In class on Tuesday, December 6, students will:

1.  Continue Chapter 13 - Gerunds & Infinitives
 

For homework due Thurs. 12/8
1.  Watch this video: 
Page 355 Chart 13-6 Using By & With to Express How Something is Done http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFM4ZL8rcHI

2.  In the workbook, do Practice  13-14 on pages 228-229.

3.   On the computer, do a graded quiz to practice using gerund and/or infinitives in expressions from Chapter 13.
Click here to begin that quiz.

In class on Thursday, December 1, students will:

1.  Continue Chapter 13 - Gerunds & Infinitives
 

For homework due Tues. 12/6
1.  Watch these videos: 
Page 346 Chart 13-3 Verb + Infinitive http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEGNBFH3G2w
Page 347 Chart 13-4 Verb + Gerund or Infinitive http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OaUV_LULKc
Page 352 Chart 13-5 Preposition + Gerund http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YC_H_3_wcQ

2.  In the workbook, do Practice  4-12 on pages 222-228.

3.   On the computer, do another graded quiz to practice common expressions with Be + Past Participle + Preposition from page 271 in Chapter 10 AND  Verb + Gerund from pages 342 & 344 in Chapter 13.
Click here to begin the quiz.

In class on Tuesday, November 29, students will:

1.  Start Chapter 13 - Gerunds & Infinitives
 

For homework due Thurs. 11/30
1.  Watch these videos: 
Page 342 Chart 13-1 Verb + Gerund  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QOuFszol50
Page 344 Chart 13-2 Go + -ing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMK1WmZEq74

2.  In the workbook, do Practice  1-3  in  Chapter 13.

3.  On the computer, do a graded quiz to practice participial adjectives from Chapter 10.  Click here to begin the quiz.

In class on Tuesday, November 22, students will:

1.  Discuss Participial Adjectives in Chapter 10 pages 271-278

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyESLRkCiaU&NR=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8fQOPq39-U&feature=related

2.  Receive a study card for participial adjective + prepositions. 
 

For homework due Tues. 11/29 (no class Thursday 11/24 - the college is closed for the Thanksgiving holiday!)
1.  Watch these videos: 
Page 271 Chart 10-6 Past Participles as Adjectives http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxSt1DIT54E
Page 276 Chart 10-7 Participial Adjectives:  -ed vs. -ing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FikQ-LXMhow
2.  In the textbook, do Exercises 22-33 on pages 272-277.  Don't forget to check your answers in the back of the book.

3.  In the workbook, do Practice  22-27 on pages 183-185.

In class Tuesday, 11/15:
1.  Practice modal auxiliaries in Chapter 7.

For homework due Thursday,  11/17:

1. Watch some videos for Chapter 7:
    Chart 7-4 Using Could for Possibility - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFS2hZS8ZSU

    Chart 7-11 Making Logical Conclusions with Must - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4HoYAUck7s
 

2.  In the workbook, do Practice 19 and 20 page 126

3.  If you haven't done the last 2 graded quizzes  yet, here are the links again:

ESL030 Chapter 5 Questions  http://www.quia.com/quiz/3370893.html

ESL030 Chapter 6 Finding Subjects, Verbs, Objects  http://www.quia.com/quiz/3370715.html

4.  Study for the test on Chapters 6 and 7.  It will be in class on Thursday, November 17.

     Click here for the study guide.

No homework for Tuesday, November 22.  Enjoy your weekend!

In class Thursday, 11/10:
1.  Practice modal auxiliaries in Chapter 7.

For homework due Tuesday,  11/15:

1. Watch some videos for Chapter 7:
Chart 7-1 Form of Modal Auxiliaries http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiYyA7B_9rc
Chart 7-2 Can & Could http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qpR8JGBhwc
Chart 7-3 Expressing Possibility & Permission http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evxyi6RpPy0  
 

2.  In the workbook, do Practice 1- 6 on pages 116-119.
 

3.  In the textbook, use the CD to do Listening Exercises 3 on page 179, Ex. 7 page 181,  Ex. 13 page 184, and Ex. 17 p. 186.
 

