Lesson plans and homework

18th Sep

2025-09-18T08:40:12+03:00

Jos haluat suullista palautetta the biggest threat arvioinnista, pyydä tuntien aikana

On the use of comma p.179 + ex. 19 p.180 (worksheet)
On the use of capital letters p.181 + ex. 182 (worksheet)

Kahoot x2

structures:
exam focus (muunnostehtävät)

prepositional phrases revision (worksheet)

the last part of the lesson, revising for the matriculation examination on your own

16th Sep

2025-09-15T18:48:11+03:00

tuntikirjoitelman itsearviointi
pistevähennykset ytl
vinkit koetilanteeseen
checking homework auxiliary verbs revision (worksheet, two exercises)

No homework! Please, revise for the matriculation examination.

15th Sep

2025-09-14T14:52:41+03:00

Kertaa yo-kokeeseen tekemällä kahdeksan tehtävää digikokeet.otava.fi
koodi on 2cxBd7v6B

Koe aukeaa maanantai-aamuna klo 9 ja menee kiinni klo 17, joten toimi aikarajoissa.
Kokeessa on kuuntelutehtäviä sekä kokoavia rakenne- ja sanastotehtäviä.

Tämän päivän kotitehtävä palautetaan huomenna tiistaina.

11th Sep

2025-09-11T08:40:53+03:00

checking homework ex. 4 p.161

revision glossaries:
go to digikokeet.otava.fi the code on the board
with the help of your book (if needed) do the exercises there (8 exercises total)

class assignment 2 Surprise! :)

HW: auxiliary verbs revision (worksheet, two exercises)

9th Sep

2025-09-09T12:27:49+03:00

slideshow + lisätietoa perussääntöihin (s.158-159)
paritehtävä t. 1 (s.160)

harjoittele:
relatiivilauseet s.155, do ex. 2 (1-6)
aikaa ilmaisevat s.156-157, do ex. 2 (7-12)
syytä ilmaisevat s.158, do ex. 2 (13-16)
the right answers on page 201

HW: kaikkia lauseenvastiketyyppejä sekaisin t.4 p.161, write your answers here (jos ei konetta käytössä, pyydä moniste)

8th Sep

2025-09-08T13:41:42+03:00

auxiliary verbs - special cases p.184-
worksheet 3 (do ex. 34-37)

class assignment (abitti)

HW:
auxiliary verbs - special cases p.184-
finish the worksheet given at class (ex. 38, 39, 41)

4th Sep

2025-09-04T20:43:43+03:00

auxiliary verbs - special cases p.184-
do either ex. 22 or ex. 23 = more advanced (pp.188-189)
checking this exercise
worksheet (do test 4)
worksheet 2
worksheet 3 (do ex. 34-39)

text 9
compare your answers reading comprehension
choose two of the following exercises: write your answers here
vocabulary 9e p.100 + 9f p.10

HW:
finish ex. 9f (p.101)
do final exam vocabulary/structures 9h p.102 (YO)

Next time at class there will be a written assignment, so it might be useful to check the topics (pp.149-150) beforehand.

2nd Sep

2025-09-02T12:15:11+03:00

The biggest threat (must be done by 9pm 3rd Sep)

checking homework (auxiliary verbs read pp.185-185 and do tests 1 and 2

conjunctions and linking words revision:
worksheet(s)

HW: text 9 reading comprehension

1st Sep

2025-09-01T14:56:48+03:00

auxiliary verbs - special cases p.184-
slide show
write the sentences (on the screen) in English
do this exercise

glossary: energy (p.106)
pronunciation
Kahoot
do ex. B (p.108) and C p.109 for the fast ones
basecamp worksheet
compound words (on the screen)

HW: read pp.185-185 and do tests 1 and 2 (Tehdään siis vihkoon tms. testit 1 ja 2 tuosta linkin monisteesta = kaksi ekaa tehtävää. Älä missään tapauksessa tee viimeistä tehtävää!!!!)

28th Aug

2025-08-28T10:10:28+03:00

text 8
revision the use of articles ex. 8f (p.88)

vocabulary revision:
basecamp worksheets (glossary environment and text 8)

glossary: recycling pp.92-93
Kahoot
crossword (worksheet) ex.A p.93
~~(for the fast ones, ex.B p.93)~~

revise the glossary (p.92) and do this exercise (etsi synonyymit)

HW: read pp.185-185 and do tests 1 and 2

26th Aug

2025-08-26T10:30:41+03:00

text 8:
listening to text 8 (pp.82-83)
checking homework (do either 8b or 8c (pp.85-86), write your answers here
vocabulary 8e p.87 (YO)
expressing opinion (8g p.88)

HW: we'll see, it depends...

