Monday, April 27, 2015

April 28, 29, 30, May 1

April 28
8b Computer games

Vocabulary - Human achievement: verbs and nouns
p. 82, #1

Reading
p. 82, #2 - Read the article

Listening
p. 82, #3  Listen to the history of computer games and order inventions.

Homework #43 Passive 2

April 29
Exploring Grammar - Causative have (have something done)
p. 83, #5 Complete the sentences
          #6 Complete the text
          #7 Write sentences with causative have
          #8 Pronunciation

Describe a computer game that you know. Explain why you like the game.

April 30
Read Theory    OR
1Think of a promise you've broken. What happened and how did you feel?
2.  If you saw someone being bullied, would you do anything about it? If so, how would you help them?
3. If you saw somebody selling a valuable antique for $10, would you buy it off them or tell them, and why? What would happen?

May 1
Labour Day - Enjoy your holiday

Tuesday, April 21, 2015

April 21, 22, 23, 24

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April 21
Exploring Grammar - The passive
p. 81, #3, 4, 5, 6
Homework - Passive 1 (is done/was done) Unit 42, p. 84
Julia - is done, was done (passive 1) Unit 21, p. 52

April 22
Correct homework

Present Perfect/Past Simple Quiz

April 23
Read Theory   OR
Writing

1) If you could change the length of a day, would you lengthen it or shorten it? How would the world change as a result?

2) Describe your most prized possession and how you got it.What makes it so special to you?


3) If you could read people's thoughts, what would you do and why? Whose thoughts would you want to read most, and why?

April 24
8b Computer games

Vocabulary - Human achievement: verbs and nouns
p. 82, #1

Reading
p. 82, #2 - Read the article

Listening
p. 82, #3  Listen to the history of computer games and order inventions.

Sunday, April 12, 2015

April 14, 15, 16, 17

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April 14

Present Perfect/Past Simple . . .

New Unit - On Screen
Have a Look! p. 79

April 15
8a Prize Money

Reading, p. 80 #1, 2

April 16
Read Theory    OR
Writing Practice  - choose 1 (http://busyteacher.org/creative_writing_prompts_part_one.html)

   1) Imagine you were given a free wish, but you had to wish something for someone else. What would you wish, for who, why?
  2) What if scientists found that an asteroid was going to destroy the planet in one month? What would you do with your last month of life?
  3) If you were a type of sauce, which sauce would you be? Why?

April 17
Exploring Grammar - The passive
p. 81, #3, 4, 5, 6

Write game show questions