Class on 12/12/18

Students had a practice exam:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KeT4RtCatAjEykn3Ow3yr2UzECBdD84yiR2gVq0qq2s/edit

Class on 12/5/18

Homework: Study page 65 and practice hearing the different sounds that mark past tense. Also study the following Past Tense Forms of these common verbs:

Common Irregular Past Tense Verbs

Class on 11/26/18

Today we worked on consonants: and especially V, B, F and Th.

Homework: Study the following pages: 43, 56 and 57. We will have a quiz on Wednesday! 

Classes on 11/19 and 11/21

Hello 836!

I’m sorry that our class was cancelled. I hope the air is much better when we meet again on 11/26/18. In the meantime, make sure you read and study the entire chapter that starts on page 55. We will have a quiz on this material on 11/26.

Happy Thanksgiving and hopefully it rains hard this week!

Class on 11/14/18

Homework: Read pages 55 to 58

All Audio Discs for ESL 836

Audio for 836

Fun Reference! Selected Songs to Help with Your English!

You might not end up loving all the songs on this list but this links and the the tips about the grammar featured in each is really helpful:

https://www.fluentu.com/blog/english/learn-english-with-songs/

Class on 10/22/18

Homework is to review Page 39 Exercise 4 Part A;

The audio link is here:

Audio for Page 39

Class on 10/1/18

NO CLASS TODAY

Your professor is out sick today. Please review pages 26 through 28 and the appropriate audio files. See you on Wednesday. 

Classs on 9/26/18

Homework: listen to audio tracks for pages 25 and 26. ( Start with approximately track 39)

Class on 9/24/18

Homework:
Read Pages 20 and 21 and listen to the audio (starting with track 30 or 31). Be ready for a quiz on Wednesday!

Class on 9/19/18

We reviewed pages 19 and 20

We had our first pronunciation Quiz.

Homework: add these files somewhere that you can access or listen to them. 

Audio for 836

Class on 9/17/18

Homework:
Listen to your audio CD (that came with the book) and complete the exercises from Page 6 and 11 in your work book

The Teacher's Audio for the first part of the book is located here: Audio Files (wma).

Student Audio will be loaded on Thursday 9/20/18.

Class on 9/12/18

Homework:
Listen to your audio CD (that came with the book) and complete the exercises from Page 6 and 11 in your work book

The Teacher's Audio for the first part of the book is located here: Audio Files (wma).

Student Audio will be loaded on Thursday 9/20/18.

Class on 9/10/18

Homework 

Choose a song, TV show, movie, meme, or other cultural "artifact" that you want to discuss this semester. Send the name or link in an email. 

Class on 8/15/16

Homework: 
1. Check the blog and send an email to Garth
2. Buy the workbook


Describe the shirt that Garth wore yesterday? Email the answer:

bunseg@smccd.edu

Welcome to ESL 836 Pronunciation!

Required Text:
Focus on Pronunciation 3, by Linda Lane


Older Version are Acceptable

Class on 5/24/17

On the 24th we had our final class. Thank you everyone for a great semester. Grades are posted on Websmart!

Class on 5/17/18

Homework: Last 8 presentations and Study for the

Final Exam!

Class on 5/10/18

Homework: Finish La Linea
                      Read Chapter 30 and "The Phone Call" 

Class on 5/8/18

Homework:
Read Chapter 29
Continue to practice your final presentations

Class on 5/3/2018

Homework:
Read Chapter 28
Practice your Health/Hospital Presentation

Study affect vs effect and take the online quiz:
https://www.grammarly.com/blog/affect-vs-effect/

Class on 4/26/18

Warm Up: Students wrote ideas for an oral presentation on a Hospital or Doctor experience. Students were asked to only write about themselves or a loved one. It could have been with a Nurse, Therapist even a Preacher. Students were encouraged to Free Write- not to edit their ideas at this point.

Workbook: Pages 61 and 62

Review of Quiz #8
Alone= solo  [the o sound high and the e is silent]
Along= with [the n becomes almost silent and g is voiced]

Chapter 26
The class was divided in half and first half of students were assigned pages 95 &96 and the other half had pages 97-99. Each student had to write one deep/meaningful question.

Samples:
Why did Moises tell them they had to keep their packs with them at all times?
Why was it important to keep all their clothes on?
What does Miguel tell Elena when she asks about Javi's chances?

Students then worked in pairs to share their ideas for the Hospital Presentation. They had the following questions to help guide them in helping their partners give more detail.

• Why did you Choose this Experience?
• What did the ___________________look like?
• Do you remember any specific smells?
• What new sounds were there?
• What will you always remember?

• Where were you? 
• When did this event take place?
• Why were you doing what you were doing?
• How did you feel?
• What did you learn?

Homework: Prepare for the final presentations. Write as many details as possible about a doctor or hospital visit or medical experience. Write 2 Pages. Answer as many of the questions (in bold above) that you can.

