Link for today's meeting

https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2f_%23%2fl%2fmeetup-join%2f19%3ameeting_NTRiMmJhNzAtYjg4My00NTE2LTkxM2MtOTQ3MDBjOGUxMTU3%40thread.v2%2f0%3fcontext%3d%257b%2522Tid%2522%253a%252219537222-55d7-4581-84fb-c2da6e835c74%2522%252c%2522Oid%2522%253a%2522f10a26ed-eb0a-4393-93f2-8e9c35ffc853%2522%257d%26anon%3dtrue&type=meetup-join&deeplinkId=2c6a6345-434a-41d9-8ee2-89848c231844&directDl=true&msLaunch=true&enableMobilePage=true&suppressPrompt=true

Thursday 18/06/20

Casual conversations

1. Listening practice:

Watch 2 videos on the links below. Pause to write what you hear, then continue watching to check your answers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=59&v=6zWmXFLaOg4&feature=emb_logo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewzVyH6r-Fc


2. Vocabulary practice:

Weather idioms (do the quiz about common weather idioms) on the link below

https://www.vocabulary.cl/english-games/weather-idioms.htm


3. Grammar revision: tenses

Click on the link below, read the text and find mistakes in tenses.

https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/structures/error_text_tenses.htm

The link for today's meeting at 2:00 pm

https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2f_%23%2fl%2fmeetup-join%2f19%3ameeting_Njg5MzM3NDAtMjY3YS00MzZhLTk5OWEtNDBkYmZkYjQ5OTI1%40thread.v2%2f0%3fcontext%3d%257b%2522Tid%2522%253a%252219537222-55d7-4581-84fb-c2da6e835c74%2522%252c%2522Oid%2522%253a%2522f10a26ed-eb0a-4393-93f2-8e9c35ffc853%2522%257d%26anon%3dtrue&type=meetup-join&deeplinkId=16a99081-af6a-4f7a-a6d8-6f3e0cd89f3a&directDl=true&msLaunch=true&enableMobilePage=true&suppressPrompt=true

Link for today's meeting at 10 am

https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2f_%23%2fl%2fmeetup-join%2f19%3ameeting_NjY3YmY2Y2ItOWRlMS00YmI5LTlmOGEtZWFlMDU2N2JhM2Ri%40thread.v2%2f0%3fcontext%3d%257b%2522Tid%2522%253a%252219537222-55d7-4581-84fb-c2da6e835c74%2522%252c%2522Oid%2522%253a%2522f10a26ed-eb0a-4393-93f2-8e9c35ffc853%2522%257d%26anon%3dtrue&type=meetup-join&deeplinkId=2165132d-05c2-43e9-8af1-87b6afd128fb&directDl=true&msLaunch=true&enableMobilePage=true&suppressPrompt=true

Thursday, 11/06/2020

Today's lesson: casual conversations

1. Listening practice: Real English conversations

Click on the link below and watch the video lesson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmionzqiRHY&feature=youtu.be

2. Vocabulary practice: personal information

Click on the link below and practise some questions and answers about personal information:

https://www.vocabulary.cl/Games/Personal_Information.htm

3. Grammar practice: English grammar test.

Have a pen and paper ready, then click on the the YouTube video below. Do the test and write down any mistakes you make. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPRvYPK1lr0

After you finish, go to this website and practise these grammar points:

https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar

4. Spelling quiz: daily activities

Choose the correct spelling

https://www.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/Leisure_activities/Daily_activities_ph476268px

Link for today's meeting

https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2f_%23%2fl%2fmeetup-join%2f19%3ameeting_NjY3YmY2Y2ItOWRlMS00YmI5LTlmOGEtZWFlMDU2N2JhM2Ri%40thread.v2%2f0%3fcontext%3d%257b%2522Tid%2522%253a%252219537222-55d7-4581-84fb-c2da6e835c74%2522%252c%2522Oid%2522%253a%2522f10a26ed-eb0a-4393-93f2-8e9c35ffc853%2522%257d%26anon%3dtrue&type=meetup-join&deeplinkId=71bed911-b19e-4e17-81df-e013ce41e9f1&directDl=true&msLaunch=true&enableMobilePage=true&suppressPrompt=true

