Note: This site will change frequently. New assignments will be added after they are announced in class each week.
Fall 2010 -
Tuesday & Thursday Evenings 7:15-8:35PM
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for Extra Practice
Week 15: December 7 - 9
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In class Thursday, 12/9: 1.
Click here
for the in-class activity to practice adjective & noun clauses and learn
who your classmates are. Attention students!
Test 1 - The Conditional Test 2 - Chapter 10 The Passive Test 3 -
Chapter 11 Nouns & Articles and Chapter 12 Adjective Clauses Ex. 1-7 pages 277-281; Ex. 12-13 pages 288-289
Those 3 steps are the most important.
If you have time, you can also review the Powerpoints or computer activities
that were done in class. Click on the links below to review them: Click here for a Powerpoint for Noun Clauses If you really want to make sure you are prepared for the final exam, watch the videos that go with the textbook. Click Here for those videos.
In class Tuesday, 12/7: 1.
Continue Chapter 14 Noun Clauses.
Click here to download a
summary of noun clause (embedded questions) formation if you were absent
and didn't get it in class.
For homework due Thursday, 12/9: 1. Computer self-check quiz on noun clauses (indirect
questions):
http://a4esl.org/q/h/vm/indirectques.html 2. Computer
type-in-the-sentence quiz on noun clauses (embedded questions):
http://www.angelfire.com/wi3/englishcorner/grammar/Interactive/embdques1.html 3. Type-in-the-sentence quiz on noun clauses beginning with if or whether: http://esl.lbcc.cc.ca.us/eesllessons/nounclauses/nclsifwhetherfib.htm
4. Graded quiz worth 20 points!!
Click here
to do the graded quiz on noun clauses. |
Week 14: November 30 - December 2
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Test on Tuesday, 11/30!
In class Thursday, 12/2: 1.
Finish
Chapter 12 on Adjective Clauses (using whose).
Click here for a
Powerpoint for Ex. 20 on page
360.
For homework due Tuesday, 12/7:
3. Watch a video about embedded questions (noun clauses starting with wh-words):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGnU7DBwQ4Q
4. Computer exercises to
practice noun clauses:
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Week 13: November 23 (The college is closed Thursday, 11/25, for the Thanksgiving holiday).
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Happy Thanksgiving!!! |
In class 1. Continue Chapter 12 on Adjective Clauses
For next week (remember - no class on Thursday 11/25): 1. If you haven't already done the adjective clause quiz worth 25 points, please do it before the test: http://www.quia.com/quiz/2835946.html
2. You will have a test on Chapters 11 and 12 on Tuesday, 11/30. To help prepare for the test, watch the videos for the Textbook Charts in Chapters 11 and 12. Click here to go to the webpage with the videos.
3. Click here for the Chapters 11 & 12 Test Study Guide. One change has been made to the study guide that was passed out in class: we didn't have time to discuss Chart 12-7 on page 359 (using "whose"), so that part will not be on the test.
4. Examples & Video to review adjective clauses:
http://learnamericanenglishonline.com/Orange%20Level/O8%20Adjective%20Clauses.html |
Week 12: November 16-18
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In class Thursday 11/18: 1. Continue Chapter 12 on Adjective Clauses
Homework to finish for Tuesday, 11/23: A. Textbook Exercises:
Ex. 7 p. 348-9, Ex. 10 p. 350, Ex. 11 p. 351, and Ex. 12 pp. 351-2.
3. Worth 25 points -
a practice quiz on adjective clauses -
http://www.quia.com/quiz/2835946.html In class on Tuesday, 11/16: 1.
Review use of the or nothing with geographical places.
2. Start Chapter 12 on Adjective Clauses Homework for Thursday, 11/18:
1. Finish Ex. 2 on page 345 and
Ex. 3 on page 346 in the textbook. |
Week 11: November 9 (No class Thursday 11/11 - College closed for Veteran's Day holiday)
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1. Continue Chapter 11 on count & noncount nouns
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For homework for Tuesday, 11/16, students will:
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1. Continue Chapter 11: indefinite article a/an or no article vs. definite article the and articles with geographical features.
2. With a partner, do the web activity (click
here to start) to practice using indefinite (a, an) and
definite articles (the) in contexts (a sentence, paragraph, or story).
When you get to game board spaces 13, 14, and 15,
write the reasons on the back of the game board paper.
