Monday, December 30, 2013

Friday, December 13, 2013

12/17 & 12/19 Writing 1

12/17/13

Buildings & Landmarks Photo Vocab

Model Sentences

Practice Sentences

Writing Practice

Hmwk: Review all of your sentences for the Final Review next class.

12/19/13

Final Review

Hmwk: Review spelling and writing practice lessons for the Final Exam on 12/24.

Thursday, December 12, 2013

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

12/10/13 Writing 1

Travel Photo Vocab

Model Sentences

Practice Sentences

Writing Lesson

Hmwk: Finish your sentences and review for the spelling quiz on Thursday. 

Monday, December 9, 2013

12/09/13 Listening & Speaking 1


Tongue Twisters
  1. Betty loves the velvet vest best. (Adnan, Hamad, Abdulaziz Almutlaq)
  2. Vincent vowed vengeance very vehemently. (Mohammed Alharbi)
  3. Vincent the very vivacious vacuuming vampire visited Victor von Viking the vegetarian.
  4. Betty and Bob brought back blue balloons from the big bazaar.
  5. Betty better butter Brad's bread. (Abdulrahman, Hassan, Osmah, Ali, Omar, Aziz)
  6. The bootblack bought the black boot back.
  7. Brad's big black bath brush broke. (Mohammed Alb, Yasir)
  8. A big bug bit the little beetle but the little beetle bit the big bug back.
  9. Bake big batches of bitter brown bread. (Ahmed)
  10. Blake's black bike's back brake bracket block broke. (Tariq)

Discussion Questions:
  1. What is your favorite thing to cook?
  2. Who taught you how to cook?
  3. What did you cook for lunch today?
  4. What is your favorite food?
  5. What did you make for breakfast?
  6. Do you like cooking?
  7. What did you like yesterday?
  8. What did you like Monday?
  9. Who made your food?
  10. Who is cooking for you?

Thursday, December 5, 2013

12/05/13 Writing 1

Photo Vocab Review

Spelling Quiz

Writing Lesson

Model Paragraph

Collaborative Paragraph Writing

Hmwk: Send me a photo of Travel

Monday, December 2, 2013

12/02/13 Listening 1

Tongue Twisters

  1. A huge success haunted Herman's four horses.
  2. Frank Hughes was in this year's huge 'Who's Who'.
  3. Hamad hued a few failing ferns while whistling. (Mohammed, Hassan)
  4. Horses whinny, and owls hoot, but what about whales?
  5. The house fire at Walt Whitman's estate fortunately fizzled out.
  6. Wally Ford's famous horse-hide baseball fetched a fair price.
  7. Who'll feud with fools full of faults? (Saad, Ali, Osmah, Hamad, Omar)
  8. I heard that heating wheat would whisk off the husks.
  9. Fido hides his food before Hank can whisk it away. (Ahmed)
  10. Fill in the forms while I halt the unfurling of the flag. (Tareq, Adnan, Abdulaziz, Yasir)

Discussion Questions - School
    1. What was your favorite subject in high school?
    2. Who was your favorite teacher in school?
    3. Do you like school?
    4. Do you like Physics?
    5. What are your education goals in the future?
    6. Do you like Chemistry?
    7. Do you have friends in school?
    8. Why come to school?
    9. What will you be after school?
    10. Are you focused on studying?

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Monday, November 25, 2013

11/25/13 Listening & Speaking 1

Tongue Twisters

  1. The pool is full of fools. (Ali, Abdulrhaman Alsaleem, Mohammed Alb., Omar, Hamad, Osmah, Aziz)
  2. Jeffrey plans to pick up a leaf for his faithful wife.
  3. The professor professed that professional proficiency would be preferred.
  4. Fine gifts are difficult to find. (Ahmed, Adnan, Yasir, Saad)
  5. They failed to fulfill their promises to perform a perfect play without faults.
  6. Phoebe laughed at an awful photograph of her nephew's falling off a fence.
  7. Definitely that pessimistic philosophy inflicted a sophisticated philanthropist.
  8. The fancy-pants lapped, laughed, lept, and left. (Tareq)
  9. Firefighters are fighting painfully against forest fires.
  10. Sophie sipped coffee and sifted files to find phenomenal facts.

Discussion Questions - Work / Career

    1. What career or job do you want to do after you finish school?
    2. What career is popular in your country?
    3. What does your father do?
    4. What does your mother do?
    5. What do you do in Spokane?
    6. Who makes the food on Thanksgiving?
    7. What does your brother do?
    8. What is your job in your country?
    9. What is your favorite job?
    10. What is your dream job?

Thursday, November 21, 2013

11/21/13 Writing 1

Daily Life Photo Review

Spelling Game

Spelling Quiz

Opposite Sentences

Model Paragraph

Paragraph Writing Time

Hmwk: Send me a photo of an Event

Tuesday, November 19, 2013

11/19/13 Writing 1

Daily Life Photos

Vocab List

Model Sentences

Writing Practice

Practice Sentences

Hmwk: Finish your practice sentences and study for the spelling quiz.


Monday, November 18, 2013

11/18/13 Listening & Speaking 1

Tongue Twisters

  1. Lassie headed back to Peg and Allen for ten apples. (Fareed; Abdulaziz Almok.)
  2. Hedley sadly said sending Sally a man was extra bad. (Omar; Ali; Ahmed)
  3. Matt never had less capital than several checks ago.
  4. Rather than settling Al and Ellie's debts, Fran just laughed and left.
  5. Dennis and Kent can't dance because they're dense dancers.
  6. Dan's den is a sad shed back of Beck's badly built bed and breakfast.
  7. Clem's clams went up Betty's back and tampered with her temper.
  8. Ed's ad said track treks led lads into mass messes.
  9. Ted tampered a tad in Brad's bread and jam. (Adnan; Abdulrahman Almut.; Saad; Aziz Almut.)
  10. Stan stemmed his temper tantrum and lent Landry a bank check.

