Week 8 (November 10 to 13, 2025) homework
Note: Please try to finish the homework before the next class. You don’t need to send it to me because we usually talk about the answers in class. Also, when you finish the homework & prepare for class, it helps me decide if you will be ready for the expectations of Level 4 or not.
Homework from class Monday, November 10, 2025:
1. Listening about favorite places (<– Click here for the handout from class.) Finish the listening exercises about favorite places that we started in class. Click HERE for the AUDIO, or use the QR code on the handout. We’ll check your answers in class on Wednesday, November 12, 2025.
2. Listening about Todd’s Favorite Place (<– Click here for the handout from class.) Listen to Todd talk about his favorite place. Fill in the missing words on the handout. Click HERE for the AUDIO or use the QR code on the handout. We’ll check your answers in class on Wednesday, November 12, 2025.
3. Student Book page 76 — Reading about Technology Addiction (<– Click here for the audio.) Listen and read the informational article about technology addiction. Underline or take notes about words & phrases you want to remember. Think about these questions: Do you think you might (maybe) have an addiction to technology? Do you know someone who might have this problem? We’ll talk about and analyze this text in class on Wednesday, November 12, 2025.
Homework from class Wednesday, November 12, 2025:
Note: Please try to review for the Unit 5 test before class. Use the suggestions below.
1. Review for your Unit 5 test. Review Student Book pages 66 to 80, Workbook pages 26 to 30, and the handouts and videos about present continuous and simple present verbs. (Please refer to previous homework posts for the video links, or go to CONTENT on D2L.)
2. Here is a preview of what you can expect:
- Listening —
- Listen for Wh- questions
- Listen and write the short answers (similar to Workbook page 30, Exercise H.)
- Grammar —
- Finish sentences with the correct form of BE affirmative or negative.
- Finish sentences with the correct simple present or present continuous verb.
- Spell the -ing form of four verb.
- Write Wh questions in present continuous (e.g. She is working somewhere. Where is she working?)
- Write yes/no questions in present continuous
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Example Q: Are the children playing ?
A: Yes, the children are playing.
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- Vocabulary about technology; for example, email message or game console.
- Read a text about a technology topic and answer questions.
- Write about a topic with action and non-action verbs.
Homework from class Thursday, November 13, 2025:
1. Preview Unit 8 (pages 113 to 128) in your Student Book. We will start it next week. Look at the pictures, read the “blue boxes” with grammar points, and look at the kinds of exercises we’ll do.
2. Student Book page 115, Exercise A. Add -ed to the verbs in parentheses (…) in the story. For extra writing practice, copy the sentences into your notebook. Look up the pronunciation of the verbs on Google (for example, type pronunciation helped). How do you pronounce the -ed for each verb? They can be pronounced differently!!
3. Student Book page 117, Exercise A — Irregular Past Verbs (<– Click here for the audio.) Study, listen, and practice the base form and past form of these common irregular verbs. We’ll practice these a lot in class starting next week.
4. Read the story “The Ghost” that I gave you in class. Circle or underline the past tense verbs. Try the exercises. We’ll talk about this in class next week. 👻