Class on 4/14/15

Warm Up: write a paragraph about your weekend. Use as many of the vocabulary words below as you can.

• maneuver
• decide
• facilitate
• orchestrate
• create
• barter

Reviewed answers/corrections for mid-term

Small group discussion of Chapter 13
Discussion questions:

1. How is it possible that Javier knows so much about the other people on the bus?
2. Describe Elena in this Chapter. Especially how would you describe her actions?
3. What are the most realistic elements (parts) in this chapter?
4. What are the most unrealistic elements (parts) in this chapter?

Homework: Read Chapter 14. Be prepared for a quiz!

Class on 4/9/15

Warm Up; Sentence writing

• What is the healthiest food choice that you make regularly?
• What is the most unhealthy choice you make on a regular basis?
• What do you want to change? How will you

Chapter 11 group discussion

Chapter 12: Instructor leads guided reading.

Workbook 

Class on 4/7

Mid -Term Exam

Workbook Review

Homework: Re-read Pages 48 and 49 in the workbook
Read Chapter 11 of La Linea

Class on 3/31/15

Warm up: writing exercise. Describe a time when you wished your English was stronger. Where were you. What happened? How did you feel?

Chapter 9
Small group discussion:

A.
B. What is meant by the expression give him "a piece of my mind?"
C. What is Elena mad about? What evidence do you see in this chapter or Chapter 8 that it is something new?
D. What happens over time to the image or "picture" we have of someone when there is a long period of no contact?

Study Guide Practice: guided questions from first 4 paragraphs of Chapter 10.

Homework: Read Workbook pages 44 to 49 - Study for mid-term
                 

SPRING BREAK

NO CLASS ON 3/24 AND 3/26

SEE YOU ALL ON 3/31/15

Class on 3/19/15

Warm Up:

Students shared personal stories or history of one or all their names

Workbook Review

Chapter 8 of La Linea

Chapter 8 Questions (small group discussions)

Is it a large goodbye party?

Why did they tell such outrageous stories?

Why did someone laugh about the stolen kidneys?

What did no one want to talk about?

HOMEWORK Read Chapter 9 and study the guide below:

Section A. Change the following Verbs to Past Tense (or back to the base verb)

write                 _________

_______   thought

find      _________

play      _________

eat        _________

sell       _________

sit         _________

buy       _________

understand        _________

send                 _________

ride                   _________

do                     _________

go                     _________

take                  _________

sleep                _________

_________        spoke

feel                   _________

have                 _________  

 come               _________

drive                 _________

Study Workbook page 40 Section B: Phobias  

Read page of Chapter 9 of La Línea and complete the following sentences:

Sample Question:  Write  list of ten adjectives that now best describe Miguel.

Section C: Paragraph writing

Choose 1 of the following questions. Write 1 paragraphs (on a separate paper):

• What did you do last Saturday?
• What did you eat for dinner last night?
• Where did you go last summer?

Section D: What are 3 “rules” for effective, dynamic public speaking (Oral Presentations)? Use whole sentences to explain:

1. ___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

2. ___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

3. ___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

Section E: The instructor will read a short passage one time. Page 39 A. Listen and answer the 4 questions.

Historically Western sciences are influenced by what two languages?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

What does Kyon mean?

__________________________________________________________________________________________________””Phobos” and therefore the English word “Phobia” comes from what language?

__________________________________________________________________________________________________

Class on 3/17/15

Happy Saint Patrick's Day!

Warm Up: What are you afraid of?

1. Quickly write a short list of your fears (try not to judge yourself).
2. Write 3 sentences about one of your fears.
3. Share your list and sentences with a partner. Record their name and be ready to report out two fears they discussed.   Example: "Juan is afraid of frogs and driving at night." 

Workbook Pages 32, 33 and 35

Students work with same partners pages 32 and 33

Whole Class: P35 A

Where are your personal fears (or phobias) on the continuum?

Return corrected Chapter 6 Quiz

Quiz on Chapter 7

Discussion of Chapter 7
Small Groups
Whole Class

Update our list of adjectives for Elena: Strong, powerful, courageous, decisive, "super"

Homework: Read Chapter 8

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