Week 9 (May 25 – May 28) No class on Monday, 05/25th
REMINDER:
Speaking Assessments begin on Wednesday, 05/27; we will practice at the beginning of class. Please make sure you are ready with your 3 photos (from your community) — and are able to speak about it. See handout.
CASAS testing on Weds (Week 10 – next week), June 3rd, at 6 pm. Please be on time.
Practice Level A
Practice Level B
Practice Level C — THIS IS FOR LEVEL 3
Our last day of class is June 10th (Weds).
Please let your teacher know if you will not be taking the Summer ESOL class. She will give you the “term-off” paperwork, which includes instructions for registering for the Spring term.
Your teacher will register you for your next class—you don’t have to do anything. The ESOL Advising form and grade report will be given to all students on the last day of the Spring term, which is June 10th.
Watch this video
Self-reflection: How are you doing in Level 2? (handout)
WHAT WE WILL DO THIS WEEK:
We will continue with Unit 9 and practice the past tense verbs in both our writing and speaking. Speaking Assessments Part 1 & Part 2 begins on Wednesday, May 27th.
We will look at how you think you are doing in this term’s Level 2 class. You will have a couple of handouts to help you answer this question.
Homework due on Wednesday: 05/27:
Unit 9 is all about the past tense verb. For your last writing assignment, choose only one (1) topic to write about. Write 8 – 10 sentences.
- Write about a happy memory that happened to you in the past.
- Write about a time when you had a scary experience.
- Write about a time when you had a funny experience.
Your paragraph should have the following information:
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Please do not use Google translate to write your sentences. You can look up words if you do not know them in English.
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English in Action 2 Audio Files for listening >>
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Listening for English in Action Textbook. Click this
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Then, choose (select): Student Book
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Then, choose (select): Unit 9
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GRAMMAR: (Regular) Simple Past Tense Verbs
Textbook pp 160 – 161 (in-class LISTENING, Section D)
Watch this video & practice: Ellii – Simple Past – Grammar & Verb Tenses
GRAMMAR: (Irregular) Simple Past Tense Verbs
Textbook pp 162 – 163
Practice: Textbook p 164
Watch this video for practice: Past Simple | Past Simple Tense Quiz | Grammar test
Practice: Adele’s ESL Corner – A Terrible Day
PRONUNCIATION REVIEW:
/ɪ/ vs /i:/ | Learn English Pronunciation | Minimal Pairs Practice
In (Computer) CALL CLASS: In your notebook, write down the word pairs that you practiced, we will share them with one another in class.
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Action Words Vocabulary (interactive practice)