Kahoots
Homework for May 21. Take good care of yourself. Eat and sleep well. Study all our vocabulary especially today's at 3 Spring 2026 Vocabulary I gave out an optional packet. Do as much as you can without stressing too much. Practice matching important words from the question with important words from the reading. Read questions first then look for the answer.
5-20 Mary Ann didn't come today. Some of red and blue group read about about a special antique map found in a thrift store. Green and blue group worked on dividing big words into syllables Syllable rules and the rules for comparative and superlative. When comparing two things (comparative) --
- use as ______(adjective)___as to show equality. I am as tall as my grandmother -- we are the same height. He is as mean as a junkyard dog -- he is very mean. This chair is as big and as comfortable as that chair. The chairs are equally comfortable and big.
- for short words (1 syllable), we say "more" by adding er to the end of the word instead of just saying "more." Tall-taller, fat-fatter, sad-sadder, thin-thinner
- Long words (3 or more syllables)-- use "more" and DON'T add er.
- 2 syllables gets more complicated. The last letters become very important.
- Ends in Y -- change the Y to I and add er. Pretty-Prettier, happy-happier, friendly-friendlier. tacky-tackier, handy-handier, sorry-sorrier, bumpy-bumpier
- Ends in le -- just add r little-littler, gentle-gentler, nimble-nimbler
- Ends in ow - add er--mellow -mellower, yellow-yellower
- Everything else, USE MORE -- but know that the world doesn't always. Some 2 syllable adjectives are correct both ways -- quiet-quieter or more quiet. Some are not. I want my students to pick "more" with 2 syllable adjectives unless it follows one of the above rules.
- NEVER USE MORE and ER with the same word at the some time
Homework for Wednesday, May 20: If you understand it, finish SB p.86.
I'm sorry I didn't keep this up while I was sick. Did you learn any new words on Monday or Tuesday?
5-15 Today, we practiced reading and unit 9 vocabulary with WB 110-111 and SB 119 . We played Quizlet Live, and spoke about homes in groups with conversation questions. We practiced listening with a fill-in-the-blank lyric cloze to "Our House." We wrote sentences about the future using will _____ and be going to _________. We talked about using used to ______(base verb) for habits in the past. Students wrote five sentences about things they used to do.
Homework for Wednesday, May 13: Do WB p. 107. Study your reading vocabulary:
Homework for Tuesday, May 12: Do WB p. 106. Study
common irregular verbs set 4.
5-11 Today we talked about our weekend. We practiced using which for choices and noticed that witch for Halloween has the same pronunciation, but different spelling. We talked about how we take our tea or coffee. (She drinks tea with lemon, honey, and turmeric. I drink coffee with International Delight flavored creamer. He likes black coffee. We did SB 114-115.
Homework for Monday, May 11: Look at the kinds of businesses listed on SB p. 115. Do you have any favorites? What are they? Do WB p. 104 & 105. Study our new vocabulary set: 2 Spring 2026 vocabulary set 2 We practiced scanning for information while comparing ads. We practiced explaining decisions.
Today we practiced using will, practiced talking about weather forecasts, and practiced making requests. Don't worry about differences with will, would, can, or could when making requestions. Always use a base form verb with NO extra to when you use these question words.
Homework for Friday, May 8: Workbook p. 102. Study our new Vocabulary set.
5-6 Today was reading day.
Homework for Wednesday, May 6, 2026 Study your reading vocabulary. (Links are above)
Homework for Tuesday, May 5, 2026 Study Unit 8. Do you have any questions?Study vocabulary, Unit 8 irregular verbs, & Parts of Speech I didn't assign written homework, but if you want a job and have time, please write and turn in the answers for SB p. 105 .
5-4 Today we talked about our weekend. We practiced talking about jobs and their duties (WB 98-99) and practiced pronouncing -ed (SB 109) We did the ed Kahoot again: Kahoot: Pronouncing ED .
Homework for Monday, May 4, 2026 Write about 3 of your skills and the story of how you learned them.
