Have you been having fun reviewing for the final exam? (next Tuesday, 5/11):  click here for the study guide!

Do the last quiz on conditionals before Tuesday 5/11:  http://www.quia.com/quiz/1818004.html

In class Thursday 5/6:

1.  Discuss and practice the 3rd conditional (past unreal):
http://www2.estrellamountain.edu/faculty/stonebrink/ESL040/4_types_of_conditionals.htm
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/3cond1.htm
http://www.tefl.net/alexcase/worksheets/grammar/conditionals/3rd-cond-completion-game/
If I hadn't taken this class, I wouldn't have learned so much English grammar!
Conditional Review game board
More charts:  0 conditional   1st conditional    2nd conditional    3rd conditional   Summary

In class Tuesday 5/4:
1.  Review the 2nd conditional with Imagine If Cards   &  2nd Conditional Pirate Game 

2.  Discuss the 3rd conditional (past unreal):

Homework for Thursday 5/5:
Study the 3rd Conditional by watching Parts 1 and 2 of Jennifer's videos and then doing the Practice Exercises and Graded Quiz (click on links or embedded videos below):

Start reviewing for the Final Exam (next Tuesday, 5/11):  click here for the study guide

Part 1 Video (9 minutes)

Graded Quiz - 3rd Conditional (Past Unreal) - 10 points

Make sure you've done the other earlier quizzes too: 
Graded Quiz on the Second Conditional (10 points)
Graded Quiz on the First Conditional (10 points)
Graded Quiz on the Zero Conditional (10 points)

In class on Thursday 4/29, we will review the Zero and 1st Conditional, and then discuss the 2nd Conditional.
Cathy Comic Strip    

The conditional then and now - the English Language (and entertainment business) is changing!

If I Had a Million Dollars - song example of the 2nd Conditional

Homework for Tuesday 5/4

do the exercises and graded quiz below:

9-minute Video on the Second Conditional (or click on the triangular button below to watch the video on the second conditional)

Practice Exercise 1

Practice Exercise 2

Practice Exercise 3

Graded Quiz on the Second Conditional (10 points)

In class

1.  Discuss using "whose" and "if" in noun clauses.
2.  Practice noun clauses with if/whether with a partner.  Click here for the short version powerpoint.(only practices if/whether) or Click here for the longer version (includes clauses beginning with where, when, how, what, etc.)

Homework for Thursday 4/22:
A.  Review for the test on Chapters 11 Articles, 12 Adjective Clauses, and 14 Noun Clauses

    Click here to download the Study Guide if you were absent from class Tuesday and didn't get it.

     Click here to download a summary of noun clause (embedded questions) formation if you were absent and didn't get it in class.
 

B.  Good for practice:

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

In class

1.  Finish Chapter 12 on Adjective Clauses

2. Start Chapter 14 on noun clauses. http://www.pitt.edu/~atteberr/comp/0150/grammar/nounclauses.html

Homework for next week:

A. Textbook Exercise 21 pp. 360-1, Ex. 28 pp. 366-7, Ex. 2 page 405, Ex. 4 pp. 406-7
B.  Click here for a Powerpoint to review Ex. 20 on page 360.
C.  Watch a video about embedded questions (noun clauses starting with wh-words):  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGnU7DBwQ4Q

D. Computer exercises:
1.  Information on noun clauses - http://www2.ohlone.edu/people/mlieu/grammaronline/nounclause/whatisit.html
2.  Another noun clause quiz - http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/nounclausequiz.html
3.  One last noun clause exercise - http://esl.lbcc.cc.ca.us/eesllessons/nounclauses/nclauseqwfib.htm
4.  Okay, I lied - here's another - http://english-zone.com/grammar/noun-clz1.html

Reminder:  The test for Chapters 11 (articles), 12 (adjective clauses), and 14 (noun clauses), has been moved to Thursday, April 22.

In class

1.  Continue Chapter 12 on Adjective Clauses

2.  If we have time - Click here to do an exercise that is from a different Azar textbook with a partner on the computers in class.

Homework to finish by next week:

A. Textbook Exercises: Ex. 6 p. 347, Ex. 7 p. 348-9, Ex. 11 p. 351, Ex. 12 pp. 351-2, Ex. 14 p. 354
B. Computer exercises:
1.  Information on using "whose" - http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/clauses-3.html
2.  A practice exercise with "whose" -  http://www2.estrellamountain.edu/faculty/stonebrink/ESL040/ch13p275ex10/ch13p275Ex10_1.htm

3.  A practice quiz on adjective clauses - http://www.quia.com/quiz/737020.html

4.  Examples & Video to review adjective clauses:  http://learnamericanenglishonline.com/Orange%20Level/O8%20Adjective%20Clauses.html

SpongeBob Squarepants is a cartoon character who has crazy adventures with his sea friends.

