P. Sheila
- Niamaat
- Feb 2, 2023
- 31 min read
Updated: Apr 12, 2024
STATUS
Weekly Subscription?
No
Daily Independent Study?
No.
English lessons or independent study five days a week on weekdays, Monday-Friday
Tuesday 13:00-13:30
Thursday 13:00-13:30
Friday 13:00-13:30
Two 1- Hour Classes per Week?
Yes! Mondays and Wednesdays
Two hours per week, sometimes three.
Daily After Study Reports?
No.
Reports at the end of each independent study session
CURRENT OBJECTIVES
More fluency
More vocabulary
Better pronunciation
INDEPENDENT STUDY
NO DATES YET!
TUESDAY
Please complete these sentences.
1. Suddenly I ……………………… a loud noise.
heard
listened
2. Can you speak a bit louder? I can’t ………………… you.
hear
listen to
3. You can …………………… something without wanting to.
hear
listen to
4. Though I ………………… .. them talking in the next room, I didn’t really …………………. what they were saying.
heard, listen to
heard, heard
heard, listened to
5. I didn’t …………………… the calling bell because I was watching TV.
hear
listen to
6. ………………….. carefully to what I am going to say.
Hear
Listen
7. Did you ………………… the news yesterday?
hear
listen to
Either could be used here
THURSDAY
Read this first!
quick vs quickly
Quick is an adjective. Quick describes a noun. A noun is a person, place, thing, idea, or concept.
She isn't quick.
She used to be quick.
Quickly is an adverb. Quickly describes an action. An action is a verb.
She doesn't work quickly.
She used to work quickly.
Create 2 statements (affirmative or negative) with QUICK.
Create 1 question with QUICK.
Creat 1 request (affirmative or negative) with QUICK
Create 2 statements (affirmative or negative) with QUICKLY..
Create 1 question with QUICK.LY.
Creat 1 request (affirmative or negative) with QUICKLY,
FRiDAY
still vs yet
Please do this set of exercises 4 times. Use your keyoard and use your voice.
Your goal is to ultimately get 100% correct.
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TUESDAY APRIL 9, 2024
Please complete the following sentences.
1 - What kind of music do you ___ in your free time?
listen to
hear
2 - Make sure you ___ carefully.
listen
hear
3 - I've been ___ a lot of reggae recently.
hearing to
listen
listening to
hear
4 - I can't ___ what you are saying.
listen
hear
5 - I ___ a knock at the door.
listened
heard
6 - ___! Is someone singing?
listen
hear
7 - Sorry, can you repeat that, I wasn't ___ what you said?
listening to
hearing
8 - I didn't ___ the phone ring.
listen to
hear
9 - His speech is so boring I don't want to ___ any more of it.
listen to
hear
10 - Did you ___ the thunder last night?
listen to
hear
SUBMISSION AND FEEDBACK
HOMEWORK, TUESDAY APRIL 9, 2024
Please complete the following sentences.
1 - What kind of music do you listen to in your free time?
listen to
hear
2 - Make sure you hear carefully.
listen
hear
3 - I've been listening a lot of reggae recently.
hearing to
listen
listening to
hear
4 - I can't hear what you are saying.
listen
hear
5 - I heart a knock at the door.
listened
heard
6 - Listen! Is someone singing?
listen
hear
7 - Sorry, can you repeat that, I wasn't hearing what you said?
listening to
hearing
8 - I didn't hear the phone ring.
listen to
hear
9 - His speech is so boring I don't want to listen to any more of it.
listen to
hear
10 - Did you hear the thunder last night?
listen to
hear
7:29 AM
You're getting the right idea about when to use to listen to and when to use to hear!
HOMEWORK, TUESDAY APRIL 9, 2024
FEEDBACK
The infinitives are:
(1) to hear (oir)
(2) to listen to (escuchar)
Think of (2) as to pay attention.
Think of (1) an automatic response to sound, an automatic function of your ears.
2 - Make sure you hear carefully. (incorrect)
Make sure to pay attention carefully.
= Make sure to listen carefully.
= Make sure to listen to the music carefully.
- Make sure to listen to the judge carefully.
3 - I've been listening a lot of reggae recently. (incorrect)
I've been listening to a lot of reggae recently.
7 - Sorry, can you repeat that, I wasn't hearing what you said? (incorrect)
|Sorry. |Can you repeat that? I wasn't paying attention to what you said.
Sorry. Can you repeat that? I wasn't listening to what you said.
Sorry. Can you repeat that? I couldn't hear what you said.
Sorry. Can you repeat that? I didn't hear what you said.
hear is about the mechanical function of the ear
listen to is about your mental process
If you do not hear something it means that your ear is unable to detect the sound.
If you do not listen to something, it means that you do not pay attention to something that is entering your ears, you don't notice it, you don't pay attention to it.
THURSDAY APRIL 11, 2024
PART 1
Which links can you acces from your laptop at work?
PART 2
Please complete these sentences with hear or listen or listen to.
Hey John! Can you ___ that sound?
Do you like to ___ rock music?
The children ___ the teacher carefully.
Can you speak a little louder? I can't ___ you.
Did you ___ about the accident on Elm Road?
Can't you ___ the baby crying?
SUBMISSION AND FEEDBACK
HOMEWORK, THURSDAY APRIL 11, 2024
PART 1
Which links can you acces from your laptop at work?
PART 2
Please complete these sentences with hear or listen or listen to.
1. Hey John! Can you hear that sound?
3. Do you like to listen rock music?
5. The children hear the teacher carefully.
7. Can you speak a little louder? I can't hear you.
9. Did you hear about the accident on Elm Road?
11. Can't you hear the baby crying?
7:11 AM
You're getting better and better!
correction:
Do you like to listen to rock music?
