Tuesday, July 7

-Ex. 2, p. 163
-Ex. 3, p. 164
-Phrasal Verb Journal: Create a section in your notebook specifically for phrasal verbs. Tonight you should add 10 phrasal verbs to this section. Include:
1) the phrasal verb
2) the meaning* (If there is more than one meaning, you may want to write them too).
3) an example sentence

Example:

• look ahead: to think about what will happen in the future. We need to look ahead and plan for next year. (From The Longman Dictionary of American English).

Portfolio Assignment (Due Monday)

-Interview at least one American/person who has lived in the US for many years about the 4th of July.
-You should not research the holiday online or in books, magazines, etc. I want you only to talk to people. You can ask them about the history of the holiday, traditions (both general American traditions and their own personal traditions), plans, etc...
-On Monday you will share what you learned with the class, using direct & indirect speech.

*Be ready to write in class on Monday :)

Have a great weekend!

Link to Seattle Gasworks Park website, where the fireworks/Seattle's celebration will take place on Saturday.

Wednesday, July 1

-Read p. 382-383 in your grammar book.
-Ex. 1, p. 383
-Ex. 2, p. 385
-Reading handout, 1-3

Tuesday, June 30

-Ex. 3, p. 373
-Ex. 4, p. 374
-Vocabulary: Choose 5 of your vocabulary words. Write one question for each word. Write this on paper that you can give to me.

Pictures from the Obstacles Activity

Wednesday, June 24

-Ex. 2, p. 95
-Ex. 3, p. 95-96
-Vocab: Write 1-2 paragraphs using at least 5 of your vocabulary words. Please write this on paper that you can give to me.

Thursday, June 4

-Ex. 2, p. 353
-Ex. 3, p. 354
-Ex. 4, p. 355
-Study vocab for quiz tomorrow.
-Get a vocab notebook (show me tomorrow or show Mark on Monday; I'll check it again after my 2-week vacation to see that you have been adding words)!

Wednesday, June 3

-Ex. 3, p. 343
-Ex. 4, p. 343-344
-Vocabulary worksheet

Tuesday, June 2

-Read Grammar Notes p. 339-340
-Ex. 1, p. 341
-Vocab: Choose 5 of your vocabulary words from this week's list. Write one question with each word. Example: Irritable. "When are you most irritable?"

Wednesday, May 27

-In the grammar packet, complete 16-25 on the second page ("p. 299)
-In your grammar book, Ex. 3, p. 131
-Vocabulary: For each of your 10 words: define, write a sentence example, and find an antonym (word/phrase with the opposite meaning)

Thursday, May 21

-Finish passive practice from the handout we started in class.
-Review vocab words.
*We'll have a short grammar quiz during the first half of class tomorrow!

Wednesday, May 20

-Ex. 4, p. 276
-Ex. 6, p. 278
-Like last night, find a current news article that is interesting to you. Be prepared to share the who, what, when, where, and why of the article in class tomorrow.

Tuesday, May 19

-Read p. 270-271 in your grammar book; answer 'After you Read' on p. 271
-Bring in a current news article that is interesting to you. Be prepared to share the who/what/when/where/why of the article in class tomorrow.

Portfolio Assignment (Due Monday)

Use your imagination. Pretend the class is made up of CEOs from a variety of technology companies (Sony, Samsung, Microsoft, Apple, etc.). You have invented a new technological product and are pitching it to us. Describe how your product will change the world. Sell it to us and make us want to produce it. Use the future, future progressive, future perfect, and future perfect progressive to describe it to us.

On Monday you will 'pitch' your product to us. You may work with a partner of this assignment, or you may work alone.

Thursday, May 14

-Ex. 2, p. 58.
-Study vocabulary- quiz tomorrow.
-Paraphrase the paragraph from the article about Bill Gates' house. We'll use these in class tomorrow.

Wednesday, May 13

-In Grammar book, complete 'Review Test' parts I and II (p. 46-48).
-Write: Describe your dream house. Where is it? How big (or how small) is it? What kinds of technology are in it? Etc...

Tuesday, May 12

-Vocabulary packet
-Read p. 28-29; answer 'After you Read,' p. 29
-Ex. 7, p. 38

Tuesday, May 5

-Read p. 9-13 in your grammar book.
-Ex. 1-3, p. 13-15.

Wednesday, April 29

-Using the handout from class as a guide, write a strong persuasive paragraph supporting your side of the debate topic: When considering a new job, money is the most important factor, or, when considering a new job, money is not the most important factor.
-Be prepared to present your viewpoints in class tomorrow (like a mini-portfolio presentation).

*Not homework, but if you're interested:
-Interesting article/discussion (in the comments below the article) related to our debate topic.

Tuesday, April 28

-Ex. 2, p. 163
-Ex. 3, p. 164-165
-Research your side of the debate topic: 'When considering a job, money is the most important factor." See if you can find any statistics, stories, or examples to support your side (agree or disagree). If you can think of a personal story or a friend's story, that's great too!