CORE Class B - Winter 2017

January 17 - March 30
Monday - Thursday 4:20-5:25

Block 2 Teachers:

Sarah Miner - sarahminer1@gmail.com

Judy James - judyjames@mac.com

Course Overview:

In this course we will continue your study of English and improve your speaking and listening
skills.

Course Objectives:

Students will speak fluently and accurately for their level in authentic speaking exercises.
Students will learn and use new vocabulary for everyday situations including: shopping
for food, repairs, health, house and home, and travel and transportation.
Students will use the present simple, present progressive, past simple, past progressive,
and future tenses accurately in spoken and written English.
Students will practice listening and answering appropriately by keeping a weekly
listening and speaking log.
Students will use comparative and superlative forms accurately and appropriately.

Classroom Rules:
Speak English in the classroom.
80% attendance ((8 absences)
Be on time
Dress modestly
No food. Water is OK
No children in the classroom
Participate and ask questions
Bring a notebook and pen/pencil

Important Dates:
Feb 20 - No Classes
Feb 21 - Block 2 Begins
Mar 21-23 No Classes
Mar 30 - Last Day of Class/Final Party
 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

Week 6: Shopping February 20 February 21 February 22 February 23

for Food NO CLASS Introductions Menu planning Navigating the
Grocery Ads Counting Food store
Comparisons Asking for Help
Money

Week 7: Home February 27 February 28 March 1 March 2

Repairs Repair Finding a Requesting Help Life Skills
Problems repairman Can you/Will Understanding
Repair Which questions you invoices
vocabulary

Week 8: Health March 6 March 7 March 8 March 9

Self Care Doctor visits Dentist visits Medicine
Symptoms Have to/has to Vocabulary Reading labels
Asking advice Past tense Time statements Finding the right
Should medicine
statements

Week 9: House March 13 March 14 March 15 March 16

and Home House Hunting Things in a Chores and Hobbies
Reading ads House Activities Pronunciation
and brochures Shop for Circumlocution -ed ending
furniture
Comparatives

Week 10: Review March 20 Guest Lecture NO CLASS NO CLASS

and Special Make
Lecture Connections

Week 11: Travel March 27 March 28 March 29 March 30

and Transportation Directions Vacations Taking the Bus Final Party
Reading Maps Talking about Bus Maps and Graduation
Giving Different Schedules
Directions Cultures Running
Errands