Note: This site will change frequently. New assignments will be added after they are announced in class each week.
Fall Evening 2010 - Mondays & Wednesdays 5:40-7:00PM
3 Great Websites for
Extra Beginning to Advanced Listening Practice:
Real English Videos & Exercises -
http://real-english.com/new-lessons.asp
Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab -
Audio & Exercises -
http://www.esl-lab.com/
Elllo English Language Listening Lab Online -
Audio, Video, & Exercises -
http://elllo.org/
Links for extra practice:
Click here!
Week 15
Mon. 12/07-Wed. 12/09
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In class this week, students will: 1. Review using forms of be able to to (Unit 10) to talk about past and future abilities 2. Practice parts of Units 11 and 13 |
Week 14
Mon. 11/29- Wed. 12/1
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In class students will: 1. Take a test on Monday and then start Unit 10.
For homework due next week, students need to: |
Week 13
Mon. 11/22- Wed. 11/24
 
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Happy Thanksgiving! Just a reminder - the test on Chapters 7, 8, and 9 will be waiting for you on Monday, 11/29. Click here for the study guide. In class students will: Click here for a Powerpoint pair activity to do in class Monday.
Click
here for a Chapter 8 review of adverbs game for Wednesday.
(http://www2.estrellamountain.edu/faculty/stonebrink/Esl021/VisitorinNight006-16.mp3) |
Week 12
Mon. 11/15 - Wed. 11/17
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In class, students will: 1. Finish Unit 8 and start Unit 9
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Week 11
Mon. 11/8 - Wed, 11/10
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In class on Wednesday, students will: 1. Start Unit 8 - Describing Actions with Adverbs; Using If-Clauses
In class on Monday, students will: |
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Week 10
Mon. 11/1 - Wed. 11/3
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In class, students will: 1. Do the oral assessment (test 2) on Units 4-6 2. Record explanations for the decisions for the group discussion activity "Planning a Family Budget": Click here to record. 3. Watch the video about a Texan hometown at http://elllo.org/video/1001/V1011-Howhomediffers.htm and answer these 2 questions: 1- What is the area around the town like - flat, hilly, dry, green, ??? 2- What country's immigrants came to that town long ago? 4. Listen to the recording about mp3 players and ipods, then answer the 2 questions on the webpage: http://www.esl-lab.com/tips/ipod.htm |
Week 9
Mon. 10/25 - Wed. 10/27
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In class, students will: 1. Finish Unit 6 2. Do the group discussion activity "Planning a Family Budget" |
Week 8
Mon. 10/18 - Wed. 10/20
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In class, students will: 1. Continue Unit 5 - comparisons with as...as 2. Start Unit 6 - superlatives
For homework due Mon. 10/25, students
need to: |
Week 7
Mon. 10/11 - Wed. 10/13
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In class, students will: 1. Finish Unit 4 - conversations with "might" 2. Start Unit 5 - comparisons 
For homework due Wed. 10/13, students
need to:1. Study the vocabulary on pages 48- 49 2. Study the two-page handout about base, comparative, & superlative adjective and adverb forms. For homework due Mon. 10/18, students need to: 1. Complete the 2-sided handout to practice comparatives. Look at pages 39-41 and 48 in the textbook for help. |
Week 6
Mon. 10/4 - Wed. 10/6
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In class, students will: 1. Review past tense pronunciation & questions 2. Start Unit 4 - Future with will |
Week 5
Mon. 9/27 - Wed. 9/29
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In class on Wednesday, students will have
their test on Chapters 1-3, pages 2-26 of the textbook. In class on Monday, we'll practice speaking about gift-giving and past and future actions. |
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In
class Computer Assignment on Wed. 9/29 Picnic Preparations & Favorite
Foods Talking about Pizza - http://elllo.org/august/steve/spizza.htm Talking about Bread - http://elllo.org/mar/marika/mbread.htm Let's Have a Picnic! - http://www.esl-lab.com/picnic/picrd1.htm If you were absent and did not get the assignment handout, click here to download the Word document. Anna's
Valentine's Gift to her Husband -
http://www.elllo.org/july/anna/agift.htm Adriana's Weekend Plans |
Week 4
Wed. 9/22
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In class, students will: 1. Continue Unit 1 past & future tenses 2. Discuss past tense verb pronunciation. 3. Discuss gift-giving customs in various countries. For homework due
Mon. 9/27: |
Mon. 9/20
