Monday, September 21, 2009

Weekly Schedules

Each week I will post schedules here as comments.

5 comments:

  1. 4EF/Fall 2009/Cin
    Schedule Week One

    Texts: Understanding and Using English Grammar, by Betty Azar (UU)
    Talk It Through, by Kozyrev and Stein (TT)

    Monday, September 14:
    Introductions
    Diagnostics

    Tuesday, September 15:
    Introductions
    Diagnostics
    UU, chapter 2: Simple present (2-1)

    HW: 1. Make index cards of the words/participles you don’t know in the irregular verbs chart on pp. 22-23
    2. UU, p. 14, ex. 4

    Wednesday, September 16:
    UU, chapter 2: Present progressive and stative verbs (2-2, 2-3, 2-4)

    HW: UU, pp. 18-19, ex. 8; workbook handout, practices 2 and 3

    Thursday, September 17:
    First class: 8:30-9:15
    Second class: 9:30-10:15
    UU, chapter 2: Simple past (2-5, 2-6, 2-7)

    HW: UU, p. 25, ex. 15 and 16 (orally, with a partner; first answer “yes,” then answer “no)

    Friday, September 18:
    Book buying day
    First class: 9:30-10:45
    Second class: 11:00-12:15
    UU, chapter 2: Simple past and past progressive (2-9 and 2-10)

    HW: UU, chapter 2, ex. 19; for ex. 22, please write your paragraph on the blog (due on Tuesday)*


    *Each of you will be invited to join the class blog. Sometimes you will do your homework on the blog.

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  2. Schedule Week Two:

    Understanding and Using English Grammar (UU), ch. 3, 4, and maybe 5
    Talk It Through (TT), ch. 1

    Monday, September 21:
    UU, chapter 3: Present perfect/Present perfect progressive
    TT, chapter 1

    HW: UU, ch. 3, ex. 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11; ex. 4 and 6 (orally with a partner);
    *Blog homework—for Wednesday

    Tuesday, September 22:
    UU, chapter 3: Past perfect/Past perfect progressive
    TT, chapter 1

    HW: UU, ch. 3, ex. 15, 17, 19

    Wednesday, September 23:
    UU, chapter 4: Future (4-2/4-3/4-4)
    TT, chapter 1

    HW: UU, ch. 4, ex. 2, 4, 5, 7


    Thursday, September 24:
    UU, chapter 4: Future Progressive (4-5/4-6/4-7)
    TT, chapter 1

    HW: UU, ch. 4, ex. 10, 11, 12 (orally, with a partner)
    *Blog homework for Monday


    Friday, September 25:
    Friday Fun Day (1 hour with each teacher and then 2 hours together for fun and games)

    HW: TBA (to be announced)

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  3. 4EF/Fall 2009/Cin
    Schedule Week Three
    Understanding and Using English Grammar (UU), chapter 9
    Talk It Through (TT), ch. 2

    Monday, September 28:
    TT, chapter 1

    HW: UU, chapter 4, ex.11; chapter 5, ex. 1, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13
    also, study the chart 5-2 (adverb clauses to show time relationships)

    Tuesday, September 29:
    UU, review 1-5
    TT, chapter 1

    HW: Study for test tomorrow
    Watch the evening news (I will explain in class)

    Wednesday, September 30:
    Grammar Test (chapters 1-5)
    News broadcast

    HW:

    Thursday, October 1:
    UU, chapter 9: Modals (9-1, 9-2, 9-3, 9-4)
    TT, chapter 2

    HW: UU, ch. 9, ex. 3, 5

    Friday, October 2:
    UU, chapter 9: Modals (9-5, 9-6, 9-7)
    TT, chapter 2

    HW: UU, ch. 9, ex. 9, 12, 14
    *Blog assignment
    TT, watch a movie over the weekend and be prepared to give your review of the movie on Monday in an oral report.

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  4. 4EF/Fall 2009/Cin
    Schedule Week Four
    Understanding and Using English Grammar (UU), chapters 9 and 10
    Talk It Through (TT), ch. 2

    Monday, October 5:
    News broadcast
    UU: 9-7, 9-8

    HW: ch. 9, ex. 14, 17 (on the blog)
    Oral reports tomorrow: In TT, read p. 29 and 30 for how to organize your ideas

    Tuesday, October 6:
    Oral reports: Movie review
    UU: 9-9, 9-10
    TT: ch. 2

    HW: ch. 9, ex. 18, 23

    Wednesday, October 7:
    Oral reports: Movie review
    UU: 9-11
    TT: ch. 2

    *Re-test, chapters 1-5 (12:30, after class, in the EX room)

    HW: ch. 9, ex. 27 (on the blog); ch. 10, ex. 1

    Thursday, October 8:
    Oral reports: Movie review
    UU: 10-1, 10-2
    TT: ch. 2

    HW: UU, ch. 10, ex. 4, 5, 6, 7 (orally with a partner)

    Friday, October 9:
    Oral reports: Movie review
    UU: 10-3, 10-4
    TT: ch. 2

    HW: UU, ch. 11, 12, 13
    Other homework tba (to be announced)

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  5. Monday, October 12:
    Oral Reports: Movie Reviews (complete)
    UU: 10-3, 10-4, 10-5

    HW: UU, ch. 10, ex. 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
    Blog writing (due Wednesday)

    Tuesday, October 13:
    UU: 10-6, 10-7
    TT: ch. 3

    HW: UU, ch. 10, ex. 17, 24, 28 (with a partner)

    Wednesday, October 14:
    UU: 10-7, 10-8, 10-9
    TT: ch. 3

    HW: UU, ch. 10, ex. 29, 30, 33

    Thursday, October 15:
    Modals review
    UU: 11-1, 11-2
    TT: ch. 3

    HW: Study for grammar test tomorrow!

    Friday, October 16:
    Grammar Test: Modals

    HW: UU, ch. 11, ex. 1, 2, 3, 5

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