If I am not mistaken, I have received outlines from the following students for your cause and effect essays (the outlines were due Friday):
1. Ahmed Sanba
2. Ahmed Alraddadi
3. Dhuhayan
4. Nouf
5. Tai
6. Lissi
7. Enrique
8. Saad
9. Ali
I am missing outlines from:
10. Cheetah
11. Jennifer
12. Ender
13. Catherine
14. Mohammed
15. and Nouhou (who has until Monday)
Please prepare your outlines a.s.a.p. and submit them to me for approval, even though they are late (and points will be subtracted).
Sunday, June 30, 2013
Friday, June 28, 2013
Homework for the weekend
Grammar:
1. FOG, unit 11:
1. pp. 173-175, reading and questions
2. pp. 176-177, review charts of reported speech
3. p. 181, exercise 1, A & B
2. On the blog, grammar 14 and 14.1
If you have completed this, great. Go back and look at my comments. Redo any mistakes.
If you have not completed this, SHAME ON YOU! I don't understand WHAT YOU ARE WAITING FOR.
3. Noun clause song contest
Due Wednesday, July 3. Post it as a comment on the blog.
This will give you some practice with WHAT WE WENT OVER in class today.
2. On the blog, writing #4 is DUE TONIGHT. I look forward to reading your clever introductions.
3. You know the schedule for the cause-and-effect essay. The more you work on it, the better your paper will be. I look forward to learning about your country from your writing. The outlines I've seen so far look promising.
1. FOG, unit 11:
1. pp. 173-175, reading and questions
2. pp. 176-177, review charts of reported speech
3. p. 181, exercise 1, A & B
2. On the blog, grammar 14 and 14.1
If you have completed this, great. Go back and look at my comments. Redo any mistakes.
If you have not completed this, SHAME ON YOU! I don't understand WHAT YOU ARE WAITING FOR.
3. Noun clause song contest
Due Wednesday, July 3. Post it as a comment on the blog.
5D: In addition to the above, you have the following:
1. EW, pp. 276-277, exercise 19 (correcting run-on sentences).This will give you some practice with WHAT WE WENT OVER in class today.
2. On the blog, writing #4 is DUE TONIGHT. I look forward to reading your clever introductions.
3. You know the schedule for the cause-and-effect essay. The more you work on it, the better your paper will be. I look forward to learning about your country from your writing. The outlines I've seen so far look promising.
Musical Lesson #14: Noun clauses that begin with ? and "that"
Adele: "Someone Like You"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qemWRToNYJY
I heard that
you're settled down
That
you found a girl and you're
married now
I heard that
your dreams came true
Guess she gave you things I didn't give to you
Old friend, why are you so shy?
Ain't like you to hold back or hide from the light
I hate to turn up out of the blue, uninvited
But I couldn't stay away, I couldn't fight it
I had hoped you'd see my face and that you'd be reminded
That
for me, it isn't over
Never mind, I'll find someone like you
I wish nothing but the best for you, too
Don't forget me, I begged,
I remember you said,
Sometimes it lasts in love, but sometimes it hurts instead
Sometimes it lasts in love, but sometimes it hurts instead
You know how
the time flies
Only yesterday was the time of our lives
We were born and raised in a summer haze
Bound by the surprise of our glory days
I hate to turn up out of the blue, uninvited
But I couldn't stay away, I couldn't fight it
I had hoped you'd see my face and that you'd be reminded
That
for me, it isn't over yet
Never mind, I'll find someone like you
I wish nothing but the best for you, too
Don't forget me, I begged,
I remember you said,
Sometimes it lasts in love, but sometimes it hurts instead,
yeah
Nothing compares, no worries or cares
Regrets and mistakes, they're memories made
Who would have known how bittersweet this would taste?
