https://grammartop.com/past-simple-passive-2/
Video: https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/using-the-passive-voice/3247545.html
Monday, April 27, 2020
Grammar: Passive
https://grammartop.com/past-simple-passive-2/
Video: https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/using-the-passive-voice/3247545.html
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
Grammar explanation videos-Third Conditional
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7dVZ5u-C20-Third Conditional
See the third conditional in these video clips:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnONBkEQUU0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZj1Yeb-tVg
See the third conditional in these video clips:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnONBkEQUU0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZj1Yeb-tVg
Online Practice Links for Third Conditionals
https://www.esl-lounge.com/student/grammar/4g8-third-conditional-exercise.php
https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/conditional-sentences/type-3/exercises?02
https://www.allthingsgrammar.com/uploads/2/3/2/9/23290220/atg-worksheet-3con.pdf
Reading:
http://www.learnenglish-online.com/grammar/readings/secondconditional
https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/conditional-sentences/type-3/exercises?02
https://www.allthingsgrammar.com/uploads/2/3/2/9/23290220/atg-worksheet-3con.pdf
Reading:
http://www.learnenglish-online.com/grammar/readings/secondconditional
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
Second Conditional Grammar Explanation and Practice
Second Conditional: Unreal Possibility
If+subject+past tense verb, subject+would+base verb.
or
Subject+would+base verb...if+subject+past tense verb
If+subject+past tense verb, subject+would+base verb.
or
Subject+would+base verb...if+subject+past tense verb
We use the second conditional in 3 different ways:
1. To say what is impossible or unlikely.
Example: If we had class this week, we would have a BIG party! (This is impossible because the Governor has closed schools until May 1st )
*By using the second conditional, I'm telling the listener that I don't think it's possible.
2. Giving advice
We give advice using the second conditional by saying "If I were you, I would...
This is an unreal condition because I am not you.
Examples: If I were you, I would wash my hands.
If I were you, I would visit Yellowstone National Park.
3. Just for fun!
Use the second conditional to imagine a different future.
Examples: If I had a million dollars, I would hire a chef.
If I could go back in time, I would learn another language as a child.
These are impossible situations, but fun to think about.
*Using Might and Could
Might or could can replace “would” in the second conditional. When these words are used, it can have a slight change of meaning:
- would = impossible or unlikely
- might = unlikely but possible
- could = ability (would be able to)
Grammar Explanation Video: https://www.grammar.cl/english/if-i-were-you.htm
Practice Exercises
https://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/grammar-secondconditional2.html
https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/conditional-sentences/type-2/exercises?02
https://test-english.com/grammar-points/b1/first-and-second-conditionals/
Zero Conditional Grammar Chart
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
A Message From Your Teacher
Hi students, I miss you so much! This has been hard to be away from classes. I know there are a lot of scary things happening, but I hope you and your families are kept healthy and happy!
Please don't stress about the assignments. If you don't have time to do them, it's OK. Just do what you can. You can email me or text me any time with questions you might have!
The Governor says that all Utah schools will be closed until May 1st. I really hope we can go back at that time. Practice your English when you can. You are all wonderful and hard-working! We will not have assignments next week because it is spring break. Have a great week!
*Put a comment in the box to say "hi" to your classmates. Put your name with your comment and click Publish after you have written your comment. This is a way you can interact with each other on this website.