4.  On the computer, do 2 graded quizzes (worth points towards your final grade!):

ESL030 Chapter 5 Questions  http://www.quia.com/quiz/3370893.html

ESL030 Chapter 6 Finding Subjects, Verbs, Objects  http://www.quia.com/quiz/3370715.html

In class Tuesday, 11/8:
1.  Identify and fix question errors (Chapter 5)

2.  Identify subjects, verbs, and objects in sentences (Chapter 6)

For homework due Thursday,  11/10:

1.  In the workbook, do Practice 5, 6, & 7on pages 96-97.
2. Watch a video for Chapter 6:
Page 151 Chart 6-3 Subjects, Verbs, & Objects http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAWHI3KWICQ

In class Thursday, 11/3:
1. Discuss questions with "how" and tag questions.  They're fun, aren't they? 

For homework due Tuesday,  11/8:

1.  In the workbook, do Practice 20-23 on pages 83-85 and Exercises 31-32 on pages 90-91.
2.  In the textbook, use the CD to do Listening Exercise 34 on page 128 and Ex. 57 page 141.
3.  Watch videos for Chapter 5:
Page 127 Chart 5-8 How http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XPvQOyKTms
Page 140 Chart 5-15 Tag Questions http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e161apCXAJg

Where did I put my head?  Have you seen it?

In class Thursday, 10/27:
1.  Continue with Chapter 5 questions (what, which, whose)

For homework due Tuesday,  11/1:
 

1.  In the workbook, do Practice 17-22 on pages 81-84.

2. Study for the TEST on Tuesday, November 1.  It will be on the first half of Chapter 5. 

What should you study?  This:

In class Tuesday, 10/25:
1.  Continue with Chapter 5 questions.

You might have noticed that the syllabus states there is a test on Chapter 5 on Oct. 25.  We're still working on Chapter 5 and we don't want to rush through it, so the test date will change to later.

For homework due Thursday,  10/27:

1.  In the workbook, do Practice 13-16 on pages 79-81.
2.  In the textbook, use the CD to do Listening Exercises 9 on page 116, Ex. 14 page 118, and Ex. 19 page 120.
3.  Watch videos for Chapter 5:
Page 121 Chart 5-5  What + a Form of Do http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W46I05QkyFo
Page 123 Chart 5-6 Which and What Kind Of http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AJ5qZOpuho and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwvVTtiRjdQ
Page 125 Chart 5-7 Whose http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJwI1YpmkhY

In class Thursday, 10/20: Continue with Chapter 5 questions.

For homework due Tuesday,  10/25:

1.  In the workbook, do Practice 8-12 on pages 76-79.
2.  Have you done the online Graded Quiz on the Present Perfect, Present Perfect Progressive, and Past Perfect yet?  If not, please do it by October 25   Click here to begin the quiz.

3.  Watch videos for Chapter 5:
Page 114 Chart 5-2 Yes/No & Information Questions http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IybpIghsWkc
Page 117 Chart 5-3 Where, Why, When, What Time, How Come, What...For http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFsESgdpqSs
Page 119 Chart 5-4 Questions with Who, Who(m), & What http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZEZFE9y5xE

In class Tuesday, 10/18, students will start Chapter 5

For homework due Thursday,  10/20:

1.  In the workbook, do Practice 1-7 on pages 71-75.
2.   In the textbook, use the CD to do Listening Exercises 4 & 6 on page 113-114,  and Exercise 9 on page 116.
3.  Do an online Graded Quiz on the Present Perfect, Present Perfect Progressive, and Past Perfect.  This counts as graded homework #3 and is worth 25 points towards your final grade.  You may do the quiz as many times as you want until the morning of October 25 - that's the due date.  Click here to begin the quiz.

4.  Watch a video for Chapter 5:
Page 114 Chart 5-2 Yes/No & Information Questions http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IybpIghsWkc
 

In class Thursday, 10/13, students will continue Chapter 4.  They will:

1.  Discuss the difference between present perfect and present perfect progressive.

2.  Learn about the past perfect verb tense.

For homework due Tuesday,  10/18:

1.  In the workbook, do Practice 21-25  on pages 67-69.
2.   In the textbook, use the CD to do Listening Exercise 34 on page 103, Exercises 36 & 37 on page 104, and Exercises 43 & 44 on page 110.
3.  Watch videos for Chapters 4 & 5:

Using Already, Yet, Still & Anymore http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7_4a0xWoKc

Page 108 Chart 4-8 Past Perfect http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m79RI4pZOB0
Page 111 Chart 5-1 Yes/No Questions & Short Answers → http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVmaMSJxRXo

Have you ever fallen asleep in class?

