Reading LAB Practice

Hi all,



Today, you will practice reading in the LAB.

Click on the Ultimate Speed Reader icon on the desktop.

Put your headset on and follow the instructions.

Millie

Answers to New Password 5: Unit 2 Wrap-up

Hi everyone,

Here are the answers to Unit 2 in our New Password 5 book.

NP 5 – Unit 2 Wrap-up Answers

Summaries of each paragraph:

Par. 1: Scientists have proven that the brains of teenagers differ from the brains of adults or children.

Par. 2: Scientists have discovered that the teen behaviors which worry parents most happen because of brain changes/development.

Also, they found that the brain continues to grow after the age of 3 and that the brain of an adult is smaller than the brain of a teenager.

Par. 3: The brain cells that are used the most remain in the brain; those that are used less begin to die until the brain becomes fully grown.

Par. 4: Parents should have an understanding when it comes to the way teenagers spend time because what teens do today will have an impact on their brains for the remainder of their lives.

Word Grammar – the definitions of the bolded words (p 85)

2. Underachievers are people who do not put enough pressure on themselves to perform well, so they don’t achieve as much as they could.

- don’t try hard enough

- perform below expectations

3. Self-expression is the act of expressing your thoughts or feelings

Studying phrasal verbs (p 87)

A.    1. NO object

2. Yes, there is an object (your little brother)

3. NO object

Word Families (p 86)

1.      Victimize

2.      Economize

3.      Publicize

4.      Criticize

5.      Pressurize

Playing With Words (p 87)

1.      Background

2.      Data

3.      Likely

4.      Aggression

5.      Absences

6.      Perfectionist

7.      Lack

8.      Survive

9.      Pattern

10.  Official

11.  Despite

12.  Gifted

Building Dictionary Skills (p 87)

1.      a. 1            b. 2

2.      a. 2            b. 1      c. 3

3.      a. 1            b. 4      c. 2

Have a good night!

Adjective Clauses

Good morning,

A. The first thing you should do is check your Adjective Clauses homework.

B. Go to the following websites and complete the exercises.

1. Go to http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/StudyZone/410/grammar/adjord.htm

                

                Read the explanation for adjectives and in what order we write them. Then, do the 

                exercises.

2. Go to http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/StudyZone/410/grammar/adj.htm

               

               Read the explanation for Adjective Clauses. Then, do the exercises.

3. Go to http://eslgrammarpractice.blogspot.ca/2011/10/using-relative-pronouns-and-adjective.html

          *** After writing the sentences, listen to each correct sentence and repeat it           after the speaker. 

4. Go to http://www.learnamericanenglishonline.com/Orange%20Level/Exercises_for_the_Orange_Level/Exercise_5_adjective_clauses.html

WRITE your answers in your notebook. After you finish all the sentences, check your answers by clicking on the link at the bottom of the page.

Enjoy!

Bed Bug Videos

Hi everyone,

Please go to the following websites to answer the questions on your Bed Bug worksheet.

General Bed Bug Information Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BnU4n9jbw4

Bed Bugs in the Workplace – Part 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4DBbdSd0EQ

Bed Bugs in the Workplace – Part 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnFl8wBjl2o

Moving to Hamilton and Bed Bugs    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MTDufboLNk

Please email me if you want me to send you any of the PPT presentations from today's class.

Millie

Register for the Children's Party at Mohawk

Hi everyone,

Below is the information for the Children's Party:

Saturday, December 3^rd from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the gym. There will be crafts, balloons, face painting, inflatable areas, a holiday train, pictures with Santa and treats to eat. To register, go to: https://www.eply.com/2016ChildrensHolidayParty1668514   and register before November 28^th. 

Have a good weekend!

Millie

Reading Skills - Scanning and Skimming

Good morning all,

PLEASE READ BEFORE YOU DO THE ACTIVITIES BELOW: Some of you have asked me about websites to practice certain skills that we learn in class. Whenever I look for online activities for you (the class), I always go on Google and search for the specific skills that I want you to practice or that we are working on. YOU can do the same at home. For example, to find these activities, I typed in the search bar scanning reading practice. Many different websites popped up. I clicked on each website on the first page one by one to find good activities. I scanned and skimmed the exercises to see if they are good.

You can do the same with ANY of the subjects that we practice in class.

For example, if we are practicing the Present Perfect and you want more practice at home, go on Google and type in Present Perfect Practice. If you want to find the best websites to practice English, go on Google and type in the best websites to practice English. Many websites will pop up. Play around on the websites to see what you like. The internet has so many useful resources! THIS IS A VERY SIMPLE AND IMPORTANT COMPUTER/SEARCH SKILL that you will need.

Now let’s do some exercises! Today you will practice scanning and skimming.

1. Go to the website below. Read about skimming and do the exercises.

http://www.uefap.com/reading/efficien/skim/skim.htm

2. Go to the website below. Do the skimming exercises. These exercises are based on skimming only one paragraph. Remember to read the first sentence.

http://wps.pearsoned.co.uk/ema_uk_he_price_effectivestudy_1/84/21617/5534086.cw/content/index.html

3. Go to the website below. READ THE INSTRUCTIONS. The first exercise involves scanning skills. You are timed. Read each question. Then scan the reading to find the answer. Once you are done, click on Next Exercise at the bottom of the page.

http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/570/pulp/hemp2.htm

4. Go to the website below. Read the facts sheets for each entry level and do the worksheets.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/topic/skimming-and-scanning/resources/e1-e2

Millie

Homework for the Weekend

Hi everyone,

1. Please got to the following websites and practice the present perfect tense. At the bottom of the page you will see Continue with the exercises. Click on that so you can do the exercises.

             http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/pperf.htm

             http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/ppvpast.htm

2. Go to https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpas-preper and scroll all the way to the bottom of the page and do the exercises.

Enjoy!
Millie

LAB Instructions - November 1, 2016

Hi everyone,

1. If you did not complete Step 2 from last LAB’s period, please go to the website now and finish the activities.

2. If you have finished, go to the following websites and do the exercises:

http://www.mhhe.com/socscience/english/langan/sentence_skills/exercises/ch06/p4exc.htm

http://englishmistakeswelcome.com/run-on%20quiz.htm

3. Go to http://depts.dyc.edu/learningcenter/owl/index.htm . This is the same website we went to last time. However, this time we will be doing different kinds of exercises.

On the left side of the page, you will see some headings and topics. Under the Grammar, Parts of Speech heading, click on each topic and complete the exercises. For example, the first topic is Nouns. Read the explanation for nouns and complete exercise 1 and 2. After you finish these exercises, move onto the next topic and do the same. The last topic you will finish is Clauses.

Have fun!

Millie