Just for fun

Here's a vocabulary challenge for you:
This is a complicated way of wording a common saying:

Compute not your immature gallinaceans prior to the puncture of their brittle epidermis.

Can you figure it out?

Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Good morning. I hope you are more wide awake than this little one...

 

Spend 30 minutes using the speed reading program to increase your reading speed. Remember to record your wpm.


Please read the following article and paraphrase each of the eight paragraphs, using the paper provided.


http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/04/08/adequate-napping-plays-key-role-in-memory-learning-development-study/

There is a typo in the article: did you notice?

Friday, September 12

Good afternoon! Take the opportunity to test your grammar skills by doing exercises 18-22.
http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbtenseintro.html

Please check the schedule and bring the appropriate supplies to class.

Another useful site for vocabulary development is
www.vocabulary.com

More Vocabulary Practice

Here is another link to an opportunity to practise AWL sublist 1:
http://www.ieltsbuddy.com/awl-exercises.html
There will be a quiz on the prefixes handout as well as AWL sublist 1 on Thursday, September 19.

If you missed our lesson about journal writing, please research the benefits of journal writing online.

Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Remember to check with your peers as well as the hanging folder in the classroom regarding missed work. Are you an autonomous learner? Vocabulary Quiz on Thursday. Ask your peers about the idioms we learned. Come prepared to talk about what you are reading for pleasure.
Tomorrow is Orientation Day!

Quiz on Thursday

Yes, there will be a vocabulary quiz on Thursday, September 11, based on the prefixes handout and sublist 1 of the AWL (Academic Word List). You can practise using this site:
http://www.englishvocabularyexercises.com/

Please come to class prepared to discuss reading you have done for pleasure, and/or information you wish to share on current affairs.

Self-Introduction

If you were absent today, please write a self-introduction, answering the question, "Who Am I?"
Then write a few sentences about your short-term as well as your long-term goals. DS and bring a hard copy to class.