Never mind, I'll find someone like you
I wish nothing but the best for you
Don't forget me, I begged,
I remember you said,
Sometimes it lasts in love, but sometimes it hurts instead
Never mind, I'll find someone like you
I wish nothing but the best for you, too
Don't forget me, I begged,
I remember you said,
Sometimes it lasts in love, but sometimes it hurts instead
Sometimes it lasts in love, but sometimes it hurts instead
Thursday, June 27, 2013
BIG NEWS ALERT: HOLLY BECOMES A GRANDMA AGAIN!
Luigi gave birth today to five new kittens. Amazingly, these kittens look exactly like the first five kittens. If anybody is looking for a nice, cute, furry, fuzzy, fluffy, cuddly, adorable little kitten, they will be available in about ten weeks time.
5D: Cause and effect essay timeline (UPDATED)
Friday: Thesis statement and outline is due. This must be approved (by me) before you start your draft.
Wednesday: First draft must be brought to class for peer editing.
Friday: Final draft is due. In addition to the final draft, the outline, first draft, and peer editing sheet will also be collected as a "package."
Points will be deducted if you come empty-handed on any of the above days.
Final papers will not be accepted after Friday.
Wednesday: First draft must be brought to class for peer editing.
Friday: Final draft is due. In addition to the final draft, the outline, first draft, and peer editing sheet will also be collected as a "package."
Points will be deducted if you come empty-handed on any of the above days.
Final papers will not be accepted after Friday.
Schedule for tomorrow
Hi Guys,
Tomorrow we're going to do something a bit different. We're going to combine 5D and 5E for the first two hours. You will have your reading test with Geneva for the first 45 minutes, and then after that we will do some grammar conversation practice mixing both classes together.
For the second class, 5D will be with me, 5E will be with Carole, and 5C will be with Geneva.
For the third class, 5C will be with me, 5D will be with Carole, and 5E will be with Geneva.
I think I've got it straight.
5C's schedule stays the same.
Tomorrow we're going to do something a bit different. We're going to combine 5D and 5E for the first two hours. You will have your reading test with Geneva for the first 45 minutes, and then after that we will do some grammar conversation practice mixing both classes together.
For the second class, 5D will be with me, 5E will be with Carole, and 5C will be with Geneva.
For the third class, 5C will be with me, 5D will be with Carole, and 5E will be with Geneva.
I think I've got it straight.
5C's schedule stays the same.
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
5D: Writing #4: Writing an introduction (due Friday, 6/28)
Write an introduction for the essay "Why I Left the Farm" (pp. 93-94, exercise 8 in EW) using one of the suggestions for writing introductions on pp. 90-91.
Your introduction should be a minimum of 5 complex sentences.
Your introduction should be a minimum of 5 complex sentences.
A note to the students at midterm...
For grammar #9, 10 students wrote comments. Of those 10 students, 8 got A's or B's for their midterm grade in grammar.
For grammar # 11, 16 students wrote comments. Of those 16 students, 13 got A's or B's for their midterm grade in grammar.
I'm not a statistician, but it seems to me that there is at least some correlation between doing the work and getting the grade.
I would like to see more participation on the blog, because this gives you grammar and writing practice with real life situations. Of course I'm not going to MAKE you do it, because you're adults. However, you are strongly advised (by the teacher) to take advantage of the help you are being offered (by the teacher). I'm not sure what more I can do to encourage you. The way you internalize a language is by practicing it. This is your chance to practice what we learn in class.
Also, as I have been saying all along, students are expected (by the teacher) to do the homework in the grammar book which is assigned (by the teacher) almost daily. Then the students are supposed to check their answers and bring their questions to class. In addition to the homework, the students have been given grammar workbook review sheets to do before the test. It is up to them whether to do the work or not.
For grammar # 11, 16 students wrote comments. Of those 16 students, 13 got A's or B's for their midterm grade in grammar.
I'm not a statistician, but it seems to me that there is at least some correlation between doing the work and getting the grade.
