Assignments - Wednesday 7/1/15

FoG4:
Do exercises 5, 6, 7, 8, & 9 on pages 70 to 73.

WoR2:
Read "Multitasking Madness" on pages 60 to 62.
Do the Comprehension Check exercises on page 62.

ESL Tutoring

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-2fvJUBid2yb1NXNEh3RVlZWXM/view?usp=sharing

Conversation Practice Groups

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-2fvJUBid2yalF6YVQwcnliOXM/view?usp=sharing

Assignments - Tuesday 6/30/15

WoR2: page 55 - Responding to Reading # 3
Write a paragraph in response to:
3. Which metaphor do you prefer to describe being between two worlds: Rao's door metaphor on the introductory page of this unit (page 28) or Tumang's oil and water metaphor in this chapter?  Explain.
Please email me your responses to noosharavaghi@gmail.com by 5pm on Tuesday 6/30/15.

Midterm Exam ANSWERS

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-2fvJUBid2yaS1RdmxIVWpZRDg/view?usp=sharing

Assignments - Monday 6/29/15

WoR2:
Read pages 51 to 52.
Complete the COMPREHENSION CHECK exercises on page 53.
Complete the VOCABULARY exercises on pages 53 and 54.

Assignments - Thursday 6/25/15

Review Chapters 1 to 7 of World of Reading 2 (pages 1 - 50).
Review Part 1 of Focus on Grammar 4 (pages 1 - 57).

Assignments - Wednesday 6/24/15

WoR2:
Read the article -- pages 44-46.
Do the comprehension check (first reading & second reading) -- pages 46-47.
Do the vocabulary exercises -- pages 48-50.

MIDTERM EXAM -- THURSDAY 6/25/15

There will be a vocabulary section and a grammar section.
Review all vocabulary and verb tenses.

Assignments - Tuesday 6/23/15

FoG4: pages 45 to 51 (exercises 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, & 11).

Assignments - Monday 6/22/15

Review all grammar charts.
Review all vocabulary.


WoR2:
Read pages 36 to 39.
Comprehension Check - page 40.

NO CLASS TONIGHT 6/18/15 -- SEE YOU MONDAY!

Assignments - Thursday 6/18/15

NO ASSIGNMENTS FOR THURSDAY.

Assignments - Wednesday 6/17/15

WoR2: pages 32, 33, 34, & 35 (vocabulary exercises & paragraph topics)
FoG4: pages 33-35 (exercises 5 & 6)

Assignments - Tuesday 6/16/15

WoR2: pages 22, 23, and 24.
On page 24, look at the discussion question #1 in the section "Responding to Reading."  You will write a paragraph in response to this question or discuss it in groups on Tuesday.

Assignments - Monday 6/15/15

NO ASSIGNMENTS FOR MONDAY 6/15/15.
ENJOY YOUR WEEKEND!

White Collar - Threads

1. Why is Peter upset in the first scene?
2. How does Neal get a cab?
3. Whom do Peter and Neal interview?
4. What does Neal suggest they do to get The Ghost?
5. Who finds the venue for the event?
6. Who is in charge of the food and booze?
7. Why is Peter nervous about meeting his wife in the park?
8. How does the FBI find out what The Ghost looks like?
9. Why does Neal tell Peter to say "I'll be back"?
10. How does The Ghost get the FBI to bring him the dress?
11. Why does Peter run to the fountain?
12. What is attached to the model's belt?
13. Why does Neal tell the FBI to keep calling The Ghost?

Quiz 6/10/15 ANSWERS

1. While I was studying English, my phone rang.
2. He called me when I was at work.
3. The children were playing all afternoon while I was preparing their dinner.
4. While her husband was talking, she was watching television.

isolated = alienated
substantial = of considerable importance
delinquency = minor crime; misconduct
mural = a painting on the wall
disturbed = having emotional problems

Assignments - Thursday 6/11/15

FoG4: pages 20, 21, 22, & 23 -- (exercises 4, 5, 6, and 7).
WoR2: pages 15-16 "It's OK to Be Different."

Assignments - Wednesday 6/10/15

NO ASSIGNMENTS -- HOWEVER, YOU WILL HAVE A QUIZ.

Assignments - Tuesday 6/9/15

Focus on Grammar:
Do the exercises on page 15.
Study the grammar charts on pages 16, 17, & 18.

