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Level 2

Fall 2025

Portland Community College

Week 10

What day is today? Today is Monday, November 24, 2025

What day was yesterday? Yesterday was Sunday.

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Teacher: Heather

Helpers: Julie & Lena

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Yesterday

1. What day was yesterday?
2. How was the weather?
3. Where were you on the weekend?

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ESOL Student Survey

Here is the direct link:

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https://tinyurl.com/fallsurvey1-3

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And QR code:

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Are You Ready for Level 3?

• Most students take Level 2 for two or three terms.
• You are ready for Level 3 when
• You show you are a good student. You come to class and you do your homework.
• You pass your tests and quizzes with 70% (C-) or higher.
• You understand instructions when I speak.
• You understand instructions when you read.
• I understand you when you speak and write. Your partner understands you when you speak. (Most of the time)
• You have strong grammar and vocabulary for our topics. You write with a capital letter and a period. You put a space between words.
• You can understand specific information when you are listening. You don’t need to understand everything.
• Heather decides when you are ready. We can talk about it.

Important Dates

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Friday, November 28th: No class. PCC is closed.

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Friday, December 5th: Unit 8 Test. Last day to return PCC books

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Monday, December 8th: Last Day of class. Bring food or drink to share. We meet from 9-11.

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Monday, January 5th: First Day of winter term

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I will register you for your winter class. In December, pay for your class or fill out the waiver for a free class if you cannot pay.

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Schedule for Today

Welcome, Attendance, Reminders (HERE is a handout with food resources, tell your friends: winter classes, turn in voicemail paper; quiz make up. ESOL survey. Conversation Class with Heidi today.

9:00-9:15 Warm up: Locations

9:15-9:30 English in Action 2 (EIA 2): Unit 8: Good Weekend/Bad Weekend. Simple Past of Be: quiz make up

9:30-10:00 Simple Past of Be, pp. 144-145

10:00-10:15 Quiz

10:15-10:30 Break

10:30-11:00 How Questions with Be, p. 146

11:00-11:50

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Basic Ingredients of a strong paragraph:

1. Begin with a topic sentence. (Tell what the paragraph will be about.)
2. Detail #1 (on the topic and interesting)
3. Detail #2 (on the topic; maybe begin with a transition word.)
4. Detail #3 (also on the topic and interesting; use a different transition word.)
5. End with a conclusion sentence. (“Wrap up” the paragraph.)

Format of a good paragraph:

1. Write about the topic.

2. → Indent your first sentence. (Tab key)

3. Begin each sentence with a CAPITAL letter.

4. Each sentence needs a subject and a verb.

5. Put a period at the end of each sentence.

6. Make sure each sentence follows the last sentence. (Don’t put your

sentences in a list.)

7. Write a short title at the top in the middle of the page.

8. Please write double-spaced. Skip a line.

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Textbook Audio (Listening)

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ngl.cengage.com/eia3

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student

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Level 2

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Audio

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Student Book or Workbook

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Welcome Unit

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Change the speed. Make it slower. Listen again!

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Homework for Wednesday, November 26th

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1. Review English in Action 2: Unit 8: Good Weekend/Bad Weekend: Simple past of be: Affirmatives and locations, p. 143; Simple past of be: Negatives, p. 144; Yes/No Questions with Be, p. 145; How Questions with Be, p. 146.
2. English in Action 2: Finish the Unit 8 Workbook Packet
3. Work on extra practice #6. Here is the chart. Due Wednesday.

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