Friday, April 3, 2020--Announcements and Assignments

Friday, April 3, 2020

ANNOUNCEMENTS

1) I don’t ask for you to send me the answers to every assignment. When I do ask for them (as when I asked for your answers to the three questions in the 3/31 assignment #1), please do so. From now on, when I ask for you to send me an assignment, I will highlight the request in this blue-green color. I will also go back to previous assignments and highlight the ones I want you to send. There are at least 3 ways to send it:

• Email me at calderk@bhc.edu
• Text me at 309-948-9615
• Take picture of your answers and send the picture to me by text or email.

2) I am keeping track of who sends me homework assignments and who doesn’t. 😯

ASSIGNMENTS

1) If I have asked you to send me your answers to a previous assignment and you haven’t yet done it, please do so by Monday, April 6th. 

2) Alphabetics

We will resume our daily alphabetics next week. (I’ll tell you more about that later). Before the break, we had worked with 4 of the 4 short vowel sounds: a, i, o, and u.

• We have not yet worked with the short e sound (as in bed and men), but I will introduce it to you soon. For now, try this game/quiz on the 5 short vowel sounds in three-letter CVC words by clicking the link below. Keep track of how many you get right on the your first try (the game allows you to check each answer as you go), because this quiz doesn’t tell you how many you got right at the end).

• Click on the link below to take the quiz on short vowels and then text me or email me the number of words you got correct on the first try (keep track as you do the exercise):

LINK: Practice with short vowels in CVC words

3) Vocabulary

Future English 3 Workbook, p. 143, Ex. C--The instructions say to complete the sentences using boldfaced words from the article. But the book made a mistake--one of the answers actually is not in boldfaced type.

• Choose from the following words and complete the 5 sentences in Exercise C, p. 143. I will post the answers on Monday. You do not need to send your answers to me.

          remain           run           compromise           location            independent

• Please answer the following three questions and send me your answers in a text message or email:

1. What is a synonym (word that means about the same) for run as it is used in this sentence: The North and the South had very different ideas about how the government should run. (you may use a dictionary or thesaurus if you need to)
2. What is the national capital of the country you are from? (answer with a complete sentence)
3. What do you know about the history of your country's capital? (answer with a complete sentence)

4)  Future English 3 Workbook, p. 144--Do exercises A and B on the past passive. I will post the answers on Monday, April 6th (you do not need to send them to me).

Friday’s post will be published this evening

Friday, April 3, 2020

I apologize for being late in posting. Today’s announcements and assignments will be posted this evening.

Thursday, April 2, 2020--Announcements and Class Assignments

Thursday, April 2, 2020

Announcements

1) To watch a video on basic information about the coronavirus (COVID-19):

• Click on the link below to watch the video in English
• At the same link you can also watch the video in French, Spanish, Arabic, and a few other languages

LINK: Basic information on the coronavirus in several languages

2) Next week I will tell you more about how we will use an online meeting site for at least some of our classes (we will be able to see and hear each other).

3) Soon we will also begin to use Burlington English again as part of our online class meetings. Their website is providing some new resources for online learning because of the coronavirus situation. I will send you each of you your login information (in case you've forgotten or misplaced it). 

*UPDATE*: I have updated the homework answers for 4/1/20 to include the answers to the Workbook, p. 143, Exercises A and B. I apologize for leaving them out at first!

Assignments for Thursday, April 2, 2020


1) Review previous pages in Unit 12

Before the break, were working on Unit 12 in the Future English 3 Textbook. Some of you were not able to be in class for all of these lessons. Please review Unit 12, pp. 225-241 by skimming these pages. Also, be sure to do any exercises you have not yet completed on:

• superlatives (pp. 230-231)
• reading a subway map (pp. 232-233)
• the simple present passive (pp. 236-237)
• freedom of religion in the United States (pp. 238-239)
• President Abraham Lincoln(p. 240)

You don't have to finish what you missed all at once! You have until next Wednesday, April 8, to catch up on this work. Then we will review Unit 12 to prepare for a quiz.