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TUESDAY MARCH 26, 2024
This chart https://www.athabascau.ca/write-site/esl-eal-resources/concise-esl-support/conditional-hypothetical-constructions.html let's you see the zero conditional, first conditional, second conditional and third conditional. You might want to copy the chart into your physical notebook.
Third Conditional
This conditional is used about the past. both the if clause and the result clause are about the past. We cannot change the past, so that's wy the third conditional is sometimes described as an "unreal" or "impossible" past.
If I had grown up in France, I would have learned English as a foreign language.
or
I would have learned English as a foreign lanugage if I had grown up in France.
THURSDAY MARCH 28, 2024
Please discuss the advantages and disadvantages of owning an electric car. Please watch this video Shipping and Ferry companies are banning Electric Vehicles from their ships because of fires https://odysee.com/@Qwinten:b/Shipping-and-Ferry-companies-are-banning-Electric-Vehicles-from-their-ships-because-of-fires%F0%9F%94%A5:1 What is your reaction to this video?
FRIDAY MARCH 29, 2024
Many people eat 5 or 6 or more times a day! They eat breakfast. They have a mid-morning snack. The eat lunch. Then they eat a mid-afternoon snack or afternoon snack.. After that they eat dinner. And after dinner, before bedtime they have another snack. Some people even get up in the middle of the night for a late-night snack. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are "meals". What we eat between meals, before meals, and after meals are called "snacks.
Please make an audio recording of the above paragraph.
How many meals do you normally eat everyday?
Are snacks normally part of your daily consumption? Why or why not?
What kinds of snacks do you like to eat?
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TUESDAY MARCH 19, 2024
There is no homework assignment for Tuesday March 19 because the assignments for this week were posted late.
THURSDAY MARCH 21, 2024
Please translate these sentences from Spanish to English .
El inglés se habla en todo el mundo
En invierno nieva en los Pirineos (Pirynnes)
The Second Conditional:This is used to talk about a very unlikely future event. The reason that the future event is very unlikely is because the speaker believes that the condition is unlikely.
Notice that using the second conditional depends 100% on the mindset, on the point of view, of the speaker.
The pattern:
If + SUBJECT 1 + past simple, SUBJECT 2 would + V
V = the infinitive minus the word “to”
So the "IF CLAUSE" : If + SUBJECT 1 + past simple,
and the "RESULT CLAUSE": SUBJECT 2 would + V
SUBJECT 1 and SUBJECT 2 can be the same the same subject or they can be two different subjects.
If I did a bad job, Rene would get angry.
If I did bad work, Rene would get angry.
Example:
If I lived with my family, I would have greater peace of mind.
SECOND CONDITIONAL
Please complete these 10 sentences. https://test-english.com/grammar-points/a2/second-conditional/f you get something wrong, then refresh the page and complete the 10 sentences again. Please repeat this exercise until you get 100% correct. AFTER you click the "check answers" button, send me an image. You do not have to write everything by hand. You do not need to tell me about your mistakes.
FRIDAY MARCH 22, 2024
Please translate these sentences from Spanish to English .
La madre de Sergi vive enfrente de la casa de Sergi.
Preply enseña muchos idiomas
Ser deportista requiere esfuerzo
Sertrans nunca cierra. Siempre hay gente trabajando en la empresa.
SECOND CONDITIONAL
Please complete these 10 sentences. https://test-english.com/grammar-points/a2/second-conditional/f you get something wrong, then refresh the page and complete the 10 sentences again. Please repeat this exercise until you get 100% correct. AFTER you click the "check answers" button, send me an image. You do not have to write everything by hand. You do not need to tell me about your mistakes.
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TUESDAY MARCH 12, 2024
Practice construction conditionals.
Zero Conditional
The zero conditional is used to express general truths.
The “if” clause is in the simple present. The “result clause” is in the simple present, too.
People bleed if you cut them.
If you heat water enough, it boils.
Exercises: zero conditional exercises (only do ONE set of exercises. Do not do both sets.)
or
First Conditional
The first conditional talks about possible condition and its probable result.
The “if” clause is in the simple present. The “result clause” is in the simple future.
If he learns useful skills, he will have a good life.
The glass will break if I drop it.
If they eat tortillas 3 times a day, they won’t be healthy.
NOTE: “will” can be replaced with “may”, “might”
NOTE: “won’t” can be replaced with “may not”, “might not”
Exercises: zero conditional exercises (only do ONE set of exercises. Do not do both sets.)
or
submitted Tuesday March 12, 2024
HOMEWORK, TUESDAY MARCH 12, 2024
Practice construction conditionals.
Zero Conditional
Exercises:
If you mix red and green, you get brown.
If you drop a glass on the floor, it breaks.
If babies are hungry, they cry.
When you add sugar, the sauce tastes sweet. (I'm wrong in second part, I wrote taste - without final "S")
Water boil if you heat it to 100 °C.
Plants die if they don't get enough water.
If you put water in the freezer, it becomes ice.
When the sun rises, the street lights go out. (I'm wrong in first part, I wrote rise - without final "S")
When you heat ice, it melts.
He always takes his umbrella when it rains.
First Conditional
If Caroline and Sue prepare the salad, Phil eill decorate the house.
If Sue cuts the onions for the salad, Caroline will peel the mushrooms.
Jane will hoover the sitting room if Aaron and Tim move the furniture. (I'm wrong in second part, I wrote moves)
If Bob tidies up the kitchen, Anita will clean the toilet.
Elaine will buy the drinks if somebody helps her carry the bottles.
If Alan and Rebecca organise the food, Mary and Conor will make the sandwiches.
If Bob looks after the barbecue, Sue will let the guests in.
Frank will play the DJ if the others bring along their CDs.
