2017-03-01 Convo: classrooms

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
(This class will be called “Convo” on that site.)
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Homework: p. 10 part 1 - Match the numbers with the words for things in a classroom.
Check your answers with your partner.
a. 6 (In the picture is a blackboard or chalkboard. We can also have a whiteboard.)
b. 14
c. 12
d. 3
e. 8
f. 11
g. 9 (Our class has a sliding glass door.)
h. 2
i. 7
j. 1
k. 15
l. 5
m. 4
n. 13
o. 10
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meet/meat
mitt
mate
met
mat/Matt
motte
moot
mute
moat
mutt
- These all need to have different vowel sounds.
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What other things are in the picture?
- globe
- paintbrushes (maybe? on the teacher’s desk)
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The books are on the desk.
The books are in the desk. (= inside, for example if the desk has a drawer)
The students are at school.
The teacher is at her desk. / The teacher is at the board.
	(We can use “at” for people who are in a location in a room in order to do something there.)
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What are some problems with this classroom?
With your group, design the perfect English classroom. Draw a picture of how everything is arranged.
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Tomorrow be prepared to explain your picture to the rest of the class. Why did you decide to put things in those places in the classroom?