Homework: Tuesday, October 11, 2011

First Year:
For Wednesday (Oct. 12):
Translate the following vocabulary words.

nervous, confident, young, old, pretty, ugly, good, bad, clean, dirty, shy, outgoing, thin, fat, angry, happy, sick, healthy, strong, weak

Second Year:
For Wednesday (Oct.12):
Translate the following vocabulary words.

boring, exciting, tall, short, friendly, mean, athletic, lazy, cheap, expensive, difficult, easy, funny, serious, soft, hard, hot, cold, long, crazy


Third Year:
For Wednesday (Oct. 12):
Translate the following vocabulary words.


avocado, banana, cherry, plum, coconut, peach, strawberry, lime, lemon, apple, mango, orange, blackberry, pear, pineapple, watermelon, grape, grapefruit, kiwi, melon

Homework: Monday, October 10, 2011

First Year:
For Tuesday (Oct. 11):
Write ten sentences about what there is in your house.  Use THERE IS or THERE ARE.

For Wednesday (Oct 12):
Translate the vocabulary words below.

(I will place these later tonight)

Second Year:
For Tuesday (Oct. 11):
Write the following sentences with the possessive pronoun.

1. It is my pencil.
2. It is their house.
3. They are his cookies.
4. It is her shoe.
5. They are your books.

Write the following sentences with the possessive adjective.

1. It is ours.
2. They are yours
3. They are mine.
4. It is his
5. They are hers.

For Wednesday (Oct 12):
Translate the vocabulary words below.

(I will place these words later tonight)

Third Year:
For Tuesday (Oct. 11)
Write 10 sentences about what you used to do as a kid.  Use USED TO.

For Wednesday (Oct. 12)
Translate the vocabulary words below.

( I will post these later tonight)

Homework: Wednesday, September 28, 2011

First Year:For Monday (Oct. 10)
Study for vocabulary test.

Fill in the blank.
1. The doctor ____ short.
2. The cats are ____ friendly.
3. My dad is ____.
4. ____ am not ____.
5. They ____ not athletic.

Put the words in order.
Example: DOCTOR MEAN IS THE
                    The doctor is mean.

1. MOM SERIOUS IS MY.
2. NOT ARE THE CRAZY DOCTORS.
3. DOGS THE NOT ARE FUNNY.
4. CLASS ENGLISH BORING NOT IS
5. MECHANICS FUNNY ARE THE.

Second Year:
For Monday (Oct. 10)
Study for vocabulary test.

Put the words in order.
Example: IS DRIVING HE.
                   He is driving.

1. IS HE BOOK THE READING.
2.ARE THE WE CAR WASHING.
3. RUNNING PARK THEY IN THE ARE
4. VACATION JULIE ENJOYING HER IS
5. OCEAN THE IN JOHN SURFING IS
6. MY DOING HOMEWORK AM I
7. FIGHTING STREET AND JOE IN ARE PETE THE
8. SHIRT ANGIE WEARING GREEN IS A
9. COOKING PIZZA ARE YOU.
10 GRANDMA SHE HER IS VISITING.

Third Year:
For Monday (Oct. 10)
Study for vocabulary test.

Write the missing clause.
Example: _________________ when it started raining.
                  I was going to school when it started raining.

1. ________________when they started fighting.
2. ________________when the car drove through the window.
3. I was eating pizza ________________
4. When I fell in the water, ________________
5. I was laughing at him ________________
6. ________________, they were going to the airport.
7. He was enjoying my ice cream ________________
8. We were surfing in the ocean ________________
9. ________________ when the rain stopped.
10. ________________, I was sleeping.

Homework: Tuesday, September 27, 2011

First Year:
For Wednesday (Sept. 28):
Translate vocabulary words found here.

Fill in the blank.
1. The doctor ____ tall.
2. My mother is ____ lazy.
3. My brothers ____ not funny.
4. The ____ are friendly.
5. I ____ not ____.

Put the words in order to make sentences.
1. IS TAXI DRIVER BORING THE
2. VERY MY ATHLETIC ARE FRIENDS
3. NOT THE IS EXPENSIVE ACCOUNTANT.
4. CRAZY I NOT AM
5. NURSE NOT MEAN IS THE

Second Year:
For Wednesday (Sept. 28):
Translate the vocabulary words in gray on page 137 of your book.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in PRESENT CONTINUOUS.
Example: I am eating (eat) an apple.

1. I _______ (work) in an airport.
2. They _______ (study) in middle school.
3. Jonny _______ (learn) English.
4. We _______ (live) in Europe.
5. Susie and Amber _______ (visit) Australia.
6. She _______ (begin) college.
7. You _______ (decide) what to study in college.
8. I _______ (travel) in South America.
9. James and I _______ (leave) our job at the jail.
10. He _______ (enjoy) vacation in Cancun.
Third Year:
For Wednesday (Sept. 28):
Translate vocabulary words found here.

Write five sentences using the PAST CONTINUOUS tense.  Use the following example.
Example: He was walking to school when he fell.

Homework: Monday, September 26, 2011

First Year:
For Tuesday (Sept. 27):
Write 10 descriptive sentences.  Use TO BE and words for the vocabulary list below.

For Wednesday (Sept. 28):
Translate the following vocabulary words.

boring, exciting, tall, short, friendly, mean, athletic, lazy, cheap, expensive, difficult, easy, funny, serious, soft, hard, hot, cold, long, crazy

Second Year:
For Tuesday (Sept. 27):
Write 10 sentences about what you or your family are doing.  Use TO BE and verbs from the vocabulary list (see below).

