ESL040 Grammar IV

Note: This site will change frequently. New assignments will be added after they are announced in class each week.

Fall 2008

Week 17

Thurs. 12/18

Have you been having fun reviewing for the final exam?

I haven't been sent any emails by any students*, so I guess no one has had any questions.
*Notice the passive voice!

If students had had* any questions, they would have sent* me emails, right?

If I were you, I would study hard, but also I would get a good night's rest on Wednesday.

*Notice the conditional forms!

I'll see you tomorrow, Thursday, December 18, for the ESL040 Final Exam.

It will be from 12:00 to1:50PM.

Notice the time is different and longer than the usual class time!

Week 16

Tues. 12/09 - Thurs. 12/11

On Thursday, we'll review the conditional in class and for homework, students will prepare for the final examination. Click Here for the study guide! On Tuesday, 12/09, we'll look at the 4 conditional forms again, but we'll spend most of our time on the Second/Present Unreal (if - simple past, result - would + simple verb) and preview the 3rd/Past Unreal (if - simple past, result - would + simple verb) conditionals. We'll look at how the 2nd conditional is used to talk about imaginary situations in a few writing/speaking activities.
If I were Santa Claus, I would.......	For homework due Thursday 12/11: 1. Review the 2nd Conditional by taking this video quiz: http://www.eslvideo.com/view_quiz.php?id=673 2. 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):
Cathy Comic Strip Imagine If Cards 2nd Conditional Pirate Game 1st, 2nd, 3rd Conditional Review Game	Part 1 Video (9 minutes)	Part 2 Video (8 minutes)
	Practice Exercises 1 Practice Exercise 2	Graded Quiz - 3rd Conditional (Past Unreal) - 10 points

Week 15

Thurs. 12/04

On Thursday, 12/04, we'll look at the 4 conditional forms again, but we'll spend most of our time on the zero (present-present) and 1st (present-future) conditionals. We'll look at how the zero conditional is used to talk about routines/facts in an activity on Murphy's Law and we'll look at how the first conditional is used to talk about superstitions.

For homework due Tuesday 12/09:

1. View SLIDES 8-13 (1st & 2nd conditionals) of the Conditional Tutorial Powerpoint Presentation. Click here to open the presentation.

If you have problems viewing and hearing the audio in the Powerpoint, please click on the links below to watch the videos do 3 practice exercises, and to take the 2nd & 3rd graded conditional quizzes (worth 10 points each towards your grade!):

7-minute Video on the First Conditional (or click on the triangular button on the right to watch the video on the first conditional)

Practice Exercise 1

Practice Exercise 2

Practice Exercise 3

Practice Exercise 4

Graded Quiz on the First Conditional (10 points)

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

Practice Exercise 4

Graded Quiz on the Second Conditional (10 points)

Tues. 12/02

On Tuesday, 12/02, (can you believe it is December already?) we'll start studying if-clauses and conditional verb forms.

:For homework due Thursday 12/04:

1. View SLIDES 1-7 of the Conditional Tutorial Powerpoint Presentation. Click here to open the whole Tutorial.

If you have problems viewing and hearing the audio in the Powerpoint, please click on these links to view the information on important slides from Part 1 of the Tutorial: Slide 3 Examples Slide 4 Chart

Then, watch the video, do 3 practice exercises, and take the 1st graded quiz (worth 10 points towards your grade!):

9-minute Video on the Zero Conditional (if that link doesn't open, try this one. If that doesn't open, try clicking the play button in the embedded video below.

After you watch the video, please be sure to do the exercises and graded quiz below:

Practice Exercise 1

Practice Exercise 2

Practice Exercise 3

Graded Quiz on the Zero Conditional (10 points)

The Conditional then and now - the English Language is changing!

If I Were a Rich Man - song video	If I Was a Rich Girl - song video

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

Week 14

Tues. 11/25

The test for Chapters 12 and 14 is today, Tuesday, 11/25.

Thursday, 11/27 is Thanksgiving. The college will be closed. Our next class meeting will be Tuesday, 12/2.

