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OUR HS ESOL end of year exam will be on Friday 3rd June
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 * Vocab test on May 24th (our last one!!)**
 * To immigrate
 * immigration
 * an immigrant
 * exile
 * persecution
 * nation
 * laws
 * newcomers
 * massacre
 * famine
 * starvation
 * epidemic
 * permanently
 * temporarily
 * optimistic
 * pessimistic
 * The Statue of Liberty
 * authentic
 * Remember to add to your Reading log which should list the title and author of books, websites (date accessed and title of article), Magazines (title and date of issue) etc. that you have read for pleasure. The next grade book entry for this will be February 11th and you will need 10 entries. (the current reading log stands at 6 entries)
 * Remember to add to your Reading log which should list the title and author of books, websites (date accessed and title of article), Magazines (title and date of issue) etc. that you have read for pleasure. The next grade book entry for this will be February 11th and you will need 10 entries. (the current reading log stands at 6 entries)
 * Remember to add to your Reading log which should list the title and author of books, websites (date accessed and title of article), Magazines (title and date of issue) etc. that you have read for pleasure. The next grade book entry for this will be February 11th and you will need 10 entries. (the current reading log stands at 6 entries)

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 * Here are our vocab words for the quiz on February 9th. We have used them in a diary entry and also in an expository text.

conflict, resolution, to resolve, to develop, to take refuge, refugee, apology, to apologize, a misunderstanding, to compromise

 * ==We are coming to the end of our conflict and resolution theme. Please make sure you have completed the reading comprehension assignment and your diary entry. If you have not submitted your expository text, please do so after the break.==

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== ==Our ESOL exam will be on December 9th Block 2. How can you best prepare for the ESOL exam? Look back at the text genres we have looked at in class. Check our vocabulary on the vocabulary page. Review the pages we have done in our workbooks. Get 8 hours of sleep each night and eat breakfast!== == Week 7: Have you completed your biography and emailed it to Ms Kane? Don't forget that we have a social studies vocab quiz on Wednesday and the words for your grade can be found on the social studies page of the wiki space. The quarter ends on Friday so check your grades in power school and make sure all assignments have been handed in. ==

What is your full name? When were you born? Where were you born? where do you live now? Where did you live when you were a child? What were your favourite childhood activities? What school did you go to? Do you have a favourite childhood memory? what were your hobbies when you were a child? When was the first time you fell in love? When did you get married? Did you go to university? Where do you work now? What was your first job? What brought you to Shanghai? what are your hobbies? What is your greatest accomplishment? What goals do you have for the future?
 * Week 6: Your homework this week is to interview a family member or neighbour in order to write a biography of that person's life. Here are some questions you can use to collect your information. **

==Week 5: How would you describe the personalities of your teachers, family and friends? Collect some adjectives to describe people's personalities. Funny, serious, hardworking, lazy, boisterous, outgoing, introverted, shy, sociable, independent, talkative, quiet, demanding, easy going, flexible, strict, clean, messy, organised, disorganised .................==

Week 4: WE HAVE A VOCABULARY QUIZ ON TUESDAY SEP 21st!! PLEASE LEARN THE DEFINITIONS OF YOUR WORDS AND HOW TO USE THEM


 * Week 3: Email MS. Kane a small paragraph (in the body of your email) telling her the role that each of your family members plays in your family. Does your family follow traditional roles?**


 * Week 2: Don't forget to bring your top priority homework assignment or textbook/ handout /notes from a lesson you found difficult to class on Thursday!**

Have you saved your 'description of a place' paragraph in S- share/ HS ESOL Kane? Have you revised and edited your paragraph?
Thursday September 9th - Begin your reading log. Make your page and add a link. Take note of something you read over the weekend. (In English!- Something that you read for pleasure)