16-17th June
10-11th June
In today’s class, you will revise for the final QIBA reading exam, which is in two weeks. During class, complete activities a and b.
a) Use the websites below to practise reading and answering questions at your English level. Check your answers on the websites. If you’ve struggled or scored low on reading tests this year, practise with the B1 level material. If you’ve scored around 60-80% on reading tests, practise with the B2 level material. If you’ve found the reading work easy, practise with the C1 level material. You should be able to get through at least 3 pieces of reading in today’s class.
b) By the end of class, send a short paragraph to Amber by WeChat telling her what you read about in today’s class. Write 3-5 sentences.
https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/reading
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/business-english/business-magazine
https://englishuniversity.eu/be
7-9th June
In today’s class, you will revise for the final QIBA writing exam, which is in two weeks. During class, complete the activities a-c.
a) Choose one or two writing skills to revise and practise: speed-writing, grammar, sentence structure, introductions, body paragraphs, or conclusions.
b) Use the advice and websites below to help you practise those skills.
c) By the end of class, send a short paragraph to Amber by WeChat telling her which writing skills you practised and how you practised them in today’s class. Write 3-5 sentences.
If you have any questions, send them to Amber on WeChat.
Speed-writing
Choose an essay question from this website:
https://blog.vipkid.com/esl-writing-prompts-essay-topics/
Set a timer on your phone for 10 minutes. Start the timer and write an answer for the essay question. When the timer stops, stop writing. Count how many words you’ve written. Repeat the activity again with the same essay question or a new one. This time, try to write more words than you wrote the first time. Repeat until you feel comfortable writing quickly.
Grammar
Choose a piece of grammar that you find difficult ( I suggest present simple tense, past simple tense, future simple tense, singular and plural nouns, articles, or relative clauses). Use the EF website or the Perfect English website to review that grammar. Do the grammar exercises on the Perfect English website to practise that grammar. Then, choose an essay question from the VIP Kid website (under speed-writing). Write an answer to that question and focus on getting the grammar that you’ve been working on right.
https://www.ef.com/wwen/english-resources/english-grammar/
https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/
Sentence Structure
Review the four sentence types in English using you notes from last semester. Choose a question from the VIP Kid website (under speed-writing). Write a paragraph to answer that question. Next to each sentence, write what type of sentence it is.
Introductions
Review thesis statements and hooks using you notes from this semester. Choose a question from the VIP Kid website (under speed-writing). Write an introduction for that question. Label the hook and the thesis statement and the different parts of a thesis statement.
Body Paragraphs
Review how to write a body paragraph using you notes from last semester. Choose a question from the VIP Kid website (under speed-writing). Write a body paragraph for that question. Label topic sentence, supporting details/ examples, and the concluding sentence.
Conclusions
Review conclusions using you notes from this semester. Choose a question from the VIP Kid website (under speed-writing). Write an essay plan for that question and a conclusion based on your essay plan.
3rd-4th June
Continue working on your Final Essay with your group.
By the deadline (see the instructions for the Final Essay), send your finished essay to Amber by e-mail.
31st May -2nd June
Continue working on your Final Essay with your group.
By the end of today’s class, send ONE body paragraph and the conclusion to Amber by e-mail.
Use the feedback about introductions and essay content which Amber sent to your group by e-mail and on your class’s WeChat group to make sure that your introduction is correct and that you answer the question correctly. You do not need to send the introduction again.
If you have time, continue working on other parts of the essay.
27th-28th May, 2021
Continue working on your Final Essay with your group.
By the end of today’s class, send a detailed essay plan and the introduction for your essay to Amber by e-mail. The essay plan may include information, such as the main idea of each body paragraph, what examples or explanation you will give, what sources of information you will use in each paragraph. Remember essay plans are usually notes, not full sentences.
Use the feedback about bibliographies which Amber sent to your group by e-mail and on your class’s WeChat group to make sure that your bibliography is correct. You do not need to send the bibliography again.
If you have time, continue working on other parts of the essay.
24th-26th May, 2021
During today’s class, work with your group on the final essay. By the end of class, send notes from the sources of information that you’ve used and a bibliography to Amber by e-mail. She’ll give you some feedback on both by e-mail. If you don’t send them, everyone in your group will be marked as absent for today’s class. If you send them late, everyone in your group will be marked as late.
The document below includes the question and the instructions for the Final Essay.
The document below shows a good example of a Final Essay written by a student from a previous year. Although the essay isn’t perfect, it shows how to use sources of information in an essay to support your ideas well.