This paper is worth 25 points towards your final grade!!!
Homework
for Tuesday 11/16 (Remember - no class
Thursday; college closed for Veteran's Day holiday): 2. If you did
not finish writing the reasons for article choices for game board spaces
13, 14, and 15, finish this. It's worth 25
points! 3. On the computer,
for another 25 points towards your final grade:
Health Clubs -
http://www.quia.com/quiz/2811817.html |
Week 10: November 2-4
An
elephant is the symbol of
the Republican Party.  A donkey is the symbol for Democrats. |
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Week 9: October 26-28
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Week 8: October 19-21
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In class on
Tuesday, 10/19: 1. Write passive voice sentences using direct & indirect objects on the Passive Voice Practice 2 handout. 2. Discuss past perfect and modals with conditionals in the passive voice in The Hurricane story. 3. Discuss the use of Get + Adjectives & Past Participles and other passive-like constructions on pages 300-8 |
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homework due
Thursday 10/21 1. Read some information and watch a video about the use of get in the passive (pay special attention to the second half of the video - questions with get): http://www.learnamericanenglishonline.com/Green%20Level/G6%20Get%20Passive.html 2. Do Exercises 14 and 15 on pages 290-292 in the textbook for review of active & passive voice in various tenses.
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Week 7: October 12-14
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In class on Thursday, 10/14: 1 Review simple past and present progressive/continuous in the passive voice on page 287-88 and with The Tornado grammar story. 2. Practice using modal verbs in the passive voice on pages 288-9. 3. Generate sentences describing laws, rules, or recommendations using modals in the passive voice using a Powerpoint activity: Click here to download and open the Powerpoint. 4. Write passive voice sentences using modal verbs on the Passive Voice Practice 2 handout. |
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For homework due Tuesday 10/19: 1. Do Exercises 14 &15 on pages 290 & 291 in the textbook. 2. Watch a video: Modals in the Passive Voice 3. Do 2 practice computer exercises- Snakes can be found in... and Shoreline College (practices active & passive voice modals)
4. Do
2 Graded Quizzes
(10 points each):
Modals in the passive voice
quiz at
http://www.quia.com/quiz/1495494.html |
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In class on Tuesday, 10/12: 1 Share some of the predictions that were written for homework. 2. Discuss the present progressive/continuous in the passive voice on page 287. |
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For homework due Thursday 10/14: 1. Watch some more videos: Present
Continuous in the Passive -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OokwlcMvaCc
3. Do some computer exercises-click
on the title of the exercise below to go to it: Simple Present vs. Present Progressive Quiz
Active or Passive
Voice?
4. Complete the Passive Voice Practice 1 handout to review various tenses in the passive.
Extra/Optional Practice: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/passive - Good chart and more exercises |
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Week 6: October 5-7
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In class on Thursday, 10/7: 1. Review transitive & intransitive verbs and use of the by-phrase in the passive in the textbook (pages 280-3) 2. Share answers that were written for homework on the Oh, No! I've Been Robbed! handout and start the Has the Air Conditioning Been Fixed Yet? handout. 3. Discuss the 2 different future forms in the active & passive voice and write 10 predictions in the passive voice (sentences using will be and am/is/are going to be + past participle) about future discoveries or changes that you think will be made. Write 5 sentence using will be + past participle (e.g., Personal flying machines will be invented to replace cars.) and 5 sentences using am/is/are/going to be + past participle (e.g., A cure for cancer is going to be discovered by the year 2020.) |
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For homework due Tuesday 10/12: 1. In the textbook, do Exercises 10 and 11 on pages 284-287 and check your answers. 2. Finish writing present perfect tense passive voice sentences about changes that have been made in your communities on the handout Has the Air Conditioning Been Fixed Yet? If you were absent from class and didn't get the handout, please click on the link to download and print it out.
