Week 4 - Vanuatu

Vocabulary - Practice this week's words and definitions.

Spelling - Listen to and practice our new spelling words. Try the games, especially the sentence games.  


Grammar - Parts of Speech - First study these examples of the parts of speech, then try this quiz with nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs.



Then answer this question:  What is your home town?  What would I see there if I visited it?
HOW TO POST YOUR ANSWER:

• Click on COMMENTS below.
• Type your answer in blank box.
• Where it says “comment as … select profile”, click on the drop down menu and choose Name/URL.
• Type your name in the box.  Leave the URL box blank.
• Then click on Continue. The computer will send your comment to me, and I will post it as soon as I read it.
• If you need help, let me know and I can show you step by step!  

Week 3 - The Graying of America

Vocabulary - Practice this week's words and definitions.

Spelling - Listen to and practice our new spelling words. Try the games, especially the sentence games.  

Grammar - First, read here about future time clauses.  Then, try this exercise with FUTURE time clauses.  


Then answer this question:  How do you think people's lives will be different in the year 2062?  How are we going to live then?

HOW TO POST YOUR ANSWER:

Click on COMMENTS below.
Type your answer in blank box.
Where it says “comment as … select profile”, click on the drop down menu and choose Name/URL.
Type your name in the box.  Leave the URL box blank.
Then click on Continue. The computer will send your comment to me, and I will post it as soon as I read it.

If you need help, let me know and I can show you step by step!  

Week 2 - Class Information

Vocabulary - Practice this week's words and definitions.

Spelling - Listen to and practice our new spelling words. Try the games, especially the sentence games.  

Grammar - Future with Will exercises

 Parts of Speech - First study these examples of the parts of speech, then try this quiz with nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs.

Week 1 - Incredible Dolphins

Vocabulary - Practice this week's words and definitions.

Spelling - Listen to and practice our new spelling words. Try the games, especially the sentence games.  

Grammar - Present Tense - review here and questions and negatives here.  Don't forget to try the exercises after each one.

Don't forget to REGISTER for fall classes!

Hi Everyone,

If you haven't registered yet, the LAST DAY for preregistration is Tuesday, August 28th, from 8:15 to 10:00 am in Room 127.

REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR CSID CARD!! You will need to know your student ID number in order to register.

Fall classes will begin on Tuesday, Sept 4th. See you then!

I hope you've had a really good summer vacation.  
Liz

Register for Fall Classes

Hi everyone! I hope you're having an excellent summer.

Here's the schedule for FALL registration. Someone from the ESL department will be at West City at these times to help you pre-register.

For the intermediate class, here are the dates and times:

MONDAY, August 13 from 10:00 to 11:30 in room 203

OR

WEDNESDAY, August 15 from 8:15 to 9:45 in room 203

OR

(if you can't come on those days,

Tues Aug 21 or Tues Aug 28

from 8:15 to 10:15,

in room 127 downstairs)

REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR CSID CARD!! You will need to know your student ID number in order to register.

(If you have friends or family members in other levels of ESL, they may have different registration dates and times. Please, if possible, register on August 13, 14, or 15th. Fall classes always fill up quickly.)

Fall classes will begin on Tuesday, Sept 4th. See you then!

Our Olympic connection

Do you know anyone who is competing in the Olympics in London?

Dijana's sister Marina Muncan, running for Serbia

Our classmate Dijana's sister, Marina Muncan, is on the Serbian team!  She will be running in the women's 1500 Meter race on August 6th at 11:45 am London time.

Dijana wrote this to me:  "I think NBC will record and display the race on August 7th.  I hope that she will qualify for the semifinals. The semifinals will be on August 8th at 7:45pm ( London time ), and the final will be  on August 10th  at 8:55 ( London time )."


We're wising you good luck from San Diego, Marina!

Week 18 - REVIEW!

To Build a Fire  Listen to the adapted story here. 

Here's the original story by Jack London - it's not adapted for ESL!  You can see the difference in the vocabulary.

Song Presentations - updated again

Lisbeth's song - You are My Sunshine - Anne Murray
Dijana's song - Can't take My Eyes Off You - Frankie Valli
Reha's presentation - Inna - Amazing
Nelly's presentation - Beautiful (with lyrics) by Christina Aguilera, and here's the official video of Beautiful that Nelly told us about
Sunita's presentation  Celine Dion's To Love You More 
Joel's song - Someone Like You - by Adele
Sebastiao's presentation - Never Let Go by Bryan Adams
Nancy's song - My Heart Belongs to Me - Barbara Streisand
Tere's presentation - Air Supply - Even the Nights are Better
Adele's song  I'll Be Missing You - by Puff Daddy   Here's the original by the Police
Moussa's presentation  - The Heart will Go On - Celine Dion
Marilea's presentation - Talking to the Moon - Bruno Mars
Wond's song - Earth Song by Michael Jackson
Danny's presentation - Glory of Love by Peter Cetera
Leticia's presentation - I Just Called to Say I Love You (karaoke version!) by Stevie Wonder 
Cesar's song - The Scientist - by Coldplay.  Here it is with lyrics.
Issouf's presentation - Boys 2 Men -  End of the Road with lyrics. Here's another one.
Trang's Presentation - Michael Ruff - I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know  with lyrics.  
Grace's Presentation - Goyte - Somebody I Used to Know (this one is by a cover band).  Here it is with lyrics.           And here's the original video with Goyte.
Saranya's Presentation - Matisyahu - One Day with lyrics.
Liz's song -  What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong  with lyrics
          and here you can see Armstrong singing it.

Week 17 - Memorial Day

Vocabulary - Practice this week's words and definitions.

Spelling - Listen to and practice our new spelling words. Try the games, especially the sentence games.  

Grammar - Future tense - using Will and Be Going to