when I read a fair tale, I was happy because fair tale have given me a good lesson, so I often read fair tales.

Reading fair tales have made people happy, so they wanted to read another fair tales.

12/2 Class Assignment

Part 1: Grammar Review

Post a sentence with the following: present perfect, fanboys, subordinator/dependent clause, and a verb + prep+ gerund. The first person to post a perfect sentence with everything will get 1 pt on their last quiz:) Here's an example:

I've often wondered about visiting the world of fairy tales, but my mother told me that was stupid because they aren't real.

Part 2: Sleeping Beauty Clip

Watch the video clip on youtube. You know the basic story, so don't worry about understanding all the vocabulary words;)

Here's the link...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAxzPagA4dQ

Please skip the first 2 minutes because it's just credits;)

With a partner, discuss what the effects will be for the people in the story. Think creatively and imagine you are writing an outline for an essay...lol!

Part 3: "The Tower"

Click on the following link:

http://thetower.girl-wonder.org/index.html

I will give you a handout with directions. This a story without words. You will have to guess what is going on:)

hi richar i would like to know what is the homework for moday iam still here,but i was sick.i have to live till next friday could you let me know if you have time .thank you bye!!!!!!!!!!!

11/18 Class Assignment

Part 1: Gerund/Infinitive Review

Look at the picture above.

Who is this person?
How does he feel? Why?
Post a sentence that uses a gerund and an infinitive

Part 2: Supersize Me Research

Go to the following websites to find information. ____________________

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Size_Me (20minutes)

• Why did Spurlock eat vegan meals? What is vegan?
• How much weight did he gain after 30 days of McDonald’s?
• Who brought a lawsuit against McDonald’s and why?
• How many McDonald’s per square mile in Manhattan?
• When can he eat a “supersize” portion?
• How much walking does the typical American do every day?
• When he feels depressed and has headaches, what helps him? Why is this important?
• Who helps Spurlock make the decision to keep eating fast food even though he’s ill?
• Which state did he eat the most “supersize” meals in?
• Who and what helped to “detox” Spurlock?
• What “lures in” young people?
• Are McDonald’s salads healthy? Why or why not?
• How much money did the film gross worldwide?
• Why did McDonald’s take the “supersize” option of their menus?
• Spurlock ate the amount of fast food that a normal person would eat in how many years?

Part 3: Film
What are 3 effects of eating fast food? This could be an essay question for Fri!
If time permits:)

Part 4: Class Evaluation

A big for the Prence

princess was sleeping for 100 years, whe

11/11 Class Assignment

Part 1: Grammar Review

Look at the picture above and post a sentence. Use a subordinator and "would".

Part 2: Gerunds

Go to the following link:

http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verbs-gerunds.htm

Read about gerunds and then write a sentence about the following picture.


Part 3: Kill Your Boss 3

Click on the following link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L19GOqAeT6Q&feature=related

1. What do you think the women are planning?
2. Describe how the women feel about work.
3. Do you notice anything different about the characters?
4. What happens to the boss?
5. How does the boss describe himself?

Part 4: Paragraph

Write a short paragraph that describes your worst job. Please use the following:

simple past, past perfect, would, passive voice, past continuous, fanboys, subordinators, and gerunds:)

11/4 Class Assignment

Part 1: Review of "would"

Look at the picture and post a sentence. Use "would". Remember we are studying two specific ways to use it.

Past Habits: The women would smile at the king when they saw him.

Reported (Indirect) Speech: He told them he would have a great party in the spring.


Part 2: Speech (Direct and Indirect)

Compare the next 2 sentences.

a) He told them, "I will have a great party in the spring."

b) He told them he would have a great party in the spring.

Click on the following link:

http://www.learnenglish.de/grammar/reportedspeech.htm

Read the examples, and then look at the picture below.

With a partner, what are they saying? Use direct and indirect speech. I'll ask a few groups to give me their sentences for the class to look at:)

Part 3: "The Tale of the Sad Queen"

Click on the link below.

http://www.fairytalesoftheworld.com/fairy-tales/african-stories/tale-of-sad-queen.html

Read the story. You will have a partner and both of you will summarize a paragraph.