    Discussion Questions - Pets

    1. What is your favorite animal?
    2. Do you have any pets?
    3. Do you have a cat?
    4. Do you have a dog?
    5. Do you a chicken?
    6. Do you have a fish?
    7. How many pets do you have?
    8. Do you have a monkey?
    9. Do you have a parrot?
    10. Do you have a snake?

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

11/12/13 Writing 1

People Photos

Midterm Review

Homework: Review the vocab and writing lesson for the midterm test on Thursday. You will spell words, make sentences, and write a paragraph. 

Thursday, November 7, 2013

11/07/13 Writing 1

Technology Vocab Review

Spelling Quiz

Sentence Sharing

Writing Lesson Review

Paragraph Model

Paragraph Writing

Hmwk: E-mail me a photo of People. We will take the midterm exam on 11/14.

Monday, November 4, 2013

11/05 Writing 1

Technology Photo Vocab

Model Sentences

Writing Lesson

Practice Sentences

Hmwk: Finish sentences and study for the spelling quiz.

11/04/13 Listening & Speaking 1


  1. Wendell Vaccario wasted vine after vine. (MoAB)(AbdrAlmt)(AbdulAlmt)(Ali)
  2. Woolen vests for wailing wolves are worn in the vast woodlands.
  3. Varied berries are wetted while Val and Walt whisper in vain. (Yasir)
  4. Woodson's waistcoat is weirdly vented.(Hamad)(Osmah)(Abdulaziz Almok)
  5. Wise women don't walk in the woods while wolves wander.
  6. Vivian, Valerie, and Virginia verbally voiced vivid salvos.
  7. Mervin never drivels when vexing wooing vendors. (AbdulrahAlsaleem)
  8. Walt's villa is verging on the weird and vile. (Saad)(MohamedAlhar)
  9. Groves of vines veered west along the villain's veranda.(Adnan) (Tariq)
  10. For once, weary Wanda's woolgathering lost its vim and vigor.


    Discussion Questions - Vacation


    1. What is your favorite place to go on vacation?
    2. Where did you go on your last vacation?
    3. What did you do on your vacation?
    4. Where do you want to go on vacation?
    5. When is your vacation?
    6. Are you happy for vacation on Monday?
    7. What time do you go on vacation?
    8. Do you go on vacation with your family?
    9. Do you have a routine on your vacation?
    10. Do you go on vacation with your girlfriend or friends?

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

10/29/13 Writing 1

Nature Photos

Model Sentences

Writing Lesson

Practice Sentences

Hmwk: Finish practice sentences. No quiz this week. Halloween party on Thursday.
Send me a photo of Technology

Monday, October 28, 2013

10/28/13 Listening & Speaking 1


  1. Check the sheep shippers for seeping chips. (MA) (OA) (HA) (AbAlmk) (AbdulAlmt)
  2. Chuck and Russ's cherries and peaches get mushy in a rush.
  3. Insane Shane chained his catch close to his porch. (TJ) (MAb) (AAlb)
  4. The searchers for perch perished on the chilly seashore.
  5. Sean Schick was seasick selling seashells in shallow shoals.
  6. 'Shush', said Sally as she shredded Charlotte's cheap shirts. (YA)(AbzAlmt)
  7. Sherman was shy about eating chips and sherbet at the beach. (AA)
  8. Charlie is sure sore about the chipped saucers he purchased.
  9. Shawn shuddered and stopped chopping his hash browns. (SA)
  10. Grecian TV stations sometimes sell such cheap channels. (AdAlm)

    Discussion Questions
    1. What is your favorite place to shop?
    2. How often do you go shopping?
    3. What do you usually buy when you go shopping?
    4. Where are you going shopping today?
    5. Are you going shopping?
    6. How much time do you go shopping?
    7. Do you like to buy shoes?
    8. Do you like to buy sunglasses?
    9. Do you like shopping?
    10. Do you go shopping with your friends?

Thursday, October 24, 2013

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Monday, October 21, 2013

10/21/13 L&S 1

Tongue Twisters
  1. Tim's team was licked by the leaking roof. (Mohammed)
  2. Pip and Pete shipped the sheep ships cheaply.
  3. Those bins are for Bill Beal's beans. (Adnan)
  4. Does Jim still steal Jill's jeans? (Osamah)
  5. Will Wheeler's team get many hits in this heat?
  6. The girls snickered at Jill and Jean's sneakers. (Abdulaziz)
  7. Leaving the living sinners at the scene, Will Wheeler grieved.
  8. Pick cherries at their peak or Pete will see the pits.
  9. Beach bins are filled with field filler. (Hamad)
  10. He's giving his healing pills to all the sinners on the scene. (Saad)


Discussion Questions

  1. What is your favorite food?
  2. Where do you buy your food?
  3. What food do you like?
  4. What food do you want for dinner?
  5. Do you like Chinese food?
  6. Do you like kabsa?
  7. What is bad food?
  8. What food did you eat today?
  9. What food do you buy at the store?
  10. What do you like to drink with your food?
  11. What food will you eat tomorrow?