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Week 18 - Unusual Lawsuits
Vocabulary - Practice this week's words.
Grammar - More practice with Passives; also Present Perfect and Past review
Reading - This is an older article & video about a lawsuit like the ones we read about in class.
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Week 18 - Unusual Lawsuits
Vocabulary - Practice this week's words.
Grammar - More practice with Passives; also Present Perfect and Past review
Reading - This is an older article & video about a lawsuit like the ones we read about in class.
Week 17 - Kids and Money
Vocabulary - Practice this week's words.
Grammar - Using Articles
Reading - Teaching Kids about Money - at any age
Vocabulary - Practice this week's words.
Grammar - Using Articles
Reading - Teaching Kids about Money - at any age
Week 16 - Jury Duty
Vocabulary - Practice this week's words.
Grammar - Passive and Active
Reading - Art of Everyday Things
Vocabulary - Practice this week's words.
Grammar - Passive and Active
Reading - Art of Everyday Things
Week 15 - An Amazing Athlete
Vocabulary - Practice this week's words.
Grammar - Comparisons with As....
Reading - Five Athletes who Inspire
Vocabulary - Practice this week's words.
Grammar - Comparisons with As....
Reading - Five Athletes who Inspire
Week 14 - Athletes - Golf & Soccer
Vocabulary - Practice this week's words.
Grammar - Comparative & Superlative Adjectives
Reading - Most Dangerous Sports
Vocabulary - Practice this week's words.
Grammar - Comparative & Superlative Adjectives
Reading - Most Dangerous Sports
Week 12 - Obesity - the Problem
Vocabulary - Practice this week's words.
Grammar - Using Adjectives
BMI calculator - find your body mass index using kilos or pounds
Reading - Kids and Obesity Click each sentence to listen to it!
Vocabulary - Practice this week's words.
Grammar - Using Adjectives
BMI calculator - find your body mass index using kilos or pounds
Reading - Kids and Obesity Click each sentence to listen to it!
Week 11 - Taking a Phone Message
Vocabulary - Practice this week's words.
Grammar - Using Gerunds again....
Watch the Video of the Phone Call Conversation
Listen - A customer service phone call
Vocabulary - Practice this week's words.
Grammar - Using Gerunds again....
Watch the Video of the Phone Call Conversation
Listen - A customer service phone call
Week 10 - Taking a Phone Message
Vocabulary - Practice this week's words.
Grammar - Using Gerunds
Listen - A customer service phone call
Vocabulary - Practice this week's words.
Grammar - Using Gerunds
Listen - A customer service phone call
Week 9 - An Apartment Lease
Vocabulary - Practice this week's words.
Grammar - Using Modals part 1 then part 2 then part 3
Vocabulary - Practice this week's words.
Grammar - Using Modals part 1 then part 2 then part 3
Week 8 - Road with No End
Vocabulary - Practice this week's words.
Grammar - Present Perfect Form - What it Looks Like and Meaning - How to Use it
A short reading and some exercises using Present Perfect
Vocabulary - Practice this week's words.
Grammar - Present Perfect Form - What it Looks Like and Meaning - How to Use it
A short reading and some exercises using Present Perfect
Week 7 - Google
Vocabulary - Practice this week's words.
Grammar - Present Perfect Form - What it Looks Like and Meaning - How to Use it
Reading - an article about Google & Self-Driving Cars and a promotional video
Vocabulary - Practice this week's words.
Grammar - Present Perfect Form - What it Looks Like and Meaning - How to Use it
Reading - an article about Google & Self-Driving Cars and a promotional video
Week 6 - Mumbai
Vocabulary - Practice this week's words.
Grammar - Past Continuous and There is/There are and It & There
Week 4 - Economizing on a Wedding
Vocabulary - Practice this week's words.
Grammar - Making Questions with DID, DO, DOES Short page with quiz..... More information here.
Vocabulary - Practice this week's words.
Grammar - Making Questions with DID, DO, DOES Short page with quiz..... More information here.
Week 3 - Weddings
Vocabulary - Practice this week's words.
Grammar - Possessive forms
Writing - Question: What is your goal for this semester? What skills do you want to focus on?
Making Phone Calls - Have you called your teacher yet? Here is a page with good information and practice for making successful phone calls in English.
Vocabulary - Practice this week's words.
Grammar - Possessive forms
Writing - Question: What is your goal for this semester? What skills do you want to focus on?
Making Phone Calls - Have you called your teacher yet? Here is a page with good information and practice for making successful phone calls in English.
