Friday, December 16th Zoom Assignment

 Review the Adverbs of Definite Frequency

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Use adverbs of indefinite frequency when you answer the questions below.

1. How often do you go to the mall? Which stores do you visit?

2. How often do you drink hot chocolate? What is your favorite brand of hot chocolate?

3. How often do you visit Bogus Basin? What activities can you do there in the winter?

4. How often do you iron your clothes? Why?

5. How often do you go to coffee shops? What is your favorite hot drink?

6. How often do you buy fruit? What fruits do you usually buy?

7. How often do you visit the public library? What do you borrow from the library?

8. How often do you bake? What do you like to bake?

9. How often do you play video games or mobile games? What kind of games do you like?

10. How often do you take photos? What do you take pictures of?

Thursday, December 15th Zoom Assignment

 Review the Adverbs of Definite Frequency

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Use adverbs of indefinite frequency when you answer the questions below.

1. How often do you get a health check up? How often do you get your teeth cleaned?

2. How often do you go to the grocery store? What is your favorite place to shop?

3. How often do you go to class in-person at the school? Why?

4. How often do you cook dinner? What was the last meal you cooked?

5. How often do you eat out at restaurants? What is your favorite restaurant in Boise?

6. How often do you eat sweets? What is your favorite type (candy, cake, pie, ice cream, etc.)

7. How often do you practice English? How do you practice English at home?

8. How often do you drink coffee? How often do you drink tea?

9. How often do you watch movies? What is your favorite type of movie?

10. How often do you tidy your house? How often do you organize? How often do you clean?

Friday, December 9th Zoom Assignment

Talk about what you usually do. 

Use the simple resent and adverbs of frequency.

Discussion Questions

1. How often do you eat breakfast in the morning? Why?

2. How often do you take the bus to school? Why?

3. How often do you visit downtown Boise on the weekend? What do you do?

4. How often do you eat spicy food? Why?

5. How often do you eat fast food? What is your favorite fast food restaurant?

6. How often do you walk on the Greenbelt? Why?

7. How often do you watch the news? Where do you watch the news?

8. How often do you check the forecast? 

9. How often do you watch YouTube? What do you like to watch on YouTube?

10. How often do you listen to music? What do you like to listen to?

11. How often do you listen to Podcasts?

12. How often do you go skiing in the winter? Why?

Thursday, December 8th Zoom Assignment

Talk about what you usually do. Use the Simple Present Tense.

Discussion Questions

1. What time do you usually wake up each morning? Why?

2. What time do you usually go to bed at night? Why?

3. What do you usually eat for breakfast?

4. What do you usually eat for lunch? 

5. Where do you usually eat lunch?

6. What do you spend your time doing during the week?

7. How do you spend your time on the weekends?

8. About how many hours are you on-line every day? What do you do online?

9. Do you watch YouTube? What are your favorite types of videos?

10. How do you listen to music online? YouTube? Spotify? Apple Music? What type of music do you listen to?

11. Do you listen to podcasts? Which podcasts do you listen to?

12. What outdoor or indoor activities can you do in the winter here in Boise?

Comparatives and Superlatives

Activity 1

Please review these rules about comparatives and superlatives.

Activity 2

Complete the chart on page 16 in your homework packet.

Activity 3

Finally, practice using comparatives and superlatives in conversation.

Discussion Questions

Answer the questions and explain why.

1. Is it better to study English in-person or online? 

2. Is it more fun to play video games or play a sport?

3. What is better going to the movies or going to a museum?

4. What is more difficult to learn, driving or swimming?

5. What is more delicious, pizza or hamburgers?

6. What is the funniest movie you've ever seen?

7. What is the most interesting city in the U.S.?

8. What is the hardest thing to understand about American culture?

9. Who is the nicest person you know?

10. What is the best American holiday?

Shopping Comparatives and Superlatives

Complete page 14.

Complete page 15.

Discussion Questions

Answer the questions below. 

Use the Comparatives and Superlatives from page 14 and 15.

1. What is the cheapest supermarket in town?

2. What store is cheaper: Walmart or Target?

3. What car is more expensive: Mercedes-Benz or Toyota?

4. What is the cheapest food you always buy?

5. What’s the most expensive food you always buy?

6. What’s the most expensive store you have visited in the US? In the world?

7. What’s your most favorite cheap restaurant in town?

Food Quantifiers

 Vocabulary Activity 1

Match the food vocabulary in the box with each quantifier below.

Vocabulary Activity 2

Store Vocabulary

Activity 1: Store Vocabulary

 Open your packet to page 9. Write the words for each picture below.

Activity 2: Discussion Questions

1. What do you usually buy at the grocery store? Name 5 items you always buy.

 2. How do you save on groceries? (reduce the cost of food)

3. Which store do you usually shop at?

4. Do you prefer to use self-check out or a checkout with a cashier? Why?

5. Ask your partner a question about shopping at the grocery store.

Activity 3: Dialogue Practice

Open your packet to page 10. Practice reading the dialogues with a partner.

Take vs. Get

We will discuss this in Zoom class on Thursday.

We will practice answering these questions on Friday.

Discussion Questions (Get)

1. What do you do when you get together with friends?

2. Do you get along with your neighbors? 

3. What time do you get up in the morning?

4. Did you ever get into trouble as a kid? What did you do?

5. What should young people do to get ahead in life?

6. Do you ever get behind on your homework or class assignments? What do you do to catch up (complete your assignment)?

7. Do you ever get behind on your housework? What is the first chore you complete to get started?

8. What do you do to help you get over a cold?

9. Have you ever gotten lost in Boise? What did you do?

10. What is the first thing you do when you get home after class?

Discussion Questions (Take)

1. Which day of the week do you take it easy?

2. Do you take a lot of risks or do you play it safe? Give an example. 

3. Have you ever made a snowman? Would you like to take a stab at it this next winter?

4. How do you get in touch with your case manager if you have a question?

5. What is the "Sprit of Boise"? Where does The Spirit of Boise take place this year?

6. What is "Art in the Park"? Where does Art in the Park take place this year in Boise? 

7. How do you take care of your health?

8. We will take some time off of school the week of Thanksgiving. Do you have any plans for that week yet?

9. Do you take school seriously? Do you attend every day and complete your homework? Why or why not?

10. Did you take any lessons as a child? (for example, piano lessons, or French lessons)