George Mason University English Language Institute

High Beginner Schedule - Fall 2009

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Week One
September 1 - 4
 REGISTRATION
 Introduction activities
Go over syllabus/books
ELI Handbook
H write a paragraph introducing yourself to your teacher and classmates
 RA Unit 1 - Lions
Interview and write about another student
Grammar pre-test

H News For You - read and answer hand-out.
 News for You
Grammar Review
Family vocabulary

H Bring photos of family and friends to class tomorrow
 Practice Family vocabulary
and question forms
Discuss family photos

H draw your family tree and write a paragraph about your family
Week Two
September  8 - 11
 LABOR DAY
NO  CLASSES
 		Grammar review:
articles, adjectives
 face vocabulary
H  ELI handbook 		Go over handbok
family jass chant
RA Unit 2 - Harry Potter
H Unit 1 Grammar Test
 Meet in LDC (West L200)
News for You vocabulary practice
writing practice
H study stacks practice
News for You
more body vocabulary
crossword puzzle
Simon Says (body parts)
grammar review
H buy books
Read Ch 1 & 2Tom Sawyer
rewrite your story about your best friend
Week Three
September 14 - 18

 Discuss Tom Sawyer
RA Unit 2 vocab quiz
Body and Health
H Review GL Ch 2  for Quiz Wednesday
 RA Ch 3
H Review GL Ch 2 for test tomorrow and
RA Unit 3 for test on Thursday (practice on study stacks)
 GL Ch 2 Quiz
Review present continuous (GL Ch 5)
Organizing your paragraph
H Review RA Unit 3
 RA Ch 3 quiz
News for You



H News for You
 RA  Ch 4
GL grammar review



H GL Ch 4 Test
Week Four
September 21 - 25

 Meet  Gretchen Burks
Tom Sawyer Ch 3 & 4
finish GL Ch 5



HExtra practice GL Ch5
Review RA Unit 4 (use studystacks)
 		Interview Grethen Burks and write about her

H Review GL Ch 5 for test tomorrow (Do Test Yourself Ch 5 p 109 and  check your answers on p ANS 3)
RA Unit 4 Quiz
 GL Ch 5 Test
RA Unit 5
H Write a paragraph about your favorite animal (in your own words - NOT words from the internet!)

Meet in LDCtomorrow
 Meet in LDC (West L200)
Stribling Orchard
vocabulary practice
Studystacks vocabulary practice for RA 1-5
Grammar games
H Review for RA Unit 5 Quiz tomorrow
 Ra Unit 5 Quiz
Review RA Units 1-5
News for You



H Review RA Units 1-5 for quiz on Monday
News for You
Week Five
September 28 - October 2

 RA Unit 1-5 Quiz
Tom Sawyer Ch 5&6 Begin GL Ch 6
H Tom Sawyer Ch 7&8
Finish your zoo story (if you didn't finish in class)
 RA Unit 6
Contunue GL Ch 6



H RA Unit 6 quiz
 STRIBLINGORCHARD -  NO CLASSES
Meet outside Finley at 9:00 am for the trip, or go to Study Hall in Krug (204?) from  10:30-12:20.
 		Finish GL Ch 6
RA Unit 7


H Study RA Unit 7 for quiz tomorrow
 RA Unit 7 quiz
News for You
H Review GL Ch 6 for test on Monday (Test Yourself
Ch 6 p 110 and check your answers in  back of  book).
Week Six
October 5 - 9
 
GL Ch 6 test
RA Unit 8
(Begin GL Ch 7 if time)


H RA Unit 8 quiz
 Tom Sawyer
GL Ch 7
H write a story about the picture telling what the people usually do and what they are doing now.
 RA Unit 9
GL Ch 7


H writing about a festival in your country
 News for You
GL Ch 7


H Review RA Unit 9 for quiz tomorrow
 Guest Teacher!
RA Unit 9 quiz
H Review GL Ch 7 for test Tuesday (Do Test yourself Ch 7 p  147 & check your answers in back of book)
Week Seven
October 13 - 16

 COLUMBUS DAY
NO CLASSES		 Monday schedule
class meets 8:50 am
GL Ch 7 test
RA Unit 10
H Review RA Unit 10
 In-class writing
Tom Sawyer
GL Ch 8 practice

