Transcript Welcome to Level-4 - Yazmin`s Level-4 Class

Welcome to Level-4
Yazmin Vanegas
Counseling and Guidance
Make an appointment with:
Dr. John Pellitteri (909) 594-5611 Ext. 5232
Michael Nguyen (909) 274-5003
Bertha Rodriguez (909) 2745715
Parking Permit:
• Where : Building 9-A
• When: M-Th.: from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Fees: $40 Spring or Fall Semesters
$25 Replacement fee
$20 Winter or Summer Intersession
$12 Replacement fee
• A Parking Permit is required 24 hours a day,7 days
a week.
• Park only in the Student Lots.
• Student ID Card: Building 9-B $10
Attendance
If you are absent 33 hours (9.5 days)
for whatever reason, you will lose
your priority for registration, and
you might be dropped from this class.
Please, let me know if you are going
to be absent 2 or more days.
Student’s Responsibilities
• come to class every day
• participate in class activities
• ask questions during class when you
do not understand
• raise your hand when you want to
speak up
• be polite to people around you
Textbook
Focus on Grammar Book 4 (for L-4 and L-5)
textbook $48.39 (new)
$33.69 (used)
textbook and workbook $52.99
textbook, workbook and CD $58.76
Unit
Topic
1
Simple Present and Present Progressive
2
Simple Past and Past Progressive
3
Present Perfect, Present Perfect Progressive, and Simple Past
4
Past Perfect and Past Perfect Progressive
5
Future and Future Progressive
7
Negative Yes/No Questions and Tag Questions
8
So, Too, Neither, Either, But
9
Gerunds and Infinitives
10
Make, Have, Let, Help
11
Phrasal Verbs
12
Phrasal Verbs: Separable and Inseparable
13
Adjective Clauses with Subject Relative Pronouns
14
Adjective Clauses with Object Relative Pronouns
18
Passive Voice: Simple Present and Simple Past
21
Factual Conditional: Present
22
Factual Conditional: Past
Test
1
2
3
4
5
6
Textbook
• Idioms in American Life $32.29 (new)
$22.99 (used)
All of the units in your
textbook will be covered.
A quiz is given after every
four lessons.
Class Materials
Scantron package of 6
Number 2 pencils
Tests, Quizzes, Midterm, and Final
Tests 1-6:
Listening Comprehension
Reading Comprehension
Vocabulary
Grammar
Idioms Quizzes:
A quiz after every four lessons (5 total)
Midterm:
Listening Comprehension
Reading Comprehension
Grammar: Units 1-8
Final Test:
Listening Comprehension
Reading Comprehension
Grammar: All the units covered in Level-4
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No make-ups will be given.
No cell phones or dictionaries will be allowed
while you are taking a test or doing your writing.
Grading
To be promoted to level-5, you must:
 Have good attendance
 Pass the 6 listening, reading, vocabulary,
grammar quizzes with a 70% average
 Pass the 5 idioms quizzes with a 70%
average
 Pass the midterm and final test with a
70% average
 Turn in 3 in-class writing examples
 Do your role-play and oral presentation
EL Civics:
Environmental Problem
1. Role Play:
Telephone Conversation (May 4th)
Possible points: 20
2. Power Point Presentation:
LLC: Research EL Civics Topic
LLC: Power Point Workshop (May 3rd)
Presentations: May 14th – 25th)
Three to four students a day
Possible points: 26
Usual Class Schedule
8:00-9:30:
Grammar review
Correct homework
Introduce new topic
9:30-9:50:
Break
9:50-11:30:
Idioms or/and
Listening
Reading and vocabulary
Useful Websites
Level-4 : http://mtsaclevel-4.pbworks.com
Focus: http://llc.mtsac.edu
Listening: www.es-lab.com
Grammar: www.englishpage.com
• Reading, Vocabulary, Pron.: www.cdlponline.org
• www.literacynet.ort/cnnsf/home.html
• www.spellingcity.com
• http://usalearns.org
Important Dates
February 27th ………………….. First day of class
March 2nd …………..…….… ….. Meeting (class from 8:00 to 10:00)
March 7th ……….………….…….. Oral Evaluation from 10:00 to 11:00
March 10th ……………..………. CASAS Test #1
March 23rd ……………..……..… In-service (class from 8:00 to 10:00)
March 30st ………………………. Caesar Chavez Day (no class)
April 6th ………………....………. Midterm workshop (class from 8:00 to 10:30)
April 11th ……………..…..….….. CASAS Test #2
April 16th ………………………….. Select topic for El Civics presentation
April 18th ……………..….………. Midterm
April 19th …………………………. Sign progress reports / research EL topic (LLC)
May 3rd .………………..……….. Power Point Workshop (LLC) from 8:00 to 11:15
May 4th …………………………….. EL Civics Role Play Evaluation from 10:00 to 11:00
May 11th …………………………… In-service (class from 8:00 to 10:30)
May 14th – 25th …………………. EL Civics Presentations
May 16th ……………..………....… ESL Career Conference from 8:30 to 11:15
May 22nd …………………………… EL civics Make-ups
May 23rd …………………….……. CASAS Test #3
May 28th ……………………..……. Memorial Day (no class)
June 12th ………………………….. Priority registration
June 13th ………………..…….…… Final test
June 15th …………………………… Last day of class
June 23rd ………………………….. No priority registration
June 25th – Aug. 3rd…....….. Summer session
Please turn your cellular
phones off during class
meetings.