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Tuesday, Oct. 11, Morning/Beginner, by Justine

Hi everyone--here is a basic overview of the Morning Beginner class for Tuesday:

GRAMMAR POINT: past continuous ("I was doing") vs. simple past ("I did"

VOCAB THEME: at the doctor's office/emergency room; pp. 62-63, 75 of the Basic Oxford Picture Dictionary (red/white book)

ACTIVITIES:
1. READING: a dialogue of a patient and a receptionist at the ER
2. VOCABULARY REVIEW
3. WRITING: scrambled sentences (ex: my knee/I/broke.
ex: my bike/was riding/I.)
--possible writing/speaking prompts: When did you get hurt? What were you doing?
4. LISTENING: fill in the blanks while listening to the dialogue
5. SPEAKING: in pairs, make dialogues about an emergency (doctor/patient)
6. Speaking/writing: "What do I do if...?"
(ex: My stomach hurts. (Go to school.)
I was vomiting all night. (Stay home.)
I have bad chest pain. (Call 911).