On the handout, there are questions and other activities:)

Many fish would be taken by the fisherman , so he is very rich now.

Dju-Dju would be defeated by the fisherman , so he is kind with the fisherman.

an old man who has a wen

sorry... this picture is so terrible, but another picture was not found because its topic is not commom.

1.He thought he would have surgery, but he doesn't have a lot of money.

2.when he worked hard he would always sing a song, and he said that he would be happy and a rich. After he met a goblin a lot of money were earned by him.

I would live in this Islan, but I lived from Istanbul

Dah have been destroyed by Monzon, his village would resist after his passed away

Henugbu and Nolbu

The story had been told by elder, but now It was published. I would read Heungbu and Nolbu when I was young.

If I were a princess, I would spend my life enjoying it .

Snowboarding

I would like to speak about snowboarding.
If I practiced more, I would be a nice snowboarder,
but I was afraid of slope of mountain, so I have ridden at low slope.

Zombie

1) When he was bitten by the zombie I would close my eyes and scream.
2) When he became a zombie I would scream , and then my father was awoken by my voices.

The vampire would go out every night to find new victims, but eventually he was killed by a hunter.

What if it Happens

The Yogurt has been made by Hodja, and he would like to leaven the lake.

10/27 Class Assignment

Part 1: Grammar Review

Look at the image above and post a comment. Please use passive voice and "fanboys".
We will look at some of the sentences on the board.

Part 2: Grammar-"would"

1. Go to the following website.

http://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/lessons/how-use-would


2. Read some of the rules for using "would". Focus on the "past tense" and "past actions" sections.

3. Find a picture on the Internet that represents the story that you're writing.

4. Create a new post with your picture. Write 2 sentences about your picture and use "would", "fanboys", and passive voice:)

5. Look at 5 other people's pictures and write them a comment.

Part 3: Snow White

Watch this clip of the film and then discuss the questions with a partner.

1. Who is Peter?
2. How does Lilli feel about her life?
3. How much time has passed?
4. What happened to Claudia? How has it changed her?
5. What happens between Claudia and Lilli?
6. What kind of party is it?
7. Why does Lilli wear her mother's dress?
8. What does Friedrich do at the party? How does it affect Claudia?
9. What does she ask Gustav (her brother) to do?
10. What will happen next?

10/21 Class Assignment

Part 1: Grammar Review

Look at the picture above and post a sentence with the following:

-coordinating conjunction (fanboys)
-simple past
-past perfect

Part 2: Vampire Diaries

Click on the following link http://www.cwtv.com/shows/the-vampire-diaries
Then click "About" and read information about the TV show. I'll give you a handout with characters and questions.

Part 3: Short Fairy Tale="After the Fire"

Click on the link below to go to the webpage.

http://www.storiestogrowby.com/stories/after_fire_bolivia.html

Read the first 3 paragraphs. What kind of verb tenses do they use?

Part 4: Your Short Story

I'll give you your story paragraph and some more time to work in class on the next paragraph. Remember this story should be something from your country (not Disney!).

Wed, 10/14 Class Assignment

Part 1

Look at the pic above and discuss it with a partner. What has she been doing? (Use present perfect continuous.)

Part 2: Continue Snow White

We'll finish watching the film clip and then you can discuss the questions. Try to use present perfect and present perfect continuous in your answers:)

Part 3: Vampire Diaries

This is a popular TV show these days. First, you will discuss the pictures of the main characters. Then we'll watch a little bit, and finally you will have a short writing assignment. I will give you a handout.

Cric Clapton is my favorite musician

Eric Clapton is an blues rockgitarist,singer,songs writer,andcomposer.He has known as a music icon.My favorite songs are ;Tears in Heaven and Layla .

hey somebody can help me with the home work i have no idea what to do about the paragraph please let me know....

