Level 2 Archives

  1. SPELLING

    Step 1: Go to the page

    Step 2: Study the vocabulary list (translate if you don’t know the word)Step 3: Click “Begin Quiz” to practice spelling

    1. Spelling Numbers
    2. Spelling Ordinal Numbers
    3. Spelling Days
    4. Spelling Months
    5. Spelling Seasons
    6. Spelling Family 1
  2. Spelling Family 2
  3. Spelling Home 1
  4. Spelling Home 2–outdoors + appliances
  5. Spelling Home 3–furniture
  6. Spelling Body 1–main parts
  7. Spelling Body 2–more details A.
  8. Spelling Body 3–more details B.
  9. Spelling Body 4–internal parts + problems

 

  1. Watch this video! Listen, read, and repeat.
  2. Click here for two conversations. Click play, listen to, read and repeat the conversations.
  3. Brain POP ELL – Unit 1
    • start with Lesson 1 (Be verb and Pronouns). Movie, Vocabulary, Grammar & Grammar Summary.

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  4. Click here for practice with “be” verb and subject pronouns
  5. More practice with POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES
  6. Click here to practice pronunciation and order of the Alphabet
  7. Click here to practice pronunciation and spelling of numbers
  8. Practice talking about family photos: watch this video and repeat the sentences
  9. Continue studying and practicing vocabulary and grammar with Brain POP ELL – Unit 1
    • start with Lesson 1 (Be verb and Pronouns). Movie, Vocabulary, Grammar & Grammar Summary.

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  10. Daily Routine
    1. Click here for video and exercises
    2. On a piece of paper, write YOUR daily routine. Take a photo & send it to Fidelia.
    5. Grammar Practice
  1. POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES & POSSESSIVE NOUNS
    Pronoun Possessive adjective
    1stperson singular I My
    2ndperson singular you Your
    3rdperson singular He His
    3rdperson singular She Her
    3rdperson singular It Its
    1stperson plural We Our
    2ndperson plural You Your
    3rdperson plural they Their
     POSSESSIVE NOUN = ‘S (after name)
    1. Fidelia’s birthday was Friday. Her birthday was Friday.
    2. Douglas’s birthday was Saturday.
    3. Hortencia’s birthday is February 28th.
    4. Gloria’s country is Colombia.
    5. Douglas’s job is driver.
    6. Assad’s job is kickboxing coach.
    7. Rukia’s country is Somalia.
    8. Hortensia’s daughter works in a clinic.
    9. Mariah’s favorite season is winter.
    VERBS
    Pronoun (subject) Verb: to be NEGATIVE Pronoun (subject) Verb: have NEGATIVE
    I am I am not I Have I don’t have
    you are You are not you Have You don’t have
    He Is He is not He has He doesn’t have
    She Is She is not She has She doesn’t have
    It is It is not It has It doesn’t have
    We are We are not We have We don’t have
    You are You are not You Have You don’t have
    they are They are not they have They don’t have
    Be verb or Have?
    1. Mariah has 5 brothers and sisters.
    2. Hortencia is from Mexico.
    3. Gloria is from Colombia.
    4. Douglas has 2 siblings.
    5. Assad and Douglas have brown eyes.
    6. Fidelio doesn’t have
    7. Rukia has 3 kids.
    8. Douglas, Hortencia, and Gloria are Spanish speakers.
    9. Maliha and Fidelia have hazel eyes.
    10. Assad and Gloria are from the Middle East.
    11. Assad has 6 children.
    12. Rukia is from Africa.
    13. Gloria and Maliha have long hair.
    QUESTIONS: How old…?

    Singular

    1. How old is he?
    2. How old is she?
    3. How old is Hortencia’s daughter?

     

    Plural

    1. How old are their kids?
    2. How old are her children?
    3. How old are your children?
    4. How old are Rukia’s kids?
    Contractions:
    Pronoun (subject) Verb: to be Contraction Contraction negative
    I am I’m I’m not
    you are you’re You’re not/You aren’t
    He Is he’s He’s not/He isn’t
    She Is she’s She’s not/She isn’t
    It is it’s It’s not/It isn’t
    We are we’re We’re not/We aren’t
    You are you’re You’re not/You aren’t

    Watch this lesson. Review family & study things in the house.