17-19th May, 2021
13th-14th May, 2021
5th-8th May, 2021
30th April, 2021 (Melbourne and Brisbane)
In your groups of 2-3, write an essay to answer this question:
What is the best age to fall in love for the first time?
Write an introduction and three-paragraph body. You do not need to write a conclusion.
Write 300-400 words.
Send your essays to Amber by e-mail before the end of class.
29th April – 1st May, 2021
26th-28th April, 2021
22nd-23rd April: Group Presentation
Melbourne:
Brisbane:
Canberra:
Sydney:
The U.K.:
The U.S.A.:
Australia:
Reading Quiz 1 Grades and Advice
19th-21st April, 2021
https://www.really-learn-english.com/compare-and-contrast-in-english.html
“Compare and Contrast – Reading Strategies – EasyTeaching”:
Source: EasyTeaching, “Compare and Contrast – Reading Strategies – EasyTeaching”. YouTube, 16th April, 2021, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVyOeD2xg94. Retrieved 12th April, 2021.
Homework
Samuel Pepys Diary:
Source: Barker, Ray and Louis Fidge. “Unit 1.4”, 14. Teaching and Learning, Key Stage 2, Literacy Activity Book, Year 6. London; Letts Educational, 2000.
15th-16th April, 2021
A woman’s place is at the loom. Or is it?:
Source: Ray and Louis Fidge. “Unit 1.6”, 21. Teaching and Learning Key Stage 2, Literacy Activity Book, Year 4. London: Letts Educational, Schools and Colleges Division, 2000.
12th-14th April, 2021
Our Feathered Friends:
Source: Barker, Ray and Louis Fidge. “Unit 3.6”, 76. Teaching and Learning Key Stage 2: Literacy Activity Book, Year 4. London; Letts Educational, Schools and Colleges Division, 2000.
8-9th April, 2021
7th April, 2021
1st-2nd April, 2021
“Comparatives and Superlatives – 6 Minute Grammar”:
Source: BBC Learning English. “Comparatives and Superlatives – 6 Minute Grammar”. YouTube, 31st August, 2019, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAhpT7BH7GE. Retrieved 19th March, 2021.
Oxford University Press:
https://elt.oup.com/student/solutions/preint/grammar/grammar_04_012e?cc=gb&selLanguage=en
My English Pages:
https://www.myenglishpages.com/english/grammar-exercise-grammar-comparatives-superlatives.php
29th-31st March, 2021
25th-26th March, 2021
“PAST SIMPLE Vs. PRESENT PERFECT – What’s the Difference? – #1 Most Common Error – English Grammar”:
Source: Learn English Lab. “PAST SIMPLE Vs. PRESENT PERFECT – What’s the Difference? – #1 Most Common Error – English Grammar”. YouTube, 22nd May, 2017, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R47gULQZyU8. Retrieved 18th March, 2021.
“Present perfect vs. simple past” (EF):
https://www.ef.com/wwen/english-resources/english-grammar/present-perfect-vs-simple-past/
“Don’t You Want Me?” by The Human League:
Source: The Human League. “The Human League – Don’t You Want Me (Official Music Video)”. YouTube, 27th February, 2009, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPudE8nDog0 . Retrieved 19th March, 2020.
“Past Simple or Present Perfect Exercise 4” (Perfect English Grammar):
https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/past-simple-present-perfect-4.html
Optional Work: Review Past Simple and Present Perfect
Review how and when to use past simple tense and practise using it on the website below:
https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/past-simple.html
Review how and when to use past simple tense and practise using it on the website below:
https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-perfect.html
22nd-24th March, 2021
18-19th March, 2021
“Simple Present”:
Source: ESL Library. “Simple Present”. YouTube, 2nd September, 2021, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvVdlJ0las0. Retrieved 12th March, 2021.
“Present Simple” (British Council):
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/english-grammar-reference/present-simple
“Future tense – Will won’t _ Creative ESL Whiteboard Animation Video (fun for the whole class!)”
Source: oomungzu. “Future tense – Will won’t _ Creative ESL Whiteboard Animation Video (fun for the whole class!)”. YouTube, 4th August, 2016, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzle_LkCEHCU. Retrieved 12th March, 2021.
“Future – Will” (Woodward English):
https://www.grammar.cl/Notes/Future_Will.htm
“Exercise on Future I Simple (Will)” (English Grammar Online):
https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/future-1-will/exercises
Optional Work (You can choose to do it.):
If the previous work was easy for you and you want to practise some more challenging grammar, do the work below.
