ESOL 20: Level 2
Portland Community College
Winter 2026
Willow Creek Center (MWF, 9 AM -11:50 AM)
Instructor: Ellora Maitra
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Hello Level 2 Students! My name is Ellora Maitra and I am your Level 2 teacher. Welcome to our class!
Our class is on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9:00 AM to 11:50 AM at the PCC Willow Creek Center.
Remote Students: please join the class promptly at 9 :00 AM on Zoom. Here is the Zoom link for the class: https://portlandcc.zoom.us/j/95384040185
In person Students: On Mondays and Wednesdays, we will meet in Room 206. On Fridays, from 9 -9:50 AM, you will have computer class in Room 213 with your CALL instructor, Sandra Banke (sbanke@pcc.edu) . After that, you will go to Room 206 for our regular class.
To download all the audio for the textbook and the workbook, click here: Audio for English in Action Level 2
To listen online to the audio for the Welcome Unit and Unit 3, click here: EIA 2 Audio (Textbook and Workbook)
For more practice exercises, go to Sandra Banke's CALL website: https://www.pcc.edu/staff/sbanke/call/call-for-level-2-morning-winter-2026/
Week 5, Day 1 (February 2)
Week 5, Day 1 (February 2)
Week 4, Day 3 (Jan 30)
Week 4, Day 3 (Jan 30)
Class Materials:
Homework (click the link below:)
Week 4, Day 2 (Jan 28)
Week 4, Day 2 (Jan 28)
Class Slides and Handouts:
Homework (click the link below:)
Remember to study for the adjectives quiz on Friday.
In person students, please go to Room 213 for computer class at 9 AM. Zoom students, please join the class at 9:55 AM.
Week 4, Day 1 (Jan 26)
Week 4, Day 1 (Jan 26)
Week 3, Day 2 (Jan 23)
Week 3, Day 2 (Jan 23)
Class Slides:
Homework for Monday, Jan 1/26 (click on the blue links):
1. Read the story: Sunshine in a Box. Listen to the audio. Then answer the questions in the worksheet.
2. Look over the adjectives slides (start from slide 10) and worksheet from class. Do the Adjectives homework.
3. On Monday, we will start Unit 3. Please look at the words on page 50 in the textbook. Listen to the audio for Exercise A. Circle the words you don't understand.
Week 3, Day 1 (Jan 21st)
Week 3, Day 1 (Jan 21st)
Class Slides:
Homework for Friday, Jan 1/23 (click on the blue links):
1. Study for the test on Friday.
Go over the study topics for the test on Friday.
Study the class slides, the class worksheets, textbook pages 2-15 and workbook exercises pages 2-6.
Do the practice test.
Check your answers for the practice test here: Welcome Unit Practice Test Answer Key
2. Complete the sentences for the Writing Practice Exercise 2.
3. Go to page 14 in the textbook. Complete Exercise D.
Week 2, Day 3 (Jan 16th)
Week 2, Day 3 (Jan 16th)
Class Slides:
Homework for Friday, Jan 1/16 (click on the links):
1. Do the exercises in the Numbers worksheet <<< Click this link.
2. Do the Practice Test <<< Click this link.
3. Go to the Workbook, page 5. Do Exercise H.
4. Go over the study topics for the test on Friday. Study the class slides, the worksheets, textbook pages 2-15 and workbook exercises pages 2-6.
Week 2, Day 2 (Jan 14th)
Week 2, Day 2 (Jan 14th)
Class Slides:
Homework for Friday, Jan 1/16 (click on the links):
Textbook homework:
Go to the textbook, page 10. Listen to the audio. Do Exercise A.
Workbook homework:
1. Go to the Workbook. Do the exercises on page 4.
2. In the workbook, go to page 6. Do the listening exercises on page 6: Exercise I, J, and K.
Week 2, Day 1 (Jan 12th)
Week 2, Day 1 (Jan 12th)
Class Materials:
Numbers Activity:
Birthday math worksheet (extra practice)
BE verb Practice (Pronouns, Negatives, Contractions):
Class Slides:
Homework for Wednesday, Jan 1/14 (click on the links):
Go over the slides from today's class.
Do the textbook and workbook homework exercises for Wednesday.
Study the numbers 1-30 for a quiz on Wednesday, 1/14. Spell the numbers. Do the online practice exercises (click the links):
Week 1, Day 3
Week 1, Day 3
Class Materials:
Warm up games:
Sound of ending letter: https://wordwall.net/play/105207/335/716
Class Handout:
Class Slides:
Homework for Monday, Jan 1/12 (click on the links):
Go over the slides from today's class.
Complete the BE Verb Practice Worksheet.
Complete the Homework Worksheet for Monday.
Study the numbers 1-30 for a quiz on Wednesday, 1/14. Spell the numbers. Do the online practice exercises (click the links):
Week 1, Day 2
Week 1, Day 2
Class Materials:
Warm up games:
Sound of beginning letter: https://wordwall.net/play/45647/061/231
Unjumble the sentences:
https://wordwall.net/play/45649/596/446
Class Handout:
Class Slides:
Homework: Do Exercise 1 and 2 from the class handout
Week 1, Day 1
Week 1, Day 1
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