My Blog

http://garyfann.pixnet.net/blog

This is my Blog.I hope everybody can see it.And than my new article introduced Nina Dobrev on The Vampire Diaries.

myfevorite singer:shakira

Elvis Presley

My favorite musician is Elvis Presley

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their songs are very crazy

but his drummer is the best...

My favorite musician: The Beatles

The Beatles is a very old band, but many people still rememer their songs and love them.

my favorite singer

My favorite musician is Alicia Keys

she is good singer and good person

pictures of rihanna

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Taiwan's famous singer

Her name is Jolin. She is Taiwan's famous singer.She isn't my favorite singer because her English name very easy to remember, so I use her photo.I don't know I like who.

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My favorite musician : Ne-Yo

Ne-Yo has good voice and sufficient feeling.

My Favorite Musician: Tarkan

Hüsamettin Tarkan Tevetoğlu was born October 17, 1972.He popularly known as Tarkan, is a World Music award winning Turkish Pop singer born in Germany and raised in Turkey. Tarkan has been known for the use of sexual and romantic themes in his work and has been nicknamed the "Prince Of Pop" by the media. He has released several platinum-selling albums during his career, with an estimated 15 million albums sold.He also produces music through his company HITT Music, which he established in February 1997. One of a few European singers that has managed to span chart success over three continents without singing in English, the artist is also noted for his live stage performances. Tarkan's effect on Turkey has been compared by The Washington Post as analogous to Elvis in America circa 1957 and Atlantic Records co-founder Ahmet Ertegün described him as one of the best live performers he had ever seen.He has also been listed by Rhapsody as a key artist in the history of European pop music, with his signature song "Şımarık" as a keystone track that moved the genre forward.

Beatles

my favorite musician

Tiken Jah Fakoly has been one of the most important musicians of africa and bishop for africain people.

Soyoung's Favorite Musician

Muse is a alternative rock band and they are from England. From left to right, they are Dominic Howard, Matthew Bellamy and Chris Wolstenholme. Matthew has been vocals and played a guitar and a piano. Chris Wolstenholme is backing vocals and has played bass. Dominic has played drums and percussion

my favorite musician

My name is Choi my favorite musician is....

I love his music style!

Do you know who is he?

Epik High

They are famous HipHop musician in Korea, but They have to go into army.

My Favorite Musician: Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson is famous, but he's a little crazy.

Wed, 10/7 Assignment

Part1: A Famous Musician

Look at the musician above. With a partner, talk about the picture above.

1. Who is he?
2. What was he doing?
3. When did he live?
4. What kind of music did he play?
5. Think of other questions to ask:)

Part 2: Grammar=Coordinating Conjunctions

Go to the following website and read about coordinating conjunctions.

http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/conjunctions-coordinating.htm

1. We will review the rules a little bit on the white board.
2. Next write a sentence about the musician above with a coordinating conjunction and present perfect.

Part 3: Picture Post and Comments

Search on the Internet for a picture of your favorite musician or band.
Post it on our blog. I will show you how to do this.
Finally, post 5 classmates a comment about their picture. Use a coordinating conjunction:) I'm going to check!

Part 4: Video Clip: Vampire Diaries

I'll give you a handout and hopefully we'll have time to watch some of Episode 2

A marathon

Hello,
I see a picture. I think, Many people have run on the bridge and on the street. They have joined a marathon and they have been happy. I have never seen a marathon.

Wed, 9/30 Assignment

1. Look at the pictures above. What do you see? Talk about them with a partner and use,

"Have you ever _____?"

2. Next go to the website below

http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/presentperfect.html

Read the information about present perfect (Use 1: Unspecified Time Before Now)

After this, post sentences about the pictures above and use present perfect.

3. Hopefully now you can find access our blog:) I will show you how to post pictures on our blog. Find a picture of a famous actor or actress that you think is great. Post it to the blog. Then write comments about other people's pictures and use present perfect, simple past, and past continuous.

4. Let's look at a video clip by Beyonce. Go to youtube.com and type in "Halo". Fill in the blanks for the lyrics and then think about the questons. Discuss with a partner.

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