3. Study the examples and watch a short video on the future passive "will be + past participle" at http://www.learnamericanenglishonline.com/Green%20Level/G5%20Future%20Passive.html
4. Take a quiz on the future passive "am/is/are going to be + past participle": http://www.quia.com/quiz/1477314.html
Click here for the Chapter 10 Powerpoint Textbook Supplement, or click
on the links below for video versions: 10-3 Transitive & Intransitive Verbs http://www.youtube.com/user/floridaenglish#p/u/46/EaWBDsV7JVY 10-4 Using the By-Phrase http://www.youtube.com/user/floridaenglish#p/u/45/DKfhpea7ofI
Optional Watch a series of 3 videos (each is about 10 minutes long) that were put on youtube.com by an ESL teacher named Jennifer. They are very helpful for understanding the passive voice! Here are the links: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xTreaklNr8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxHpA2KAUc4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLcqw0xNpmI
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In class on Tuesday, 10/5: 1. Examine question forms on pages 279-280 in the textbook. 2. Practice active vs. passive voice and simple present & past tense questions and answers by doing a Powerpoint pair activity. 3. Discuss the present perfect tense. |
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For homework due Thursday 10/7: 1. In the textbook, do Exercises 5 and 6 on pages 279-280 and check your answers. 2. Learn more about the affirmative forms of the present perfect tense in the passive voice by reading information and study the negative and question forms by watching a 3-minute video at: http://www.learnamericanenglishonline.com/Green%20Level/G12%20Present%20Perfect%20Passive.html 3. Study the information and take the quiz on the affirmative, negative, & question forms of the present perfect tense in the passive voice at http://www2.estrellamountain.edu/faculty/stonebrink/Flashmcquiz2/space/spacepresperfpasstut.html 4. Practice the present perfect in the passive voice by writing a minimum of 7 sentences about differences between two pictures of a hotel room (Oh, No! I've Been Robbed!). Example: The luggage has been opened. |
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Week 5: September 28-30
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In class on Thursday, 9/30: 1. Review active vs. passive voice and simple present tense. 2. Examine question forms on pages 279-280 in the textbook. 3. Brainstorm a list of inventions, artworks, buildings, and other famous products, then write active & passive voice sentences about them. |
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For homework due Tuesday 10/5: 1. Review the forms of the simple past tense in the passive voice by reading information and watching a short video at: http://www.learnamericanenglishonline.com/Green%20Level/G4%20Past%20Passive.html
2. Practice active & passive voice in the simple
past tense on the handout Common
Uses of the Passive Voice II - Simple Past" by writing at least
3
pairs of sentences (active & passive voices) in each box (for a total of 18 sentences - 9 active & 9 passive). |
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In class on Tuesday, 9/28: 1. Review direct & indirect objects and verb tenses. 2. Discuss the difference between active voice and passive voice sentences (pages 276-77 in textbook) 3. Write active voice sentences about popular crops & products in places you know, and then change them to passive voice sentences. |
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For homework due Thursday 9/30: 1. Do Exercises 2 and 3 on page 278 of the textbook.
2. Complete the handout "Common
Uses of the Passive Voice - Simple Present" by writing at least 2
pairs of sentences (active & passive voices) in each box (you should
have a total of 16 sentences - 8 active & 8 passive). |
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Week 4: September 21-23
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9/23: 1. Discuss transitive & intransitive verbs and direct & indirect objects: Click here If you were absent and didn't get the 2 papers handed out in class, click on the following links: Transitive & Intransitive Verbs explanation Transitive & Intransitive Verbs & Finding the Direct Object explanation & practice |
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Homework for Tuesday 9/28 1. Do 3 practice quizzes:
Transitive or Intransitive Verbs? - Decide if a sentence contains a transitive (has an object) or intransitive (has no direct or indirect object) verb. Finding Direct Objects and Indirect Objects Find the direct objects in sentences 1-10 and the indirect objects in sentences 11-20.
2. Watch a short video of a
teacher review verb tenses in the active voice and
do the Cloze & Matching Exercises there:
http://international.ouc.bc.ca/chalkntalk/verbstory/ 3. Study example sentences of verb tenses at the bottom of http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbtenseintro.html and then do as many of the Verb Tense Exercises 1-28 as you need to feel comfortable with these tenses.
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Optional: Have some fun trying the verb tense
review games at:
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9/21: 1. Take the test on the conditional verb forms. 2. No homework - relax after your hard work! 
See you in class on Thursday.However, if I were you and I had some extra time, I would review English verb tenses to prepare for the next topic: http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbtenseintro.html |
Week 3:
September 14-16
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9/16: 1. Review the 3rd conditional (past unreal) by checking the handout from Tuesday. 2. Review the 1st, 2nd, & 3rd conditionals by playing the What If? game |
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Homework for Tuesday
9/21:
You'll have your first in class test on Tuesday. It will have
questions on the Zero, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd conditionals.