Alan will mix the drinks if Jane gives him some of her cocktail recipes.
If they all do their best, the party will be great. (I'm wrong in first part,
Notes:
All my mistakes have been because I didn't look well. I know when I must put s or no at finally of this words.
("Todos mis errores han sido porque no me he fijado bien. Yo se cuando debo poner s o no al final de estas palabras.")
I think I understand the conditionals, anyway I will practice with the other two exercices that you sended me for choose.
FRIDAY MARCH 15, 2024
Part 1 Activity
Please tell me what you will have for lunch today. (simple future)
Please give me all the details of what it is (simple present) and where you got it. (simple past)
If you created it please walk me through the process of making it!(all simple past or all simple present)
Part 2 For Your Information
Active voice: Sergi loves you. (Sergi is the subject. Sergi does the action.)
Passive voice: You are loved by Sergi. (You are the subject. You do not do the action.)
Part 3
Please use the simple present to complete these sentences. Try to use 10 different verbs. Make a few of your sentences negative. Please use ACTIVE voice. Active voice means that the subject does the action.
1. The sun normally...
2. Sertrans never...
3. Sabadell...
4. Sergi's mother...
5. Being athletic...
6. Snow...
7. Preply....
8. English...
TUESDAY FEBRUARY 27, 2024
Simple past vs Past continuous (usage)
Please do the exercise online, then write each sentence in Skype so that I can see your sentences. There are 10 in this set.
submitted on February 27.
HOMEWORK, TUESDAY FEBRUARY 27, 2024
Simple past vs Past continuous (usage)
Please do the exercise online, then write each sentence in Skype so that I can see your sentences. There are 10 in this set.
1. I fell down while I was going down the stairs.
2. He was driving very fast when he had the accident.
3. It was snowing when we left home.
4. I didn’t answer your call because I was working.
5. This morning I got up and I made breakfast for everybody.
6. When I saw her, she was wearing a really nice purple dress
7. Last Saturday, we got up late and we missed the train.
8. I didn’t say hello because you were walking very fast.
9. ?? I happily when a loud noise woke me up
10. What were you doing you do when I was calling you last night?
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 29, 2024
Present perfect
Please do the exercise online, then write each sentence in Skype so that I can see your sentences. There are 10 in this set.
FRIDAY MARCH 1, 2024
Simple past vs Present perfect (usage)
Please do the exercise online, then write each sentence in Skype so that I can see your sentences. There are 10 in this set.
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TUESDAY FEBRAURY 20, 2024
Please do this only exercise. Do the exercise twice if you get any wrong. https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/past-simple-exercise-8.html
Use each of these in sentences.
addiction
addition
Armenia
Armenian
around the clock
became
submitted on Tuesday February 20
HOMEWORK, TUESDAY FEBRUARY 20, 2024
Please do this only exercise. Do the exercise twice if you get any wrong.
I didn't access this website. There was an error.
Use each of these in sentences.
addiction
Some people have an addiction to their mobile phone(s).
addition
I like skating in addition to skiing, too.
Armenia
I have never visited Armenia. (perfect English!)
Armenian
I'm sure Armenian people are very kind.
kind (adjective) to describe people, places, things
kindly (adverb) to describe actions
around the clock
In the past I thought about Manuel around the clock.
= In the past I thought about Manuel all the time.
This phrase "around the clock" means "all the time"
became
In the past, I wanted to become a journalist. I didn't become a journalist. I became an office manager for Sertrans.
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 22, 2024
Please do this only exercise. Do the exercise twice if you get any wrong.
Use each of these in sentences.
become
being
beverage
colored
countries
dealing
fashionable
submitted on Thursday February 22.
HOMEWORK, THRUSDAY FEBRUARY 22, 2024
Please do this only exercise. Do the exercise twice if you get any wrong. https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/past-simple-exercise-8.html
1.become
Children nowadays want to become social media influencers.
2.being
I'm being considerate with Sandra.
3.beverage
I don't like certain beverages.
4.colored
My home doesn't have colored walls. All the walls are white.
5.countries
I want to visit other countries. (perfect! no correction needed)
6.dealing
Sertrans has good dealings with their customers.
7.fashionable
The new restaurant in Barcelona is fashionable. (perfect! no corections needed!)
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 23, 2024
Use each of these in sentences.
flavored
France
French
German
Germany
girl
happen
Now re-write sentences 1-8. You only need to change the boldface words to other words of your choice. Make the sentences true for you.
1. I will see you at the usual time.
2. They asked the usual questions.
3. It’s just the usual crowd that gathers before football matches.
4 As usual , he was late.
5. She didn’t ask me, as usual.
6. I usually go to work by car.
7. My kids usually call me when they get home from school.
8. Do you usually do housework on Sundays?
submitted Friday February 23, 2024
HOMEWORK, FRIDAY FEBRUARY 23, 2024
Use each of these in sentences.
1.flavored
The flavor of my food was very good.
I flavored the pancakes with cinnamon, nutmeg and cardamon.
The ice crea was flavored with rum and vanilla.
2.France
Anael's aunt lives in France.
3.French
Anael's aunt isn't French. She's Spanish. She was born in Galicia.
4.German
I have to deal with a German customer of Sertrans. Sometimes she seems to be stupid or sarcastic or insulting. I'm not sure which .
5.Germany
I visited Berlin, in Germany, about twelve years ago.
also
I visited Berlin, Germany about twelve years ago.
6.girl
I like being a girl!!
NOTE:
When a verb follows "like (in any verb tense)", make that following verb: verbING
You will be correct every time!
7.happen
What is happen in Catalunya with droght?
What is happening in Catalunya with the drought?
= What is the news abouit the drouight in Catalunya?
= Tell me about the drought in Catalunaya.
A drought happened in Catalunya.
