Julie Beaty's ESL Blog

Back to School

2011-08-10T09:49:00.000-07:00

Hello My Students,

We are back in school. I am very happy to see each and every one of you. Right now we are working on the verbs "to be" and "to have".

Please complete the following for practice.

1. She _____ thirsty.
2. She ______ water.
3. It ______ hot and sunny outside.
4. We ______ one computer in our classroom.
5. Oscar ________ 30 years old.
6. Henry ________ 130 pounds.
7. Matilda ________ a bunch of new school supplies.
8. They ________ busy working on their homework.
9. We ________ good students.
10. I _______ red shoes.

2011-03-22T06:38:00.000-07:00

Hello My Students,
Beginning tomorrow we will be on spring break. We will return April 11 for Monday, Wednesday students, and April 12 for Tuesday, Thursday students. Have a great spring vacation!!! I am including some practice materials for the break.

Please fill in the blanks.

On Saturday I _____ going skiing. I will ______ to wear a sweater. I hope there ______ a lot of snow on the mountains. My dog, Ted has a new toy. _____ toy is squeaky. He ________to play with ______new toy. While I am skiing, _____ will stay at home with his babysitter. I _______ skiing, it is a lot of fun!!!!

Are _____going anywhere for spring break? This is a good time to go to the beach. If you go to the beach, you should wear _____ ______ on your feet. You ______also wear a hat.

Remember to practice speaking English while on spring break. Also study your note books. I will be glad to see you in April!!!!

Your teacher,
Julie

2010-12-12T17:35:00.000-08:00

Hello students,

We are approaching the winter holidays. Here is some extra practice for over the holidays. Have a great break!!!! I will see you January 10th or 11th.

Make these sentences negative using "do not or don't or does not or doesn't. Fill in the Blanks.

1. Please _______ forget your umbrella.
2. Ted________ like green beans.
3. Julie ________like celery.
4. We ________ like it when it is too cold outside.
5. They _________ want to shovel snow.
6. I _______ want to go ice skating on the frozen pond until January.
7. She ________ like ice cream in the winter.
8. You ______ want to wear sandals next week.
9. It _______ look like snow.
10. Clyde the cat ______want to go outside this evening.

October 12,2010

2010-10-12T09:42:00.000-07:00

Hello Everyone,
I would like to welcome all of my new students and returning students!!!
This week we are studying about food. We are learning about nutrition, the different types of containers of food, and quantities of food items.

Please complete the following for extra practice.
Fill in the Blanks.
1. Oscar wants to buy a _______of raisins.
2. Matilda is cooking ___________ for dinner for her family.
3. I am preparing a _________ for my lunch. It contains lettuce and cheese.
4. Please buy some __________ to pour on the cereal for breakfast.
5. We eat _______ during our break.
6. I need to buy some _________ at the grocery store.
7. What is your favorite healthy snack?_________
8. My freezer is full of __________.
9. It is important to drink 64 ounces of ________ per day.
10.Apples and oranges _________good snacks.

Extra Practice

2010-09-16T13:18:00.000-07:00

Hello My students,

Right now we are on fall break. Classes will start back October 4th or 5th depending if you attend on Mondays or Tuesdays. But, don't forget to practice at home or at work. This week we studied about family trees, family names, and the verb "to want" and "to need". Please complete the following for extra practice. Fill in the Blanks.

1. Matilda _______ a new puppy.
2. They _________ a brand new car.
3. Ted _______ two years old.
4. I ________ very thirsty. I ________water.
5. Today, it _______hot and sunny.
6. Oscar ______ tall and thin.
7. Marilyn ________ blonde hair.
8. You ________ a new video game.
9. We _________ new yellow pencils.
10. They _______ a new coffee maker.

2010-09-03T07:10:00.000-07:00

Hello my students,

I am so happy to have all of my students back for the new school year. My goal is to post to my blog once a week. This week we are studying about the following verbs. "To be", "To want", "To need", and "To have" . We have also started studying about clothes. You should be familiar with these words shirts, shorts, sandals, umbrella, socks, blouse, shoes, dress, uniform, tie, suit, pants, caps, hats, sweater, jacket, coat and sweatshirt. Please complete the following sentences for extra practice at home. Fill in the Blanks.

1. She __________ gas for her car.
2. He _____________ a brand new car.
3. It __________ sunny and warm today.
4. They _______ pickles for their sandwiches.
5. We _________ new shoes for gym class.
6. You ___________ good students.
7. Oscar ______________an extra large HD TV.
8. When I exercise, I__________ my good running shoes.
9. Sylvester __________ a new toy.
10. I __________thirsty. I ___________ water.

2010-07-14T07:04:00.000-07:00

Hello My Students,

This week we will work on "this" and "that". When you are talking about something close to you,distance wise, you use "this". For example- This computer is old. Now if I am talking about something way across the room, you use "that". Here is an example- That chair is beige. Both of these are used with singular nouns. I hope you are continuing to have a nice summer. Please post to this Blog if you have any questions or comments. I am looking forward to the start of the new school year. Beginning for Monday, Wednesday students August August 16, for Tuesday, Thursday students August 17. Please be practicing over your summer break.

2010-06-29T18:13:00.000-07:00

Hello my students,

I hope you are having a nice summer break. I have been taking three classes this summer. I have been studying every day. I have learned a lot so far. I have been cooking as well. My teacher is making me cook food for the class. I hope my classmates can eat it. Ha Ha!

For practice-Please fill in a missing word.

1.I ______ red hair.
2.She_________ tall and thin.
3. My car ________gray.
4. I _______ to eat pizza.
5. Swimming _____ fun.
6.We _______ working very hard today.
7. Tomorrow I will ________volleyball.
9.Yesterday I _______tennis.
10. Ted ______ very nice.

2010-04-20T09:23:00.000-07:00

Week of April 19

Welcome to all my new and returning students. This week we will study the verbs "to be", and " to have" . We are also studying descriptive words such as tall, average, short, thin, heavy, curly hair, wavy hair, straight hair.

2010-03-16T10:57:00.000-07:00

Week of March 15
Please review your notebooks.
Also complete the following sentences:
Fill in the Blanks.

Use the past tense form of the verb in parentheses.

1. She (wait) ______________for her friend.
2. He (go) ________________to the store yesterday.
3. They (paint) ____________their house last year.
4. We (walk) __________ three miles last week-end.
5. You (study)_________for your exam.

Your quarterly exam will be next week. It will be Monday or Tuesday depending on what day you usually attend class.

2010-03-09T13:27:00.000-08:00

Week of March 08, 2010

Hello My Students,
Please study the possessive adjectives: my, your, his, her, our, their. Also study the verbs: eat, talk, borrow, lend, buy, drive, walk. We will be talking about clothing words, such as sweater, skirt, blouse, jacket, shoes, cap, hat, suit, socks, shirt.

2010-02-18T14:39:00.000-08:00

Week of 02/22/10

We will study the verbs "to cook". "to chop" "to prepare". We will also learn about nutrition. Please review family names such as niece, nephew, etc.

Week of 02/15.10

2010-02-12T06:32:00.000-08:00

Hello my students,
This week we will be working on vocabulary relating to food. We will be working with the verbs
"to have", "to be", "to like", "to shop", "to eat".