Advanced Fall 2020 Lessons (archive)

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Week 15: Holidays, Celebrations & Grammar Review

1. Do the reading "​The White Nights of Ramadan" at CommonLit.org
​           ​Please use your CommonLit.org account. Click here to learn how.
​2. Watch the vocabulary video below.
           You need paper and a pen/pencil
​3. Practice the vocabulary at Vocabulary.com (click here)
        ​Please use your vocabulary.com account. Click here to learn how.
4. Watch the video about grammar.
​           You need paper and a pen/pencil
5. Do these grammar exercises: Exercise 1 & Exercise 2 & Exercise 3 & Exercise 4

    6. Writing Practice

Week 14: Finances & Phrasal Verbs

1. Do the reading "An Overview of the Great Depression" at CommonLit.org
​           ​Please use your CommonLit.org account. Click here to learn how.
​2. Watch the vocabulary video below.
           You need paper and a pen/pencil
​3. Practice the vocabulary at Vocabulary.com (click here)
        ​Please use your vocabulary.com account. Click here to learn how.
4. Watch the video about grammar.
​           You need paper and a pen/pencil
5. Do this grammar exercise: Exercise 1

    6. Writing Practice

Week 13: Shopping & Phrasal Verbs

1. Do the reading "You can buy happiness if it's an experience" at CommonLit.org
​           ​Please use your CommonLit.org account. Click here to learn how.
​2. Watch the vocabulary video below.
           You need paper and a pen/pencil
​3. Practice the vocabulary at Vocabulary.com (click here)
        ​Please use your vocabulary.com account. Click here to learn how.
4. Watch the video about grammar.
​           You need paper and a pen/pencil
5. Do these grammar exercises: Exercise 1 & Exercise 2 ​

    6. Writing Practice

Week 12: Thanksgiving!

 1. Do the reading "Turkey: A Case of Mistaken Identity" 
​           ​This week the reading is not on CommonLit, so the reading looks different. You can also listen to a recording of the reading on the VOA website..
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2. Watch the vocabulary video below- because of the holiday we have a short week! Only 10 words.
           You need paper and a pen/pencil
3. Practice the vocabulary at Vocabulary.com (click here)
        ​Please use your vocabulary.com account. Click here to learn how.

No grammar this week because of Thanksgiving! Have a good break and stay safe!

Week 11: Winter & Descriptive Writing

1. Do the reading "A City Made of Ice" 
​           ​This week the reading is not on CommonLit, so the reading looks different. There are questions you can do at the end. Message me if you want to check your answers.
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2. Watch the vocabulary video below.
           You need paper and a pen/pencil
​3. Practice the vocabulary at Vocabulary.com (click here)
        ​Please use your vocabulary.com account. Click here to learn how.
4. Watch the video about grammar.
​           You need paper and a pen/pencil
5. Practice parts of speech and create a poem, using this square poem activity: Click here

    6. Writing Practice

Week 10: Housing & Gerunds (Part 2)

1. Do the reading "Home" at CommonLit.org
​           ​Please use your CommonLit.org account. Click here to learn how.
2. Watch the vocabulary video below.
           You need paper and a pen/pencil
​3. Practice the vocabulary at Vocabulary.com (click here)
        ​Please use your vocabulary.com account. Click here to learn how.
4. Watch the video about grammar.
​           You need paper and a pen/pencil
5. Do these grammar exercises: Exercise 1 & Exercise 2 ​

Week 9: Voting and Government & Gerunds (Part 1)

1. Do the reading "To the State Senate on Being Elected Its President" at CommonLit.org
​           ​Please use your CommonLit.org account. Click here to learn how.
2. Watch the vocabulary video below.
           You need paper and a pen/pencil
​3. Practice the vocabulary at Vocabulary.com (click here)
        ​Please use your vocabulary.com account. Click here to learn how.
4. Watch the video about grammar.
​           You need paper and a pen/pencil
5. Do these grammar exercises: Exercise 1 & Exercise 2 ​

    6. Writing Practice

Week 8: Mail, the Post Office & Passive Voice

1. Do the reading "The Pony Express" 
​           ​This week the reading is not on CommonLit, so the reading looks different. There are questions you can do at the end. Message me if you want to check your answers.
​
2. Watch the vocabulary video below.
           You need paper and a pen/pencil
​3. Practice the vocabulary at Vocabulary.com (click here)
        ​Please use your vocabulary.com account. Click here to learn how.
4. Watch the video about grammar.
​           You need paper and a pen/pencil
5. Do these grammar exercises: Exercise 1 & Exercise 2 ​