Week 2 - Class Information & More
Vocabulary - Practice this week's words.
Grammar - Parts of Speech how to identify nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs. Then take a quiz.
Vocabulary - Practice this week's words.
Grammar - Parts of Speech how to identify nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs. Then take a quiz.
Spring 2017 - Week 1 - Welcome!
Vocabulary - Practice this week's words.
Grammar - My favorite grammar website has Low Intermediate and High Intermediate topics.
Readings - North Americans are Crazy about their Pets and Cats and Coffee (read & listen to this one)
Listening - Favorite Animals on elllo.org
Vocabulary - Practice this week's words.
Grammar - My favorite grammar website has Low Intermediate and High Intermediate topics.
Readings - North Americans are Crazy about their Pets and Cats and Coffee (read & listen to this one)
Listening - Favorite Animals on elllo.org
July 20th - Read & Listen - Here's a great article about an amazing person - Ernestine Shepherd I hope to be doing something similar when I am 80 years old!!! Click on Writing Spot above to leave a comment about this article.
July 11th - READ & LISTEN - Minimum Wage Increase in City of San Diego $10.50 starting NOW
If you have any problems with your employer (related to the wage increase or not), you can contact the San Diego Employee Rights Center. They help workers regardless of work status.
If you have any problems with your employer (related to the wage increase or not), you can contact the San Diego Employee Rights Center. They help workers regardless of work status.
July & August
Enjoy your summer classes! Remember that in addition to our Intermediate class in the morning, there are afternoon, evening, Friday, and Saturday classes available. Ask Nga or any of the teachers if you have questions.
Enjoy your summer classes! Remember that in addition to our Intermediate class in the morning, there are afternoon, evening, Friday, and Saturday classes available. Ask Nga or any of the teachers if you have questions.
Summer - Week 3
Vocabulary - Practice on Quizlet, then for HOMEWORK, write sentences with our 10 words.
Grammar - Present Perfect - what it looks like and how to use it.
Reading - Read about the recent vote in the U.K. to leave the European Union. Click on the upper left side to LISTEN also. You can read & listen at different levels on this website.
Vocabulary - Practice on Quizlet, then for HOMEWORK, write sentences with our 10 words.
Grammar - Present Perfect - what it looks like and how to use it.
Reading - Read about the recent vote in the U.K. to leave the European Union. Click on the upper left side to LISTEN also. You can read & listen at different levels on this website.
Summer - Week 2
Vocabulary - Practice on Quizlet, then for HOMEWORK, write sentences with our 10 words.
Grammar - Phrasal Verbs - Practice our new ones here.
Phrasal Verb dictionary (choose a letter on the left to get a list of verbs)
Reading - Read and listen - Changing your own Culture - Learning to Smile
(Click the PLAY icon to listen to a story about the American Smile... in Russia)
Vocabulary - Practice on Quizlet, then for HOMEWORK, write sentences with our 10 words.
Grammar - Phrasal Verbs - Practice our new ones here.
Phrasal Verb dictionary (choose a letter on the left to get a list of verbs)
Reading - Read and listen - Changing your own Culture - Learning to Smile
(Click the PLAY icon to listen to a story about the American Smile... in Russia)
Summer - Week 1
Vocabulary - Practice on Quizlet, then for HOMEWORK, write sentences with our 10 words.
Grammar - Using prepositions in English - lots of examples and exercises to practice
Reading - Read about Muhammad Ali (try all 3 levels, and scroll down to listen)
Vocabulary - Practice on Quizlet, then for HOMEWORK, write sentences with our 10 words.
Grammar - Using prepositions in English - lots of examples and exercises to practice
Reading - Read about Muhammad Ali (try all 3 levels, and scroll down to listen)
Week 17
Vocabulary - Practice on Quizlet, then write sentences with our 10 words.
Grammar - More Phrasal Verbs - Introduction and a difficult quiz with practice sentences.
Reading - Read and listen: Laughing at You? and part 3 of this article is about Benefits of Laughter
Vocabulary - Practice on Quizlet, then write sentences with our 10 words.
Grammar - More Phrasal Verbs - Introduction and a difficult quiz with practice sentences.
Reading - Read and listen: Laughing at You? and part 3 of this article is about Benefits of Laughter
Week 17
Vocabulary - Practice on this website, then write sentences with our 10 words.
Grammar - Phrasal Verbs - Introduction and a difficult quiz with practice sentences.
