Decoding English Pronunciation

 Link to the video:

https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/my-drive

Welcome to the New Semester of Spring 2026!

 Welcome back to the new semester of Spring 2026!

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

I'll see you in class!

Congratulations, Level 4 Morning Class!

 

Congratulations, Level 4 Morning Class!

 Congratulations, Level 4 Morning Class, and Happy Holidays!

Also check your final scores.

Congratulations, Level 2 Afternoon Class!

 Congratulations, Level 2 Afternoon Class, and Happy Holidays!

Also check your final scores.

Congratulations, Level 2 Evening Class!

 Congratulations, Level 2 Evening Class! 

Happy Holidays!

Also check your final scores.

High School Diploma Program Presentation

 Here:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1LG2dRaUisbTofWLJdOeN0EuvWJGcJJsDbEbGOpn2SAk/edit?usp=sharing

The Adverb

 

If the presentation above doesn't work, here's the link: 

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vSqBwfDQYyvDdeZxWSUHFA8mbS3ISc1IXagItWscdxIOB0bpp78CwfYq1lizzmH79LUBBVcUVKMyVQR/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000

Congratulations, and Happy Holidays!

 Happy Holidays, Level 4!

Congratulations, ESL Program Graduates!

 

Dear Level 6 Graduates!

Congratulations on successful completion of the ESL Program!

I appreciate your tenacity and inquisitiveness. Our discussions about various subjects often were the highlights of my day.

I am very confident that whatever path you choose after finishing the ESL program will be a very successful one.

Also, check your final scores: https://rosemead-center.blogspot.com/p/level-6-scores-fall-2022.html

If you liked the video, you can find it here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1D_sx4MuE8zHVrxvR9p466G2I2suHH0JS/view?usp=sharing

If you would like to share the pictures with me and each other, here is the link to my Google Drive:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1UVkj1FNCA-jmvBdoWyT0CauJsX41TcAi?usp=sharing

Song and a Picture

 Hello Students!

This is the picture during Deputy Farley's visit:

In addition, here's the YouTube link to the song In Cherry Orchard:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbEk8qHaokM

Deputy Farley Visiting Level 5

Irregular Verbs Rap

Irregular verbs rap.

Gerunds and Infinitives

Students,
For your review, I posted the PowerPoint Presentation on non-finite forms of the verb below:




If you cannot view the presentation above, please click the following link:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1uHTJNs7tfUm7qUWgY_PnStdybpTg26SXuTnFAg1dvfo/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000

Phonetic Sound Symbols

Dear Students,

Here you can find the symbols (and listen to sounds) of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA).

http://www.antimoon.com/how/pronunc-soundsipa.htm

Sonnet 130 by William Shakespeare

My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun;
Coral is far more red than her lips' red;
If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun;
If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head.
I have seen roses damask'd, red and white,
But no such roses see I in her cheeks; 
And in some perfumes is there more delight
Than in the breath that from my mistress reeks.
I love to hear her speak, yet well I know
That music hath a far more pleasing sound;
I grant I never saw a goddess go;
My mistress, when she walks, treads on the ground:
   And yet, by heaven, I think my love as rare
   As any she belied with false compare. 

Video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjMFoURNnU4

Nouns in Plural

Students, 

Below is the presentation on nouns in plural

If for some reason you cannot view the presentation, please click the following link:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kQMDGhmqIgrJTzLINMlzQaIiedEFGefBujn7CEsLKUc/edit?usp=sharing

I Saw Thee Weep

I Saw Thee Weep

by

George Gordon Byron

I saw thee weep - the big bright tear

Came over that eye of blue;

And then methought it did appear

A violet dropping dew.

I saw thee smile - the sapphire's blaze

Beside thee ceased to shine;

It could not match the living rays

That filled that glance of thine.

As clouds from yonder sun receive

A deep and mellow dye,

Which scarce the shade of coming eve

Can banish from the sky,

Those smiles unto the moodiest mind

Their own pure joy impart;

Their sunshine leaves a glow behind

That lightens o'er the heart. 

Useful Link

Hello, Level 6 Students!
Here is the link to Patricia's blog again...

Patricia's Blog