Review - Coming to Arizona
 

In class Monday, we'll read the story on page 74 of the textbook, and then complete the questions on page 75 and write 4-5 sentences on the lines provided at the bottom of page 75 about your own experiences and feelings after you came to the United States for the first time.  Then we'll read the story on page 17 about the first days at a new school, and you'll share your own experiences.
 

 For Graded Homework #9 titled "First Days", please write two paragraphs about your feelings on two different first days:  the first few days you were in the United States and the first day you attended school in the United States. What did you do?  What did you see?  What did you think or feel about what you saw?  Did anything surprise, confuse, excite, or disappoint you?   Read the example paragraphs on pages 17 and 74 of your textbook.

If you were absent and didn't get the handout in class, click here to download it.

When clauses handout

This week  we'll read the stories on pages 68, 71, and 74. 

We'll also look at the example sentences on the handout, "Some Feelings about New Things".  Following the example sentence structures, write 1-2 sentences about your own feelings when you first arrived in the United States.     If you were absent and didn't get the handout in class, click here to download it.
 

For homework due Wednesday 4/18, (graded homework assignment #8), please write the story of why, when, and how you came to the United States.  Title this assignment, "Coming to the United States".   If you were absent and didn't get the handout in class, click here to download it.

Reminder:  Test on Monday 4/09 for day students and Wednesday 4/11 for evening students.  Click here for the study guide.  Click here for comma practice.

In class Friday, 4/13 - Monday, 4/16:

1.  Study the regular and irregular past tense verb forms on the handout that we discussed in class. 

If you were absent and didn't get the handout in class, click here to download it.

2.  Study the irregular verbs booklet.

3.  Write a minimum of 5 past tense sentences at the end of each day to describe what you did or didn't do that day.

In class on Wednesday 4/4 - Friday 4/6:

1.  Share the homework paragraphs.

2.  Read & discuss pages 65-66

3.  Start reviewing for next Monday's test:  Click here for the study guide.

In class on Monday:
We'll discuss pages 90-92 in the textbook.

For Homework due Wednesday, 4/4:

For graded homework #7, please write two paragraphs to describe a typical day in your life AND a typical day in the life of someone you know (a friend or family member).

 If you were absent and didn't get the handout in class, click here to download it.  Click here for a handout with another example (in addition to the examples in the book).

A student in another class found a great website called USA Learns for beginners and intermediate adult ESL students.  It has videos, listening, speaking, vocabulary, reading, and grammar practice. 

 Click here to check it out!

Some students asked about the difference between Do and Make.  Here are some explanations, examples, and quizzes:
http://esl.lbcc.cc.ca.us/eesllessons/domake/domake.htm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXkUWB4WtOo 
http://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/cw-do-make.htm
http://www.learnenglish.de/grammar/doormake.htm
http://a4esl.org/q/h/lb/domake.html
http://www.better-english.com/vocabulary/makedo.htm
http://www.eslpartyland.com/quiz-center/makedo.htm
http://ww2.college-em.qc.ca/prof/epritchard/domake1.htm
http://www.grammarbank.com/make-vs-do-esl.html
http://www.fiestaesl.com/FIESTAmakedo1.html
http://eolf.univ-fcomte.fr/uploads/ressources/grammar/15_verbs/makedo/makedolist.htm
 

In class Monday, 3/26 - Wednesday 3/28:

1.  We'll review the grammatical structures on the handout "Celebrations and Holidays".  If you were absent and didn't get the handout in class, click here to download it.

2.  We will read stories about New Year's Day celebrations in Ethiopia and China on pages 48-51, and

Honduran Independence Day and Mexican Mother's Day on pages 56-60.

For homework due Wednesday,  3/28 (Evening) and Friday, 3/30 (Day students):

1.   Please write one or two paragraphs (100-120 words total) to describe your favorite holiday (from your native country or the United States) or celebration (such as a birthday, wedding, anniversary, or graduation).   Explain when the holiday or celebration is, where and why it is celebrated, and what people usually eat, say, and do on that day.  Look at the example paragraphs in the book about Chinese New Year, Ethiopian New Year, Honduran Independence Day, and Mother's Day.  If you were absent and didn't get the handout in class, click here to download it.

In class Monday, 3/19 - Wednesday, 3/21:

1. Read the story on page 37.

Day students -  Homework due Wednesday, 3/21 and Evening Students - Homework due Monday, 3/26:

Write a paragraph of 100-120 words to describe one of your favorite foods.  Include information about when you eat this food (any time?  only on a certain holiday?), where you eat this food (your home? a restaurant?  another person's home?), who eats this food (only you?  your family?  is it a popular food in your native country or in the United States?), what ingredients are used to prepare the food, and why you like this food.  Please study the examples in your textbook on page 37 and on the handout Diane gave you in class on Monday before you start writing.