25th Aug

2025-08-25T14:36:02+03:00

you have checked some old matriculation examinations, haven’t you?

glossary environment:
do ex. A write your answers here
in groups do ex. B (p.67)
group work (translations from Finnish into English)
Kahoot!

text 7
checking homework 7f p. 75 (worksheet)
UN sustainable development goals p.74
ex. 7g s.76
~~ex. 7d p.73~~

text 8:
checking this exercise (8a s.85)

HW: text 8 vocabulary = do either 8b or 8c (pp.85-86), write your answers here

21st Aug

2025-08-21T08:49:22+03:00

Saariselkä, the minimum you need to do (muista pyytää moniste!)

checking conjunctions and linking words worksheet (the last two exercises)

text 6
going through this reading comprehension. (homework)
group work (translating the text)
do at least two of the following vocabulary exercises

Final exam focus, listening comprehension:
part VI
part V

HW:
text 7 vocabulary (worksheet) = 7f p.75
read text 8 (pp.82-83) and do this exercise

19th Aug

2025-08-18T20:47:29+03:00

Conjunctions pp.164-166:
checking homework = ex. 10 (p.168), write your answers here
do ex. 11 p.168

Linking words:
read through the list of linking words on pp.169-171
do ex. 16 (p.175), write your answers here

worksheet (to make sure you got this, four exercises)

Need more practice? Do ex. 13 on page 173, key on page 201.

HW:
finish the worksheet on conjunctions and linking words
Read text 6 pp.54-55, and do this reading comprehension.

18th Aug

2025-08-18T14:27:35+03:00

Final exam focus (kuullun ymmärtämisen tehtävät s.134-135)
listening comprehension:
part I
part IV

text 5:
checking vocabulary ex. 5f (p.48, YO)
checking 5bc (pp.45-46)
in groups/pairs vocabulary 5d p.46 (kieltäytyä/kieltää)
listening comprehension (5g p.49) (poissaolijat, kuuntele Otavan opiskelijan maailmasta, tai nykyään Otava Nova)

TIP for vocabulary revision before the matriculation examination, 5i p.50 highly recommended

grammar pitfalls (worksheet) + one more if time

HW:
read through the list of conjunctions on pp.164-166
do ex. 10 (p.168), write your answers here

14th Aug

2025-08-14T08:57:54+03:00

Learning to learn!!!

prepositional phrases:
going through the last exercise (worksheet given yesterday)
revision slideshow

text 5 part 1:
listening to the text and checking homework (translate these sentences)
reading comprehension 5a (p.45) write your answers here

Final exam focus (rakenne ja sanasto p.136)
multiple choice (worksheet Waste not, want not)

text 5 part 2:
vocabulary exercises 5bc (pp.45-45) write your answers here

jos jää aikaa, tehdään vielä yksi prepositiomoniste

HW: vocabulary ex. 5f (p.48) and answer these questions (writing)

12th Aug

2025-08-12T12:20:47+03:00

intro

FEF structures and vocabulary:
fill in save the oceans (worksheet)

prepositional phrases:
checking homework = this exercise ( ex. 27 p.196)
worksheet (three exercises)

NB! If you find these a bit difficult, you can do a few more exercises on pages 194-195, the answers = p.203
revision slideshow (if we have time)

HW:
Finish the grammar worksheet, if left unfinished at class.
Read text 5 (Pick up the nut pp.42-43, vocabulary p.44). After reading translate these sentences into Finnish.

8th Aug

2025-08-11T12:27:29+03:00

Going through How to write -worksheet + check learning to learn writing pp.136-137

Glossary: Finnish nature p.38 (pair work)

Final exam focus structures and vocabulary p.136 (exercises pp.146-148, key p.204)
fill in corpse flower (worksheet)

text 2 or 3 (your choice)
intro
Read the text you chose again and do the following exercises

HW:
study (= read through) the prepositional phrases (pp.191-193) and do this exercise ( ex. 27 p.196)
finish the following exercises (text 2 or 3)

7th Aug

2025-08-07T10:06:26+03:00

textbooks and notebooks
diagnostic test

Introducing the study unit + evaluation (how about the exam?)

the biggest threat -assignment, what is it and when due?

Final exam focus: writing p.136
How to write (+ worksheet)

HW: choose text 2 (B2.1=8) or text 3 (C1=10), read it and do the following exercise text 2 or text 3 (choose text 2 or text 3)