In class on Thursday, 4/1:

1.  Start Chapter 12 on Adjective Clauses

Homework for next week:
1. 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).
2.  Click here to go through San Mateo College's online tutorial and be sure to do the quizzes at the bottom of the page.  To go to the second explanation & exercise, look for the small words Next Page which are below the last green bar and above the advertisement that is at the very bottom of the 1st web page.
3.  Click here to watch a video (by the way - Bob is short for Sponge Bob SquarePants, who is a popular cartoon character here in the U.S.)

In class Tuesday 3/29:

1.  Discuss the homework exercises assigned last week for Chapter 11 - indefinite article a/an or no article vs. definite article the

2.  Learn about article usage with geographical features (textbook page 338)

3.  Practice using articles to describe geographical features around the Phoenix/Avondale/Goodyear metropolitan areas and near students' hometowns or current residences by using www.googlemaps.com

Homework for Thursday, 4/1:

1.  Write 5 sentences to describe the geographical features (rivers, lakes, mountains, deserts, etcl) near a city of your choice.

2.  Complete and check Exercise 25 on page 337 & Exercise 26 on page 338.

Welcome back from Spring Break!

In class Thursday 3/25:

Continue Chapter 11:  indefinite article a/an or no article vs. definite article the and articles with geographical features.

Homework for Tuesday 3/30:
1.  In the textbook, do Exercises 20-24 on pages 331-337.

2.  On the computer, for 10 points towards your final grade:  Health Clubs - http://www.quia.com/quiz/1535708.html

Although the syllabus states there will be a test on Chapter 11 on Tuesday, 3/30, that test is short and will be combined with the test on Chapters 12 & 14 on 4/20.  In other words, no test will be given on 3/30.  This change will give us more class time for grammar practice.

Want more practice?  Check out these links:

http://agendaweb.org/grammar/articles.html - links to 230 explanations, exercises, and games from many different websites

http://www.tolearnenglish.com/cgi2/myexam/liaison.php?liaison=_article_ -  links to 100 exercises on the ToLearnEnglish website.  Explanations and videos accompany many of the exercises.

http://www.manythings.org/qs/a_an.html - Timed Quiz (I got 15 pts - how about you?)

hhttp://www.monash.edu.au/lls/llonline/grammar/articles/index.xml Tutorial/Explanations and quizzes

In class Tuesday 3/23:

Continue Chapter 11:  questions with how many/much; countable & noncountable nouns;  indefinite article a/an or no article vs. definite article the

Homework for Thursday 3/25:
1.  In the textbook, do Exercise 14 on pages 320-1 & Exercise 15 pp. 322-3

2.  On the computer, do:

a.  Choosing between the or nothing - http://www.better-english.com/grammar/the3.htm

b.  Indefinite and Definite Articles Practice - http://www.quia.com/quiz/980696.html

c.  Famous People - http://a4esl.org/q/h/vm/fampeople.html

3.  Watch a few more videos:
Countable/uncountable nouns prt. 9 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PJz--86iKg
Nouns that are both countable & uncountable prt. 10 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zQoXKUr8G0

Nouns that are countable & uncountable prt. 11- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vItvFbUJg1k
Using the, a, & some - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4pTWxBHgzo

Enjoy the week off for Spring Break.  See you in class on Tuesday, 3/23!

In class on Thursday 3/11:
1.  Continue Chapter 11 on using indefinite & definite articles with count & noncount nouns

For homework due March 23 (remember - no school next week due to Spring Break):

1.  In the textbook, do Exercise 6 on page 316

2.  On the computer, do:

A timed quiz to choose between a, an, or nothing (see if you can beat me - I got 18 points) - http://www.manythings.org/qs/a_an.html

3.  Watch a few more videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-m-48goN6pY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4lFJD76v_M
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PJz--86iKg

1.  In class on Tuesday, March 9:

Start Chapter 11 on using indefinite & definite articles with count & noncount nouns
For homework due Thursday, March 11:l:
1.  In the textbook, study Charts 11-2, 11-3 & 11-4 on pages 313-15.
2.  In the textbook,  do: Exercise 4 on page 313 and Exercise 7 on page 316
3.  Carefully read this handout:  ESL040/Articles_ESL.pdf
4.  Watch a few videos about count & noncount nouns and indefinite (a, an) and definite (the) articles: 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-fhJzx0AIQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEU-MVzcCN4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYDgn5Ph5eU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekPmXWikrwE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alTFMtCToWs

For homework due Thursday 3/4
1.   Study for Test 2 on the passive!  It will be given on Thursday, 3/4.  
Here's the page with links to review:  http://www2.estrellamountain.edu/faculty/stonebrink/ESL040/Chapter10PassiveLinks.htm

For homework due Tuesday 3/2
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 Exercise 24 pages 302-3
3.   Read information & watch a video about "be supposed to":  http://www.learnamericanenglishonline.com/Green%20Level/G7%20Suppossed%20to.html
4.  Complete the 2 page handout "Passive Voice Questions" worth 10 points towards your grade!
5.  Complete the 1 page handout "Passive Voice Modals"

Attention: The date for Test 2 on the passive is being changed.  It will be given on Thursday, 3/4, and not Tuesday 3/2.  Here's the page with links to review:  http://www2.estrellamountain.edu/faculty/stonebrink/ESL040/Chapter10PassiveLinks.htm

And for those students who have tons of extra time:
Extra practice:  Passive with Get - http://www.quia.com/quiz/845256.html
Passive Review - http://wwwedu.ge.ch/cptic/prospective/projets/anglais/exercises/passive1.htm
Passive Mixed Tenses - http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/active_passive/sentences_gaps.htm
Participial Adjectives - http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/passive3a.html

In class on Tuesday 2/23:

In class on Thursday 2/18:

In class on Tuesday 2/16l:

Is homework going to be assigned or will students be given a break this weekend after studying so hard for the test?  No homework is assigned! (Your reward for all the stressful studying for the test.)  Enjoy Valentine's Day on Sunday and Presidents' Day on Monday!

2.  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. 
 

2.  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

3. Write 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 handouts, please click on the link to download and print it out.

4. 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

5.  Take a quiz on the future passive "am/is/are going to be + past participle": http://www.quia.com/quiz/1477314.html

6.  Complete Exercises 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 on pages 279-82 in the textbook and check your answers using the key in the back of the book.  If you don't understand why you got something wrong, ask Diane in class on Tuesday 2/9 evening!.
 

Optional 7.  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

1.  Review the simple present tense and simple past tenses in the passive voice by completing a handout and participating in a Powerpoint pair activity.


For homework due Thursday 2/4:
We didn't get as far in class on Tuesday, so we haven't discussed the present perfect passive voice yet.  For homework, just be sure to complete the Powerpoint pair activity that we started in class on Tuesday evening.. 

1.  Review the simple present tense in the passive voice by examining examples in the text (pages 279-82).
2.  Discuss the simple past tense in the passive voice.
3.  Write active voice sentences about inventions and discoveries, and then change them to passive voice sentences.

For homework due Tuesday 2/2:
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

3.  Complete 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 (you should have a total of 18 sentences - 9 active & 9 passive).

Extra Practice, if desired:
a.  Making the Passive:  http://international.ouc.bc.ca/chalkntalk/makingpassive/ - Watch the video explanation, then try the cloze and matching exercises (click on the links under the video picture) to check your understanding.
b.  Why Use the Passive?: http://international.ouc.bc.ca/chalkntalk/whypassive/ - Watch the video explanation, then try the cloze and matching exercises (click on the links under the video picture) to check your understanding.
c.  Change Active to Passive, varied tenses, multiple-choice quiz: http://www.better-english.com/grammar/passive1.htm
d.  Past Passive, choose the correct participle, multiple-choice: http://www.better-english.com/grammar/pastpassives.htm
e.  Double Quiz - Past Tense Passives: http://ww2.college-em.qc.ca/prof/epritchard/dqfbppas.htm - Learn some fascinating history trivia while you practice grammar!
f.  Busy Police - Past Tense Passives:  http://ww2.college-em.qc.ca/prof/epritchard/ppassivf.htm
 

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.

For homework due Thursday 1/28:

1.  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).

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

3. Study the information and take the quiz on the affirmative, negative, & question forms of the simple present tense in the passive voice at http://www2.estrellamountain.edu/faculty/stonebrink/Flashmcquiz2/beer/beersimprespasstut.htm

For homework due Tuesday 1/26, students will:  
1. Review information on transitive & intransitive verbs by completing the test/check yourself questions when you
Click here for review.  This is the same information that Diane handed out on the 1st day of class, but with some web-based comprehension questions to do.

2.  Do the first 3 quizzes at http://www.quia.com/pages/esl040.html (or click on the 3 links below to get to the quizzes from here):
 

GE pp. 36-7 Indirect Object Position - Practice identifying correct word order in sentences with direct and indirect objects.

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/
Note:  If you can't see the video, you might need the Quicktime video player plugin on your computer.  It's free!  Download it from this webpage:  http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/   Just click the "Free Download" button in the middle left of that page (don't give them your email address).
 

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.

4.  Optional:  Have some fun trying the verb tense review games at: 
http://www2.estrellamountain.edu/faculty/stonebrink/UVSC030TenseReview/tic_tac/tic_tac.htm
or http://www2.estrellamountain.edu/faculty/stonebrink/UVSC030TenseReview/bazillionaire/bazillionaire.htm

1.  Discuss information on the course syllabus.

2.  Discuss transitive & intransitive verbs and direct & indirect objects: 
If you were absent and didn't get the paper handed out in class, click on the following links:
Transitive & Intransitive Verbs explanation
Transitive & Intransitive Verbs practice
Finding the Direct Object explanation & practice

For homework due Thursday 1/21, students will:

1.  Buy the textbook "Fundamentals of English Grammar"
 

2.  Click on the link below to watch a 4-minute video of a teacher explaining what direct &indirect objects are at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKQRkW41LzY

3.  Complete the handout What's the Question 2?
 

4.  If you want more information, watch a 10-minute video of a teacher explaining what direct & indirect objects and object complements are at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaCrM_QUrF4

Click here to download Course Syllabus for the Tuesday-Thursday 7:15 - 8:30PM Evening class

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