2) Review comparative and superlative adjectives by clicking the link below (be careful not to use capital letters or extra spaces when you type--the answer checker reads them as wrong answers).

LINK: Quiz for practicing comparatives and superlatives

3) Click the link below to practice the vocabulary from "The Nation's Capital Finds a Home" (Workbook, p. 142) at studystack.com. You can use flashcards, games, quizzes, etc. to practice the words and definitions there.

LINK: The Nation's Capital vocabulary

4) After you practice with the words at studystack.com, make sure you have completed the matching exercise from Wednesday's post (#4). Under "Homework Answers" at the upper right of this page, click on "Answers for 4/1/20 homework" to check your work. Here you can also check your answers for Workbook, p. 143, Exercises A and B.

*UPDATE*: I have updated the homework answers for 4/1/20 to include the answers to the Workbook, p. 143, Exercises A and B. I apologize for leaving them out at first!

Wednesday, April 1, 2020--Announcements and Class Assignments

Wednesday, April 1, 2020

Hello again, everyone! I received texts from several of you, but there seems to be some confusion on several points. First, here are a few announcements:

• For this week, please check the blog daily for assignments and announcements. Follow the instructions for each assignment.

• I am working to set up a true online class, in which we will all be able to see and talk to one another through a meeting website. I will send more information by the weekend.

• Some of you have let me know you are not receiving my emails or texts--thank you! I believe I have responded to everyone who sent me such a message. If you are still not getting emails and texts from me, please send me your correct phone number and email address by text and/or email:
• 309-948-9615
• calderk@bhc.edu

• If you have missed any of my messages, just keep checking this blog, which contains all the information I have been sending out (see my last few posts).

• I notice that some of you respond to me using WhatsApp rather than standard texting. So I will try to set up a WhatsApp chatroom for sending out announcements, too.

I will type assignments in RED so that you can find them easily.

First, let's go over Tuesday's assignments.

1) Everyone was supposed to email or text me their answers to 3 questions. However, only one person did. Please reread Tuesday 3/31/2020 assignment #1, and send me a text or email with your answers to the 3 questions.

2) I have added a section titled "Homework Answers" on the top right side of this page, underneath the box with all the subject tabs, to the left of the Search box. The section looks like this:                                

Look for this section at the top right side of this page, and click on "Answers to Tues. 3/31/20 homework--textbook, p. 242" to check your own homework. 

3) You were to read the article on the nation's capital on p. 142 in the Future English 3 Workbook and then circle 5 words that were new vocabulary for you. Rather than have you type them in a comment on this page, I changed the instructions. Instead, please write down the 5 words and send them to me in a text or email.

Assignments for Wednesday, April 1, 2020 

(due Thursday, April 2, 2020)

1) Have you texted or emailed me your answers from yesterday's assignment, #1 (see yesterday's post)? If not, please do so today.

2) Review how to form past passive verbs (past tense, passive voice) by doing the following:

• Click the link below and read the lesson on past passive: 

LINK: Lesson on past passive at learnamericanenglishonline.com

• As you scroll down the page, you will see that the lesson includes a listening lab practice and then a video for you to view. I am also putting links to the video and listening lab below. Watch the video.

LINK: Video--How to form past passive verbs

• After watching the video, click on the link for the listening lab below. You will see a page that looks like this:

Get out paper and pencil and number 1 to 10. After clicking the link to the listening lab page--

LINK: Listening lab on past passive verbs 

--click on the arrow in the orange circle to listen to the teacher read sentences.

As you listen, fill in the missing past passive verbs for the sentences he reads (you can just write the missing words on your own paper).

When you are finished, scroll down the page a little to check your answers (don't look at them before you're finished!).