If you didn't finish Unit 8 in the workbook, finish it, especially WB p. 99.
Study Unit 8. Do you have any questions?
Homework for Friday, May 1 Write a job history or resume to turn in. Student, homemaker, and volunteer work count as part of your job history.
4-30 Today, we practiced using can & could. Can and Could go with a base form verb to talk about ability or skills. Can is for present, and could is for past. We practiced pronunciation: slides, we did p. 3 for present tense can & can't and p. 120 to practice can, can't, could, & couldn't.
Homework for Thursday, April 30, 2026 Study vocabulary. If you didn't do WB p. 98-99, do it tonight. Think about your skills. What can you do very well? How did you learn? When did you learn?
4-29-26 Today was reading day. We read and talked. Write about your job history for Friday. (Finishing homework is never as important as coming to class.)
4-28 We practiced using conjunctions with an online practice quiz and a Kahoot.:
Kahoot: Duplicate of Conjunctions. We practiced writing sentences in past and present. We went over homework. We talked about duties and language for describing duties in a job interview.
Homework for Tuesday, April 28, 2026: Do WB p. 94 & 95. If you have a resume/CV/written work history, check it to bring on Friday. If you don't, start one.
4-27 Today we wrote past tense sentences about our weekend. We reviewed the idea of duties on SB p. 103. We went over the homework on WB p. 97. We studied parts of speech and the conjunctions: and, but, & or. We did a Kahoot: Conjunctions and/but/or
Homework for Monday, April 27 Do WB p. 97. Think about your duties at work and your skills.
4-24 Today, we went over past homework including 92 & 93. We practiced what for activity vs. where for location. We talked about duties that go with common jobs on SB p. 103. We did several conversational substitution drills to make it easier to speak with good grammar. We had a guest teacher bring in a reading challenge about acupuncture and explain it.
Homework for Friday, April 24: Study vocabulary and do WB p. 92 & 93. If the Kahoots were hard, try them again.
4-23 Today, we practiced using where for location and what for activities. We watched the video and did the exercises on SB p, 98 and 99 after we practiced the p. 98 irregular verbs on Quizlet. We went over the homework and practiced unit 8 vocabulary on WB p. 90. We played two Kahoots:
Homework for Thursday, April 23:
Study vocabulary Can you make flashcards for the words you don't know? Can you write the words in sentences? Make sure WB p. 90 is finished.
4-22 Today we read about Earth Day and used words for environmentalism.
NO SCHOOL TUESDAY! STAY HOME!
4-20 We practiced using past tense. We talked about our weekends. We did a speaking drill to practice was or were. We did listening fill-in-the-blank papers to a video and to How did you know. We did a Find-someone-who to practice using past irregular verbs for affirmative sentences, but base verbs with Did and didn't. (Find someone who had to go to an appointment last week. Did you have to go to an appointment? Yes, I did/No I didn't. Pamela didn't have to go to an appointment last week. Emile had to go to an appointment last week.)
Homework for Monday, April 20: Study vocabulary and do these worksheets about emergencies. 4-17 Today we talked about our weekends and wrote about our classmate's plans. (She plans to go to the grocery store. He plans to sleep late.) We practiced 911 calls. We listened and wrote in blanks. We used emergency vocabulary. We practiced answering questions with complete sentences. (Not complete: What's her name? Maria Smith. Complete: What's her name? Her name is Maria Smith.)
We went over the old homework on WB p. 11-12. I reviewed when to use present continuous (NOW, a sure future! These days) and when to use Simple present. (Routines, frequency (usually) with nonaction verbs like be, want, like, need)
Homework for Friday, April 17: Study vocabulary and do workbook p. 90.
Today we reviewed how to pronounce ed. (If the sound before the ed is t or d, say /id./ If it's voiced, say /d/. If it's not voiced, say /t/. We went over the vocabulary on SB p. 12 and did the listening on p. 97.
