Tuesday Homework

Contact USA Re-read page 40, then try page 44 (if you didn't already do it)  and page 45, B Reading comprehension.

Bring 5 new vocabulary words with their meanings and sentences for your quiz on Friday.


**If you were absent and celebrating Eid, please write a one page paragraph telling about the past and present of Eid.  What did people do in the past?  Why do Moslems celebrate this holiday? What do you usually do to celebrate Eid?

Monday Homework

Contact USA pages 39-43

Weekend Homework

For Monday read: Count of Monte Cristo Chapters 1, 2, 3 pages 1-7 and answer the questions on page 49.



For Friday

Study for the quiz.
Vocabulary

1. immigrant - person who leaves their country to live in another country
2. opportunity - chance
3. economic  - financial, related to money
4. diversity - having many different kinds of people
5. assistance - help
6. neighborhood -  area in a city
7. political - related to government and laws
8. social - related to a group of people
9. unwilling - not wanting to do something
10. divide - separate, make into parts

Review simple past, irregular verbs, negatives and questions in the simple past.

Write a paragraph about the history in your country. Use simple past tense.

Wednesday homework

Grammar Book pages 28, 28 exercise 1 & 2 on paper
Photocopy pages 76, 78, 79
Contact USA pages page 31 & 32 Vocabulary

Tuesday Homework

Grammar page 27 in book, photocopy pages 74, 75, 77
Start irregular verb list - Due Friday
Contact USA page 25, 26

Monday Homework

Contact USA pages 21, 22, 23
Grammar pages 24, 25 and study the irregular verbs on page 26

For next Monday October 14, start reading Count of Monte Cristo Chapters 1-3 pages 1-7.
Answer the questions on page 49

Weekend homework

Read the Introduction to the Count of Monte Cristo pages v-vii
Make a list of any new words.
Write three questions about the introduction or the story.

Thursday Homework

Photocopy "Understanding Main Ideas" pages  97, 98, 99  (finish all if you want)
Study for quiz:

• Your vocabulary words
• Words from Contact USA: concept, impression, immediately, lifestyle, scenery, entertainment, adjust, involve, profession, institution
• Grammar- Simple Present, Present Progressive, non-action verbs, questions, negatives
  
  
  

Wednesday Homework

Grammar Book pages 15, 16, 17
Write about your life in America. Use the diary on pages 14 and 15 as an example.
Review Vocabulary for a quiz on Friday:
concept
impression
immediately
lifestyle
scenery
entertainment
adjust
involve
profession
institution

Tuesday HW

Bring 5 new words and the meaning to share with a classmate and for a quiz
Photocopy page 4, 5
Grammar Book page 12-13

Optional / extra if you want
Write five sentences using words form Contact USA page  18