1. Bunker Hill Community College ABE Program
ESOL 3 – ABE300-70
Mon-Wed-Fri AM – 12 hours a week
Teacher: Jeannine Helen
Syllabus for Students
Second Semester – January through June 2017
Themes: Health
Budgeting and Finances
Community and Navigating Systems
The topics and skills below are a guideline for what will be focused on each month
of the second semester. Itis possiblethat topics and materials will be added or
removed depending on amount of time we haveavailable and the changing
interests of students.
January/February
Theme: Health
ReadingandWriting
 Readingshortstoriesorvignettesandwritingreactions.
 Use of Weaving it Togetherunitson readingcomprehension,vocabulary,and paragraphwriting
 Use of textbook English in Action 2 and 3 for practice/lessons.
 Use of textbook Futures3,chapter8: StayingHealthy, forpractice/lessons.
 Use of textbook Futures3, chapter10: Goingto the Doctor, forpractice/lessons.
 Beginto read Someoneto Love Mechapter bookfor readingcomprehension.(discusshow
challengesinherlife affectherschool attendance,mood,mental andphysical health).
Skill Focus
 Grammar Reviewof the use of pronounsandpossessive pronouns
 Readabout asthma,causes,symptoms,andtreatment.
 Grammar Reviewof Simple Presentandfrequencywords.
 Grammar Reviewof verb+ gerundas object
 Learn phrasesforhealthyeating
 Learn dental vocabulary
 Practice readingnutritional labels
 Grammar Reviewparticipial adjectivesendingin –ing and–er.
 Writinga paragraph withsupport sentencesanddetails.

2. ListeningandSpeaking
 Review agreed-uponclassruleswithentire class –discusswaysto update them.
 Discuss waysto trouble-shootissuesthatcome upfor classrulesand BunkerHill rules(suchas
absenteeism, enteringclasslate,notcompletinghomework,etc.).
 Use of textbook English in Action 2 and 3 for practice/lessons.
 Use of textbook Futures3,chapter8: StayingHealthy,forpractice/lessons.
 Use of textbook Futures3, chapter10: Goingto the Doctor, for practice/lessons.
 Beginto read Someoneto Love Mechapter bookfor readingcomprehension.(discusshow
challengesinherlife affectherschool attendance,mood,mental andphysical health).
 Use of websitesAl Jazeera,YouTube,andothernewsandvideositesforlisteningpractice and
conversationtopics.
 Theme-baseddictationforlisteningandspellingpractice.
Skill Focus
 Make suggestions aboutclassrulesandclassstudyhabits usingcan.
 Practice newphrases abouteatinghabits
 Practice talkingaboutdental habits.
 Practice schedulingandreschedulingadoctor’sappointment
 Practice talkingaboutsymptoms
 Practice talkingaboutmedical proceduresandhow itaffectslife
 Grammar practice of presentperfectcontinuous (alsoin English in Action, Unit 15)
 Grammar practice of preposition+gerund.
StudySkills
 Continue topractice emailingusingBHCCemailsonthe laptops(usernameandpassword,typing
caps, etc.)
 Practice writinglongeremailsinletterformat.
 Continue topractice “Googling”information
 Discusswaysto improve time usedforstudyingandcompletinghomework
 Continue touse StudentGrade Sheetforkeepingtrackof testsandwriting.
 Continue touse journalsforwritingpractice,editingandimprovement.
 Thinkaboutways to increase vocabularybypracticingpastvocabularyand/orcreatingindex
cards
 Phonics/pronunciationpractice with ph- sound (physician) anddoubleconsonantsound(e.g.
hospital, blood).
March

3. Theme: Health
ReadingandWriting
 Textbook:Ventures3, Unit4: Health.
 Readingshortstoriesorvignettesandwritingreactions.
 Use of Weaving it Togetherunitsonreadingcomprehension,vocabulary,andparagraphwriting.
 Continue Someoneto LoveMe chapterbookfor readingcomprehension.(discusshow
challengesinherlife affectherschool attendance,mood,mental andphysical health).
 Use of textbook English in Action 2 and 3 for practice/lessons.
 Use of websitesAl Jazeera,YouTube,andothernewsandvideosites forhealth/mentalhealth
topics,includingstress,violence,traumaandemergencies.
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Skill Focus
 Use of grammar presentperfectwith recently andlately.
 Use of grammar used to to expresspasthealthhabits.
 Learn newvocabularyregardingeatinghealthyandpreventingillness.
 Grammar Practice of the future with will.
 Grammar Practice of verb+ infinitivestotalkaboutthe future. (alsoin Ventures, Unit5)
 Learn newvocabulary regardinginjuriesandillnesses.
 Use of articlesandvideos forvocabulary,readingcomprehensionandwritingopinion and
summary paragraphs.
ListeningandSpeaking
 Textbook:Ventures3, Unit4: Health.
 Use of textbook English in Action 2 and 3 for practice/lessons.
 Continue Someoneto LoveMe chapterbookfor readingcomprehension.(discuss how
challengesinherlife affectherschool attendance,mood,mental andphysical health).
 Use of websitesAl Jazeera,YouTube,andothernewsandvideositesforlisteningpractice and
conversationtopics.
 Beginresearchona health/medical topic;practice andputtogetherpresentation.
 Theme-baseddictationforlisteningandspellingpractice.
Skill Focus
 Practice usingpresentperfectwith recently andlately to expresshealthandhealthyhabits.
 Practice usingused to to expresspasthealthhabits.
 Practicesusingthe future with will to talkabout future plansre health.

