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Thursday, March 27, 2025

Level 5 Essay

Level 5 Students,

You will need to write a comparison and contrast essay about food in your country and that in the U.S.A.

Please make an outline before writing and include it with your essay.

It will be worth 50 points: 25 for content and 25 for literacy.
Outlining:

Title

Introduction
Thesis statement (should encompass the ideas of both topic sentences)

Paragraph 1: Topic sentence.

Paragraph 2: Topic sentence.

Conclusion.
Restate the thesis and include your personal attitude towards the subject.

Tips:

When writing an essay, use short simple sentences and make sure the sentences are logically connected and support the topic sentences.
Be cautious if you try to use new words. Make sure you understand the words and the way they are used.
Use correct punctuation and check the spelling.
After you make the outline, use it to write your essay. Include the outline with your essay.
Absolutely no plagiarism!

Monday, January 6, 2025

Welcome to the New Semester of Springs 2025!

Welcome back to the new semester of Spring 2025!

Happy Holidays!

I hope you enjoyed a restful vacation.
If one of your goals is to master the English language, you are in the right place.

This semester I wish everyone success in your endeavors. I am sure we will have a lot of fun together, and you will remember our class as an enjoyable experience. At the same time be prepared for the new challenges and hard work.

Good luck!

Do not forget about School-wide Learning Outcomes (SLO's):

Effective Communicators
Lifelong Learners
Problem Solvers

I also would like to mention that besides the textbook, you will need 2 (two) notebooks: one - for everyday activities (exercises, grammar, notes, etc), and another separate notebook - for vocabulary only. In this other notebook you will write the new words that you will need to memorize.

For example,

New word	Part of speech	Pronunciation	Translation/explanation
Garment fetch	(n.) (v.)	[ʹgὰ:ment] [ʹfetʃ]	Piece of clothing (prenda de vestir) (名) 衣服, 外表, 衣裝 Bring (traer) (动) 拿来; 去请...来, 接...去; 去拿...给; 售得, 卖得; 取物; 绕道而行; 取回猎物