1/31

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE HOMEWORK FOR EACH CLASS IS DIFFERENT TODAY. PLEASE DO THE HOMEWORK FOR YOUR CLASS ONLY.

Also, please remember that we will be meeting in the lab on Monday morning at the beginning of class.

8:15 Class
Workbook page 19-21, Practice #15, #18, and #20.
Please complete it, then go to the back of the book and check your answers. Correct your mistakes with your red pen.

9:30 Class
Workbook page 20-21, Practice Exercise #18 and #20.
Please complete it, then go to the back of the book and check your answers. Correct your mistakes with your red pen.

1/30

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE HOMEWORK FOR EACH CLASS IS DIFFERENT TODAY. PLEASE DO THE HOMEWORK FOR YOUR CLASS ONLY.

8:15 Class
Workbook page 16-17, Practice #10, #11, and #12.
Please complete it, then go to the back of the book and check your answers. Correct your mistakes with your red pen.

9:30 Class
Workbook page 18-19, Practice Exercise #14, #15, and #16.
Please complete it, then go to the back of the book and check your answers. Correct your mistakes with your red pen.

1/29

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE HOMEWORK FOR EACH CLASS IS DIFFERENT TODAY. PLEASE DO THE HOMEWORK FOR YOUR CLASS ONLY.

8:15 Class
Workbook page 13-14, Practice #4 and #5.
Please complete it, then go to the back of the book and check your answers. Correct your mistakes with your red pen.

9:30 Class
Workbook page 16, Practice Exercises #10, #11, and #12.
Please complete it, then go to the back of the book and check your answers. Correct your mistakes with your red pen.

1/28

Today you will complete your homework then check your own answers.

In your Workbook, on page 12, complete
Practice 1. Yes/no questions with BE (Chart 2-1) AND
Practice 2. Yes/no questions with BE (Chart 2-1)

When you have completed the questions, turn to page 2 of the Answer Key in the back of the workbook. Check your answers. If they are incorrect, correct them with your red pen.

1/24

Today your homework can be found in your workbook:
Page 7, Practice 17
Page 9, Practice 21

If you don't have a workbook yet, you need to purchase it this weekend and bring it to class on Monday. However, for today the questions are listed below. You can answer them on a separate sheet of paper. 

p. 7, P. 17: BE + adjective
Directions: Complete the sentences with the correct information. Use is, isn't, are, or aren't.

1. A mouse __________________ big.
2. A diamond __________________ cheap.
3. Diamonds __________________ expensive.
4. Bananas __________________ expensive.
5. The earth __________________ flat. It __________________ round.
6. English grammar __________________ hard. It __________________ easy.
7. This exercise __________________ difficult. It __________________ easy.
8. Flowers __________________ ugly. They __________________ beautiful.
9. Traffic at rush hour __________________ noisy. It __________________ quiet.
10. Ice cream and candy __________________ sour. They __________________ sweet.

p. 9, P. 21: Review: nouns, adjectives, prepositions

Directions: Write the words in the correct columns.

Word List: 

at                easy              next to         single          between

on               sister            city              happy          outside

country        parents         hungry         empty          teacher

Nouns                         Adjectives                   Prepositions (of place)

_city______________  _easy______________  _at_______________

__________________  __________________  __________________

__________________  __________________  __________________ 

__________________  __________________  __________________

__________________  __________________  __________________

1/23

If you looked at the blog early yesterday, you probably already did the first part of your homework for tonight. Congratulations! If you already did the first part of this, you do not need to do it again, you only need to bring it to class tomorrow and show me it is complete.

If you do not know the answers, make your best guess. You do not need to look them up or study-- we will learn it in class.

Contractions
Write a sentence using the following words to create a contraction.
For example: I am    I'm very excited to go on vacation.
1. You are
2. She is
3. We are
4. He is
5. You are
6. It is
7. They are
8. I am


Contractions
Rewrite the sentence using the a contraction.
For example: I am not very excited to go on vacation = I'm not very excited to go on vacation.


9. You are not wearing purple.
10. She is not a teacher.
11. We are not going to the concert.
12. He is not interested in art.
13. You are not my cousin.
14. It is not important.
15. They are not friends.
16. I am not a doctor.

1/22 Homework

Tuesday 1/22

Please write the entire sentence for each question on a separate sheet of paper and bring it to class tomorrow morning.

Articles
Complete the sentence using the correct article (a, an, or no article) and a word from the list below. Some of the sentences are also missing the verb.

Word List: animal, country, insect, language, city, sport

1. A cow is ______________________
2. Chicago is ______________________
3. China is ______________________
4. Arabic is ______________________
5. Rome is ______________________
6. Tennis is ______________________
7. Sheep ______________________
8. A fly is ______________________
9. Russian is ______________________
10. Russia is ______________________
11. Spanish and English ______________________
12. An ant is ______________________
13. Germany and Costa Rica ______________________
14. A lion is ______________________
15. Baseball is ______________________
16. Bees and wasps ______________________

Please do not forget: your accuracy log Draft 1 is NOT due today. You only need to do the assignment listed above. Please come to the computer lab tomorrow at the beginning of class.

1/17/13

Fill in the blank practice exercises on the yellow prayer handout.

Enjoy the holiday on Monday and we will see you on Tuesday!

**On Tuesday we will be meeting in the Computer lab in the beginning of class.

1/16/13

On a separate piece of paper, please write the ANSWERS ONLY. You do NOT need to write the questions.

Fill in the blank with either "is," "are," or "am." If you are not sure (if you do not know), write your best guess (what you think). We will learn the rules tomorrow in class.

Example: John is a policeman.

1.  English ______ a language.
2. Soccer balls _______ usually black and white.
3. Suzanne _______ a good runner.
4. We _______ friends.
5. I ______ a dancer.
6. Beetles ______ bugs (insects).
7. James and Erin _______ actors.
8. You _______ friendly.
9. London ______ a city.
10. I _____ twenty-two years old.

1/15/13

Today's homework is to look at this website! Throughout the semester, I will enter your homework assignment everyday before 12pm (noon), and I expect it to be turned in the next day in class.


You also had an assignment to think of a time when you set a goal and reached (finished) it.
I asked you to describe the process you followed to reach your goal. (In at least 2-3 steps).
*This portion of the homework does not need to be turned in, but I will check tomorrow in class to see that you did it.

Welcome to Foundations B!

My name is Ms. Greer and I am so excited to be your teacher this semester. We will work hard, but I hope we will also have fun. The ELC is a wonderful place to study because we have the best students! This website is where I will list your daily homework assignments, so you will need to check it every day.