For homework due Tuesday, 12/2, please complete the Noun Clauses Graded Homework handout, worth 20 points towards your grade. If you were absent from class on Tuesday 11/25 and did not get the handout, please click here to download it.

Week 13

Thurs. 11/20

The test for Chapters 12 and 14 has been postponed to Tuesday, 11/25.

In class on Thursday, 11/20, students will:

1. Check Exercise 2 p. 405 and Ex. 4 pp. 406-7 12, 14, 15, and 16 from Chapter 14 on noun clauses.

2. Discuss Chart 14-3 p. 4-7 - Noun Clauses with who, what, & whose and Chart 14-4 clauses with if & whether.

Homework to be finished by Tuesday, 11/25
A. Review for the test on Chapters 12 Adjective Clauses and 14 Noun Clauses

Click here to download the Study Guide if you were absent from class Thursday 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 review:

Watch a video about embedded questions (noun clauses starting with wh-words): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGnU7DBwQ4Q
Computer self-check quiz on noun clauses (indirect questions): http://a4esl.org/q/h/vm/indirectques.html

Computer type-in-the-sentence quiz on noun clauses (embedded questions): http://www.angelfire.com/wi3/englishcorner/grammar/Interactive/embdques1.html

Type-in-the-sentence quiz on noun clauses beginning with if or whether: http://esl.lbcc.cc.ca.us/eesllessons/nounclauses/nclsifwhetherfib.htm

C. Optional Workbook Practice 7-14 pages 282-287.

Tues. 11/18

The test for Chapters 12 and 14 has been postponed to Tuesday, 11/25.

In class, students will:

1. Check Exercises 11, 12, 14, 15, and 16 from Chapter 12 on Adjective Clauses.

2. Discuss the last new topic in Chapter 12 - using the relative pronoun "whose" to start an adjective clause.

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

Homework to be finished by Thursday, 11/20
A. Textbook Exercises: Ex. 2 page 405; Ex. 4 pages 406-7

B. Optional Workbook Practice 1-6 pages 278-281.

Week 12

Thurs. 11/13

Hope you enjoyed your extra time on Veteran's Day, Tuesday, 11/11! It's back to the regular routine for Thursday.

In class, students will:

1. Check Exercises 11, 12, 14, 15, and 16 from Chapter 12 on Adjective Clauses.

2. Discuss the last new topic in Chapter 12 - using the relative pronoun "whose" to start an adjective clause.

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

Homework to be finished by Tuesday, 11/18
A. Textbook Exercises: Ex. 21 pages 360-2; Ex. 1 page 404

B. Computer exercises:
1. Information on using "whose" - http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/clauses-3.html
2. A practice exercises with "whose" - http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/stonebrink/ESL040/ch13p275ex10/ch13p275Ex10_1.htm

3. A practice quiz on adjective clauses - http://www.quia.com/quiz/737020.html
4. Information on noun clauses - http://www2.ohlone.edu/people/mlieu/grammaronline/nounclause/whatisit.html
5. Another noun clause quiz - http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/nounclausequiz.html
6. One last noun clause exercise - http://esl.lbcc.cc.ca.us/eesllessons/nounclauses/nclauseqwfib.htm
7. Okay, I lied - here's another - http://english-zone.com/grammar/noun-clz1.html

Week 11

Thurs. 11/06

In class, students will:

1. Check Exercises 6, 7, and 10 from Chapter 12 on Adjective Clauses.

Homework to be finished by Thursday, 11/13 (remember Tuesday, 11/11 is the Veteran's Day holiday so the college will be closed and there are no classes):
1. On a separate piece of paper to give to Diane for 20 points towards your final grade, do Exercise 9 (10 sentences) from page 350 AND numbers #5-9 on page 353 of Exercise 13, AND any 5 sentences (you choose which ones) from Exercise 17 on page 357

