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Berkmar Middle School ESOL Workshop Oct, 19, 2010 12:00 and 6:00 p.m. Presented by Melissa Martin Parent Instructional Support Coordinator Certified in ESOL, Spanish, Portuguese . English Classes. Where are there English classes for adults? Gwinnett Tech Churches Schools Language Schools
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Berkmar Middle SchoolESOL WorkshopOct, 19, 201012:00 and 6:00 p.m. Presented by Melissa Martin Parent Instructional Support Coordinator Certified in ESOL, Spanish, Portuguese
English Classes Where are there English classes for adults? • Gwinnett Tech • Churches • Schools • Language Schools • Latin American Association • Gwinnett Public Library
Groups and Organizations • www.meetup.com (English, ESOL, ESL, Moms) • Gwinnett Public Library: “Let’s Talk” • To practice English with other adults • Informal conversations • Variety of times/dates
Internet Sites for ESOL • http://www.teaching-esl-to-adults.com/ • http://www.englishmedialab.com/beginnervideos.html • http://www.quia.com/shared/search • http://www.linguistic-funland.com/teslact.html • www.youtube.com (look for “ESOL” o “ESL”)
Television • Children’s educational programs • Soap operas • News NOTE: If your television can show closed captioning, you can read English while you watch your favorite programs.
Communication • Practice your vocabulary out loud each day. • Try to speak as much English as possible. • Speak with different people in the community (For example: Go to a restaurant and order something in English.) **Note: Remember that you don’t have to speak perfectly to communicate!
Read in English Magazines Advertisements Newspapers Books Information on boxes or bottles Yellow Pages Lyrics while listening to music **Note: Read with your children—learn with and from them.
Speak English at Home • Set aside time in which everyone in the family speaks only in English. • Write the names of objects on cards and place them throughout the house. • Increase the minutes (until you are speaking English all day and eventually, all week)
Resources in the Parent Center • Videos: English Yes I can! • Workbooks: Side by Side • Dictionaries • Books **Note: You can check out resources for up to two weeks using your child’s student number.
What do you need to learn English? • English-(your language) dictionary and something to read • Cards/Flashcards • Recording equipment (tape recorder or VCR) • Time: at least 20 minutes a day • The desire to learn and practice • Patience • Good sense of humor about yourself
The Radio Only listen to English on the radio Listen for: • Music and lyrics (print and follow) • News • Weather forecast • Sports
Learning English through Music “Beautiful Day” by U2 The heart is a bloom, shoots up through stony groundBut there's no room, no space to rent in this townYou're out of luck and the reason that you had to careThe traffic is stuck and you're not movin' anywhereYou thought you’d found a friend to take you out of this placeSomeone you could lend a hand in return for graceIt's a beautiful day,The sky falls and you feel like It's a beautiful day,Don’t let it get away You’re on the road but you’ve got no destinationYou’re in the mud, in the maze of her imaginationYou love this town even if that doesn’t ring trueYou’ve been all over and it’s been all over you
It's a beautiful day,Don't let it get awayIt's a beautiful day,Touch me, take me to that other placeTeach me love, I know I’m not a hopeless caseSee the world in green and blueSee China right in front of youSee the canyons broken by cloudSee the tuna fleets clearing the sea outSee the bedouin fires at nightSee the oil fields at first lightSee the bird with a leaf in her mouthAfter the flood all the colors came out
It was a beautiful day Don't let it get away A beautiful day Touch me, take me to that other place Reach me, I know I'm not a hopeless case What you don’t have you don’t need it now What you don’t know you can feel it somehow What you don’t have you don’t need it now Don’t need it now It was a beautiful day
Vocabulary Activity • Newspaper • Highlighter marker • Flashcards • Dictionary (English-your language) • Envelope (to store the cards)
BMS Parent Center Melissa Martin 770-638-2310 Melissa_Martin@gwinnett.k12.ga.us Open: 8:15-4:15 Monday-Friday