ESOL – Level 1 English with Les
Winter 2026
PCC Rock Creek, Building 2, Room 123
Les Rivera
ESOL Instructor — Rock Creek
360-619-8130 — Call or Text
les.rivera@pcc.edu — Email
January 5 – March 16, 2026 will be in the Classroom.
Before the first class, Teacher will contact students with
email and/or text and/or phone.
Portland Community College (PCC) Rock Creek, Building 2, Room 123
ESOL Level 1 (ESOL 10) (CRN # 10278) Winter 2026
Schedule:
Dates: Monday, January 5 – Monday, March 16, 2026
Days: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday
Time: 6:30 – 9:15 p.m. In Classroom (PCC Rock Creek, Building 2, Room 123)
Fee: $129.20 (or request waiver: if you have Food Stamps or Oregon Health card)
Teacher: Les Rivera Phone: (360) 619-8130
E-mail: les.rivera@pcc.edu Office Hours: Before or After class As needed (please ask!)
Important Dates:
Monday, January 5 : First Day of Class
Monday, January 19: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Holiday = NO CLASS
Monday, March 16: Last Day of Class
Class Rules:
Please call, text, or email, if you can’t participate in class. Ask your teacher for help if you need it.
Use English only Respect everyone Ask / Answer questions Ask for help
Have binder, notebook, dictionary
ESOL Level 1 – Winter 2026 Calendar (Les Rivera)
Week |
Dates |
Mon. |
Wed. |
Thurs. |
| 1 | Jan. 5 – 8 | First day of class! | ||
| 2 | Jan. 12 – 15 | |||
| 3 | Jan. 19 – 22 | Mon. Jan. 19 = MLK Holiday = No Class | ||
| 4 | Jan. 26 – 29 | |||
| 5 | Feb. 2 – 5 | |||
| 6 | Feb. 9 – 12 | |||
| 7 | Feb. 16 – 19 | |||
| 8 | Feb. 23 – 26 | |||
| 9 | Mar. 2 – 5 | |||
| 10 | Mar. 9 – 12 | |||
| 11 | Mar. 16
|
Last Day of Class | ||
Work for the class will come from:
VENTURES BASIC TEXT BOOK and VENTURES BASIC WORKBOOK
I-DEA Handouts
Workbook for Beginning ESOL
ESL Library
https://www.typing.com/student/lessons
Spelling practice — Look in the middle of the page where it says “Elementary Spelling.” There you can see many different word lists. Click on a list. Study the words in the box. Then begin the quiz.
Video
Colors, singular & plural with clothing
This / That / These / Those with clothing
Voice of America “Let’s Learn English” — multiple levels of conversation, pronunciation and vocabulary practice
Vocabulary
Online picture dictionary “learningchocolate.com” 
Passport to English – vocabulary, listening and more
Pronunciation –
Pronunciation of -s endings (listening and recording) + handout with word list (PDF [pdf])
**For vowel practice, click on the Pronunciation Exercises link top right (on a laptop) or at the bottom of this page (on your phone.)**
Level 1
AUDIO for StandOut Basic student book
Alphabet video with sounds (youtube)
Spelling game – days of the week
Vocabulary : Family — Concentration game
Vocabulary : Family — Spelling game
Food and shopping exercises:
“Hangman” vocabulary game – Fruit, Vegetables
Word search game – Food, Fruit
