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Welcome to English class! I am so happy you came!
Purple sentences are examples.
Homework for Friday, June 13 Do SB 126. If you have extra time, also do WB p. 118-119. Study new vocabulary set 5.--All the vocabulary if you have time.
6-12-25 Today, we talked and we zipped through some high beginning grammar. We practiced count-noncount in present and in past. We practiced verb "to be" in present and past. We went over WB p. 125 and did SB p. 133. We practiced subject and object pronouns. We studied the grammar for direct and indirect objects. We made recommendations. We did some Kahoots:
Pronouns,
Was-wasn't were-weren't,
count-noncount nouns
THE VIDEO ON PAGE 126 INCORRECTLY LABELS DIRECT AND INDIRECT OBJECTS FOR THE EXAMPLES OF GRAMMAR RULE 2. The indirect object is between the verb and direct object.
Jenny gave Ken some money. Jenny- subject, gave -verb, Ken-INDIRECT OBJECT, money-DIRECT OBJECT. Karl gave Peter a TV. Karl-subject, gave-verb, Peter-INDIRECT OBJECT, TV-DIRECT OBJECT. Alice bought Diego some cookies Alice-subject, bought-verb, Diego-direct object, cookies-direct object, Kevin bought Liz a lamp. Kevin-subject, bought-verb, Liz-indirect object, lamp-direct object.
6-10-25 Today, we talked about all the federal holidays to prepare for the Citizenship test. We also talked about the holidays on SB p. 129. We went over WB p. 114 to review vocabulary for parties. We practiced irregular verbs with a FSW and quiz. We talked about pronouncing lives as white tie when the meaning is the plural of the noun "life." It's also white-tie-live as an adjective. As a verb, it's silver pin live or lives. "Mean" can mean intend.
Today, some people brought in receipts (Good job Tamani, Hong Yi, Romero, and Delmira!) We compared prices and wrote sentences about groceries. We reviewed count and noncount. We practiced ordering with would like ______(base form) We did a listening fill-in-the-blank to "This old Guitar."
Homework for Monday, June 9 : Bring receipts from shopping. Study our new vocabulary set 5, do WB p. 114. I didn't announce any homework in class though.
6-4 Today, we started unit 10. We did pages 122-123. We talked about
count and noncount nouns. Naydu came to talk about registering for the fall. We are getting a new registration system, so early fall registration is only if you are not taking summer classes and if you bring a money order to the office. They hope to email you fall registration information by August 1.
6-5 Today we practiced have to/has to/don't have to/doesn't have to. We learned 3 ways to answer, "why?"
to ______(base verb) , for _____(noun), and because ______(clause with subject (noun or pronoun) and verb) I came here to learn English. I came here for English class. I came because I want to learn English in this class.// She is going to the pharmacy for medicine. She is going to the pharmacy to pick up medicine. She is going to the pharmacy because she needs to pick up some medicine.// He took the medicine to feel better. He took the medicine for his stomachache. He took the medicine because he was sick. We took a Unit 4 Quiz.
Homework for June 5 -- Bring a shopping receipt. Study Unit 4 for a quiz and do the handout from Ellii on medication warnings.
If you go shopping, keep the receipt to bring to class tomorrow.
6-3 Today, we went over the homework for forming questions and practiced question words with a Kahoot. We had conversations about the weather and about health. We reviewed some map words and danced the Cupid Shuffle. We took a reading test.
6-2 Today, we did a lot of talking and some writing. We talked about last weekend. We talked about things we had to do and didn't have to do. We did a speaking drill to practice past tense- had to ____(base verb) and past tense verbs. We walked around the block and practiced directions. (Left/right/around the corner) We talked about why we were late or absent and we wrote excuse notes. I briefly talked about separable phrasal verbs like fill out, drop off and pick up. Named objects of the phrasal verb go after the phrasal verb. Pronouns go in the middle -- between the words. I have to drop off David. I have to drop him off. I have to pick up Anita. I have to pick her up. I have to fill out this form. I have to fill it out.
