Seventh English Class

Comparatives and Superlatives Rules

2006-05-06T19:02:00.000-05:00

For the ones with incomplete note-taking, the rules for this grammar topic.

Download it and print it.

Miss Carolina

Phrasal Verbs Charts

2006-04-23T16:14:00.000-05:00

Download the word file with the eight phrasal verbs charts at the following link:

http://rapidshare.de/files/18772122/PHRASAL_VERBS_7th_GRADE____1_-___8_.doc.html

Follow the following instructions:

Instructions for downloading:
1. Make click on the link above
2. At the end of the web site, there is a botton called FREE. Click on it
3. Later, it will appear a site for downloading the file. You can choose any of them
4. The site asks you to write down a series of numbers and letter in a box, write them down.
5. Click on DOWNLOAD FROM...
6. Save it into your computer
7. The file will be on that web site up to May 23rd, so download it as soon as you can.

ANY COMMENT OR SUGGESTIONS, DO NOT HESITATE TO TELL ME IN CLASS TIME AND / OR COMMENTS IN THIS WEB SITE.

Miss Carolina

PS. The charts will be worked in class time, and they will be part of the 50% in the class work.

LINKS TO REVIEW

2006-04-02T16:41:00.000-05:00

LINKS TO REVIEW

PLOT / SETTING

http://teenwriting.about.com/od/plotandsetting/
http://www.essaydepot.com/essayme/198/index.php
http://www.dowlingcentral.com/MrsD/quizzes/composition/CharaPlotSettc.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/asguru/english/02prosesettext/06plot/index.shtml
http://www.roland-collection.com/rolandcollection/literature/102/WOW4.htm

SIMPLE PRESENT

http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/simplepresent.html
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/pres.htm
http://a4esl.org/q/h/lb/psv.html
http://www.isabelperez.com/happy/tenses/present_simple.htm
http://www.languageguide.org/english/grammar/esp/part1/simple_present.jsp
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/grammar/simple_present_diagram.htm

IRREGULAR VERBS

http://www.englishpage.com/irregularverbs/irregularverbs.html
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/eslirrverb.html
http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwesl/egw/verbs.htm
http://www.quia.com/cb/8111.html
http://www.pacificnet.net/~sperling/quiz/iverb1.html
http://a4esl.org/q/h/irv001-ck.html
http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/irregular-verbs/
http://www.lingolex.com/simplepast/allverbs.htm

SHORT STORY

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_story

SIMPLE PAST

http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/simplepast.html
http://www.lingolex.com/simplepast/index.htm
http://www.edufind.com/english/grammar/Tenses9.cfm
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/pastnq.htm
http://autoenglish.en.wanadoo.es/gr.pastsim.i.htm

PREVIEWING AND PREDICTING

http://www.longman.com/teens/students/activ_finish.html
http://www.askynz.com/ielts/preparation.htm
http://www.nclrc.org/essentials/reading/stratread.htm
http://www.usi.edu/acadskil/151%20powerpoints/ch1-active%20reading.ppt.
http://www.davidenglishhouse.com/journalpdfs/vol3no1/sections/spring2002reading.pdf

CAPITALIZATION

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_caps.html
http://www.u-aizu.ac.jp/~tripp/cap.html
http://dictionary.reference.com/help/faq/language/c/capitalization.html
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/cgi-shl/par_numberless_quiz.pl/caps_quiz.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitalization
http://a4esl.org/q/j/vm/ed-cm.html

CHARACTER

http://web.cocc.edu/lisal/literaryterms/elements_of_literature.htm
http://www.learner.org/exhibits/literature/read/charact1.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fictional_character

PERIOD

http://www.libraryonline.com/default.asp?pID=39
http://www2.actden.com/writ_den/tips/sentence/puctuate.htm
http://www.mccc.edu/students/tutoring/period.html
http://mit.imoat.net/handbook/period.htm
http://www.sa.sdsu.edu/htc/GeneralPunctuationRules.pdf

