TELEPHONE

Click here to listen to phone numbers.

Click here to listen to some more phone numbers.

Click here to listen to three phone conversations.

SIMPLE PRESENT and PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Which sentence is correct?

1. Right now, I am sitting in my car.
2. Right now, I sit in my car.

(Number 1 is correct!)

Remember:

• The simple present tense is used for habits, routines and schedules.
• The present continuous tense is used for something that is happening right now, at the moment of speaking.

CLICK HERE to take a simple present/present continuous test.

Read about Oodie at the beach!

Who is Oodie? He is a small boy. He is at the beach today.



CLICK HERE to read a story about Oodie at the beach.
(Remember to click at the bottom of the story - on the water - to read the next page).

SIMPLE PAST TENSE grammar quiz

Choose the questions with correct grammar.

CLICK HERE to go to the quiz.

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE Grammar Quiz

1. Read a story about Robert.

2. Choose the questions with correct grammar.

CLICK HERE to go to the simple present tense grammar quiz.

Let's Find a Job!

1. Listen and Write the website address you hear on your handout.
2. Go to the website and answer the questions on your paper.

CLICK HERE to go to the listening exercise.

A CLOTHES QUIZ

It is cold now. 

 

Do you have warm clothes?    Do you know these words?

 

                    

 

CLICK HERE to take a clothes quiz! 

LISTEN and CIRCLE

Match Words and Pictures

Click here to match words and pictures.

Do these three things:

1. Read the word
2. Find the right picture
3. Click on the picture

Sentence Puzzle

Click here to do a SENTENCE PUZZLE!

Can you put the words in the right order?

Speaking 2 Listening Exercise

Hurricanes in Florida!

Florida gets many hurricanes.  A hurricane is a big, dangerous storm.  This year, Florida was hit by a hurricane named Frances. 

 

Click here to see pictures of what happens when Hurricane hit Florida! 

Here is some LISTENING practice!

1. LISTEN to the questions and CHOOSE the correct answer.

2. LISTEN to some more questions and CHOOSE the correct answer.

3. LISTEN to a short sentence. WRITE the sentence in the box. Click CHECK to see if you are correct. Click CHEAT to see the correct answer (if you don't know the answer).

HAVE FUN!

Do you like to dance?

• President Bush is a good dancer! Click here to see the President dance!
  
• Do you want to see some different dances? Do these four things:
  

1. Click here to choose four dances from different countries.
2. Click on the dance you want to see.
3. Help "Grover the dancer" decide how to dance.
4. Have fun!

Learn about the parts of a computer

Click here to see the main parts of a computer.

Today's Mini-Assignment

Here are two things for you to do:

1. Click here to do some more mousercise!

2. Click here to look at a funny picture and answer a question.

Good Luck!

Let's do some computer MOUSERCISE!

Good Afternoon!

I am happy that you are in this class!


This is a picture of a mouse:


This is a picture of a computer mouse:

If you want to be strong,
you need to exercise:


If you want to use a computer mouse well,
you need to do some MOUSERCISE!

CLICK HERE to do some MOUSERCISE!

What is an idiom?

Idioms are fun (but difficult)! What is an idiom? An idiom is a sentence with a special meaning. Maybe you can understand the words in the sentence but still not understand the meaning of the sentence!

For Example: It is raining cats and dogs outside!

What does this idiom mean? Does it mean that animals (dogs and cats) are falling from the clouds? NO! It means that it is raining very heavily outside right now.

Here is another example. Do you know what this idiom means?

He was all ears when his boss talked.

Guess the meaning of the idiom "all ears"!

1. Click on the word comment (in the long, green box near the words posted
by Teacher Rob).
2. Write your answer (then click on the word OK).
3. CLICK HERE to take an IDIOM QUIZ! Have fun!

Good-bye Loma Vista Students!

I will miss you!

Good luck next year!

Who is this?

1. Click on the word: Comment (in the long, green box near Posted by Teacher Rob)
2. Answer these three questions:

• Who is this?
• Where is he from?
• What does he want to do?
  
  If you are still curious....
  CLICK HERE to see where I got this picture!

Let's study for the test!

I want to help you prepare for the
test on Wednesday!

1. CLICK HERE to take a short quiz about the
body.

2. CLICK HERE for a short quiz about
occupations (jobs).

3. CLICK HERE to do a crossword puzzle about
the past tense. Do you remember how to spell the past tense of these verbs? Good Luck!

4. CLICK HERE to answer 10 COMMON QUESTIONS people ask. How many can you answer? Give it a try! You can do it!

5. CLICK HERE and choose the SIMPLE PRESENT or PRESENT CONTINUOUS or SIMPLE PAST tense. Have fun!

6. CLICK HERE to practice HIS HER THEIR OUR MY YOUR. Good Luck! I know you can do it!

7. CLICK HERE to practice WHERE WHEN WHO WHY WHAT. Have fun!

8. CLICK HERE and answer the question WHAT TIME IS IT? (You have to drag the numbers next to the correct words). Good Luck!

9. CLICK HERE to practice THERE IS and THERE ARE (one thing or many things). Have fun!

10. CLICK HERE to take a short quiz about FOOD! Are you hungry?


Do you need help with vocabulary?

Here is a SPANISH-ENGLISH dictionary to help you.

Here is a PICTURE DICTIONARY to help you.

Welcome Rob's Loma Vista VESL Class!

TONIGHT, I want you to do PART A and PART B.  GOOD LUCK!
 
PART A: 

1.  Look at the picutre below.

2.  Click on the word Comment (near my name in the green box).

3.  Write your answer in the big box.

4.  Read the answers of different students in our class. 

5.  Read the teacher's answer. 

6.  Click on the LINK I give you.

7.  Write the answer on your handout. 

PART B: 

1.  Click on this web address  www.sccfd.org/travel.html 

2.  Write the answers to these three questions on your handout: 

      What emergency telephone number do I call for an ambulance . . .

• in the USA?
• in Mexico?
• in Peru?
• in El Salvador?
• in Bosnia-Herzegovina?
  
  
  

This man lives in Oakland. He is one of my students. Here is my question for you:
WHAT IS HE DOING? Click on the word Comment (in the green box near my name) and write your answer! Have fun! 

Welcome Rob's Loma Vista VESL Class!

  

 

Tonight I want you to do four things: 

 

1.  Click on the button above (Play this audio post).

 

2.  Listen to the web address.

 

3.  Write the web address on your handout.

 

4.  Go to the web address and answer the questions on your handout. 

 

HAVE FUN! 

Welcome Loma Vista Adult School Students!

Hello!  Tonight we will look for two jobs on the Internet. 
 
Have fun! 

Hello! Xin Chao! Hola! Wie gehts! Howdy!

Welcome to my ESL blog! What is a blog? A blog is a like a diary. But this "diary" is not for me but for YOU! I want to help you learn English. I am an English teacher. I love English and I hope that you will love it too!

Sometimes, I will write a short paragraph about my life, the news, etc. Sometimes I will write a question about grammar, an idiom, etc. If you want to write the answer (or write about anything you like), it is simple! Just click on the word comments and you can write!

One thing to remember: Let's learn English together -- like a family. Write about anything you want, but always be polite. We need to help each other and respect each other. English is sometimes difficult (and sometimes crazy!), but it is fun, too!

Here are some questions for you:

1. What is your name?
2. What do you do?
3. Where do you work?
4. What do you like to do on the weekends?

Click on the comments button and write your answers! Have fun!