Reading - Read about some benefits of being bilingual. And the original article in the NYT.
Vocabulary - Practice on this website, then write sentences with our 10 words.
Grammar - Phrasal Verbs - Introduction and a difficult quiz with practice sentences.
Reading - Read about some benefits of being bilingual. And the original article in the NYT.
Week 16
Vocabulary - Practice on this website, then write sentences with our 10 words.
Grammar - Ventures website, choose level 3 (GREEN) and then Unit 10, Future Time Clauses
Reading - Read a little more about the Flower Man of Houston
also ... Read and watch a video about Girls and Science Careers
Vocabulary - Practice on this website, then write sentences with our 10 words.
Grammar - Ventures website, choose level 3 (GREEN) and then Unit 10, Future Time Clauses
Reading - Read a little more about the Flower Man of Houston
also ... Read and watch a video about Girls and Science Careers
Week 15
Vocabulary - Practice on this website, then write sentences with our 10 words.
Grammar - Ventures website, choose level 3 (GREEN) and then Unit 10, Conditionals
Reading - Read about a security problem at the airport. Also, more info about Alcatraz Prison
Vocabulary - Practice on this website, then write sentences with our 10 words.
Grammar - Ventures website, choose level 3 (GREEN) and then Unit 10, Conditionals
Reading - Read about a security problem at the airport. Also, more info about Alcatraz Prison
Week 14
Vocabulary - Practice on this website, then write sentences with our 10 words.
Grammar - Lots of exercises to practice connecting ideas in sentences.
Reading - Read about a Continuing Education student who started an unusual business
Library link - San Diego Public Libraries
Vocabulary - Practice on this website, then write sentences with our 10 words.
Grammar - Lots of exercises to practice connecting ideas in sentences.
Reading - Read about a Continuing Education student who started an unusual business
Library link - San Diego Public Libraries
Week 13
Vocabulary - Practice on this website, then write sentences with our 10 words.
Grammar - Ventures website, choose level 3 (GREEN) and then Unit 9 - Past Continuous and Simple Past
Reading - Read about Children with Vision Problems
Vocabulary - Practice on this website, then write sentences with our 10 words.
Grammar - Ventures website, choose level 3 (GREEN) and then Unit 9 - Past Continuous and Simple Past
Reading - Read about Children with Vision Problems
Week 12
Vocabulary - Practice on this website, then write sentences with our 10 words.
Grammar - Ventures website, choose level 3 (GREEN) and then Unit 9 - Past Continuous
Reading - Read (and listen) about cultural diversity in your teacher's home town in Virginia
Vocabulary - Practice on this website, then write sentences with our 10 words.
Grammar - Ventures website, choose level 3 (GREEN) and then Unit 9 - Past Continuous
Reading - Read (and listen) about cultural diversity in your teacher's home town in Virginia
Week 11
Vocabulary - Practice on this website, then write sentences with our 10 words.
Grammar - Ventures website, choose level 3 (GREEN) and then Unit 8- Present Perfect Continuous
and another website with Present Perfect vs. Present Perfect Continuous (with exercises)
Reading - Changes in the Minimum Wage in the USA
Vocabulary - Practice on this website, then write sentences with our 10 words.
Grammar - Ventures website, choose level 3 (GREEN) and then Unit 8- Present Perfect Continuous
and another website with Present Perfect vs. Present Perfect Continuous (with exercises)
Reading - Changes in the Minimum Wage in the USA
Week 10
VIDEOS Here are links to the presentations for level 4 and level 5.
Vocabulary - Practice on this website, then write sentences with our 10 words.
Grammar - Comparative Adjectives
Reading - Science of Coral Reefs (read & listen)
VIDEOS Here are links to the presentations for level 4 and level 5.
Vocabulary - Practice on this website, then write sentences with our 10 words.
Grammar - Comparative Adjectives
Reading - Science of Coral Reefs (read & listen)
Week 9
Vocabulary - Practice on this website, then write sentences with our 10 words.
Grammar - Adjectives with -ed and -ing
Reading - One more thing that's difficult for poor people
Vocabulary - Practice on this website, then write sentences with our 10 words.
Grammar - Adjectives with -ed and -ing
Reading - One more thing that's difficult for poor people
Week 8
Vocabulary - Practice on this website, then write sentences with our 10 words.
Grammar - Use the Ventures website, choose level 3 (GREEN) and then Unit 8 - Separable Phrasal Verbs
Reading - McDonalds is in Court
Vocabulary - Practice on this website, then write sentences with our 10 words.