Thursday 4/06/2020

Today's lesson: Writing emails
1. Watch the YouTube video on how to write an email by clicking on the link below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlhIF8TKIoo

2. Writing emails (workbook practice)
Do the activities in your workbook (pages 1 to 8)

3. Grammar revision and further practice: Past Simple and Past Continuous
Watch the second YouTube video (on the link below);

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XP4le29BAM

Then practise these tenses using this website:

https://www.grammar.cl/Games/Present_Progressive_Past.htm

4. Homework: write an email about your weekend and send it to me on svetlana.gebrian@tafensw.edu.au

WEEK 16 and WEEK 17

Read and write simple social texts
 - Reading emails 
 - Writing emails
 - Grammar
 - Reading text messages
 - Writing text messages

WEEK 16 - 2nd June 2020

TASK 1 - Writing emails 

• Structure
• Greetings and closings
• Stages of recount
• Grammar - past tense verbs
• Time words
• Conjunctions
• Pronouns
• Punctuation

WEEK 15 - 29th May 2020

TASK 1 - RECOUNT INTRODUCTION PPP

• What are recounts?
• Purpose - Why do we write recounts?
• Structure - How we write recounts
• Sample recount

TASK 2 - RECOUNT PRACTICE

• A Day at the Park
• Time markers
• Independent Clauses
• Noun Groups
• Conjunctions
• Past Tense Verbs
• Personal Pronouns
• Spelling

WEEK 15 - Tuesday 26th MAY 2020

TASK 1 - Noisy Neighbour

• Read the story
• Look for past tense verbs
• Look for time words

TASK 2 - Noisy Neighbour Activities

• Put the missing words in the blanks
• Complete the sentences
• Answer the questions

TASK 3 - Noisy Neighbour

• Put the missing verbs in the blanks 1
• Put the missing verbs in the blanks 2

TASK 4 - A Letter to a Friend

• Read the letter
• Number the sentences in order
• Tick the correct information
• Put the positive and negative feelings in the table
• Complete the sentences
• Use the prepositions

Link for today's meeting

https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2f_%23%2fl%2fmeetup-join%2f19%3ameeting_NjY3YmY2Y2ItOWRlMS00YmI5LTlmOGEtZWFlMDU2N2JhM2Ri%40thread.v2%2f0%3fcontext%3d%257b%2522Tid%2522%253a%252219537222-55d7-4581-84fb-c2da6e835c74%2522%252c%2522Oid%2522%253a%2522f10a26ed-eb0a-4393-93f2-8e9c35ffc853%2522%257d%26anon%3dtrue&type=meetup-join&deeplinkId=d1ed6b40-0d12-43b4-974d-5111368cdff4&directDl=true&msLaunch=true&enableMobilePage=true&suppressPrompt=true

WEEK 5 Thursday 28/05/2020

Today's lesson: Talking about weekends

1. Listening practice:

Watch the video by clicking on the link below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsTEGtZ52xY&feature=youtu.be

2. Vocabulary and listening practice: 

Click on the link below and then do the activities:

https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening/intermediate-b1-listening/weekend

3. Grammar practice: word order in questions

Click on the link below and watch the lesson on  how to ask questions correctly

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=x-X9sURtFB8&feature=emb_logo

Then do grammar practice exercises: https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/word-order/questions

4. Writing practice: My weekend

Look at the picture.

Read the questions.

Think about the topic:

What types of things do you like to do in your free time?

What does your family usually do on the weekends?

Do you prefer to do activities alone or with friends?

What are some interesting things to do in your home town?

What is something you have never done, but would like to try?

