Why is speaking English is sometimes hard...

 Because I cannot speak English.
 Because I also cannot write English well.
Because I am not reading in English.
Because I do not know many words.

Let's Talk

Today we are going to work on our pronunciation.  One of the reasons that speaking Spanish is so difficult  for me  is because I am embarrassed about how I pronounce many words.  I wonder if this is true for people learning to speak English as well.  Please tell me three reasons why speaking English in front of others is difficult for you.  Write you response in a post back to me. Then go to the website that I wrote down in my last post. Can't wait to hear from you!!!!!

Website:

http://www.rosettastone.com/personal/how-it-works/test-drive

Back to the basics

Today we are going to review some basic verbs ( have, is, are, am ).  Please write a quick description of each of your teachers that you had today.  Then write one or two sentences about the teachers that you will  have tomorrow.  What do they look like?  How do they act?

Assignments:


1) Create your post.


2) Click on this site and work through level 1:

http://www.rosettastone.com/personal/demo?language=ENG

Using the verb "To have" (tener)

Hello again.  I hope you are having a good day today!  This class we are going to focus on the use of the verb have.    Read my post and then follow the instructions below:

   Today I think that I have a lot to say.    This weekend I went with some friends to have a small party.  My one friend was able to make the cookies because she has many different recipes.  We all wanted to have a great time so we made sure bring as much food as possible.   One friend whose house we went to,  has a really big back yard so it was so much fun.   He also has three very old dogs.  One has only one eye and smells really bad.  The other two are puppies and have a lot of energy.  The smaller puppy is white.  It has ears that point straight up.  The bigger one has long hair and big floppy ears.  Do you have any pets?


1)Please post one comment on your own page.

2) Click on this website and play the game working with the verb "To Have"


http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/g-english-verbs-behave1.html

3) Make your own post by writing your sentences from today's Do Now

4) The title of your post should be "To have or have not"

WEEK FOUR.

Welcome back for week four!!!!!!!!!!
I hope that you had a very nice weekend.   On Saturday, I helped the SRLA students run 16 miles.  They ran near the beach.  It was very hard for them, but I brought them gatorade, water, oranges and bagels.  Most of the students ran for almost 3 hours.  On Sunday I watched both of the football games at a restaurant with my friends.  We ate nachos, hamburgers, and french fries.  It was a lot of fun.  At night I had to grade papers and get ready for this week at school.  

Assignment:

                           1) Read and respond to my post

                    2) Answer the following questions and use the answers to write       about what you did this weekend.

                    3) Respond to another person's post

Questions:

1) What did you do Friday night?

 2) What did you do Saturday Morning?

3) What did you do Saturday Night?

4) What did you do Sunday Morning?

5) What did you do Sunday Night?

6)  What did you eat?

7) What was your favorite part of the weekend?

8) What was the worst part of your weekend? 

Who are you?

Welcome ESL students!!!

Today, you are going to introduce yourselves to me and to your other classmates!!!!

Please respond to this post by answering the following questions through the blog.  Then use those answers to write a paragraph introducing yourselves.  Your paragraph should look something like the I have written below:

   My name is Jaime Porras, but my students call me Mr. Porras.  I teach 9th grade English and Reading at Animo Pat Brown Charter High School.  I have been a teacher for 3 years and I really enjoy working with students.  I live in Hollywood, California very close to Hollywood Boulevard.  I like living out here because the weather is very nice and because I like to go to the beach on the weekends.  I also like living in Los Angeles because of all the different types of people.  I am originally from the state of Ohio.  My parents are from Texas and my family is Mexican American.  I don't speak Spanish very well but my parents speak it perfectly.  I am trying to get better at Spanish just like you students are trying to get better at English.   I can't wait to read your descriptions of yourselves!!!!!!   


Please answer the following questions by copying them and pasting them into a blog response.    Good Luck and ask for help if you need it.


Questions:


1.  What is your full name?


2. Where were you born?


3. Where do you live now?


4. Do you work?  Where?


5. Are you a student?  Where?


6. How long have you lived in the US?


7. Do you miss your family back home?


8. Do you miss your life back home?


9. How does it feel to live in the US?


10. How well do you speak English?


11. What is hard about learning a language?


12. What are some things you like to do?


13.  What type of music do you listen to?


14.  What is your best memory living in this country?


15. What is your dream for the future?

Welcome to the ESL APB second semester institute!!!!!!!!

• Today we are going to begin our daily blogs
• Each day you will begin the class by logging onto my blog page.
• You will read through my post and do an activity on the computer.

Let's Begin right away.  

1. Your first Assignment is:   Design your Blog!!!!!
2. Please choose a theme and complete your profile. 
3. Look at my profile for assistance.