Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Homework due Monday, November 2


Answer the following questions about how you are doing and how this class is going for you so far. You do not need to put your name on the paper. Give it to me anytime by next Monday.

Class: _____________________________

  • Things I’ve learned so far:
  • Things that I’m still confused about:
  • Things that have helped me learn:
  • Things that haven’t helped me learn:
  • Suggestions:

Passive Voice Power Point


Wednesday, October 21, 2009



Matchstick puzzles & solutions

These websites combine reading and listening activities and are great places to go to practice English on your own. Good luck!

Voice of America (News stories, reading and listening, in "special English")
http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/topics_summary.cfm

CNN (News stories, reading and listening, along with vocabulary and comprehension activities)
http://literacynet.org/cnnsf/home.html

California Distance Learning (Stories to read and listen to at the same time, along with vocabulary and comprehension activities)
http://www.cdlponline.org/

Many Things (ESL listening activities on Youtube)
http://www.manythings.org/e/listening.html

Randall’s ESL Lab (Listening activities organized by level – SUPER good practice)
http://www.esl-lab.com

Lab Activities, October 21

1. Eat-it sound listening practice
http://www.manythings.org/pp/
Scroll down to Minimal Pairs, Lesson 23: eat – it. Follow the directions for practice and quizzes.


2. How Stuff Works



Go to the website for your assignment and follow the directions on your handout.

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Homework for Wednesday, October 21

http://science.discovery.com/video/how-its-made.html

Find out how some common things are made! Answer the questions on your homework handout. Search crayons (How Crayons Are Made) and violins (How Violins Are Made) and listen. Then answer the questions.

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Lab, October 14


Choose three mini-bios and answer the questions on your worksheet.