Friday, March 30, 2012

Level 4 Passive Voice & Goals for Education

For My Level 4 ESL Class,


Today we are reviewing Unit 1 for a quiz next Saturday, April 7th. Also, we are continuing to work on Unit 2, in our Ventures 4 book.  On the right side of this page you will see a link to Ventures Arcade.  Click on the link and it will take you to Ventures 4, follow the link to Unit 1, then Unit 2.  Complete the exercises on Noun Clauses in Unit 1 and, in Unit 2, on the Passive Voice and Reading. 


When you finish the above exercises, think about this... 


The topic of Unit 2 is Student Success.  Have you discovered your passion for learning?  What is your goal for education?  What are your career goals? Life goals? 


Here are some student success quotes to help you think through the process:


For example:


"Education is not a preparation for life; education is life itself." - John Dewey
"Education is not the filling of a pail but the lighting of a fire." – W.B. Yeats


Please follow the link for more inspirational quotes on learning:

http://conciselearning.com/studentsuccessquotes.html


Be prepared to share your goals with the class.

Also, have you thought about transferring into the Credit ESL classes on main campus? The next meeting is on Tuesday, April 10th, please ask me for further details. 


Best,
Teacher Bonnie





Thursday, March 29, 2012

The Amish

Hello Class,

Please click on the link below to see a PBS profile on the Amish people, you may have to cut and paste the link into your browser. It is a really interesting biography about a very devote group of people that hold on to their traditions and values from hundreds of years ago.



http://video.pbs.org/video/2200745636/

Best,

Teacher Bonnie

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Cleft Sentences: What are they?

Hi Level 5 Class,

We are currently reviewing Cleft Sentence structures which give emphasis to the focus of your sentence.

For more information, follow the links, you might have to cut and paste them into your browser:

http://www.scribd.com/doc/12881488/Cleft-SentencesExercises

http://esl.about.com/od/grammarstructures/a/g_emphasis.htm

What we need is to study more! Lol!

What I need is a good vacation. :)

Best,

Teacher Bonnie

Quizlet Link & Study Guide

Hi L4 Class, Here is a link to join Quizlet when we use this website in class and work on our vocabulary. Click here:  Quizlet Vocabular...