QUESTION MARK

http://www2.actden.com/writ_den/tips/sentence/puctuate.htm
http://www.libraryonline.com/default.asp?pID=40
http://www.mccc.edu/students/tutoring/questionmark.html
http://www.sa.sdsu.edu/htc/GeneralPunctuationRules.pdf
http://mit.imoat.net/handbook/ques.htm

EXCLAMATION POINTS

http://www2.actden.com/writ_den/tips/sentence/puctuate.htm
http://www.libraryonline.com/default.asp?pID=36
http://www.mccc.edu/students/tutoring/exclamation.html
http://www.sa.sdsu.edu/htc/GeneralPunctuationRules.pdf
http://mit.imoat.net/handbook/exclamat.htm

LINKS TO REVIEW

2006-04-02T16:39:00.000-05:00

LINKS TO REVIEW

SIMPLE PRESENT

http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/simplepresent.html
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/pres.htm
http://a4esl.org/q/h/lb/psv.html
http://www.isabelperez.com/happy/tenses/present_simple.htm
http://www.languageguide.org/english/grammar/esp/part1/simple_present.jsp
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/grammar/simple_present_diagram.htm

PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/presentcontinuous.html
http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/types.html
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/simcon.htm
http://www.pacificnet.net/~sperling/quiz/present1.html
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/grammar/pres_pro.htm
http://www.eflnet.com/grammar/presprog.php

SIMPLE PAST

http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/simplepast.html
http://www.lingolex.com/simplepast/index.htm
http://www.edufind.com/english/grammar/Tenses9.cfm
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/pastnq.htm
http://autoenglish.en.wanadoo.es/gr.pastsim.i.htm

PAST PROGRESSIVE

http://www.pacificnet.net/~sperling/quiz/past1.html
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/pascon.htm
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/grammar/past_prog.htm
http://www.eflnet.com/grammar/pastprog.php
http://www.english-zone.com/verbs/pst-pprg.html

VERBS CONSISTENCY

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_tensec.html
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_tensecEX1.html
http://aliscot.com/bigdog/consistency.htm
http://wps.prenhall.com/hss_biays_sentences_2/0,7986,822145-,00.html
http://www.bartleby.com/64/C001/068.html

FINDING THE PATTERN OF ORGANIZATION

http://wps.ablongman.com/ab_public_speaking_2/0,9651,1593277-content,00.html
http://writing.colostate.edu/guides/documents/argument/pop3h2.cfm
http://www.amarris.homestead.com/files/process_essay.html

FORMS OF FICTION

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiction

COMPARISON – CONTRAST ESSAY

http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/acadwrite/comparcontrast.html
http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/comparison_contrast.html
http://www.delmar.edu/engl/wrtctr/handouts/comp_cont.htm
http://www.rscc.cc.tn.us/owl&writingcenter/OWL/Com_Con.html
http://members.dca.net/areid/compcont.htm
http://www.eslbee.com/compcont.htm
http://depts.gallaudet.edu/englishworks/writing/essay.html

APOSTROPHE

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_apost.html
http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/online/apostrophes.htm
http://chuma.cas.usf.edu/~olson/pms/apostrophe.html

COLON

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colon_(punctuation)
http://www.mccc.edu/students/tutoring/colon.html
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_overvw.html
http://chuma.cas.usf.edu/~olson/pms/colon.html
http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/grammar/archive/commastec.html
http://www.cdtl.nus.edu.sg/wrg/colon.htm
http://www.usingenglish.com/articles/punctuation-colon.html
http://www.writing.eng.vt.edu/exercises/punctuation2.html

SEMI COLON

http://chuma.cas.usf.edu/~olson/pms/semicolon.html
http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/grammar/archive/commastec.html
http://www.cdtl.nus.edu.sg/wrg/semicolon.htm
http://www.writing.eng.vt.edu/exercises/punctuation2.html
http://www.libraryonline.com/default.asp?pID=32
http://nd.essortment.com/semicolonrules_ruhi.htm
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/cgi-shl/quiz.pl/punct_quiz.htm
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0001616.html

