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  CLASS PAGE:
          Institution:            Cegep de Granby
           Semester:             Winter 2008
           Course title:          Langue anglaise et communication
           Course number:   604-101-03
           English Level:      A101 (level 2, block A)
TUTORS
Help available here. Please use this great service. It's free!
CLASS 1 -- homework (to be done for class 2)
- Buy books (Open Window Combo), dictionary, and materials listed in the course outline.
- CARTON # 585: buy it at the coop, write your name on it, and give it to me in class 2.
- Do
Grammar Unit 1 and correct it with your answer key
- Explore the ESL resources
here and on BleuManitou.
- Log on to DecClic (see procedures below)
- Prepare for next class (see course timetable)
ESL EXTRA
The English department sends a newsletter twice a week to all students who are using DecClic. Those of you who have signed up are already getting it by e-mail. The Tuesday edition is based on reading and vocabulary. TheThursday edition includes a grammar review. You may want to take a look at previous editions. CLICK HERE
MEQ objectives for A101
Listed in the course outline but also available from the Ministry of Education's
website
here.
How do you feel today? Vocabulary handout here. :o)
"Welcome to each and everyone! I hope we have a great semester together."
SPELLING TUTORIAL powerpoint presentation HERE
DecClic
Are you already using DecClic?
If so, great. If not, you have to
sign up this week.

- Go to the college website
www.cegepgranby.qc.ca
- Click on Decclic 2
- Your username and password is your student ID number .
- You can change your password after you sign up the first time .
- If it doesn't work, it might be due to a popup stopper problem.
   Allow the popups and try again.

You can have your decclic mail redirected to your personal email account.  All you have to do is type in your address and say that you want it to be your default address. 
Why?
You will be receiving email from the English Department (
ESL Newsletter) so it is important for you to sign up as soon as possible.

Thanks!
ESL teachers
Just for fun... My personal favourite ESL video !
IRREGULAR VERBS -- English / French
You can use these online resources for a review of irregular verbs + translation in French:
http://www.capeutservir.com/verbes/uk_verbes_irreguliers.php
http://perso.orange.fr/jpavet/grammaire/conjugaison/virteco.html
Quizzes
HERE and HERE and HERE
For more, Google this: "irregular verbs" quiz
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