4.  Practice usingverb+ infinitivestotalkaboutfuture plansre health.
 Discusshealthhabitswithaclassmate.
 Use of articlesandvideos forlisteningpractice,conversationtopicsanddebates.
 Practice pronunciationandunderstandingof presentationtopic.
StudySkills
 Abilitytoresearchonthe internet,includingGoogle searching,gatheringinfo, andcategorizing
appropriate infofora presentation.
 Abilitytomake notesandorganize infointopresentationform. Also,abilitytostudyand
memorize notesforpresentation.
 Continue touse StudentGrade Sheetforkeepingtrackof testsandwriting.
 Continue touse journalsforwritingpractice,editingandimprovement.
 Phonics/pronunciationpractice fordouble e or –ea vs.i sound.
April (or starting late March)
Theme: Budgeting and Personal Finances
ReadingandWriting
 Use of Weaving it Togetherunitsonreadingcomprehension,vocabulary,and paragraphwriting.
 Use of Future3 Units 6 and 11
 Use of ventures3, Unit 7: Shopping
 Beginchapterbook Seed Folks abouta communitygarden.
 Use of websitesAl Jazeera,YouTube,andothernewsandvideositesforpersonalfinancetopics.
Skill Focus
 Grammar focusof comparisonsandadjectives. (Alsoin English in Action,chapter7).
 Learn anduse vocabularyrelatedtorepairand returningpurchases.
 Shoppingfora goodprice for an item.
 Reada brochure or website aboutbankservices.
 Put togetherthe budgetforyourhousehold.
 Learn anduse vocabularyfor budgeting.
 Use of articlesandvideos forvocabulary,readingcomprehensionandwritingopinion and
summary paragraphs.

5. SpeakingandListening
 Use of Future3 Units 6: Gettinga Good Deal and 11: MoneyMatters
 Use of ventures3, Unit 7: Shopping
 Use of websitesAl Jazeera,YouTube,andothernewsandvideositesforpersonalfinancetopics.
 Theme-baseddictationforlisteningandspellingpractice.
Skill Focus
 Callingtorepaira purchase or requesta service.
 Callingtodispute abill orcharge.
 Talk to a bankrepresentative aboutabankaccount.
 Grammar focusof could and should forsuggestionsonsavingandspending.
StudySkills
May-June
Theme: Community and Navigating Systems
ReadingandWriting
 Use textbook Future3, chapter5: Traveling.
 Use textbook Ventures3, Unit3: Friendsand Family,Unit9: DailyLiving.
 Continue chapterbook Seed Folks abouta communitygarden.
 Use of English in Action, Unit 12: WorkingParents,Unit13: Crime, Unit15: CityLife.
 Variousinternetsitesfornewsandorganizationalwebsites.
 Use of The ChangeAgent,TheBoston Globe, and othernewsand/orESOL sitesforreading
comprehensionandwritingreactions.

6. Skill Focus
 Grammar practice of can,can’t,could,couldn’t, andable to.
 Practice readingscreendirections.
 Practice readingmapdirections.
 Practice possessivepronouns.
 Grammar practice of polite requestsusing would,will,could,can, andmay.
 Write an email toyour landlordabouta concern.
 Grammar practice of the past continuous todescribe pastevents.
 Readand describe aneventthathappenedinthe past.
 Practice phrasal verbs/two-wordverbs.
 Readabout and give advice aboutdiscipliningchildren.
 Write a note to your child’s teacher.
 Grammar practice of the simple pastwiththe pastcontinuous.
 Writinganswersforreadingcomprehensionexercises.
 Begina ‘community’or‘navigatingsystems’projectthatwill be passedintothe teacher.
SpeakingandListening
 Use textbook Future3, chapter5: Traveling.
 Use textbook Ventures3, Unit3: FriendsandFamily,Unit9: DailyLiving.
 Use of English in Action, Unit 12: WorkingParents,Unit13: Crime, Unit15: CityLife.
 Use of The ChangeAgent,TheBoston Globe, and othernewsand/orESOL sites
 Variousinternetsitesfornewsandorganizationalwebsites.
 Theme-baseddictationforlisteningandspellingpractice.
Skill Focus
 Grammar practice of polite requestsusing would,will,could,can, andmay.
 Readand discussa NeighborhoodWatch.
 Describe acrime and suggestsolutions.
 Grammar practice of the simple pastwiththe pastcontinuous.
 Be able toreport andeventyouwere a witnessto.
 Begina ‘community’or‘navigatingsystems’projectthatwill be presentedtothe classinoral
form.