COMMAS

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_comma.html
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_commaproof.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/grammar/punctuation/commas/
http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/commas.html
http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/online/lists1.htm
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/comma.htm
http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/punct/comma.html
http://chuma.cas.usf.edu/~olson/pms/comma.html

PRONOUNS

http://www.arts.uottawa.ca/writcent/hypergrammar/pronouns.html
http://www.geocities.com/pants098/np.html
http://a4esl.org/q/h/vm/pronouns.html
http://a4esl.org/q/h/vc-pronouns-lb.html
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_pronuse.html

LINKS TO REVIEW

2006-04-02T12:30:00.000-05:00

LINKS TO REVIEW

POETRY (Rhyme, Rhythm, Repetition, Sound Effects)

http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/poetry-explication.html
http://teenwriting.about.com/library/weekly/aa041403f.htm
http://www.planetpapers.com/Assets/3264.php
http://www.efuse.com/Design/wa-poetry.html

COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES

http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/regcom.htm
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/regcom1.htm
http://engli.webpark.pl/comparatives.html
http://www.english-zone.com/spelling/1comps.html
http://assoc.wanadoo.fr/une.education.pour.demain/rodsex/compsup/index.htm
http://www.edufind.com/english/grammar/ADJECTIVES5.cfm
http://www.edufind.com/english/grammar/ADJECTIVES6.cfm
http://www.edufind.com/english/grammar/ADJECTIVES7.cfm
http://www.edufind.com/english/grammar/ADJECTIVES8.cfm
http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/45.html
http://a4esl.org/q/h/vm/compsup.html

INFERENCE

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inference
http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00001681.shtml

PARAGRAPH

http://lrs.ed.uiuc.edu/students/fwalters/para.html
http://www2.actden.com/Writ_Den/tips/paragrap/index.htm
http://info.wlu.ca/writing/handouts/paragraph1.htm
http://teenwriting.about.com/od/writingnonfiction/a/WritingEssays7_p.htm
http://teenwriting.about.com/library/weekly/blbasicsguides.htm

TYPES OF LETTERS

http://writinghelp-central.com/sample-letters.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letter
http://esl.about.com/library/lessons/blwrite_informalletter.htm

PREPOSITIONS (IN, ON, AT)

http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/200/grammar/prepo.htm
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/eslprep4.html
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/eslprep2.html
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/eslprep.html
http://www.arts.uottawa.ca/writcent/hypergrammar/preposit.html
http://www2.actden.com/WRIT_DEN/tips/sentence/preposit.htm
http://www.better-english.com/grammar/prepositions.htm
http://www.better-english.com/grammar/timepreps.htm
http://esl.about.com/library/quiz/blgrquiz_prep3.htm
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/grammar/preposition_time.htm

LINKING WORDS

http://www.ulg.ac.be/facphl/uer/d-german/remed/linkwords.htm
http://cla.univ-fcomte.fr/english/grammar/linking/linksindex.htm
http://www.gcal.ac.uk/student/coursework/writing/linking.html
http://www.geocities.com/viv_quarry/wkshts/linkwdex.html

LITERARY CRITICISM

http://www.ipl.org/div/litcrit/guide.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Literary_criticism
http://42explore.com/litcrit.htm

ADVERBS (adverbs of frequency, adverbial expressions)

http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/adverb.htm
http://www.arts.uottawa.ca/writcent/hypergrammar/adverbs.html
http://esl.about.com/library/grammar/blgr_adverbs.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/revisewise/english/spelling/18_act.shtml
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/esladjadv.html
http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/grammar/archive/frequency_adverbs01.html
http://esl.about.com/library/grammar/blgr_adverbclauses_time.htm
http://www.nonstopenglish.com/allexercises/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/learnit/learnitv270.shtml

LINKS TO REVIEW 3rd PERIOD TOPICS

2006-04-02T12:27:00.000-05:00

LINKS TO REVIEW 3rd PERIOD TOPICS

FOLKTALES – FABLES

http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/mff/
http://www.engl.niu.edu/comskills/instructors/lessons/week6.htm