3) Reread the article "The Nation's Capital Finds a Home" on p. 142 in the Future English 3 Workbook. 

• On p. 143, review what summarizing is by reading what is in the gray box at the top right of the page.
• Answer part A--choose the best summary of the article.
• Answer the six True/False questions in part B.
• We will check your answers tomorrow.

*UPDATE*: I have updated the homework answers for 4/1/20 to include the answers to the Workbook, p. 143, Exercises A and B. I apologize for leaving them out at first!

4) Vocabulary words

• Don't forget to text me 5 words from the article that are new to you (3/31/2020 assignment #3)
• I have chosen some vocabulary words from the article on p. 142. Below is a vocabulary exercise for you to do on your own paper.
• In front of each word on the left, put the letter of the definition on the right that matches it. You may use a dictionary.
• We will check answers tomorrow.

Vocabulary for Future English 3 Workbook, p. 142—“The Nation’s Capital Finds a Home”

I.  Matching: Put the letter of a definition in front of the vocabulary word it matches on the left. You may look in a dictionary if you need to.

____	1.   location	A. to stay
____	2.   compromise	B.  a person in charge of a U.S. government department
____	3.   capital	C.  money that is owed
____	4.   defeated	D.  a city where the government of a state or country is
____	5.   remain	E.  a place
____	6.   debt	F.  beaten in a contest or war
____	7.   secretary	G.  an agreement in which each side gets part of what it wants

Welcome to online English classes! Tuesday, March 31, 2020

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

Hello, everyone! Today is our first day of online class for Level 5a. It is very strange to try to teach classes from my home. I'm sure it will be strange at first for you to be an online student. I know that some of you also have children at home and are trying to help them do school online!

This week (March 31-April 3) will be a time for all of us to get used to this new way of doing class. We will keep it simple this week. 

DO THE FOLLOWING THINGS EACH WEEKDAY:

1) Please check this blog every day for your daily assignments.

I will send you the link to this blog by email and/or text message. You can also get on the internet and type in the web address: teacherkathybhc.blogspot.com

2) Do the daily assignments on your own. For each assignment, I will tell you how to respond so that I know you have completed the assignment. For example, I may ask you to do one or more of the following: (NOTE: I have updated the instructions below)

• Write a comment  on the day's assignments by clicking Comments or No Comments or Post a comment at the bottom of the post. Then type your comment in the box that says Leave Comment. The other students will be able to see your comment.
• Email me at calderk@bhc.edu
• Talk to me by phone or text (309-948-9615)
• Take a picture of your work and sent it to me by email or text

I will type assignments in RED so that you can find them easily.

Assignments for Tuesday, March 31, 2020 

(due Wednesday, April 1, 2020)

1) Email me or text me to tell me how you are doing by answering these three questions in complete sentences (you should write 3 to 6 sentences):

• Is everyone in your home healthy?
• What do you like or dislike about staying at home so much?
• Do you use your smartphone, a laptop, a desktop computer, or something else to get on the internet?

2) Future English for Future Results 3 textbook, Unit 12, Lesson 9, p. 242 

    Grammar: Past Passive Verbs

• Study the box on past passive verbs at the top of p. 242.
• Do practice 1A--Read about George Washington and follow the directions.
• Do practice 1B--Complete the paragraph using past passive verbs. 
• We will check your answers on Wednesday, April 1st.

3) Workbook, p. 142--"The Nation's Capital Finds a Home"

• Prepare to read the article: read the title, look at the picture, and read the first and last sentence of each paragraph.
• Read the whole article one time. Circle at least 5 words that are new to you (you don't know what they mean). 
• I am removing the instruction below to leave a comment for the time being, because I am changing the comment procedure. Instead, write down the 5 words on your own paper, then send them to me in a text or email.
• Please type these 5 words in a comment by clicking Comment or No Comments or Post a comment at the bottom of this post. Then type the words in the box labeled Leave your comment. It will look like this: