ESOL 20: LEVEL 2 SPRING 2023
Portland Community College
Hillsboro Center
Instructor: Ellora Maitra
Portland Community College
Level 2 Spring Term Syllabus link: ESOL 20 Spring 23 Syllabus
Hello Students! My name is Ellora Maitra and I am your Level 2 English teacher. Welcome to our class!
Our class is on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 6:30 PM to 9:20 PM at the PCC Hillsboro Center.
On Mondays and Wednesdays, we will meet in Room 117. On Thursdays, we will meet in Room 110 for one hour for CALL: 6:30 - 725 PM. For the rest of Thursday's class, we will meet in in Room 117 as usual.
We have TWO books for this class. They are:
English in Action 2 Textbook (Third edition)
English in Action 2 Workbook (Third edition)
To download all the audio for the textbook and the workbook, click here: Audio for English in Action Level 2
Week 1 (Monday - Thursday, April 3 -6)
Class Handouts and Slides:
WEEK 1 DAY 1
Week 1 Day 1 Handout: April 3 Class Exercises and HW
Books and Fees Handout: Books and Fees Handout + How to get the book online
Week 1 Day 1 Slides: Class slides for April 3
WEEK 1 DAY 2
Week 1 Day 2 Handouts:
'To Be' Verb: The 'To Be' Verb - Handout with Exercises
Week 1 Day 2 Class Exercises: Week 1 Day 2 Handout
Week 1 Day 2 Slides: Slides for April 5
WEEK 1 DAY 3
Computer Vocabulary Slides: Useful words for computers and internet
CALL COMPUTER LAB DAY (Thursday, April 6)
CALL Worksheet: Call Worksheet for Week 1
CALL hour Activity 4
AGENDA WEB -- "To Be" Practice exercises:
Exercise 1: 'To be' - present
Exercise 2: 'To be ' present + jobs
Exercise 3: 'To be' present - with nouns and pronouns
Exercise 4: Practice with pronouns and the 'to be' verb
CALL hour Activity 5
COMPUTER Survey: What do you know about computers?
CALL hour Activity 6
How good are you with a mouse? Find out with these two exercises:
Mousing practice Exercise 1: Mousing Around
Mousing Practice Exercise 2: Fruit on a car
HOMEWORK FOR MONDAY APRIL 10
Homework 1--Write a paragraph about yourself: Click to see the instructions
Homework 2 --Reading Homework:
Read the story in the link below. Draw a circle around the words you don't understand.
Then answer the questions on pages 10 and 11 (the two pages after the story).
DO NOT answer the questions under Discuss or Write.
Here is the link with the story to read and the questions: ESOL 20 Week 1 Reading Homework
A Woolly Mammoth (PC: Evergreen - Oregon Stories for English Language Learners (Beginner Level)
Week 2: Monday - Thursday (April 10 -13)
Week 2 Class Slides: Class Slides for April 10-13
Week 2, Day 1 (April 10)
Homework: Do the exercises in the Workbook (p. 2-3) and the exercises in this handout (link below) for Wednesday:
Subject Pronouns and Possessive Adjectives Handout and Homework Exercises
Week 2, Day 2 (April 12)
Handouts:
Woolly Mammoth discussion questions: Woolly Mammoth Group Discussion Questions
Yes/No Questions with the 'BE' Verb: Yes/No Questions with 'BE'
Dictation and Q/A Activity: Dictation worksheet
Dictation and Q/A Answer Key: Answer key
Homework for Thursday:
Think of a famous person.
It has to be a person you like.
It has to be an interesting person.
Come to class tomorrow with their name.
In computer class, you will do an exercise about this person.
Week 2, Day 3 (April 13)
CALL Online Worksheet: Week 2 CALL ONLINE worksheet
CALL In-class Handout: In Class Handout for Week 2 CALL class
THERE WILL BE A TEST ON MONDAY, APRIL 17.
Here is a list of topics to study for the test. Click on the link below: Topics for the Test on Monday, April 17
TO PREPARE FOR THE TEST:
Do the CALL Online Worksheet activities (grammar and listening). Here is the link for the CALL Worksheet: Week 2 CALL ONLINE worksheet
Do the exercises in the Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns handout: Possessives Adjectives and Subject Pronouns Exercises
Do the 'Be Verb' exercises in the handouts from Week 1. (Scroll up this page to find the handouts).
Practice the vocabulary terms in the Topics list.
Week 3 (April 17 - 20)
Week 3, Day 1 (April 17)
Homework:
1. Read the story, 'What do people leave on the bus?' Then, answer all the questions on p. 30 and the questions under 'Extension' on p. 31. DO NOT do the questions under Discuss or Write. Here is a link to the story: Reading for Week 3:Trimet Bus story
2. Rewrite your paragraph about a famous person. Correct all the mistakes. Bring your copy to class.
3. Complete Exercise D on p. 14 of the Textbook.
Week 3, CALL DAY
Call Online Worksheet: Call Online Worksheet for Week 3
Week 5
Week 5, Monday (May 1)
Reading Homework due on Monday, May 1:
Read the story in the link below. Draw a circle around the words you don't understand.
Then answer the questions on pages 26 and 27 (the two pages after the story).
DO NOT answer the questions under Discuss or Write.
Here is the link with the story to read and the questions: Smiley Face Forest - Reading and Questions
Week 5, Thursday (May 4) CALL DAY
Call Online Worksheet: CALL Online Worksheet for WEEK 4
Week 6
Thursday (May 11)
Call Online Worksheet: CALL Online Worksheet for Week 6
NOTE: There will be a test on Unit 1 on Monday, May 15. To prepare for the test:
Please go over the Practice test that you did with Shari. Link is here: Unit 1 Practice Test
Review the vocabulary and exercises in Unit 1 (Textbook and Workbook) and ALL the exercises you did with Shari and Woods.
Week 7
Thursday (May 17)
CALL Online Worksheet: CALL Online Worksheet for Week 7
Homework: Homework for Monday, May 22
Flying Car Story: Read and Answer the questions
Week 8 (Thursday, May 25)
CALL Worksheet: CALL Online Worksheet for Week 8
NO CLASS on Monday, May 29--enjoy Memorial Day!
Homework for Wednesday, May 31:
Week 9 (Thursday, June 1)
CALL Worksheet: CALL Online Worksheet for Week 9
Homework for Monday, June 5:
Read the story and answer the questions: Seaweed Bacon Story: Read and Answer the Questions
Prepositions Homework: Prepositions of Time and Place-Practice Exercises
Complete the Grammar Homework for May 31: Simple Present Affirmative, Negative, Questions
WEEK 10
June 5 Class Handouts:
Unit 4 Practice test (do at home to prepare for the test on Wednesday, June 7): Unit 4 Practice Test
Unit 4 Practice Test Listening Audio Files for the Listening questions:
Reminder: UNIT 4 TEST on Wednesday, June 7
JUNE 8 CALL WORKSHEET: CALL Week 10 Worksheet