HW for 8/28 and FIELD TRIP

Hi everyone,

Even though we have a field trip, please complete this homework, we will be checking it before we leave.

Chapter 6B

In the Student Book


Complete
on page 89

• Exercise 2 Vocabulary

• Exercise 4 Grammar

on page 155

• Review the Vocabulary Bank 

In the Workbook

on page 58

Complete exercises 2, 3 and 4.

About the field trip:

Come to class on time!  We will be leaving at 9:30 so we can be in Jack London Square before 10 a.m.  We will visit the square for about an hour and then have lunch at Venga Paella at 11.  We will leave the restaurant before 12:15 so we can be back in Berkeley by 12:45.

Bring a minimum of $20 for the BART fare and for lunch.

Wear comfortable shoes, bring a hat?  If you wear sunscreen, put it on!

See you tomorrow!

HW 8/26/14

Hi all!

• Please review the terms we worked on today, relative to the documentary film we watched last Thursday Last Call at the Oasis about the global drought we are facing.  These are some of the terms we reviewed:

denominator
ripple effect
out of sight, out of mind
dole out
to pull the rug out from underneath s.one
tough call

There were quite a few others!

If you were absent, look up these 6 terms.  The other students who were present in class today, will help you with the other terms that are not listed here tomorrow.

• Today I gave a handout to students that included the Summary of Jack London's Call of the Wild. Click Summary Call of the Wild for that handout.

• I have to reschedule the field trip!  I can't go tomorrow and Amy can't make it either most Tuesdays.

Let's talk about this in class.

See you tomorrow ~

HW for 8/25

Hi everyone,

After watching the documentary Last Call at the Oasis, remember to please share 3 items that you took note of while you watched.  These could include themes, facts or questions about vocabulary.

Also I found this link, take a look, what can we do to take part?

http://www.takepart.com/lastcall

See you all on Monday.  Have a great weekend.

HW for 8/19/14

Hi everyone,

Today we began chapter 6A, an important chapter because we are looking at the usage of articles.

For homework please complete the first two pages of 6A in your student work book, sorry I don't have the book, so I don't remember the page numbers!  If anyone is reading this, can you please post the page numbers in the comments?

This Friday there is a school BBQ in SF, sign up with V.

There is also a trip to Napa if you want to go, $50 per person, sounds like fun!

We are going to take a field trip next week Tuesday, Aug. 26th to Jack London square, to see the little house Jack London stayed in and also to have lunch at Marc's family restaurant - Venga Paella!  So remember to bring enough money for the BART trip and for lunch Tuesday, next week, let's talk about how much we should bring to make sure we can all cover our expenses!

See you tomorrow ~

HW for 8/4

Hi everyone,

Please write a formal letter, following the prompt on page 81 of your student book.

Also prepare for your oral presentation.  Presentations last 3-5 minutes and we will begin on Tuesday.


For the students who were absent today, please complete the test sheets I gave you and be prepared to hand them in on Monday.

The midterm exam will be on 8/13, and it will cover chapters 4 and 5, so begin reviewing vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation.  On the exam you will have to write a formal letter and answer questions about a reading as well as some listening exercises.

Have a great weekend and see you on Monday.

HW for 7/31

Hi all,

Please prepare for the test on Chapter 5A, B and C.

The test is going to be page 82 of the student book, so please fill out the answers for tomorrow and check with your classmates if you are able, to make sure your answers are good.

Tomorrow we will continue to do some listening exercises, we will review some grammar points and we will watch a documentary on Netflix!

For those of you going to Napa Valley, have fun!  Moises, have fun in Lake Tahoe.  Tomorrow is also Jake's last day, we will miss you Jake, good luck with all of your creative endeavors!

See you tomorrow ~

HW for 7/29/14

HW for tomorrow:

1)
Please write a paragraph explaining your reaction to Annie Leonard's "Story of Stuff."  Write 4 to 5 sentences.  What did you learn from this video?  If you didn't learning anything, what is your critique of the video?  Did you learn any new words or expressions?

2)
Go to the American Corpus link, sign up and register for this program, it is free.

Look up a word of your choice and then either copy and paste or write out 3 sentences containing your target word.  Be prepared to share what you found with the class.

If you are still confused about the word, then look it up in the dictionary.

See you tomorrow.