I had reasons to stop posting the ESL material here but it seems I have to resume this practice. A lot of students cannot make it to the end of the class. For the time being I will do this for Level 5 at the library. 

am class 5

I went to school.

It was very hard for me to left to my parents' house.

Leave something.

 

It Was difficult to left leave.

 

I want to see a movie. Present tense

I wanted to saw a movie.

I wanted to see a movie. Past tense followed by infinitive.

·       Infinitive is a to+verb

·       You don't change the verb after "to".

 

I learned to cook with my mom when I was single.

·       When connects the two actions in the past.

 

 

meet- met

got married

We had our first child in 2000.

We had our second child in 2003.

We left Japan in 2007.

We moved to Ohio. We lived there for one year.

 

 

I was working. Past progressive

 

I worked = I work

I was working = I am working

 

I was worked

I am work – ing

I work

I am working

 

I ?  working

 

Simple tenses                                            Progressive tenses

I work – present	I am working – present
I worked – past	I was working – past
Use the verb as it is in the dictionary. For past tense you add –ed or you use the second form of the verb. When you make a question or negative we use "do" for present and "did" for past.	In progressive tenses we use the verb "to be" I am; we, you, they are; he, she it is. Present I, he, she was; we, you, they were Past   To make the structure of the progressive tense we need "to be" and "-ing" suffix at the end of the verb.

 

 

Homework

1.    Copy your stories for today's homework with corrections

2.    Write your last and first name on the top.

3.    Staple the draft under the corrected copy.

4.    I will collect those next class.

Page 75 B

Workbook – Lesson C

Practice pronunciation of the sounds we studied today. At least 10 times.

 

 

 

PM class notes

Editorial, editorship  edit edition  

Haziness; haze

Fun- funny

Misty – mist  

Glimmer gleam ; gleaming

 

Immigrate – move, change place; relocate; transfer; transmigrate

=/ stay in same place; remain

 

Flash – quick bright light

Spark – elemental – produce quick light from something material with high energy.

Sparkle- she has sparkles in her shoes and in her eyes.

Splendor – 9 am; dew

Brilliance – shine a lot; the brilliance of the stars or the sun   

Dawn – 6am

Beam – directed light ; ray

Gloss

Luster

Follow

 

 

 

The animals migrate when the seasons change.

 There are many empty vessels in the shipyard in CA.

He persists with his questioning.

The mountains look hazy.

His teeth look like summer clouds gleaming white.

For ten years / he was / the deputy chief editor / of major South Asia Weekly / in Mumbal.

Bolt

 

Gerund structure

Verb+ing

I like eating ceviche.

I like to eat ceviche.  

 

I want to do

I need to

 

I look forward to see you  

I look forward to seeing you.

I am looking forward to seeing you.

I was looking …

 

Persist in doing something

 

Verb

Verb+ particle

Look

Look for – search

Look up – search in dictionary , catalog

Look after – take care

 

 Insist on doing smth

 

Un/ruly not rule ;  

Rival – enemy , contender, opponent  [rival] [raiv∂l] val a – a vale – ei ;

violent  [ai] – aggressive; force

brutal – brute, barbarian

opponent – competitor [∂poun∂nt]  

brawl [o] – awful awesome

equinox

stress of the word

Nikolay

 

Homework

Stress affects the pronunciation of the words.

Please review the effect of the stress in the new vocabulary.

Bring 5 words for next time and explain pronunciation in your groups. – use dictionary - m-w.com for example, and listen to pronunciation 10 times repeating the words.

Use the new words in sentences.

 

nik-esl.blogspot.com

AM class notes

Vocabulary

Stand Lamp

Table

Picture

Couch

vase

flower pot. Dirt; potting mix – you grow plants in the flower pot.

Framed picture

Wedding picture

 

Bride and groom

3^rd wedding anniversary

What was Victoria's comment on the wedding picture?

 

Conversation B.

Why does Victoria think that Natalia is going to college?

She thinks she is too tall for her age.

Olga left Russia 14 years ago and she moved to USA.

 

I left Bulgaria 10 years ago and I moved to USA.

Now I'm 38. I moved to USA when I was 28.

I lived in Bulgaria for 28 years.

 

What did Olga and her husband do in Moscow?

