ESL NEWCOMER ACADEMYESL NEWCOMER ACADEMY

•““Following Following advice is advice is important if important if you want to you want to accomplish accomplish your goals”.your goals”.

IMPORTANTS IDEAS AND IMPORTANTS IDEAS AND SUBJECTSSUBJECTS

• Being in United Being in United States.States.

• Your most important Your most important work is study.work is study.

• All subjects are All subjects are important but…important but…

• Be respectful no Be respectful no matter what! matter what!

• Follow the rules.Follow the rules.

BEING IN THE UNITED BEING IN THE UNITED STATESSTATES

• Being in The United States Being in The United States of America is an important of America is an important thing in our life's. At the thing in our life's. At the same time is something new same time is something new and different than what we and different than what we know and how we are know and how we are originally. We have to get originally. We have to get adapted to this new country, adapted to this new country, culture and kind of thinking.culture and kind of thinking.

• We have to change our We have to change our minds, just open it for new minds, just open it for new ideas.ideas.

• Remember always that Remember always that knowing new things always knowing new things always is learning. is learning.

YOUR MOST IMPORTANT WORKYOUR MOST IMPORTANT WORKSTUDYSTUDY

• If you want a successful school year:If you want a successful school year:

• Focus on studying because it is very Focus on studying because it is very important.important.

• Try your best.Try your best.

ALL SUBJECTS ARE ALL SUBJECTS ARE IMPORTANT, BUT…IMPORTANT, BUT…

• Are you thinking that all Are you thinking that all that you need for a that you need for a successful life in the successful life in the United States of United States of America is knowing how America is knowing how to speak in English?to speak in English?

• Are you thinking in Are you thinking in work early or on time work early or on time when you finish at least when you finish at least the high school?the high school?

• What do you want to be What do you want to be in the future? in the future?

BE RESPECTFUL NO MATTER BE RESPECTFUL NO MATTER WHATWHAT

• Being respectful means open doors in Being respectful means open doors in our life and doing all what we proposes.our life and doing all what we proposes.

• Don’t fight with teachers or partners, that Don’t fight with teachers or partners, that means that you are not being respectful, so means that you are not being respectful, so you can’t get a successful life in the future. you can’t get a successful life in the future.

• If teachers tell you If teachers tell you something do it.something do it.

• Don’t lie to Don’t lie to teachers never. teachers never. They always got They always got the truth.the truth.

• That can be That can be considered like a considered like a bad behavior. bad behavior.

Now you are going to see Now you are going to see what students of this year what students of this year said to you.said to you.

Advices for some ESL Advices for some ESL Newcomer AcademyNewcomer Academy

• School year School year

2008-20092008-2009

• June/ 1/ 2009June/ 1/ 2009

• By Eddy Madrigal By Eddy Madrigal

and Lilian Ramos.and Lilian Ramos.

Now you are going to see Now you are going to see other videos with teachers other videos with teachers that are going to give you that are going to give you suggestions to be suggestions to be successful in your life and successful in your life and school.school.

Teachers ESL NCA Year 2008-Teachers ESL NCA Year 2008-20092009