Music-Teardrops on My Guitar-Taylor Swift
Listen to the song and choose the correct word.
https://pacho8a.blogspot.com/2018/10/taylor-swift-teardrops-on-my-guitar.html
https://pacho8a.blogspot.com/2018/10/taylor-swift-teardrops-on-my-guitar.html
Friends Vocabulary Video
Watch this clip and practice the new vocabulary and pronunciation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOC50hYce0U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOC50hYce0U
Grammar-First Conditional
First Conditional
Watch the grammar explanation video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=441&v=8YW0EPgt7ew&feature=emb_logo
Please watch this video on first conditionals. It has an excellent explanation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7EQd2RfT38
Grammar Chart
Complete the online exercises. Check your answers after you are finished.
https://speakspeak.com/english-grammar-exercises/intermediate/first-conditional
https://en.islcollective.com/video-lessons/ufirst-conditional *Click the interactive mode
https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/first-conditional-exercise-1.html
https://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/grammar-firstconditional1.html
https://elt.oup.com/student/solutions/preint/grammar/grammar_07_022e?cc=us&selLanguage=en
https://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/courses/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/1cond1.htm
Watch the grammar explanation video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=441&v=8YW0EPgt7ew&feature=emb_logo
Please watch this video on first conditionals. It has an excellent explanation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7EQd2RfT38
Grammar Chart
Complete the online exercises. Check your answers after you are finished.
https://speakspeak.com/english-grammar-exercises/intermediate/first-conditional
https://en.islcollective.com/video-lessons/ufirst-conditional *Click the interactive mode
https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/first-conditional-exercise-1.html
https://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/grammar-firstconditional1.html
https://elt.oup.com/student/solutions/preint/grammar/grammar_07_022e?cc=us&selLanguage=en
https://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/courses/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/1cond1.htm
Reading Websites
Here are some links to some reading websites. This is a great way to practice English.
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/tag/utah/
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/
https://www.newsinlevels.com/
https://learningenglish.voanews.com/p/6353.html
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/tag/utah/
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/
https://www.newsinlevels.com/
https://learningenglish.voanews.com/p/6353.html
Reading-Survivor of the Titanic
The Sinking of the Titanic
Millvina Dean (1912–2009)
Millvina Dean was one of the most famous passengers on the Titanic. Not only was she
the youngest, but in 2007 she gained the somewhat unenviable title of being the last
remaining survivor. She spent the last few years of her life attending historical
conventions and exhibitions, appearing in documentaries, signing autographs and helping
history come alive for numerous groups of visiting school children. With her death, on 31
May 2009, exactly ninety-eight years after the launch of the Titanic, the last living link to
this great tragedy was lost to a world that is still fascinated with the sinking of the ship.
Millvina had only been nine weeks old when her parents carried her and her brother
aboard the Titanic in Southampton, England, on a cold April day in 1912. The family was
full of hope about starting a new life in the United States. Millvina was too young to
remember anything that happened aboard the ship, but it did change her life forever.
The family had not planned to travel aboard the Titanic. However, the ship they were
going to travel with was cancelled due to a coal strike and they were transferred to the
Titanic. They were very excited about this because the Titanic was the biggest passenger
ship ever built and this was its first voyage. Up in first class, there were many famous
businessmen and celebrities.
Two days into the journey from Southampton to New York, temperatures had dropped
close to freezing. There was no moon that night but the skies were clear and the water
was calm. In these ideal conditions, the captain, Edward J. Smith, ordered the ship to
proceed at its maximum speed of 23 knots, or approximately 26 miles per hour (43 km
per hour).
At 11:40 that night, Millivina’s father woke up after hearing an incredibly loud crash. He
went to investigate and quickly discovered that the ship had collided with a large iceberg.
He ran back down to his cabin and woke up his wife and children. He ordered them to get
dressed as quickly as possible and go up onto the deck.
As the ship began to sink, passengers were loaded onto the lifeboats. It quickly became
apparent that there were not enough lifeboats to rescue everyone. Although the Titanic
could hold 3,000 passengers, it only had twenty lifeboats. This was the minimum required
by law. The ship owners had not thought they needed any more as they believed the
strong steel plating of the Titanic made it unsinkable. Now that disaster had struck, the
captain and crew had to face the fact that only half of the passengers could be saved.
They followed the principle of women and children first.
Millvina, her mother and her brother were among the lucky ones. They were loaded
aboard a lifeboat and after a short time drifting at sea, were picked up by one of the ships
that had come to the rescue. Her father, however, was not so fortunate. He had to say
goodbye to his young family and remain behind with the other men to wait for the
inevitable end.