Write a short paragraph (5-7 sentences) about your weekend and email it to your teacher:

svetlana.gebrian@tafensw.edu.au 

WEEK 14 - Tuesday 19th May 2020

 TASK 1 - Informal Written Texts 
          Messages to Friends

• Match the cards to messages
• Read the message
• Answer the questions

           Party Invitation

• Read the invitation
• Answer the questions

TASK 2 - Reading emails

• Match the words and the pictures
• Read Marina's story 
• Answer the questions
• Read Sarah's story
• Answer the questions
• 
  

TASK 3 - Grammar

• Read the sentences  
• Change the verbs in past tense
• Match the pictures to the correct sentences

This is the link for Teams meeting

https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2f_%23%2fl%2fmeetup-join%2f19%3ameeting_NjY3YmY2Y2ItOWRlMS00YmI5LTlmOGEtZWFlMDU2N2JhM2Ri%40thread.v2%2f0%3fcontext%3d%257b%2522Tid%2522%253a%252219537222-55d7-4581-84fb-c2da6e835c74%2522%252c%2522Oid%2522%253a%2522f10a26ed-eb0a-4393-93f2-8e9c35ffc853%2522%257d%26anon%3dtrue&type=meetup-join&deeplinkId=ae44dbf0-b7e0-4a58-bd7f-6f771ff67ca2&directDl=true&msLaunch=true&enableMobilePage=true&suppressPrompt=true

WEEK 4 Thursday 21/05/2020

Today's lesson: Talking about weather

1. Listening practice:

Watch the video by clicking on the link below:
https://www.abc.net.au/education/learn-english/everyday-english-talking-about-the-weather/9390300


2. Vocabulary practice: Talking about weather

Click on the link below and then do the activities:

https://www.vocabulary.cl/english-games/weather-forecast.htm

3. Writing practice: Seasons

Click on the link below and then do the activities as follows:

https://www.esolcourses.com/content/topics/seasons/spring/elementary/spring-easy-online-lesson.html

• read and listen to the description of a season
• write a short paragraph describing your favourite time of the year and email it to your teacher : svetlana.gebrian@tafensw.edu.au 

4. Grammar practice (revision and further practice): word order/sentence structure

Click on the link below and watch the video about word order. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPyo8-Pr55Q

Then do grammar practice exercises: https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/word-order/positive

. 

WEEK 14 - Tuesday 19th May 2020

 TASK 1 - Informal Written Texts 
          Messages to Friends

• Match the cards to messages
• Read the message
• Answer the questions

           Party Invitation

• Read the invitation
• Answer the questions

TASK 2 - Reading emails

• Match the words and the pictures
• Read Marina's story 
• Answer the questions
• Read Sarah's story
• Answer the questions
• 
  

TASK 3 - Grammar

• Read the sentences  
• Change the verbs in past tense
• Match the pictures to the correct sentences

WEEK 13 Friday 15th May 2020

TASK 1 - A Chat

• Complete the preparation activity
• Read the chat
• Complete the two gap fill activities

TASK 2 - On the Phone

• Complete the preparation activity
• Read the phone messages
• Complete True False questions
• Complete the matching activity

TASK 3 - Exam Help Messages

• Complete the preparation activity
• Read the chat
• Complete True False activity
• Complete the matching activity

This is the link for our Teams meeting at 10am today. See you there!

https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2f_%23%2fl%2fmeetup-join%2f19%3ameeting_NjY3YmY2Y2ItOWRlMS00YmI5LTlmOGEtZWFlMDU2N2JhM2Ri%40thread.v2%2f0%3fcontext%3d%257b%2522Tid%2522%253a%252219537222-55d7-4581-84fb-c2da6e835c74%2522%252c%2522Oid%2522%253a%2522f10a26ed-eb0a-4393-93f2-8e9c35ffc853%2522%257d%26anon%3dtrue&type=meetup-join&deeplinkId=e76de897-3753-4fbd-8952-03c93b8e09d8&directDl=true&msLaunch=true&enableMobilePage=true&suppressPrompt=true