Agenda
Warm Up: Future Tense: formal and informal
Quiz #8
Review of Quiz #7
WorkBook: pages 60 and 61
Students took a practice reading comprehension quiz

Homework: Read deeply chapters 24 and 25

Class on 4/17/18

Homework: Read Chapter 23 for deep understanding. Prepare for a Quiz on Chapter 23.

Class on 4/12/18

Warm up: students practiced simple It is.... sentences.
It's is what it is.
It is Thursday the 12th of April.

Pairs discussed page 53 and 54.

Whole class worked through page 54 and 55

Students wrote their own questions for chapter 22:

Why does Elena not want to abandon Javi?
Why does Miguel distrust Javi?
why is Miguel so mad at his father?


Homework: Please read chapters 23 and 24.

Class on 4/9/18

Homework:
Read Chapter 22 and pages 34 and 35 in the text book. 

Class on 4/5/18

Homework: Read Chapters 20 and 21
                    Quiz on Tuesday: both chapters and Irregular Simple Past Tense Verbs 1-50

Class on 4/3/18

Warm Up 
Irregular Simple Past Tense Sentence "Competition"

Quiz #6
On Chapters 18 and 19

Workbook
Pages 47 through 53

Homework:
Read Chapter 20
Practice your Food Oral Presentation

Class on 3/22/18

Class Read Essay on Nutrition:
Then the instructor gave a practice test to determine reading comprehension:

1. What happen in the 1970s?
2. What is the "Dirty Dozen?"
3. Why is it good to eat with other people?

Homework:
Read Chapters 18 and 19
Prepare for a Quiz on both chapters
Practice your Food Oral Presentation once to an audience of at least one person. 

No class on 3/27 and 3/29- Spring Break!

See you next on 4/3/18.

Class on 3/20/18

Warm Up
Students wrote 3 simple past tense sentences about last weekend and shared with a partner. They also quizzed each other on irregular simple past tense spelling.

Workbook 40 and 41, and 45 thru 47

Students wrote drafts or outlines on their Food Oral Presentation (see photo from 3/13/18).
Then in group of 4-5 the students practiced their presentation (sitting but without reading their notes)

These same groups then discussed Chapter 16:
1. Students wrote 2-3 sentences about what they felt was the most significant action (focus on simple past tense).
2. Then individuals shared in groups and choose a recorder to write down the verbs used.
3. The instructor pulled important verbs from each group for a master list.

Homework: Reach Chapter 17 and write 6 definitions. Due on Thursday. 

Class on 3/15/18

Homework: 
Read Chapter 16
Complete page 40 and 41 from the Workbook
Practice a large hand gesture or body language for your upcoming presentation.
Example: "My worst eating habit is pancakes." Then imitate or mime pouring the syrup all over the pancakes

Class on 3/13/18

For Thursday: Please think about your answers to the following. On Thursday you will have some time to write a first draft oral presentation

Homework: Read Chapter 15 
                    Write 6 Definitions
                    Plan for a Quiz on Chapter 15

Important Information Regarding Immigrant Rights and Legal Services

https://canadacollege.edu/dreamers/

Class on 3/6/18

Homework:
Read Chapter 13 and write 6 definitions
Read Chapter 14 and answer these questions:

1. "What is Javier's trick?
2. Describe what Javier looks like just before they run (try to escape). 
3. Where is Elena at the end of the chapter? 

No Class on 3/8/18- Teacher Flex Day

Class on 3/2/18

Warm Up:
Formal and informal versions of future tense

Quiz #3
On Chapter 10

Activity Groups:
Discussion regarding Chapter 10
Reading Chapter 11:  pair discussion on the following vocabulary and verb phrases: blared, settled back, tagged along, and slump
Workbook: pages 28 C1 and C2, page 29 B and Page 30
Present your story from when you were 15: Choose a story to report out to the whole group. Suggest edits and even a different presenter.

Homework: Read Chapter 11 and 12 (2 times: work on definitions for yourself) 

Class on 2/27/18

Homework: Read chapter 10. Create 6 new vocabulary words with your own definitions. Study for quiz on this chapter. 

Class on 2/22/18

Homework:

Read chapters 8 and 9. Write your own definitions for 10 words total. I will collect via email or paper. 

Class on 2/20/18

Homework: 
Review Chapter 6. What do we learn about Miguel? Write three sentences to describe him.
Review Chapter 7. What do we learn about Elena? Write three sentences to describe her.

Class on 2/15/18

Warm Up
Write 6 Adjectives to describe permanent characteristics of Miguel.
Write 3 for Elena
Each student reported out one adjectives and some were debated and discussed.

Quiz #2
In Chapter 5, where did Miguel go?
How did Juanito treat him?
What did Don Clemente give him?
What do we learn about Don Clemente?

Workbook Pages 14-15 and 16

Family Member Descriptions Oral presentations: 10 plus students did their presentations.

Homework: Read Chapters 6 and 7 of La Linea. Choose 10 vocabulary words total and write your own definitions. 

Class on 2/13/18

Rotating Activity Groups

Homework: Chapter 5: write your own definitions for 8 vocabulary words. 