1. To
prepare, review the 4 graded computer quizzes you've had: 3. Take this practice quiz on all the types of conditionals: http://www.quia.com/quiz/1818004.html 4. You can also try these other mixed
conditional quizzes. They're from the old blue Azar book, not the
black one you have now. They're not worth any points and they're a
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9/14: 1. Review the 2nd conditional (If I were President Obama, I would....; If I had a billion dollars, I would.....) 2. Discuss the 3rd conditional (past unreal) by completing a handout and doing: http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/3cond1.htm |
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Homework for Thursday
9/16: 1. Finish the 1st side of the handout "If She Hadn't Woken Up Late, She Wouldn't Have Been in a Hurry" 2. Do the Graded Quiz on the 3rd Conditional (25 points). Looking for the previous graded quizzes?
Here they are again:
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Week 2: September 7-9
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9/9: 1. Continue discussing the 2nd conditional by reviewing the Cathy Comic Strip and writing about & discussing imaginary situations (handouts from Tues. 9/7) Imagine If Cards 2nd conditional 3rd conditional Summary 2. Discuss the 3rd conditional (past unreal) |
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Homework for Tuesday
9/14: Study the 3rd Conditional by watching Parts 1 and 2 of Jennifer's videos and then doing the Practice Exercises |
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Part 1 Video (9 minutes) |
Part 2 Video (8 minutes) |
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Practice Exercise 1 Practice Exercise 2 Practice Exercise 3 - A few students have noticed something strange in #7 on this quiz (If just one person had remembered my birthday, I ... sad (be). The computer doesn't accept the 3rd conditional "I wouldn't have been sad". Instead, it wants the 2nd conditional "I wouldn't be sad". We'll talk about using such mixed conditionals on Thursday 9/16. Thanks to those students who brought this to my attention! Practice Exercise 4 |
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In class
on Tuesday 9/7, we will: 1. Review the 1st Conditional by writing sentences about cultural superstitions. 2. Practice the 2nd Conditional by listening to some songs, examining the Cathy Comic Strip, and writing about & discussing imaginary situations. |
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The conditional then and now - the English Language (and entertainment business) is changing!
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Homework: 1. Do 3 quizzes about each of the conditional types we have studied so far. The quizzes are worth 25 points each towards your final grade. You may repeat each quiz as many times as you like (try to get 100% for all the points). Here are the links: Graded Quiz on the Zero Conditional (25 points) Remember: The 0 Conditional is used for describing real, general facts/routines. Use the simple present tense in both clauses. Graded Quiz on the First Conditional (25 points) The 1st Conditional is for describing real, future situations. Use the simple present tense in the condition/if clause, and the future (will) in the result clause. Graded Quiz on the Second Conditional (25 points) The 2nd Conditional is for unreal (imaginary), present or future situations. Use the simple past tense in the condition/if clause, and the would in the result clause. 2. Write sentences to
complete the first 2 pages of the stapled 3-page handout you received in
class on Tuesday 9/7. |
Week 1: August 31- September 2
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In class on Thursday, 9/2, we will:
1. Review the
zero conditional by
sharing answers to the
survey
questions from Jennifer's
9-minute Video .
For homework due Tuesday 9/7, students will: |
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9-minute Video
on the Second Conditional (or
click on the triangular button below to watch the video on the
second conditional) |
Homework
for Tuesday 9/7: What about you? Watch another video and take a quiz: http://www.eslvideo.com/view_quiz.php?id=673 Second Conditional: |
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In class on Tuesday, 8/31, we will:
1. Discuss information on the
course syllabus.
For homework due Thursday 9/2, students will: |
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Course Textbook - Fundamentals of English Grammar,
Third Edition, by Betty S. Azar
Click here to download Course Syllabus for the Tuesday-Thursday 7:15 - 8:35PM 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 Click here to watch an eight-minute movie about some of the Student Support Services at EMCC. |
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Finally,
remember that you can email me with any questions:
Feeling a little overwhelmed by all the verb tenses and grammar
vocabulary? Try reviewing some of the chapters in the
1st part of your textbook. These chapters are taught in
ESL030, but if you didn't take that class, they might have important
information that you need to succeed in ESL040. The following are
especially helpful:
