In class on Monday, April 25, and Wednesday, April 27, students will:

1.  Discuss can, know how to, be able to in Chapter 12
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For homework due Wed. 4/27

1. In the textbook, do Exercise 19 pp. 365-6
2. In the workbook, do Practice 1-1-15 on pages 183-190.
3. On a separate piece of paper, write 10 sentences using comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs.  Look at the textbook pages 480-481 for help.  Example sentences:  I drive more slowly than my sister.  I have the longest hair in my family.  My sister cooks the best in my family.  My uncle laughs more loudly than my aunt. etc....

4.  Start studying for the Final Exam!  For the day students, it will be on Monday, May 9, from 11:00-12:50pm.  For evening students, it will be on Monday, May 9, from 7:00-8:50pm.  Click here for the final exam study guide!

In class on Wednesday, April 20, students will:

1.  Start Chapter 12 - Modal Verbs
 

For homework due Mon. 4/25

Watch these videos: 
Page 354 Chart 12-1 Using Can - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sS6VNm5kwOg
Page 356 Chart 12-2 Pronunciation of Can & Can't - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5uM4smoDB8

In class on Monday, April 18, students will:

1.  Discuss rules for using one of + superlative adjective + plural noun.

2.  Discuss comparative and superlative adverbs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1MjRp0ys5I    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OITxdCJg2Y 
 

For homework due Wed. 4/20

1. In the textbook, do Exercises 36 and 37 on pages 480-481.
2. In the workbook, do Practice 21-23 on pages 259-261.
3. Optional:  Watch these videos: 
Page 469 Chart 16-5 Using One Of + Superlative + Plural Noun - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9r4Tx81iCro
Page 478 Chart 16-8 Making Comparisons with Adverbs - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQlbQCWscNI

In class on Monday, April 11, students will:

1.  Practice speaking & writing with superlative adjectives.
2.  Review may, might, maybe/will
 

For homework due Wed. 4/13
1.  Study for the test on Chapters 11 and 16 (Wednesday, April 13).  Click here for the study guide.
 

In class on Wednesday, April 6, students will:

1.  Practice speaking & writing with comparative adjectives.
2.  Discuss the rules for forming superlative adjectives.  Click here for a handout if you were absent and didn't get it in class.
 

For homework due Mon. 4/11
1.   In the textbook, do Exercises 19 and 20 on pages 461-463.

2.   In the workbook, do Practice 10-13 on pages 252-255.
3.  Start reviewing for the next test on Chapters 11 and 16 (Wednesday, April 13).  Click here for the study guide.
4. Optional:  Watch these videos: 
Page 461 Chart 16-4 The Superlative:  Using -est and Most -  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaVYGidGhYg

Page 469 Chart 16-5 Using One Of + Superlative + Plural Noun - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9r4Tx81iCro
 

In class on Monday, April 4, students will:

1.  Discuss rules for forming comparative adjectives
 

For homework due Wed. 4/6
1. In the workbook, do Practice 6-9 on pages 248-251.
2. Optional:  Watch this video: 
Page 454 Chart 16-3 The Comparative:  Using -er and More http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-K7YfnobxU

In class on Wednesday, March 30, students will:

1.  Practice if-clauses (Chapter 11)
2.  Discuss comparison expressions (Chapter 16)
 

For homework due Mon. 4/3
1. In the workbook, do Practice 1-5 on pages 246-248.
2. Work on graded homework #3 (due Monday 4/4).  Click here to download the assignment description if you were absent and did not get the paper in class.

3.  Optional:  Watch these videos: 
Page 449 Chart 16-1 Using The Same As, Similar To & Different From http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HehqIwuzfDE

Page 452 Chart 16-2 Using Like & Alike http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wp5neNscbZU

In class on Monday, March 28, students will:

1.  Review expressing future with may, might, maybe+will
2.  Discuss future time phrases and clauses.

For homework due Wed. 3/30:
1.  In the textbook, do Exercise 15 on pages 334-335.

2.  In the workbook, do Practice 8-13 on pages 174-177.
3. Work on graded homework #3 (due Monday 4/4).  Click here to download the assignment description if you were absent and did not get the paper in class.

4.  Optional:  Watch these videos: 
Page 334 Chart 11-3 Future Time Clauses & Before, After, When http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfUFKos6Lko

Page 336 Chart 11-4 Clauses with If http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIVjMoCckt8

In class on Wednesday, March 23, students will:

1.  Review present, past, & future tenses (end of Chapter 10).

2.  Start Chapter 11 - Expressing future with may, might, maybe+will

For homework due Mon. 3/28:

1.  In the workbook, do Practice 1-7 on pages 171-174.

Welcome back from Spring Break!  In class on Monday, March 21, students will:

1.  Practice future questions with will
2.  Review present, past, and future tenses

For homework due Wed. 3/23:
1.  In the textbook, do Exercise 5 on page 328 and Exercise 7 on page 329.

2.  In the workbook, do Practice 21-31 on pages 162-170.
3. Optional - Watch videos for Chapter 11:
Page 325 Chart 11-1 May/Might vs. Will http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DbxFIkAI-Y

Page 327 Chart 11-2 Maybe vs. May Be http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XT2AZ1OQ76g

In class Monday, 3/7, students will:

1.  Discuss using will for future

For homework due Wed. 3/9:

1. Study for the test on Chapter 10 on Wednesday:

Workbook:

Practice 1-2 pages 152-153

Practice 5 - 7 pages 154-155

Practice 10 page 157

Practice 17-21 pages 160-163

Textbook:

Chart 10-1 page 294

Exercise 4 pages 296-7

Chart 10-3 page 301

Exercise 12 & Exercise 13 pages 302-303

Chart 10-6 page 310

Exercise 26 page 311

Free sample class on Saturday, 3/5:

1.  Do a Grammar chant using simple past questions and answers.

2.  Discuss rules for making simple past tense questions, negative & affirmative statements.

3.  Do a card activity for speaking practice.

4.  If time, do a writing activity.

5.  Alphabetical list of irregular past tense verbs.

In class Wednesday, 3/2, students will:

1.  Discuss future/past time phrases

For homework due Mon. 3/7:

1.  In the workbook, do Practice 6-13 on pages 155-159 in Chapter 10 .
2.  Write a story of 8-10 sentences using simple past and past progressive verb tenses.  See the handout for an example.

3.  Optional:  Try these computer exercises:

http://a4esl.org/q/h/0101/sv-goingto.html - Multiple-choice - choose the correct form of "going to"
http://www.eflnet.com/grammar/bgtverbagreement.php - Multiple-choice
http://www.eflnet.com/grammar/begoingtonegative.php - Type in the negative future form using am/is/are going to
http://www.eflnet.com/grammar/yesnobegoingto.php - Type in the yes/no question future form using the words you see and adding more words as needed
http://www.eflnet.com/grammar/whquestionsbegoingto.php - Type in the information question future form using the words you see and adding more words as needed

In class Monday, 2/28, students will continue Chapter 10.  They will:

1.  Review verb tenses - Click here for the chart
2.  Practice using "going to" to express future
3.  Discuss future time phrases

For homework due Wed. 3/2:

1.  Optional - Watch videos for Chapter 10:

Page 301 Chart 10-3 Words Used for Past & Future Time - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fsaisQE1Ec

Page 305 Chart 10-4 A Couple of & A Few with Ago & In - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHptS-E52z8
Page 307 Chart 10-5 Using Time Expressions - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQ9BsQlF6r8

In class Wednesday, 2/23, students will start Chapter 10.  They will:

1.  Discuss the future with the verb phrase am/is/are going to (be going to + another verb)

For homework due Mon. 2/28:

1.  In the workbook, do Practice 1-5 on pages 152-154in Chapter 10 .
2.  Optional - Watch videos for Chapter 10:

Page 294 Chart 10-1 Using Be Going To - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkJmAY4W7rA

Page 299 Chart 10-2 Using Present Progressive to Express Future Time - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jPKcZD3fao

In class Wednesday, 2/23, students will take the Chapter 9 test.  Good luck!
 

No class Monday, 2/21 - College closed for President's Day

For homework due Wed. 2/23:

Nothing - relax after the test.

