In class Thursday, 5/3:

1.   Practice Chapter 14 Noun clauses.   Click here for a Powerpoint activity to practice with a partner.

2.  Review for the final exam. 
 

In class Tuesday, 5/1:

1.  Chapter 14 Noun Clauses will be continued.   Click here to see a summary of noun clause (embedded questions) formation.
 

In class Thursday, 4/26:

1.  Chapter 14 Noun Clauses is going to be started.   Click here to see a summary of noun clause (embedded questions) formation.
http://www.pitt.edu/~atteberr/comp/0150/grammar/nounclauses.html 
 

1.  The passive voice is going to be reviewed and exercises in the textbook are going to be done.

2. A powerpoint pair activity will be completed:  PowerPoint Passive Review Activity.
 

Study for the Chapter 10 Test on the passive voice.   
Click here to go to the page with links to the videos, quizzes, handouts, and powerpoints to review for the class test.

Make sure the 3 graded computer quizzes have been done  These will help you prepare for the class test:
1.  Click here to review the simple present & simple past quiz.
2.  Click here to review the present perfect & future quiz.
3.  Click here to review the present & past progressive quiz.
 

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.

For homework due Thursday 4/19:

1.  Watch a video: Chart 10-5 page 269 Passive Modal Auxiliaries - http://youtu.be/mRQeQmTyj4s

2.  Do 2 practice computer exercises- Snakes can be found in... and Shoreline College (practices active & passive voice modals)

3.   In the workbook, do Practice 19-21 on pages 181-182.

1.  The present and past progressive tenses in the passive voice are being discussed today.

2.  The simple past and progressive tenses will be practiced by using The Tornado grammar story.

3.  Write 10 sentences about things that are currently being done in your community, city, state, country, etc.
 

2.  Watch a video:  Modals in the Passive Voice
 

1.  The simple present & past passive will be reviewed in  textbook exercises 10-11 on pages 264-265.

2.  A speaking/writing contest (about inventions) between teams is going to be held.

3.  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.)

2.  Try 2 transitive vs. intransitive verb quizzes:  http://www.testmagic.com/knowledge_base/toefl/exercises/grammar/transitive_intransitive/intro_01.htm
http://www.dowlingcentral.com/MrsD/quizzes/grammar/DeltaExer/transandtransverbs.htm

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.  In the workbook, do Practice 11-15 on pages 177-179.  Be sure to check your answers using the answer key in the back of the book.

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.  In the workbook, do Practice 6-10 on pages 173-177.

Would you like more information on transitive vs. intransitive verbs?  Check out this site:  http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/passive1d.html

4.  Extra online practice:
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

2.  Focus on 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

4.  In the workbook, do Practice 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5 on pages 170-173
 

Transitive or Intransitive Verbs? - Decide if a sentence contains a transitive (has an object) or intransitive (has no direct or indirect object) verb.

If my dog hadn't eaten my homework, I would have turned it in on time.

1. Discuss answers to the double-sided handout on the 3rd (past unreal) conditional:
She wishes the guests hadn't arrived early.

2.  Review the 0, 1, 2, and 3 conditionals by writing sentences for these scenarios.  Click for the Review sentences

3.   Review the 1st, 2nd, & 3rd conditionals by playing the What If? game

4.  Take this practice quiz on all the types of conditionals:  http://www.quia.com/quiz/1818004.html
 

If I didn't have a test next class, I would be happier.

1.  On Thursday, you will have a TEST on conditional forms.     There will be some multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and sentence writing questions. 

To prepare, review the 4 graded computer quizzes you've had:

1.  Graded Quiz on the Zero Conditional - http://www.quia.com/quiz/3595789.html

2.  Graded Quiz on the 1st Conditional - http://www.quia.com/quiz/3595768.html

3.  Graded Quiz on the 2nd Conditional - http://www.quia.com/quiz/3595790.html

4.  Graded Quiz on the 3rd Conditional - http://www.quia.com/quiz/3602905.html

Also, review:

 color summary chart and the conditional chart

 study cards

 and handouts -
I wish I didn't have to work.
If I saw an accident, I'd call an ambulance.
If I had a swimming pool, I'd go swimming every day.
If I were a movie star, I'd make a lot of money.    

If she hadn't woken up late....  
She wishes the guests hadn't arrived early.

Remember:  No classes next week(Week 9) March 12-16.  See you again on Tuesday, March 20. 
Have a great spring break !

2.  Write about things that you wish you (or people you know) had done differently and the possible results.
      For example:
      I went to Las Vegas last year and I lost $100.
      If I hadn't gone to Las Vegas last year, I wouldn't have lost $100.

      I ran out of gas on my way to school because I didn't stop at the gas station last night.
      I wouldn't have run out of gas on my way to school if I had stopped at the gas station last night.

      My stepdaughter woke up late this morning, so she arrived at work late.
      If my stepdaughter had woken up earlier this morning, she wouldn't have arrived at work late.

What would you do if you had a million dollars?
 

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

Second Conditional:

Practice Exercise 1

Practice Exercise 2

Practice Exercise 3

If a black cat crosses your path, you'll have bad luck.

 
If you find a four-leaf clover, you'll have good luck.

1.  Review the zero conditional  

2.  Discuss how the first conditional is used to talk about real/possible conditions and results & complete the Superstitions handout.                                      
Your wish will come true if you get the bigger half of a wishbone.

For homework due Tuesday 2/28:

1.  Watch the video below left.

2.  Do the computer exercises by clicking on the links below right.

A plant grows if you give it water.

 If you don't give a plant water, it dies.

1. Preview the conditional.

2,  Practice the zero conditional 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.

For homework due Thursday 2/23:

1.   Do the computer exercises by clicking on the links below right in the box .

In class on Tuesday, 2/14:

1.  Finish Chapter 12 on Adjective Clauses
2.  Click here for a Powerpoint activity which gives you practice with adjective clauses using prepositions and whose.

Students
who carry heavy backpacks often develop back problems.

Backpacks
which are too heavy often cause back problems.

In class Thursday, 2/9:

1.  Continue Chapter 12 on Adjective Clauses (describing things & using prepositions):
     Handout - Prepositions in adjective clauses

Students
who have questions can email Diane for help.

See?  Adjective clauses are everywhere!

In class on Tuesday, February 7:

1.  Continue Chapter 12 on Adjective Clauses
 

For homework due Thursday,  2/9:
1.  Watch this video: 
Chart 12-5 page 331 Singular & Plural Verbs - http://youtu.be/ulEtUSw9TqQ

2.  In the workbook, do Practice 5- 13 on pages 209-214.

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

In class on Thursday, February 2, students will:

1.  Start Chapter 12 on Adjective Clauses
 

For homework due Tuesday,  2/7:
1.  Watch these videos: 
Page 322 Chart 12-2 Who & Whom in Adjective Clauses - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYo5zbViZps  
Page 324 Chart 12-3 Who, Who(m), & That in Adjective Clauses - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkY6ViQZGFo
Page 327 Chart 12-4 Which & That in Adjective Clauses - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWPpuO4LqFE

2.  In the workbook, do Practice 1- 4 on pages 207-209.

3. 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).
4.  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.
5.  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.)

Where is Estrella Mountain?  Where are the White Tank Mountains?

In class on Tuesday, 1/31:
1.  Continue Chapter 11:  the indefinite article a/an or no article vs. definite article the -  Article Flowchart

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). 
3.  Discuss articles with geographical features.
4.  Receive a study booklet for remembering the special uses of "the" or no "the".
 

    Would you like a little
 chicken?

In class on Thursday, 1/26:
1.  Discuss quantifiers with count & noncount nouns

2.  Practice asking questions with how much/how many  with a partner Click here for the Powerpoint partner activity

3.  Discuss nouns that can be count or noncount

An engagement ring often has a diamond and is made of gold.
  
Diamonds and gold are commonly used in jewelry.

In class on Tuesday, 1/24:

1.  Discuss count and noncount nouns & indefinite articles in Chapter 11.
2.  Access the campus computers and do an activity with a classmate.   a an nothing ppsx

 Homework for Thursday, 1/26:

 1.  Watch the videos for charts 11-5 to 11-8:
 Page 322 Chart 11-6 Nouns that Can be Count or Noncount http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WQmS4K4uy4
 Page 324 Chart 11-7 Units of Measure with Noncount Nouns http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XomZ-DthE9U

 2.  In the textbook, review charts 11-1 to 11-4 and do Exercise 10 on page 295 and listening Exercise 11 on page 296.  Check your answers in the back of the book.
 

 3.  In the workbook, do Practice 5-8 on pages 192-194.  Check your answers in the back of the book.

 4.   On the computer, do:

   a.  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

  4.  Optional:  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

Working for an hourly wage in an orchard

I waited an hour in an unlit hallway


a unicorn with a horn


a utensil

 to cut an onion

In class on Thursday, 1/19:

Start Chapter 11 on using indefinite & definite articles with count & noncount nouns:

1.  Difference between a & an

2.  Count & noncount nouns.  Students will receive the noncount noun bookmark to study.

For homework due Tuesday, 1/24:

1.  In the textbook, study Charts 11-1 p. 290, 11-2 p. 292, 11-3 p. 293.

2.  In the textbook, do listening Exercise 3 p. 291  using the cd that comes in the back of the book.
 

3.  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 312 Chart 11-1 A vs. An  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVEJufpzVk4
Page 313 Chart 11-2 Count & Noncount Nouns http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZz0ED3WVRE

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

4.  Do Practice 1-4 on pages 191-192 in the workbook.

5.  Optional:  If you have time, watch a few more videos:
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

In class on Tuesday, 1/17, we will:

1.  Discuss information on the course syllabus.

2.  Get to know your classmates.

3.   Discuss grammar vocabulary  parts of speech visual   parts of speech chart    types of nouns diagram
 

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

Your Instructor:  Diane Stonebrink
Office Location: Ocotillo Hall, office OCT151
Telephone: 623-935-8584
Email: diane.stonebrink@estrellamountain.edu
Diane's Spring 2012 schedule