Most parents send their children to school.  However, in the United States, many parents choose to teach their children at home.  Do you think that homeschooling is a good idea or bad idea?  Write about your opinion and give reasons to support your viewpoint.

Descriptive Adjectives And Feelings

#1

#2

#3

#4

#5

In a comment, Write a sentence describing one of the five pictures. For example 

"The man in picture 1 is angry at his computer."

Beginning - PM

Find a recipe on the link below and read out loud with a partner.
 http://visualrecipes.com/

More recipes:
http://familyfun.go.com/recipes/cooking-with-kids/banana-smoothie-714686/print/
http://familyfun.go.com/recipes/quick-meals/grilled-cheese-and-pepperoni-1032623/print/
http://familyfun.go.com/recipes/quick-meals/neapolitan-spaghetti-677212/print/

The link below is a game on reading recipes.
http://pbskids.org/mayaandmiguel/english/games/cooking/index.html

Advanced ELL AM Questions

Good morning, Advanced students! 

Please answer three of the following questions:

1.  When do you feel the happiest?

2.  What are you most proud of?

3.  What is something many people do not know about you?

4.  What surprised you most about the United States?

High Beginning -PM

Today you will be practicing physical and emotional adjectives with the following activities:

Activity #1
http://www.ego4u.com/en/read-on/countries/uk/tour/london#exercises

Activity # 2
http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=2941

 Activity #3
http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=3410

Activity #4
http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=6039

Activity#5
http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=4669




Using the adjectives you learned so far, describe the picture below. 
Write your answers in the Comment Box. 

His, hers, mine, ours, yours, and theirs

#1 - Try this activity using his, her, their, our, mine, and your

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/pronouns/exercises?03

#2 -Try this activity using his, hers, theirs, ours, mine, and yours

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/pronouns/exercises?04

#3 -This is another activity for practice:

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=5173

#4 -Try a 20 Question Quiz:

http://www.grammar.cl/Games/Possessive_Pronouns.htm

Beginning -PM

Eating Healthy

 

Click on the link below for some interactive activities:
http://www.nourishinteractive.com/nutrition-tools-healthy-family/parents-interactive-my-plate

Google your favorite foods: https://www.google.com/

A Question for You

The lottery has been in the news a lot lately. A few people win a lot of money! Many more people win nothing. Some people who win money stay anonymous (nobody knows their names). Some people who win put their photos in the newspaper. What do you think? If you won, would you stay anonymous?

Is buying a lottery ticket a good idea? Why or why not? Please click on "Comments" to answer.

High Beginning -PM

 Examples of Family Relationships

Family Relationships   

                                        

Family types 

Nuclear family                                                                  Extended family 

(a family group that consists only of father,                (a family consisting of the nuclear gamily and their mother and children)                                                                                 blood relatives)                         

       husband                                                                                 grandfather(great-)                   cousin

       wife                                                                                         grandmother                              nephew

       son                                                                                          uncle                                            niece

       daughter                                                                                aunt                                             godmother

ü      Relatives

Relatives by marriage                                                             Second family

Father-in-law                                                                                   stepfather

Mother-in-law                                                                                 stepmother

Brother-in-law                                                                                 stepbrother

sister-in-law                                                                                     half brother

son-in-law

daughter-in-law

                                                                                                                                         

ü      Marital Relatioships                                                                                        

divorced	widow/widower
engaged	split up/break up
married/unmarried
separeted
bachelor/single girl
start a relationship

Ellipsis Practice

Johnny Depp Interview

Reading a Schedule - High Beginning

Click Here to View the Schedule

Questions:

1. What is the first class on the schedule on Monday?

The first class on Monday is ......

2. How many appointments are on Tuesday? What is the second appointment?

3. What day of the week has three appointments? What is the third appointment?

Post four comments to answer each of the questions. One for the first question. one for the second question. One for the third question and one comment to ask a question for the fourth instruction.

4. Write a question about one of the appointments. write if it is the first, second, third or fourth appointment that day.

Beginning -PM

Activity - How to read a Calendar

Activity #1
Use headphones and listen to "how to read a calender" on the link below.
http://www.starfall.com/n/holiday/calendar/load.htm?f&n=main

Activity #2
Find dates and practice reading and asking each other.
Ask questions using "when is ___________?"
Example
Question:  When is Valentines Day?
Answer: Valentines Day is February 14.
Below is calendars and a list with 2012 events and holidays.
http://timeanddate.com/calendar/?country=1&year=2012
http://www.holidayinsights.com/everyday.htm

Activity #3
Find the the dates and label on your April/May calendar. Feel free to add "your personal" event/activities to your calender.

April Fools Day
Easter
Cinco de Mayo
Mothers Day
Memorial Day

High Beginning- PM

What Holidays do you Celebrate?

Below are some websites that may help you find pictures of some celebrations or festivals you might celebrate.
http://www.onlineschools.org/resources/online-education-world-holidays/  
http://www.mexconnect.com/tags/day-of-the-dead?type=Gallery
http://www.google.com/imghp

Once you find a picture(s) follow the directions below.

1. Find a picture(s) of a celebration.
2. Paste the picture(s) on a MS word document.
3. Type and describe the celebration on a MS work document.

High Beginning - Third Person

Let's Try Something NEW!


Click this Link to get the Activity

Beginning PM

Here are some activities that may help you read numbers and clocks..

 Click on the links below to work on a few activities with numbers.
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/various/crossword_numbers2.htm
http://www.ixl.com/math/grade-3/write-numbers-in-words



When you are finished click on the links below to work on analog and digital clocks.
http://english-zone.com/grammar/telltime1.html
http://www.ixl.com/math/grade-2/match-analog-and-digital-clocks

April 3, High Beginning PM

Listen to this conversation about daily activities and answer the multiple choice and vocabulary questions.

http://www.esl-lab.com/schedule/schedrd1.htm

When you are finished, practice days of the week and months with these games

http://www.manythings.org/e/easy.html

Passive Voice Practice

Quiz yourself on the passive voice:
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/passive

http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/46.html

http://www.english-test.net/esl/learn/english/grammar/ai118/esl-test.php

http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/esl-passive-voice-exercise2.html

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/complex_tests/passive1/index.php


More information about active and passive verb forms:
http://englishpage.com/verbpage/activepassive.html