Homework for Monday, June 2 -- Study Unit 4. Try Ventures Arcade Blue 2 Unit 4. Lesson A is always vocabulary from the book. You can do other books and lessons if you skip lesson A. Make sure you finished all of Unit 4 in the workbook. Bring a shopping receipt to share with a group by Thursday. Study vocabulary 4 , ailments, and Common Irregular Verbs 2.
5-30 We practiced using past and present tenses to talk about injuries. We reviewed that must not is a strong NO (prohibition), but don't have to means there's no requirement. More explanation. We wrote accident reports similar to the one on SB p. 52 and turned them in to me.
5-29 We practiced using have to, should, and medication vocabulary. I introduced the idea that must____=have to_______, but must not _______ is a strong prohibition while don't have to or doesn't have to means no problem if you do or don't do. We went over homework and we wrote accident reports to turn in.
Today was reading day. We did SB p. 50. Green group read about vitamins. Red group read about recognizing a stroke.
5-27 Today, we reviewed vocabulary for ailments and for health. We practiced common collocations with articles and prepositions for talking about health problems and making appointments. We practiced identifying and talking about health problems and responses to those problems -- with should ___(base form) and will ___(base form.)
NO SCHOOL MONDAY
Homework for Tuesday, May 27: Do Workbook p. 50, 51, & 52. Finish the Find-someone-who worksheet if you didn't finish it in class today. If you go shopping -- especially for groceries, please get receipts and bring them to class. Study vocabulary 4 and ailments,
5-27 Today, we went over WB p. 46 to review how to use "have to/has to/" We wrote about what we should do and what our classmates have to do this weekend. We reviewed how to use irregular verbs set 1 and had a quiz about them. This set of irregular verbs was a little more complicated because it included be-was-were-been. To be has a different simple past structure than all the other verbs.
5-21 Today was reading day. Red and blue group read about a caregiver responding to a stroke. They also practiced vocabulary for calling 911. Green and Blue group read about a company who sent free samples of dish soap that looked like lemon juice. Many people got sick. We all read about Memorial day, NO SCHOOL NEXT MONDAY!
5-20 Today, we practiced using should ______(base form) for advice. Should = think it's good. Should not -- think it's not good. No change for I, you, he, she, it, they. No added do, does, will, or did.
Homework for Tuesday, May 20: Do WB p.42, Study the irregular verbs on p. 34, Study our new vocabulary 4
5-19 Today, we started Unit 4 - health. We had worksheets about allergies and car accidents. We did SB p. 44-45. We talked about dangerous jobs. We did a listening exercise about a man who got stung by a bee.
Homework for Monday, May 19 -- Write 8 past tense sentences -- 4 affirmative and 4 negative. Study irregular verbs on p. 34. Talk to me Monday if you want a retest on Vocabulary 3
Homework for Friday, May 16- finish the written sentences on p. 41. Study Unit 3 for a quiz. Study Study Vocabulary 3 , make, do play, and go expressions, and all the verbs on SB p. 34, especially the irregular verbs on p. 34.
5-15 Today, we talked about writing chronologically with first, next, and finally. We did pp. 40-41. We talked about chores. We went over homework in the workbook.
5-14 Today, we did p. 42 in the student book and p. 40 in the workbook. We talked about polite/impolite behavior across cultures and with cell phones. We had reading groups and a lot of new vocabulary: green & blue vocabulary with me or red & blue vocabulary with Mary Ann .
Homework for Wednesday, May 14 -- Write 6 sentences to give to me. Use an expression with make for three sentences. Use an expression with do for three sentences. Study Vocabulary 3 . Study irregular verbs, especially the verbs on p. 34. Do WB 36 (and 37 if you weren't here) for Thursday.
5-12 WB 32-33 SB 38-39
Homework for Monday, May 12 -- Study Vocabulary 3 and do p. 34-35 in the workbook. Make sure that Workbook p. 32-33 is finished.
