Mind Your Language with Subtitles

Mr. Ford is tech savy indeed!

Hayato behind the camera!

Good Luck on your Final Exam today!#mr.ford

Using technology to teach ESL

How do you feel about technology in the ESL classroom?

For He's a Jolly Good Fellow!

Beyonce 'We Like to Party' w/lyrics

'We Like to Party' is Beyonce's latest single on U.S. and international radio.   The song  features Andre 300 from the Atlanta based Hip Hop group Outkast. Beyonce is from Texas and is an international superstar singer. She has sold over 10 million albums around the world.

Great Job in class today!

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For He's a Jolly Good Fellow

This song is very popular in American culture.  People sing this song to celebrate the great success of other individuals.  It is easy and has only two sentences.

http://www.manythings.org/songs/ck-jolly.html

AWESOME JOB CLASS!

I just wanted to take the time to say that I am very proud of you all today.  You all did an AWESOME Job on your weekly quiz today. #mr.ford

Suggestions for Essay Topic

Lesson Plan for Thursday October 20, 2011

Grammar: Modal Auxiliaries

correct and review homework packet p.  137 -151

What does 'shall' mean again?

Peer Editing

Class Writing Assignment w/ Modal Auxilaries

Powerpoint Presentation: Modal Aux. D. Ford

Lesson Plan for 10-19-2011

Grammar: Azar p. 207-224

• DO NOT HAVE TO  &  MUST NOT
• MUST
• IMPERATIVE SENTENCES
• LET'S & WHY DON'T
• PREFER, LIKE...BETTER, WOULD RATHER

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Modal Verb + Continuous Form

Modal Verbs in English

Modal Verbs to Express Past Possibilities - Lesson 26 - English Grammar

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Lesson Plan for Monday, October 17, 2011

Grammar: Modal Auxiliaries Azar p. 189-206
Reading: Weaving it All Together Unit 7
Homework:Packet p.132-137

The Past and Past Continious :Hayato Kikkawa

The Future Tense: Hye Jeong Park

This week in Grammar Chapter 7: Modal Auxilaries

• The form of modal auxiliaries
• Expressing ability: can and could
• Expressing possibility: may and might
• Expressing permission: may and can
• Using could to express possibility
• Polite questions: may I, could I, can I 
• Expressing advice: had better
• Expressing necessity: have to, have got to, must
• Expressing lack of necessity: do not have to
• Expressing prohibition: must not
• Making logical conclusions: must
• Giving  instructions: imperative sentences
• Making suggestions: let's and why don't
• Stating preferences: prefer, like...better, would rather

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Lesson Plan for Friday, October 14, 2011

Weekly Quiz:Chapter 6
POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS
Reading: Weaving it All Together:Unit 6

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A note from your Supreme Leader: Mr. Ford:)

 Class was AWESOME today! I think I laugh harder everyday we have class together!#mr.ford

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Lesson Plan for Wednesday, October 12, 2011

ATTENTION: I will be unable to attend the first half of class tomorrow morning. I know this must crush all your feelings. However, you will be in Catherine's Classroom. I am not sure of the room number, but it will be posted on the classroom board in our room.  Please be on time tomorrow and report to her room. She teaches Level 4 and that is where most of you are headed next semester.  Here is the Lesson Plan for Wednesday.

Grammar: Azar p.164-174 Exercises12-23
Reading: Weaving It All Together Unit:6
Homework: p.113-122 Exercises 12-23

'Superhero' arrested, accused of pepper-spray assault

'Superhero' arrested, accused of pepper-spray assault

Do you think Phoenix Jones is a hero, or a lunatic(crazy man)? COMMENT#mr.ford

Lesson Plan for Tuesday, October, 11, 2011

Grammar:Azar p.156-164 Exercises 1-12
Reading: Weaving It All Together: Unit 6
Computer Lab: Google Presentations

Homework: p. 108-113 Exercises 1-11

This week in Grammar Chapter 6: Nouns and Pronouns

• Pronounciation of final -s/-es                                           
• Plural forms of nouns
• Subjects, verbs, and objects
• Objects of prepositions
• Prepositions of time
• Subject-verb agreement
• Using adjectives to describe nouns
• Using nouns as adjectives
• Personal pronouns: subjects and objects
• Possessive pronouns
• Posessive pronouns and adjectives
• Reflexive pronouns
• Singular forms of other: another vs. the other
• Plural forms of other: other(s) vs the other(s)
• Summary of forms of other

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