Unit 1: Catching Up

Lessons 1 & 2


• Lesson
  
• Discussion Goal: Talking about yourself and your family ; Describing routines
  
• Grammar: Simple present vs. Present Continuous
  
  
• Simple Present Grammar Reference here
  
• Simple Present Lesson Review + Quiz here
  
  
• Present Continuous (Present Progressive) Grammar Reference here
  
• Present Continuous (Present Progressive) Lesson Review + Quiz here
  
  
• Homework Exercises
  
• Unit 1, Lesson 1 & 2, Exercise A here
  
• Unit 1, Lesson 1 & 2, Exercise B here
  
• Unit 1, Lesson 1 & 2, Exercise C here
  
Lesson 3


• Lesson
  
• Discussion Goal: Reading a Success Story
  
• Review Present Simple vs. Present Continuous
  
  
• Homework Exercises
  
• Reading for L3 Exercise A & C here
  
• Unit 1, Lesson 3, Pre-Reading Exercise & Exercise B: Free Response Questions here
• Unit 1, Lesson 3, Exercises A & C here
  

Lessons 4 & 5


• Lesson
  
• Grammar: Future with "will", "be going to", and "present continuous"
  
  
• Future with "will", "be going to", and present continuous Grammar Reference here
  
• Future with "will", "be going to", and present continuous Usage Practice (English 4U) here
  
• Future with "will", "be going to", and present continuous Usage Practice (Lingolia) here
  


• Homework Exercises
  
• Reading for L4 & 5, Maria's Schedule here
  
• Unit 1, Lessons 4 & 5, Exercise A here
  
• Unit 1, Lessons 4 & 5, Exercises B & C here
  

Lesson 6


• Lesson
  
• Discussion Goal: Filling out an Application
  


• Homework Exercises
  
• Find a Job or University Application online & Complete this Brief Questionnaire
  
• Fill out your Job Application or a University Application
• Or practice with this Mock Application here
  

Lessons 7 & 8


• Lesson
  
• Grammar: Simple Past and Past Continuous
  
• Review Future with "will", "be going to", and present continous
  
  
• Simple Past + Future Conditional Grammar Reference here
  
• Past Continous Grammar Reference here
  


• Homework Exercises
  
• Unit 1, Lessons 6 & 7, Exercises A & C here
  
• Future Conditional: Write your practice sentences here
  


• Future Conditional Sentence Corrections (In-Class Activity) here
  



Lesson 9


• Lesson
  
• Goal: Building Vocabulary & Strengthening Writing Skills
  
  
• Homework Exercises
  
• Practice Vocabulary + Writing Skills in a Worksheet compiled from the Writing / Vocab Sections of Units 1 - 3 here
  








Lesson 1 & 2: Talking about yourself and your family ; Describe routines Grammar: Simple Present vs. Present Continuous Simple Present Tense: www.esl-lab.elem/study-abroad-flashquiz.htm esl.fis.edu/grammar/rules/pressimp.htm Present Progressive (Present Continuous): www.esl-lab.com/hotelreservations/hotelreservations-flashquiz.htm esl.fis.edu/grammar/rules/presentcont.htm Exercises Unit 1, Lesson 2&3, Exercise A: testmoz.com/513106 Unit 1, Lesson 2&3, Exercise B: testmoz.com/513110 Unit 1, Lesson 2&3, Exercise C: testmoz.com/513115 Grammar: Do vs. Are Lesson 3: Reading a success story Reading: Read about the American Dream Lesson 4 & 5: Discuss goals Grammar: Will, Be going to, and Present Continuous Explanation: http://esl.fis.edu/grammar/rules/future.htm Explanation + Quiz: http://www.esl-lab.com/cellphone/cellphone-flashquiz.htm Lesson 6: Interpret and complete a school application Life skills: Filling out applications Common App PDF: https://www.coe.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/mock_college_app_ck.pdf Graphics: Using a bar graph Lesson 7 & 8: Discuss ways to succeed ; Discuss people's past experiences Grammar: Simple past Explanation: http://esl.fis.edu/grammar/rules/pastsimp.htm Grammar: Used to Explanation: http://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/lessons/using-used-past-habits Lesson 9: Complete the paragraph Correct the paragraph Vocabulary & Writing {googledoc} Extra SidebySide resources:(the youtube videos) http://eslblogs.waketech.edu/esl-english/online-resources/side-by-side-videos/ James Thurber "The Catbird Seat" http://thereycenter.org/uploads/3/4/3/2/3432754/thecatbirdseat_thurber.pdf Alice Munro The Moons of Jupiter (full text) http://www.need-read.com/ebooks/Moons_of_Jupiter/Pages.html Arthur Miller Death of a Salesman http://ir.nmu.org.ua/bitstream/handle/123456789/128945/2b5c0f90c981f51ad9484b2ea8e415b6.pdf Lorraine Hansberry A Raisin in the Sun // Death of a Salesman by ArthurM http://chatt.hdsb.ca/~IrvineA/FOV1-0013DC8B/Important%20Documents%20for%20Students/ARTHUR%20MILLER%20Death%20of%20a%20Salesman.pdf John Steinbeck Of Mice and Men http://www.kgbsd.org/cms/lib3/AK01001769/Centricity/Domain/664/Of_Mice_and_Men_-_Full_Text.pdf T.S. Eliot The Wasteland (look for others) https://www2.bc.edu/john-g-boylan/files/wasteland.pdf Charles Lamb "Dream Children: A Revery" http://www.bartleby.com/195/5.html F. Scott Fitzgerald The Great Gatsby https://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/f/fitzgerald/f_scott/gatsby/index.html Various Poets Emily Dickinson http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/emily-dickinson#about Harper Lee To Kill a Mockingbird http://www.edmondschools.net/portals/3/docs/sue%20newman/tkam%20text/to_kill_a_mockingbird_text.pdf Elizabeth Bishop Sylvia Plath Edgar Allen Poe Short Stories Poe, Thurber Plagiarism Checker: http://www.dustball.com/cs/plagiarism.checker/