H Finish Tom Sawyer
 RA Unit 10 Quiz
GL Ch 8 practice


H Ch 8 extra practice
 RA Unit 6-10 Review
News for You
 

H GL Ch 8 Test Yourself
Week Eight
October 19 - 23
GL Ch 8 Test
H study for midterm exams on Wednesday

 GL Ch 9Weather
H study for midterm exams on Wednesday
 Midterm Exams
RA Unit 6-10 Test
GL Ch 1-8 Grammar and Writing Test
 Midterm conference signnup
GL 9 directions
H go to LDC & choose a reading book to take home
Brazil Reading
 MIDTERM CONFERENCES
Week Nine
October  26 - 30
 Decide Field Trip
Show new reading book
Tom Sawyer movie
H Halloweed Reading
 RA Unit 11
Finish GL Ch 9
H GL Ch 9 extra practice
 CLASS FIELD TRIP
10:15 cue bus stop
11:00 Bowl America
12:30 Arties for lunch
2:00 back at GMU
H Test Yourself GL Ch 9
 News for You
Begin GL Ch 10
H Review GL Ch 9 for test tomorrow
 GL Ch 9 Test
RA Unit 12
H Review RA Unit 12 for quiz on Monday
Week Ten
November 2 - 6
 RA Unit 12 quiz
Begin GL Ch 10


H GL p 169 in book
 RA Unit 13
GL Ch 10


H grammar handout
 GL Ch 10
in class writing


H GLCh 10 Extra Practice
 Finish GL Ch 10
H GL Ch 10 Test Yourself p 184
Review RA Unit 13 for quiz tomorrow
 RA Unit 13 Quiz
News for You
Ch 10 practice
H RA Unit 14 Quiz
News for You (optional)
Week Eleven
November 9 - 13
 GL Ch 10 Test
GL Ch 11
H GL p 194 & 195
 RA Unit 14
GL Ch 11
H RA Unit 15 p 66-68
 Go over RA Unit 15
Finish GL Ch 11
H GL Ch 11 extra practice
RA Unit 15 Quiz
 RA Unit 10-15 review
News for You
past tense practice
H review vocab RA Units 10-15
 RA Unit 10-15 test (writing)
Iregular past tic tac toe
H Test Yourself GL Ch 11
Book report due Monday
Week Twelve
November  16 - 20
 GL Ch 11 Test
Begin GL Ch 12
oral book report demo.
H prepare  book presentation
 RA Unit 16
GL Ch 12
H practice  book  presentation
 oral book report: Faisal, Yazeed, Hind, Feda
GL Ch 12
H GL Ch 12 extra practice
 RA Unit 17
writing practice
book presentations
(Begin GL Ch 13)
H RA Unit 17 Quiz
Review RA Unit 16 for quiz tomorrow
 RA Unit 16 Quiz
News for You
book presentations
Tic Tac Toe
(GL Ch 13)
H Test Yourself GL Ch 12
Week Thirteen
November 23 - 24
 GL Unit 12 Test
GL Ch 13
Thanksgiving Reading
H write about what you're going to do over the Thanksgiving Break
 RA Unit 18
GL 13
H Read your new book (borrowed from the LDC - book report due Monday 7 December)
News for You
 THANKSGIVING
 VACATION
 NO CLASSES
Week Fourteen
Nov 30 - Dec 4
 RA Unit 18 Quiz
Finish GL Ch 13
H GL Ch 13 Extra Practice
 RA Unit 19
Begin GL Ch 14
H Test Yourself GL Ch 13 		GL Ch 13 Test
GL Ch 14 continued
H write about your plans for the future
 RA Unit 20
GL Ch 14 continued
H GL Ch 14 Extrra Practice
 News For You
FinishGL Ch 14
H -book report due Mon
Test Yourself GL Ch 14
Week Fifteen
Dec 7 - 11
 GL Ch 14 Test
RA 1-20 Review
Final Grammar Review
 Final Grammar Review

 		Final Writing Test and Reading Tests
 News for You
Group Book Report
 CLOSING CEREMONIES
NO CLASSES

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         Last updated:  November2009