POTLUCK PARTY - MONDAY 5/18/15 - 7:30PM

Assignments -- Wednesday 5/13/15

No assignments for Wednesday.

Assignments -- Monday 5/11/15

More True Stories:
Unit 20

Basic English Grammar:
pages 269-283

Assignments -- Wednesday 5/6/15

More True Stories: Unit 19

Assignments -- Monday 5/4/15

More True Stories: Unit 18 - pages 70-73.

Basic English Grammar: pages 244 to 264.

Assignments -- Wednesday 4/29/15

Basic English Grammar:
Do all the exercises on pages 230 to 242.

Assignments -- Monday 4/27/15

Basic English Grammar:
Count Nouns / Non-Count Nouns -- pp. 211-223

More True Stories:
Unit 17

Assignments -- Wednesday 4/22/15

More True Stories:
Unit 16

Assignments -- Monday 4/20/15

Basic English Grammar:
Do all the exercises in Chapter 7.

More True Stories:
Unit 15 - pages 58-61

Countable and Uncountable Nouns - EXERCISES

http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-exercise-countable-uncountable-nouns.php

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=3246

Assignments -- Wednesday 4/15/15

More True Stories:
Unit 14... pages 54-57

Both Sides Now -- Joni Mitchell

Assignments - Monday 4/13/15

Basic English Grammar:
pp. 191-195

http://esl.about.com/od/grammarforbeginners/a/g_cucount.htm

More True Stories:
Unit 13

Adjectives of Nationality

http://esl.about.com/od/beginnerpronunciation/a/Countries-Nationalities-Languages-In-English.htm

Do / Make

http://www.vocabulary.cl/Intermediate/Do_Make.htm

Assignments - Wednesday 4/8/15

More True Stories: Unit 12

Assignments - Monday 4/6/15

Basic English Grammar:
Read and do all exercises on pages 164 to 190.


More True Stories:
Unit 11

Assignments - Wednesday 4/1/15

More True Stories:
Unit 10 - pp. 38-41

NO ASSIGNMENTS FOR MONDAY 3/30/15

Happy Nowruz!

MIDTERM EXAM - WEDNESDAY 3/18/15

GRAMMAR -- CHAPTERS 1-4
MORE TRUE STORIES -- UNITS 1-9

Assignments - Monday 3/16/15

Basic English Grammar:
pages 127-137

More True Stories:
Unit 10 - pages 38-41

Spring Break

Spring Break ............................................................................................. March 22 – 28

MidTerm Exam -- Wednesday 3/18/15

Assignments - Wednesday 3/11/15

More True Stories:
Unit 9 - pages 34-37

Lionel Richie

Assignments - Monday 3/9/15

Basic English Grammar:
Review pages 105-115.

Also, you should learn which verbs never get a progressive form:
https://englishfordiversificacion.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/stative-verbs.pdf

More True Stories:
Unit 8 - Everybody's Baby - pp.30-33.

Assignments - Wednesday 3/4/15

More True Stories
Unit 7 - pages 26-29

Assignments - Monday 3/2/15

Basic English Grammar:
page 91 - exercises 57, 58.
page 93 - exercise 59, 60.
Chapter 4: pages 96-104

More True Stories:
Unit 6 - The Ghost - pages 22-25

Assignments - Wednesday 2/25/15

Please study the meaning of the following verbs:

blink	eyes
glance	eyes
stare	eyes
wink	eye
point	finger
scratch	finger
kick	foot
clap	hands
punch	hands
shake	hands
slap	hands
smack	hands
nod	head
shake	head
kiss	lips
whistle	lips / mouth
eat	mouth
mutter	mouth
talk	mouth
taste	mouth
whisper	mouth
breathe	mouth / nose
smell	nose
sniff	nose
shrug	shoulders
bite	mouth
chew	mouth
stub	toe
lick	tongue
swallow	throat

Body Parts & Verbs

The Body - Verbs Used with Different Parts of the Body

blink	eyes
glance	eyes
stare	eyes
wink	eye
point	finger
scratch	finger
kick	foot
clap	hands
punch	hands
shake	hands
slap	hands
smack	hands
nod	head
shake	head
kiss	lips
whistle	lips / mouth
eat	mouth
mutter	mouth
talk	mouth
taste	mouth
whisper	mouth
breathe	mouth / nose
smell	nose
sniff	nose
shrug	shoulders
bite	mouth
chew	mouth
stub	toe
lick	tongue
swallow	throat

Assignments - Monday 02/23/15

Basic English Grammar: pages 59-75
More True Stories: Unit 6 - pages 22-25

Listen to Your Heart

Assignments - Wednesday - 2/18/15

More True Stories:
Unit 5 - pages 18-21
Basic English Grammar:
pages 38-58.
Irregular Verbs:
http://www.esl-lounge.com/reference/grammar-reference-most-common-irregular-verb-list.php
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises_list/verbs.htm

NO CLASS ON MONDAY 2/16/15

http://www.saddleback.edu/calendar

An Outstanding Student...

• shows leadership through participation and attendance in class;
• outstanding contributions through classroom engagement and attentiveness;
• helps and encourages others in class during group work and collaboration;
• shows respect for students, faculty, and the college community;
• shows an ability to overcome obstacles, and achieve goals;
• achieves academic progress towards academic excellence through self-discipline;
• seeks out college resources such as tutoring, conversation groups, extra help during office hours, reading and listening labs;
• models learning strategies, and assists classmates in class, and outside of class through campus involvement in peer tutoring, or sharing educational experiences;
• inspires the lifelong application and joy of learning.

Assignments - 2/11/15

More True Stories:
Unit 4 - pages 14-17.
Basic English Grammar:
page 29 - exercise 4;
page 38 - exercise 20.

Assignments - Monday 2/9/15

Basic English Grammar:
Review pages 1 to 27, and do all the exercises that we didn't do in class.

Hello!

Assignments - Wednesday 2/4/15

More True Stories - Unit 3 - pages 10-13.

Miss Marple

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0568603/

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.