Read “When should I use present simple tense?” and “How to use the simple future with will and be going to” on the Perfect English website. Make notes about how and when to use the different tenses.
https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-simple-use.html
https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/simple-future-use.html
Practise using the present simple and the future ‘will’ together on the websites below.
https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-simple-future-simple-exercise-1.html
https://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs21.htm
15-17th March, 2021
11-12th March, 2021
8th-10th March, 2021
Source: Harrison, Richard. “8 Cities of the World’’. Headway Reading, Writing, and Study Skills: Level 1 Student’s Book. Oxford; Oxford University Press, 2015.
4th-5th March, 2021
1st-3rd March, 2021
Reading Quiz 2 and 3 Grades/ Reading Quiz 3 Feedback
You can see your Reading Quiz 2 grades on “QIBA F2020 AES RQ2 Grades Student Numbers” below. You need your student number to see your grade. You can see your Reading Quiz 3 grades on Edmodo.
Use the PowerPoint presentation “QIBA F2020 AES Reading Quiz 3 Feedback PPT” to review common mistakes with making notes and writing summaries.
21st-23rd November: Relative Clauses
In this class, you will learn the meaning and structure of relative clauses and practise using them on the topic of workplace stereotypes.
Compulsory:
Do activities 1 and 2. As you do, think about what a relative clause is, when each relative pronoun is used, the structure of relative clauses, and the punctuation around relative clauses.
- Read “Relative Pronouns and Relative Clauses” on the British Council Learn English website.
- Do “Before Class Quiz: Relative Clauses” on Edmodo.
Optional:
Describe a picture, video, or what you see around you using relative clauses. Say or write your description.
16th-18th November: Writing a Summary
In this class, you will learn the features of a summary and practise writing summaries on the topic of work and stress.
Compulsory:
Do activities 1 and 2. As you do them, think about what the features of a summary are.
- Do 3 and 5 on pages 10-11 in Headway Academic Skills: Reading, Writing, and Study Skills, Level 1 Student’s Book.
- Download “QIBA F2020 AES Writing Summaries”. Do the task. Bring it to class.
Optional:
In Headway Academic Skills: Reading, Writing, and Study Skills, Level 1 Student’s Book, do:
- page 41, exercise 7
- page 55, exercises 4, 5 and 6.
Choose a quote from a piece of reading.* Make notes about it. Use those notes to help you write a summary about that piece of reading.
* There are links to different kinds of reading in the optional material from 4th-5th November and 17th-19th October.
12th-13th November: Including Examples
In this class, you will learn seven words and phrases to introduce examples. You will practise using them on the topic of workplace skills.
Compulsory:
1) Download “QIBA F2020 AES Including Examples Skills for the 21st-Century Workplace”. Do the tasks. Bring the worksheet to class.
Optional:
Practise writing paragraphs including examples using the questions on “40 ESL Essay Writing Topics + Prompts” under 23-24th October.
9th-11th November: Paraphrasing
In this class, you’re going to learn what paraphrasing is, why paraphrase, and how to paraphrase. You’ll practise paraphrasing on the topic of hard work.
Compulsory:
Do activities 1-3. As you do activity 1, think about what paraphrasing is, why paraphrase, and how to paraphrase.
1) Watch the video “How to Paraphrase – Don’t Cheat… Paraphrase – Easy Tips to Help You Write Better English”.
2) Do “Before Class Quiz: Paraphrasing” on Edmodo.
3) Bring a coin (1毛 / 5 毛) to class. You’ll use it in class.
Source: Lane, Alexander. “How to Paraphrase – Don’t Cheat… Paraphrase! – Easy Tips to Help You Write Better English”. YouTube, 30 March, 2020, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3npya2-Echo (retrieved 5th November, 2020).
Optional:
Choose a quote from a piece of reading.* Paraphrase that quote using the methods learnt in “How to Paraphrase – Don’t Cheat… Paraphrase – Easy Tips to Help You Write Better English”.
* There are links to different kinds of reading in the optional material from 4th-5th November and 17th-19th October.
6th-7th November: Compound-complex Sentences
In this class, you will learn the structure of compound-complex sentences and practise writing simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences on the topic of nonsense poetry.
Compulsory:
Do activities 1-3. As you do them, think about what type of clause are in compound-complex sentences, how many of each type of clauses are in them, what type of conjunctions are in them, and how many of each type of conjunction are in them.
1) Read “The Compound-complex Sentence” or watch “Compound Complex Sentences Learning English EasyTeaching”.
2) Download “QIBA F2020 AES Compound Complex Sentences”. Do the task. Bring it to class.
3) Download “QIBA F2020 AES Compound Complex Sentences Nonsense Poetry”. Read it.
Source: Evergreen Writing Center. “The Compound-complex Sentence”. https://www.evergreen.edu/sites/default/files/writingcenter/handouts/grammar/compoundcomplex.pdf (retrieved 2nd November, 2020).