For Wednesday (Sept. 28):
Translate the vocabulary words in gray on page 137 of your book.

Third Year:
For Tuesday (Sept. 27):
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in past CONTINUOUS.

1. Ten years ago, I _______ (work) in an airport.
2. Twelve years ago, they _______ (study) in middle school.
3. Five years ago, Jonny _______ (learn) English.
4. Eight years ago, we _______ (live) in Europe.
5. Three years ago, Susie and Amber _______ (visit) Australia.
6. Eleven years ago, she _______ (begin) college.
7. Seven years ago, you _______ (decide) what to study in college.
8. Twenty years ago, I _______ (travel) in South America.
9. Last year, James and I _______ (leave) our job at the jail.
10. Last month, he _______ (enjoy) vacation.

For Wednesday (Sept. 28):
Translate the following vocabulary words.

airport, store, bank, alley, post office, castle, cemetery, jail, mall, cinema, city, high school, police station, stadium, pharmacy, gym, church, laundromat, market, bridge

Homework:Tuesday, September 20, 2011

First Year:
Translate vocabulary for Wednesday (Sept. 21).  Use the words listed here.

Write  10 sentences.  Use at least one vocabulary word in each sentence.

Second Year:
Translate vocabulary for Wednesday (Sept. 21). Use the words in the pink boxes on page 137 of you book.

Write 10 sentences about what the people are doing in the picture.  Use the Present Continuous tense.  Click here for the picture.

Third Year: 
Translate vocabulary for Wednesday (Sept. 21).  Use the words listed here.

Write 10 sentences about what the people are doing in the picture.  Use the Present Continuous tense.  Click here for the picture.

Homework: Monday, September 19, 2011

First Year:
Translate vocabulary for Wednesday (Sept. 21).

black, red, blue, yellow, green, purple, orange, pink, brown, gray, dark, light, big, huge, enormous, gigantic, humongous, small, tiny, microscopic, little, fast, quick, slow, quiet, loud, sit, stand, talk

Use the table on page 23 to write about Fernanda and Jaime.

Second Year:
Translate vocabulary for Wednesday (Sept. 21).  Vocabulary words can be found on page137 in your book.  Use only the words in pink.

Write 10 sentences about where things are in Ixtlan.  Use the prepositions from class.

Third Year:
Translate vocabulary for Wednesday (Sept. 21).

beat, begin, break, bring, catch, choose, come, feel, find, forget, give, grow, hear, hide, leave, agree, borrow, call, decide, embarrass, fail, grab, happen, ignore, joke, kick, laugh, mark, need, obey, pass, question, recognize, scare,  travel, unite, vanish, wait, yell

Change the tense of the description of 'Parkdale' on page 15 of your book from the present tense to the past tense.  Underline each change you make.

Homework: Wednesday, September 14, 2011

First Year:
Study for vocabulary test.

Second Year:
Study for vocabulary test.

Finish writing five sentences  that tell where places are on the map (Page 15).

Third Year:
Study for vocabulary test.

Homework: Tuesday, September 13, 2011

First Year:
Translate vocabulary for Wednesday (Sept. 14).  Use the words listed here.

Write the correct word: a or an.
Example: __a__ cashier

_____ actor
_____ farmer
_____ driver
_____ athlete
_____ dentist
_____ accountant
_____ baker
_____ rancher
_____ butcher
_____ employee
_____ cowboy
_____ veterinarian
_____ artist
_____ salesperson
_____ judge

Second Year:
Translate vocabulary for Wednesday.  Use the vocabulary in the blue boxes on page 136 of your book.

Write about your neighborhood.  Where are things?  Use near, next to, between, across from, in front of, on the corner of.  Write 10 sentences.

Example:  There is a school next to the old church

Third Year:
Translate vocabulary for Wednesday.  Use the vocabulary on page 137 of your book.

Write 10 sentences in both the positive and the negative form using irregular verbs in the past tense.
Example: John went to the zoo.  
                    John didn't go to the zoo. 

Homework: Monday, September 12, 2011

First Year:
Translate vocabulary for Wednesday. Use the vocabulary posted below.

Lawyer, actor, actress, farmer, student, architect, artist, athlete, banker, cashier, waiter, singer, captain, butcher, driver, merchant, accountant, dentist, director, doctor, employee, nurse, spy, student, manager, engineer, boss, jeweler, judge, teacher, mechanic, doctor, model, baker, pilot, painter, plumber, police officer, politician, president, rancher, receptionist, reporter, soldier, taxi driver, cowboy, salesperson, veterinarian

Write 10 sentences about what family members and friends do.
Example:  My dad is a farmer.




Second Year:
Translate vocabulary for Wednesday.  Use the vocabulary in the blue boxes on page 136 of your book.

Write 10 sentences about your house, your neighborhood, or Ixtlan.  Use THERE IS or THERE ARE.
Example:  There are several dogs in my neighborhood.


Third Year:
Translate vocabulary for Wednesday. Use the vocabulary on page 137 of your book.

Write the following sentences in the negative form of the past tense.
Example: I washed my hands.
                   I did not wash my hands.

1. I watched TV last night.
2. They practiced English for three hours yesterday.
3. He worked on his English homework in the afternoon.
4. She answered all the questions in English class.
5. James and Dave played soccer on Friday.
6. Stephany cooked spaghetti last week.
7. We enjoyed the trip to Alaska last summer.
8. Sara and I visited the ruins in Mexico City.
9. I used all the matches to start the fire.
10. Rebecca stayed at their house three weeks.