For homework due Thursday 10/13:
1.  Watch 2 videos for Chapter 4:
Page 98 Chart 4-6 Present Perfect Progressive http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W16oW3tql8Q
Page101 Chart 4-7 Pres. Perf. Progressive vs. Simple http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a00lmLTYimU

2.  Do Chapter 4 Practice 16-20 on pages 64-67 in the workbook and check your answers in the back of the workbook in the Answer Key.

3.  Use the textbook CD to do Exercise 31 on page 100.   Check your answers in the back of the textbook.

Have we had our first test yet?

No, we haven't.
We haven't had our first test yet.

We will have it on Thursday!

For homework due Thursday 10/6:

1.  Do Chapter 4 Practice 14 & 15 on page 63 in the workbook and check your answers in the back of the workbook in the Answer Key.

2.  Review for your 1st test - yes, there's a test on Thursday, 10/6!  It's on Chapter 2 (past tenses) and the first part of Chapter 4 (present perfect).  Here's what to study:

Review the computer quiz for Chapter 2 also.  Here's the link again:   http://www.quia.com/quiz/3270224.html

Have you ever gone ice skating?

For homework due Tuesday 10/4:

1.  Do Chapter 4 Practice 12 & 13 on page 62 in the workbook and check your answers in the back of the workbook in the Answer Key.

2.  Graded Homework #2:  On a separate piece of paper, write at least 10 pairs of sentences about things that you or people you know have done during your lives.  The 1st sentence in the pair must be in the present perfect.  The 2nd sentence must be in the simple past and tell when you did the action in the 1st sentence.    For example:

I have gone to Rome twice.  I went there in 1984 and then again in 2007. 
My mother has made thousands of cookies in her life.  She made some chocolate chip cookies just yesterday.
I have eaten octopus.  I ate it when I lived in Hawaii.  I haven't eaten it since I became a vegetarian in 1991.
My sister has needed stitches 5 times.  The last time was 2 years ago; she needed stitches after she fell down while she was ice-skating. 
etc.

3.   Use the textbook CD and do Exercise 26 on page 97.   Check your answers in the back of the textbook on page 431.

Have you ever ridden a roller coaster?

For homework due Thursday 9/29:
1.  Click on the links below to watch a video for Chapter 4:
Page 94 Chart 4-5 Simple Past vs. Present Perfect http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MdS6J0nSnM

2.  Do Chapter 4 Practice 11 on pages 61-62 in the workbook and check your answers in the back of the workbook in the Answer Key.

3.  Finish Exercise 18 on page 92 in the textbook and then use the textbook CD and do Exercises 17, 19, 20 on pages 91-93.   Check your answers in the back of the textbook on page 431.

Have you ever eaten an insect?

For homework due Tuesday 9/27:
1.  Click on the links below to watch a video for Chapter 4:
Page 87 Chart 4-3 Negative, Question, & Short-Answer Forms http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1HvFD2wSjU
Page 90 Chart 4-4 Present Perfect with Unspecified Time- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmZcaZx2AR8  

2.  Do Chapter 4 Practice 6-10 on pages 57-61 in the workbook and check your answers in the back of the workbook in the Answer Key.

3.  Use the textbook CD and do Exercise 12 on page 88.   Check your answers in the back of the textbook on page 431.

Have you ever eaten frog legs?

For homework due Thursday 9/22:
1.  Click on the links below to watch some videos for Chapter 3:
Page 81 Chart 4-1 Past Participle  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lB63T7wgBOA
Page 83 Chart 4-2 Present Perfect with Since & For http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjKl4Ncn3hQ

2.  Do Chapter 4 Practice 1-5 on pages 55-57 in the workbook and check your answers in the back of the workbook in the Answer Key.

3.  Use the textbook CD and do Exercise 2 on page 82.   Check your answers in the back of the textbook .

For homework due Tuesday 9/20:
1.  Click on the links below to watch some videos for Chapter 2:
Chart 2-7 page 48 Using Time Clauses - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwCESV8RqCc
Chart 2-8 page 52 Expressing Past Habit with Used To - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XenXvs4I0I

2.  Do Chapter 2 Practice 23-26 on pages 30-32 in the workbook and check your answers in the back of the workbook in the Answer Key.

3.  Use the textbook CD and do Exercise 39 on page 51 and Exercise 43 on page 53.     Check your answers in the back of the textbook on page 428.