Source: EasyTeaching. “Compound Complex Sentences Learning English EasyTeaching”. YouTube, 6th February, 2020, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eN2NMvUrtP0 (retrieved 2nd November, 2020).
Optional:
Review what a clause is, independent and dependent clauses, what a conjunction is, coordinating and subordinating conjunctions, and simple, compound, and complex sentences using the materials from 21st-22nd October, 29th-30th October, and 31st October- 2nd November.
Do the two activities on the second page of “The Compound-complex Sentence” document above.
4th – 5th November: Organising Notes
In this class, you will practise making and organising notes while reading on the topic of UK fashion.
Compulsory:
Do activity 1. As you do, think about how you organise notes.
1) Download and print “QIBA F2020 AES Organising Notes UK Fashion in 1960s”. Do the tasks. Bring it to class.
Optional:
Review making notes from 29th-30th October.
Read a text about something that you’re interested in. Make and organise notes about that text. The Britannica website below is a useful online encyclopaedia with articles about many different topics.
31st October – 2nd November: Complex Sentences
In this class, you will learn about the structure of complex sentences and practise identifying and writing simple, compound, and complex sentences on the topic of scary stories.
Compulsory:
Do activities 1-4. As you do activities 1-3, think about what subordinate conjunctions are, what dependent clauses are, how many clauses are in a complex sentence, what type of clauses are in a complex sentence, how many of each type of clause are in a complex sentence, and what type of conjunction is in a complex sentence.
1) Watch the video “ESL Subordinating Clauses”.
2) Watch the video “What is a Complex Sentence”.
3) Do “Before Class Quiz: Subordinating Conjunctions, Dependent Clauses, and Complex Sentences” on Edmodo.
4) Download and read “QIBA F2020 AES Scary Stories Free Wifi”.
Source: Englishing. “ESL Subordinating Clauses”. YouTube, 22nd April, 2020, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0PLB2H4x-U (retrieved 28th October, 2020).
Source: Dudek-Brannan, Karen. “What is a complex sentence?” YouTube, 27th May, 2018, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7XD_sYbjAI (retrieved 29th October, 2020).
Optional:
Review clauses, types of clauses, coordinating conjunctions, and simple and compound sentences using materials from 29th-30th October and 21st-22nd October.
Learn more about the other sentences types using the video, “The 4 English Sentence Types – simple, compound, complex, compound-complex”, from 21st-22nd October.
Reading Quiz 1 Results and Feedback
You can check your grade for Reading Quiz 1 in the document “QIBA F2020 AES Reading Quiz 1 Grades”. You need you student number to check your grade.
You can review any mistakes that you made using the exam paper and PowerPoint presentation (PPT) below. Most mistakes were about how you answered the questions, so reviewing the PowerPoint may help you avoid these mistakes in future skim and scan reading exam questions.
29th-30th October: Compound Sentences
In this class, you’ll learn the structure of a compound sentence. You’ll practise identifying and writing simple and compound sentences on the topic of Brit Pop.
Compulsory:
Do activities 1-4 before class. As you do the activities, think about what conjunctions are, what the seven coordinating conjunctions are and how you can remember them easily, how many independent clauses are in a compound sentence, and what type of conjunction is in a compound sentence.
1) Watch “Schoolhouse Rock Grammar – Conjunction Junction Music Video”.
2) Watch “FANBOYS Coordinating Conjunctions” or read “What are coordinating conjunctions?” on the BBC Bitesize website.
3) Watch “The Compound Sentence”.
4) Do “Before Class Quiz: Conjunctions and Complex Sentences” on Edmodo.
Source: Disney Educational Productions. “Schoolhouse Rock: Grammar – Conjunction Junction Music Video”. YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPoBE-E8VOc (retrieved 26th October, 2020).
Source: BYU MCOM. “FANBOYS: Coordinating Conjunctions”. YouTube, 4th May, 2015, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-catJZm_2TI (retrieved 26th October, 2020).
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zwwp8mn/articles/z9wvqhv
Source: MortonandWebster. “The Compound Sentence”. YouTube, 11th June, 2015, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qL0kybutBgg (retrieved 26th October, 2020).
Optional:
Before you do the compulsory work, review clauses, independent clauses, and simple sentences. Use the compulsory materials from 21st-22nd October.
Learn more about other types of conjunctions by watching “Conjunctions Song from Grammaropolis – “Let’s Bring It All Together!”.