"We went to school together before we got married"

 

A Bulgarian custom – Baba Marta

Baba Marta is represented as a grumpy old woman that changes her mind all the time. And that is why the weather in Bulgaria changes all the time in March.  

 

You wear your Martenitsa until you see a stork or a budding tree.

It is a symbol of good health. Red= blood; white – snow.

 

 

 Past Tense= Use for actions that started and finished in the past.

 

Regular verbs	Irregular verbs
-ed	Have to study.

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/605/01/

 

help verb = do; past tense – did

statement	Question	negative
She left Korea in 1974	When did she left Korea? When did she leave Korea.	She didn't stay in Korea.

 

 

Homework:

Write a story about yourself in Past Tense – half a page

Use the verbs in past tense correctly.

Hints and ideas: meet your best friend/ start going to school/ learn to cook/ leave your parents' house/ get your first job/

 

Workbook – lessons A and B.

 

CHS 11/4 class notes - writing a paragraph

Wednesday, November 04, 2009

CHS

 

Structure is very important for writing.

 

Paragraph:

Describe

 

I.                Topic sentence – not too long, not too short, and it has to grab the reader's attention. Not boring. Somewhat special and different than everyday.

II.            Physical appearance – help the reader create a mental picture of your friend. Use the reader's imagination
focus on character – specific things, hobbies, interests
how you interact with that person. What is your connection.

III.       Conclusion: summary. Paraphrase what you said.
here – say what you think and how you feel about this person.  

 

Always start with a prewrite: brainstorm ideas for 2 minutes.

 

Torrential rain

Torrential wave- giant, massive, enormous.

Resent

- You are fat and stupid.

- I resent your remark.

Molest  -

Gloomy ≠ sunny, bright; happy, cheerful

Un-fore-seen  

 

stdl am 11/4 class notes and homework

Scope of the lesson:

Past tense

irregular verbs

hints how to study and memorize

Questions and negatives

 

Irregular verbs

 

1.   become - became 2.   bring- brought 3.   buy- bought 4.   choose- chose 5.   cost- cost 6.   drink - drank 7.   find- found 8.   hear- heard 9.   hide- hid 10.                     know- knew

1.   hurt - hurt 2.   ride- rode 3.   see- saw 4.   send- sent 5.   speak- spoke 6.   steal- stole 7.   think- thought 8.   take- took 9.   write- wrote 10.                     wear- wore

 

How to study for improvement:

1.   Check how much you know

2.   It is better someone else to correct your mistakes.

3.   Repeat out loud the correct way a few times

4.   Copy 10 times your mistakes to gain mechanical memory.

5.   Recheck how much you have improved.

 

 

Past Tense (continued):

1.   Questions

Use "did"

What did you do? I studied at the library. I didn't study at the library.
Where did you go? I went to the gym. I didn't go to the gym

Who did you see? I saw my friend. I didn't see my friend.

 

Compare with present simple:

Where does he go? He goes to work.

 

Time flies by.

When did you drive for the first time?

Did you get married in Bulgaria?

How many cars did you buy?

I met her at a bridge tournament.

 

Negatives:

Didn't do.

 

We finish the class with a party.

Nov 25

Nov 30 – away: 1. Substitute X

Dec 2 away

Dec 9 – wed X

Dec 8 and dec 10 last class and party

 

Homework:

What did you do last weekend? Write a short story of 5 sentences.

CHS Homework and class notes

A friend is one of the nicest things you can have, and one of the best things you can be.

 

What are the important qualities of a friend?

 

David:

Responsibility

To be able to give you advice

Intelligence

 

Ivan:

To be open-minded: a friend to be able to talk about sensitive topics, controversial topics. Taboos

To be wise

Good sense of humor: life is to be lived and enjoyed.

 

Alexa:

Sin-ce-ri-ty [to be sin-cere]  

To be respectful – in sense of being open-minded – I don't need friends to judge me [to be judgmental] – to be understanding

 

 

http://www.quotationspage.com/subjects/friendship/

 

you present yourself in one way with words and you end up acting in a different way inconsistent with the way you present yourself.

 

 

Imagine there's no heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today...

 

Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace...

You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one

Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world...

You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will live as one

Homework

Topic:

How much and what are you willing to give up in life and for what cause?

How do you define "freedom" and "happiness" from your perspective?

 

Bring you draft.