2. Textbook Exercises: Ex. 11 p. 351, finish Ex. 12 p. 352, Ex. 14 p. 354, Ex. 15 p. 355, Ex. 16 p. 356

3. Optional Workbook Exercises Practice

Tues. 11/04

In class, students will:

1. Check Exercises 1-3 from Chapter 12 on Adjective Clauses.

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

Homework to be finished by Thursday, 11/6:
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. Textbook Exercises: Exercise 6 page 347, Exercise 7 pages 348-9, and Exercise 10 on page 350

4. Optional Workbook Exercises Practice 6-10 pages 243-6

Week 10

Thurs. 10/30

In class, students will:

discuss the results of the test on Chapter 11 and then begin Chapter 12 on Adjective Clauses.

Homework to be finished by Tuesday, 11/4:
1. Exercises 1, 2, and 3 on pages 344-6.
2. Optional Workbook exercises: Practice 1-5 on pages 240-243.

Enjoy your Halloween weekend!

Tues. 10/28

In class, students will: Take the test on Chapter 11.

Week 9

Thurs. 10/23

In class, students will:

1. Continue Chapter 11 - using articles with names

* Important Notes: Although the syllabus states that Test #3 will be on October 23, the date has been changed.
Test #3 on Chapter 11 will be on Tuesday, October 28.

Homework to be finished by Tuesday, 10/28:
Just review Chapter 11 to prepare for the test.

Tues. 10/21

In class, students will:

1. Continue Chapter 11 - indefinite article a/an or no article vs. definite article the

* Important Notes: Although the syllabus states that Test #3 will be on October 23, the date has been changed.
Test #3 on Chapter 11 will be on Tuesday, October 28.

Homework to be finished by Thursday, 10/23:
1. In the textbook, do:
Exercise 20 on page 331, Exercises 22-23 on pages 333-334, and Exercise 24 on pages 335-7
Homework to be finished by Tuesday, 10/28:
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
Choosing between the or nothing - http://www.better-english.com/grammar/the3.htm

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

Famous People - http://a4esl.org/q/h/vm/fampeople.html
For 10 points towards your final grade: Health Clubs - http://www.quia.com/quiz/1535708.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
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zQoXKUr8G0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PJz--86iKg
4. Optional Workbook Practice: Practice 18-22 pages 229-236

5. Optional Study Information - ESL040/Articles_ESL.pdf and ESL040/ESL Article Use.pdf

Week 8

Thurs. 10/16

In class, students will:

1. Continue Chapter 11

For homework, students will:

1. In the textbook, do: Exercise 15 pages 322-3, Exercise 16 part II page 325, study the information on pages 326-9 very carefully, and do Exercise 19 on pages 330-1.

2. Optional Workbook Practice: Practice 12-17 pages 225-29

Tues. 10/14

In class, students will:

1. Continue Chapter 11 on count & noncount nouns

For homework, students will:

1. In the textbook, do: Exercise 8 page 316, Exercise 9 page 317, Exercise 12 page 319, and Exercise 14 page 320.

2. Optional Workbook Practice: Practice 2-11 pages 218-225

Week 7

Thurs. 10/9

In class, students will:

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

For homework, students will:

1. In the textbook, do: Exercise 2 page 312 and Exercise 5 page 314.
2. On a separate piece of paper that you'll give to Diane on Tuesday 10/14, please complete Exercise 3 from page 313.
3. 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

4. Optional Workbook Practice: Practice 1 page 218

Tues. 10/7 - Test on second half of Chapter 10 today! Good luck!

Week 6

Thurs. 10/2

In class :

1. Information and exercises on pages 305 - 309 will be discussed.

2. A PowerPoint pair activity to practice using the get passive will be done. Click here to download/save it to your desktop and then open it from there.

For homework:

Another test on Chapter 10 will be given on Tuesday, October 7. Please review:

1. All the exercises that were done in class or as homework in Chapter 10 in the textbook.

2. The 4 handouts you did as written homework (click for Passive Practice1, click for Practice 2, click for 3, click for 4)

3. 3 computer quizzes (Future passive - http://www.quia.com/quiz/1477314.html, Questions in the passive voice: http://www.quia.com/quiz/1495433.html , Modals in the passive voice: http://www.quia.com/quiz/1495494.html)

4. The Powerpoint activity Click here

Tues. 9/30

In class :

1. Exercise 15 on page 291 is going to be checked.

2. The newspaper article will be discussed.

3. Exercises 24 & 25 on pages 301-302 have to get finished.

4. New passive phrases from page 303 need to be explained and Exercises 26-28 will be done.

5. A PowerPoint pair activity to practice using the get passive might get started. Click here to preview it!

For homework:

1. If you haven't done the 2 assigned quizzes yet, make sure they get done before Thursday 10/2:

Questions in the passive voice: http://www.quia.com/quiz/1495433.html

Modals in the passive voice: http://www.quia.com/quiz/1495494.html

2. Optional Workbook practice could be attempted: Practice 34 page 214
3. Other computer exercises can be tried:
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

Week 5

Thurs. 9/25

In class :

1. Is homework Exercise 14 on page 290 going to be checked? Yes, it is going to be checked!

2. Will Exercise 15 on page 291 be done in class? Yes, it will be done in class!

3. Should all the tenses in the passive voice be practiced more? Yes, they should be practiced more! The conversation prompts from http://english-zone.com/teach/lazy-wrkr.html will be written (and perhaps performed) by students during class.

4. Can the passive with get be discussed more? Yes, it can be discussed more! Homework Exercise 24 on page 301 is going to be checked and Exercise 25 on pages 302-3 will be discussed in class.

For homework:

1. Read the newspaper article (click here if you were absent and didn't get the handout) and identify the passive verbs (underline and write what tense they are) in it.

2. Complete the Passive 3 (question forms) and Passive 4 (modals) Homework Handouts - Worth 20 points towards your final grade!

If you were absent from class on Thursday and didn't get the handouts, please click here and here to download them.

4. Optional Workbook practice could be attempted: Practice 32-33 pages 212-214
5. Other computer exercises can be tried:

Passive with Get http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/grammar/3g3-get-passive.php

http://english-zone.com/grammar/get1.html

Tues. 9/23

In class, :

1. Exercise 11 pages 286-87 and Exercise 12 page 288 are going to be checked

2. Using modal verbs in the passive voice (pages 287-88) will be discussed

3. Exercises 13 on page 289 is going to be finished in class.

4. The "get passive" may be mentioned.

For homework, :

A. Exercise 14 on page 290 and Exercise 24 on pages 301-2 in the textbook should be completed.

B. Some more videos ought to be watched:

1. Questions (present perfect) in the Passive - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JREv2LtrvTM

2. Modal Verbs in the Passive Voice- http://www.learnamericanenglishonline.com/Green%20Level/G8%20Modal%20Passive.html
3. Idiomatic/Phrasal Modal Verbs in the Passive Voice - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXLN4mFtR3I
4. The Get-Passive - Read this first: http://www.learnamericanenglishonline.com/Green%20Level/G6%20Get%20Passive.html , then watch this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FB4zY8dnyss

C. Two computer quizzes must be done (these are each worth 10 points towards your grade):
1. Questions in the passive voice: http://www.quia.com/quiz/1495433.html

2. Modals in the passive voice: http://www.quia.com/quiz/1495494.html

D. Optional Workbook practice could be attempted: Practice 20-25 pages 204-207

E. Other computer exercises can be tried: http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/stonebrink/ESL040/dragon passive/dragon.htm

http://www.quia.com/cb/101655.html
http://www.better-english.com/grammar/passive1.htm
http://www.better-english.com/grammar/pastpassives.htm
http://www.eflnet.com/grammar/passive1.php
http://ww2.college-em.qc.ca/prof/epritchard/ppassivf.htm
http://ww2.college-em.qc.ca/prof/epritchard/hurrpass.htm
http://www.eslus.com/LESSONS/GRAMMAR/PASSIVE/Gramb.htm
http://wwwedu.ge.ch/cptic/prospective/projets/anglais/exercises/passive1.htm

Week 4

Thurs. 9/18

In class, students will:

1. Practice active and passive voice in the textbook - Exercises 10-11 pages 284-87

2. Discuss the present progressive/continuous in the passive voice pages 287-88

For homework, students will:

1. Complete the Passive 1 and Passive 2 Homework Handouts - Worth 20 points towards your final grade!

If you were absent from class on Thursday and didn't get the handouts, please click here and here to download them.

