Already **Just** Yet

Write down 2 things you've already done today.

Write down 2 things you haven't done yet.

Write down 2 things you have just done.

Just can mean ‘recently’ or ‘a very short time before or after speaking’:

We often use the present perfect or past perfect with this meaning of just when we refer to a short time before the moment of speaking:

I’ve just decided to sell my apartment.

I’m on my way to the station. Their train has just arrived.

I have already had my coffee.

I have already made my bed.

I haven't made my dinner yet.

I haven't taught my second class yet.

I have just had a snack.

I have just taken attendance.

Make Versus Do

1. _______ a mistake

2. _______ homework

3. _______ plans

4. ________ housework

5. ________ the bed

6. ________ the laundry

7. ________ the dishes

8.________ dinner

9. _______ noise

10. ________a phone call


MAKE:

1. You create something new. Nothing existed before. Ex. make a cake

2. Make someone do something: force them to do it.

3. Make also has collocations. Make friends, make a joke....

4. Usually used for: creating, actions or reactions (make me smile), plans, sounds, food, drink, meals.


DO:

1. A command. Collocation. Learn it as they are. English gut. Do your homework.

2. Just do it.(or don't do it). Perform or don't perform an action.

3. Usually associated with: work, jobs, tasks, activities in general (do something), replace an obvious verb (do my hair - comb, style my hair).

What's the Word

Language is always changing. It is important to know how languages are connected and how they affect each other. Take a look at this Language Tree to see how some languages are related to each other.

Then, try this quiz to identify different language sounds. Record your score. How difficult is it?

Guess the Language - Spoken

Language Game - Letters


With your partner choose 6 words that you will bring back and explain to the class. You will also use 1-2 of these words to make questions for  your classmates. Be sure the words are appropriate!

Oxford English Dictionary -January

OED March

A-D

E-H

I-L

M-P

Q-T

U-Z

Use these resources to look up your words.

Great Online English-English Dictionary

Thesaurus.com - Synonyms

Urban Dictionary - Dictionary of slang, new words and invented words...

Family Trip!

1. Where are we going to go?

2. When are we going to go?

3. How long are we going to stay?

4. Where are we going to stay?
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5. Why did you agree on this trip?

Name Quiz

1. First, without asking, write down the names of your classmates.

2. Then, if you are not sure ask them what their name is and how to spell it.

Example: 

               A:"Excuse me, what is your name?"

               B: 'Ellie'
 
               A: "How do you spell that?"

               B: "E-L-L-I-E"

Portmanteau

Take a look at the following words combinations. Can you guess what words they make or vice versa?


1. Brunch
2. Email
3. Guesstimate
4. Jeggings
5. Spork
6. Turducken
7. Smog
8. Spanglish
9. Interpol
10. HiTech


1. Gigantic +Enormous
2. Web + Log
3.Chuckle + Snort
4. Ipod + Broadcasting
5. Internet + Citizen
6. Sex + Texting
7. Hazardous + Material
8. Group + Coupon
9. Romantic + Comedy
10. Chicago + Siberia








1. Breakfast + Lunch
2. Electronic + Mail
3. Guess + Estimate
4. Jeans+ Leggings
5. Spoon + Fork
6. Turkey + Duck+ Chicken
7. Smoke + Fog
8. Spanish + English
9. International + Police
10. High + Technology




1. Ginormous
2. Blog
3. Chortle
4. Podcast
5. Netizen
6. Sexting
7. Hazmat
8. Groupon
9. Romcom
10.Chiberia

EVEN

If you have seen or heard the word even in English but were unsure of how to use it, this page is for you!

even for surprise

The word even is used to show that something is surprising or unusual; it is more than we would expect:

'She likes chocolate so much that she even eats it for breakfast.'
'We couldn't find it - even using the map.'
'Everyone failed the test - even Susan who usually passes.'

even for comparatives

Even is used to add emphasis when making a comparison:

'It's cold now, but it gets even colder in winter.'
'The second Star Wars film is even better than the first one.'

even for balanced

Even is used to describe a situation which is equal or well balanced:

'Here's the 5 dollars I lent you. We're even now.'
'Both teams played very well - It was an even game.'

even for flat

Even is used to describe a surface that is flat:

'The table has an even surface.'

even for numbers

Even numbers are 2, 4, 6 and so on. The opposite are odd numbers (1, 3, 5, ...)

• India is even ___ than Australia.