Unit 3 February 2: Broad Rock

It's very important to know how to talk to the police

1. Homework review: Practical grammar, workbook p.19, exercise 6
2. Talking with the Police handout and role play
3. Daily citizenship question and discussion
4. Homework: Practical grammar, workbook p.20, exercises 7-9

Unit 3 January 12: Broad Rock

On Saturday we talked about gerunds (verbs ending in -ing like driving). We did not work on the assignment listed for that day, so I posted it here again for Monday.

1. Homework review: Practical conversations, workbook p.18 exercises 3-4
2. Practical conversations, textbook p.31 A-C; listen to CD
3. Do it yourself! textbook p.31 A
4. Homework: online gerund/infinitive quiz click here

Unit 3 Gerunds and Police

Hello Richmond EL Civics students! Welcome to our class blog. Please submit a comment under this post in response to the following question: Did the driver in the listening exercise on textbook page 34 act appropriately when speaking to the police officer?

1. Homework review: workbook p.19-20, exercises 6-7
2. Idiom: "get nabbed" to be caught or arrested for doing something. example: The police nabbed the thief for stealing cars.
3. Authentic practice - Appropriate behavior with a police officer textbook p.34, A-B Listen to CD
4. Homework: workbook Practical grammar challenge p.20, exercises 8-9
5. Optional: "Hiding from the police" podcast

Unit 3 Driving and gerunds

above: If you get a ticket, you may have to go before a judge.

1. Homework review: Discuss written summaries of the information presented by Richmond Fire Marshall Michael Powell on Thursday, November 6.
2. Idiom: "Get pulled over" - to be stopped by a police officer while driving. example: If you break the speed limit, you'll probably get pulled over by the cops.
3. Practical grammar - using gerunds, textbook p.32 exercise A
4. Homework: Practical grammar - using gerunds, workbook p.19, exercises 5-6
5. Optional: esl-lab.com "Driver's License" (medium difficulty)