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Vocabulary Illustrated: "I Am a Rock"
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Graziella's sentences
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SECOND SESSION
FIRST SESSION
hello mike i send you the sentences of the first session .bye
hello Mike, here are the sentences from the first session. (and the second one, too.) bye
bring some coffe in the room
Bring some coffee to the room.
"write/wrote"
i wrote a lot of sentences in english
I wrote a lot of sentences in English.
do you knov how to write in english?
Do you know how to write in English?
"job / work"
i will do a job
I will do a job.
i m working
I'm working.
"last / next"
what did you do last year
What did you do last year?
what will you do next year
What will you do next year?
you will do a job interesting last time
You will do an interesting job next time.
You did an interesting job last time.
"did / will"
i did not that way tomorrow
I will not go that way tomorrow.
I did not go that way yesterday.
anna will say a lot things
Anna will say a lot of things.
Anna says a lot of things.
"present contiuous tense"
lina writing during the session
Lina is writing during the session.
Lina writes during the session.
lina you re doin fine
Lina, you're doing fine.
anna learnig you same thigh
Anna is learning ?????.
"came ... by ..."
I came home by car.
I came home by car.
"... years old"
my dog is eitght years old
My dog is eight years old.
"go > went"
i went to the country side last week
I went to the countryside last week.
"would"
whant woudl you like
What would you like?
I woudl like chocolate ice cream
I would like chocolate ice cream.
"this / that"
this doll is beautiful
This doll is beautiful.
that doll is more beautiful than the bike
That doll is more beautiful than the bike.
"there"
my car is over there
My car is over there.
"many"
i saw many dogs todey
I saw many dogs today.
"hard -vs- hard"
many english words are hard
Many English words are hard.
the boss was very hard on us today
The boss was very hard on us today.
group four _ Session 0
Thursday, May 28th, 1:00pm
Presentation of CLL
see link
Next Session Prep
Prepare themes and sentences.
Send them to me by email for next weeks session.
info@californialanguagelab.com
group one _ Session 7
Thursday, May 28th, 6:30pm
Conversation
This turned into a conversation session.
We spoke about the days of the week, the derivation of their names and other things.
Silvia learned some new words and phrases.
group three _ Session 3
Monday, May24th, 8:00pm
Caia, Noemi, Alessia, Veronica
Warm Up
Review
review of the last two sessions.
what have you learned?
'like' _ dictionary link
Vocabulary Review
Review and make sentences with Personal Vocabulary words
I'm thinking of a word, fast
link to slideshow
Reading, Writing, Conversation
"Abroad" by Robert Crane. A childrens' travel story set in Victorian England. flip book, description
'Tell me about this picture.'
write questions, ask them among ourselves
- or -
more San Diego, Travel Talk
"Going to a restaurant" see map
Closure
group two _ Session 3
Tuesday, May 25th, 8:00pm
Graziella, Carolina, Anna
Warm Up
I'm thinking of a word...
Review
Session number Two _ link
~ Break ~
Listening, Conversation
Simon and Garfunkel's "I Am a Rock": video, lyrics
More Toy Store, Vocabulary game
Closure
review of what we covered today
group one _ Session 6
Thursday, May 21st, 6:00pm
Warm Up
I'm thinking of a word..., fast !
picasa slideshow
Grammar
the word "have"
verbs: to have, to get
auxilary verbs: to must / have to / got to, can, to want
Closure
review of what we've covered in the last month or so.
group three _ Session 2
Monday, May18th, 8:00pm
Caia, Noemi, Alessia, Veronica
Warm Up
Simon and Garfunkel's "I am a Rock": video, lyrics
Review
'Like' _ dictionary link
Grammar
Metaphor: present and conditional.
Writing, Conversation
2 groups of 2 each:
make, read, then correct each others sentences
using 'like' or metaphors.
Closure
review of what we covered today
group two _ Session 2
Tuesday, May 19th, 8:00pm
Graziella, Carolina, Anna
Warm Up
The Line >
Intro
Mike's Lexicon
Review
Session number One _ link
~ Break ~
Listening, Conversation
Simon and Garfunkel's "I Am a Rock": video, lyrics
More Toy Store, Vocabulary game
Closure
review of what we covered today
group one _ Session 5
Warm Up
Simon and Garfunkel's "I Am a Rock":
video, lyrics, vocab slideshow
Review
'Like' _ dictionary link
Grammar
Metaphor: present and conditional.
Writing, Conversation
2 groups of 2 each:
make, read, then correct each others sentences
using 'like' or metaphors.
Closure
review of what we covered today
group three _ Session 1
Monday, May11th, 8:00pm
Caia, Noemi, Alessia, Veronica
Warm Up
Monte Python's "Lumberjack Song": video, lyrics
Introduce ourselves
Review
Placement session
Vocabulary
Personal Vocabulary pages
'since' - link _ 'like' - link
Listening, Conversation
Travel
Vocabulary game
Closure
review of what we covered today
group two _ Session 1
Tuesday, May 19th, 8:00pm
Graziella, Carolina, Anna
Warm Up
Introduction to this blog; Send me emails to get the blog's address
Resources available online
Introduce ourselves
Review
Priorities:
Vocabulary, Pronunciation, Comprehension, Grammar
Placement session
Vocabulary
yourself, with, silent, start, meaning,
this, that, those, there, when, if
Multiple meanings: hard | soft; hard | easy
So...
Pronunciation
The sounds "Th" this, and "Th" that. The "H" sound
"Than;" Silent letters
Grammar
"would like,"
noun+verbs; vowels+consonants
adjective (demonstrative), adverb, conjunction, plural, singular
Listening, Conversation
At the Toy Store
Closure
review of what we covered today
group one _ Session 4
Warm Up
anagrams
Songs
Bridge over Troubled Water: video, lyrics
I am a Rock: video, lyrics
note the words that are new to you
Conversation
metaphor, note words that are new for you
Pronunciation
"My Fair Lady:" video, lyrics
initial contact, IPA
Mistermath video
Homework: find definitions of the words that were new to you
and make sentences with them.
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