Millvina’s mother returned to Southampton with her family. Hopes of a new life in the
United States were over. They lived on money given to them by charitable organizations
that had been set up to help survivors of the disaster. After such a tragic start, Millvina
lived an unremarkable life until she reached old age when fame found her again as the
last living survivor. Although she could remember nothing about the tragedy, she was a
living reminder of what had happened on that fateful night.
Read the Millvina Dean text more carefully and answer the ‘Why?’ questions.
a. Why was Millvina one of the most famous passengers on the Titanic?
b. Why were they going to New York?
c. Why were they travelling?
d. Why were they excited?
e. Why did the captain order the ship to?
f . Why did Millvina’s father wake up?
g. Why did the Titanic not have enough lifeboats?
h. Why did Millvina’s father stay on the boat?
Millvina Dean (1912–2009)
Millvina Dean was one of the most famous passengers on the Titanic. Not only was she
the youngest, but in 2007 she gained the somewhat unenviable title of being the last
remaining survivor. She spent the last few years of her life attending historical
conventions and exhibitions, appearing in documentaries, signing autographs and helping
history come alive for numerous groups of visiting school children. With her death, on 31
May 2009, exactly ninety-eight years after the launch of the Titanic, the last living link to
this great tragedy was lost to a world that is still fascinated with the sinking of the ship.
Millvina had only been nine weeks old when her parents carried her and her brother
aboard the Titanic in Southampton, England, on a cold April day in 1912. The family was
full of hope about starting a new life in the United States. Millvina was too young to
remember anything that happened aboard the ship, but it did change her life forever.
The family had not planned to travel aboard the Titanic. However, the ship they were
going to travel with was cancelled due to a coal strike and they were transferred to the
Titanic. They were very excited about this because the Titanic was the biggest passenger
ship ever built and this was its first voyage. Up in first class, there were many famous
businessmen and celebrities.
Two days into the journey from Southampton to New York, temperatures had dropped
close to freezing. There was no moon that night but the skies were clear and the water
was calm. In these ideal conditions, the captain, Edward J. Smith, ordered the ship to
proceed at its maximum speed of 23 knots, or approximately 26 miles per hour (43 km
per hour).
At 11:40 that night, Millivina’s father woke up after hearing an incredibly loud crash. He
went to investigate and quickly discovered that the ship had collided with a large iceberg.
He ran back down to his cabin and woke up his wife and children. He ordered them to get
dressed as quickly as possible and go up onto the deck.
As the ship began to sink, passengers were loaded onto the lifeboats. It quickly became
apparent that there were not enough lifeboats to rescue everyone. Although the Titanic
could hold 3,000 passengers, it only had twenty lifeboats. This was the minimum required
by law. The ship owners had not thought they needed any more as they believed the
strong steel plating of the Titanic made it unsinkable. Now that disaster had struck, the
captain and crew had to face the fact that only half of the passengers could be saved.
They followed the principle of women and children first.
Millvina, her mother and her brother were among the lucky ones. They were loaded
aboard a lifeboat and after a short time drifting at sea, were picked up by one of the ships
that had come to the rescue. Her father, however, was not so fortunate. He had to say
goodbye to his young family and remain behind with the other men to wait for the
inevitable end.
Millvina’s mother returned to Southampton with her family. Hopes of a new life in the
United States were over. They lived on money given to them by charitable organizations
that had been set up to help survivors of the disaster. After such a tragic start, Millvina
lived an unremarkable life until she reached old age when fame found her again as the
last living survivor. Although she could remember nothing about the tragedy, she was a
living reminder of what had happened on that fateful night.
