Week 8 (Not Available)
What we will learn this week: We will continue with Unit 6 “Safety at Work” and continue with our grammar studies.
CASAS POST-TEST (all students) — Week 9 >> Monday 03/04/24 during CALL class; we will do some practice reading comprehension this week. We will compare Simple Present and Present Continuous tenses, as well as the use of “Have to / Has to.”
Dictation Quiz on Monday, 02/26: Study these sentences.
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She is packing a box.
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He is wearing a hard hat.
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He is installing cable services.
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She is washing a customer’s hair.
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He is cutting hedges.
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DICTIONARY (New Words): Textbook pp. 110 – 111 “Work Equipment”
Watch this video: English Vocabulary – Safety Tools
(Call Class) — Oxford Picture Dictionary
READING: Textbook pp. 116 – 117 ” A Job Description” / pp. 114 – 115 “Inspection at the Factory”
Grammar: Textbook pp. 113 Verb “Have to / Has to”
Watch this video: Have To or Has To | English Grammar Rules for Beginners
Grammar Review: Present Simple & Present Continuous
Handouts for in-class work & homework
Watch this video: Present Simple and Present Continuous: The Grammar Gameshow Episode 1
Practice: Games4ESL — Daily Routine Activity | ESL Game
Present Continuous Tense Examples | English Exercises for Beginners
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(In-class activity; pair work) — WATCH, LISTEN & WRITE: good teamwork and bad teamwork
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(First,) we will watch the video
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(Next,) discuss with your partner the things that happened in the video.
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(Then,) in your blue book answer the following (wh-) questions:
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What is the story about? (What happens in the story?). — Write at least 5 sentences
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Were the little birds friendly to the tall, skinny blue bird? Why or why not?
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How did the story end?
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Was it a good ending? Why or why not?
Action Words Vocabulary (interactive practice)
Typing practice: Typing Club
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WRITING: Level 2 Integrated Skills Student Self-Reflection (handout) — Due Week 9 (Monday 03/04)
On a piece of paper: Please answer the following questions.
- How are you doing in Level 2 class this winter?
- What have you learned so far?
- What do you not still understand in our grammar work?
- How are your sentences and paragraph writing? Are you able to write 6 -8 sentences easily?
- Do you think you are ready for Level 3? (Remember it takes at least 2 – 3 times taking Level 2 to go to the next level)
- Why do you think you are ready? Why do you not think you are ready?
Watch this video: (in class) PCC ESOL–The PCC ESOL Program