Advanced English – Spring Quarter 2019

Neighborhood House Teacher: Kaija Bergen

April 8 – June 7 Number: 651-789-2558
M-F, 9am – 11am Email: kbergen@neighb.org

Week Theme Grammar Vocabulary

cope, mainstream media, move on, upside,

PARTS OF SPEECH/
LEARNING TO LEARN evolution, signal, associate, paradigm, task
Week 1 TENSE
“The best way to deal with redeem, rig, unrelated, dwell on, defensive, parse,
April 8 - 11 REVIEW/SUBJECT-
failure” trigger, endeavor, rationalize, debilitating,
VERB AGREEMENT
inconsequential

appreciate, selfless, cunningly, reap, cooperate,

Week 2 HOBBIES & HEALTH GERUNDS & addictive, term, basis, mechanism, contagious,
“Five reasons why being COMPARATIVE activate, set off, humanitarian, charity, tackle,
April 15- 18
kind makes you feel good” PHRASES demonstrate, aspect, reciprocity, life someone’s
spirits, boost

retire, medieval, quaint, picturesque, moderate,

Week 3 FRIENDS, FAMILY & pension, contentedly, vitality, mountainous,
COMMUNITY ADJECTIVE CLAUSES exceptionally, credit, fountain, typical, conclude,
April 22-25
“La Dolce Vita” rural, inhabitant, on the surface, integrate,
longevity, moreover

breeze, outsider, blind, orphanage, tough, survival,

Week 4 SENTENCE &
AT SCHOOL punish, tease, drop out, jail, convict, finely-tuned,
April 29 – PARAGRAPH
“It’s Never Too Late, Part I” revolving door, revenge, poetry, awkward, term,
May 2 STRUCTURE
savior, doomed

fresh eyes, fit in, transform, express, scar, shudder,

Week 5 AT SCHOOL SENTENCE
experience, sense impression, furniture, couch,
“It’s Never Too Late, Part STRUCTURE &
May 6 – 9 console, shell, simile, metaphor, swollen, crush,
II” FRAGMENTS
duality, mourning, recipient, appeal

feud, boundary, nickname, accuse, charge, deny,

Week 6 HOUSING & NEIGHBORHOODS infuriate, evidence, verdict, grumble, heartbroken,
ADVERB PHRASES
May 13 - 16 “Neighborhood Feuds” fistfight, escalate, rumor, assure, restore, rage,
generation, descendant, reunion, mingle

*If you can’t come to class, please call or email me to let me know*
 mansion, futuristic, golden era, construct, design
Week 7 HOUSING & DESIGN
PRESENT PERFECT & architectural, peer, pursue, ambition, cobble,
”Paul Revere Williams, the
May 20 - 23 SIMPLE PAST influence, put someone at ease, sketch, tirelessly,
architect of Hollywood”
found, track down, span, relatively, visibility

alter, smog, inhale, pose, chronic ailment, fume,

pollutant, naked eye, spew, membrane,
Week 8 GREEN LIVING
inflammation, exhaust, abnormality, gene,
“Dirty Air Can Harm Your FUTURE
May 28 - 30 disturbing, fluctuation, hunch, zone, exposure, air
Brain and Stress the Body”
purifier
*No school Mon, May 27th : Memorial Day*

environmental justice, regardless of,

implementation, enforcement, contamination,
Week 9 GREEN LIVING toxic waste, corporation, dump, hazardous,
“What is environmental PHRASAL VERBS compensation, liability, landfill, coverage, solidify,
June 3 - 6
Justice?” people of color, summit, executive order, impact,
indigenous, pipeline
*End of Quarter Party*

Advanced Class Website ReadTheory

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Practice weekly vocabulary, do grammar activities, & Reading comprehension, grammar, & vocabulary
other online assignments. You can also email me here practice! Great way to improve your reading skills.

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Find class schedules, teacher information & the program calendar.

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