There is a drought in Catalunya.
Catalunya needs rain.
Catalunya needs a lot of rain.
5. She didn’t ask me, as usual.
6. I usually go to work by car.
7. My kids usually call me when they get home from school.
8. Do you usually do housework on Sundays?
Now re-write sentences 1-8. You only need to change the boldface words to other words of your choice. Make the sentences true for you.
1. I will see you at the usual time.
Change "I" and change "you"
Sergi will see me at the usual time.
2. They asked the usual questions.
Change "I".
I asked the usual questions.
3. It’s just the usual crowd that gathers before football matches.
Change "crowd that gathers" and change "football matches"
It’s just the usual group of skating buddies that meet before a skating adventure.
4 As usual , he was late. (oops my mistake, I did not make "he" boldface!)
Change "he".
As usual, the payment was late.
5. She didn’t ask me, as usual.
Sandra didn't ask me as, usual.
6. I usually go to work by car.
Sergi and I usually go to Santander by car.
7. My kids usually call me when they get home from school.
People on my staff usually call me when they have an emergency.
8. Do you usually do housework on Sundays?
Do you usually do housework on Mondays?
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TUESDAY FEBRUARY 13(!), 2024
I wrote some example sentences Please write one sample sentenc for each number.
1 from a young age
From a young age, I have been very fortunate.
2 Surrounded
I sometimes feel that I am surrounded by idiots.
3 You have to look up
If you want to know what is in the sky you have to look up.
When you don't know what a word means, you have to look up the word in a dictionary.
4 Judging
Judging from my current dissatisfaction with the quality of my surroundings, I should move as soon as possible.
Many people are taught that judging other people is wrong.
5 Stringy
My hair is extremely curly. Even when my hair is drenched with water, it is never stringy.
submitted on February 13, 2023
I wrote some example sentences Please write one sample sentenc for each number.
Sheila’s sentences:
1 From a young age
From a young age I liked reading books. (corrected)
From a young age, I liked to read books. (corrected)
2 Surrounded
hahahaha Me too Nia! Sometimes I feel that I am surrounded by stupid people I would prefer to be surrounded by flowers and plants. (correct original)
3 You have to look up
If you want to see planes in the sky you have to look up. (corrected)
If you don't know something you have to look it up, you have to do some research. (alternate meaning)
4 Judging
People should not judge other people or situations before knowing the cause of the situations or the reason for the people's behavior. (corrected)
5 Stringy
I hate when an avocado is stringy. (correct)
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 15, 2024
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FRIDAY FEBRUARY 16, 2024
I wrote some example sentences Please write one sample sentenc for each number..
6 Melt in your mouth
The chocolate candy was so delicious that it melted in my mouth.
This steak is so tender that it melts just melt in your mouth.
7 Heaven in your mouth
German Chocolate cake used to be like heave in my mouth when I was a little girl. That was my favorite kind of cake.
8 Contest
I want to participate in a contest because I want to practice being competitive.
I contested his claim. = I disputed his accusation.
Have you ever won a contest?
9 Slow down
Please slow down Elisabetta. You are speaking too quickly. What you are saying isn't clear.
I sometimes need to slow down and think about what I should be really doing.
When the rain slows down, I'll go out and take a walk. Now it is raining too hard to go for a walk!
10 Try to hold on
submitted Friday February 26, 2024
HOMEWORK, FRIDAY FEBRUARY 16, 2024
6 Melt in your mouth
I cooked a cheesecake so soft that it melted in our mouths. (perfect English)
7 Heaven in your mouth
Sushi at the Sabadell Restaurant was so good that it was like heaven in our mouths. (correctred English)
8 Contest
Have you ever been in a TV contest? I have never been in one. (corrected English)
9 Slow down
I try to read slowly in class and when I do my homework, I need to pay more attention to understand and speak English better. I'm following your good advice Nia. (corrected English)
This is how to use "slow down"
I try to slow down in class.
I try to slow down when I read.
10 Try to hold on
When I have a hard week at work, I try to hold on a little more. Just few hours more and I will be free!!!
alternate meaning
Try to hold on, so you won't fall. The bus ride is very bumpy!
"had been" is the "past perfect" of "to be".
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TUESDAY FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Please make a transcript of the audio recording that we made during our Monday February 5 lesson. Make sure to include correct punctuation, capitalization and spelling.
submitted February 6, 2024
You did a great job, Sheila. your ear is getting better and better. The corrections I made were in the punctuation and some spelling, I also added a few words to make my original sentences clearer.
I think school uniforms are a good idea.
When I was a child, until twelve or thirteen I wore a school uniform.
I think school uniforms are a good idea because the social differences, economic differences, between children are not so obvious when everyone is wearing the same outfit.
Nowadays it's an even better idea. Nowadays it's an even better idea because the social differences, economic differences between families, are even greater than before,
Some people think, and maybe it's true, uniforms are a bad idea because uniforms are expensive for poor families, The money spent for uniforms could be used for something else. So for poor families a school uniform might be expensive, so maybe for this reason uniforms are a bad idea.
Please review our Monday February 5 lesson in the Skype. chat area.
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 8, 2024
Part 1
This video in Spanish and English. The narrator speaks in English. And the people we see in the video speak Spanish. And the video has some written words in English when the people speak Spanish.
Please write 10 words or word combinations that you see written in the video. Maybe you will need to pause the video several times.
Part 2
We will have a quiz in a future class. ! Please remind me if I forget!
I will ask you to correct these sentences in writing. I might also ask you to correct these sentences with your voice!
But we will can't go.
Note for you information about Catalonian traditions
I think about that I like so much this system.
The system created me a daily obligation.
And if I have more Free time I can do it other tasks
Here are the corrections!
But we can't go.
