Advanced English – Summer Quarter 2019

Neighborhood House Teacher: Kaija Bergen

June 17 – Aug 9 Number: 651-789-2558
M-F, 9am – 11am Email: kbergen@neighb.org

Week Theme Grammar Vocabulary

Tense Review, consistency, rewarding, tutelage, effectively,

Week 1 Around Town Embedded fluency, mishear, despite, stumble,
“A Quick Note on Getting Questions & emphasize, hopelessness, objective, fatigue,
June 17 - 21 vowel sounds, despair, emotional health,
Better at Difficult Things” Reported Speech
long-term, opportunity, suck, savor, norm

sleeping bag, explore, nature, wilderness,

Week 2 Direct & Reported ahead of one’s time, strict, odd jobs, quite
Around Town
Speech taken with, conserve, glacier, make a case,
June 24 - 28 “John Muir”
preserve, meadow, good tidings, battle, dam,
reservoir, ecosystem, paddle, raft

pedestrian, crosswalk, scroll, engrossed,

Cars, Pedestrians &
unaware, oncoming, zombie, pilot, distracted,
Week 3 Devices illuminated, sync, trend, peripheral, vision,
“Look Down: Dutch Modal Verbs lure, at the expense of, criticism, age-old,
July 1 - 3 Pedestrians on phones violator, potential, jaywalk
get LED sidewalk *No school Thurs & Fri, July 4-5th
warning” Independence Day*

symbol, traffic jam, pollution, maintain,

Week 4 Cars & the People
participate, manufacture, suburb, reasonable,
Who Drive Them Modal Verbs public transportation, highway, essential,
July 8 - 12 “The Open Road & Car figure, household, truck, stylish, glamorous,
Culture”
self-reliant, as a result, popularity, statement

feminism, lifestyle, reinforce, housewife,

Week 5 capable, strike a nerve, mainstream, society,
Women’s Rights Simple Past & Post
prohibit, discrimination, gender,
July 15 - 19 “Modern Feminism” Progressive consciousness, demonstrate, pageant,
empower, sexism, prompt, barrier, occur,
mood

adamant, commitment, heritage, macho,

Week 6 Naming Traditions &
Subordination & mutual, plague, resume, surname, symbolize,
Women’s Rights obligation, spouse, hyphenate, retain, maiden
July 22 - 26 “Should a Wife Keep Her Coordination
name, linen, monogram, trivial, lack, yield,
Name?” psychologist

*If you can’t come to class, please call or email me to let me know*
Fall Quarter begins August 26th
 Industrial, manufacturing, capitalism, second-
Week 7 tier, suited, well-established, spring up,
Work
Unreal conditionals metropolis, innovator, assembly line,
“Motor City : The Story
July 29 – Aug 2 revolutionize, blue-collar worker, deserted,
of Detroit” vast, unionization, brutal, negotiate,
prosperity, devastating, shrink
noble, claim, otherwise, burden, inequality,
critic, undermine, investor, valuation, lawsuit,
Week 8 Unreal condit impose, executive, regulation, uniform, rein in,
Work chore, decentralized, aid, on the flip side,
Aug 5 - 9 “The Sharing Economy” ionals regimented

*END OF QUARTER PARTY!*

Class Website ReadTheory

https://advancedenglishsummer2019.weebly.com/ www.readtheory.org
Practice weekly vocabulary, do grammar activities, and Reading comprehension, grammar, & vocabulary
other online assignments. You can also email me here. practice! Great way to improve your reading skills.

Vocabulary.com
http://vocab.com/join/CEHQ3
Practice the vocabulary from our reading and study for the spelling quiz!

*If you can’t come to class, please call or email me to let me know*
Fall Quarter begins August 26th