Source: Grammaropolis. “Conjunctions Song from Grammaropolis – “Let’s Bring It All Together!”. YouTube, 15th May, 2012, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2ug9xr0Ias (retrieved 26th October, 2020).
Learn about the other three sentence types by watching “The 4 English Sentence Types – simple, compound, complex, compound-complex” under 21st-22nd October’s Optional work.
26-28th October: Making Notes
In this class, you will become familiar with four common ways of making notes when studying. You will practise reading short texts about football in the U.K. and making notes on them.
Compulsory:
Do activities 1-4. As you do the tasks, think about the benefits of making notes for students and how students can make notes.
- Do task 1 on page 32 of Headway Academic Skills: Reading, Writing, and Study Skills, Level 1 Student’s Book. Then, read the part called “The Importance of Good Notes” in the article “Taking Notes While Reading” on The Learning Center website.
- Read the “Study Skill” box and do activity 2 on page 32 of Headway Academic Skills: Reading, Writing, and Study Skills, Level 1 Student’s Book.
- Do “Before Quiz: Making Notes” on Edmodo.
- Download and print the document “QIBA F2020 AES Making Notes UK Football”. Bring it to class.
https://learningcenter.unc.edu/tips-and-tools/taking-notes-while-reading/
Optional:
Read the rest of the article “Taking Notes While Reading” on The Learning Center website to get some advice about making notes. Additionally, read the article “How to Take Notes: 5 Effective Note Taking Methods” on the Oxford Learning website to find out about some other methods of making notes.
Practise making notes by reading a text and using one method to make notes about it. Repeat the activity using different texts. Use a different way of making notes each time you practise until you find the best way for you.
23rd-24th October: Topic Sentences and Paragraphs
In this class, you will learn about the features of a topic sentence and the structure of a paragraph. You’ll practise planning and writing a paragraph on the topic of how the outbreak of COVID-19 has changed education.
Compulsory:
Do activities 1-3. As you do the activities, think about where a topic sentence is in a paragraph and what parts a topic sentence and a paragraph have.
1) Watch the video “Topic Sentence and Paragraph Part 1 – Easy Writing Steps – EFL ESL Color Code”.
2) Do “Before Class Quiz 1: Topic Sentences and Paragraphs” on Edmodo.
3) Do “Before Class Quiz 2: Reading” on Edmodo.
Source: Justin Time EnglishClip. “Topic Sentence and Paragraph Part 1 – Easy Writing Steps – EFL ESL Color Code”. YouTube, 27th December, 2014, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqxuNrhKhMc (retrieved 21st October, 2020).
Optional:
Practise writing paragraphs using the questions on the website “40 ESL Essay Writing Topics + Prompts” below. If you want any feedback, you can send them to me (Amber) on WeChat or by e-mail (Amberw2303@gmail.com) and I will give you some advice.
21st-22nd October: Simple Sentences
In this class, you will become familiar with the structure of simple sentences in English. All work in class will be on the topic of university societies.
Compulsory:
Do activities 1-3. As you do the activities, think about: what a clause is, what are the two type of clause, what are the features of each type of clause, what type of clause is in a simple sentence, what kind of subject can a simple sentence have, and what kind of verb can a simple sentence have.
- Watch the video “PHRASE Vs. CLAUSE – What’s the difference? – English Grammar – Independent and Dependent Clauses”.
- Read the article “Simple Sentences” on the Grammar Revolution website, or watch the video “SIMPLE SENTENCES”.
- Do the Edmodo quiz “Before Class Quiz: Simple Sentences”.
Source: Learn English Lab. “PHRASE Vs. CLAUSE – What’s the difference? – English Grammar – Independent and Dependent Clauses”. YouTube, 29th January, 2017, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z45UdL0WTro (retrieved 19th October, 2020).
https://www.english-grammar-revolution.com/simple-sentence.html
Source: Get Grammarous with Kerry Sensei. “SIMPLE SENTENCES”. YouTube, 1st June, 2020, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsaHeRYqSuo (retrieved 19th October, 2020).
Optional:
Read “Subject” on the Teaching Banyan website and watch the video “COMPOUND SUBJECT AND COMPOUND PREDICATE Parts of a Sentence” to find out more about different types of subjects, including compound subject and verbs. A predicate is also known as a verb.
Source: Get Grammarous with Kerry Sensei. “COMPOUND SUBJECT AND COMPOUND PREDICATE Parts of a Sentence”. YouTube, 10th July, 2019, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeSOghMWUe8 (retrieved 19th October, 2020).
Simple sentences are just one type of sentence in English. Learn about the other three sentence types (compound, complex, compound-complex) using this video. You will also learn about these sentence types in class over the next few weeks.