    6. Writing Practice

Week 7: Mathematics & Passive Voice

1. Do the reading "Math Isn't Just For Boys" at CommonLit.org
​           ​Please use your CommonLit.org account. Click here to learn how.
2. Watch the vocabulary video below.
           You need paper and a pen/pencil
​3. Practice the vocabulary at Vocabulary.com (click here)
        ​Please use your vocabulary.com account. Click here to learn how.
4. Watch the video about grammar.
​           You need paper and a pen/pencil
5. Do these grammar exercises: Exercise 1 & Exercise 2 ​

    6. Writing Practice

Week 6: Information Literacy & Present Perfect 

1. Do the reading "Fake News Has Greater Allure than the Truth" at CommonLit.org
​           ​Please use your CommonLit.org account. Click here to learn how.
2. Watch the vocabulary video below.
           You need paper and a pen/pencil
​3. Practice the vocabulary at Vocabulary.com (click here)
        ​Please use your vocabulary.com account. Click here to learn how.
4. Watch the video about grammar.
​           You need paper and a pen/pencil
5. Do these grammar exercises: Exercise 1 & Exercise 2 ​& Exercise 3

    6. Writing Practice

Week 5: Sleep & Present Perfect v. Past Simple

1. Do the reading "For teens, a good mood depends on good sleep" at CommonLit.org
​           ​Please use your CommonLit.org account. Click here to learn how.
2. Watch the vocabulary video below.
           You need paper and a pen/pencil
​3. Practice the vocabulary at Vocabulary.com (click here)
        ​Please use your vocabulary.com account. Click here to learn how.
4. Watch the video about grammar.
​           You need paper and a pen/pencil
5. Do these grammar exercises: Exercise 1 & Exercise 2 ​& Exercise 3

    6. Writing Practice

Week 4: Jobs & Modals of Ability & Possibility

1. Do the reading "Workers' Rights & the History of Labor Unions" at CommonLit.org
​           ​Please use your CommonLit.org account. Click here to learn how.
2. Watch the vocabulary video below.
           You need paper and a pen/pencil
​3. Practice the vocabulary at Vocabulary.com (click here)
        ​Please use your vocabulary.com account. Click here to learn how.
4. Watch the video about grammar.
​           You need paper and a pen/pencil
5. Do these grammar exercises: Exercise 1 & Exercise 2 

    6. Writing Practice

Week 3: COVID-19 & Modals of Necessity/the Imperative

1. Do the reading "Human Connection Bolsters the Immune System" 
​           ​This week the reading is not on CommonLit, so the reading looks different. There are questions you can do at the end. Message me if you want to check your answers.
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2. Watch the vocabulary video below.
           You need paper and a pen/pencil
​3. Practice the vocabulary at Vocabulary.com (click here)
        ​Please use your vocabulary.com account. Click here to learn how.
4. Watch the video about grammar.
​           You need paper and a pen/pencil
5. Do these grammar exercises: Exercise 1 & Exercise 2 & Exercise 3

    6. Writing Practice

Week 2: Family & Participle Adjectives/Nouns as Adjectives

1. Do the reading "From Tiger to Free-Range Parents" at CommonLit.org
​           ​Please use your CommonLit.org account. Click here to learn how.
2. Watch the vocabulary video below.
           You need paper and a pen/pencil
​3. Practice the vocabulary at Vocabulary.com (click here)
        ​Please use your vocabulary.com account. Click here to learn how.
4. Watch the video about grammar.
​           You need paper and a pen/pencil
5. Do these grammar exercises: Exercise 1 & Exercise 2

    6. Writing Practice

Week 1: Distance Learning & Parts of Speech

1. Do the reading "Cell Phones Can Be Addictive" at CommonLit.org
​           ​Please use your CommonLit.org account. Click here to learn how.
2. Watch the vocabulary video below.
           You need paper and a pen/pencil
​3. Practice the vocabulary at Vocabulary.com (click here)
        ​Please use your vocabulary.com account. Click here to learn how.
4. Watch the video about grammar.
​           You need paper and a pen/pencil

    6. Writing Practice

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