Note for your information about Catalonian traditions
I think that I like this system very much.
The system created a daily obligation for me.
And if I have more free time I can do other tasks, too.
submitted on February 8, 2024
HOMEWORK, THURSDAY FEBRUARY 8, 2024
Part 1
This video in Spanish and English. The narrator speaks in English. And the people we see in the video speak Spanish. And the video has some written words in English when the people speak Spanish.
Please write 10 words or word combinations that you see written in the video. Maybe you will need to pause the video several times.
1 from a young age
From a young age, I have been very fortunate.
2 Surrounded
I sometimes feel that I am surrounded by idiots.
3 You have to look up
If you want to know what is in the sky you have to look up.
When you don't know what a word means, you have to look up the word in a dictionary.
4 Judging
Judging from my current dissatisfaction with the quality of my surroundings, I should move as soon as possible.
Many people are taught that judging other people is wrong.
5 Stringy
My hair is extremely curly. Even when my hair is drenched with water, it is never stringy.
6 Melt in your mouth
The chocolate candy was so delicious that it melted in my mouth.
This steak is so tender that it melts just melt in your mouth.
7 Heaven in your mouth
German Chocolate cake used to be like heave in my mouth when I was a little girl. That was my favorite kind of cake.
8 Contest
I want to participate in a contest because I want to practice being competitive.
I contested his claim. = I disputed his accusation.
Have you ever won a contest?
9 Slow down
Please slow down Elisabetta. You are speaking too quickly. What you are saying isn't clear.
I sometimes need to slow down and think about what I should be really doing.
When the rain slows down, I'll go out and take a walk. Now it is raining too hard to go for a walk!
10 Try to hold on
Part 2
We will have a quiz in a future class. ! Please remind me if I forget!
Ok Nia! I will remind you this in our next class
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TUESDAY JANUARY 30, 2024
Please do activities on at this link for about 10 minutes.
Here is something you can use to remember the SIMPLE PAST AFFIRMATIVE form of verbs that do not end with -ED in the simple past affirmative. https://quizlet.com/11089017/past-simple-irregular-flash-cards/
Please use your voice when you do the activities.
Then, for about 5 minutes write sentences in the simple past with the verb "to meet"
affirmative: Yesterday, I...
negative: Yesterday,I ...
yes/noquestionDid you .....
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Please write original sentences containg the same words, These words comne fromn a video that you saw one or two weeks ago! Wow! That was a long time ago.
onto
mapping
Instead
subtle
flaws
disfigured
surgery
submitted on Thursday February 1, 2024
HOMEWORK, THURSDAY FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Please write original sentences containg the same words, These words comne fron a video that you saw one or two weeks ago! Wow! That was a long time ago.
ONTO -
Yesterday we talked onto new Sertrans location. (incorrect usage of "onto")
Yesterday, we talked about the new Sertrans location. (correct)
Yesterday, I didn't onto anything. Probably, it would feel nice to hop onto the hood of a clean car on a warm day.
MAPPING -
My friend Mireia worked for create mapping of google maps. (incorrect and not understandable.)
My friend Mireia used Google maps.
Mapping can be part of a verb. Mireia is mapping the neighborhood. = Mireia is making a map of the neighborhood. = Mireia is creating a map of the neigborhood.
Mapping can be a noun. Mapping is an activity that only a few peopld do professinally.
INSTEAD -
I like steps class instead I don't like zumba class. (incorrect and incorect usage)
I like step classes instead of zumba classes.
I like step classes.
I don't like zumba classes.
Do you want to eat at Nagami Restaurant?
No, I want to eat a Yatsuki Restaurant instead.
SUBTLE -
I prefer subtil make up. (spelling incorrect)
I prefer subtle make-up. (correct)
FLAWS -
People say tha in flaws are the perfection. (incorrect)
People say that perfection lies in the flaws. (correct)
People say that flaws create perfection. (correct)
People say that faws make perfection. (correct)
DISFIGURED -
When I was teenager I had a friend who was lock up in a house fire, after thar his body and his face was disfigured. (incorrect)
When I was teenager,I had a friend who was locked up in a house oin fire, After that his body and his face were disfigured. (icorrect)
When I was teenager,I a friend of mine was trapped in a house on fire. He was badly burned. After that his body and his face were disfigured. (icorrect)
SURGERY - I have never done any plastic surgery.
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 2, 2024
submitted February 2, 2-24
I’m sorry Nia, I haven’t did my homework.
Today at noonI ddn’t stay at office.
I could do it tomorrow and I will send you.
Are you agree?
Now I’m working.
Have a good day!!!
8:48 AM
Hi Sheila! Thank you for your message. Thank you for your question. I don't agree.
Please have a wonderful weekend!!
Have a great evening today, too!
CORRECTED VERSIOPN
I’m sorry Nia, I didn't do my homework. (simple past)
Today at noonI wasn't in the office.
I could do it tomorrow and send it to you.
Do you agree?
Now I’m working.
Have a good day!!!
NOTE
Estoy de acuerdo = I agree
Estas de acuerfo = You agree
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TUESDAY JANUARY 23, 2024
removed by Nia
submitted January 23, 2024
ORIGINAL
Hi Nia!!
Today I had lunch with my deparment boss and a Sertrans customer. For that I didn’t my homework today. I can will do my homework tonight or I can will do it another day. What do you prefer??
Question for you: Have I use “another” at last sentence correctly?
CORRECTED
Hi Nia!!
Today I had lunch with my department boss and a Sertrans customer. That's why I didn’t do my homework today. I will do my homework tonight . I can do it another day. What do you prefer??
Question for you: Did I use "another" in the last sentence correctly?
Question: . Did I use "another" in the last sentence correctly?
Here is a question for you. Did I use "another" in the last sentence correctly?