4.  Take your 1st graded quiz on the computer - it's worth 25 points towards your final grade!
      Here's the link to the quiz:  http://www.quia.com/quiz/3270224.html . 
     You can repeat this quiz as many times as you want.  You have until October 6th to get the highest score you can. 

1. Continue working in Chapter 2 - Simple Past & Past Progressive

2.  Get the orange study cards for past progressive verb tenses

For homework due Thursday 9/15:

1.  Click on the links below to watch some videos for Chapter 2:
 

Chart 2-5 page 39 Regular Verbs Pronunciation of -ed - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3VyZW-uWvA
 

Chart 2-6 page 42 Simple Past & Past Progressive - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKmKniwpwUU  AND http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riavStasykY

2.  Do Chapter 2 Practice 17-22 on pages 27-30 in the workbook and check your answers in the back of the workbook in the Answer Key.

3.  Use the textbook CD and listen to the conversations in Exercise 19 on page 38 and Exercise 31 on page 46.     Check your answers in the back of the textbook on page 407.

1. Continue working in Chapter 2 - Past Time

For homework due Tuesday 9/13:

1.  Click on the links below to watch some videos for Chapter 2.
Chart 2-3   Principal Parts of a Verb -http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zghKYy8IwSM 
 

Chart 2-4  Irregular Verbs -http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGOPCJqUqEA 

2.  Do Chapter 2 Practice 11-16 on pages 23-27 in the workbook and check your answers in the back of the workbook in the Answer Key.

3.  Use the textbook CD and listen to the conversations in Exercise 16 and 17 on page 37, and Exercises 21-24 on pages 39-41.   Check your answers in the back of the textbook on pages 406-407.

1. Review Present Time

2.  Work in Chapter 2 - Past Time

For homework due Thursday 9/8:

1.  Click on the links below to watch some videos for Chapter 2.
Chart 2-1 page 26 Expressing Past Time Simple Past -http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kiIiXTEcWM
and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ep-oYex-ePI

and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z99etzFHFcU

Chart 2-2 page 29 Spelling of -ing & -ed Forms -http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nY4Xu6DwyDo

2.  Do Chapter 2 Practice 1-10 on pages 15-22 in the workbook and check your answers in the back of the workbook in the Answer Key.

3.  Use the textbook CD and listen to the conversations in Exercise 4 page 27 and Exercise 5 page 28.   Check your answers in the back of the textbook on page 406.

1. Work in Chapter 1 - Present Time


For homework due Tuesday 9/6:

1.  Click on the links below to watch some videos for Chapter 1.
Chart 1-1 page 3 Simple Present & Present Progressive -http://www.youtube.com/user/floridaenglish#p/u/282/3Wd2xuBmnTw
Chart 1-2 page 4 Forms of the Simple Present & Present Progressive - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hn5LIkduyfM

Chart 1-3 page 10 Frequency Adverbs - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYgjwK4J4vU

Chart 1-4 page 13 Singular/Plural Final -s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lM9u1GG-Dc

Chart 1-5 page 14 Spelling of Final s/-es - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNAo9I0AQ4k

Chart 1-6 page 17 Non-Action Verbs - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S80mMqPV3Ck
Chart 1-7 page 20 Short Answers to Yes/No Questions - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1XAIVyNvGE

2.  Do Practice 2,  5,  6, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 20, 22, 23, and 25 on pages 2-14 in the workbook and check your answers in the back of the workbook in the Answer Key.

3.  Use the textbook CD and listen to the conversations in Exercise 1 page 1 and Exercise 5 page 5.   Then, do Exercise 9 page 6,
Ex. 21 page 14,
Ex. 24 page 15,
Ex. 35 p. 22, and
Ex. 37 Part II p. 24 in the textbook.  Check your answers in the back of the textbook on pages 405-406.

1.  Discuss information on the course syllabus.

2.  Get to know your classmates.

3.  Review simple present and present progressive verb tenses by writing about yourself and other students. 

4.  Get some study cards:  simple present  & present progressive tenses  
 

Click here to download Course Syllabus for the Tuesday-Thursday 5:40 - 7:00PM Evening class

Click here to set up your username and password to use the EMCC campus computers, and Click here for more information about the college computers

Your Instructor:  Diane Stonebrink
Office Location: Ocotillo Hall, office OCT151
Telephone: 623-935-8584
Email: diane.stonebrink@estrellamountain.edu