First Day: Grammar Pictures



You will work in pairs.

You and a partner will write four sentences about each picture.

You will write in four tenses.

Try to answer these questions.

PAST TENSE:  What do you think may have happened?

PRESENT TENSE:  What could be happening now?

FUTURE TENSE:  What might happen next?

YOU PICK TENSE #4.

Click on this link.

Grammar Pictures

Day One: Adverbs of Frequency

Objective: You will recognize frequently used words. You will recognize the grammar mechanics of adverbs of frequency.

 

Today you will work in pairs. Use this link to play the game Hangman.

  Get ready to THINK!

http://www.manythings.org/vocabulary/games/k/words.php?f=adverbs_of_time_1

This game is on the website ManyThings.org. There are seven types of computer assisted language learning activites. All of the lessons are interesting. Now take a look at this site. Find something else that is good. Tell your teacher about the best part of ManyThings.org.

http://www.manythings.org/

Listen to popular songs. They use adverbs of frequency. This will build your vocabulary and improve your reading.

Always by Atlantic Starr
Always

Sometimes by Britney Spears
Sometimes

Never by Justin Bieber
Listen to the future tense. "I will never say never. I will fight to the end."
Never


Two of Billy Joel's songs use adverbs of frequency.
"Honesty is hardly ever heard. I can always find someone to say they sympathize."
Always find
"She's always a woman to me. She'll bring out the best and the worst ..."
Always a Woman

Day Two: Irregular Plurals

Irregular plurals must be memorized.

 

 

Here are two matching games.  You will match related words.  You will work in pairs.  Read and follow the directions.

http://www.manythings.org/wbg/irr_plurals1-mw.html

http://www.manythings.org/wbg/irr_plurals2-mw.html

Now look at this website: Word Based Games for ESL Students. There are 29 games. Have a fun time as you learn! Tell your teacher what the best game is.
http://www.manythings.org/wbg/

This will help you build vocabulary.

Day Three: Reading for Meaning

Today you will . . .

• read for meaning
• build vocabulary
• improve your comprehension
• improve your listening and writing skills

http://eslfast.com/eslread/ss/s136.htm

 

 



Today's reading is Drought Attacks Georgia.  Drought means that land is dry due to little rain.  You will learn about Georgia's recent history.

• VOCABULARY:  learn about new words
• YES / NO QUESTIONS:  answer after you have read the article. 
• CLOSE:  fill in the gaps, or blanks.  Get ready to think.
• CROSSWORD:  continue to review vocabulary
• DICTATION:  helps your listening and writing abilities

This newspaper article has good news.  Lake Lanier is full.  Georgia's drought is over.
Newspaper

The ESL FAST website has 365 short stories.  If you read one story a day, your reading ability will be much stronger in a year.

If you have time today, read another story on ESL FAST.

Day Four: We read the news for meaning

Current Events Day

 

You will work from another one of Knox Porter's 'blogs.'   Go to

http://touchofcountryinthecity.blogspot.com/

Day Five: Free Rice - a day of service learning

Objectives:

• You will build vocabulary.
• You will recognize the mechanics of grammar.

On the Free Rice website you will review vocabulary and grammar.  You will also get to give food to hungry people.  We will put on hearts of compassion.  In that spirit, we will have a canned food drive to help hungry people in Atlanta.

This link is for our group homepage, English Language Learners.  The 'owner' is MrPORTER.  You will need to 'sign up.'  Read and follow the directions.
http://freerice.com/content-group/english-language-learners


Here are the links for vocabulary and grammar activities.
http://freerice.com/#/english-vocabulary/1388

http://freerice.com/#/english-grammar/1936260

We will have a food drive.  This will help feed hungry people. 
 Please bring a can, or box, of food this week.

Day Seven: Past Tense of Irregular Verbs

You will recognize grammar mechanics. In the past tense, we talk about events in the past (yesterday, last week, etc.) Many past tense verbs are irregular. You must memorize them. These games will help you to continue to build vocabulary. You will work in pairs. Match the each word with the past tense form.

 Now play Match Words!  Click on these links.
http://www.manythings.org/wbg/verbs_past1-mw.html

http://www.manythings.org/wbg/verbs_past2-mw.html

http://www.manythings.org/wbg/verbs_past3-mw.html

http://www.manythings.org/wbg/verbs_past4-mw.html

http://www.manythings.org/wbg/verbs_past7-mw.html