MCC ESL Level 5 Blog

End of the Term!

2008-12-11T19:30:00.000-08:00

It has been a pleaure working with you all this term.

Congratulations on your progress. I'm proud of you -- and you should all be proud of yourselves, too!

Have a wonderful holiday season and Happy New Year!

-- Kristi Reyes

And the winning team is ...

2008-12-10T19:30:00.000-08:00

This term (October - December 2008) my evening Noncredit ESL Level 5 class at MiraCosta College Community Learning Center worked on scripts from a movie scene with team members. They were recorded twice -- once at the beginning of the term and again approximately five weeks later -- in the class "Speaking with the Stars" competition. More information. We definitely had a good laugh viewing the students' work! We're sure you will, too...

And, now, ladies and gentlemen ...

The most improved team is ...

Dee and Benito!

for their Dumb and Dumber "G'day Mate" scene

See the movie scene

See the first taping

See the final taping

Final Spiderman "There's a Hero"

2008-12-06T22:54:00.000-08:00

Original scene from the movie: “There’s a Hero in all of Us” scene from Spider Man
First taping
Second taping:

Final War of the Worlds Team 2

2008-12-05T19:32:00.000-08:00

Original scene from the movie: “Take Care of our Kids” scene from War of the Worlds
First Taping
Second Taping:

Final War of the Worlds Team 1

2008-12-05T19:31:00.000-08:00

Original scene from the movie: “Take Care of our Kids” scene from War of the Worlds
First Taping
Second Taping:

Final Terminator Team

2008-12-05T19:30:00.000-08:00

Original scene from the movie: “I’ll be back” from Terminator
First Taping
Second Taping:

Final Spider Man 3 Empty Seat

2008-12-05T19:29:00.000-08:00

Original scene from the movie: “Empty Seat” scene from Spider Man 2
First Taping
Second Taping:

Final Rush Hour 3 "I am Yu" Team 2

2008-12-05T15:37:00.000-08:00

Original scene from the movie: “Yu” scene from Rush Hour 3
First taping
Second taping:

Final Rush Hour 3 "I am Yu" Team

2008-12-05T15:35:00.000-08:00

Original scene from the movie: “Yu” scene from Rush Hour 3
First taping
Second taping:

Final Mi Familia Team 3

2008-12-05T15:34:00.000-08:00

Original scene from the movie: “Chucho and father fight” scene from Mi Famila
* Warning: strong language
First taping
Second taping:

Final Mi Familia Team 2

2008-12-05T15:33:00.000-08:00

Original scene from the movie: “Chucho and father fight” scene from Mi Famila
* Warning: strong language
First taping
Second taping:

Final Team Dumb & Dumber

2008-12-05T15:29:00.000-08:00

Original scene from movie: “G’day, mate” scene from Dumb and Dumber
First Taping
Second Taping:

Final Team Chihuahua

2008-12-05T15:26:00.000-08:00

Original scene from movie: “Mi Corazon” scene from Beverly Hills Chihuahua
First taping
Second taping:

Final Mi Familia Team 1

2008-12-04T15:32:00.000-08:00

Original scene from the movie: “Chucho and father fight” scene from Mi Famila
* Warning: strong language

First taping

Second taping:

Angeles Advice Project

2008-12-03T19:25:00.000-08:00

Viviana's Advice

2008-12-03T19:24:00.000-08:00

Nancy, Micaela, Juan -- Advice Project

2008-12-03T19:23:00.000-08:00

Police in Action from esl5 on Comiqs

Guadalupe's Advice

2008-12-03T19:22:00.002-08:00

David's Advice

2008-12-03T19:22:00.001-08:00

Myat's Advice Project

2008-12-03T19:22:00.000-08:00

advice from esl5 on Comiqs

Toluca by Erasmo

2008-12-03T19:21:00.001-08:00

Flaviana's Advice Project

2008-12-03T19:21:00.000-08:00

by mccesl | Create your own Cartoon at www.toondoo.com

Benito's Advice

2008-12-03T19:20:00.003-08:00

Sandra's Advice Project

2008-12-03T19:20:00.002-08:00

Hungry and Lost Dogs from esl5 on Comiqs

Alicia's Advice Project

2008-12-03T19:20:00.001-08:00

Alberto's Advice Project

2008-12-03T19:20:00.000-08:00

Dee's Advice Project

2008-12-03T19:19:00.000-08:00

Oralia's Advice Project

2008-12-03T19:18:00.000-08:00

by mccesl | Create your own Cartoon at www.toondoo.com

Leo's Advice Project

2008-12-03T19:10:00.000-08:00

Final Week of Term 2, Fall 2008:

2008-12-03T11:47:00.000-08:00

For this final week, we practiced modals of advice (should, ought to, had better). The textbook exercises and readings were about etiquette. Here is the online quiz we took on business etiquette.

Final Computer Assignment: Advice Comic Strip

Work with a partner or alone, if you prefer.
Use the situations below or create your own situation in which advice is given.
Write a dialog (a conversation between two people) of 4 – 8 lines. Use modals of advice (should, ought to, had better).

You will use the dialog to make a comic strip that we will post here on the class blog.
It is OK to use humor, drama, spice – anything that will make the dialog interesting!!

Possible situations:

A friend needs to improve his or her English to get a better job.
A friend has just moved to California and is homesick. He or she wants to make some friends.
A coworker is annoyed because he or she is the only one working on a project. The other coworkers are messing around and surfing the internet instead of doing their work.
A coworker needs more money to pay for hospital bills. He or she wants to ask the boss for a raise.
A friend has bought some shoes at a department store. He takes out his wallet to pay and leaves his wallet on the counter.
A friend is leaving her house. As she walks away, she leaves the door unlocked.
A friend is going to walk home alone late at night. She refuses to take a taxi.
A friend parks his car on the street. He leaves his digital camera on the front seat.
A friend is complaining that he needs money to buy his wife an anniversary gift. He does not know what to buy for her.
Or -- a situation of your own.

In the computer lab, use one of the following websites to dramatize your dialog. The instructor will demonstrate in class and give you the logins and passwords.

Comeeko http://www.comeeko.com

Comiqs http://comiqs.com

Toondoo http://www.toondo.com

Pixton http://pixton.com/

Weeks 7 - 8:

2008-11-25T10:36:00.000-08:00

For week 7, we will finish up the EL Civics Assessment (oral report) on home safety and security.

We will not have class on Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 26 and 27.

For these two weeks, we will continue to review comparative and superlative adjectives and practice reading comprehension.

What do you know about Thanksgiving?
Take this Quiz to test your knowledge

Learn more about Thanksgiving: What happened at the first Thanksgiving? Some historians think that “The First Thanksgiving” wasn’t really a thanksgiving. They call it “The 1621 Harvest Celebration” because it was more like a harvest festival. At the Plimoth Plantation Web site, students will discover clues about what really happened at the 1621 harvest celebration. Discover what might really have happened during the fall of 1621: Visit Web Site

Another Site to Visit (Learn about the Mayflower, the Daily Life of the Pilgrims, and the Thanksgiving Feast).

Have a Happy Turkey Day!

Grammar
Practice Comparative and Superlative Adjectives with the following Web sites:
Review Only (reading)
Comparatives and Superlatives (type correct form)
Comparatives and Superlatives (choose correct spelling)
Comparatives and Superlatives (typing)
Comparatives and Superlatives (spelling)Comparatives and Superlatives (choose correct form)

Christina's Emotions and Characteristics

2008-11-25T10:34:00.001-08:00