I would like to see more participation on the blog, because this gives you grammar and writing practice with real life situations. Of course I'm not going to MAKE you do it, because you're adults. However, you are strongly advised (by the teacher) to take advantage of the help you are being offered (by the teacher). I'm not sure what more I can do to encourage you. The way you internalize a language is by practicing it. This is your chance to practice what we learn in class.
Also, as I have been saying all along, students are expected (by the teacher) to do the homework in the grammar book which is assigned (by the teacher) almost daily. Then the students are supposed to check their answers and bring their questions to class. In addition to the homework, the students have been given grammar workbook review sheets to do before the test. It is up to them whether to do the work or not.
Grammar #14.1: Noun clauses (due Wednesday, 6/26)
A friend of yours wants to "set you up" with another friend on a blind date.
"Set you up" means [that] they want to introduce you to someone of the opposite sex.
A "blind date" is when you go on a date with someone without having seen them before that night.
Write down three things you want to find out about that person using noun clauses.
For example:
1. I'd like to find out what color his eyes are.
2. Could you let me know if he's ever been married before?
3. I wonder what his hobbies are.
"Set you up" means [that] they want to introduce you to someone of the opposite sex.
A "blind date" is when you go on a date with someone without having seen them before that night.
Write down three things you want to find out about that person using noun clauses.
For example:
1. I'd like to find out what color his eyes are.
2. Could you let me know if he's ever been married before?
3. I wonder what his hobbies are.
Grammar #14: Noun clauses (due Wednesday 6/26)
Here is a chance for you to ask me a personal question, but you have to use a noun clause.
You can start it like this:
Holly, I'd like to know what your middle name is.
Or...
Holly, could you tell me what your middle name is?
Or...
I'm interested in knowing what your middle name is.
Or...
if you have another way to ask the question using a noun clause, TERRIFIC.
I'm not sure WHICH QUESTIONS I'LL ANSWER yet. Let's see what you come up with!
Ask me three questions.
You may not repeat questions that have already been asked.
You can start it like this:
Holly, I'd like to know what your middle name is.
Or...
Holly, could you tell me what your middle name is?
Or...
I'm interested in knowing what your middle name is.
Or...
if you have another way to ask the question using a noun clause, TERRIFIC.
I'm not sure WHICH QUESTIONS I'LL ANSWER yet. Let's see what you come up with!
Ask me three questions.
You may not repeat questions that have already been asked.
Noun Clause Song Contest
Think of the English songs that you love. Do any of them have good noun
clauses? A prize will be awarded (by yours truly) for the best
suggestion. You have until Monday to submit your ideas. You may not use any of the songs which I've posted so far.
Post your suggestion--along with the lyrics--as a comment. Underline the noun clauses in the song.
Post your suggestion--along with the lyrics--as a comment. Underline the noun clauses in the song.
Musical Lesson #13: Noun clause as object (of the verb)
This song brings me back to my teenage years.
I don't care who you are, where you're from, what you did as long as you love me!
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
List of intransitive verbs
Hi guys
This is list for intransitive verbs, it could be helpful for your exam
some verbs have no object . we cannot use the passive voice with these verbs :
1- agree 6- die 11- look 16- seem
2- arrive 7- fall 12- occur 17-sleep
3- be 8- go 13- rain 18-stay
4- become 9- happen 14- recover 19-walk
5- come 10- live 15- remain 20-work
This is list for intransitive verbs, it could be helpful for your exam
some verbs have no object . we cannot use the passive voice with these verbs :
1- agree 6- die 11- look 16- seem
2- arrive 7- fall 12- occur 17-sleep
3- be 8- go 13- rain 18-stay
4- become 9- happen 14- recover 19-walk
5- come 10- live 15- remain 20-work
Tubing in Texas
I know that some of you are planning to leave Houston this weekend and I salute you! There are some really great places in Texas to go to "enjoy" the heat. You can find my recommendations on one of my very first posts on the blog, so just scroll down in May.
The following is some information on tubing the Comal River near San Marcos (between Austin and San Antonio):
http://comalrockinr.com/comal-river-float_virtual.php
There are several outfitters where you can rent the tubes. You don't have to get them at this place. They're all in the same area.