You asked me two questions.
Here are my answers.
I prefer that you NOT do today's homework tonight or another day.
Yes, you used "another" correctly in the message that you sent me today. Bravo!
THURSDAY JANUARY 25, 2024
When someone asks you a question using the simple past, please answer in the simple past. After you answer, then you can add additional sentences to give more details. For you additional sentences you may use any verb tense that you need to use to express whatever you want to express.
Example:
answer: The most interesting thing that happened was this weekend was that Sergi came back to Barcelona. Last week, Sergi was in Santander. Now he is back in town. And I'm very happy to see him again!
Please answer these questions.
question: Where did you and your friends skate on the weekend?
answer:
question: Was the weather cold this morning in Sabadell?
answer:
question: Did your mother send you a text message today?
answer:
FRIDAY JANUARY 26,2024
friends/friend's/frends'
1.Please write one sentence with friends.
2. Please write another sentence with friend's.
3. Please write another sentence with friends;.
Please make an audio recording of all of the sentence below.
friends SOUNDS LIKE frendz
I have many friends, very few of them are close friends.
Most of my friends here have the same opinion as each other.
I rarely visit friends.
I hardly go out with friends.
friend's
friend's SOUNDS LIKE frendz
My friend's name was Manuel.
I went to my friend's home 6 weeks ago.
= I went to my friend's place 6 weeks ago.
= I went to my friend's 6 weeks ago.
friends'
friends SOUNDS LIKE frendzez
This is my friends' dog. = This dog belongs to my friends. (used more often)
.submitted on Friday January 26, 2024
HOMEWORK, FRIDAY JANUARY 26,2024
friends/friend's/frends'
1.Please write one sentence with friends.
On the weekend I will skate with my friends on the Badalona promenade. Badalona is a Little city close to Barcelona.
2. Please write another sentence with friend's.
Last month I went with Sergi to his friend’s house.
3. Please write another sentence with friends;.
Sergi’s friends invited us to have “calçotada”. But we will can’t go.
Please make an audio recording of all of the sentence below.
friends SOUNDS LIKE frendz
I have many friends, very few of them are close friends.
Most of my friends here have the same opinion as each other.
I rarely visit friends.
I hardly go out with friends.
friend's
friend's SOUNDS LIKE frendz
My friend's name was Manuel.
I went to my friend's home 6 weeks ago.
= I went to my friend's place 6 weeks ago.
= I went to my friend's 6 weeks ago.
friends'
friends SOUNDS LIKE frendzez
This is my friends' dog. = This dog belongs to my friends. (used more often)
EXTRA:
Note for you information about Catalonian traditions: Calçotada is typical food in Catalunya, during winter we eat “calçots”, calçots are grilled a type large onion. This gets wet in a sauce, romesco.
Usually, people go out to a picnic with grill or restaurants (“masias”) where served a typical menú with calçots, artichoke, meat, sauge (butifarra) with white beans and more food…, all that cooked by grill, well, the white beans no. And a catalonian dessert: catalonian cream (is like a custard with burned sugar on top)
Have a wonderful weekend Nia!!!! 🤗
6:49 AM
CORRECTIONS
But we can't go.
But we won't go.
But we will can’t go. (INCORRECT)
Corrected version
Note for your information about Catalonian traditions: Calçotada is typical food in Catalunya. During winter we eat “calçots”. Calçots are grilled, They are a type of large onion. These get bathed in a sauce called romesco.
Usually, people have a picnic with a grill. Or they go to restaurants (“masias”) where a typical menu with calçots, artichoke, meat, sausage (butifarra) with white beans and more food is served. All of that is cooked on a grill. Well, the white beans are not cooked on a grill. Everything but the white beans are cooked on a grill. Also a Catalonian dessert is served. It is called catalonian cream. It is a custard with burned sugar on top.
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TUESDAY JANUARY 9, 2024
This activity was not done because there were no headphones available. I, Nia, moved the activity content to a future date.
WEDNESDAY JANUARY 10, 2024
completed
Written expression
WRITTEN ACTIVITY
1, Why did you decide to rent your current apartment?
2. Please explain what your current apartment has that you previous apartment didn't have.
3. What are some of the features that you look for when you consider renting or buying a home for yourself?
NOT WRITTEN ACTIVITY
4. Please review 8 flashcards on Readlang. https://readlang.com/
submitted on January 10, 2024
INDEPENDENTISTA STUDY
WEDNESDAY JANUARY 10, 2024
1, 2, and 3 have not been corrected by Nia, yet.
WRITTEN ACTIVITY
corrected
1. Why did you decide to rent your current apartment?
Before my current apartment I lived in a small apartment, In the winter the apartment was very cold and in the summer the apartment was very hot. My kitchen was too small for someone like me who likes cooking.
After the pandemic, in the summer of 2021, I decided to look for a new apartment. When I saw my current apartment, I fell in love !!😍 or When I saw my current apartment, it was love at first sight !!
2. Please explain what your current apartment has that your previous apartment didn't have.
My current apartament has air conditioning and heating throughout the apartment. The apartment is bigger than my last apartment, 30 meters squared bigger! The apartment comes with a parking space. Plus there is a pool, I didn’t look for an apartment with poolm but it is fantastic to have it!
It’s in a good neigborhood. It is in a better neigborhood than my previous aparment.
And my current apartment is more beautiful than the last one!! I was very happy in my previous apartmentm but I’m happier in my current apartment!! And my plants are happier, too!!
And when I rented the current apartment, the diference in price was only 40€. or The difference in price between them was only 40€.
3. What are some of the features that you look for when you consider renting or buying a home for yourself?
The first thing I look for is the price. I want to be sure that I can pay the rent without any problems. I want to rent easily within my budget.
