Welcome to Level-4

Yazmin Vanegas

Counseling and Guidance

Make an appointment with:

Dr. John Pellitteri (909) 594-5611 Ext. 5232Michael Nguyen (909)274-5715Bertha (909)274-50003

Parking Permit:• Where : Building 9-A• When: M-Th.: from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 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

Attendance

If you are absent 33 hours (9.5 days)

for whatever reason, you will loseyour priority for registration, andyou might be dropped from this

class.

Student’s ResponsibilitiesYou should…….

• 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

You must not…….• copy during a test• take pictures of the

tests• keep the tests• use your cellular

phone in class

Grammar Textbook for Levels 4 and 5

Fourth Edition

Textbook and MyEnglishLab $87.00

Textbook with CD only$65.50

MyEnglishLabAccess code only

$52

MyEnglishLab To register to MyEnglishLab go to: 1. http://www.myenglishlab.com/focusongrammar2. 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: 1. Click on Settings link at the top of the page.2. Click on the Join Your Instructor’s Course button.3. Type: Vanegas05830MF4. Click Submit.5. Click on Click Here to Start Working.

Unit Topic Test1 Simple Present and Present Progressive

12 Simple Past and Past Progressive

3 Present Perfect, Present Perfect Progressive, and Simple Past

4 Past Perfect and Past Perfect Progressive

5 Future and Future Progressive

7 Negative Yes/No Questions and Tag Questions 28 So, Too, Neither, Either, But

9 Gerunds and Infinitives 310 Make, Have, Let, Help

11 Phrasal Verbs 412 Phrasal Verbs: Separable and Inseparable

13 Adjective Clauses with Subject Relative Pronouns 514 Adjective Clauses with Object Relative Pronouns

18 Passive Voice: Simple Present and Simple Past 621 Factual Conditional: Present

Textbook • Idioms in American Life $32.29 (new) $22.99 (used) All of the units in your

textbook will be covered. A quiz is given after every four lessons.

Class MaterialsScantron package of

6Number 2 pencils

Tests, Quizzes, Midterm, and FinalTests 1-6: Listening Comprehension Reading Comprehension Vocabulary GrammarIdioms Quizzes: A quiz after every four lessons (5 total)Midterm: Listening Comprehension Reading Comprehension Grammar: Units 1-8Final 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 a quiz or doing a writing example.

GradingTo 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 3 in-class writing examples Do your role-play and oral presentation

EL Civics: Environmental Problem

1. Role Play: Telephone Conversation (April 24th ) Possible points: 20

2. Power Point Presentation: LLC: Power Point Workshop (April 24th ) Presentations: May 12th – May 23th Three to four students a day Possible points: 26

Usual Class Schedule8:00-9:30: grammar review correct homework introduce new topic9:30-9:50: break9:50-11:30: idioms or/and listening reading and vocabulary El Civics

Useful WebsitesLevel-4 : http://mtsaclevel-4.pbworks.comFocus: www.myenglishlab.comListening: www.esl-lab.comGrammar: 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

Important DatesFebruary 24th ………………….. First day of classFebruary 28th ……..…….… ….. Meeting (class from 8:00 to 10:00)March 4th ……….………….…….. Oral Evaluation from 10:00 to 11:00March 4th …………...…..………. CASAS Test #1 March 7th ……………..….…….. LLC Orientation from 8:15 to 9:10March 11th ……………..……..… Data Entry 10:00 -10:30)March 31st …………………….. Caesar Chavez Day (no class)April 4th ………………....………. Midterm workshop (class from 8:00 to 10:30)April 9th ……………..…..….….. CASAS Test #2April 16th ……………..….………. Midterm April 24th …………………..…….. EL Civics Role Play Evaluation from 9:00 to 9:45April 25th …………………………..Power Point WorkshopMay 14th ………………….……….. ESL Career Conference from 8:30 to 11:15May 19th ……………..………....… Role-play make-upsMay 21st …………………….……. CASAS Test #3May 13th – May 24th ..…….... EL Civics PresentationsMay 26th ……………………..……. Memorial Day (no class)June 10th ………………………….. Priority registrationJune 11th ………………..…….…… Final testJune 13th …………………………… Last day of classJune 17th ……….………………….. No priority registrationJune 23rd – Aug. 3rd …......….. Summer session

Please turn your cellular phones off during classmeetings.