If you have any questions, please ask me. I'd be happy to help you plan your trip.
The following is some information on tubing the Comal River near San Marcos (between Austin and San Antonio):
http://comalrockinr.com/comal-river-float_virtual.php
There are several outfitters where you can rent the tubes. You don't have to get them at this place. They're all in the same area.
If you have any questions, please ask me. I'd be happy to help you plan your trip.
Musical Lesson #11: Expressions of necessity (have got to)
I think this song could be our national anthem!
Note to the advanced grammar students: Tell me if you understand all of these sentences.
1. The teacher assumes that the students are studying for the test now. (Active)
2. It is assumed that the students are studying for the test now. (Passive 1)
3. The students are assumed to be studying for the test now. (Passive 2)
1. The teacher assumes that the students have studied for the test. (Active)
When does she assume it? Now.
When did the students study? Before now.
2. It is assumed that the students have studied for the test. (Passive 1).
When is it assumed? Now.
When did the students study? Before now.
3. The students are assumed to have studied for the test. (Passive 2).
When is it assumed? Now.
When did the students study? Before now.
1. The teacher assumed that the students had studied for the test. (Active)
When did the teacher assume this? In the past.
When did the students study? Before she made the assumption.
2. It was assumed that the students had studied for the test. (Passive 1).
When was it assumed? In the past.
When did the students study? Some time in the past before she made the assumption.
3. The students were assumed to have studied for the test. (Passive 2).
When was it assumed? In the past.
When did the students study? Before the assumption was made.
2. It is assumed that the students are studying for the test now. (Passive 1)
3. The students are assumed to be studying for the test now. (Passive 2)
1. The teacher assumes that the students have studied for the test. (Active)
When does she assume it? Now.
When did the students study? Before now.
2. It is assumed that the students have studied for the test. (Passive 1).
When is it assumed? Now.
When did the students study? Before now.
3. The students are assumed to have studied for the test. (Passive 2).
When is it assumed? Now.
When did the students study? Before now.
1. The teacher assumed that the students had studied for the test. (Active)
When did the teacher assume this? In the past.
When did the students study? Before she made the assumption.
2. It was assumed that the students had studied for the test. (Passive 1).
When was it assumed? In the past.
When did the students study? Some time in the past before she made the assumption.
3. The students were assumed to have studied for the test. (Passive 2).
When was it assumed? In the past.
When did the students study? Before the assumption was made.
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Musical Lesson #10: Causative verbs (make)
A song about unrequited love! The first one is from Bonnie Raitt. The second one is by Adele. Same song.
What are some of the things the girl MAKES HIM DO?
What are some of the things the girl MAKES HIM DO?
Monday, June 17, 2013
Online practice: Modals
http://utminers.utep.edu/micontreras/passive.html
http://www.esl-classroom.com/grammar/passive6.html
More on modals
http://www3.telus.net/linguisticsissues/Modals.htm#may
Information on "get"
http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/passive2.html
http://www.esl-classroom.com/grammar/passive6.html
More on modals
http://www3.telus.net/linguisticsissues/Modals.htm#may
Information on "get"
http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/passive2.html
Grammar #11: Passive Modals (due Wednesday, June 19)
Think about ONE problem that exists in your country. In your opinion,
what should be done to correct it? What shouldn't be done? What could
or could not be done? What must or must not be done? Try to use a
variety of passive modals when describing the solutions to your problem.
Grammar #13: Passive modals (due Tuesday, June 18)
As you know, there are some rules in the class which are explicit,
such as students who miss forty hours of class WILL BE DROPPED (by me). You know this, because you remember my world-famous song which IS ENTITLED (by me), "I'll be dropping you."
For this post, I want you to write one rule which IS UNWRITTEN (by me), yet clearly UNDERSTOOD (by you). Please write the rule in both active and passive voice, if possible. If you are inspired (by this assignment) to write more rules, feel free, but only one IS REQUIRED (by me).
