Transcript Welcome to Rochelle’s Intermediate Communication Skills Course

Welcome to Rochelle’s
Intermediate Communication
Skills Course
Fall Quarter 2015-2016
Fridays 8:30-12:30/Room 8
Computer Lab Time 9:30-10:30/Room 11
Break time 10:30-10:45
Contact Information
Name: Rochelle
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 510.793.2240 x29008
Please think about these 4 questions:
1. What do you know about this
course?
2. What do you think you will learn in
this course?
3. What are your educational goals?
Course Requirements
Students should arrive on time and
stay the entire time.
Students need to bring the following
items to class: pen, pencil, notebook,
binder, and dictionary.
All students are required to take a
pre and a post CASAS listening test.
Books
World Link Video Course Workbook #2/DVD
The Grammar Links for each unit are as follows:
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Unit 1: Review of simple past tense
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Unit 2: The superlative form of adjectives
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Unit 3: Stative verbs
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Unit 4: Giving advice with should, ought to, and had better
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Unit 5: Polite requests with modal verbs
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Unit 6: Different uses of be going to and will
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Unit 7: Making invitations using infinitives and the -ing form
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Unit 8: The past continuous tense vs. the simple past tense
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Unit 9: The present perfect tense with for and since
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Unit 10: Verb + gerund vs. verb + infinitive
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Unit 11: Used to
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Unit 12: The present perfect for indefinite time
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A Class set of books is available for students to use during class.
Books
Whaddaya Say?
 Helps intermediate students understand English as it
is really spoken. This easy-to-use listening program
familiarizes
students with the rapid speech
commonly used in everyday life. In particular, the
book introduces students to the most common
reduced forms- such as *gonna ("going to" + verb),
*wanna (natural speed pronunciation for "want to"),
and *hafta (“have to”).
 Using language students encounter in everyday
situations, Whaddaya Say? explains the most
common pronunciation changes that occur when
English speakers talk at a natural speed. This allows
all students to improve their comprehension of
spoken English, both inside and outside the
classroom.
 Each of the text's lessons includes an audio segment
that introduces new reduced forms, followed by
cloze activities.
Books
Our Own Stories:
Readings for CrossCultural Communication
 Designed for intermediate ESL students to improve
their reading skills and writing skills as well as
provide information about American culture.
 There are 20 units in the book. Students will build
English language skills through exercises such as
comprehension questions, vocabulary development,
expansion activities, and written work.
 Students will participate in timed reading exercises,
and dictations.
 A class set of books is available for students to use
during class.
Additional Instructional
Resources
Azar Blue
Grammar in Context 2
Internet Activities/ Online Quizzes
Podcasts
SMARTboard Quizzes
Mingling Activities
Dictations
World Link #2 Quizzes
Computer Lab 9:30-10:30 Room 11/Rosetta Stone
Level 3
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Cell Phone Policy
 All cell phones must be turned off before
entering the classroom.
At certain times
during class, students will be allowed to use
their cell phones for internet research or as
a dictionary.
 If a student’s cell phone rings during class,
the teacher will ask that student to go home.
No cell phone calls are allowed in class.
Smoking Policy
 There is no smoking anywhere at
Fremont Adult School- not in the
classroom, not in the building, not in
the bathrooms, not in the parking lot,
and not in your car. If you have to
smoke, please go out to Calaveras
Avenue.
Questions?