2. Watch some more videos:

Present Continuous in the Passive - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OokwlcMvaCc
Past Continuous in the Passive - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKH70YU0rKI

3. Do some computer exercises:
Present Continuous Tutorial & Quiz http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/stonebrink/Flashmcquiz2/vulture/vulturepresprogpasstut.html

Been vs. Being - http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/beenbeing.html

Active or Passive Voice? - http://a4esl.org/q/h/vm/active-passive.html
Bill Gates's Car Mixed Passives - http://ww2.college-em.qc.ca/prof/epritchard/bgpassiv.htm

4. Optional Workbook: Practice 16-19 pages 201-203

Tues. 9/16 - Test on first half of Chapter 10 today! Good luck!

Week 3

Thurs. 9/11

In class, students will:

1. Practice the present perfect in the passive voice by sharing responses from Oh, No! I've Been Robbed!

2. The future in the passive voice is going to be practiced. The predictions that were written for homework will be shared.

3. Discuss Exercise 8 on page 282 in the textbook. - If your book doesn't have an answer key in the back, compare what you wrote to these answers here:

3. Rice is grown in India.

4. Is Spanish spoken in Peru?

5. The telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell.

6. When was the first computer invented?

7. Hammers are sold at a hardware store. They are used to pound nails.

8. My name will be listed in the new telephone directory.

9. The Origin of Species was written by Charles Darwin.

10. The Origin of Species was published in 1859.

11. Have you ever been hypnotized?

12. The name of this street has been changed from Bay Avenue to Martin Luther King Way.

For homework, students will:

1. Study for the 1st Test on Chapter 10 textbook pages 276-287.

Friday 9/12 Note: Small Change! Although the study guide states that the test will be on pages 276-287, we didn't get quite that far in class on Thursday. As I said in class on Thursday 9/11, the test will just cover material on all the handouts and computers quizzes, but just up to page 280 in the textbook, not up to page 287. So, study Charts 10-1, 10-2, and 10-3 and Exercises 1-6 in the textbook (plus the handouts and computer quizzes).

If you were absent from class on Thursday and didn't get the study guide, please click here to download it.

2. 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

Tues. 9/9

In class, students will:

1. Review the simple past in the passive voice by asking & answering questions about famous inventions, literature/art, & monuments.

2. Check Exercises 4, 5, 6, & 7 on pages 279-81 in the textbook.

3. Practice the present perfect in the passive voice by sharing sentences from the homework handout Has the Air Conditioning Been Fixed Yet?

4. Practice the present perfect in the passive voice by writing sentences about differences between two pictures of a hotel room (Oh, No! I've Been Robbed!) Please finish this as homework for Thursday too!

5. Preview the passive in the future with will be & am/is/are going to be + past participle.

For homework, students will:

1. 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

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

3. Focus on the future tenses (will be and am/is/are going to be + past participle) in the passive voice by writing 10 predictions about future discoveries or changes in the community that you think will be made. Write your predictions on a separate piece of lined notebook paper to give to Diane. 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., Barack Obama is going to be elected president of the United States.)

4. Optional Workbook: Practice 12-15 199-201

Week 2

Thurs. 9/4

In class, students will:

1. Discuss Exercises 1-3 on p. 277-8 in the textbook

2. Use ideas from the homework on the green handout to practice saying and writing interrogative, affirmative, and negative sentences using the simple present & simple past in the passive voice.

