Saying it Write !

A few exercises for those classes which need to work on pronunciation as well as writing! 

Pronounciation : Will / Won’t

Make predictions about what will happen in various areas in the next century.

Teacher's note: you can really expand on this. Have them talk, take notes and look out for the contracted "will" and "won't". 

·         Medicine / Health

·         Environment

·         Technology

·         Politics / Government

·         The family / Relationships

·         Transportation

Writing: What will your life be like in 10 years?

Pronounciation: Full of sounds

Teacher's note: Have the students read out these. Then read aloud  for them  to recognize the correct sounds. 

1.      Ten tan tennis players attempted to take the champion’s racket.

2.      The cook blended a breakfast drink of bananas and bran in the black blender, but it was too bland to drink.

3.      The experts expended a lot of energy creating a plan for the bride expansion.

Writing: Why is being overweight becoming a global health problem? 

Pronounciation: Words with vowel + R

Ear / air                                    heard / hard                             were / war

Far / fur                                   bird / beard                              heart / hurt

Stir / steer 

Pronounciation: The “o” and the “u”

Teacher's Note: A good chance of reviewing some idioms and practicing the sounds! 

1.       Look up to ( someone )

2.       Lose your shirt

3.       Be in someone’s shoes

4.       Put up with

5.       Pull through

6.       Pull strings

7.       Pull together

a.       Be in someone’s situation

b.      Use influence to avoid rules or regulations

c.       Survive

d.      Tolerate

e.      Admire or respect someone

f.        Lose all your money

g.       Cooperate, unite during bad times

kWriting: What do you like to eat when you’re happy? When you’re worried?

Pronounciation: Complex Vowels ( Wide, House, and boy )

1.      Have you ever gone to a psychic, fortune teller, or palm reader?

2.      Do you know anyone who has premonitions, strong feelings about future events that don’t have a logical explanation?

3.      Do you believe there are people with precognition, the power to predict the future?

4.      Do you believe that some people have the power of telepathy and can “read minds”?

5.      Do you believe in psychokinesis, the ability to make objects move with your mind?

6.      Do you believe that some people are clairvoyant, able to “sense” or “see” distant events?

7.      Have you ever had déjà vu, an inexplicable feeling that you have lived this exact moment before?

Pronounciation: Hearing final Consonants

1.      A belt hanger                                        a bell hanger

2.      Six fish                                                 sick fish

3.      They attacked politicians                       they attack politicians

4.      Build bridges                                        bill bridges

5.      Keep layers                                          key players

6.      Walked quickly                                    walk quickly

Resource Sites

Chris contacted me today asking me to put up some links of some helpful resource websites. I have chosen some of my favourite websites / links and would really appreciate feedback from anyone who uses any of these!

• - http://www.eslflow.com/ 
• This one is helpful for three components of teaching: Reading, Speaking and Writing.
• Once you get used to the website, it is extremely helpful!
• Not only can you narrow down by Grammar points / Vocabulary points or Level but the search feature is really specific as well.

- http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/

This one is probably my favourite! Most of my students have always enjoyed any assignment I have put together from here.

All four of the components are covered here: Reading, Speaking, Writing and Listening.

Basically, this guy takes real news and makes assignments from those. He also categorizes them according to level of "difficulty" which makes it easy to navigate!

- http://www.eslprof.com/handouts/

Really good for extra help / review.

Great worksheets!

What I do is copy paste them into my lesson plan for the day and incorporate with the topic at hand.

- http://waze.net/oea/

- http://www.betterenglish.org.ph/Parts%20of%20Speech/Conjunctions%20discussion%20and%20interactive%20quizzes.htm

- http://www.better-english.com/vocabulary.htm

- http://www.linguarama.com/ps/index.html

Great resource for oral activities, conversation classes etc!

- http://www.hrenglish.com/

More specialized link.

Human Resource Departments really appreciate this.

- http://funeasyenglish.com/new-american-english-idioms-introduction.htm 

- http://www.scoop.it/t/phrasal-verbs-idioms-collocation/p/841440209/collocations-exercises-worksheetsfor-esl-teachers-eslflow-webguide

- http://dzspeakingenglish.blogspot.ca/2010_05_09_archive.html

- http://www.wuzzlesandpuzzles.com/index.shtml

- http://voxy.com/blog/index.php/2012/02/top-10-most-common-idioms-in-english/



down down down

Phrasal verbs with Down

 

I created an exercise for one of my classes inspired by a book I have by James Flower.

My students enjoyed it, I hope yours do too ! 

For review you can play games with these.. memory, or taboo!

 

Complete each group of sentences with one of the verbs below. Use each phrasal verb two times!

Bring down     Go down     Knock down Take down     Come down   Hold down Put down     Turn down     Break down Get down     Lay down     Run down Fall down     Keep down     Let down Wind down

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                           

1.    You can’t ____________________ all the people who are relying on you.

2.    We’ll have to ____________________ that wall.

3.    He might ____________________ if he climbs that tree.

4.    The news didn’t ____________________ very well.

5.    Did your secretary ____________________ everything that was said?

6.    Vets hate having to ______________________ pets – even if they are injured.

7.    We had to ____________________ the door to get in.

8.    If you ____________________ the price. You’ll sell them all.

9.    Could you ____________________ the window and let some air into the car.

10. How could you ___________________ such an offer?

11. I had to ____________________ the dress because it was too short.

12. They’re fighting to ____________________ the government.

13. The houses will ___________________ eventually if they aren’t repaired.

14. You must ____________________ to the country and visit us.

15. She was ____________________ by a car while crossing the road.

16. It’s time to _________________ the Christmas decorations.

17. We had to ____________________ the business and sack some of the staff.

18. He can’t ____________________ a job for very long.

19. Please ____________________ out of that tree immediately?

20. The swelling will ____________________ in a few days.

21. Did the car ____________________ on the motorway?

22. We will, of course. ____________________ any unsuitable applicants.

23. You must ____________________! Someone might see you!

24. He tends to ___________________ who doesn’t agree with him.

25. Why don’t they ____________________ their guns and stop the fighting!

26. We expect them to ____________________ in favor of the proposal.

27. It’s the young who mostly ____________________ their lives for their country.

28. We saw the defender ____________________ their center forward.

29. If the batteries ____________________ the radio won’t work so well.

30. Can you help me to ____________________ the tent?

31. He used a wave of terror to ____________________ the entire population.

32. It took four men to ____________________ such a strong person.

and here are the answers!!

 

 

Answers : phrasal verb with down

1.    Let down

2.    Knock down

3.    Fall down

4.    Go down

5.    Get down

6.    Put down

7.    Break down

8.    Knock down

9.    Wind down

10. Turn down

11. Let down

12. Bring down

13. Fall down

14. Come down

15. Run down

16. Take down

17. Wind down

18. Hold down

19. Get down

20. Go down

21. Break down

22. Turn down

23. Keep down

24. Put down

25. Lay down

26. Come down

27. Lay down

28. Bring down

29. Run down

30. Take down

31. Keep down

32. Hold down