End-of-Semester Test (Happy Lunar New Year!)

January 9th, 2012 by Jared

This is the end-of-semester test. There are 4 sections. Please finish all of them. After you are finished the test, you can play Poptropica or other English games on this blog or the CALL website. Have a great Chinese New Year!

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Merry Christmas!

December 20th, 2011 by Jared

If you are looking for the Christmas games, look for the tab at the top of the page. I’ve put them all on a separate page there!

Merry Christmas! Your Christmas present: “Poptropica!”

December 18th, 2011 by Jared

Christmas is coming!  Merry Christmas! 

Snowman!

 

We are going to play a game:

Please go to Poptropica.

After you’ve made your character, get in your balloon and fly to “EARLY POPTROPICA” island.

Early Poptropica

You can start your exploration there. Please talk to at least 3 people.

In your notebook, “Notes section”, write down what the people say to you like this:

Poptropica Questions:

  1. Do you like this online game? Why?
  2. What ITEMS / THINGS do you find in this game?
  3. Is the English EASY / OKAY / DIFFICULT?
  4. What do you like about Poptropica?
  5. What don’t you like about Poptropica?

December 13, 2011

November 14th, 2011 by Jared

Good Morning 702!

Our Schedule for Today

 

  1. Pronunciation Power – Units 15-16Practice your pronunciation – stress and intonation!

  2. Upload to Divshare – Upload your drama lines!  Students with many lines, choose 2-3 sentences that you think are the most difficult!

  3. Compass Reading Lesson

  4. English games

 

***Drama lines/script***

We will continue to translate the drama script for Peter Pan. Today we’ll try to finish SCENE 4.  The following characters will be needed:

Peter

Pockets

Big Chief

This is a short movie about Indians from Canada.  It might help our Indians in Peter Pan get in the “mood”:

 

Write a Story (Carnegie Storymaker)

November 7th, 2011 by Jared
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Click HERE for the STORY-MAKER

October 18th, 2011

October 17th, 2011 by Jared
  1. Typing

  2. Pronunciation Power Units 5-7

  3. Compass Reading

  4. Tumblebooks (stories)

  5. Other English Games

Story 1: 50 Below Zero

October 10th, 2011 by Jared

How to read Tumblebooks Stories:

Tumblebooks from the Winnipeg Public Library

Click the link above, or the one on the CALL website.

Look for the “Find It Online” tab at the top of the Winnipeg Public Library site.  Roll your mouse pointer over that tab, and choose ALL DATABASES (the first choice) on the drop-down menu.  Then, scroll down to Tumblebooks Library. You should see this:

Click the button that says “Storybooks

storybooks

Click the button that says, “View Online” for the first story: 50 Below Zero

view online

Please listen to and read this story 2 or 3 times.

Then, read it again and try to answer the questions in your notebooks. There are 15 questions. I hope you can get 15/15 points!

Story 1: 50 Below Zero

Questions:

1. “This house is going crazy!” said Jason. What does he mean?

What are 4 rooms in Jason’s house?

2) __________

3) __________

4) __________

5) __________

6. Why will Jason’s father freeze like an ice cube outside?

7. What are “mukluks“?

8. What was Jason’s father doing against the tree?

9. Why couldn’t Jason pick up his father?

This story uses many words to show SOUNDS.

What was Jason doing when you heard these sounds?

10. zzzz – He was

11. bumpHe was …

12. scritch – He was …

13. glug – The tub was …

14. What did Jason tie to his father’s big toe?

15. What did Jason do just like his father?

Story 2: Private I. Guana

October 9th, 2011 by Jared

How to read Tumblebooks Stories:

Tumblebooks from the Winnipeg Public Library

Click the link above, or the one on the CALL website.

Look for the “Find It Online” tab at the top of the Winnipeg Public Library site.  Roll your mouse pointer over that tab, and choose ALL DATABASES (the first choice) on the drop-down menu.

Then, scroll down to Tumblebooks Library. You should see this:

Click the button that says “Storybooks

storybooks

Click the button that says, “View Online” for the first story: 50 Below Zero

view online


Please listen to and read this story 2 or 3 times.

Then, read it again and try to answer the questions in your notebooks.

P Iguana
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Questions:

  1. How long has Leon been missing?

  2. Who is Liz?

  3. Why are chameleons hard to see / find?

  4. Officer Croaker, is the bullfrog Chief of Police.  He ”jumped to conclusions“.  What does he think happened to Leon?

  5. So,  what really happened to Leon?  Why did he come to the Lizard Lounge?

Bonus Question (for advanced students) – This story has fun with or “plays on names” a lot.   Give an example of how it “plays on names.”

私人瓜納以“失踪案件變色龍“的樂趣開始!變色龍很難找到- 他們不斷地改變顏色。所以私人瓜納掛起失踪海報(在各種色彩,當然!)和搜查高與低,穿越森林沼澤蜥蜴休息室,直到他意外地偶然發現線索,其中的奧秘。文字遊戲充滿了幽默和視覺雙關語,這個從事探險,偵探電影的靈感來自於20世紀 40年代任何讀者發癢笑。

October 4, 2011 – Week 6

September 19th, 2011 by Jared

Today’s Activities:

  1. Typing!

  1. Pronunciation Pro

  2. Pronunciation Power – Lesson 3-5

  1. UPLOAD TO DIVSHARE
  • Compass Reading K – Unit 1 Lesson 4

  • Spelling Games, English Games, GEPT Games (LINKS)

September 13, 2011

September 12th, 2011 by Jared

Hope you had a nice Moon Festival holiday!  Did you barbeque?

Today’s Activities:

  1. Typing

  2. Pronunciation Pro

  3. Compass Reading K – Unit 1 Lesson 2

  4. Spelling Games, English Games (LINKS) or…

  5. Watch a nice video about the Mid-Autumn Festival, otherwise known as, Moon Festival.