November 4, 5, 6, 7

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November 4
2b Confess

Listening
#1 Read the police document and listen.
#2 Listen to the rest of the interview. Match times from the box with pictures 1-3.
#3 Listen again and answer the questions.
Homework: Irregular verbs worksheet

November 5

Setting - Worksheet

November 6
Novel reading

In your notebook, please answer these questions:

1.  Author Biography:
Conduct brief research on the author. Choose two internet sources, or one internet
source and one printed source from the library. Learn some basic facts about his/
her life, including a brief account of his/her life, when/why/how s/he started to
write, and the major events in history, politics and/or the writer’s personal
experience that impact his/her works of literature. Write 50-100 words.

2. What is the time and place of the book? What evidence in the book tells you this?

3. Name and describe the main character in the book. Describe him/her physically and
describe his/her personality and history, if known. Then give your impression of him/her.

4. Name and describe a minor character. Describe her/him physically and describe her/his
personality and history, if known. Explain how s/he is important to the story and the

ideas of the book.

Homework:  Finish this classwork for homework

Julia - Worksheet Thursday:)

November 7
Exploring grammar
Past continuous
#4 Complete the table with was, were and wasn't
#5 Complete the dialogue, p 17
#6 Complete the detective's questions p 17

Past simple and past continuous
#7 Complete the rules with past simple or past continuous p 17
#8 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the past simple and past continuous p 17

Homework: Complete the below online exercises.
http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/past-simple-past-continuous-exercise-1.html
http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/verb-tenses.html 
http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/past-continuous-past-simple-exercises.html 
http://www.ihbristol.com/free-english-exercises/test/esol-smc-past-simple-past-continuous