Grammar - Use the Ventures website, choose level 3 (GREEN) and then Unit 8 - Separable Phrasal Verbs
Reading - McDonalds is in Court
Week 7
Vocabulary - Practice on this website, then write sentences with our 10 words.
Grammar - Use the Ventures website, choose level 3 (GREEN) and then Unit 7 - Modals - Could & Should
Reading - How Much Sleep is Enough?
Vocabulary - Practice on this website, then write sentences with our 10 words.
Grammar - Use the Ventures website, choose level 3 (GREEN) and then Unit 7 - Modals - Could & Should
Reading - How Much Sleep is Enough?
Week 6
Vocabulary - Practice on this website, then write sentences with our 10 words.
Grammar - Use the Ventures website, choose level 3 (GREEN) and then Unit 7 - Gerunds
Reading - The Health of Children's Teeth
Vocabulary - Practice on this website, then write sentences with our 10 words.
Grammar - Use the Ventures website, choose level 3 (GREEN) and then Unit 7 - Gerunds
Reading - The Health of Children's Teeth
Week 5
Vocabulary - Practice on this website, then write sentences with our 10 words.
Grammar - Past tense in 3 parts - REGULAR past, IRREGULAR past & QUESTIONS.
Read & Listen - In the future, there might be More Plastic than Fish in the Oceans
Vocabulary - Practice on this website, then write sentences with our 10 words.
Grammar - Past tense in 3 parts - REGULAR past, IRREGULAR past & QUESTIONS.
Read & Listen - In the future, there might be More Plastic than Fish in the Oceans
Week 4
Vocabulary - Practice on this website, then write sentences with our 10 words.
Grammar - Use the Ventures website, choose level 3 (GREEN) and then Unit 6, Clauses with When
More on Adverb Clauses here.
Reading & Listening - Machu Picchu (an article from VOA)
Vocabulary - Practice on this website, then write sentences with our 10 words.
Grammar - Use the Ventures website, choose level 3 (GREEN) and then Unit 6, Clauses with When
More on Adverb Clauses here.
Reading & Listening - Machu Picchu (an article from VOA)
Week 3
Vocabulary - Practice on this website, then write sentences with our 10 words.
Grammar - Use the Ventures website, choose level 3 (GREEN) and then Unit 6, Adverb Clauses
More on Adverb Clauses here.
Reading - Facts about U.S. Presidents (for Presidents Day)
Vocabulary - Practice on this website, then write sentences with our 10 words.
Grammar - Use the Ventures website, choose level 3 (GREEN) and then Unit 6, Adverb Clauses
More on Adverb Clauses here.
Reading - Facts about U.S. Presidents (for Presidents Day)
Week 2
Vocabulary - Practice on this website, then write sentences with our 10 words.
Grammar - Parts of Speech how to identify nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs. Then take a quiz.
News Reading - Child Refugees in the U.S.
Vocabulary - Practice on this website, then write sentences with our 10 words.
Grammar - Parts of Speech how to identify nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs. Then take a quiz.
News Reading - Child Refugees in the U.S.
Week 1
Vocabulary - Remember, your weekly homework is to write sentences with our 10 words.
Grammar - Simple Present or Present Continuous?
News reading - The Zika Virus
Vocabulary - Remember, your weekly homework is to write sentences with our 10 words.
Grammar - Simple Present or Present Continuous?
News reading - The Zika Virus
Week 18 - Grammar Review
My favorite grammar website for our level.
Here's a very good, but long, page about WOULD.
Week 17 - Gerunds & Infinitives
The EnglishPage website has TONS of information about using gerunds and infinitives. Here's part one... with lots of quizzes. If you want more, here's part 2 and part 3. (They are challenging!)
The EnglishPage website has TONS of information about using gerunds and infinitives. Here's part one... with lots of quizzes. If you want more, here's part 2 and part 3. (They are challenging!)
Week 16 - Verbs followed by Infinitives
Use the Ventures website, choose level 3 (GREEN) and then Unit 5, Verb + Infinitive
Also, remember to try out the Writing Spot and write about your New Year Resolution.
Use the Ventures website, choose level 3 (GREEN) and then Unit 5, Verb + Infinitive
Also, remember to try out the Writing Spot and write about your New Year Resolution.
Week 15 - Future Tense
Future with WILL Future with BE GOING TO
Future with WILL and BE GOING TO Which one to use?