4-15 We had reading groups today, so we have new vocabulary sets. The group with me was a combo of green and blue groups, but I put the words in the Green Group. Maryann worked with two groups. The first was red group.
4-14 Today, we learned to use the color vowel chart. Intro to the idea of the color vowel chart Color Vowel: these are the vowel sounds of English, We practiced using present continuous verbs (be __ing) for future -- this afternoon. We used simple present (base verb, but +s with he, she, it) for "on Tuesdays" or "on Fridays" We played a game using simple present for preferences. We wrote name poems and thought about categories. We went over the HW on page WB p. 4
Homework for Tuesday, April 14: Study vocabulary & do Workbook (white book) page 4. Write positive and negative past tense sentences with go, come, have, sleep, buy, and take.
4-13 Today, we talked about the rules for simple past verb tense with this slide show. The slide show included the rules for spelling with ed and for pronouncing ed. We talked about last weekend. We used present and past verbs for WB p. 5 and for "Bingo" conversation questions.
Homework for Monday, April 13: Study vocabulary & do the worksheets: present continuous worksheet & please remember these academic words.
4-10 Today, we continued asking personal questions to get to know each other. (SB p. 4 & 5 We practiced using present continuous and spelling verbs with ing. We practiced identifying base verbs. Kahoot: What's the base verb?/Answer the questions now! We also identified whether verbs were past or present. Kahoot - Past or Present: Regular past verbs end in "ED" in affirmative (positive) sentences. Past questions use DID and negative sentences in past use DIDN'T or DID NOT. Use a base form with did or didn't.
Homework for Friday, April 10, Study vocabulary & do the present continuous worksheet. If the Kahoot was difficult, try it again: Kahoot about present continuous tense.
When I teach grammar, I want you to remember the rule and practice making many examples. Grammar is often not logical. A vowel is an open voice sound -- A, E, I, O, U.
A consonant is a sound made with your mouth or tongue - BCDFGHJKLMNPQRSTVWXZ.
A syllable is a part of the word with one vowel sound. Vowels can work together to make one sound. There are four vowels in "Laurie," but only 2 syllables. There are 6 letters.
My quick review of present continuous (be __ing)(I am talking. I am not spying on anyone. Are you coming to class?) turned into a long talk about how to spell when you add ing.
We usually just add ing -- talk-talking, work-working, spy-spying,
If the base form verb ends in e -- drop the e (NO E) before adding ing
bake-baking, hope-hoping, write-writing,
If the base verb ends in ie - drop the ie and substitute Y Lie-Lying, die-dying
If the base verb is one syllable or has a stressed last syllable and ends with 1 vowel then 1 consonant (CVC- Consonant-vowel-consonant) double (repeat) the last consonant before adding ing. Shop - shopping, hop-hopping, swim-swimming, dig-digging, begin-beginning, occur-occurring.
Be careful, if a 2-syllable word ends in CVC, but stresses the first syllable, there's NO DOUBLE travel-traveling (USA), enter-entering, listen-listening, finishing, opening
Homework for Thursday, April 9: Study vocabulary & do WB (workbook=white book) p. 2.
4-8 We talked about using different answers for What do you like? (I like chocolate. I like to talk) What are you like? (I am careful and responsible, but I love to laugh) What do you look like? (I am short. I have blue eyes and light brown hair.) and Who do you look like? (I look like my cousin, Nancy. I look like my fourth child.) We talked about initials and nicknames. Half the class took the reading test. The other half did a difficult mixed verb tense worksheet. & wrote the answers to the "It's enchanting to meet you" questions.
Homework for Wednesday, April 8: Study vocabulary & do the worksheet. Bonus: Answer the questions for two posts on the class webpage, and write a lot about a goal and your strategy (steps you will take to get it.)
4-7 Today we introduced ourselves and did an overview of the class. We interviewed a classmate, did line introductions, and answered conversation questions. We picked one language skill to set as a priority and wrote a goal. We will practice all of the language skills because we have people who want to do every skill. This class will do more writing than a class that has more people who all want to focus only on speaking