Class on 2/8/18

Warm Up
Students wrote 6 adjectives to describe their mother or other significant family member.
During roll each student shared one adjective and a unique list was recorded on the board.

Quiz #1
A) Describe three things the  boys did in chapter 3. Use simple past tense to describe. "They smoke a cigarette each."
B) what is Miguel 'a biggest fear?
C) Bonus question: what are Chuy's father's plans?

Workbook pages 10-14

Template for Next Oral Presentations:

Good Evening.

My name is-----

I want to tell you about my mother (or other).

She is adjective, adjective and adjective. 

Once she _________ (simple past tense) .... 

or I remember her she was always ________ing (past progressive).

Thank you.

Homework: 
1. Read Chapter Four and write 6 new definitions
2. Read page 16 or the workbook
3. Prepare for a possible quiz on the reading

Class on 2/6/18

Homework:
Read Chapter 3 of La Línea
Write definitions for 8 new words (turn in paper copies)
Describe one Character with 2 adjectives

Class on 1/30/18

Class will meet in the Learning Center at 7:15. You must sign in to show with your student number to show me you went to class. 

Homework:  
Read Chapter 2 of La Línea. Read 2 times: the first time without stopping. Then read again and underline important parts and circle words you don't know. Stop and look them up in a dictionary. Then write 6 vocabulary words (write definitions in your own words). Email me your vocabulary words. This is due on 2/1/17 by 10:00 PM.

Class on 1/25/18

Warm Up: Students read their family paragraphs to a partner. Then they discussed their families (with out reading) and had to maintain eye contact for 60 seconds. The listener also had to maintain eye contact. Partners switched.

Roll Call: each student responded to one of the following questions:
Talking to a partner what did you learn about yourself?
What did you learn about your partner?

Workbook page 8: focus on underlining key points about Steve Jobs. Some students reported out.

Discussion regarding Building your own Vocabulary words.

Updates: Class next week is in the Learning Center

Homework:  
Read Chapter 1 of La Línea. Read 2 times. The first without stopping. Then read again and underline important parts and circle words you don't know. Stop and look them up in a dictionary. Then write 6 vocabulary words (write definitions in your own words). Email me your vocabulary words. This is due on 1/30/17 by 10:00 PM.

Warm Up:
The teacher circulated and asked students one on one for a Steve Jobs fact they learned from the reading. Students wrote three facts about Steve Jobs and practiced writing a lie. They discussed facts in pairs and tried to trick their partner with the one lie.

Best examples of facts:

• Steve Jobs did not like being told what to do. 
• He was adopted. 
• He did not graduate from college

An example of a Lie: Steve Jobs was really a woman.

Review of use of quotes vs paraphrasing

Whole class practice using simple past tense "ate" and various savory foods or desserts were recorded on the board. 

Review of first writing samples:
Importance of having a Subject and Verb in each sentence. Often our subjects are the subject pronouns: I, you, he she it, we, and they. Often they start sentences and the easiest one to miss is "It" especially when working with the to be verb. "It's" is both the subject It and the verb is.

Homework:
Write a Paragraph describing your family. This is your definition of family. 

Class on 1/18/18

Warm Up
In Pairs students discussed a movie or book they like. Later they joined another pair and in groups of four then learned each others names and the book or movie that they like. Later, a volunteer from each group reported out the names and favorites of each classmate in their group. Students did a great job!

Roll Call and Simple Past Tense
Two volunteers recorded verbs while each student stated one thing they did that morning. No verbs could be repeated. Students did very well.

Writing Sample
Students were asked to write a paragraph about the same book or movie that they already discussed. No rules or review of paragraph definitions were discussed. The first review of samples shows a good understanding of formatting, use of subjects, and periods. There was some run on sentences. All students used some periods successfully.

Homework:
Students got hand outs of pages 3-6 as not all students have the books.
Read about Steve Jobs pages 3-5. Read 1 time without stopping. Read a second time and look words up in a dictionary. Compile a list of 8 words and explain what they mean in your own words. DO NOT COPY THE DEFINITION FROM A DICTIONARY BUT PROCESS AND EXPLAIN AS IF TO A FRIEND. 

Class on 1/16/18

Email your instructor the answer to this question: Does Garth need glasses to read?  

Introductions
Written and with a partner

Roll Call

Review of Syllabus and Class Rules

Presentation Rules:

A. Walk slowly with your back straight to the front of the room
B. Say "Good Evening"
C. State you name
D. Say "Thank you."
E. Don't Laugh
F. Don't apologize!
G. Walk slowly back to your seat.


Students Practices the above presentation. The teacher gave suggestions/advice. The whole class did very well.

Homework: 
Buy the Books (see below)
Email garth the answer to this question: Does Garth need glasses to read?  

Welcome to Spring 2018

ESL 913 Reading and Speaking-Listening III

Our Syllabus: ESL 913

These are the required texts: 

Older Version of La Línea (acceptable)