HW for 2/26/14

Hi everyone,

Please complete pp. 54, 55 and 56 in the workbook, equivalent to lesson 6A.

See you tomorrow ~

HW for 1/24/14

Hi everyone!

For homework please complete pages 81, 82 and the left column of page 83.

I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend, see you on Monday ~

Thursday - what we will do

Hi everyone,

Phew!  We are done with the mid-term.

The pronunciation section did not go so well for most students, so we will review this in class.

Also, regarding the question about "more slowly" versus "slowlier"- the correct form is "more slowly."  I did a bit of research and found this:

The Oxford English Dictionary has two citations for slowlier, including this from the
seventeenth century philosopher Thomas Hobbes: 'They marched the slowlier for the
rain which had fallen the same night.' It is, however, rare: I have never seen or heard
it until now.

So, I did accept "slowlier" but it really isn't used these days.  Know that we say "more slowly" and this works for all adverbs.  

"She walks more quickly than me."  

"That dress is more lovely than the other one."

We will look at your writing and I will ask you to rewrite what you wrote with corrections so that you learn how to write better.

Sorry things got a bit rushed at the end and thank you for helping me to grade the exams!

See you tomorrow

Midterm exam tomorrow, Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Hi everyone,

Sorry for not posting here for about a week.  We have been reviewing all week and we just had a long weekend.  Hope everyone is doing well and that you are prepared for the test tomorrow.

I will administer the test beginning at 9:00 a.m., so please be on time.  Please plan to be here tomorrow till 12:30 as we will be correcting the exam together after you take the test.

See you bright and early!  Remember to sleep enough hours!

Denise

HW for 2/10

Dear students,

I hope you are staying cozy and warm during this rainy weekend.

I had a great time with everyone on the field trip, I hope you did too!

Your homework is to write about the field trip and on Monday you will talk about your experience to your classmates.  Ideas for writing may include: did you enjoy a favorite art piece or a favorite moment during the field trip?  Do you like art?  Are you an artist?  Do you know someone who is, if you aren't?

Also, please review the book up through chapter 5B, the midterm is coming up in a little over a week!

See you on Monday.

HW 2/6

Hi everyone!

HW for tomorrow:

Please complete pp. 47, 48 and 49 in the workbook for chapter 5B.  Also, if you haven't already, please write about your name.  In the morning we will quickly review the homework and you will present what you wrote about your name.

To the students who were absent today and might be sick - I hope you feel better soon.  Also, EVERYONE, if you invest in some Ester C vitamins, 1,000 mg., I'm sure you won't regret it, this stuff REALLY works to prevent and to get rid of colds!

See you tomorrow - remember - FIELD TRIP TO THE BAM - Berkeley Art Museum, should be fun!

I wonder if anyone is reading this?  haha!    =)

HW for 2/5

Students!  HW for tomorrow: complete chapter 5A in the workbook.  Also, write about your name, tomorrow you will share with your classmates what you wrote.  Answer the question about what you ate yesterday too (quantifier exercise relating to chapter 5A).

See you tomorrow 

HW for 2/4

Hello students,

We finished Chapter 4, so please complete the "What do you remember?" for Chapter 4 and the previous page... I am so sorry, but I don't know the exact page numbers since I don't have the student book with me!  If anyone is reading this, could you share which pages are due for tomorrow in the comments section?

Also our field trip is Thursday, to the Berkeley Art Museum, BAM.  The BAM opens at 11 a.m., so we will leave the school at 10:00 a.m.  On the way to the museum we can pick up some snacks or coffee/tea, or if you would like, you can bring your own snacks.  The plan is for you to look around the museum for a little over an hour, we will leave the museum around 12:10.  Your task is to write about and then talk about what you saw and what you might have liked there.  

See you tomorrow!

Field trip change

Hi everyone,

I just saw that the SFMOMA is closed for renovations!  So the field trip has changed.  We will go to the Berkeley Art Museum on the U.C. Berkeley campus, Thursday 2/6.  Admission is FREE.  I think this will be a wonderful field trip and it's walking distance from the school.  Here is a link to the museum:

http://bampfa.berkeley.edu/exhibition/

See you tomorrow!  Hope you did the homework!