Read the Millvina Dean text more carefully and answer the ‘Why?’ questions.
a. Why was Millvina one of the most famous passengers on the Titanic?
b. Why were they going to New York?
c. Why were they travelling?
d. Why were they excited?
e. Why did the captain order the ship to?
f . Why did Millvina’s father wake up?
g. Why did the Titanic not have enough lifeboats?
h. Why did Millvina’s father stay on the boat?
Monday, March 16, 2020
Level 3 Reading Assignment #2-Malala
Watch the video and read the following article about Malala. In the comment section, write a paragraph about the importance of education.
https://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/video/malala-yousafzai-bravest-girl-world-20501885
https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/46865195
https://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/video/malala-yousafzai-bravest-girl-world-20501885
https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/46865195
Level 3 Music- Your Song, Elton john
Listen to the Song and chose the missing word. Check your answers.
*Song starts at 50 seconds into the video.
https://www.eamus.it/songs/your-song-elton-john.htm#show
*Song starts at 50 seconds into the video.
https://www.eamus.it/songs/your-song-elton-john.htm#show
Possessive Adjectives and Possessive Pronouns
Possessive Adjectives:
Watch the video and complete the sentences in the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rF070hPFbas
Possessive Pronouns:
Watch the video and complete the sentences in the video.
https://www.woodwardenglish.com/lesson/possessive-pronouns/
Quiz Practice:
Take the quiz and check your answers.
Quiz 1
https://www.learnamericanenglishonline.com/Blue%20Level/Blue%20Level%20Quiz%208%20poss%20pronouns.html
Quiz 2
https://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/esl-possessive-pronouns2.html
Watch the video and complete the sentences in the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rF070hPFbas
Possessive Pronouns:
Watch the video and complete the sentences in the video.
https://www.woodwardenglish.com/lesson/possessive-pronouns/
Quiz Practice:
Take the quiz and check your answers.
Quiz 1
https://www.learnamericanenglishonline.com/Blue%20Level/Blue%20Level%20Quiz%208%20poss%20pronouns.html
Quiz 2
https://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/esl-possessive-pronouns2.html
Phrasal Verbs Practice
Separable Phrasal Verbs
Click on the link, take the quiz, and check your answers.
https://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/lessons/separable-phrasal-verbs-0
Click on the link, take the quiz, and check your answers.
https://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/lessons/separable-phrasal-verbs-0
Saturday, March 14, 2020
Level 3 Video, Quiz, and Discussion
Watch the following video clip: https://eslvideo.com/quiz.php?id=23451
1. Answer the quiz next to the video clip.
2. Share your thoughts and opinions about the video in the comment section.
*Make sure to add your name to your comment.
1. Answer the quiz next to the video clip.
2. Share your thoughts and opinions about the video in the comment section.
*Make sure to add your name to your comment.
Level 3 Reading Assignment
Read the article:
https://www.tweentribune.com/article/tween56/immerse-yourself-jane-goodalls-wondrous-chimpanzee-filled-life/
Answer the question in the comments section:
Why do you think Jane Goodall chose to focus her studies on chimpanzees instead of another animal?
*Make sure to add your name with your comment
https://www.tweentribune.com/article/tween56/immerse-yourself-jane-goodalls-wondrous-chimpanzee-filled-life/
Answer the question in the comments section:
Why do you think Jane Goodall chose to focus her studies on chimpanzees instead of another animal?
*Make sure to add your name with your comment
Level 3 Phrasal Verbs Assignment
https://www.eslbuzz.com/useful-phrasal-verbs-about-food-and-cooking/
Assignment:
In the comment section choose 5 phrasal verbs and write 5 different sentences.
*Make sure to add your name
**Bolt down is British English only.
Websites to Practice English
Here are some great websites to practice English:
This one has a lot of different kinds of English practice:
https://eslcomputerlab.weebly.com
https://eslcomputerlab.weebly.com
Good for listening: http://esl-lab.com/
Good for vocabulary and listening:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKgpamMlm872zkGDcBJHYDg
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKgpamMlm872zkGDcBJHYDg
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