  If you were absent and didn't get the handout in class, click here to download it.

In class Friday, 3/23:

1. Read the story about New Year's Eve on page 48
2. Practice the grammatical structures on the handout "Celebrations and Holidays".   If you were absent and didn't get the handout in class, click here to download it..

Reminder: 
No classes next week March 12-16 (week 9).  See you again on Monday, March 19. 
Have a great spring break!

In class Monday, 3/5 - Friday 3/9:

1.  Discuss commas with lists.

2.  Discuss Test 2.

Day Students:  You will take Test 2 on Friday, March 9th.

Evening Students:  You will take Test 2 after Spring Break on Monday,  March 19th.

In class Wednesday, 2/29- Friday, 3/2:

1.  Review describing people.

2.  Discuss the handout "Hobbies, Sports, and Leisure Activities".

For Homework due Monday, 3/5:

1. Please write two paragraphs of 5-7 sentences each to describe favorite activities.  In the first paragraph, write about hobbies, sports, or other activities that you like to do in your free time.  In the second paragraph, write about the hobbies, sports, or other activities that someone you know likes to do in her or his free time.  For example, what does your friend do for fun?  Look at the example paragraphs on the handout Diane gave you in class on Wednesday.   If you were absent and didn't get the handout in class, click here to download it.

In class Friday, 2/24 - Wednesday 2/29:

1.  Review the story on page 20 and answer questions on page 21.

2.  Discuss page 22 and the handout Using Be and Have to Describe People.

3.  Read the story on page 23.

4.  Discuss grammar/vocabulary for describing clothing.
5.  Graded homework #3:  on a separate piece of paper, write a paragraph of 10 sentences or 100 words minimum to describe one of your friends.   Include information about what your friend looks like (height, weight, hair, eyes), your friend's personality, what kind of clothes your friend likes to wear, where you first met, what you like to do and talk about together, where your friend lives now, and any other information you would like to share.  Give this paper to Diane on Wednesday.  It is worth 25 points towards your final grade.
 

Extra Practice on Grammar, Vocabulary, and Spelling:

Choosing the verb Have or Has - http://www.geocities.com/pccprep/havehas.htm

Choosing the verb Have, Has, Doesn't Have, or Don't Have - http://www.geocities.com/pccprep/haveneg.htm

Writing with forms of Have - http://www.geocities.com/pccprep/haveneg2.htm

Choosing forms of Be (am, is, are) - http://www.eslpartyland.com/quiz%20center/bepresent.htm

Tutorial on using There + Be (is, are) - http://www.virtual.yosemite.cc.ca.us/lumanr/902_stuff/there_be_files/frame.htm

Choosing A or An - http://a4esl.org/q/h/9801/cg-a_an.html

Tutorial on Possessive Adjectives - http://www.virtual.yosemite.cc.ca.us/lumanr/902_stuff/possess_adject_files/frame.htm

Possessive Adjective Practice - http://a4esl.org/q/h/fb005-bp.html

Age, Height, Weight Listen & Spell - http://www2.estrellamountain.edu/faculty/stonebrink/ESL013/Description/speak1.swf

Hair Picture Sentence Matching - http://www2.estrellamountain.edu/faculty/stonebrink/ESL013/Hair/HairpicMC.htm

Hair Picture Phrase Matching - http://www.quia.com/mc/695354.html

Hair Listen & Spell - http://www2.estrellamountain.edu/faculty/stonebrink/ESL013/Hair/speak1.swf

Hair - Listen & Match - http://www.elllo.org/yeartwo/march20th/main_hair.htm

Clothing - Complete the sentence - http://esl.vcc.ca/eslvoc/ESLWEB/clo1jbc.htm

Clothing - Read a story & answer questions - http://esl.vcc.ca/eslvoc/ESLWEB/readclth.htm

Clothing Quiz - Read a question & choose grammatical answer - http://www.geocities.com/pccprep/jillq2.html
Clothing Patterns - http://www2.estrellamountain.edu/faculty/stonebrink/ESL012/clothingpatterns.html

Using Commas in a Series (List) http://www.wisc-online.com/objects/index_tj.asp?objID=ABC301

No School on Monday, February 20! 
The college is closed for the Presidents' Day holiday.

In class Wednesday, February 22:
 

1.  Read the story on page 20 of the textbook and then answer the questions on page 21.  On the bottom part of page 21, write 5-6 sentences to describe Estrella Mountain Community College.

2.  Discuss the handout There Is/Are and Has/Have.  If you were absent and didn't get the handout in class, click here to download it.
 

