AM ESOL Online 2-15-24 Agenda Unit: Money - Household Bills -News -Journal Writing -Household Bills (ellii) ============================= Class Introduction Reader: Larissa ============================= News: Calendar (No classes next week. It is school vaction week.) ============================= Journal Writing - Introduction 1. What is today’s date? 2. Do you “keep track of” your money? Do you do a budget? 3. How do you record your income and expenses? Do you “keep a record”? Grammar: Do verb Vocabulary “keep track of” budget /s (verb) budgeted budgeting budget (noun) Keep a budget. record /s (verb) recorded recording record /s (noun) income /s ($ coming in) expense /s ($ exiting/going out) “keep a record” “keep records” ----------------------------- Demo sample Budgets and categories ----------------------------- Journal Writing 6 minutes ------------------------------ Share our Writing Ama Today is Thursday, February 15, 2024. punctuation? comma 2. Do keep Yes I did every ... when I get a pay I try to see my money Track my money to see what is going on. Yes. I need something in my house I need milk grocery at the same time I have to pay rent It's a budget. monthly Vocabulary when I get a paycheck when I get paid $ for work that you did Track my I go to the grocery store/ Big Y Aldi's I need milk and groceries. (many food items at the store. ------------------------------- Satyendra 2. Yes, a budget helps create financially stability. A budget makes is easily to pay a bill on time. Vocabulary financially stability budget easily You are using adverbs vs adjective a little too much. Yes, a budget helps create financial stability. A budget 'makes it' easy to pay a bill on time. ------------------------ Valerie 1. Yes. Today's date is January 5 2024. Today's date is February 15, 2024. January? 5? punctuation , comma . = period It's February 15, 2024. 2. Yes. I do keep track my money on my phone every day apps/applications. I don't do a budget. Vocabulary track every day apps/application budget do verb I do 'keep track''of'my money on my phone every day (I use) apps/applications. I don't do a budget. I track my money I 'keep track of' money / my money 'keep track of' my children at the playground =========================== BREAK 10:01 - 10:21 =========================== Vian 1, 2, 3? I can't hear you I'm sorry. ================================ Stephane 1. Today's date is Thursday, February 15th, 2024. Today's date is Thursday, February 15, 2024. ------------------------------------- Vilma 1,2,3 1. Today's date is Thursday, February 15, 2024. 2 commas 2. I always do keep track of my money I do keep a record on my phone. I write down all my expense and my deposits. Vocabulary keep track of always keep a record write down expense/ ex pens es plural deposits I write down all my expenses and my deposits. ------------------------------------ Ana 1,2,3, 3. I don't record my income and expenses because I don't work, but I know my husband does because he is thrifty and we don't spend 'on' unnecessary things. Vocabulary don't record income expenses don't do/does thrifty don't 'spend on' unnecessary ------------------------------------ Ana, What does thrifty mean? x'no buy' things unnecesary necessary no only goes before a noun not goes before a verb do not buy don't buy don't buy unnecessary things thrifty = careful with your money -------------------------------------- Diturie I have opened the app on my phone and every week that I go shopping, I always see how much money I have spent every week, but I don't have a budget for how much I should spend. I spend what is necessary. Vocabulary opened the app on my phone every week that how much money spend/ spent don't have budget necessary ------------------------------------ Eliana 1. Today is Thuersday, February 15, 2024. Thursday spelling 2. Yes, I do keep track of my money and I also do a budget for everything. 3. I record my income and my expenses, since I have the bank app and I keep track of how much money I have and how much money I can spend. Good sentences. Vocabulary keep track of do a budget everything record income expenses since bank app keep track of how much money much money spend --------------------------------------- Larissa 2, 3 2. Of course, I do a budget. I keep track of every penny. 3. I do a keep a record. I do myself. I use Excel spreadsheet. Vocabulary of course budget keep track of every penny keep a record I do a keep a record. S V O I do myself. S V I do 'it' myself. I use Excel spreadsheet. I use 'an' Excel spreadsheet. I use Excel Spreadsheet/s. ------------------------------------- Demo examples of Excel budget spreadsheets ------------------------------------- Woodlyne Send it later if you want. Yes. I do keep track of my money, but I don’t do a budget. ====================================== Elements of a Successful Budget Source: https://www.thebalancemoney.com/what-makes-for-a-successful-budget-1289233 ====================================== Household Bills (ellii) Completed Vocabulary A and B and Exercise 1: Tax Bill End Class ======================================