Try to interview someone about Education!

Tell us how it goes.

Think about questions for your student led video discussion group plans!

Bring your 4 words for your Vocabulary and Phrases self test!

Prepare for Sound Advice Chapter 4 Listening Test!

Work on your blogs. Please give a short introduction for every song and or video that you put on your blog. Tell why you chose the item and other information that is personally interesting to you about it. :)

Work on choosing your videos for your student led discussion groups! I think you are going to do a great job!

Movie - Answer the true and false questions and fill in the blanks of the script with words that you think might fit. :)

Don't forget to find 4 new words for your Vocabulary and Phrase Book!

Work on your blogs!

Don't forget to send Gail the address of your blog!
Don't forget to introduce yourself in your first blog!
Also, don't forget to do your profile!

Tomorrow, I will go over the mid term exam expectations!
Also for tomorrow, bring your Side By Side books.

Student Led Discussion Preparation

• Tomorrow, we will finalize our groups and sign up for the day of presentation.

Music and Video Blogs - Set up your blog and email the address to Gail

Read through the script for Day 3 of the movie, "While You Were Sleeping"

Bring your Side by Side book.

Movie Day tomorrow!

Study the vocabulary words for a quiz!

• Choose a video from http://www.abcnews.go.com/or http://www.king5.com/video/
• Also, start thinking about the music that you would like to put on your blog for this class!

Vocabulary and Phrases Self Test - At Home!

Go to www.abcnews.go.com
Scroll to Planet Earth 2007
Click on Video - Diane Sawyer's Life in Garbage
Listen and take notes so you can report tomorrow.

Also, if you have a blog or website, please send it to me at gclaas@sccd.ctc.edu

Sound Advice - Chapter 3 test! Dont' forget to listen!

Bring 4 words for class discussion from the real world!
Students who haven't given their speech, should be prepared to present on Monday.
Bring Side by Side Textbook.

Prepare for your speech tomorrow!

Make sure you have some kind of visual aid. It could be:

• a simple drawing on the newsprint paper that I gave you in class today, or
• a power point - The projector is working now. :)

Be sure to practice what you are going to say! 2 minutes minimum, 3 minutes maximum :)

Sound Advice

Pages 23 to 30 Listen and Do as many of the exercises as possible.

Begin thinking about the kind of illustration that you want to have for your speech on Friday!

Movie Day Tomorrow!

• Review the vocabulary from the script last week for a quiz.
• You will choose words to fill in the blanks of sentences.

English as a Global Language lecture!

• Review your notes
• Answer the questions on the handout

Speech Preparation: Write a plan about what you will say for your speech!

Choose Speech Topic!

• Sound Advice - Begin Chap 3 Ex. 1-5
• Vocabulary and Phrases Self Test - Choose 4 words; memorize meaning and sentence of how to use them
• Lab Exercise - King 5 Video is due
• Side By Side - Review Chapter 4 grammar for quiz tomorrow!

Good job on your first speeches!

Sound Advice Chapter 2 Test on Monday!
Vocabulary and Phrases - Bring your 4 words

Meet in Room 208 tomorrow!

Speech preparation

• Make your poster with magazine pictures.
• Practice in English and make sure people can understand you.

TV show is due tomorrow!

• Review the Movie Script for While You Were Sleeping.
• Understand the vocabulary

Prepare for Introduction Speech on Friday!

• Buy Poster Paper, and look for magazine pictures that suit your style!

Side by Side

• Page 58 & 59 #2, 4, 6, 8, 10 on Paper
• Activity Worksheet P 47 & 49 Exercise B & D

For Thursday - TV Watching Worksheet

For Friday - Introduce yourself with a magazine picture collage

Sound Advice Chap 1 Quiz tomorrow!

Vocabulary and Phrases (small book) Self Test tomorrow!

• Memorize the meaning of the word.
• Memorize a sentence that shows how to use the word.

Side by Side Chapter 4 - Embedded Questions

• Review the vocabulary and grammar on Pages 51 - 55
• Remember the grammar for the "be" verb is different from the grammar for other verbs when asking embedded questions.
• Write dialogues for #2, 4, 5, 7 and 10 on a piece of paper to hand in to Gail.
• #10 you will need to create your own dialogue!
• Be sure to use a variety of ways to ask for information. (See bottom of page 55.)

Listening Lab Exercises are due tomorrow, also!

Listen to English - Speak English this weekend!

• at least 2 new words from the real world
• listen to Chapter 1 Sound Advice - Test on Tuesday!
• Finish Randals Cyber Listening Lab also before Tuesday!
• Watch a Comeday TV show by Thursday!
• Bring your Side by Side book for Monday!

Vocabulary and Phrases Book!

• Look for new vocabulary in the Real World!
• Check your email and try to do something with the Chapter 1 files that I sent you for Sound Advice!
• Randal's Cyber Listening Lab Sheet is due next week on Tuesday, April 10th.
• See you in class tomorrow!

Listen for words and phrases in the real world!

Bring at least one to class tomorrow!

Bring your small book for Vocabulary and Phrases!

Bring your Sound Advice Book, too.
One more test tomorrow! A Grammar Test!

Welcome to Speaking, Listening, Grammar Level 3 Spring Quarter 2007!

I am glad that you have signed up for this class. We will be participating in as many authentic listening and speaking tasks as we can so that you can make the most improvement that you can!

Please check this blog every day after 6 pm so that you can be sure to have your homework assignments completed. All students must have their homework completed before they come to class. This blog will help you do that.

I wish you all the very best this quarter, and don't hesitate to contact me by email or make an appointment for questions that you may have! gclaas@sccd.ctc.edu

Homework- Complete the Needs Assessment!