Portland Community College | Portland, Oregon

Hello students!

The Unit 1 Test will be on Monday, October 21.

school vocabulary

articles:? a, an, the, and 0

there is/there are

count/non-count nouns

wh- questions with the BE verb

parts of speech:? nouns, verbs, adjectives, articles

How to Study Vocabulary

Longman Dictionary – Use this online English-English dictionary to look up each vocabulary word.

YouGlish – YouGlish = YouTube + English.? Use this site to hear and watch many examples of the vocabulary words.

For each vocabulary word that you learn, you need to learn:

• spelling

• pronunciation

• meaning – translation in your language and definition from an online English-English dictionary

• part of speech – noun, verb, adjective, article, or adverb

• Can you use the vocabulary word in a conversation?

• Can you write your own sentence with the vocabulary word?

• Can you read and understand the vocabulary word?

Here are the slides from today:??Level 2 Friday, October 18, 2024 Slides

We practiced partner dictations today.? You can see all the questions and sentences?here?and?here.

We also sang a new song today:??“We Are the Champions”?by Queen.? You are the champions of English!

1.? Study for the Unit 1 Test.

2.? Put your completed and corrected packet in the blue box.? No copying!? Do your work at home!

2.??Independent Practice #4?(due Sunday) – You have three choices:? Option 1, Option 2, or Option 3.

Write and send Davida an email.

Dear Davida,

I had a great week.? The weather was warm but not too hot.? This week to practice reading, I went to the library with my kids and checked out a book about butterflies with beautiful pictures.? To practice writing, I practiced typing for 15 minutes on Typing Club on Tuesday and Thursday.? It was fun!? To practice listening, I listened to music by the Beatles and read the lyrics.? I also sang along!? To practice speaking, I introduced myself to my next door neighbor and had a short conversation about his family, dog, and garden.? I told him about my family and my country.? I was very nervous to talk to him, but he was so nice.? I’m going to share some food from my country with him the next time I see him.? To practice technology, I set up my PCC email on my.pcc.edu.? I had to choose a password.? I wrote it down so I won’t forget it.? I had a lot of emails to read!

See you tomorrow,

Maria

Option 2

Call Davida and leave her a voicemail.? Read the paragraph that you wrote.? Read slowly, loudly, and clearly.? Start with, “Hi Davida, This is ______________.”

Option 3

Complete the chart about what you practiced and for how long:

EXAMPLE:

Independent Practice #4

First and Last Name Hasan Habibi

Monday, October 14 – Sunday, October 20