BIOGRAPHY

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biography

AUTOBIOGRAPHY

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autobiography

SUBJECT – VERB AGREEMENT

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/eslsubverb.html
http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/grammar/subverag.html
http://www.pacificnet.net/~sperling/quiz/sva1.html
http://a4esl.org/q/h/vm/svagr.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/grammar/sentencebasics/verbsubjectagreement/
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/cgi-shl/quiz.pl/sv_agr_quiz.htm

INFERENCE

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inference
http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00001681.shtml

TOPIC SENTENCE

http://www.geocities.com/fifth_grade_tpes/longfellow.html
http://www.kent.k12.wa.us/KSD/KR/WRITE/GEN/topic_sent.html
http://web.mit.edu/writing/Writing_Process/topicsentence.html

MAIN IDEA

http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/Palmasola/rcmi1.htm
http://www.rhlschool.com/read6n4.htm
http://www.testprepreview.com/modules/readingmainidea.htm
http://www.ccis.edu/departments/cae/studyskills/mainidea.html
http://english.glendale.edu/topic.html

THEME

http://www.learner.org/exhibits/literature/read/theme1.html
http://members.fortunecity.com/nadabs/literature-theme.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theme_(literary)

AUXILIARY VERBS

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auxiliary_verb
http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/grammar/archive/auxiliaries01.html
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/auxiliary.htm
http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/42.html
http://esl.about.com/b/a/240520.htm

WH QUESTIONS

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/learnit/learnitv147.shtml
http://www.sil.org/linguistics/GlossaryOfLinguisticTerms/WhatIsAWhQuestion.htm
http://www.eslgold.com/grammar/wh_questions.html
http://a4esl.org/q/h/9704/dg-wh.html
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/presnq3.htm
http://school.discovery.com/quizzes6/hussa1n/WHQUESTIONS.html

SKIMMING – SCANNING

http://42explore.com/skim.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/reading/techniques/skimming/index.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/reading/techniques/scanning/index.shtml
http://alothman-b.tripod.com/readingandwriting_skills.htm

LITERARY FIGURES (METAPHOR, SIMILE, SYMBOL, IMAGE, IRONY)

http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/english/melani/lit_term.html
http://www.english.cam.ac.uk/vclass/terms.htm
http://courses.nus.edu.sg/course/ellibst/lsl21.html
http://www.cummingsstudyguides.net/xLitTerms.html

MAKING AND SUPPORTING ASSERTIONS

http://sfhelp.org/02/assert.htm
http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets/thesis_statement.shtml
http://www.utoronto.ca/writing/thesis.html

WRITING PROCESS

http://www.angelfire.com/wi/writingprocess/
http://www.csuohio.edu/writingcenter/writproc.html
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/general/index.html
http://web.mit.edu/writing/Writing_Process/writingprocess.html

PHRASAL VERBS

http://www.englishpage.com/prepositions/phrasaldictionary.html
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/eslphrasal.html
http://a4esl.org/q/h/idioms.html
http://a4esl.org/q/j/ck/fb-phrasalverbs.html
http://dictionary.cambridge.org

FUNCTIONS OF LANGUAGE

http://esl.about.com/b/a/042408.htm

Phrasal Verbs # 1 - # 4

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To download the charts in a word file (.doc), make a click here:

http://rapidshare.de/files/17044691/PHRASAL_VERBS_7th_GRADE.doc.html

Instructions for downloading:

1. Make click on the link above

2. At the end of the web site, there is a botton called FREE. Click on it

3. Later, it will appear a site for downloading the file. You can choose any of them

4. The site asks you to write down a series of numbers and letter in a box, write them down.

5. Click on DOWNLOAD FROM...

6. Save it into your computer

7. The file will be on that web site up to May 2nd, so download it as soon as you can.

ANY COMMENT OR SUGGESTIONS, DO NOT HESITATE TO TELL ME IN CLASS TIME AND / OR COMMENTS IN THIS WEB SITE.