Quiz 6/4/15 ANSWERS

1. The class website is http://www.nooshaesl331.blogspot.com
2. A synonym for "utter" is "absolute."  Another is "pure."
3. "Hilarious" means "very funny."
4. "Give up" = "surrender" - "stop" - "quit"
5. An adverb which means "it seems" = "apparently"

Assignments - Monday - 6/8/15

White Collar - Season 1 - Episode 1 - Questions

1. What is Neal wearing when he walks through the prison hallways?
2. Why does Neal buy a yellow jacket?
3. Why does Agent ask, “How many of you went to Harvard?”?
4. Why are US Marshals requesting Agent Burke’s help?
5. Why do the marshals and Burke agree that Neal’s escape is “unusual”?
6. How long did Agent Burke chase Neal before he arrested him?
7. How much head start does Neal have?
8. Where did Neal get his guard uniform?
9. Whose credit card did Neal use to buy the uniform?
10. What kind of credit card did Neal use?
11. What kind of car did Neal use to escape?
12. What does Peter Burke find inside the book in Neal’s prison cell?
13. Why is Neal shaving his beard important to the story?
14. How often did Kate visit Neal before she disappeared?
15. Where does Peter find Neal?
16. How long did it take Neal to escape prison?
17. How much time will Neal get for escaping prison?
18. Neal offers to tell Peter what he finds on his coat in exchange for what?
19. Why are the Canadians upset about Peter finding the security fibers for the Canadian hundred dollar bills? 
20. Why does Peter call the criminal he is chasing “the Dutchman”?
21. What does Neal offer to do in exchange for getting out?
22. What does Neal say about the new GPS tracking anklets?
23. Why does Peter stay up on that particular night?
24. What is Neal wearing on his ankle when he gets out in Peter’s custody?
25. What will happen if Neal runs again?
26. What is the condition of making Neal a permanent FBI consultant?
27. How far can Neil go from the Motel he is supposed to stay in?
28. Where does Neal go right after Peter leaves him at the motel?
29. How do Neal and June meet?
30. Why does Neal ask June if she lives nearby?
31. Why does Peter think he has the wrong address?
32. What is Peter’s reaction to Neal new living arrangements?
33. Neal says he helps out in addition to the $700 rent he pays.  What are his responsibilities?
34. What does June’s granddaughter do?
35. Why does Peter think the book is not rare?
36. Why was Tony Field killed?
37. Does the FBI have a policy against hiring homosexuals?
38. Why are the books valuable?
39. Where did Tony Fields go before he left for Spain?
40. How many times did Fields visit that place?
41. What does he do each time?
42. Why did Fields go through the trouble of making a nice forgery?
43. Why did Fields put the forgery at the National Archives?
44. When Elizabeth calls Peter, what does she lie about?
45. What happens to the dinner El cooked for Peter?
46. Why does Peter suddenly stop the car in the middle of the street?
47. Where is Mozzie waiting for Neal in the dark?
48. Why does Peter go through his wife’s things?
49. Why does Jones call Peter at home?
50. Why did Neal go to Peter’s house?
51. How did Neal find out who the Dutchman is?
52. Where do Peter and Neal go on the way to the office?
53. Why is the church closed to the public?
54. Why does Neal “lie” to the priest?
55. Why does Neal ask Peter if he thinks Diana is attractive?
56. Why does Peter go through his wife’s visa bill?
57. What was the bottle a symbol of for Neal and Kate?
58. How much time does Neal have to help catch Curtis Hagen?
59. What happens if they lose Curtis Hagen?
60. What did Mozzie find about Kate?
61. Is Mozzie a smoker?
62. Why is he smoking?
63. What’s hidden in the filter?
64. Why doesn’t Peter go to the warehouse and arrest Hagen?
65. What does Neal do to help Peter?
66. What does Peter think when he gets the phone call in the middle of the night about Neal?
67. How does Neal get in the warehouse?
68. What does he explain he’s doing with the camera?
69. What does Peter Burke say to his agents when they get to the warehouse?
70. What do they find in Hagen’s office?
71. How does Peter surprise El?
72. What does Peter show El when they’re on Neal’s roof?
73. Does Neal show Kate’s picture to Peter? Explain.
74. What do you think will happen next?

Assignments - Thursday - 6/4/15

FoG4: page 11 - Exercise 7: Writing A & B

Still Loving You - Scorpions

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Assignments - Wednesday - 6/3/15

WOR2 - pages 5-6
Review all vocabulary & grammar.  There will be a quiz worth 5%.

Chris de Burgh - Suddenly Love

Assignments - Tuesday - 6/2/15

Study the syllabus. There will be a quiz worth 6 points. Get your books, and bring them to class. If you have not yet registered and have an APC, please register before 6pm. Have a wonderful evening.

MONDAY, JUNE 1ST. 2015 - WELCOME TO ESL 331

Robbie Williams - Feel