I also look for a good neighborhood, a neighborhood where I will not feel afraid coming back home alone..
I like a bright apartment, with a good kitchen and amenities like air conditioning or heating.
I need a parking place. It’s essential for me!
I also look for an aparment that is close to public transportation. I might need to use public transortation on some ocassion when I don't have a car. I might need to get around by bus or train. or When I don’t have a car, I need to get around by bus or train.
My current apartment has all my requirements and more!
NOT WRITTEN ACTIVITY
4. Please review 8 flashcards on Readlang. https://readlang.com/
I did it.
5. If you have extra time, please use some of the Sertrans vocabulary OR Readlang flashcard vocabulary in a pretend email to a new customer or an existing customer.
A real example:
An existing Sertrans customer wrote us an email to find out the price to do a shipment (OR a pick up and delivery) from Barcelona to Madrid. The shipment consisted of
3 European pallets of 4500 kgs each (OR of a total of 4500 kgs).
My email answer:
Corrected email
Dear "Juanita,*
Thank you for your request.
The cost for this transport is 350 € + IVA. *We* will load on Monday *January 15* and unload on Tuesday *January 16*.
.
*Your goods/Your shipping container* has to fit the *truck truck* at *point of delivery*.. If *a lifting platform is required* in Madrid, the cost *to you will be* 450 € + IVA.
*Please confirm receipt of this message. Please confirm that you want us to complete this pick up and delivery. And of course, if you have any questions, concerns or additional information for us, let us know as soon as possible.*
Best regards,
Sheila Aguado
Rble. Administration Department
Sertrans Catalunya, S. A.
THURSDAY JANUARY 11, 2024
Practice with corrected strucutres
Each sentence below features a phrase in bold face. Write 2 true statements for each of the bold face phrases below. I will give you focused feedback on your correct use of the boldface phrases.
I have lunch *at my desk.*
I *work in an open office* where other people at their desks are near me.
I *can’t listen to* audio at my desk without my headphones.
We *should respect* other people while they are working.
I have alarms for *lots of things* in my life.
I have alarms for *a lot of things* in my life.
I have alarms on my phone for all the scheduled activities *in my life.*
This method *helps me* not forget my tasks.
I need another *alarm to remember* to put my headphones in my bag.
I need an *alarm to remember* to put my headphones in my bag.
I will have something hot today.
FRIDAY JANUARY 12, 2024
completed
Listening comprehension and self expression
LISTENING ACTIVITY
1. Listen to this and try to guess which apartment this couple wants to see. https://youtu.be/ScZ48qN_ZWA?si=KCG88pxMP0B05_fL
LISTENING ACTIVITY 2
2. Listen to this. https://www.newsinlevels.com/products/face-projection-level-3/
Follow along with the written text as you listen to the video.
Read the text on Readlang,https://readlang.com/library/659c3f315bbff4dc4025fdd6 clicking the words and word combinations that are new for you.
Now listen to the video again, but this time with your eyes closed.
Did you understand a lot more than the first time?
Use your imagination! How can this technology be used in a useful way? You may use your voice or write your response.
submitted January 12, 2024
FRIDAY JANUARY 12, 2024
Listening comprehension and self expression
LISTENING ACTIVITY
1. Listen to this and try to guess which apartment this couple wants to see. https://youtu.be/ScZ48qN_ZWA?si=KCG88pxMP0B05_fL
CORRECTED VERSION
Yes, I think I understand which apartment this couple wants to see quite well. (or I know which apartment this couple wants to see,.) The couple doesn't like the first first aspartment beacuse it doesn't have a parking space, They don''t like the second apartment because the closet is too small. The fourth flat has a large living room, and they don't need a large living room..
NOTE: You misunderstood the task. I should have written the task in another way:
Listen to this. Which apartment did this couple want to see?
LISTENING ACTIVITY 2
2. Listen to this. https://www.newsinlevels.com/products/aface-projection-level-3/
Follow along with the written text as you listen to the video.
Read the text on Readlang,https://readlang.com/library/659c3f315bbff4dc4025fdd6 clicking the words and word combinations that are new for you.
Now listen to the video again, but this time with your eyes closed.
Did you understand a lot more than the first time?
The text was difficult to understand. The, second time I listened to the video was clearer. I understood more words.
I learned new words today with this activity:
onto
mapping
Instead
subtle
flaws
———————-
And I learned two new words at next excercise:
disfigured
surgery
Use your imagination! How can this technology be used in a useful way? You may use your voice or write your response.
CORRECTED VERSION
Maybe this technology can be used in plastic surgery, or maybe this technology is used now in plastic surgery.! Maybe this technology can be used with people that have disfigured faces because of an accident.
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TUESDAY JANUARY 16, 2024
Reading comprehension and vocabulary expansion
Upload the transcript "Read Transcript" into Readlang.
Read the entire talk and click the words or word combinations that you are unsure of
Afterwards, listen to the talk, while you follow along with the written transcript.
THURSDAY JANUARY 18, 2024
Listening comprehension and self expression
Make a list of 5 word combinations that you like, that you understand, but that you normally do not use.
Now, in writing, try to use each of those word combinations in your list.
FRIDAY JANUARY 19, 2024
Written expression
Please respond to these questions in writing or with your voice in an audio recording.
What specific activities did you find challenging?
What specific activities did you find useful?
What specific activities did you like?
What specific acticities did you dislike?
What types of activities would you like to do in the future for homework?
Please use some of the Sertrans vocabulary OR Readlang flashcard vocabulary in a pretend email to a new customer or an existing customer.
