Advanced Winter 2021 Classes

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Week 13: Women's History Month & Grammar Review

1. Do the reading "​Malala Yousafzai : A Normal Yet Powerful Girl" 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 12: The Law and You & Narrative Tenses

1. Do the reading "​Gault Case Changed Juvenile Law" 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 11: Traffic Laws and Signs & Past Perfect v. Past Perfect Progressive

1. Do the reading "U.S. speed limits are creeping higher" 
​           ​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 10: Getting Around Town & Past Perfect

1. Do the reading "Electric scooters on collision course with pedestrians and lawmakers" 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 9: Places Around Town & Present Perfect

1. Do the reading "Looking Ahead" 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: Life on the Job & Conditionals Review

1. Do the reading "Refugee-staffed coffee shop in CA counters immigration backlash" 
​           ​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 

    6. Writing Practice

Week 7: Looking for Jobs & Unreal Conditionals

1. Do the reading "What the future holds: Changing job market challenges colleges" 
​           ​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 6: Food & Real Conditionals

1. Do the reading "Food Deserts" 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 5: Vaccinations & Compound v. Complex Sentences

1. Do the reading "What is a Vaccine?" 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 4: Music & Complex Sentences

1. Do the reading "Move to the Beat" 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: Languages & Compound Sentences

1. Do the reading "​Army Code Talkers" at CommonLit.org
​           ​Please use your CommonLit.org account. Click here to learn how.
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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 

    6. Writing Practice

Week 2: Winter & Comparative Adjectives and Adverbs

1. Do the reading "​Of Feathers, Fat, & Freezing" 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 1: Goal Setting & Parts of Speech

1. Do the reading "The Science of Sticking to Your New Year's Resolutions" 
​           ​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

    6. Writing Practice

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