Miss Carolina

Say...or Tell???

2006-02-14T13:42:00.000-05:00

Explanation:

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/words/say_tell.htm

http://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/cw-say-tell.htm

Exercises:

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/say_tell.htm

http://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/cw-say-tell_quiz.htm

Differences between MAKE and DO

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http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/words/make_do.htm

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/make_do1.htm

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/make_do2.htm

http://www.inglesmundial.com/A7/grammar.htm

Differences using LOOK, WATCH, SEE

2006-02-13T18:34:00.000-05:00

In order to correct the mistakes you made in your oral production test, here it is the explanation about LOOK, WATCH, and SEE for practicing and finally correcting that mistake for good.
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/words/look_watch_see.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/spanish/specials/1125_questions/page5.shtml
See ya in classtime,
Miss Carolina

Summary of topics (January 30th - Feb 3rd)

2006-02-12T22:57:00.000-05:00

Link to get more information about cardinal / ordinal numbers:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_of_numbers_in_English

Reflection

2006-02-12T22:45:00.000-05:00

Here it is a story about an eagle. It is something to reflect upon the results of last period and what we have to do to continue improving.
I will ask you in class about your impressions of the story

The baby eagle story
by Dave Winer.
Once upon a time there was a baby eagle living in a nest perched on a cliff overlooking a beautiful valley with waterfalls and streams, trees and lots of little animals, scurrying about enjoying their lives.
The baby eagle liked the nest. It was the only world he had ever known. It was warm and comfortable, had a great view, and even better, he had all the food and love and attention that a great mother eagle could provide. Many times each day the mother would swoop down from the sky and land in the nest and feed the baby eagle delicious morsels of food. She was like a god to him, he had no idea where she came from or how she worked her magic.
The baby eagle was hungry all the time, but the mother eagle would always come just in time with the food and love and attention he craved. The baby eagle grew strong. His vision grew very sharp. He felt good all the time.
Until one day
The mother stopped coming to the nest.
The baby eagle was hungry. "I'm sure to die," said the baby eagle, all the time.
"Very soon, death is coming," he cried, with tears streaming down his face. Over and over. But there was no one there to hear him.
Then one day the mother eagle appeared at the top of the mountain cliff, with a big bowl of delicious food and she looked down at her baby.
The baby looked up at the mother and cried "Why did you abandon me? I'm going to die any minute. How could you do this to me?"
The mother said, "Here is some very tasty and nourishing food, all you have to do is come get it."
"Come get it!" said the baby, with much anger. "How?"
The mother flew away.
The baby cried and cried and cried.
A few days later
"I'm going to end it all," he said. "I give up. It is time for me to die."
He didn't know his mother was nearby. She swooped down to the nest with his last meal.
"Eat this, it's your last meal," she said.
The baby cried, but he ate and whined and whined about what a bad mother she was.
"You're a terrible mother," he said.
Then she pushed him out of the nest.
He fell.
Head first.
Picked up speed.
Faster and faster.
He screamed. "I'm dying I'm dying," he cried.
He picked up more speed.
He looked up at his mother.
"How could you do this to me?"He looked down.
The ground rushed closer, faster and faster.
He could visualize his own death so clearly, coming so soon, and cried and whined and complained.
"This isn't fair!" he screamed.
Something strange happens. Then a strange thing happened.
The air caught behind his arms and they snapped away from his body, with a feeling unlike anything he had ever experienced. He looked down and saw the sky.
He wasn't moving towards the ground anymore, his eyes were pointed up at the sun."Huh?" he said. "What is going on here!"
"You're flying," his mother said.
"This is fun!" laughed the baby eagle, as he soared and dived and swooped."Yes it is!" said the mother.

Summary January 19th - 20th Class

2006-01-29T18:41:00.000-05:00

Welcome

2006-01-29T17:45:00.000-05:00

Welcome Seventh Graders from "Gimnasio Iragua" School. In this place, you will find links in order to reinforce the studied topics from English classes.
Hope this blog will be useful and helpful in your English learning process.