5. Practice Grammar:

6. Speaking Practice:   There is / There are

  • Watch the video and practice saying the sentences.

7. Did you finish this? Watch this lesson. Review family & study things in the house.

2. Grammar review:

6. Speaking Practice:   There is / There are

  • Watch the video and practice saying the sentences.

7. Did you finish this? Watch this lesson. Review family & study things in the house.

FROM THE TEST

    • age
      • use be verb
        • How old are you?
          • I am 28 years old.
        • How old is he?
          • He is 16 years old.
        • How old is she?
          • She is 47 years old.
        • How old are they?
          • They are 50 years old.
  • ***Do not use ordinal numbers for age
    • He is 31styears old. >He is 31 years old.
  • ordinal numbers
    • street name1stStreet, 5thAvenue
    • grade in school—2ndgrade, 9thgrade
      • but not for Level
    • date—July 1st, October 11th, February 15th
      • but not in number form:
        • 7/1st/20 >7/1/20
        • 11/11th/20>11/11/20
        • 2/15th/20>2/15/20

There is/There are: We use to say what is in a room or place.

Singular:

There is/There’s

Plural:

There are

There is a cup. There are two cups.
There is a pencil. There are some pencils.
There is a book. There are many books.
There is a plate. 1.     There are five ­­­­________.
There is a bowl. 2.     There are three ­­­­________.
There is one chair. 3.     There are four ­­­­________.
There is a table. 4.     There are eight ­­­­________.
There is a box. 5.     There are many ­­­­________.
There is a sofa. 6.     There are a few ­­­­________.
There is one sink. 7.     There are several ­­­­________.

 Adjectives—Describe nouns

  Adjectives
describe people happy, sad, hungry, worried, tired, excited, nice, good, tall, short, thin, heavy, smart, intelligent, funny
Describe things big, small, colorful, expensive, cheap, black, red, yellow, new, old, easy, difficult
describe places hot, cold, beautiful, old, new, big, small, quiet, noisy
    1. My home is ________________.
    2. This room is ________________.
    3. My street is ________________.
    4. My spouse is ________________.
    5. My best friend is ________________.
    6. Portland is ________________.
    7. My hometown is ________________.
7. Study adjectives:

Adjectives—Describe nouns

  Adjectives
describe people happy, sad, hungry, worried, tired, excited, nice, good, tall, short, thin, heavy, smart, intelligent, funny
Describe things big, small, colorful, expensive, cheap, black, red, yellow, new, old, easy, difficult
describe places hot, cold, beautiful, old, new, big, small, quiet, noisy

ORDER: for more than 1 adjective

  size shape age color material  
A big round old red ceramic plate.
A big black plastic spoon.
A small white plastic fork.
A small white ceramic bowl.
A small colorful ceramic cup.
A small pointy black metal knife.
8. Study the prepositions:
IN ON AT

 

ENCLOSED SPACES

·       in the US

·       in Portland

·       in a box

·       in my pocket

·       in a wallet

·       in a building

·       in a car

·       in a room

 

 

BODIES OF WATER

·       in the water

·       in the sea

·       in the river

 

LINES

·       in a row

·       in a line

·       in a queue

SURFACES

·       on the wall

·       on the ceiling

·       on the door

·       on the cover

·       on the floor

·       on the carpet

·       on the menu

·       on a page

 

SMALL ISLANDS

·       I stayed on Maui

 

DIRECTIONS

·       on the left

·       on the right

·       straight on

PLACES

·       at the bus stop

·       at the door

·       at the cinema

·       at the end of the street/road

·       at the entrance

·       at the corner

 

PLACES ON A PAGE

·       at the top of the page

·       at the bottom of the page

 