Source: English Lessons with Adam – Learn English [engVid]. “The 4 English Sentence Types – simple, compound, complex, compound-complex”. YouTube, 28th January, 2016, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urr55rAreWc (retrieved 19th October, 2020).
17th-19th October: Punctuating a Sentence
In this class, you will review when to use capital letters, how to punctuate a sentence with a capital letter and full stop, and the difference between proper and common nouns. You will practise using this punctuation and grammar in class on the topic of meeting friends for the first time.
Do activities 1-4 before class. As you do 1, think about the different meaning and punctuation of proper and common nouns. As you do 2 and 3, think about when you use capital letters and full stops.
Compulsory:
- Watch the video “2 Kinds of Nouns: Common and Proper – English Byte”.
- Read “Capital Letters” on the Plain English Campaign website.
- Watch and Listen to the music video “The Capital Letters and Full Stops Song”.
- Do “Before Class Quiz: Common and Proper Nouns, Capital Letters, and Full Stops”.
Source: ESL English Byte. “2 Kinds of Nouns: Common and Proper – English Byte”. YouTube, 24th August, 2019, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zb7R_qHWHI0 (retrieved 15th October, 2020).
http://www.plainenglish.co.uk/capital-letters.html
Source: Anchor Creative Education. “The Capital Letters and Full Stops Song (A MUST for any KS1 class)”. YouTube, 19th November, 2017, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjvfcS3K7zM (retrieved 15th October, 2020).
Optional:
You can practise identifying common and proper nouns using the Khan Academy website. The quiz on the website gives you different question every time you do it.
You can also read stories, song lyrics (words), or newspaper articles to practise identifying common and proper nouns. Read the text. You could underline the common nouns and circle the proper nouns or use one colour to highlight common nouns and another for proper nouns. You can find many English language classic short stories, fiction and non-fiction books in many different styles, song lyrics, and newspaper articles about lots of different topics on the websites below.
https://esl-voices.com/library/13736-2/classic-short-stories/
http://onlinereadfreenovel.com/allbooks/
15th-16th October, 2020: Skim and Scan Reading/ Adverbs
In this class, you will learn some techniques to help you skim and scan read. You will practise using these techniques to read texts about illnesses that many university students suffer from. You will also learn review what adverbs are.
Compulsory:
Do activities 1-5. As you do the activities, think about what parts of a text can help you skim and scan read and what an adverb is and what information it can tell you.
- Do the quiz ‘Reading Techniques’ on the Pro Profs website. Send a photo of your results to Amber on WeChat.
- Read ‘Skimming Text’ and ‘Scanning Text’ or watch the video ‘Skimming and Scanning’.
- Do the Edmodo Quiz ‘Before Class Quiz 1: Skimming and Scanning 2’.
- Watch ‘Parts of Speech for Kids: What is an Adverb?’
- Do the Edmodo Quiz ‘Before Class Quiz 2: Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, and Adverbs’
https://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=reading-techniques
Source: BBC. “Skimming Text”. Skillswise, 2011, http://teach.files.bbci.co.uk/skillswise/en05skim-l1-f-what-is-skimming.pdf (retrieved 8th October, 2020).
Source: BBC. “Scanning Text”. Skillswise, 2011, http://teach.files.bbci.co.uk/skillswise/en05skim-l1-f-what-is-scanning.pdf (retrieved 8th October, 2020).
Source: Hermelin, Lori. “Skimming and Scanning”. YouTube, 13th May, 2016, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZ09fPVy3T4 (retrieved 12th October, 2020).
Source: Teaching Without Frills. “Parts of Speech for Kids: What is an Adverb?” YouTube, 9th April, 2019, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94aFcx6oliY (retrieved 12th October, 2020).
Optional:
Practise skim and scan reading and types of words on different topics using Headway Academic Skills: Reading, Writing, and Study Skills, Level 1 Student’s Book :
• pages 10-11, exercise 3
• pages 16-17, exercises 4 and 6
• pages 22-23, exercise 2 and 4
• pages 28-29, exercises 2, 4, and 5
• pages 34-35, exercises 4, 5, 6, and 7.
12th-14th October, 2020: Skim and Scan Reading/ Nouns, Verbs, and Adjectives
In this class, you will learn about what skim and scan reading are, think about when to use skim and scan reading, and practise using both reading skills. You will also review what nouns, verbs, and adjectives are and practise identifying them. All work will be on the topic of education.
Compulsory:
Do activities 1-4 before class. As you do the activities, think about how to do skim and scan reading, what to look for when you skim or scan read, and what nouns, verbs, and adjectives are. All compulsory work is part of your participation grade.