In class Wednesday, 2/9, students will continue Chapter 9:

1. Practice sentences using the past progressive to describe the picture on page 280.

2.  Discuss when + simple past and while + past progressive actions pages 281-282.

For homework due Wed. 2/16:

1.  Study for the test on Chapter 9.  The test will be on Wednesday, February 16.

In the textbook, study:
Chart 9-1 and Exercise 1 pages 252-253
Chart 9-2 and Exercise 7 pages 257-258

Chart 9-3 and Exercises 11 & 12 pages 260-2

Irregular verbs on pages 264, 266, and 269 (these are the same verbs on the purple study card)

Chart 9-7 page 273

In the workbook, study:

Practice 7 page 132

Practice 18 pages 139-140

Practice 22 page 142

Practice 24 page 143

Practice 27 page 144-145

In class Wednesday, 2/9, students will continue Chapter 9:

1. Practice time clauses

2.  Discuss the past progressive tense

For homework due Mon. 2/14:

1.  In the workbook, do Practice 19 through 33 on pages 140-151 (finish all the Practice exercises for Chapter 9
Optional - Watch videos for Chapter 9 at  http://www2.estrellamountain.edu/faculty/stonebrink/2grammar.htm (or click on the links below):
Page 278 Chart 9-9 Present Progressive & Past Progressive- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osgRPcQRo8M
Page 281 Chart 9-10 Using While with the Past Progressive - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZAwyMLiBGM 

Page 282 Chart 9-11 While vs. When in Past Time Clauses - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96dVK0m2W4M

Page 284 Chart 9-12 Simple Past vs. Past Progressive- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naqKzEKK4YE

In class Monday, 2/7, students will continue Chapter 9:

1. Practice irregular past tense verbs in questions and answers p. 271

2.  Discuss time clauses p. 273

For homework due Wed. 2/9:

1.  In the workbook, do Practice 17 & 18 on pages 139-140
Optional - Watch videos for Chapter 9 at  http://www2.estrellamountain.edu/faculty/stonebrink/2grammar.htm (or click on the links below):
Page 273 Chart 9-7 Before and After in Time Clauses - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4osGlKQ4zZU
Page 276 Chart 9-8 When in Time Clauses - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_-FvNHwN68 

In class on Wednesday, 2/2, we will:
1.  Discuss questions with who
2.  Discuss time clauses with before, after, when

For homework due Mon. 2/7:

1.  In the textbook, do Exercise 12 on pages 261-2, Ex. 16 pp. 265-6, Ex. 19 pp. 267-8, Ex. 22 p. 270 .

2. In the workbook, do Practice 6-15 on pages 131-138.

Optional - Watch videos for Chapter 9 at  http://www2.estrellamountain.edu/faculty/stonebrink/2grammar.htm (or click on the links below):
Page 276 Chart 9-8 When in Time Clauses http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_-FvNHwN68

1. Continue Chapter 9 - past tense questions

For homework due Wednesday 2/1, students will:

1.  Do Practice 5 on pages 130-131  in the workbook.

2.  Write a paragraph about yourself using present and past tenses.  Click here for directions.
 

3.  Optional - Watch videos for Chapter 9 at  http://www2.estrellamountain.edu/faculty/stonebrink/2grammar.htm (or click on the links below) for:

Page 257  Chart 9-2 Questions with What - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NgUNT5nUcs
Page 260 Chart 9-3 Questions with Who - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqPJTcIFplk  
Page 264 Chart 9-4 Irregular Verbs Group 5 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHM0bcO-akI
Page 266 Chart 9-5 Irregular Verbs Group 6 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0GHhsQE71k
Page 269 Chart 9-6 Irregular Verbs Group 7 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHbgvekP8GU

1. Finish reviewing simple present, progressive, and simple past tense.

2.  Work in Chapter 9 - Expressing Past Time Part 2

For homework due Monday 1/31, students will:

1.  Finish Exercise 1 on page 253 and Exercise 5 on page 256  in the textbook.

2.  Do Practice 1, 2,  and 3 on pages 128-129  in the workbook.
 

3.  Optional - Watch the first video for Chapter 9 (Page 252 Chart 9-1 Simple Past Using Where, When, What, What Time, & Why) at http://www2.estrellamountain.edu/faculty/stonebrink/2grammar.htm

1.  Discuss information on the course syllabus.

2.  Review simple present, simple past, and present progressive verb tenses.  Click here for an example and click here for the blank chart to fill in.

3.  Review cards:  simple present & present progressive         simple past     irregular verbs groups

For homework due Wednesday 1/26, students will:

1.  Buy the textbook and workbook "Basic English Grammar"
 

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Your Instructor:  Diane Stonebrink
Office Location: Ocotillo Hall 151
Telephone: 623-935-8584
Email: diane.stonebrink@estrellamountain.edu