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Fall 2011 -
Tuesday & Thursday Evening 7:15-8:35PM
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for Textbook Video Explanations & Extra Practice
Final Exam Week: Tuesday, December 13 is the Final Exam date for ESL040!
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Week 15
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In class Thursday, 12/8: 1.
Practice adjective clauses using whose and
prepositions with a partner.
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Click here for the final exam study guide!
Page 409 Chart 14-4 Noun Clauses
that Begin
with If or Whether -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvBpRrmPLPA
A. Computer self-check quiz on noun clauses
(indirect questions):
http://a4esl.org/q/h/vm/indirectques.html
There is no class meeting on Thursday, December 14.
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In class Thursday, 12/6: 1.
Finish
Chapter 12 on Adjective Clauses (prepositions & whose):
For homework due Thursday, 12/8:
2. In the
workbook, do Practice 15-20 on pages 248-252
3. On the
computer, do a
GRADED QUIZ on Chapter 12 Adjective Clauses.
Click
here to begin. |
Week 14
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In class 1. Continue Chapter 12 on Adjective Clauses
For Thursday 12/1:
1. You will have a test on Chapters 11 and 12 on Thursday, 12/1. 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.
2. Click here for the Chapters 11 & 12 Test Study Guide.
3. Examples & Video to review adjective clauses:
http://learnamericanenglishonline.com/Orange%20Level/O8%20Adjective%20Clauses.html |
Week 13
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In class on Tuesday, November 22, students will:
1. Start Chapter 12 on Adjective Clauses
For homework due Tues. 11/29 (no class Thursday 11/24 - the college is
closed for the Thanksgiving holiday!) 3. In the workbook, do pages 240-247. 4.
Click here to go through through Ohlone College's online tutorial about adjective clauses (click the green arrow that you'll see
on the right side of your computer screen to go through the web pages). 7. If you haven't done the graded online quiz on articles yet, here's that link again - Health Clubs Quiz: http://www.quia.com/quiz/2811817.html |
Week 12
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In class on Thursday, 11/17:
Homework
for Tuesday 11/22: 2. On the computer,
for another 25 points towards your final grade, take
the
Health Clubs Quiz- Click on this link:
http://www.quia.com/quiz/2811817.html 3. Watch a video: Page 343 Chart 12-1 Adjective Clauses Introduction - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mjv4KtUzX4c
Would you like more information on articles? Click here and read this! |
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Week 11
An
elephant is the symbol of
the Republican Party.  A donkey is the symbol for Democrats.
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Working for an hourly wage in an orchard 
I waited an
hour in an unlit hallway |
In class on Tuesday, 11/8:
Start Chapter 11 on using indefinite & definite articles with count
& noncount nouns |
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For homework due Thursday, 11/10:
2. Watch the first 4 videos about count & noncount nouns and indefinite
a, an and definite
the articles at http://www2.estrellamountain.edu/faculty/stonebrink/040grammarlinks.htm
(or click on the links below). The videos match the charts in Chapter 11
of your textbook: Page 314 Chart 11-3 Noncount Nouns http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZABFN3h9mPg
Page 315 Chart
11-4 More Noncount Nouns
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpAcTzTQ0M4
ATTENTION! Some people didn't do the online quiz on the 3rd conditional (from several weeks ago). If you see on your progress report (the paper with your grades that was given out on Tuesday evening) a "0" grade on that quiz, it's not too late - you can do it now. Here's the link: Graded Quiz on the 3rd Conditional |
Week 10
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In class Tuesday,
November 1
1. The passive voice will be reviewed and
exercises in the textbook are going to be done. |
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For homework for Thursday, Nov. 3:
Study for the
Chapter 10 Test
on the passive voice. It will be given
on Thursday, November 3. |
Week 9
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In class Thursday. 10/27: 1. Modals in the passive voice will be practiced in an oral activity describing laws, rules, or recommendations may be done: Click here to download and open passive voice modals Powerpoint. 2. Review various tenses in the passive voice by working through some exercises in the textbook together. 3.
Review various tenses in the passive voice with
another
PowerPoint activity. |
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In class on Tuesday, 10/25:
1. The present and past progressive tenses
in the passive voice are being discussed today. |
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For homework due Thursday 10/27: 1. Take 2 more graded quizzes! One is on the present perfect & future passive voice, and the other is on the present & past progressive. They are each worth 25 points towards your final grade. Click here to begin the present perfect & future quiz. Click here to begin the present & past progressive quiz. 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) |
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Week 8
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In class on Thursday, 10/20 1. The 2 different future forms in the active & passive voice are going to be practiced and 10 predictions will be written in the passive voice 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 10/25: 1. Watch some videos in which present & past progressive passive voice forms are being discussed: Chapter 10 textbook explanation - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnT7mdkkWtc&feature=player_embedded Present Continuous in the Passive - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OokwlcMvaCc Past Continuous in the Passive - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKH70YU0rKI
2. Take a
graded quiz on the simple present and simple past passive voice!
There will be more graded
quizzes to take on other tenses next week.
This is worth
25 points towards your final grade.
Remember, you may do the quiz as many times
as you want the due date - that's November 1.
Click here to begin
the quiz. 3. In the workbook, do Practice 16-19 on pages 201-203.
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In class on Tuesday, 10/18: 1. Review the present perfect in the passive voice by sharing 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. 2. Discuss future tenses in the passive voice and make some predictions about the future. |
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For homework due
Thursday 10/20: 1. In the workbook, do Practice 15 on page 201 and check your answers using the answer key in the back of the book.
2.
