Unit 2 December 15: Broad Rock

1. Homework review: workbook p.14, exercise 14
2. Authentic practice: textbook p.23, exercises F & G
3. Video: Crossroads Cafe "No Vacancy"
4. Homework: workbook p.15, exercise 15
5. Optional: Watch a video story about housing discrimination online!

Unit 2 December 13: Broad Rock class

pictured above: a deadbolt lock for better security

1. Homework review: Authentic practice workbook p.14, exercise 13
2. Authentic practice - Tips for apartment hunters, textbook p.22 Listen to CD and answer exercise E
3. Class discussion: local maps, neighborhoods and apartment rental advertisements
4. Homework: workbook p.14, exercise 14
5. Laptops will be available for students to sign up for free email accounts!

Unit 2 December 8: Broad Rock class

1. Alphabet review: spelling with a partner (we will decide what to spell and pronounce together in class)
2. Authentic practice - Tips for apartment hunters, textbook p.22 Listen to CD and answer
3. Homework - Authentic practice workbook p.14, exercise 13
4. Optional homework "Apartments for Rent"

Unit 2 Housing rights

1. Homework review: Workbook p.16, exercises 17-18
2. Idiom: "until/when hell freezes over"
3. Textbook: Authentic practice p.23; exercise F self-test
4. Textbook: exercise G pair work with another student
5. Homework: if possible visit the following government website; http://www.hud.gov/offices/fheo/promotingfh/atyourservice.cfm
6. Related homework: workbook p.15, exercise 15
7. Optional: read about Richmond organization Housing Opportunities Made Equal

Unit 2 Advice for Apartment Hunters

above: beware of ants, mice and roaches

1. Homework review: Workbook p.15, exercises 15-16


2. Idiom: "live out of a suitcase"


3. Texbook Authentic practice p.22 Listen to CD, then answer questions


4. Homework: Workbook p.16, exercises 17-18


5. Optional: "Apartment: Renting a Place of Your Own"

Unit 2 Housing policies

pictured above - a slumlord and his tenants

1. Homework Review: Workbook Authentic practice p.13 exercises 11-14


2. American slang: "slumlord"


3. Textbook: Authentic practice Challenge - Listen to p.20 Exercise B as dictation. Write what you hear


4. Homework:Workbook p.15, exercises 15-16


5. Optional: esl-lab.com "Housing Complaints" difficult

Unit 2 Renting a house or apartment

1. Homework Review: Workbook Challenge p.12, exercises 9-10


2. Idioms "high end" "roomie" "dirt cheap"


3. Texbook Authentic practice p.20 Listen to CD and read along, then answer questions


4. Homework: Workbook Authentic practice p.13 exercises 11-14


5. Optional: esl-lab.com "Great Apartment Living" (medium difficulty)

Unit 2 Present Perfect Verb Tense

pictured above: a fixer upper home

1. Homework Review: Workbook Practical Grammar p.11, exercises 6-8


2. Idioms "a fixer-upper" "needs TLC"


3. Textbook Practical Grammar p.18 A & B


4. Homework: Workbook Challenge p.12, exercises 9-10


5. Optional: Online Present Perfect Verbs Quiz (click here)

Unit 2 Apartment Problems

1. Homework Review: Workbook p.9-10, exercises 1-5


2. Idioms "a dump" and "a dive"


3. Textbook Model 2, Discuss an outage with another tenant p.17: Listen to CD then work in pairs


4. Homework: Workbook Practical Grammar p.11, exercises 6-8


5. Optional: esl-lab.com "Renting Apartments" 20 Minute Vocabulary Lesson (medium difficulty)

Introduction to Unit 2

1. Homework Review: Workbook p.8, exercises 15-16.


2. Discuss Unit 2 objectives: Textbook p.15


3. Practical Conversation listen to CD and answer: Textbook p.16


4. Idiom: "on the fritz"


5. Homework: Workbook p.9-10, exercises 1-5


6. Optional: esl-lab.com: "Home Repairs" (difficult)