- Do questions 1-4 on pages 4-5 of Headway Academic Skills: Reading, Writing, and Study Skills, Level 1 Student’s Book. Check your answers using the document “QIBA F2020 AES How Do You Read Answers”.
- Do the quiz “Before Class Quiz 1: Skim and Scan Reading” on Edmodo.
- Watch the music video “The Nouns, Verbs and Adjectives Song ACTIONS (with George and Ed)”.
- Do the assignment “Before Class Quiz 2: Nouns, Verbs, and Adjectives” on Edmodo.
Source: Anchor Creative Education. “The Nouns, Verbs and Adjectives Song ACTIONS (with George and Ed)”. YouTube, 31st August, 2019, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkMpwHAy74Q (retrieved 8th October, 2020).
Optional:
You can learn more about how to skim and scan read using the documents below. You will look at how to do these skills in more detail in the next class.
Source: BBC. “Skimming Text”. Skillswise, 2011, http://teach.files.bbci.co.uk/skillswise/en05skim-l1-f-what-is-skimming.pdf (retrieved 8th October, 2020).
Source: BBC. “Scanning Text”. Skillswise, 2011, http://teach.files.bbci.co.uk/skillswise/en05skim-l1-f-what-is-scanning.pdf (retrieved 8th October, 2020).
You can learn about other reading types using this video.
Source: English Lessons Compilation. “TYPES OF READING | Scanning Skimming Intensive Extensive | Reading Comprehension | ELC”. YouTube, 14th June, 2020, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5yJRAOlA1U (retrieved 8th October, 2020).
8th-9th October: Modals of Obligation, Prohibition, and Suggestion
This week’s lesson is about the modals for obligation, prohibition, and suggestion: ‘should’, ‘must’, and ‘have to’. You will use these modal verbs to discuss and write classroom rules and their consequences. Before class, please do the compulsory work. From this lesson, the compulsory work is part of your speaking grade for the semester.
Compulsory (you have to do it):
Do activities 1-3. As you do the activities, think about the meaning of each modal verb, how to make positive and negative sentences and questions with each modal verb, and how to say each modal verb and sentences and questions using it.
1) Read the Let’s Learn English website OR watch the video “How to use have to, must and should in English – British English with Natalie”.
2) Listen to video, “How to use have to, must and should in English – British English with Natalie”. Choose one sentence using ‘should’, one using ‘must’, and one using ‘have to’. Practise saying those sentences. When feel confident, send a voice message to your classes WeChat group and say the three sentences. Please send this message before your class on Thursday (Canberra and Sydney) or Friday (Melbourne and Brisbane).
3) Join the Edmodo group for your class. The class codes are below and have been sent to your classes WeChat group. Do the quiz “Before Class Quiz: Modals of Obligation, Prohibition, and Suggestion”.
https://letslearnenglish.com/modals-of-obligation-and-prohibition/
Source: British English With Natalie. “How to use have to, must and should in English – British English with Natalie”. YouTube, 9th March, 2019, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHJkCnlarw0 (retrieved 5th October, 2020).
Optional Homework (you don’t have to do it/ you can choose to do it):
You can do some extra practice of the modal verbs ‘should’, ‘must’, and ‘have to’ by:
- reviewing the work that you did about questions in the last class: think about how to make questions using ‘should’, ‘must’, ‘have to’.
- using the worksheet and video below (check your answers on the answer sheet or in the video).
Source: British Council. “Grammar Videos: Have to, must and should for obligation and advice – exercises”. Learn English Teens, 2012, https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/sites/teens/files/gs_must_have_to_should_-_exercises_2.pdf (retrieved 25th September, 2020).
Source: British Council. “Grammar Videos: Have to, must and should for obligation and advice – answers”. Learn English Teens, 2012, https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/sites/teens/files/gs_must_have_to_should_-_answers_0.pdf (retrieved 25th September, 2020).
Source: British English with Natalie. “Quiz time!!! Must, Have to or Should – British English with Natalie”.YouTube, 16th August, 2020, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dzk2H1cAsLQ (retrieved 5th October, 2020).
As you learned in the compulsory work, ‘must’ and ‘have to’ are similar, but not the same. If you want to learn more about the differences between the two modal verbs and practise using them, use the websites below.
https://www.gymglish.com/en/gymglish/english-grammar/must-vs-have-to
https://www.grammarbank.com/mustnt-vs-dont-have-to.html
https://www.grammarbank.com/must-have-to-exercise.html
If you aren’t sure what the infinitive and base/basic forms of a verb are or how to put the verb ‘to have’ into different tenses (e.g. present, past, and future), you can review them using the websites below.
https://www.kaplaninternational.com/blog/how-to-use-the-infinitive-verb-in-english
https://www.the-conjugation.com/english/verb/have.php
‘Should’, ‘must’, and ‘have to’ are just three of the modal verbs of obligation, prohibition, and suggestion. You can learn about other modal verbs that are used in the same way using the websites below. As you do this work, think about the meaning of each modal verb, how to make positive and negative sentences and questions with each modal verb, and how to say each modal verb and sentences and questions using it.
