Tag Archives: ESL

A New Paragraph with a New Tool

Hi Everyone, Start this afternoon by brainstorming for a new paragraph. Write your name and the date in the top left hand corner first. 1. Use the brainstorming software I demonstrated to try something new. Come up with at least … Continue reading

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The Beginning of a New Year

Happy New Year, Everyone! I hope you had a restful break and are ready for our new year together. This week we will begin by reviewing what we’ve learned and setting our goals for the quarter and year. It’s a … Continue reading

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Disasters and Interests

Welcome Back! This week we’ll start with an interest survey. You’ll need to go to the Career Cruising website and log in with the user name and password I will give you in class. Create a plan for yourself and … Continue reading

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Housing and Mr. Bean

Hi Everyone, This week we’ll start with an internet search exercise. Please work in groups of two to complete the handout from our book. Then you can type your writing from Thursday about your first year in the United States … Continue reading

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Health and Tenses

Hi Everyone, Please begin this week by typing your writing from last Thursday. I will help you by showing you where you need to fix problems. After you rewrite it, I will make the final corrections. After you finish, you … Continue reading

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Technology and More Questions

Hi Everyone, Please begin this week by typing your email to a friend from last Thursday. I will help you by showing you where you need to fix problems. After you rewrite it, I will make the final corrections. After … Continue reading

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Finishing Summer Quarter and Looking to the Fall

We are finishing our work for the summer. Today and tomorrow we have final conferences and I’ll talk to each of you about your English levels and what you can study next. Classes will begin again on September 23rd. I … Continue reading

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Fraud Prevention Review, Power Point and A Short Week

Remember! We have no class this Thursday because of the Independence Day holiday on July 4th. We will have a short test on the verb tenses this Wednesday. You will need to know all 12 tenses. We will practice more … Continue reading

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Fraud Prevention, PowerPoint, and Past Progressive

This week we will have a guest on Thursday the 27th. Jean Mathisen, the Program Director for the AARP Washington Fraud Fighter Call Center will come to speak to us about fraud prevention. Remember that fraud is stealing from someone … Continue reading

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Financial Aid and Autobiographies

This week we will have a guest on Tuesday the 18th. Pavel Samoylenko will speak to us about how to apply for financial aid (government money for going to college). Here are links to help you learn about financial aid: … Continue reading

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