Monday, March 3. Review of Unit 4.
Preparation: Review vocabulary in the text and in your vocabulary notebook (bring it to class). Do A and B, p. 32. Prepare 3 questions to ask Kumiko about her trip and how the group helped others. Try to use a new vocabulary word from Unit 4 in each question.
In class: We’ll go over your answers, talk to Kumiko and review Unit 4.
Wednesday, March 5. Review and Quiz: Unit 4.
Preparation: Do mini-quiz on vocabulary and check your answers with the blog. (This will be emailed to you with answers posted on the blog during break.)
In class: Review and Quiz on Unit 4.
Friday, March 7. Unit 5: Movies. Lab reading assignment due. Read at least 20 pages in your book. Write a summary of each chapter and a list of vocabulary you found from context or the dictionary. Copy context sentence as usual and give the definition. Be ready to report briefly on your book and teach the class at least 2 new vocabulary words.
Preparation in textbook: Answer questions on p. 33. Find meanings of vocabulary words and answer the questions at the bottom of the page. Do Before You Read, Scanning, Reading and ex. A, p. 35.
In class: We’ll go over your answers and do B and C, p. 35, together. We’ll have some oral reports on the lab readings (short: 3-4 minutes).
Friday, February 22, 2008
Sunday, February 17, 2008
ESL Reading Assignments: Week of Feb. 18, 2008
Monday, Feb. 18. Unit 4: “Helping others”
Preparation: Write your answers to the questions on p. 25 (including those in the Vocabulary section). Find out meanings of vocabulary words in italics. Do Before you read and Scanning, p. 26-27. Then read the whole text on p. 26 and answer A and B, p. 27.
In class: We will go over your answers on the above and discuss C, p. 27.
Wednesday, Feb. 20. “Random acts of kindness”
Preparation: Do Before you read and scanning, pp. 28-29. Then read all of p. 28 and do A and B.
In class: We’ll go over your answers and discuss C, p. 29. We’ll also have more oral reports on your books for lab.
Lab for this week due Wednesday. Hand in summary or character sketch if assigned. Try to read 15-20 pages in your book and be ready to tell the class about it. Have notes on cards for your oral report. Try not to read from your paper. Continue to copy context for at least 8 words from your reading and try to figure out the definitions from context. If you have to use the dictionary write D next to the definition. Be ready to teach the class the meanings of at least two new words you learned.
Friday, Feb. 22. “Monkey business …”
Preparation: Do Before you read, scanning and Reading , pp. 30-31. Then do A and B, p. 31.
In class: We’ll go over your answers and discuss C together. If time remains, we may have more lab reports, including new vocabulary words you can teach the class. See above (Wednesday).
Preparation: Write your answers to the questions on p. 25 (including those in the Vocabulary section). Find out meanings of vocabulary words in italics. Do Before you read and Scanning, p. 26-27. Then read the whole text on p. 26 and answer A and B, p. 27.
In class: We will go over your answers on the above and discuss C, p. 27.
Wednesday, Feb. 20. “Random acts of kindness”
Preparation: Do Before you read and scanning, pp. 28-29. Then read all of p. 28 and do A and B.
In class: We’ll go over your answers and discuss C, p. 29. We’ll also have more oral reports on your books for lab.
Lab for this week due Wednesday. Hand in summary or character sketch if assigned. Try to read 15-20 pages in your book and be ready to tell the class about it. Have notes on cards for your oral report. Try not to read from your paper. Continue to copy context for at least 8 words from your reading and try to figure out the definitions from context. If you have to use the dictionary write D next to the definition. Be ready to teach the class the meanings of at least two new words you learned.
Friday, Feb. 22. “Monkey business …”
Preparation: Do Before you read, scanning and Reading , pp. 30-31. Then do A and B, p. 31.
In class: We’ll go over your answers and discuss C together. If time remains, we may have more lab reports, including new vocabulary words you can teach the class. See above (Wednesday).
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