Watch the video “Modal Verbs of Obligation in Films”. Repeat the sentences with modal verbs of obligation, prohibition, or suggestion. Try to copy the way that the speakers say the sentences. You can also record yourself using your phone. Listen to your recording – do you sound the same as the speakers? If not, try again!
Source: Novis, Rob David. “Modal Verbs of Obligation in Films”. YouTube, 5th October, 2012, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOsFTuAysnk (retrieved 5th October, 2020).
5th-7th October: Making Questions with WH Question Words
After Class Homework
Download the document “QIBA F2020 WH Question Words Homework”. Do the task. Send your homework to Amber by e-mail (amberw2303@gmail.com)* before your next Academic English Skills Class and bring it to your next class.
Deadlines (you should e-mail your homework to Amber before this time):
- Canberra: Thursday, 8th October, 13:59
- Sydney: Thursday, 8th October, 15: 54
- Melbourne: Friday, 9th October, 8:19 a.m.
- Brisbane: Friday, 9th October, 10:19 a.m.
*Please write your class name and English name on your e-mail.
Before Class Homework
This week’s lesson is about subject and object questions using the WH question words: who, what, when, where, why, and how. You will use these types of questions to ask and answer questions about yourself with your classmates in class. Before class, please do the compulsory work.
Compulsory Homework (you have to do it):
Do activities 1, 2, and 3. As you do the activities, think about the meaning of the six WH question words (who, what, when, where, why, and how), how to make questions using those words, how to answer questions using those words, and how to say the words and questions that use them. You may want to make notes as you do the activities.
1) Read the PowerPoint presentation (PPT), “6 WH Question Words”, below.
2) Watch the video, “Questions With and Without Auxiliary Verbs” OR read “Subject and Object Questions in English” (click on the phrase below to visit the web page that you should read).
3) Download and print the document “QIBA F2020 AES WH Question Words Icebreaker Tasks”. Bring it to class.
Source: Seguia, Ebb Christian. “6 WH Questions”. Slideshare, 17th January, 2017, https://www.slideshare.net/ebbchristianseguia/6-wh-questions.
Source: MrSkypelessons. “Questions with and without Auxiliary Verbs”. YouTube, 24th October, 2012, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvJM4577iTY.
Optional Homework (you can choose to do this work/ you don’t have to do it):
Below is some advice about how to practise the WH Question words (and other types of grammar and vocabulary):
- Use flashcards to help you learn the question words and the types of answers. Write the question word on one side of a small piece of card and write the type of answer on the other side. Look at the question word on a flashcard and say the type of answer. Then, turn the card over to check if you got the answer right or not. Do this with each flashcard. Repeat this activity by looking at the type of answer and saying the question word. Do it every day until you feel like you know the information well.
- Listen to the video from 2 (above). Say the questions after the man says them. Try to copy the way that he says them.
- Do online grammar exercises (there are two examples below). Check your answers online.
- Practise writing own questions and answers.
https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/subject-questions-exercise-1.html
https://www.quiz.biz/quizz-372101.html
Another type of question in English is a yes/no question. If you aren’t confident asking and answering yes/no questions, you can review them using the links below. As you do this work, think about how to make yes/no questions using the verb ‘to be’ and other verbs, how to answer questions yes/no questions, and how to say yes/no questions.
https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-simple-exercise-12.html
https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-simple-exercise-5.html
If you want to practise making and answering questions using other question words, use the links below. Think about the meaning of the additional question words, how to make questions using those words, how to answer questions using those words, and how to say the words and questions that use them. The Perfect English Website also has exercises about forming question in different tenses.
https://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/wh-question-words.htm
https://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/wh-question-words-quiz.php
https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-simple-exercise-13.html
https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-simple-exercise-6.html
Introduction to Academic English Skills
Watch the video to find out more about Academic English Skills and how the class will work. Read the document “QIBA F2020 AES Syllabus” to find out what you will study in the first semester and where your grade comes from.
Introduction to Online Learning
Watch the video to find out what you need to do your online classes. Read the PDF document “QIBA F2020 AES Using Zoom” to learn how to join a Zoom class.
What Do I Need for Online Classes?