Happy Ticket improves learning

   This is a learning tool which I found to bear fruit in my classrooms. Unfortunately, I lost the original file for the high school, so I made a new one for the older students, who aren't convicted to so many rules.

   So, teachers, you might be wondering why a Happy Ticket would lighten up the mood of the classroom and increase their concentration. Well, based on my experience, all students like stickers. That's a fact, except for very slight differences, such as boys preferring color coding more commonly in learning than girls. 

   But to give a sticker there has to be an occasion, such as solving the homework correctly or excelling a quiz. However, what about the hard-working students who don't get the perfect marks? The Happy Tickets and Sad Tickets help to keep the classroom in shape and remain focused on having good manners and not disturbing others. The sad ticket is not with me at the moment, but below is the resource free to download and print. Make your classrooms more fun!



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Accessories

   Last week we were talking about furniture, and we learned naming different objects in the room, and identifying them with pictures. Did you think that wasn't an interesting topic? You're forgiven if you did, but the idea of picking up a theme and learning all the vocabulary inside it help boost your conversation skills. When stumbling upon a question such as "Where is my phone?" the answers "It's on the table." and "I saw it rolling behind the sofa." are two different things entirely. It's not good calling a sofa a chair nor a table a desk when it clearly isn't.

   But if you want to boost your vocabulary on more common - and fun - topics, then meet Mimi, an expert in matching accessories.

  But do you know the name of each ornament she is wearing?

  Let me see if you knew them correctly!

• Crown
• Bow / hairband
• Earrings
• Necklace
• Bracelet

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Possessive Pronouns vs. Verb Contraction

We may have finished this unit, but extra studying is very important. It's a vital topic, so study hard on remembering when to use "he's" and "his" - for example - since they sound the same but have very different meanings. Remember, the apostrophe usually is the one with the verb, while the latter is the possessive pronoun.




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Know Your Words - Fun Games in Vacation

Good resources for learning, or reinforcing, English language while not spending much time each day can be very hard to salvage on the internet, especially in vacation. Which is why today I brought to you a fun game for opposite words. It is very easy, and shouldn't take time. Good luck!



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Congratulations!

   Hello, girls, and congratulations for the vacation. I hope you are all enjoying it, as I am very pleased with the projects which you have sent me. I hope that, despite it being your right to celebrate, that you practice on the grammar of complete sentences in the present tense, because the next unit requires full concentration.

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Comprehension Example

Here is a comprehension example, complete with the answers, use this as an example to what might come in the exam


These are the answers:



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Self-grade Quiz for High School

This Quiz is for Grade 11, and it is self-graded. Which means that you should check the answer with yourselves. This is good general revision too for all my students. Study hard girls because the exam is tough.

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Motivate Yourself Everyday

Learning is very important, so make sure that you study well since the exams are during these couple of weeks.

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Pronouns: Subject, Object, and Possessive

Yesterday was an important lesson, so I decided to give you a quiz on them, and a quick summary of the pronouns that you need to memorize. I'm pretty sure that I wrote it on the board, but I was certain that not all of the girls have copied it.

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Make sure that you have a lot of practice as this will be the basis of the next lesson. If you got 100% on my quiz above, remember that I didn't include all the pronouns. Study hard girls!

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Sample Quiz

This is a sample interactive Quiz about verb to do and the present simple.


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Explanation of verb to do

This is the explanation of verb to do and why and when we add -s and -es for the verbs in the present simple with the single subject. This is explanation and not questions, so you can understand and prepare for the next lesson, which will have the questions. I hope the confusion will be cleared today girls.


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Quiz for Beginner Course

This was the first quiz for the girls at the beginner course, so I decided that everyone else can have a go at the simple grammar exercises, or for teachers to assess their students. Practice well, students.

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Nelson's love

  Today, I was talking in the class about Nelson Mandela, and I mentioned how much Nelson cared about the world and about others, sacrificing his youth for the sake of his people. It was then that I mentioned one of his quotes about loving each other:

The girls didn't know much about him except that he is a hero. Nevertheless, they were inspired by this quote specifically. If we were all equal to each other, the world would be a better place.

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Nelson's Quotes

These are some of the best quotes I found about Nelson Mandela over the internet. Some quotes won't always be shown, but he has a strong political opinion. One picture is a poster for his birthday. It's quite sad, really, that he died.

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Nelson's Quotes

Nelson's Quotes

Nelson is an inspirational man, so of course he has inspirational quotes. Both these quotes below are ones that I'd like to give to my students, to remember why we learn, why we should be motivated, and one of the main reasons why we should all be better people, and generally stop our muffled racism, because each small suppressed hatred and act of discrimination that we do has built up before and caused the sorrow of South Africa's citizens. Always put yourself in the other person's shoes, as we all do learn from history and try not to repeat mankind's mistakes again, if we are to thrive in the future.

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In Remembrance of Nelson Mandela

In Remembrance of Nelson Mandela

Nelson was a hero to the whole world, and he taught all of us a big lesson in determination, freedom, and equality. I am very inspired by him as an example of diligent fighting, yet he did not want the power of being president, and after losing 27 years of his life, he didn’t revenge them in the 5 years that he got back. This is proof for wisdom and serenity, which is what makes him a hero for the whole world.

“What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.” — Nelson Mandela

Question Tags and Unit Excercise

Today, I have something for my students, and something for those viewing the blog and not following the book

This is the explanation of the lesson, and below are the excercises. Note that some excercises can only be answered by following the passage of the book. However, there are some pages that can be answered with basic vocabulary alone

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Happy Children's Day

Happy Children's Day

Today is the annual Children's Day, although many countries celebrate it at another day.

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Grade 11 Quiz

This is the quiz from the beginning of the year. Do you remember how well you scored? Well here is the quiz, for you to assess yourself again. Question two depends on vocabulary from the book, so be careful!



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Change Log

Dear all students, teachers, and readers,

    I've made changes to the blog. As of now I will be working on an English course in a college that is for beginners, hence anything for my students will be on the Beginner Course Blog. Most of the new content will be there, especially the funny moments in class will be here as well.

    However, I will not abandon the content that I was planning to post for those teaching a syllabus similar to the high school I was teaching in. Hence, there will still be content uploaded there. Such content can include:

• Worksheets
• Inspiration
• Helpful grammar tips
• Tips for teachers

  So always stay tuned for updated content! The homepage shows the new content, regardless of which blog it's on.

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