Phrasal Verbs: realenglish.com

Hi students,

A few of us met on Zoom last night ! It was great to see everyone !!!

Thanks to Michael for sharing an interesting presentation he is working on about Tai Chi !

Akiko mentioned that she is practicing phrasal verbs. So, try this link and see if you like it !

Phrasal Verbs on Real English

I hope to see some of you on Friday !

Diane

Wednesday May 20th: Happy Summer !

Hi class,

Today is the last day of official classes and I don't want to give you any lessons.

I just want to leave you with a beautiful picture of San Francisco today.

Thank you so much for studying with me this semester.

I will bring you information about registration soon via email.

Stay well and I look forward to seeing you again in August.

We will zoom tonight and on Friday and decide on a summer schedule for zoom classes.

Happy Summer to all !!!

Email me with any questions you have !

Diane

Tuesday May 19th Lesson: Future pages 96-97

Good morning everyone !

Today, let's look at pages 96-97 and practice looking at a college course catalog.

Open to page 96:

1. A: Look at the  questions. Read the course descriptions on page 97 and answer the questions.

    B: Read the schedule on page 97 and write answers.

Now look at page 97:

Read the information and complete the exercises on page 96.

Check your answers to page 96 below:

Answers to exercise 1B page 96:

Answers to exercise 2 Practice on page 96:

I'll email you a pdf of these pages !

Hope everyone has a good day.

See you on Zoom !

Diane

Monday May 18th Lesson: Job Training Opportunities

Good morning students ! How was your weekend ?

Today, please look at page 94 in your book:

1. Look at the job training classes in the ad.

2. Read the statements in part A. Then listen and write true or false for each statement.

Listen to track 5:

Check your answers to page 94 below:

Now look at page 95:

3. Look at the questions in exercise 3.  Listen to track 6 and try to answer the questions.

Listen to track 6 here:

Look at the audio script and practice the conversations:

We can practice together on Zoom later !

Friday May 15th Lesson: Although and Unless

Hi class,

Today, let's look at pages 92-93 in your book.

We have a grammar lesson about: "although" and "unless"

First, take a look at this information on Coordinating Conjunctions from englishclub.com:

You can also try the quiz here:

Now, let's look at page 92:

1. Read the grammar info and examples. Then try the 1 Practice exercise.

Check your answers to page 92 below:

Now, look at page 93:

2. A: Complete the sentences with phrase from the box and "although" or "unless".

2. B: Try to rewrite the sentences using "although" and "unless".

Check your answers to page 93 below:

How did you do ?

We can talk about this lesson on Zoom later today !

Extra exercise with "although" and "if" from ecenglish.com:

Extra exercise with "if", "unless" and "as long as" from soundgrammar.com:

One more from soundgrammar.com:

Have a great weekend !!!

Diane

Thursday May 14th Lesson: Workbook Reading - Performance Reviews

Good morning !

Today, let's try a reading from the workbook about performance reviews.

Look at page 60 in the workbook:

Scan: Read the article quickly to find what time periods the article mentions.

Was the answer a, b, or c ? The correct answer is: c

Now look at page 61:

Try the exercises and then check your answers below:

Check your answers:

That's it for today !

Enjoy the day and see you on Zoom tomorrow !

Diane

Wednesday May 13th Lesson: Constructive Criticism

Good morning class !

I think we talked about "constructive criticism" a bit. When you try to look up that term in a dictionary, sometimes it is difficult to find a definition of both words together. So, we can start by understanding each word.

constructive = ideas or materials that are helpful when building or developing something

criticism = to make a judgement or express opinions about what is good or bad

If we put those words together, the idea is to communicate what is working well or successfully and to offer suggestions on how to improve something to make it more successful

Here is more information from definitions.net:

Constructive criticism

Constructive criticism is the process of offering valid and well-reasoned opinions about the work of others, usually involving both positive and negative comments, in a friendly manner rather than an oppositional one.

How do you feel when others evaluate your work and give suggestions ? Do you feel comfortable or uncomfortable when people point out weaknesses you have ? Most of us feel uncomfortable at first. It takes practice to learn how to respond to criticism but it's necessary in many work and personal situations.

Today, let's look at page 90 to learn more about this concept:

1. Think about the questions and try to answer them in your own words.

2. Listen to track 3 and answer the questions in 2A.

    Then listen again and try to fill in the chart in 2B.

Listen to track 3:

Now look at page 91:

3. Listen to two people respond to constructive criticism. Do you think they responded well ?

Read over the list of expressions and then check the ones you hear:

Listen to track 4:

Listen again and read the script for pages 90 - 91:

Finally, check your answers to the exercises:

That is all for today !

I hope this was an interesting lesson for you.

Let's look over this lesson tonight when we Zoom !

Have a wonderful day and thanks for studying English with me !

Diane