Wednesday, May 8, 2019

Vocabulary from "The Lady or the Tiger?"

Click on the link below to study vocabulary from the story "The Lady or the Tiger" at studystack.com:

LINK: L & T Vocabulary

Tuesday, May 7, 2019

"Brats" Vocabulary

Click on the link below to study vocabulary from the story "Brats" (from Even More True Stories--an Intermediate Reader, by Sandra Heyer):

LINK: "Brats" vocabulary on StudyStack.com


Monday, May 6, 2019

Summer English Conversation Practice--Time and Place

Improve your English conversation skills for 6 weeks this summer at the Adult Learning Center in Rock Island!

To sign up, give your contact information to Teacher Kathy (if you're in the Moline class), or sign up at the front desk at the ACL (if you're in the Rock Island class at the ACL). If you have questions about the conversation practice, contact Marney Tope (volunteer coordinator for ESL) by phone (309-796-8215) or email (topem@bhc.edu).

Who:     Any ESL student, any level

What:    Practice speaking and listening in English
              Topics will be chosen by students

Where:  Black Hawk College Adult Learning Center (ALC), 4610 Black Hawk Commons Dr., Rock Island, IL
               (309) 794-1072

              The location is shown by the red balloon on the map below, or click this link:

             LINK: Online map showing location of Adult Learning Center


When:    9-11 A.M.--Tuesday/Thursday

               June 18, 20, 25, 27
               July  2, 9, 11
           

Link to Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves--Read and Listen

Below is a link to the "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves" story that we watched in class (at youtube.com). When you click on the link, you can listen and read at the same time, because the words appear on the screen as the story is read. You will also see many other animated folk tales in English at this YouTube link.

LINK: Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (animated)

Below is a picture from the video, but click at the link above to watch, read, and listen to the actual story.





Friday, April 26, 2019

Tips for Multiple Choice Questions

Multiple choice tests are tricky. Click on the link below to do an exercise that gives you tips for choosing the answer on a multiple choice test.

LINK: Tips for Multiple Choice Questions

Also, click on the next link below for tips on answering different types of multiple choice questions:

LINK: Three common types of multiple choice questions

The following question isn't from the exercise at the link. It's amusing, but it's an example of how multiple choice questions can drive you crazy!


Study Stack Practice--Lady or the Tiger Vocabulary

Click on the link below to study and play games with vocabulary words from the story, "The Lady or the Tiger?" at studystack.com:

LINK: Vocabulary from "The Lady or the Tiger?"

Thursday, April 25, 2019

Practice Reading Charts and Tables

Try reading a table or chart without Teacher Bob's help!


My Suggestion: Click on the link below to practice reading bar graphs, pie charts, and tables. Answer the questions for each of the three activities, to make sure you are reading and understanding the charts correctly. The quiz page includes a dictionary for looking up unfamiliar words. It has a calculator if you need math help to answer a question.

LINK: Review Charts and Tables