Future with WILL Future with BE GOING TO
Future with WILL and BE GOING TO Which one to use?
Week 14 - Tag questions
A good explanation of tag questions with 2 exercises.
Here's a group of pages with LOTS of examples of tag questions.
A good explanation of tag questions with 2 exercises.
Here's a group of pages with LOTS of examples of tag questions.
Week 13 - Used to
Use the Ventures website, choose level 3 (GREEN) and then Unit 4, Used to
(for USED TO vs. BE USED TO -ING, check this out. Read all the way down the page.
Use the Ventures website, choose level 3 (GREEN) and then Unit 4, Used to
(for USED TO vs. BE USED TO -ING, check this out. Read all the way down the page.
Week 12 - Present Perfect with Recently & Lately
Use the Ventures website, choose level 3 (GREEN) and then Unit 4, Present Perfect
Use the Ventures website, choose level 3 (GREEN) and then Unit 4, Present Perfect
Week 11 - Making Questions
How to make Yes/No Questions and Wh-Questions. Try the exercises on the right side.
How to make Yes/No Questions and Wh-Questions. Try the exercises on the right side.
Week 10 - Because & because of
Use the Ventures website, choose level 3 (GREEN) and then Unit 3, Because & Because Of
Use the Ventures website, choose level 3 (GREEN) and then Unit 3, Because & Because Of
Phrasal Verbs - This page has a basic explanation and then you can click on any letter on the left side for LOTS of Phrasal Verbs to study.
Week 9 - Enough and Too
Use the Ventures website, choose level 3 (GREEN) and then Unit 3, Enough and Too with adjectives.
Use the Ventures website, choose level 3 (GREEN) and then Unit 3, Enough and Too with adjectives.
Crime or Emergency - Here are the links for the videos and listening
Our speaking test will be on Wednesday, November 4th!
Our speaking test will be on Wednesday, November 4th!
Week 8 - Using Modals
Five different pages with Modals
Modals of Ability, of Advice, of Necessity, of Polite Requests, and Negative Forms
Five different pages with Modals
Modals of Ability, of Advice, of Necessity, of Polite Requests, and Negative Forms
Week 7 - Review of Simple Past
Basic rules & practice for regular past or irregular past or questions and negatives.
Here's a way to practice the past irregular forms in a game.
Also, on Monday we talked about SOME & ANY. Then practice here. (Note: Q15 is incorrect. It should say "Do you HAVE .... time for me after lunch today?)
Basic rules & practice for regular past or irregular past or questions and negatives.
Here's a way to practice the past irregular forms in a game.
Also, on Monday we talked about SOME & ANY. Then practice here. (Note: Q15 is incorrect. It should say "Do you HAVE .... time for me after lunch today?)
Week 6 - More Present Perfect
Use the Ventures website, choose level 3 (GREEN) and then Unit 2, Present Perfect.
Practice the irregular verbs - PAST forms - and the PARTICIPLES
Use the Ventures website, choose level 3 (GREEN) and then Unit 2, Present Perfect.
Practice the irregular verbs - PAST forms - and the PARTICIPLES
Week 5 - Present Perfect
Use the Ventures website, choose level 3 (GREEN) and then Unit 2, Present Perfect.
Good websites HERE and HERE for present perfect practice.
Use the Ventures website, choose level 3 (GREEN) and then Unit 2, Present Perfect.
Good websites HERE and HERE for present perfect practice.
Week 4 - Gerunds
Use the Ventures website, choose level 3 (GREEN) and then Unit 1, Verbs + Gerunds
Use the Ventures website, choose level 3 (GREEN) and then Unit 1, Verbs + Gerunds
Week 3 - Comparisons with AS...
Use the Ventures website, choose level 3 (it's GREEN) and then Unit 1, Comparisons.
Week 3 - Basic Paragraphs -
Check out this website for info about writing a paragraph.
Use the Ventures website, choose level 3 (it's GREEN) and then Unit 1, Comparisons.
Week 3 - Basic Paragraphs -
Check out this website for info about writing a paragraph.
Week 2 - Parts of Speech
Read about how to identify nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs.
Take a quiz on parts of speech.
Read about how to identify nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs.
Take a quiz on parts of speech.
Week 1 - Phrasal Verbs
Complete the sentence with the phrasal verbs we studied.
Use the phrasal verb dictionary on the left side of the page to look up verbs.
Complete the sentence with the phrasal verbs we studied.
Use the phrasal verb dictionary on the left side of the page to look up verbs.