Today, we talked about when to use simple present and simple past tense. We did SB 36-7.
- Use past tense for any completed action. (One time finished.)
- Use present tense for routines, with frequency adverbs: always, frequently, usually, sometimes, seldom, rarely, never, for things that are aways true, and with non-action verbs.
- We usually use present continuous for NOW, NOT simple present. Don't use present continuous with non-action verbs. Non-action verbs often express possession, emotions, the senses, and opinions. When "have" means possess, it's non-action. I have a marker. She has a car. (NO I
am having) When "have" means eat or enjoy, it's normal. She is having lamb chops for dinner. We never say she is having for she owns.
We played the circle game to practice mixing past and present tenses with positive and negative. We played a Kahoot. My daughter brought cupcakes and fruit for Claudia and Romerio. Rosa and
Homework for Friday, May 9 -- Study Vocabulary 3 and do p. 33 in the workbook. Make sure that Workbook p. 32 is finished.
5-8 Today, we practiced using words for chores with an Ellii poll. We have a LOT of new vocabulary. Chores are necessary jobs around the house: make the bed, wash the dishes, clean the kitchen, sweep the floor, mop the floor, vacuum the carpet. Errands are necessary jobs that involve going other places: buy groceries, send a package at the post office, get medicine at the pharmacy, etc.
5-7 Today was reading day. We talked about Mother's Day. Green group read a story about a man who made 6,000 steps so his wife could easily go down a mountain. Red group read about the Amish and talked about car repairs.
5-6 Today, we practiced distinguishing between comparative and superlative. We did a Kahoot and we went over WB p. 87. We went over the vocabulary on SB p. 32. We did the listening exercise on p. 33.
Homework for Tuesday, May 6 : Study Unit 7. Vocabulary 3, Vocabulary 2, and vocabulary 1. If you didn't finish it on Thursday, do workbook p. 87-88
Do reading or written work that I posted on Ellii.com.
5-5 Today, we talked about the US history of Cinco de Mayo. We studied simple past tense, and did pp. 34-35. We practiced the grammar for comparative and superlative with a little quiz and a speaking exercise.
Homework for Monday, May 5-- Study class vocabulary and class vocabulary 2. Do workbook p. 89. If there are only 2 things, use one the other. If there are more than 2 things, use some & the others. It's okay to use one and the others if one thing is different from 2+ things.
5-1 Today, we talked a lot. We practiced formal superlative expressions with a chant and dialogs. We talked about the best products from different countries. We talked about the best gift we ever got then wrote about it to turn in. (SB 92-93)
Homework for Thursday, May 1 -- Do WB p. 87-88. If you didn't do p. 84, finish it. Study class vocabulary and class vocabulary 2.
4-30 Today we did WB p. 81 & 83, and SB p. 90. Green group talked about the skinniest skyscraper in the world and a woman who burned a lot of money in a microwave. Red group had superlative conversation questions. They read about artifacts in Mexico, and a recall on a Yeti backpack. I'm putting the new words here: green & blue vocabulary or red & blue vocabulary
Homework for Wednesday, April 30 Do Workbook p. 83-84 Study vocabulary for your reading. group: green & blue vocabulary or red & blue As always, study class vocabulary and class vocabulary 2.
Bonus: Write from the song part of the blog, or answer: What are the best shows on TV? What are the best online ways to study English? What are the best recipes for cooking delicious food?
4-29 Today, we practiced using superlative! We went over WB P. 82 and SB p. 89. We talked about which clothing store is the biggest and which has the best prices. For best restaurant, many students picked Olive Garden or Mike's American Grill. We played a Kahoot about Superlatives and team telephone. I did a phonics assessment. It was really difficult for everybody.
Homework for Tuesday, April 29: Study class vocabulary and class vocabulary 2. Write the exercises on p. 89 of the blue student book. Do white workbook p. 82.
