Hi everybody! Welcome.
This is our class blog. You can use this in class, at home or even in your own country!
First let’s correct the exercise you did at the beginning of class today.
PRACTICE 11, p. 49
1. ‘ll answer it 2. “ll hold 3. ‘ll take 4. ‘ll move
5. ‘ll turn . . . off 6. ‘ll leave 7. ‘ll get 8. ‘ll read
PRACTICE 12, p. 49
1. ‘m going to 2. ‘ll 3. ‘m going to 4. ‘ll
5. ‘m going to 6. ‘ll 7. ‘m going to . . . ’ll
Next, let’s correct the homework from the last class:
Lesson 1, pp. 62-63:
A.
1. T 2. F 3. F 4. T 5. T 6. T 7. F 8. F
B.
2. The White House is directly north of the Washington Monument.
3. To get from the White House to the Capitol building, you can go east on Pennsylvania Avenue.
7. To get from the Washington Monument to the White House, you don’t have go cross Independence Avenue.
8. To get from the National Air and Space Museum to the National Museum of American History, you can go west on Jefferson Drive and then north on 14th street.
C.
1. What are the colors of the U.S. flag? ANSWER: d; red, white, and blue
2. How many stars are n the U.S. flag? ANSWER: e; 50
3. What color are the stars on the U.S. flag? ANSWER: h; white
4. What do the stars on the flag represent? ANSWER: a; the 50 states
5. How many stripes are on the flat? ANSWER: b; thirteen
6. What do the stripes on the flag represent? ANSWER: f; the original 13 colonies
7. What is the United States Capitol? ANSWER: g; the place where Congress meets
8. What is the capital of the United States? ANSWER: c; Washington, D.C.
Now, if you are new to computers, you need to learn how to use a mouse. (If you already know about computers you can be one of my “assistant teachers” and help the newcomers). Here is a link (you need to learn this word) to a website that will help you learn how to use a mouse:
http://www.pbclibrary.org/mousing/mousercise.htm
When you finish that, you can read newspapers from your own country and sometimes even your own city – in your own language. Here is the link for that:
http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/
Now, read one article in your language. Then plan a two or three sentences in English to tell us what it said. This is a speaking, not a writing exercise, although it is OK to write your sentences first if you want to. Be ready if I call on you.
If you have email, send me an email at my new email address. I will write it on the board for you. You can just say”hi” or “hi Teacher”.
Then we will put away the computers and do a dictation if there’s time.