For example:
Sleeping is not allowed in class.
Students must not sleep in class.
Homework should be turned in on time.
Students should turn in homework on time.
RULES THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY STATED (BY YOUR CLASSMATES) MAY NOT BE USED AS A RESPONSE (BY YOU)
For this post, I want you to write one rule which IS UNWRITTEN (by me), yet clearly UNDERSTOOD (by you). Please write the rule in both active and passive voice, if possible. If you are inspired (by this assignment) to write more rules, feel free, but only one IS REQUIRED (by me).
For example:
Sleeping is not allowed in class.
Students must not sleep in class.
Homework should be turned in on time.
Students should turn in homework on time.
RULES THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY STATED (BY YOUR CLASSMATES) MAY NOT BE USED AS A RESPONSE (BY YOU)
Grammar #12: Passive Voice (in the Call Lab)
This game is called "Complete the Sentence." It's a game, so its going to be fun.
I will give you the first part of the sentence (the subject). You have to complete the sentence using the passive voice. The topic for today's game is "Etiquette in the USA." Choose 5 sentences.
1. Shirts and shoes...
2. Speeding...
3. Hamburgers...
4. The police...
5. Children...
6. Cheating on a test...
7. Interrupting someone when they're speaking...
8. Eating with a fork and knife...
9. Eye contact...
10. Smiling...
I will give you the first part of the sentence (the subject). You have to complete the sentence using the passive voice. The topic for today's game is "Etiquette in the USA." Choose 5 sentences.
1. Shirts and shoes...
2. Speeding...
3. Hamburgers...
4. The police...
5. Children...
6. Cheating on a test...
7. Interrupting someone when they're speaking...
8. Eating with a fork and knife...
9. Eye contact...
10. Smiling...
Saturday, June 15, 2013
Using grammar in real life
I've just bought a new modem for my new apartment, and I was having trouble to activate it.
However, I tried to contact the company and we had a long chat that's include grammar from our last lesson
So, I just wanted to share it with you :D
Friday, June 14, 2013
Have a great weekend
Hi Everybody.
I want to wish you a great weekend either indoors or in a pool. This heat is killing me. I actually feel nauseous from it. Welcome to Houston in the summer time.
If you're in 5D, you know that your final draft of your logical division essay is due on Monday. Some of you weren't in class today so you missed peer editing. Here are the partners for those who missed peer editing:
1. Nouf and Cheetah
2. Ali and Ahmed Alraddadi
3. Douhayan and Ahmed Sanba
It is up to you guys to contact each other, meet, read each others' papers, and fill in the peer editing sheet and give your comments.
On Monday, I expect the following in your packet:
1. Outline
2. First draft
3. Peer editing sheet
4. Final draft (which should not be the same as your first draft)
5D, you also have a small writing assignment to do on the blog (writing #3).
Looking ahead to next week, on Monday my class will be in the Call Lab. After class, you are invited to come with your teachers and classmates for lunch at Madras Pavilion (3910 Kirby Dr
Ste 13, Houston, TX 77098). If you don't have a car, don't worry. We'll carpool together. Everyone will have a ride.
I also want to give you a heads up about midterm tests next Thursday. In grammar, the test will be on units 4, 5, 14, and 15. We'll be covering 14 and 15 beginning Monday.
For 5D, I will give you an in-class writing test, probably on Wednesday. I will tell you more about it in class.
Finally, next week you have off Friday and the following Monday, which means you have a nice 4-day break. What a great time to see some of Texas! I highly recommend that you get out of Houston and find some cool places to chill out! If you're looking for ideas, look at my post "great places to go in Texas."
I want to wish you a great weekend either indoors or in a pool. This heat is killing me. I actually feel nauseous from it. Welcome to Houston in the summer time.