3.  Practice with vocabulary, spelling, and handwriting:  campus vocabulary and classroom vocabulary

Reminder:  Test on Wednesday, February 15. 

Study the handouts and your homework assignments.  You can write the same information on the test.  Also review the example stories in your textbook.  Click here for the study guide and example test questions.

In class Monday, February 6 - Friday, February 10:

1.  Review with "Error Correction:  Capitals and Periods in Sentences".
 If you were absent and didn't get the handout in class, click here to download it.
 

2.  Orally tell your "About My Street and Neighborhood" paragraph to other students.

3.  Discuss and write sentences about pages 11-13 in the textbook.

Homework due Monday, 2/13:

1.  Review for the test next week.  It will be on Wednesday, February 15.
 If you were absent and didn't get the handout in class, click here to download it.
 

Homework due Wednesday, 2/8 - Friday, 2/10:

1.  Read the stories on page 12 of your textbook.   Look up words you don't understand in a dictionary or at http://translate.google.com/#

In class Wednesday, February 1, to Friday, February 3:

1.  Discuss the information on the handout, "Prepositions of Place" and write in answers where it asks you to.

 If you were absent and didn't get the handout in class, click here to download it.  Here's the powerpoint show of the same material
 

 Homework due Monday, 2/6:

1.  Complete the handout "Writing Practice - Simple Present Tense".    If you were absent and didn't get the handout in class, click here to download it.

2.  Write a paragraph of 100-120 words (10 sentences minimum) to describe your street and neighborhood.

 If you were absent and didn't get the handout in class, click here to download it.

In class Monday, January 30:

1.  Review the handout "Singular, Plural, and Possessive Nouns" and check the sentences on 3rd and 4th pages.    If you were absent and didn't get the handout in class, click here to download it.

2.  Orally tell your "My Family" paragraph to other students.

3.  Discuss pages 5-7 in the textbook.

Homework due Wednesday, February 1:

1.  Study the information on the handouts showing the subject verb agreement for the Be, Have, and Work verbs. 

In class Wednesday 1/25 - Friday, 1/27:
 

1.  Review the handouts Where are you from?  Where were you born?",  "Using the verb Be with Age - How old...?", and

2.  Discuss the new purple handout "Writing Dates - Rules" and the colored handout
 

3.  Complete page 4 in the textbook.

4.  Review the handout "Singular, Plural, and Possessive Nouns" and complete the sentences on 3rd and 4th pages.    If you were absent and didn't get the handout in class, click here to download it.

Homework due Monday, 1/30:

1.  Write a paragraph of 100-120 words (minimum 10 sentences) to describe your family on a separate piece of lined 81/2 by 11 inch paper.  Be sure to use the American academic style of writing.  Follow the directions on the handout, "Homework Assignment 1 - About My Family".

        If you were absent and didn't get the handout in class, click here to download it.

In class Monday, 1/23:

1.  Talk about family photos with the questions on page 2.
2.  Read the story on page 3.
3.  Discuss information on the handouts "Where are you from?  Where were you born?", and  "Using the verb Be with Age - How old...?" 

Homework due Wednesday, 1/25:

1.  Study the blue handout "Where are you from?  Where were you born?"   Complete the exercises on the second side.  If you were absent and didn't get the handout in class, click here to download it.

2.  Study the handout "Using the verb Be with Age - How old...?"  Complete the exercises on the second side.  If you were absent and didn't get the handout in class, click here to download it.

In class Wednesday, 1/18 (and continued Friday 1/20 for Day students):

1.  Discuss information on the course syllabus.

2.  Ask classmates about themselves and their family.
3.  Discuss spelling and handwriting.

4.  Discuss capitalization rules.
 

Homework due Friday 1/20 for day students and Monday, 1/25 for evening students:

1.  Buy the textbook "Beginning Stories from the Heart".

2.  Bring a photo of your family.  You will show it to classmates in class as you talk and write about your family.
3.  Study the first side of the yellow handout "A Few Basic Capitalization Rules".   Complete the exercises on the second side.  If you were absent and didn't get the handout in class, click here to download it.

4.  Practice your spelling and handwriting on the handouts.   Family    Days  Months  Introductions

Course Textbook - Beginning Stories from the Heart by Ronna Magy
 

Click here to download Course Syllabus for the Monday, Wednesday, Friday 12:00-12:50 PM class.

Click here to download Course Syllabus for the Monday and Wednesday, 7:15-8:30 PM class.

Your Instructor:  Diane Stonebrink
Office Location: Ocotillo Hall, office OCT151
Telephone: 623-935-8584
Email: diane.stonebrink@estrellamountain.edu
Diane's Spring 2012 schedule