WEEK 13 Thursday 14/05/2020

Today's lesson: Talking about hobbies

1. Listening practice:

Watch the video by clicking on the link below:

https://www.abc.net.au/education/learn-english/everyday-english-hobbies/9742508


2. Reading and vocabulary practice: Talking about hobbies and interests

Click on the link below and then do the activities as follows:

https://www.esolcourses.com/uk-english/elementary-course/leisure-activities/hobbies-and-interests.html

• Reading comprehension: read the story about Sahra and her friends and answer the questions

• Vocabulary practice: match words and pictures together

• Spelling practice1: match mixed up words with the correct spelling

• Spelling practice2: put words for hobbies and interests in alphabetical order

3. Grammar practice (revision and further practice): parts of speech 

Click on the link below and watch the video about parts of speech: nouns, verbs, etc . 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0l69KEx7GQo

Then do grammar practice exercises: https://www.englishclub.com/grammar/parts-of-speech-quiz.htm

4. Homework: write a short paragraph (4-5 sentences) describing your hobby or interest and email it to me. 

WEEK 13 - Social texts - emails and text messages

TASK 1 - Meeting Friends

• Do the Preparation task
• Check your understanding (true / false)
• Check you typing - text messaging

TASK 2 - On the Phone

• Do the Preparation task
• Check your understanding (true / false)
• Check your understanding - gap fill
• Check your understanding - matching

TASK 3 - Exam Help Messages

• Do the Preparation task
• Check your understanding (true / false)
• Check your understanding - matching

Task 4 - Grammar

• Read the text 'My best friends' 
• Answer the questions
• Answer True False questions
• Match the words
• Put the positive adjective in the box
• Put the negative adjectives in the box
• Find personal adjectives in the text
• Write about your best friend

WEEK 12 Friday 8th May 2020

TASK 1 - At the Green House

• Read the text (personal information)
• Look at the table with information
• Check the information
• Look at the table and complete the sentences
• Write questions to the given answers

TASK 2 - New Friends - Listening and Reading

• Listen and read the text
• Answer the questions

TASK 3 - Continents Countries and Nationalities

• Watch the video and complete the quiz

Task 4 - Grammar

• Present Simple or Present Continuous?

Task 5 - Grammar

• Possessive pronouns

WEEK 12: Thursday 7/05/2020 

Good morning, everyone!

Today's lesson plan: Talking about your family

1. Vocabulary practice: family words quiz


Do the vocabulary quiz by clicking on the link below:

https://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/family-quiz.htm

2. Listening practice: talking about families

Watch the video by clicking on the link below: 

https://www.abc.net.au/education/learn-english/everyday-english-families/9397678

Then write a short paragraph (5 -7 sentences) about your family and email your work to me: svetlana.gebrian@tafensw.edu.au and I will give you feedback about your writing.

3. Grammar practice: word order (revision and further practice)

Now watch the video about word order in English and then do the grammar practice exercises:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F03w-vOV-xw

WEEK 12 Tuesday 5th May 2020

TASK 1 - Personal Details

• Listen to the person giving personal information
• Complete the pre-listening activity
• Complete the listening activity

TASK 2 - Filling in School Forms  

• Listen to information about a child
• Read the information
• Answer the questions
• Match the information

TASK 3 - Filling in a Short Form

• Complete the task - how to fill in a form
• Complete Leila's form
• Complete your own form

WEEK 11 Friday 1st May 2020

TASK 1:  APPLICATION FORM      

                                                                       

      

• Click on An Application Form on the right
• Complete the tasks      

TASK 2: FILLING IN A FORM

• Click on Filling in a Form on the right 
• Complete the quiz (click on the correct answer and continue)

TASK 3: FILLING IN A FORM - WRITING

• Click on Filling in a Form - Writing on the right
• Complete the tasks

TASK 4: READING FORMS - STUDENT WORKBOOK

• Click on Reading Forms Workbook on the right (page 50 - 62 from the workbook that you have at home)
• Complete the activities

THIS IS A FUN WAY TO LEARN AND PRACTISE NEW WORDS.

