Euclid of Alexandria

Good afternoon,

Here is the document for this week. If you are absent, you are still responsible for going to class prepared.

Euclid of Alexandria

See you in class!

Sabrina

Pythagoras's Theorem

Here is the document from Tuesday. Please bring completed to our next class!

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Sabrina

Learning Vocabulary

Dear Students,

Remember that your goal (= objective) is to learn many (MANY!) words in English. In the long term, it is best that you do this by NOT just translating the word English-Spanish. It is better to work with the word by...

1) writing a synonym
2) writing an antonym
3) giving a visual representation (i.e. drawing) the word.
4) using it in context (write a phrase).
5) defining the word
6) ?
7) ?
8) as a final resort...translate.

(What was 6 and 7?) Help me by writing a comment!

Study the bold words!

Week of Aug. 22

Hello Class,

This week we will explore Pythagoras's Theorem and, connected to English, study SHAPES, COLORS, and words used to COMPARE objects. Words that compare objects frequently end in "-er" or "-est". We also use the word "more" sometimes.

Click here to visit some interactive sites:

Shapes and Colors quiz

Grammar explanation on comparatives

(It is not necessary that you write comparatives, but you need to comprehend comparatives when you read).

Video: comparatives with countries (i.e. Russia, China, Chile, England, etc.)

(You can practice listening. Also, you can repeat to practice speaking English)

Class 1: Homework

Dear Students,

Note: understand = comprehend

Your homework is to visit this site and copy in your notebook all the words that you understand. Mark the words that are cognates (words that look similar and have the same meaning in English and Spanish).

Pythagoras Theorem

Now, select 5 words that do not understand but think are important to comprehend the text or math problem. Copy these words into your notebook. Look them up in a dictionary. Write the translation in Spanish and, if possible, a synonym in English.

Week 1: Program and online dictionary

Here is the program for your convenience:

Click here

If you have questions, please talk to me!

And, if you need an online dictionary to help you with your studies, you can use...

Word Reference


(Do you notice some words are in bold--"negritas"? These are useful words for you to learn!)

Welcome! Class 1

Dear Math Students,

Welcome to General English 1. This semester we will study English. This blog is for you. It has important links, websites, documents, etc. Visit the blog every week to see what is new.

Here you have the list of words from Class 1. Do you remember what they mean? Which column do you associate with English, with math?

language	shapes
speaking	equations
verbs	lines
nouns	numbers
tense	zero
accent	limits
dialect	geometry
listening	algebra
writing	astronomers
interaction	equals
communication	plus
reading	minus
adjectives	square
words	area
text	division
American	Greek