3. Do Exercise 4 on page 279.

4. Discuss the present perfect in the passive voice.

For homework, students will:

1. Write 3 conversations (similar to those we practiced in class on Thursday) using the simple past passive and ideas from the 2nd side of the green handout Common Uses of the Passive Voice II - Simple Past (inventions, literary & art works, buildings).

2. Do Exercises 5, 6, & 7 on pages 279-81 in the textbook.

3. Focus on the present perfect tense in the passive voice by writing 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 information and take the quiz on the affirmative, negative, & question forms of the present perfect tense in the passive voice at http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/stonebrink/Flashmcquiz2/space/spacepresperfpasstut.html

5. Optional Workbook Practice: Practice 5 - 11 on pages 195-199

Tues. 9/2

In class, students will:

1. Review verb tense names and share their "verb story" homework

2. Receive the 3-page handout showing different verb tenses in the active & passive voice in the affirmative, negative, & interrogative forms and the 1-page yellow handout Easy as 1-2-3-4 Forming the Passive.

3. Discuss information in Chart 10-1 Active Sentences & Passive Sentences on p. 276 and Chart 10-2 Form of the Passive on p. 277.

4. Do Exercise 1 on p. 277 in the textbook

For homework, students will:

1. Finish Exercises 1, 2, & 3 on pages 277-8 in the textbook.

2. Focus on the simple present and simple past tenses in the passive voice by brainstorming to add examples to make lists on the two-sided green handout Common Uses of the Passive Voice I - Simple Present and Common Uses of the Passive Voice II - Simple Past. If you were absent from class and didn't get the handouts, please click on the links to download and print them out.

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://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/stonebrink/Flashmcquiz2/beer/beersimprespasstut.html

4. Study the information and take the quiz on the affirmative, negative, & question forms of the simple past tense in the passive voice at http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/stonebrink/Flashmcquiz2/grandma/grandmathiefpastpasstut.html

5. Optional: 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

6. Optional: Study 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

7. Optional Workbook Practice: Practice 1 page 193; Practice 2 pp. 193-4, Practice 4 pp. 194-5

Week 1

Thurs. 8/28

In class, students will:

1. Identify Subject-Verb-Direct/Indirect Objects in Exercises 3 & 5 on pages 278-9 in the textbook.

2. Discuss information in Chart 10-3 Transitive & Intransitive Verbs on p. 280 and do Exercise 7 on p.281 in the textbook

For homework, students will:

1. 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/

2. Write out an original "verb story" following the examples from the video. Label the tense of each verb you use.

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. Have some fun trying the verb tense review games at: http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/stonebrink/UVSC030TenseReview/index.htm

5. Optional Workbook Practice: Practice 3 page 194; Practice 9 p. 198

Tues. 8/26

In class, students will:

1. Discuss information on the course syllabus.

2. Watch a short movie about how to get to Estrella Hall (where Diane's office, the Information Commons with computers for students to use, and the tutors in the Learning Enhancement and Writing Support Center are).

3. Learn how to login to the campus computers with their MEID (Maricopa Enterprise Identification number) username and password.

4. Discuss transitive & intransitive verbs and direct & indirect objects: Click here for the web-based explanation with exercises.

Click here for the Word document explanation only. This is the same paper Diane handed out in class.

For homework, students will:

1. Buy the textbook "Fundamentals of English Grammar"

2. Watch a 10-minute video of a teacher explaining what direct and indirect objects and object complements are at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaCrM_QUrF4

3. Do the first 3 quizzes at http://www.quia.com/pages/esl040.html

Your Instructor: Diane Stonebrink

Office Location: Estrella Hall, 126E (in the Information Commons)

Telephone: 623-935-8584

Email: diane.stonebrink@estrellamountain.edu

Click here to watch a four-minute movie that shows how to walk from your classroom in Ocotillo Hall to Diane's office in Estrella Hall.

Course Textbook - Basic English Grammar, Third Edition, by Betty S. Azar & Stacy A. Hagen

Click here to download Course Syllabus

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Click below to watch a short movie that explains how to login to Blackboard:

Explanation in English Explanation in Spanish