CALL – Week 4
1. Practice reading fluency. (20 minutes)
- Go to this website to read the story “The Common Cold.”
- Look at the vocabulary words. Listen to how they are pronounced.
- Read the story out loud. Time yourself for one minute. How far do you get?
- Find the blue button that says “1st Reading.” Listen and read the words out loud with the recording.
- Then do “2nd Reading.”
- Do “3rd Reading.” Can you say the words at the same time as the recording?
- Time yourself for one minute again. Did you get farther?
- Go back to the Wakelet page and answer the comprehension questions.
*If you click on the link at the top “Marshall Leveled Reading Program, Level B,” you can find more stories.\
2. Study Past Tense Verbs
- Go to Quizlet and study verbs #37-48. Practice the Flashcards, Write, and Gravity
3. Count and Non-count Nouns
If you have time you can watch these videos to learn about how we use count and non-count nouns in English.
- Easy Examples – These are silly, old videos, but they have some good practice. Video 1: Listen for “There aren’t” and “There isn’t” Video 2: Listen for “not much/a little” and “not many/a few”
- Extra English Practice – Fun practice with count and non-count nouns.
- Jennifer’s English – A lesson on how to use words like “some, any, a few, a little, …” with count and non-count nouns.