Week 3 Simple Present vs Present Continuous

Please watch this video. Although it's a little bit long, it is a great video. You could watch the first 8 minutes, take a break, and watch the rest:

 Now take Quiz 5:

Sophian Loren, an Italian actress, once said, "When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother always has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child." On Quiz 6 please talk about how being a mother has changed your life:

How to record yourself for the audio quiz?

There are different options to record your voice for the audio quiz:

-Option 1: Gmail. If you have a gmail account, sing into chat. Using chat, call this number in the US, and leave your message (the quiz) in the school's voice mail: 857-284-8440. Gmail allows you to call any number in the US for free!

-Option 2: Skype. If you don't have skype, you can download it here: http://www.skype.com/en/download-skype/skype-for-computer/

Sign in using the school's account. Skype name: justspeakschool. Password: justspeak1 

Under contacts, click "School's Voice Mail," call the saved phone, and leave your message

-Option 3: Dial Directly from a Phone. From a phone in Mexico dial 001-857-284-8440. Keep in mind that this option isn't free.

-Option 4: Use Software such as "Sound Recorder" or "Voice Recorder" Use the "Sound Recorder" program in your PC, or the "Voice Recorder" app in your smart phone. Record your message, save the file, and email it to me.

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Week 2. World Climate Talk

 Listen to this story about an international climate talk in Lima, Peru, and then answer the questions.

Now answer Quiz 4:

Week 1. Word Order in Questions

Word Order in Questions

Take a look at these questions:

1. Where are you from?          3. Where do you work?
2. When is the meeting?         4. When does he run in the park?

What verbs do you identify? What differences do you see? What do you see in sentences 3 and 4 that you don't see in sentences 1 and 2? Why is that??

You're right! We use the auxiliary verbs "do" and "does" with any verb (play, walk, eat, etc), with the only exception of the verb "be" (am, is, are).

Question with the verb "be" follow this pattern: 


Now take this Quiz 1:

Questions with any other verb follow this pattern:


Now take this Quiz 2:

Quiz 3. Listen to this article about how dogs understand human language. Then, answer the questions on the quiz.