THE NEWMAN SCHOOL
BOSTON, MA
ESL LEVEL 2 GRAMMAR
Ms. Pullman Fall 2011
DESCRIPTION:
This course helps students to bridge the gap between comprehending grammatical structures and actually using them through guided practice and communication practice. It will cover the review of the past tense and continue through to the present perfect. Pronouns, modals, adjectives and adverbs, infinitive/ gerunds will be reviewed/covered through grammar notes in addition to the use of the Steven Molinsky series Side by Side, books 2 and 3.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND REQUIRED MATERIALS:
placement test or successful completion of level 1
Side by Side Grammar Series 2 & 3, Third Edition, Prentice Hall Regents
Dictionary - native language/ English
notebook and folder
GOALS AND OBJECTIVES:
to recognize and use the present tenses, past, future, and present perfect tenses appropriately in writing and speaking
to recognize and use the comparative/superlative forms or adjectives and adverbs
to increase academic vocabulary
to begin to bridge the gap between comprehending grammatical structures and actually using them
COURSE POLICIES AND INSTRUCTOR’S EXPECTATIONS:
homework is to be done and checked daily
absence from class is not an acceptable reason for not completing an assignment or taking a test. (It is the student’s responsibility to ask the teacher about missed assignments or tests.)
grades are based on effort put into homework and class work, class participation , tests and quizzes .
only English is to be spoken during class time.