Linda's ESL Classes - Social Communication (TR 1:20)

Homework: Choose 10 pairs of homophones and write one example sentence using both homophones in it (e.g., Which witch costume do you want to wear on Halloween?)

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March 21

1. News: 7 Things to Know and Vernal Equinox

2. Slang 9

3. Confusing Words in English

4. Confusing Word Pairs Video

Homework: Write example sentences for Slang 9

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March 16

1. News: 7 Things to Know Before You Go

2. Slang 8 Review

3. Abbreviations Every ESL Student Should Know

Video

4. Text Messages Activity

5. SMS Video

March 14

1. News: CNN10

2. Slang 8

3. Abbreviations Group Activity

4. Text Messages

5. SMS Video

Homework: Write example sentences for Slang 8

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March 9

1. News: 7 Things to Know and One Minute World News BBC

2. Slang Week 7 Review

3. Discusion on America

Homework: Abbreviations

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March 7

1. News: Riverside Plane Crash and Populism

2. Slang Week 6 Review

3. Slang Week 7

4. Discussion Questions

Hoemwork: Write example sentences for Slang Week 7

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February 23

1. News: 7 Things to Know Before You Go

2. Slang Week 6

3. Discussion Questions

4. Video: How to start a conversation with a

stranger

Homework: Write example sentences for Slang Week 6

February 16

1. Mini Bio Washington and Mini Bio Lincoln

2. News: Concrete Slab and Jackknifed Big Rig

3. Slang Week 5 Review

4. Have you ever...?

5. Flap T Video and How to Make the Flap T

Homework: Find a news story online or in the paper, read it, and be ready to explain it to your group.

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February 14

1. News: Valentine's Day and Oroville Dam

2. Slang Week 5

3. Cupid

4. Discussion Questions about Love

5. Valentine's Day Slang

Homework: Write sentences for Slang Week 5

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February 9

1. News: Van in a Sinkhole and Storm Coverage

2. Slang Week 4 Review

3. Flap T Video and How to Make the Flap T

Video

4. Have you ever...?

February 7

1. News: Free City College and Storm

2. Slang Week 4

3. Tell Your Group Whom You Talked to for

Homework

4. Interview Two Partners

5. Accent Reduction Video

Homework: Write example sentences for Slang Week 4

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February 2

1. Groundhog Day and The Three Branches of

the US Goverment

2. Slang Week 3 Review

3. Find Someone Who

4. How to Speak Natural English

Homework: This weekend talk to two native English speakers you don't know and be ready to share whom you talked to on Tuesday.

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January 31

1. News: What the ban means to me?

2. Slang Week 3

3. Table Talk Cards

4. Neighborhoods

5. Coit Tower

Homework: Write 10 sentences for Slang Week 3

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January 26

1. News: Sanctuary Cities and Border Wall

2. Slang Week 2 Review

3. Interview a Partner about New's Year

Resolutions

4. Social English Vocabulary and Expressions

Homework: Read about the different San Francisco neighborhoods.

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January 24

1. News: BBC One-Minute News and Governor

Brown

2. Slang Week 2

3. Conversation Cards

4. Manners Quiz (Conclusion)

5. What are bad manners in the US? Video

Homework: Write example sentences for Slang Week 2

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January 19

1. News: What Happens at the Inaugration and

7 Things to Know

2. Slang Week 1 Review

3. What are good manners in the US? Video

4. Manners Quiz

Homework: Write a paragraph about any topic you want.

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January 17

1. News: MLK Mini Bio, March on Washington

MLK and Women's March

2. Slang Week 1

3. Group Discussion

4. What are good manners in the US? Video

Homework: Write example sentences for each Slang Week 1

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How to Make the Flap T