ESL 902--Updates

Thursday, 4/23 | Week 10

Class Handouts

(pdf) Vocabulary Unit 7(b)

(pdf) Conversation Questions

Homework

(pdf) Unit 7 grammar | Exercise 42| pre-level

(pdf) Unit 7 grammar | Exercise 43 | on-level

(pdf) Unit 7 grammar | Exercise 44 | higher-level

check your answers here

Tuesday, 4/21 | Week 10

Class Handouts

(pdf) Vocabulary Unit 7(a)

(pdf) Conversation Questions

(pdf) Grammar Worksheet

Homework

(pdf) Unit 7 grammar | Exercise 39| pre-level

(pdf) Unit 7 grammar | Exercise 40 | on-level

(pdf) Unit 7 grammar | Exercise 41 | higher-level

check your answers here

Quiz #2--Units 4-6

(pdf) Quiz #2

(pdf) Answers to Quiz #2

Monday, 4/13 - Friday 4/17 | Week 9 | SPRING BREAK

No Classes. Campus Closed.

Enjoy your break!

If you want to practice English during the break, you can use the following websites:

First English Course (USA Learns)
Adult Learning Activities (California Distance Learning Project)

Thursday, 4/9 | Week 8

Class handouts

(pdf) Vocabulary List--Unit 6(b)

Homework

(pdf) Unit 6 grammar | Exercise 36| pre-level

(pdf) Unit 6 grammar | Exercise 37 | on-level

(pdf) Unit 6 grammar | Exercise 38 | higher-level

check your answers here

Quiz #2--Units 4-6

(pdf) Quiz #2

(pdf) Answers to Quiz #2

Tuesday, 4/7 | Week 8

Class handouts

(pdf) Vocabulary List--Unit 6(a)

(pdf) Conversation Questions--Unit 6(a)

Homework

(pdf) Unit 6 grammar | Exercise 33 | pre-level

(pdf) Unit 6 grammar | Exercise 34 | on-level

(pdf) Unit 6 grammar | Exercise 35 | higher-level

check your answers here

Thursday, 4/2 | Week 7

Class handouts

(pdf) Vocabulary List--Unit 5(b)

(pdf) Student Goals--please fill out the top half of this sheet which asks about the goals you have for this class. You will fill out the bottom half at the end of the semester.

Homework

(pdf) Unit 5 grammar | Exercise 30| pre-level

(pdf) Unit 5 grammar | Exercise 31 | on-level

(pdf) Unit 5 grammar | Exercise 32 | higher-level

check your answers here

Quiz #1--Units 1-3 (given on 3/17)

(pdf) Quiz #1

(pdf) Answers to Quiz #1

Helpful sites to practice

Step Forward Website (choose Level 2 and Unit 4)

First English Course (USA Learns)

Adult Learning Activities (California Distance Learning Project)

Tuesday, 3/31 | Week 7

Class handouts

(pdf) Vocabulary List--Unit 5(a)

Homework

(pdf) Unit 5 grammar | Exercise 27 | pre-level

(pdf) Unit 5 grammar | Exercise 28 | on-level

(pdf) Unit 5 grammar | Exercise 29 | higher-level

check your answers here

Helpful sites to practice

Step Forward Website (choose Level 2 and Unit 4)

First English Course (USA Learns)

Adult Learning Activities (California Distance Learning Project)

Thursday, 3/26 | Week 6

Class handouts

(pdf) Vocabulary List--Unit 4

Homework

(pdf) Unit 4 grammar | Exercise 24 | pre-level

(pdf) Unit 4 grammar | Exercise 25 | on-level

(pdf) Unit 4 grammar | Exercise 26 | higher-level

check your answers here

Helpful sites to practice

Step Forward Website (choose Level 2 and Unit 4)

First English Course (USA Learns)

Adult Learning Activities (California Distance Learning Project)

Tuesday, 3/24 | Week 6

Today you'll have a substitute teacher, Julie. She'll continue working on Unit 4 of the Step Forward book.

See you on Thursday.

Thursday, 3/19 | Week 5

No Class Today -- FLEX DAY -- Campus Closed

Tuesday, 3/17 | Week 5

Quiz #1--Units 1-3

(pdf) Quiz #1

(pdf) Answers to quiz

Homework

(pdf) Unit 4 grammar | Exercise 21 | pre-level

(pdf) Unit 4 grammar | Exercise 22 | on-level

(pdf) Unit 4 grammar | Exercise 23 | higher-level

check your answers here

Helpful sites to practice

Step Forward Website (choose Level 2 and Unit 3)

First English Course (USA Learns)

Adult Learning Activities (California Distance Learning Project)

Thursday, 3/12 | Week 4

Class handouts

(pdf) Conversation Questions--Unit 3(b)

(pdf) Vocabulary List--Unit 3(b)

Homework

(pdf) Unit 3 grammar | Exercise 18 | pre-level

(pdf) Unit 3 grammar | Exercise 19 | on-level

(pdf) Unit 3 grammar | Exercise 20 | higher-level

check your answers here

Helpful sites to practice

Step Forward Website (choose Level 2 and Unit 3)

First English Course (USA Learns)

Adult Learning Activities (California Distance Learning Project)

Tuesday, 3/10 | Week 4

Class handouts

(pdf) Conversation Questions--Unit 3(a)

(pdf) Vocabulary List--Unit 3(a)

Homework

(pdf) Unit 3 grammar | Exercise 15 | pre-level

(pdf) Unit 3 grammar | Exercise 16 | on-level

(pdf) Unit 3 grammar | Exercise 17 | higher-level

check your answers here

Helpful sites to practice

Step Forward Website (choose Level 2 and Unit 3)

First English Course (USA Learns)

Adult Learning Activities (California Distance Learning Project)

Thursday, 3/5 | Week 3

Class handouts

(pdf) Conversation Questions--Unit 2(a)

Homework

(pdf) Unit 2 grammar | Exercise 12 | pre-level

(pdf) Unit 2 grammar | Exercise 13 | on-level

(pdf) Unit 2 grammar | Exercise 14 | higher-level

check your answers here

Helpful sites to practice

Step Forward Website (choose Level 2 and Unit 2)

First English Course (USA Learns)

Adult Learning Activities (California Distance Learning Project)

Tuesday, 3/3 | Week 3

Class handouts

(pdf) Conversation Questions--Unit 2(a)

(pdf) Vocabulary List--Unit 2

Homework

(pdf) Unit 2 grammar | Exercise 9 | pre-level

(pdf) Unit 2 grammar | Exercise 10 | on-level

(pdf) Unit 2 grammar | Exercise 11 | higher-level

check your answers here

Helpful sites to practice

Step Forward Website (choose Level 2 and Unit 2)

Students Protest High Fees (CDLP)

Adult Learning Activities (California Distance Learning Project)

Thursday, 2/26 | Week 2

Class handouts

(pdf) Conversation Questions--Unit 1(b)

Homework

(pdf) Unit 1 grammar | Exercise 6 | pre-level

(pdf) Unit 1 grammar | Exercise 7 | on-level

(pdf) Unit 1 grammar | Exercise 8 | higher-level

check your answers here

Helpful sites to practice

Step Forward Website (choose Level 2 and Unit 1)

Students Protest High Fees (CDLP)

Tuesday, 2/24 | Week 2

Class handouts

(pdf) Conversation Questions--Unit 1(a)

(pdf) Vocabulary List--Unit 1

Homework

(pdf) Unit 1 grammar | Exercise 3 | pre-level (easy)

(pdf) Unit 1 grammar | Exercise 4 | on-level (medium)

(pdf) Unit 1 grammar | Exercise 5 | higher-level (difficult)

check your answers here

Helpful sites to practice

Step Forward Website (choose Level 2 and Unit 1)

Computers in the Classroom (CA Distance Learning Project, CDLP)

First English Course (USA Learns | Units 1-5)

Thursday, 2/19 | Week 1

Class handouts

(pdf) Vocabulary List--Pre Unit

(pdf) Table of Numbers

Homework

(pdf) Pre-Unit grammar | Exercise 1 | pre-level

(pdf) Pre-Unit grammar | Exercise 2 | on-level

check your answers here

Helpful sites to practice

Step Forward Website (choose Level 2)

First English Course (USA Learns | Units 1-5)

alphabet: letters, spelling, sounds

(htm) Audio Alphabet

(htm) Phonics Sounds Tests

(htm) Word Web

numbers

(htm) Number Pronunciation and Spelling

(htm) Expressing Numbers in English

(htm) Math Vocabulary

(pdf) "Numbers and Time." This article is difficult to read, but it gives a lot of information about numbers.

Tuesday, 2/17 | Week 1

First day of class.

I hope everyone enjoyed our first day of class. I did.

We played "Speed Meet & Greet" and you got to know many of your fellow students.

You also learned a little bit about me. I had fun as you tried to guess information about me.

(pdf) Syllabus

(pdf) Speed Meet & Greet questions

I also handed out three forms that you need to fill out:

(pdf) ESL Department Student Information Sheet

(pdf) Level Questionnaire

(pdf) Student Self-Assessment

If you didn't finish filling them out in class, please finish them at home. And bring them to me on Thursday.

Remember to buy our book:

Step Forward 2 (by Ingrid Wisniewska). You can buy this book in the bookstore on the first floor for $18.50 plus tax. You should buy it as soon as possible because almost all of our class work will be based on the book.

Also visit the book's website for extra practice:

Step Forward Website: Be sure to choose Level 2. Click on the cover of our book.