:
• Helpful link #2

• Please bring 1-2 slang terms or idioms to class this week. 

SMRT 115 - Tuesday, Feb. 16th

Good morning everyone,

We have a lot of new students in class today. Let's get to know each other.

Please talk to at least 5 people:

• Introduce yourself
• How are you?
• Where are you from?
• What do you like to do for fun?

Here is our schedule for today:

• Article Practice 
• #1
• #2
• Check the homework
• Part #3 - Article Practice 

• Vocabulary 
• Focus words
• Vocabulary Slideshow
• Vocabulary Reading Exercise 

• Speaking 5-2: Vocabulary Discussion

• Listening Dictation

• Grammar 5-1 - Verb Patterns 
• Verb Pattern Practice 
• Grammar 5-1 Exercise
• Questions with verb patterns
• Speaking 5-3

HOMEWORK:

• Finish Vocabulary Reading Exercise 

• Finish Grammar 5-1 Exercise

ELEC 115/120 AS&I - Tuesday, Feb. 16th

Hello everyone,

How are you doing this beautiful Tuesday morning?

Here is our schedule for today:

• Daily Idioms 
• Do you have any idioms or slang you want to share?

• Body Idioms
• Slide 1
• Answers 

• Unit 5 - In a Hurry!
• Vocabulary 
• Additional Meanings to the vocabulary 

• Writing 5-2 - Making Questions

HOMEWORK:

• Finish Slide 1

• Please bring 1-2 slang terms or idioms to class this week. 

SMRT 115 - Monday, Feb. 15th

Good morning everyone,

It's good to be back! I see a few new faces. Let's get to know each other.

How was your weekend? Did you do anything for Valentine's Day? How about your test?

This is our schedule for today:

• Questions about the exam

• Unit 4 Quiz

• Articles
• Do you have any questions?
• Article Help Sheet
• Practice 
• Website Practice
• #1
• #2
• #3

• Unit 5 - Our Future
• Speaking Practice
• Introduction Discussion - Speaking 5-1
• Vocabulary 
• Focus words
• Vocabulary Slideshow
• Vocabulary Reading Exercise 

HOMEWORK:

• Part #3 - Article Practice 

• Vocabulary Sentences 

ELEC 115/120 AS&I - Monday, Feb. 15th

Good morning everyone!

It's good to be back! I hope you all had a great couple of weeks :)

How was your Valentine's day? Did you make it a special one?

Here is what we are doing today:

• Unit 4 Quiz

• Daily Idioms 
• Do you have any idioms or slang you want to share?

• Unit 4 Review 
• Writing Practice 

• Body Idioms
• Slide 1

HOMEWORK:

• Please bring 1-2 slang terms or idioms to class this week.