Monday, February 15, 2016

Common Mistakes Made by Spanish-Speakers

Anything vs nothing (anyone vs no one)

If it is negative or a question, use anything.

I DON'T have ANYTHING

DOES she have ANYTHING in her pocket?

Pronouns

Is it a man (he) or a woman (she)?

Possessive adjectives

Is it the woman's (her) car or is it the man's (his) car?

Object pronouns

I sent the letter to her.

I gave him the keys.

She will drive us to Texas this summer!

I was with them at the concert

Dropping the subject

He went to California because was warm. >>>>>

Was a tall man. >>>>>

Make vs do

You make cookies. You do crafts and homework.

You make friends. You do sports.

False friends

embarazada – not embarrassed but pregnant
molestar – not molest but bother
bombero – not bomber but firefighter
constipado - not constipated but congested

People ARE or people IS ?

Third person 's'
She think. He eat.

I have 27 years.
Do you? Are they in your pocket? Can you show them to me?

I am agree
Really? I am a human.

Lose vs miss

If you lose something in English, it means you can’t find it.

If you miss something, it means the opportunity is gone
OR that its (the person's) absence makes you sad.

You missed a train, you didn't lose the train.

Activity 1
Example sentences for students to correct.

Activity 2
Correct the following paragraph:

To: justinmargerine@gmail.com
From:coolmisschris@yahoooo.com
Subject: Hi from Christina

Hello!
My name is Christina and I have 15 years old. My best friend is Lisa. Lisa like to touch the guitar. Last year I gave she a new guitar pick for Christmas. She think that Justin Bieber is fantastic and I am not agree. We agree that comedies are very good. We watch the same series and we never lose an episode. We make everything together. People think we are sisters! People is funny. Is the best friend in the world. She could never do nothing to make me stop being his friend.

Activity 3
Write your own paragraph using visual prompts.
Visual prompts Visual Prompts 2

First line generator
Writing prompts Writing prompts 8th grade Writing prompts 8th grade #2

Resources:
eltlearning top 10
English Advantage top 10

Sunday, January 24, 2016

The Great of the Union

The Great of the Union

Jan 14, 2016

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on CBS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSNKPj6fZUg

Who are these people?

The state of the union:

an annual message to Congress in which the president reports on the state of the nation and outlines a legislative program

What are at least two things that Obama said were positive changes that were seen under his administration?______________________________________________________________________________________

What is the one thing he really regrets about his time in office? ______________________________________________________________________________________

What did Paul Ryan say he had to practice before he went to the State of the Union speech? ______________________________________________________________________________________

Why do you think he had to practice it? ______________________________________________________________________________________

Name at least two things that Paul Ryan did not respond to that he probably should have. ______________________________________________________________________________________

What kind of politics does the President say that we need to reject?______________________________________________________________________________________

How does that part of his speech relate back to Donald trump?______________________________________________________________________________________

What was Obama’s campaign slogan in the last election?

______________________________________________________________________________________

The Incident at Haystack Landing

The Incident at Haystack Landing

Partner A

Evil vortex of dark forces

A professor of parapsychology

Transient

Partner B

Burnt to the ground

High-tech video equipment

Sonoma County Sheriff's department

What do you remember from the story?

What different verb forms did you hear in the story.

Sunday, December 13, 2015

SNL Holiday: Everybody Getting' Sump'n

Saturday Night Live (abbreviated as SNL) is an American late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created in 1975.

The show's comedy sketches parody contemporary culture and politics. They are performed by a large and changing cast. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest. The host usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast. Each episode features performances by a musical guest.

An episode normally begins with a cold open sketch that ends with someone breaking character and proclaiming, "Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!", beginning the show.