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TUESDAY FEBRUARY 13, 2024
Please watch this video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGQ7ke0hXTI Afterwards make sentences (questions or statements) using these words in English.
course
curse
terrific
terrifying
deception
disappoinment
library
bookstore/book shop
to realize
to carry out
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 15, 2024
Please watch this video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGQ7ke0hXTI Afterwards make sentences (questions or statements) using these words in English.
actually
nowadays
avocado
lawyer
to assist/to help
to attend (an event)
to be embarassed
to be pregnant
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 17, 2024
Please send me your templates (plantillas).
Please watch PART OF THIS VIDEO this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vs7vlKeTT_A&list=PLTAZkygdDeLN8M_BnrDi506Tqjl_3A8oi
You may pause after THE FIRST 5 of the "connectors".
Writre the sample sentence in Spanish./
Write the same sentences in English, too!
Now with the same connectors in English, create your own original sentence in English using those connectors.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
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RESOURCES
PRONUNCIATION PRONUNCIATION PRONUNCIATION
ED Pronunciation
Pronunciation
BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS
TED TALKS https://www.ted.com/ Use the interactive transcript while you listen to the talks, to the lectures.
Book Box
Readlang https://readlang.com/ This is great for vocabulary review and expansion!
Short Stories https://americanliterature.com/high-school-short-stories/ For enhancedment of your vocabulary, use your WebReader extention or upload to Readlang!
The News in Levels https://www.newsinlevels.com/
PODCASTS INTENDED TO TEACH ENGLISH PODCASTS INTENDED TO TEACH ENGLISH
Culips Podcasts
CONSTUCTIONS CONSTRUCTIONS CONSTRUCTIONS CONSTRUCTIONS
Comparative Adjectives
1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMkblCa1NMU (9 minutes!)
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYuqdZhoDQo (5 minutes)
3. https://games4esl.com/english-exercises/english-grammar-exercises/comparative-adjective-exercises/
4. https://elt.oup.com/student/solutions/elementary/grammar/grammar_08_012e?cc=ir&selLanguage=en
WRITING WRITING WRITING WRITING WRITING
Email Etiquette
A little help with the use of capital letters (in English) https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/mechanics/help_with_capitals.html
IDIOMS IDIOMS IDIOMS IDIOMS IDIOMS IDIOMS
Essential Idioms in English: Phrasal Verbs and Collocations by Robert J. Dixson Fifth Edition Copyright 2004 This is great for vocabulary review and expansion! https://abiiid.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/essential-idioms-in-english-phrasal-verbs-and-collocations.pdf
Expressions to Learn and Use! https://blog.talaera.com/business-english-idioms
More Expressions to Learn and Use! https://www.justlearn.com/blog/50-most-common-english-idioms-and-phrases-with-examples
One Minute English (a playlist of videos from Culips)
VIDEO PLATFORMS VIDEO PLATFORMS VIDEO PLATFORMS VIDEO PLATFORMS
OPPORTUNITIES FOR INTERACTIONS IN ENGLISH
Toastmasters International
Coursera
Meetup
Ideas:
Be a tour guide in the city or town where you live
Work at a hostel or hotel parttime.
Comment on posts, create posts, respond to comments
If people close to you know English, communicate with them exclusively in English every Tuesday!
And so on and so forth
CONVERSATION TOPICS
clothes and fashion.
films
food in general
other books
restaurants
Santander
Sergi
skate
sport
sports
step
theater (theatre)
thrillers
travel
working out
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*WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 20, 2023*
*PART 1*
Please use
"clean as a whistle".
to flush (any verb tense)
deer antlers
to slap (any very tense)
*PART 2*
Please create written sentences with the following:
custom
costume
laughed
discuss
disgust
disgusted
Afterwards we will correct your sentences if needed. Then you will read the corrected version with your voice.
*PART 3*
Remember an ED ending refers to the subject's feelings.
Paste these into the Skype chat area using the correct adjective!
(1) The movie is boring bored.
(2) The children get bored boring.if they have nothing to do.
(3) Most runners were exhausting exhausted.after the race.
(4) A marathon is exhausting exhausted. for all of the participants. (5) Cold weather is depressing depressed. for some people.
*PART 4*
Watch this video, Take notes in writing and/or imitate the speaker or read the subtitles with your voice. https://youtu.be/o-yzSkj0PbI?si=0a5hKhTDirR4Mk98
Now write a dialogue between two people. In the dialog include one question that useds "too little, too late" and one statement that uses "too little, too late".
*PART 5*
When will your department move to the new location? What will people in your department need to do in order to prepare for the move?
*PART 6*
Do these exercises with your voice. You might need to use two devices at the same time.https://test-english.com/grammar-points/b1/ed-ing-adjectives-adjectives-verbs/ If you get any wrong, please repeat the entire set of exercises. Leave both recordings in the Skype chat area.
*PART 7*
Please use ONE -ed adjective to write about something that happened earlier today. Please use ONE -ing adjective to write about something that happened earlier today..
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FUTURE HOMEWORK
This is not for class. This might be for homework in the future!
?
This is not for class. This might be for homework in the future!
mid-morning AND mid-afternoon
Now it is 6:30AM. It is not yet, mid-morning.
I try to wait until after mid-morning to have breakfast.
What are you usually doing mid-morning on Saturdays?
I am sometimes exhausted by the mid-afternoon, and I want to go to bed.
(I am sometimes exhausted by mid-afternoon, and I want to go to bed.)
Many people eat 5 times a day! They eat breakfast. They have a mid-morning snack. The eat lunch. Then they eat a mid-afternoon snack. After that they eat dinner. And after dinner, before bedtime they have another snack. Some people even get up in the middle of the night for a late-night snack.
THURSDAY
happened
I have a cold
I have
I've
improve
improved
FRIDAY
Use each of these in sentences.
issue
meet
met
modern
popular
produced
purposes
served
species
spices (romero, albahaca, menta...)
used
various
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