Watch some videos
that match Chapter 10 in your textbook:
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
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Week 7
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In class on Thursday, 10/13: 1. Brainstorm a list of inventions, artworks, buildings, and other famous products, then write active & passive voice sentences about them. Dr. Pepper example 2. Discuss the present perfect in the passive voice on the Oh, No! I've Been Robbed! handout. |
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For homework due Tuesday 10/18: 1. 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
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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 |
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In class on Tuesday, 10/11: 1. Review active vs. passive voice and simple present tense by describing products that are grown or manufactured in a place of your choosing. 2. Practice question and short answer forms of the simple present passive (and learn some things about Arizona). |
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For homework due Thursday 10/13: 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. Study the information and take the quiz on
the affirmative, negative, & question forms of the simple past
tense in the passive voice at
http://www2.estrellamountain.edu/faculty/stonebrink/Flashmcquiz2/grandma/grandmathiefpastpasstut.html
4. Extra online practice: |
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Week 6
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In class on Thursday, 10/6: 1. Review direct & indirect objects 2. Discuss the difference between active voice and passive voice sentences (pages 276-77 in textbook) 3. Write simple present passive voice sentences to explain what fruits & vegetables are grown and what products are manufactured in various countries. 4. Write simple present passive voice questions |
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For homework due Tuesday 10/11: 1. Study the information on pages 276-277 & 280 in the textbook.
2. Review the affirmative forms of
the simple present 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/G3%20Present%20Passive.html |
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10/4: 1. Discuss transitive & intransitive verbs and direct & indirect objects: Click here If you were absent and didn't get the 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 Thursday 10/6 1. Watch these videos: The Direct Object - http://www.youtube.com/user/GrammarBytes#p/a/u/1/D7pECdVD3gk The Indirect Object - http://www.youtube.com/user/GrammarBytes#p/a/u/2/MrqprPQQWkQ The Subject Complement - http://www.youtube.com/user/GrammarBytes#p/a/u/0/HrJ_W1h1toM 2. 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. 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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Week 5
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In class Tuesday
9/27: |
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1. On Thursday, 9/29, you will have a TEST on conditional forms. There will be some multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and sentence writing questions.
and handouts -
If she hadn't
woken up late.... |
Week 4
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In class on Thursday, 9/22:
1. Discuss answers to the double-sided handout on the 3rd (past unreal)
conditional:
2. Write sentences to practice mixed time
conditionals and conditionals with progressive tenses. |
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For homework due Tuesday, 9/27: 1. To prepare for your 1st in-class test on Thursday, Sept. 29, start reviewing the conditional: Be sure you have taken all 4 graded quizzes. Here are the links again: Graded Quiz on the Zero Conditional - http://www.quia.com/quiz/3266751.html Graded Quiz on the 1st Conditional - http://www.quia.com/quiz/3266782.html Graded Quiz on the 2nd Conditional - http://www.quia.com/quiz/3266789.html Graded Quiz on the 3rd Conditional - http://www.quia.com/quiz/3277362.html 2. Take this practice quiz on all the types of conditionals: http://www.quia.com/quiz/1818004.html 3. 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
little tricky, but good practice: |
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In class
Tuesday 9/20: 1. Complete the double-sided handout on the 3rd (past unreal) conditional: If she hadn't woken up late.... She wishes the guests hadn't arrived early. |
Week 3
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9/15: 1. Review the 2nd conditional - Cathy Comic Strip 2. Discuss the 3rd conditional (past unreal) http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/3cond.htm http://www2.estrellamountain.edu/faculty/stonebrink/ESL040/4_types_of_conditionals.htm 3. Get the study card on the 3rd conditional and a booklet to help with past participles. Attention! Thanks to some attentive students, an error was found in the booklet. You'll be getting a corrected booklet in class on Tuesday, 9/20.
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In class
Tuesday 9/13: The conditional then and now - the English Language (and entertainment business) is changing!
1. Practice writing the 2nd conditional on
a 4-page
handout:
2. Practice speaking using the 2nd conditional
in imaginary situations & reactions. |
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Homework for Thursday, 9/15: Do 3 graded computer quizzes (worth 25 points each - latest date to finish them is Sept. 29th): 1. Graded Quiz on the Zero Conditional - http://www.quia.com/quiz/3266751.html 2. Graded Quiz on the 1st Conditional - http://www.quia.com/quiz/3266782.html 3. Graded Quiz on the 2nd Conditional - http://www.quia.com/quiz/3266789.html |
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In class on Thursday, 9/8, we will: 1. Review the first conditional by sharing cross-cultural superstitions and ideas for Murphy's Law. 2. Discuss the second conditional: If I Had a Million Dollars - a song that uses the 2nd Conditional 3. Practice writing wishes and 2nd conditional sentences. For homework: Watch the 2 videos below and do the computer exercises by clicking on the links below right. |
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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 9/13: 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, 9/6: 1. Review the zero conditional by discussing the survey questionnaire results with classmates. 2. Discuss how the first conditional is used to talk about real/possible conditions and results & complete the Superstitions handout. For homework due Thursday 9/8, students will: 1. Finish writing about superstitions
on the handout if you didn't finish in class on Tuesday. 3. Do the computer exercises by clicking on the links below right. |
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Week 1
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In class on Thursday, 9/1 1. Review the zero conditional by sharing answers on the worksheet Laws of Nature. 2. Practice more zero conditional by watching Jennifer's 9-minute Video and asking/answering her survey questions. 3. Start discussing the 1st conditional and get some the simple future study card.
For homework due Tuesday 9/6: |
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In class on Tuesday, 8/31, we will: 1. Discuss information on the course syllabus. 2. Discuss grammar vocabulary and get to know your classmates.
3. Get some study cards:
simple present & present progressive
tenses &
zero conditional |
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For homework due Thursday 9/1, students
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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 |
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