GROUPS OF PEOPLE

·       at the back of the class

·       at the front of the class

·       at the soccer game

 

in on at
in a car on a bus at home
in a taxi on a train at work
in a helicopter on a plane at school
in a boat on a ship at the front
in an elevator on a bicycle, on a motorcycle at college
in the newspaper on a horse, on an elephant at the top
in the sky on the radio, on television at the bottom
in an office on the left, on the right at the mall
in the garden on the way at the store

2. Grammar review:

3. Study Verbs
4. Study Vocabulary about the Body
Homework for Week 8 (for Wednesday 5/20):
  1. Check your answers to textbook and workbook
  2. Study prepositions of time (below)
  3. Do practice for prepositions of time

PREPOSITIONS OF TIME

Use:

  • in for MONTHS, YEARS, CENTURIES and LONG PERIODS
  • on for DAYS and DATES
  • at for a PRECISE (specific) TIME
IN ON AT
MONTHS, YEARS, CENTURIES and LONG PERIODS DAYS and DATES PRECISE TIME
in May on Sunday at 3 o’clock
in summer on Tuesdays at 10:30am
in the summer on March 6th at noon (12pm)
in 1990 on Dec. 25th,  2010 at dinnertime
in the 1990s on Christmas Day at bedtime
in the next century on the 4thof July at sunrise
in the Ice Age on my birthday at sunset
in the past/future on New Year’s Eve at the moment

Look at these examples:

  1. In Portland, it often rains in December.
  2. Do you think we will go to Jupiter in the future?
  3. There should be a lot of progress in the next century.
  4. Do you work on Mondays?
  5. Her birthday is on November 20th.
  6. Where will you be on New Year’s Day?
  7. I have a meeting at 9am.
  8. The shop closes at midnight.
  9. Jane went home at lunchtime.

Notice the use of the prepositions of time in and on in these common expressions:

in on
in the morning on Tuesday morning
in the mornings on Saturday mornings
in the afternoon(s) on Sunday afternoons
in the evening(s) on Monday evening
on the weekend

Notice the use of the preposition of time at in the following standard expressions:

Expression Example
at night The stars shine at night.
at Christmas/Easter I stay with my family at Christmas.
at the same time We finished the test at the same time.
5. Body Vocabluary
6. Verb Practice

INFORMATION FROM CLASS:

VERBS

Simple Present Present Continuous Simple Past
  1. He smiles.
He is smiling. He smiled.

 

  1. She waves.
She is waving. She waved.

 

  1. I walk.
I am walking. I walked.

 

  1. We laugh.
We are laughing. We laughed.

 

  1. You cough.
You are coughing. You coughed.

 

HABIT, FACT NOW PAST
Every day In the moment Yesterday, last week

 PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Form:

SUBJECT                  BE                               VERB             

I                                   am

I am studying.

He/She/It                   is                     +          -ing

She is studying.

We/You/They            are

You are studying.

Examples:

 

Ex1.   Right now I am working on my computer.

Ex2.   He is backpacking at Mt. Hood.

Ex3.   The man is looking at the sunset.

Statement                                                                    Negative                      

I am +  -ing                  We are + -ing                          I am NOT +  -ing               We are NOT +  -ing

You are +  -ing             You are +  -ing                         You are NOT +  -ing          You are NOT +  -ing

He/she/it is +  -ing        They are +  -ing                                   He/she/it is NOT +  -ing                They are NOT +  -ing

 

Ex. You are readinga book.                 You are  not reading a book.

Question                                                                 Short answer

Am I +  -ing?                Are we +  -ing?                                    Yes, I am.

No, we aren’t.

Are you +  -ing?                       Are you +  -ing?                        Yes, you are.

No, you aren’t.

Is he/she/it +  -ing?      Are they +  -ing?                              Yes, she is.

No, they aren’t.

 

  1. Are you reading a book?   Yes, I am.
  2. Is he reading a book?   No, he isn’t.
  3. Is she typing?   Yes, she is.
  4. Are we studying French?   No, we aren’t. We are studying English!
  5. Are they cooking lunch?           Yes, they are.
  6. Is it raining today?   No, it isn’t.

BE VERB

It                is             easy.

Subject + Verb + Adjective