Skills Center Assignments for Weeks 2 to 4
ESL 81
Name:________________
Instructor: ___________________
Task:
Focus on Grammar (computer) – Open the ESL Folder. Open the Grammar
Folder. Double-click FOG 2. Choose not to save answers.
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Do Focus on Grammar Level 2, Unit 1 or Focus on Grammar Level 2, Unit 3
Do Discover the Grammar A, B.
Do Practice A – F.
Write your scores in the box to the right.
If you finish early, do the other unit.
Student Work/Notes:
Completed:
Discover the Grammar A: ____ out of _____
Discover the Grammar B: ____ out of _____
Practice A: ____ out of _____
Practice B: ____ out of _____
Practice C: ____ out of _____
Practice D: ____ out of _____
Practice E: ____ out of _____
Practice F: ____ out of _____
Two things that I learned today are:
1.
Penguin Active Reader (book and computer) – Ask for a Penguin Active
Reader Level 2 book from the front desk. Open the ESL Folder. Open the
Reading Folder. Open the Penguin Active Readers Folder. Open Level 2
Folder. Double click on the title of your book.
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Listen while you read the book for approximately 30 minutes.
Double-click on the interactive exercises.
Do all tests for each chapter you have read.
Write your scores in the box to the right.
VOCABULARY
Goal: Developing Vocabulary
2.
The title of the book I read is: __________________
What pages did you read? ____ to ____
Do you want to finish it later? Yes
No
Test Scores:
Checked by:
Date:
READING
Goal: Reading Comprehension
The new vocabulary words I learned today are:
Oxford Picture Dictionary (computer) – Open the ESL Folder. Open the Vocabulary
Folder. Double-click OPD. Register by using your first name for your user name and
your first name for your password.
Test Scores:
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Find the category “Everyday Language.” (Use the pictures to help.)
Select “Succeeding in School”
Do Explore, Practice (Read and Find, Listen and Find, Listen and Spell) and Test
After you finish, you should also select “A Classroom” and do all the same
exercises and Test for this unit.
Fall 2011
Succeeding in School: ____ out of 10
A Classroom
: ____ out of 10
Checked by:
Date:
GRAMMAR
Goal: Review Simple Present and Simple Past Tenses
Checked by:
Date:
Skill:
Skills Center Assignments for Weeks 5 to 7
ESL 81
Name:________________
Instructor: _________________
Student Work/Notes:
Discover the Grammar:
Focus on Grammar (computer) – Open the ESL Folder. Open the Grammar Folder.
Double-click FOG 2. Choose not to save answers.
Unit 4
Practice A: __ out of 9
Practice B: __ out of 7
Practice C: __ out of 6
Practice D: __ out of 8
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Do Focus on Grammar Level 2, Contents, Unit 4. (If you finish early, do Level 2, Unit
5, Practices A – E.)
Do Discover the Grammar.
Do Practices A – D.
Read the reading passage and do the reading comprehension practice.
Write your scores in the box to the right.
Completed:
Unit 5
Practice A: __ out of 5
Practice B: __ out of 6
Practice C: __ out of 10
Practice D: __ out of 10
Practice E: __ out of 5
Unit 4: Reading Comprehension: ____ out of 5
Unit 5: Reading Comprehension: ____ out of 5
Two things that I learned today are:
1.
Footprint Reader (book and computer) – Ask for a Footprint Reader Level 2 or Level 3
book from the front desk. Open the ESL Folder. Open the Reading Folder. Open the
Footprints Readers Folder. Open either the Level 2 or Level 3 Folder.
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LISTENING
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Choose the video icon. Watch the short video for your book before you read.
Do “Words to Know” at the beginning of your book before you read.
Read the book. You can also listen while you read by choosing the title of your book on
the computer.
After reading the book, do the 12 questions at the end of the book called “After You
Read.”
Check your answers in the answer key by asking the instructor in charge.
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The title of the book I read is:
__________________
What pages did you read? ____ to ____
Do you want to finish it later? Yes
No
Checked by:
Date:
READING
Goal: Reading Comprehension
Goal: Practice Listening Comprehension
The title of the unit I listened to is :
Listen and Say It Right in English (book and computer) – Ask for this book at the front
desk. Double-click on the Audio File – Foreign Languages and ESL, which is on the
computer desktop. Click the yellow folder under the title “Master Tracks”. Double-click
the ESL folder. Find the folder titled “Listen and Say It Right in English”.
Two things that I learned today are:
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Fall 2011
Choose any unit from 11 – 20.
Listen to Part 1 while following along in the book.
On a separate piece of paper, do Parts 2, 3, 4 while listening to the audio.
Check in your answers in the answer key by asking the instructor in charge.
Choose another unit and complete it if you finish early.
Checked by:
Date:
Task:
Goal: Review nouns and adjectives
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2.
Checked by:
Date:
GRAMMAR
Skill:
Skills Center Assignments for Weeks 8 to 10
ESL 81
Name:________________
Instructor: ____________________
Task:
Goal: Review prepositions
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Do Focus on Grammar Level 2, Unit 6
Do Discover the Grammar.
Do Practice A – E.
Read the reading passage and do the reading comprehension practice.
Write your scores in the box to the right.
If you finish early, do the other unit.
Completed:
Discover the Grammar : ____ out of _____
Practice A: ____ out of _____
Practice B: ____ out of _____
Practice C: ____ out of _____
Practice D: ____ out of _____
Practice E: ____ out of _____
Reading Comprehension: ____ out of ____
Two things that I learned today are:
1.
Goal: Reading Comprehension
The title of the book I read is: __________________
Penguin Active Reader (book and computer) – Ask for a Penguin Active
Reader Level 2 book from the front desk. Open the ESL Folder. Open the
Reading Folder. Open the Penguin Active Readers Folder. Open Level 2
Folder. Double click on the title of your book.
What pages did you read? ____ to ____
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Listen while you read the book for approximately 30 minutes.
Double-click on the interactive exercises.
Do all tests for each chapter you have read.
Write your scores in the box to the right.
LISTENING
Goal: Developing Vocabulary
Do you want to finish it later? Yes
No
Test Scores:
Checked by:
Date:
READING
2.
The new vocabulary words I learned today are:
Oxford Picture Dictionary (computer) – Open the ESL Folder. Open the Vocabulary
Folder. Double-click OPD. You should your first name as the user name and password.
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o Choose the category “Work”.
o Select “The Workplace”
o Do Explore, Practice (Read and Find, Listen and Find, Listen
and Spell) and Test
o After you finish, you should also select “Job Skills” and do all
the same exercises and Test for this unit.
Spring 2011
Test Scores:
The Workplace:
Job Skill :
____ out of 10
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Checked by:
Date:
GRAMMAR
Focus on Grammar (computer) – Open the ESL Folder. Open the Grammar
Folder. Double-click FOG 2. Choose not to save answers.
Student Work/Notes:
Checked by:
Date:
Skill:
Skills Center Assignments for Weeks 11 to 13
ESL 81
Name:________________
Instructor: __________
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Choose Level C.
Choose Usage.
Do lesson 2: Pronouns. Read the notes and do all practice exercises.
Do lesson 3: Agreement. Read the notes and do all practice exercises.
Write 4 sentences using pronouns and correct subject verb agreement in the box on the right.
Completed:
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B.
C.
Checked by:
Date:
GRAMMAR
Cornerstone (computer) – Open the ESL Folder. Open the Grammar Folder. Double-click
Cornerstone. Take action as Guest.
Student Work/Notes:
Write 4 sentences.
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Two things that I learned today are:
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2.
Goal: Reading Comprehension
READING
Oxford Bookworm (book) – Ask for a Oxford Bookworm Level 1 or Level 2 book from the
front desk.
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LISTENING
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Read the book for 30 minutes.
Find 5 words you do not know and write the definitions on a separate piece of paper.
In the back of the book, look for the While Reading section.
On a separate piece of paper, answer all questions based on the chapters you read during
the first 30 minutes.
Check your answers in the answer key by asking the instructor in charge.
The title of the book I read is:
__________________
What pages did you read? ____ to ____
Do you want to finish it later? Yes
5 words I learned today are:
Goal: Practice listening comprehension and pronunciation
Three things that I learned today are:
Tell Me More (computer) –Open the ESL Folder. Open the All Skills Folder. Double-click Tell Me
More English 2+. Create a new account by using your first name for your user name and password.
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Fall 2011
Choose Free to Roam Mode (make selections by clicking on the green check mark on the
right.)
Choose any of the 12 topics you are interested in.
Do Dialogue, Sentence Pronunciation, Picture and Word Association, and The Right Word
activities. You can find these on the drop down menu at the bottom.
Finish your topic by doing the Video and Questions activity.
If you finish early, choose another topic.
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Checked by:
Date:
Task:
Goal: Review pronouns and subject-verb agreement
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I need to work more on:
Checked by:
Date:
Skill:
Skills Center Assignments for Weeks 14 to 16
ESL 81
Name:________________
Instructor: __________
Student Work/Notes:
Completed:
Spelling Pretest: ____ out of 20
Skillsbank 5 (computer) – Click on Skillsbank 5 on the computer desktop. Choose Language.
Choose Spelling
Lessons:
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Do the Spelling pretest. Write your score on the right.
Choose any 3 lessons in Spelling. Read the notes and do the exercises.
Do the Spelling posttest. Write your score on the right.
If you have extra time, choose more lessons to do.
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L ___
Checked by:
Date:
Task:
Goal: Review spelling rules.
L___
Spelling Posttest: ____ out of 20
Penguin Active Reader (book and computer) – Ask for a Penguin Active Reader Level 2 book
from the front desk. Open the ESL Folder. Open the Reading Folder. Open the Penguin Active
Readers Folder. Open Level 2 Folder. Double click on the title of your book.
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Listen while you read the book for approximately 30 minutes.
Double-click on the interactive exercises.
Do all tests for each chapter you have read.
Write your scores in the box to the right.
VOCABULARY
Goal: Developing Vocabulary
Oxford Picture Dictionary (computer) – Open the ESL Folder. Open the Vocabulary Folder. Double-click
OPD. You should your first name as the user name and password.
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o Choose the category “Areas of Study”.
o Select “Schools and Subjects.”
o Do Explore, Practice (Read and Find, Listen and Find, Listen and Spell) and
Test
o After you finish, you should also select “English Composition” and do all the
same exercises and Test for this unit.
Spring 2011
The title of the book I read is:
__________________
What pages did you read? ____ to ____
Do you want to finish it later? Yes
No
Test Scores:
Checked by:
Date:
READING
Goal: Reading Comprehension
The new vocabulary words I learned
today are:
Test Scores:
Schools/Subjects:
____ out of 10
English Composition :
____ out of 10
Checked by:
Date:
GRAMMAR
Skill: