1. Welcome to Level-4
Yazmin Vanegas

2. Counseling and Guidance
Make an appointment with:
Dr. John Pellitteri (909) Ext. 5232
Michael Nguyen (909)
Bertha Rodriguez (909)

3. Parking Permit:
Where : Building 9-A
When: M-Th.: from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Fees: $40 Spring or Fall Semesters
$25 Replacement fee
$20 Winter or Summer Intersession
$12 Replacement fee
A Parking Permit is required 24 hours a day,7 days a week.
Park only in the Student Lots.
Student ID Card: Building 9-B $10

4. Attendance
If you are absent 33 hours (9.5 days) for whatever reason, you will lose your priority for registration, and you might be dropped from this class. Please, let me know if you are going to be absent 2 or more days.

5. Student’s Responsibilities
come to class every day
participate in class activities
ask questions during class when you do not understand
raise your hand when you want to speak up
be polite to people around you

6. Textbook Focus on Grammar Book 4 (for L-4 and L-5)
textbook $48.39 (new)
$33.69 (used)
textbook and workbook $52.99
textbook, workbook and CD $58.76

7. Unit
Topic
Test 1
Simple Present and Present Progressive 2
Simple Past and Past Progressive 3
Present Perfect, Present Perfect Progressive, and Simple Past 4
Past Perfect and Past Perfect Progressive 5
Future and Future Progressive 7
Negative Yes/No Questions and Tag Questions 8
So, Too, Neither, Either, But 9
Gerunds and Infinitives 10
Make, Have, Let, Help 11
Phrasal Verbs 12
Phrasal Verbs: Separable and Inseparable 13
Adjective Clauses with Subject Relative Pronouns 14
Adjective Clauses with Object Relative Pronouns 18
Passive Voice: Simple Present and Simple Past 6 21
Factual Conditional: Present 22
Factual Conditional: Past

8. Textbook Idioms in American Life $32.29 (new) $22.99 (used)
All of the units in your textbook will be covered. A quiz is given after every four lessons.

9. Class Materials
Scantron package of 6
Number 2 pencils

10. Tests, Quizzes, Midterm, and Final
Listening Comprehension
Reading Comprehension
Vocabulary
Grammar
Idioms Quizzes:
A quiz after every four lessons (5 total)
Midterm:
Grammar: Units 1-8
Final Test:
Grammar: All the units covered in Level-4
No make-ups will be given.
No cell phones or dictionaries will be allowed
while you are taking a test or doing your writing.

11. Grading To be promoted to level-5, you must: Have good attendance
Pass the 6 listening, reading, vocabulary, grammar quizzes with a 70% average
Pass the 5 idioms quizzes with a 70% average
Pass the midterm and final test with a 70% average
Turn in 3 in-class writing examples
Do your role-play and oral presentation

12. EL Civics: Environmental Problem
Role Play:
Telephone Conversation (May 4th)
Possible points: 20
2. Power Point Presentation:
LLC: Research EL Civics Topic
LLC: Power Point Workshop (May 3rd)
Presentations: May 14th – 25th)
Three to four students a day
Possible points: 26

13. Usual Class Schedule
8:00-9:30: Grammar review Correct homework Introduce new topic 9:30-9:50: Break 9:50-11:30: Idioms or/and Listening Reading and vocabulary

14. Useful Websites www.literacynet.ort/cnnsf/home.html
Level-4 :
Focus:
Listening:
Grammar:
Reading, Vocabulary, Pron.:

15. Important Dates
February 27th ………………….. First day of class March 2nd …………..…….… ….. Meeting (class from 8:00 to 10:00) March 7th ……….………….…….. Oral Evaluation from 10:00 to 11:00 March 10th ……………..………. CASAS Test #1 March 23rd ……………..……..… In-service (class from 8:00 to 10:00) March 30st ………………………. Caesar Chavez Day (no class) April 6th ………………....………. Midterm workshop (class from 8:00 to 10:30) April 11th ……………..…..….….. CASAS Test #2 April 16th ………………………….. Select topic for El Civics presentation April 18th ……………..….………. Midterm April 19th …………………………. Sign progress reports / research EL topic (LLC) May 3rd .………………..……….. Power Point Workshop (LLC) from 8:00 to 11:15 May 4th …………………………….. EL Civics Role Play Evaluation from 10:00 to 11:00 May 11th …………………………… In-service (class from 8:00 to 10:30) May 14th – 25th …………………. EL Civics Presentations May 16th ……………..………....… ESL Career Conference from 8:30 to 11:15 May 22nd …………………………… EL civics Make-ups May 23rd …………………….……. CASAS Test #3 May 28th ……………………..……. Memorial Day (no class) June 12th ………………………….. Priority registration June 13th ………………..…….…… Final test June 15th …………………………… Last day of class June 23rd ………………………….. No priority registration June 25th – Aug. 3rd…....….. Summer session

16. Please turn your cellular phones off during class meetings.