Sandra Banke

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7th week homework (May 18 to 21, 2026)

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, May 18, 2026:

1.  Verb list #3 <– click here for the handout from class.  Study the list of regular and irregular past tense verbs. Study suggestion:  Practice with a friend or family member. I will try to give you a list every week.  You will have a quiz on these verbs on Wednesday, May 27, 2026.

2.  Grammar handouts (links below).  Complete the exercises on the handouts, or, for extra writing practice (recommended!), copy the exercises into your notebook.  We’ll check your answers in class on Wednesday, May 20, 2026.

3. Listening with Student Book page 106 “Three Cities” <– Click here for the audio. Listen to the audio a few times and complete the table with the information about New York in Exercise B. We’ll check & discuss the information in class on Wednesday, May 20, 2026.

Homework from class Wednesday, May 20, 2026:

1.  Verb list #3 <– click here for the handout from class.  Continue to study the list of regular and irregular past tense verbs. Study suggestion:  Practice with a friend or family member. I will try to give you a list every week.  You will have a quiz on these verbs on Wednesday, May 27, 2026.

2.   Practice quiz:  Verb list #3 — listen & write the past form <– Click here for a listening practice quiz for Verb list #3.  Note:  If you have difficulty opening the quiz, please log in to our D2L page find the quiz under the QUIZZES tab.

3.  Workbook page 42, Exercises I & J.  Listen to the audio (links below) for Exercises I and J.  Complete the exercises in your workbook or copy them into your notebook. We’ll check your answers in class tomorrow, Thursday, May 21, 2026.

4.  Reading with Student Book page 108 — The Busiest Airports <– Click here for the audio to the text about the busiest airports.  Listen and read the article a few times. Then, complete page 109, Exercises B & C. We’ll check your answers in class tomorrow, Thursday, May 21, 2026.

Homework from class Thursday, May 21, 2026:

1.  Verb list #3 <– Click here for the handout from class. 

  • Continue to study the list of regular and irregular past tense verbs. Study suggestion:  Practice with a friend or family member. I will try to give you a list every week.  You will have a quiz on these verbs on Wednesday, May 27, 2026.
  • Practice quiz:  Verb list #3 — listen & write the past form <– Click here for a listening practice quiz for Verb list #3.  Note:  If you have difficulty opening the quiz, please log in to our D2L page find the quiz under the QUIZZES tab.  Try the quiz a few times so you can become comfortable with the format.

2. Please continue  Reading with Student Book page 108 — The Busiest Airports <– Click here for the audio to the text about the busiest airports.  Listen and read the article a few times. Then, complete page 109, Exercises B & C. We’ll check your answers in class next week.

3.  Student Book page 104, Exercises A & B.  Look at the grammar examples in the blue boxes.  Then listen to Exercise A (link below).  Then, try to make your own sentences with Exercise B.  Example:  Art museums are as interesting (or not as interesting) as history  museums. Please copy both exercises into your notebook. We’ll check your answers in class next week.