In class, students will:
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1. Finish Chapter 3 2. Practice conversations in Chapter 1 on pages 4-5 in the textbook. 3. Play a card game to practice future and past tenses
For homework,
students
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Week 3
Wed. 9/15
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In class, students will: 1. Survey classmates about their eating habits: What do you usually eat for breakfast? lunch? dinner? dessert? snacks? What beverages do you like to drink? When? Why? What foods or beverages do you never eat or drink? Why? How often do you eat out? Where do you go? Why? Have your eating habits changed since you moved to Arizona? How? How is the food in the U.S. different from your native country? What about restaurants? Do you eat any specific foods for holidays, weddings, birthdays, or other special occasions? 2. Do a chant with would you like, how much, how many For homework, students need to: 1. Complete the handout (pages 18 & 24). |
Mon. 9/13
In class, students will:
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1. Continue Unit 2 in the textbook - talking about food 2. Start Unit 3 in the textbook - talking about food containers & shopping |
For homework due Wed. 9/15, students will:
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1. Do Homework Assignment 3 - complete the 2-page handout Diane gave you in class on Thurs. 2/4. Look at pages 14-21 and 26 in the textbook to help you.
2. Optional listening practice about food - click here for a list of many conversations to listen to. |
Week 2
Wed.9/8
In class, students will:
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1. Review using the verb like in the chants
She Likes To Ride,
I Don't Like To Rush, &
He Doesn't Like To
2. Talk about food likes & dislikes |
For homework due Mon. 9/13:
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Listening Assignment 1 - Ebony's and Ann's Likes &
Dislikes (25 points) - Listen to two women talking about
things they like and don't like: Click here to listen to the mp3 file of Ebony talking, and click here to listen to the mp3 file of Ann. While you listen, write in the missing words on the handout Diane gave you in class on Tuesday night. If you were absent and did not get the assignment handout, click here and here to download the Word documents. Extra Practice: |
Week 1
Wed. 9/1
In class, students will:
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1. Practice conversations on page 2 in the
textbook 2. Discuss using the infinitive or gerund forms following the verb like. 3. Ask/answer questions from the "Do You Like...? handouts. |
For homework due Tues. 9/7, students will:
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1. For
review, watch
the 2-minute video grammar explanation (like+to & like +-ing)
http://www.manythings.org/b/e/4249 and
study the information on the handout "Infinitive
or Participle? 2. Study the chants "I Don't Like to Rush" and "He Doesn't like to Watch TV" 3. Complete Assignment 1 - handout p. 4 AND write 4 sentences about things you like to do, 4 sentences about things you don't like, 4 sentences about things a family member likes to do, and 4 sentences about what a family member doesn't like. Write these 16 sentences on a separate piece of paper to give to Diane on Tuesday 9/7. |
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Extra Practice - Listen to and do comprehension
exercises online
(you don't need to print any of these out. They're
just for extra listening practice): Tell me about yourself - http://www.esl-lab.com/selfintro/selfintrord1.htm Nice to Meet You - http://www.esl-lab.com/childintro/childintrord1.htm Where are you from? - http://www.esl-lab.com/intro2/intro2.htm Introductions - http://www.elllo.org/apu/Mixer/17-Introductions.html Meet the Family - http://www.elllo.org/english/0601/613-Shuan-Family.html Tim's Dream Job - http://www.elllo.org/english/0701/Q749-Tim-DreamJob.html Soulmates - http://www.elllo.org/english/0601/T622-Lucinda-Beau.htm DVD Movie Rentals - http://www.esl-lab.com/like1/lkscrt1.htm |
Mon. 8/30
In class, students will:
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1. Discuss information on the course syllabus.
2. Get to know each other by completing a "Getting to Know You" conversation questionnaire (click
here). |
For homework, students will:
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1. Buy the textbook "Side by Side 2" 2. Look up unfamiliar vocabulary from the handout, "Do You Like...?" in a dictionary to prepare for speaking Wednesday night. |
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Course Textbook - Side by Side 2 by Steven Molinsky & Bill Bliss |
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For homework due Wed. 10/20, students
need to:
