Welcome to Level-4

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Welcome to Level-4

• Yazmin Vanegas

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Counseling and Guidance

• Make an appointment with
• Dr. John Pellitteri [phone] Ext. 5232
• Michael Nguyen [phone]
• Bertha Rodriguez (909) 2745715

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• Parking Permit
• Where Building 4
• When M-Th. from 830 a.m. to 500 p.m.
• Friday 830 a.m. to 430 p.m.
• Fees 40 Spring or Fall Semesters
• 25 Replacement fee
• 20 Winter or Summer Intersession
• 12 Replacement fee
• A Parking Permit is required 24 hours a day,7
  days a week.
• Park only in the Student Lots.
• Student ID Card Building 9-B 10

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Attendance

• If you are absent 33 hours (9.5 days)
• for whatever reason, you will lose
• your priority for registration, and
• you might be dropped from this class.
• Please, let me know if you are going to be
  absent 2 or more days.

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Students Responsibilities

• You should.

• You must not.

• be on time
• come to class every day
• participate in class activities
• ask questions during class when you do not
  understand
• raise your hand when you want to speak up
• be polite to people around you

• copy during a test
• take pictures of the tests
• keep the tests
• use your cellular phone in class

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Textbook

• Idioms in American Life 45.25 (new)
• ?
  (used)

All of the units in your textbook will be
covered. A quiz is given after every four
lessons.
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Class Materials

• Scantron package of 6

• Number 2 pencils

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Grammar Textbook for Levels 4 and 5Fourth Edition
Textbook and MyEnglishLab 66.00 Textbook with
CD only 53.35 Textbook and workbook 69.35
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• MyEnglishLab 
• To register to MyEnglishLab go to
•  
• 1. http//www.myenglishlab.com/focusongrammar
• 2. Click on the green REGISTER button.
• 3. Click on the yellow I Accept button.
• 4. Click on the NO button.
• 5. Create a Login Name (at least 4 characters)
•  
• 6. Create a password (at least 8 characters)
•  
• 7. Re-type your password.
• 8. Type your access code. (from your book)
• 9. Click NEXT.
•  
• To join my Level-4 class

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Unit Grammar Topic Test
1 Simple Present and Present Progressive 1
2 Simple Past and Past Progressive 1
3 Present Perfect, Present Perfect Progressive, and Simple Past 1
4 Past Perfect and Past Perfect Progressive 1
5 Future and Future Progressive 1
7 Negative Yes/No Questions and Tag Questions 2
8 So, Too, Neither, Either, But 2
9 Gerunds and Infinitives 3
10 Make, Have, Let, Help 3
11 Phrasal Verbs 4
12 Phrasal Verbs Separable and Inseparable 4
13 Adjective Clauses with Subject Relative Pronouns 5
14 Adjective Clauses with Object Relative Pronouns 5
18 Passive Voice Simple Present and Simple Past 6
21 Factual Conditional Present
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Tests, Quizzes, Midterm, and Final

• Tests 1-6
• Listening Comprehension
• Reading Comprehension
• Vocabulary
• Grammar
• Idioms Quizzes
• A quiz after every four lessons (5 total)
• Midterm
• Listening Comprehension
• Reading Comprehension
• Grammar Units 1-8
• Final Test
• Listening Comprehension
• Reading Comprehension
• Grammar All the units covered in Level-4
• No make-ups will be given.
• No cell phones or dictionaries will be allowed
• while you are taking a test or doing your
  writing.

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Grading

• To be promoted to level-5, you must
• Have good attendance
• Pass the 6 listening, reading, vocabulary,
  grammar quizzes with a 70 average
• Pass the 5 idioms quizzes with a 70 average
• Pass the midterm and final test with a 70
  average
• Turn in 2 in-class writing examples
• Do your role-play and oral presentation

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EL Civics Environmental Problem

• Role Play
• Telephone Conversation October 21st
• Possible points 20
• Make-ups November 17th at 830
• 2. Power Point Presentation
• LLC Research EL Civics Topic ? Oct. 16th
• Lab Power Point Workshop ? Oct. 23rd
• Presentations November 9th 19th
• Four students a day
• Possible points 26

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Usual Class Schedule

• 800-930
• Grammar review
• Correct homework
• Introduce new topic
• 930-950
• Break
• 950-1130
• Idioms or/and
• Listening
• Reading and vocabulary
• EL Civics

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Useful Websites

• Level-4 http//mtsaclevel-4.pbworks.com
• www.edmodo.com
• Focus www.myenglishlab.com
• Listening www.es-lab.com
• Grammar www.englishpage.com
• Reading, Vocabulary, listening, pronunciation
• www.literacynet.ort/cnnsf/home.html
• www.spellingcity.com
• http//usalearns.org
• www.cdlponline.org
• www.eslfast.com
• www.eslvideos.com

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Important Dates

• August 24th.... First day of class
• August 28th ....... Meeting (class from
  800 to 1000)
• September 2nd CASAS Test 1
• September 3rd .....Oral Evaluation from
  845 to 945
• September 7th Labor Day (holiday)
• September 18th ...... In-service (class from
  800 to 1000)
• October 2nd ...... Midterm workshop
  (class from 800 to 1030)
• October 7th ....... CASAS Test 2
• October 14th ..... Midterm
• October 15th .... Choose a topic for EL
  Civics presentations
• October 16th .. Sign progress report /
  Research EL Civics project
• October 21st ..... EL Civics Role Play
  Evaluation from 830 to 930
• October 23rd ...... Power Point Workshop
  (LLC)
• November 11th ... Veterans Day (No class)
• Nov. 9th to Nov. 19th...........EL Civics
  Presentations
• Nov. 17th .... Role-play make-ups
• November 18th ... CASAS Test 3
• Nov. 26th 27th ..Thanksgiving Day (No
  class)

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• Please turn your cellular
• phones off during class
• meetings.