ESLearners: 2010

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Lab 14

Hey guys- last lab!

I hope you've enjoyed having the opportunity to use the computer lab.
I'm proud of how much you have improved in your listening skills since we started using the lab.

Listening
(1.) Airport Announcement
**Mixer – http://www.esl-lab.com/airport/airportrd1.htm

(2.) Airport Information

**Conversation http://www.dailyesl.com/airport-arrival.htm

Do the quiz after you listen.
**Quiz http://www.dailyesl.com/airportinformation-quiz.htm

Grammar and Vocabulary
(3.) Vocab and verb tense from Top Notch - Exercise 1
http://wps.pearsonlongman.com/topnotch1/40/10350/2649756.cw/index.html

Score: _____/15

(4.) CHOOSE: A or B

A. Modal Quiz: Can-Can’t-Could-Couldn’t

www.esltower.com/GRAMMARQUIZ/modals/can,%20can't,%20couldn't,%20could%20-%20output/modal1.html

B. More Modals:

http://english-zone.com/verbs/can-cant.html

(5.) Be going to Quiz

http://a4esl.org/q/h/0101/sv-goingto.html

Thursday, April 29, 2010

Lab 13

Listening

TRANSPORTATION
(1.) How is Transportation in your town?
**Mixer – http://www.elllo.org/PagesMixer/52-MX-Transportation.htm

(2.) Types of Travel
**Conversation http://www.elllo.org/yeartwo/april31st/travel_pic.htm

Do the quiz after you listen.
**Quiz http://www.elllo.org/yeartwo/april31st/travel_quiz.htm

Grammar and Vocabulary

CAN ~COULD~ SHOULD
(3.) Verb tense from Top Notch - Exercise 2
http://wps.pearsonlongman.com/topnotch1/40/10350/2649756.cw/index.html

(4.) Modal Quiz: Can-Can’t-Could-Couldn’t

www.esltower.com/GRAMMARQUIZ/modals/can,%20can't,%20couldn't,%20could%20-%20output/modal1.html

(5.) More Modals:

http://english-zone.com/verbs/can-cant.html

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Lab 12

Listening
(1.) Travel wish list
**Mixer – www.elllo.org/english/Mixer/19-LikeVisit.html

(2.) Travel Arrangements
**Exercise II - www.esl-lab.com/flight/flightrd1.htm - Do the quiz after you listen.
**Exercise III - www.esl-lab.com/flight/flightrd1.htm - sentence mix up

Grammar and Vocabulary

(3.) Verb tense from Top Notch - Exercise 2
http://wps.pearsonlongman.com/topnotch1/40/10350/2649731.cw/index.html
(4.) Spell master: Past Tense Verbs
http://www.manythings.org/wbg/verbs_past1-sw.html
Do NOT restart the game!!

(5.) Play this matching game with a partner - choose someone new this week!
http://www.manythings.org/wbg/verbs_past1-mw.html

Thursday, April 15, 2010

LAB 11

It's Thursday again!
I hope you enjoyed seeing some pictures of your classmates pictures at the zoo.
We are just starting a Unit 8 on "Getting Away" and taking a vacation.

Listening(1.) Action or Relaxation?
**Mixer – http://www.elllo.org/english/Mixer/65-Vacation.html

(2.) How do you pass the time on a flight?
**Basic Quiz - http://www.elllo.org/english/MX/080B-Flight.htm

**Combo Quiz - http://www.elllo.org/english/MX/080C-Flight.htm

(3) Top Notch - Listnening – exercise 1
**Ex.1http://wps.pearsonlongman.com/topnotch1/40/10350/2649731.cw/index.html

Grammar and Vocabulary
(4.) Verb tense from Top Notch - Exercise 2
http://wps.pearsonlongman.com/topnotch1/40/10350/2649731.cw/index.html

(5) Spell master: Past Tense Verbs
http://www.manythings.org/wbg/verbs_past1-sw.html
Do NOT restart the game!!

(6) Play this matching game with a partner
http://www.manythings.org/wbg/verbs_past1-mw.html

Police Pager Case

NPR:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=125998549&ps=cprs

Here is the link for the NPR story re. Ontario vs. Quan.

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Lincoln Park Zoo

Thursday, students from the College of Chicago went to the Lincoln Park Zoo and the Botanical Gardens! We had a great time, even though it was kind of cold.

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Listening to the news (with text)

Good morning!

Today we will listen to a news-broadcast.

"Internet Freedoms and the Google-China Dispute"
~taken from: http://esl-bits.net/advanced-listening/NEWindex.htm
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) * The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer * March 23, 2010 Tuesday

1. Listen to the article first - do NOT read it.
2. {Stop at 3:15} Listen to the first 3 minutes 13 seconds. (When the music starts.)

3. Go back and listen and read the second time.

4. Listen again to the whole 12 minutes of the news broadcast.
5. Listen and read the whole article.