Week 7 homework (November 4 to 7, 2024)
Note: Please try to finish the homework before the next class. You don’t need to send it to me because we usually talk about the answers in class. Also, when you finish the homework & prepare for class, it helps me decide if you will be ready for Level 3 or not.
from class Monday, November 4, 2024:
1. Ben’s Pet Hen <– Click here for the handouts from class. Read and listen to the story. Repeat the words. Focus on the short ĕ sound. Study the vocabulary on the last page.
- Audio for Ben’s Pet Hen <– Click here for the audio.
2. Workbook page 12, Exercises I and J. Listen to the audio and complete the exercises in your workbook. For extra writing practice, copy Exercise J into your notebook. We’ll talk about the answers in class on Wednesday, November 6, 2024.
- Audio for Workbook page 12, Exercise I <– Click here for the audio.
- Audio for Workbook page 12, Exercise J <– Click here for the audio.
3. Video practice:
- Prepositions of Location with Misha & Larissa <– Click here for the video. The video is on Youtube, so you need to click on SKIP ADS or wait for the ad to end.
- Times of Day with Misha & Larissa <– Click here for the video. The video is on Youtube, so you need to click on SKIP ADS or wait for the ad to end.
4. short ĕ sound animation <– Click here to practice the short ĕ sound like in egg. Then click on this image 
to hear the sound. Click on this image 
to see how your mouth moves. You can click on other sounds and listen/watch, too.
from class Wednesday, November 6, 2024:
1. Prepare for your Unit 1 test.
- Review Student Book pages 18 to 27. Look at the blue boxes. Look at the exercises.
- Review the exercises in your Workbook pages 8 to 13.
2. Time practice 
- Continue to practice with your clock and the handout we used in class.
- Student Book page 32, Exercises A, B & C. We’ll check your answers in class tomorrow before the test.
- Audio for Student Book page 32, Exercise B <– Click here for the audio.
3. Review the grammar videos:
- Prepositions of place <– Click here for the video. It is on Youtube, so you need to SKIP ADS.
- Prepositions of direction <– Click here for the video. It’s on Youtube, so you need to SKIP ADS.
- There is/There are with Misha & Larissa <– Click here for the video. It’s on Youtube, so you need to SKIP ADS.
- Misha & Larissa about the BE verb <– Click here for the video. It’s on Youtube, so you need to SKIP ADS.
- Grammar video about articles (a/an/the/ Ø ) <– Click here for the video. The video is on Youtube, so you may need to SKIP ADS at the beginning.
- Grammar video about singular and plural nouns <– Click here for the video. The video is on Youtube, so you may need to SKIP ADS at the beginning.
from class Thursday, November 7, 2024:
Please remember –> No class Monday, November 11, 2024 in observance of Veterans Day.
1. Continue to read and listen to Ben’s Pet Hen <– Click here for the handouts from class. Repeat the words. Focus on the short ĕ sound. Study & practice the vocabulary on the last page.
- Audio for Ben’s Pet Hen <– Click here for the audio.
2. Student Book pages 68 & 69. Listen and repeat the vocabulary on page 68, Exercise A (<– Click here for the audio.) Then try page 69, Exercise A. We’ll practice the phrases and check the answers in class on Wednesday, November 13, 2024.
- Student Book p. 68, Exercise A <– Click here for the audio.
3. Student Book page 71, Exercise D <– Click here for the audio. Listen and repeat the verbs for simple present 3rd-person singular — It works. She drives. He relaxes.
4. Workbook pages 26 & 27, Exercises A & B. Complete the exercises in your workbook, or, for extra writing practice, copy them into your notebook. We’ll check the answers in class on Wednesday, November 13, 2024.
5. Extra video practice:
- Simple Present (ESL Library) <– Click here for the video. The video is on Youtube, so you may need to SKIP ADS at the beginning.
- Adverbs of Frequency (ESL Library) <– Click here for the video. The video is on Youtube, so you may need to SKIP ADS at the beginning.
- Yes/No Questions with BE or DO in the Present (ESL Library) <– Click here for the video. The video is on Youtube, so you may need to SKIP ADS at the beginning.