(Not required) Bonus: Watch these videos: English with sound and light comparatives 1 and Comparatives 2. Can you make a similar video on your cell phone? Or print pictures and write comparative and superlative sentences. Be prepared to talk about your best skills and your best experiences.
4-28 Today, we practiced using both comparative and superlative. We used comparative with 2 people. (I'm shorter. She's younger. He comes from farther away.) We used superlative adjectives to compare 3 or more people. I'm the shortest. He's the youngest. She comes from the farthest away. We went over the answers to WB. p. 80-81. We compared and wrote about the thrift shop pictures at the bottom of p. 87. We watched the video and did the sentences on p. 88.
Superlative: 1 syllable add -est. Small-smallest hot-hottest short-shortest large-largest
2 syllables with y - no y -iest: fancy-fanciest funny-funniest pretty-prettiest silly silliest
Some 2 syllable adjectives can use either -est or most. You should use more-- more quiet, more modern.
3+ syllables - use most -- most comfortable, most convenient, most beautiful, most wonderful.
Good - the best
bad-the worst
far-the farthest
fun- the most fun
Homework for Monday, April 28. Study class vocabulary and class vocabulary 2 Write at least 4 comparative sentences to give to me.
Homework for Friday, April 25: Study class vocabulary and class vocabulary 2 Do workbook p. 80.
Bonus: Listen to "Longer" a few times. Play the comparative game there.
(www.LIeasyESOL.blogspot.com) Write about two friends as a comment or on a paper for me. Study the rules. Watch videos and do the
comparative exercises on www.easyESOLgrammar.blogspot.com.
Try studying Quizlet in Test Mode with written answers.
Today, we talked about the rules for making comparisons. 1 syllable adjectives - add er. The er at the end of the word means "more." Write "more" to mean more before 3+ syllable adjectives. We say "more" before most 2-syllable adjectives too. 2-syllables + Y change the Y to i before adding er. Just add er to 2-syllable adjectives that end in le or ow.
Homework for Thursday, April 24: Study class vocabulary and class vocabulary Do workbook p. 78-79.
Bonus: Write sentences with vocabulary and give them to me. Practice the sounds of the color vowel chart. Write a description of a room in your home or a room you want in your home or write about how to make a better environment. Do workbook p. 78-79 for Thursday.
4-22 Happy Earth Day! We practiced using "can" and present continuous. We turned in the spelling when you add ing. We did the listening and conversation on SB p. 85. We practiced common dialogs for shopping. We played Quizlet live to practice vocabulary. We practiced identifying syllables and color vowels. We did a lyric fill-in-the-blank with an Earth Day song.
Homework for Tuesday, April 22: Study class vocabulary. Do the worksheet about spelling when you add ing. If the word ends in consonant-e, drop the e: Write-writing, love-loving, give-giving, wake-waking, hope-hoping. If the word ENDS in 1 vowel, 1 consonant, double the last consonant: hop, hopping, clap-clapping, stop-stopping, skip-skipping. EXCEPTION I DIDN'T SAY- NEVER DOUBLE W, X, V, or Y. sew-sewing, tax-taxing, pay-paying. If the word ends with a (not-e) vowel, vowel-vowel-consonant, or consonant consonant just add ing. play-playing, go-going, sightsee-sightseeing, keep-keeping, read-reading, wear-wearing, speak-speaking. yawn-yawning, pack-packing, hurt-hurting.
4-21 Today, we used past tense to talk and write about last week. I cleaned my kitchen. Rehan went to New York and saw the Statue of Liberty. Tamani listened to a concert in a park. Senait prepared traditional Ethiopian food. We practiced agreeing with "I did too." We practiced using a base form with didn't. I didn't travel. He didn't clean the kitchen. She didn't go to church.. We practiced describing people and clothes with adjectives before their nouns. She has short, black hair. We practiced using be ___ing verbs NOW. I am typing. She is talking. We are sitting. They are writing. He is listening. She is texting her son. We practiced vocabulary with Quizlet live. We described the picture on p. 84. We practiced using the color vowel chart. Homework for Monday, April 21: Bring the homework for today, Friday April 11 -- Bring a picture and describe a friend or family member. Write a description. Study vocabulary for the class. Study vocabulary for your reading group: green & blue vocabulary or red & blue vocabulary
BONUS: Use English with people in conversation as much as you can. Do the papers or work on the class website. Study Color Vowel.. If you want to sign up for extra reading and listening on Ellii.com, you can join my classes there.