Click on this link and watch the video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vx8NyHbh88s

There are 21 videos in this lesson and you don't need to watch them all at once. Just do as many as you like and continue next week.
When you finish, write 10 sentences, using new words you have learnt, and email them to me.

Thursday 30 April 2020

Good morning, everyone!
Welcome back. Hope you had a safe and relaxing break.


Today we are going to practise casual conversations, but this time it is when we talk to someone you don't know: a stranger (remember the word?)


Please go to the link below and complete the tasks in order. I will ask you to try the listening without reading the transcript, at first. You may listen to the conversation many times before completing the other tasks. Click on the link below:
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening/beginner-a1/meeting-other-students

1. Do the preparation task! This will help you understand some of the words used in the conversation "Meeting other students". When you finish, click on "Finish" and it tells you if you were correct. You can click on "Try again" and try as many times as you wish until you answer them all correctly.

2. Listen to the recording as many times as you wish.

3. Listen to the recording again but this time read the transcript at the same time.

4. Listen to the recording again and do "Task 1". Put the sentences in the correct group. When you finish, click on "Finish" and it tells you if you were correct. You can click on "Try again" and try as many times as you wish until you answer them all correctly.

5. Listen to the recording again and do "Task 2". Put the sentences in the order you hear them. When you finish, click on "Finish" and it tells you if you were correct. You can click on "Try again" and try as many times as you wish until you answer them all correctly.

6. Answer the question: "How often do you meet/talk to new people?" Mention where you usually meet them, for example at TAFE, in family gatherings, at your children's school, etc. Try to write 3 to 5 sentences.

7. Email your work to me: svetlana.gebrian@tafensw.edu.au and I will give you feedback about your writing.

Have fun!

POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES AND PRONOUNS

TASK 1
  
Click on Possessives British Council Learn English and practise




TASK 2 

Click on Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns and practise

WEEK 7 TASK

There are different countries in the world.
People speak different languages.
People have different nationalities.
Every country has its own flag.

1. Whose flag is it?
    Click on the icon and do the quiz - choose the         correct country
2. Guess the Flag

    Click on the icon and guess the country in 3 seconds
3. Countries and Nationalities
    Click on the icon and read about different countries, their nationalities and languages.
4. Continents Countries Nationalities
   Click on the icon and look at the different continents. Then match the country with the continent.

TASKS 13/03/20

TASK A 

Click on Coronavirus icon
Listen and read the text
Do the online activities
You can change the level

TASK B

Click on Washing hands - prevention
Listen and read the text
Do the online activities
Yuu can change the level

GIVING PERSONAL INFORMATION

Sometimes people ask you for personal details, such as name, address and date of birth. Here are some typical questions and ways you can answer.

Question words

Who (asks for a name or person)
Whose (asks about the owner)
Why (asks for a reason)
Where (asks for a place)
What (asks about a thing or a concept)
Which (asks about a thing)
When (asks for a time)
How (asks about the way something happens)
(Also “how much” / “how many” to ask about quantity; “how long” to ask about duration; “how often” to ask about frequency)

WELCOME to 2A Class

Welcome to 2A Class. I hope you will enjoy studying and blogging at the same time. 
The teacher will provide/put activities and other material, so students can practise not only in class but beyond the classroom at their own time and place.

TASK 1 Week 3:

Click on First English Class and read and listen 
Do the activities that follow

Click on Meeting the other students and read and listen
Do the activities that follow

Click on Finding a Library and read and listen
Do the activities that follow



TASK 2 Week 3:

Practise grammar

Click on the icons on the right side and practise the  three grammar activities on the right of this blog. 

- Present Continuous Tense vs Present Simple