Week 4 (Apr 22 – Apr 26)
What we will study this week: After Test 1: we will begin Unit 3: The Home. We will continue reviewing present tense verbs, and study prepositions of location.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
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COMPUTER / CALL Class on Mondays: Room 101 downstairs; time: 6 pm – 7:00 pm. We will take a 15-minute break and then meet in the classroom upstairs.
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Did you send me the Week 3 recording homework?
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Test#1: Welcome Unit on 4/22 after CALL class; a writing test will be included.
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Students who do not have a PCC student ID can get one on Wednesday, 04/24; Please bring another picture ID (driver’s license, passport, green card, or OR identification card). Also, make sure you have your G#.
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U.S. Citizenship classes through SOAR. Click this link for the class schedule.
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Reminder: We have a PCC Library tour scheduled for Week 5 – Wednesday, 05/01.
READING: Continue with “The Escape from Cuba”; answer comprehensive and vocabulary questions in the handout. We will practice reading the story out loud. We will record ourselves reading the story in the weeks to come.
DICTATION PRACTICE:
At home (1) (Listen and Type)
At home (1) (Listen and Read)
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IMPORTANT INFO FOR LISTENING TO TEXTBOOK AUDIO:
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Listening for English in Action Textbook. First, Click this
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Then, choose (select): Student Book
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Finally, choose (select): whatever UNIT we are doing
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NEW LESSON (TEXTBOOK) — UNIT 3: “HOME” (pp 49 – 66)
Dictionary: An Apartment Building (Textbook pp 50 – 51)
Classroom resources: The Heinle Picture Dictionary and the Oxford Picture Dictionary
Rooms & Furniture (Textbook p. 52)
Watch this video: At Home – Rooms, Family and Furniture | Learn English – Mark Kulek
GRAMMAR: Preposition (Textbook p. 53)
Watch this video: English Grammar: Prepositions in/on /under
Practice: Prepositions – 2
READING: Word Builder (Textbook. p 54) — abbreviations
“Perminder Looks for a Home”
Grammar Review: (From Week 3)
Watch this video: Simple Present – Grammar & Verb Tenses
For extra practice:
*** Practice: How to view the WebEasy Page***
Action Words Vocabulary (interactive practice)
Typing practice: Typing Club
See the Tutoring Services website: https://www.pcc.edu/tutoring/ for more information, including how to make an appointment, and let me know if you have any questions.