ESOL? –? Level 1? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?English? with? Les
Winter 2026
PCC? Rock Creek, Building 2, Room 123
Les Rivera
ESOL Instructor —? Rock Creek
360-619-8130? —? Call or Text
les.rivera@pcc.edu? —? Email
January 5 – March 16, 2026 will be in the Classroom.
Before the first class, Teacher will contact students with
email and/or text and/or phone.
Portland Community College (PCC) Rock Creek, Building 2, Room 123
ESOL ?Level 1? ? ? ? ? ? ?(ESOL 10)? (CRN # 10278)? ? ? ? ? Winter 2026
Schedule:
Dates:?? Monday, January 5 – Monday, March 16, 2026
Days: ??? Monday, Wednesday, Thursday
Time:?? ? 6:30 – 9:15 p.m. ??? In Classroom (PCC Rock Creek, Building 2, Room 123)
Fee: ?$129.20? (or request waiver: if you have Food Stamps or Oregon Health card)
Teacher:??? Les Rivera???????????????????????? Phone: (360) 619-8130
E-mail: ?????les.rivera@pcc.edu??????????????????? Office Hours:? Before or After class? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?As needed (please ask!)
Important Dates:
Monday, January 5 :? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?First Day of Class
Monday, January 19:? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Holiday = NO? CLASS
Monday, March 16:? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Last Day of Class
Class Rules:
Please call, text, or email, if you can’t participate in class.? Ask your teacher for help if you need it.
?Use English only ????????? ??Respect everyone????? Ask / Answer questions??? Ask for help
?? ? ? ? ? ?Have binder, notebook, dictionary
ESOL ?Level 1 – Winter 2026 Calendar??? (Les Rivera)
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Week |
Dates |
Mon. |
Wed. |
Thurs. |
| ? | ||||
| 1 | Jan. 5 – 8 | ?First day of class! | ||
| 2 | Jan. 12 – 15 | ? | ? | |
| 3 | Jan. 19 – 22 | Mon. Jan. 19 = MLK Holiday = No Class | ||
| 4 | Jan. 26 – 29 | |||
| 5 | Feb. 2 – 5 | |||
| 6 | Feb. 9 – 12 | |||
| 7 | Feb. 16 – 19 | |||
| 8 | Feb. 23 – 26 | |||
| 9 | Mar. 2 – 5 | ? | ||
| 10 | Mar. 9 – 12 | ? | ||
| 11 | Mar. 16
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Last Day of Class | ? | ? |
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Work for the class will come from:
VENTURES BASIC? TEXT? BOOK? ? ?and? ?VENTURES BASIC? WORKBOOK
I-DEA Handouts
Workbook for Beginning ESOL
ESL Library
https://www.typing.com/student/lessons
Spelling practice?— Look in the middle of the page where it says “Elementary Spelling.”? There you can see many different word lists.? Click on a list.? Study the words in the box.? Then begin the quiz.
Video
Colors, singular & plural with clothing
This? / That / These / Those with clothing
Voice of America “Let’s Learn English”?— multiple levels of conversation, pronunciation and vocabulary practice
Vocabulary
Online picture dictionary “learningchocolate.com”?
Passport to English?– vocabulary, listening and more
Pronunciation –
Pronunciation of -s endings (listening and recording)???+ handout with word list (PDF?[pdf])
**For vowel practice, click on the Pronunciation Exercises link top right (on a laptop) or at the bottom of this page (on your phone.)**
Level 1
AUDIO for StandOut Basic student book
Alphabet video with sounds (youtube)
Spelling game – days of the week
Vocabulary : Family — Concentration game
Vocabulary : Family — Spelling game
Food?and?shopping?exercises:
“Hangman” vocabulary game –?Fruit,??Vegetables
Word search? game –?Food,???Fruit