Don't pay anything! Green Group Blue Group Red Group Phonics (sounds)
4-11 Today, we practiced listening and describing. Use "is wearing" to talk about clothes on people now. Use have/has to talk about eyes, hair, and other physical features. You can use both for accessories like jewelry or glasses. Use "have" for cellphones, purses, or backpacks. We did partner dictations and wrote descriptions of our classmates. We played a circle game to agree and disagree as we get to know our classmates. (How to agree with too or either)
Homework for Friday, April 11 -- Do page 6 in the white workbook. . Study vocabulary. You now have reading vocabulary to study too -- green & blue vocabulary or red & blue vocabulary.
4-10: Today, we practiced identifying nouns, verbs, and adjectives. We practiced vocabulary on Quizlet, and we added a lot words for describing people. We wrote about the picture on SB p. 6, and we did the listening on SB page 7.
Homework for April 10, 2025: Do these worksheets (page 2) to label clothing. Study vocabulary. You now have reading vocabulary to study too -- green & blue vocabulary or red & blue vocabulary
Today, we practiced using Color Vowel to pronounce our names. Every color is one vowel sound.
Olive sock - Laurie, Orange door - Jorge, a cup of mustard Tamani, green tea Miguel, red pepper Wendy
Homework for April 9, 2025: Write an email about your goals, and send it to me at Pimteacherlaurie@gmail.com. You can write something similar to the partner dictations we did at the end of class.
4-6 Today, we got to know each other using simple present questions. We practiced when to use "Do" and when to use "Are" in simple present questions. We practiced using base form verbs with Do. (NO S!) We also practiced saying want to _____(base verb) and wants to ______(base verb)
I introduced some learning tools: parts of speech (
nouns and verbs) and the
Color Vowel system. I use color vowel to teach pronunciation. There is one color for every vowel sound. (Vowel sounds are made by your voice, but not with your lips or tongue.)
Homework for April 8, 2025: Study vocabulary. If you didn't finish any papers from today's class, please finish them to give to me. I didn't collect this page, but I want you to do it. I'll probably give you time in class because I didn't ask you to do it.
Answer the questions for the post ("Hello! Welcome to Class") on https://lieasyesol.blogspot.com/
You can write the answers in "Comments" or on paper to give to me.
For example: What's your name? Where are you from? What do you like to do?
My name is Laurie Scheible. I am from Northern Virginia. When I was a child, I lived in Colorado. I like to talk and dance. I often watch movies with my mother. I like to spend time with my family.
Who did you meet today? I met many new students. A few students from a long time ago came back.
Can you describe a classmate that you met today? Claribel has blond curly hair. She is a little taller than I am. She's outgoing with a beautiful smile.
What do you want me to know about you? I want to work with you to make the class good for you. I want you to help your classmates. I don't want you to translate quickly for anyone. At my level, most people need time to think before they can reply.
Do you have a favorite website or app for learning English?
I started using Duolingo a long time ago because I had a student that didn't understand grammar speak with good grammar after practicing Duolingo. Many people use Duolingo, but I've only had 3 students really improve a LOT with Duolingo. I think it's good to read out loud while you play.
4-7-2025 Today, we used English to get to know our classmates. We did a dialog. We interviewed one classmate. We did line dialogs to talk to half the class. I talked about the class. Please come, help me make it fun, and try to schedule a minimum of 20 minutes to do homework. We wrote small goals.
