Week 12 - Apartment Lease

Week 12 Vocabulary - practice words and meanings.

Week 12 Spelling - Listen, spell, and practice this week's words with games and dictation.

Grammar - using Modals for necessity  (Must, Have to, Have got to)  Read the introduction and then try the exercises to see what you know.

Picnic - Tuesday, April 19th at 10 AM

View Playground & Basketball Court near Visitor Center in a larger map

Next week (April 18-24) is Spring Break, so there won't be any classes.
We made plans in class to meet at 10 AM next Tuesday, April 19th at Mission Bay Park, near the Visitors Center.

Bring your family, a friend, and some food to share with everyone. And if you have a basketball, a kite, a game, or a blanket to sit on, bring those too!
Here's a map that shows the best place to park. Take the 5 freeway to Clairemont Drive and go WEST. At the stop sign, turn right and park in the first parking lot. There's a small playground and a basketball court. We'll meet somewhere close to the basketball area.

Week 11 - Future

 
Future with BE going to... 

Future with time clauses (if, when, before, as soon as)  
Here's another one with time clauses.

Future with will (this is the same link as last week)   

Week 11 - What's Wrong with Water?

This week we'll be reading about bottled water.  Here's a video about it.

Click here for our vocabulary practice and spelling!

Here's the info about the EarthFair in Balboa Park next Sunday.

Week 10 - The Aging of America

Vocabulary:  Our new words are here.  You can see a list, and practice matching words and definitions in a game.

Spelling:  Listen to and practice our spelling words for this week.  Choose Week 10 and then click on Spelling Test, Teach, or Games.

Grammar: Even though and although  - check out the video and examples for how to use although and even though.

MORE GRAMMAR: Here's practice using WILL for future tense.

Week 9 - The Road With No End

Photo provided by www.DownTheRoad.org
 the Ongoing Global Bicycle Touring Adventure

VOCABULARY - Our new vocabulary for this week. Match the word to the definition.

SPELLING - Listen to the new words, practice spelling, and try the dictation sentences and other games.

BICYCLE ADVENTURE: Check out the webpage here to see photos, videos, stories and more about Tim & Cindie's adventure around the world on their bikes.  Have they visited YOUR home country yet?

Week 8 - Google

VOCABULARY - Our new vocabulary for this week.  Match the word to the definition.

SPELLING - Listen to the new words, practice spelling, and try the dictation sentences and other games.

GRAMMAR - Present Perfect - Both of these pages have an explanation and then some exercises to practice.  Here's what Present Perfect looks like...  And here are some of the ways we use it.

Calling for an Appointment

Listen to the conversation here  and then answer these questions.

1. What is the patient's last name? 
2. Why does she need to see the doctor?
3. What is the appointment time?

Community Event - Free CPR classes

The Red Cross is hosting a huge event downtown next Saturday to teach people about CPR (CardioPulmonary Resuscitation)   You can learn the basics of how to help someone if their heart stops!

CPR Saturday - March 19th

Week 7 - Medicine Labels

Practice this week's vocabulary with a matching game.

Listen to and spell our new words for the week.

Learn about prescription medicine labels and over-the-counter medicine labels.  Watch the slideshow and listen to the information.  After you finish, take the QUIZZES!!