THURSDAY

Speaking group activity:  EXPLAINING THE PRESENT (PRESENT PERFECT)

ADJECTIVES WITH -ED AND -ING

WEDNESDAY

 HOMEWORK: Grammar 8-2: ex.3 and finish writing .

GRAMMAR & WRITING PRACTICE (PRESENT PERFECT & PAST SIMPLE)

TUESDAY

 !!! VOCABULARY NOTES FROM CLASS

HOMEWORK: Grammar 8-1: ex. 3

 Don't worry if you're still a bit confused... we'll practice more.

 See ya all tomorrow!

MONDAY

Speaking group game: PRESENT PERFECT SPECULATIONS

 USE OF THREE VERB TENSES: PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE/ CONTINUOUS & PAST SIMPLE

SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT PRACTICE

                                                        

FRIDAY

SUBJECT - VERB AGREEMENT 

SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT WITH QUANTIFIERS

THURSDAY

 Grammar practice:  PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE & CONTINUOUS

HOMEWORK:  MIXED TENSES PRACTICE (PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE/CONTINUOUS & PAST SIMPLE)

WEDNESDAY

CONVERSATION QUESTIONS WITH PRESENT PERFECT

PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE & PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS (NOTES)

NOTES FROM CLASS

HOMEWORK: Grammar 7-2: ex. 4, 5

TUESDAY

 PRESENT PERFECT (NOTES)

GRAMMAR and WRITING PRACTICE (PRESENT PERFECT & PAST SIMPLE)

HOMEWORK: Review vocabulary

                         Grammar 7-1, ex.1,3,4,6 (we'll check in class tomorrow)

VOCABULARY NOTES FROM CLASS

MONDAY

 Speaking with grammar focus:  TELL US ABOUT....(GERUND & INFINITIVE)

GRAMMAR REVIEW:  GERUND & INFINITIVE (change in meaning)

HOMEWORK: WRITING 6-2 (READ NOTES AND DO EX-S) Share with Elena

Notes from today's class:

Wendy said to Alan: "Stop talking!"

Wendy told / ordered Alan to stop talking.

Wendy said to Alan: " Please, stop talking."/ Could you stop talking?

Wendy asked Alan to top talking.

Elena explained to me how we can use gerund in the sentences.

Elena explained using Gerund in the sentence.

S + VERB + OBJECT + INFINITIVE

My dog begged me to give her a treat. / My dog begged for a treat.

My dog deserves a prize. / My dog deserves to get a prize.

Alan promised his girlfriend to take her for a walk.

Alan promised to do his homework in time.

FRIDAY

 Grammar review:  GERUND / INFINITIVE (WITH A CHANGE IN MEANING)

Writing practice:  FRAGMENT SENTENCES (complete at home)

Notes from today's class

COMPLETE SENTENCE

S+V

Is going to rain today. - fragment (no subject) IT is going to rain.

COMPLEX SENTENCE: INDEPENDENT CLAUSE DEPENDENT CLAUSE

When I come home. - fragment

When I come home, I'LL MAKE DINNER.

I'll miss the class. Because I have an appointment.

I'll miss the class because I have an appointment.

As I have an appointment tomorrow, I'll skip the class.

I have an appointment tomorrow, so I'm going to miss the class.

THURSDAY

 Group work:  MY SENTENCE ABOUT YOU (GERUND & INFINITIVE)

Homework: COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USING GERUND or INFINITIVE (share with Elena)

GERUND / INFINITIVE (NOTES)

GERUND & INFINITIVE ( DIFFERENT MEANING)

GRAMMAR 6-2 (EX. 4 ANSWERS)

HOMEWORK: Grammar 6-2: ex. 5 (we'll check in class tomorrow)

Notes from class:

MEET - MEET FIRST TIME Nice to meet you!

meet with someone - get together

Hope to SEE you again. (NOT meet you again)

It was nice to see you.

advise/allow/recommend + gerund        I advise reading more in English.

+ object + infinitive                                I advise YOU to read more.

Please remember TO DO your homework.

Oh, I forgot TO DO my homework.

I forgot / don't remember calling you. - you did

I forgot to call you. - you didn't do

I remember watching this movie. - You've seen the movie and you remember it.

WEDNESDAY

ADJECTIVE PLUS PREPOSITION LIST !!!

A LIST OF 145 VERB - PREPOSITION COMBINATION

HOMEWORK: Try to memorize the verbs from GERUND/INFINITIVE CHART

                           Grammar 6-2: ex.1, 3 (complete) and Grammar 6-3: ex.1

NOTES FROM TODAY'S CLASS

GRAMMAR 6-1 ANSWERS

TUESDAY

Collocations with sports and activities:   GO / PLAY / DO

GERUND & INFINITIVE (NOTES) 

!!! GERUND / INFINITIVE CHART

CONTINUOUS, GERUND or ADJECTIVE?

VOCABULARY NOTES FROM CLASS

HOMEWORK: REVIEW VOCABULARY LIST

                            Grammar 6-1: ex.1,2 (we'll check in class)

MONDAY

Grammar review:  PUT ADJECTIVES IN THE CORRECT FORM

                                WHERE DOES THE ADVERB GO?

                               TALKING ABOUT THE FUTURE

HOMEWORK:  Reading practice: ANCIENT EGYPTIAN FASHION (SHARE WITH ELENA)

                              TYPES OF ADVERBS (write sentences and share with Elena)

FRIDAY

Speaking group activity:  CLOTHING WORD BANK

ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS (NOTES)

PRACTICE WITH ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS

Writing practice:  COMPLEX SENTENCES PRACTICE

HOMEWORK: Grammar 5-3: ex. 1,2

THURSDAY

 PRESENT SIMPLE & PRESENT CONTINUOUS (correct mistakes)

CONFUSING WORDS: FIT, MATCH, SUIT, GO WITH

Writing practice:  COMPLEX SENTENCES

HOMEWORK: Writing 5-1, ex.2

                            Blog, complete ex. 2 in COMPLEX SENTENCES (SHARE WITH ELENA)

TYPES OF SENTENCES (NOTES)

See you all tomorrow! :)

WEDNESDAY

GRAMMAR PRACTICE:  WILL, BE GOING TO, PRESENT SIMPLE / CONTINUOUS

HOMEWORK: Grammar 5-2: ex. 2,4 (we'll check in class tomorrow)

TUESDAY

 Speaking group activity:  MY TOP 2

FUTURE FORMS (NOTES)

VOCABULARY (notes from class)

HOMEWORK: Review vocabulary list

                           Grammar 5-1: ex. 1,  3 (we'll check in class)

MONDAY

TABOO GAME: STUDENT A

                            STUDENT B

                            STUDENT C

CORRECT THE MISTAKES (mixed grammar points)

CONFUSING WORDS

OPPOSITES