If you liked "Puppy Love"...

Here's a good movie for you to watch, but I must warn you: it is a sad story.


Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009)

Assignments - Monday 2/2/15

-- More True Stories - Unit 2
-- Vocabulary - Find the meaning of the following adjectives:
talkative
shy
funny
quiet
loud
athletic
critical
self-centered
adventurous
romantic
lazy
intelligent
outgoing
successful
hardworking
rude
stuck-up
mean
curious
respectful
serious
inconsiderate
selfish
trustworthy
sincere
sensitive
supportive
thoughtful
practical
generous
courageous
organized
compassionate
diplomatic
friendly
easygoing
daring
sensible
prompt

Total Eclipse of the Heart

Click on this link for the words in the lyrics:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-2fvJUBid2yRkdOaTN6SXZyVEk/view?usp=sharing

Assignments - Wednesday 1/28/15

More True Stories -- Unit 1

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-2fvJUBid2yclliR0tpZ2NrZFE/view?usp=sharing

More True Stories -- Unit 1

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-2fvJUBid2yclliR0tpZ2NrZFE/view?usp=sharing

Demis Roussos Dies at 68

Assignments - Monday 1/26/15

1. Study the syllabus carefully.  There will be a quiz (5%of total grade).

2. Get your books:
Basic English Grammar w/Answer Key (w/2 CDs), Azar, 4th Edition, Longman, ISBN:  9780132942249

More True Stories (Lvl 4)(w/CD), Heyer, 3rd Edition, Longman,
ISBN: 0138143420

***If you buy the books from Saddleback’s bookstore, there will be a discount for both books together.  ISBN: 9780134115788

Noosha Ravaghi

Noosha Ravaghi, born in Iran in 1970, spent her first four years in Tehran with her father and paternal grandparents.  She spent the next six years of her life traveling with her father to a number of countries, such as the United States, France, Tunisia, Italy, Greece, and Turkey, and learning different languages (English, French, Arabic, and Farsi) before she went back to Iran just in time to start high school.  After Noosha graduated from high school, she started teaching English as a Foreign Language to students of various ages at different schools.  She then decided to study French literature and worked with several magazines proofreading French and English texts and translating literary articles from French into Farsi.  Noosha got her Masters  in French Literature at University of Tehran in Iran.  She then went to France, where she attended Sorbonne – Paris III.  In 1997, Noosha went to California, where she got a second Masters, and graduated with honors, in Education – Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages at California State University – Fullerton.   Noosha is now in Orange County, California, where she has been editing books and teaching English, Farsi, and French to children as well as adults since 1997.   She enjoys traveling, watching movies, and writing.