If you're in 5D, you know that your final draft of your logical division essay is due on Monday. Some of you weren't in class today so you missed peer editing. Here are the partners for those who missed peer editing:
1. Nouf and Cheetah
2. Ali and Ahmed Alraddadi
3. Douhayan and Ahmed Sanba
It is up to you guys to contact each other, meet, read each others' papers, and fill in the peer editing sheet and give your comments.
On Monday, I expect the following in your packet:
1. Outline
2. First draft
3. Peer editing sheet
4. Final draft (which should not be the same as your first draft)
5D, you also have a small writing assignment to do on the blog (writing #3).
For the rest of you (including 5D), there are three blog assignments that you need to do: 8.4 (past modals), 9, and 10. Also, you should complete exercises 1, 2, 3 and 5 in unit 5, if you haven't already done so. I also recommend that you listen to the article at the beginning of the chapter.
Also, I hope you listen to the musical lessons that I've posted for your listening, reading, and grammar pleasure :DLooking ahead to next week, on Monday my class will be in the Call Lab. After class, you are invited to come with your teachers and classmates for lunch at Madras Pavilion (3910 Kirby Dr
Ste 13, Houston, TX 77098). If you don't have a car, don't worry. We'll carpool together. Everyone will have a ride.
I also want to give you a heads up about midterm tests next Thursday. In grammar, the test will be on units 4, 5, 14, and 15. We'll be covering 14 and 15 beginning Monday.
For 5D, I will give you an in-class writing test, probably on Wednesday. I will tell you more about it in class.
Finally, next week you have off Friday and the following Monday, which means you have a nice 4-day break. What a great time to see some of Texas! I highly recommend that you get out of Houston and find some cool places to chill out! If you're looking for ideas, look at my post "great places to go in Texas."
Grammar #10: Past certainty (due Monday, 6/17)
Write a paragraph about an interesting world mystery you have heard of. Using present and past modals of certainty, speculate on the causes and possible explanations. Use one of the following topics or choose your own:
1. How were the great pyramids in Egypt built?
2. Are humans really to blame for the melting of the ice in Greenland and Antartica?
3. Does the Loch Ness monster really exist?
4. How did the great statues get to Easter Island.
You can see an example in the grammar book on p. 83, exercise 10.
1. How were the great pyramids in Egypt built?
2. Are humans really to blame for the melting of the ice in Greenland and Antartica?
3. Does the Loch Ness monster really exist?
4. How did the great statues get to Easter Island.
You can see an example in the grammar book on p. 83, exercise 10.
Grammar #9: Hindsight Advice (due Sunday, June 16)
Think of something in your past that didn't turn out the way you wanted it to. Describe the situation and tell us what you could have, might have, or should have done to make the result different.
(There is a good example on p. 66 in the grammar book--ex. 10)
(There is a good example on p. 66 in the grammar book--ex. 10)
Thursday, June 13, 2013
Musical lesson #8: Modals of certainty (may and might)
"You May Be Right," by Billy Joel
This is an old song but I think all Americans over 35 years old are familiar with it and most Americans under 35 probably know it as well because its very famous. This recording isn't the best but it has the lyrics, so that's why I'm giving it to you.
This is an old song but I think all Americans over 35 years old are familiar with it and most Americans under 35 probably know it as well because its very famous. This recording isn't the best but it has the lyrics, so that's why I'm giving it to you.
Musical lesson #7: Past certainty (modals)
"It Must Have Been Love," by Roxette
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1hi9b_roxette-it-must-have-been-love_music
Lay a whisper on my pillow
Leave the winter on the ground
I wake up lonely, there's a silence
In the bedroom and all around
Touch me now, I close my eyes
And dream away...
It must have been love, but it's over now
It must have been good, but I lost it somehow
It must have been love, but it's over now
From the moment we touched till the time had run out
Make believing we're together
That I'm sheltered by your heart
But in and outside I turn to water
Like a teardrop in your palm
And it's a hard winter's day
I dream away...
It must have been love, but it's over now
It was all that I wanted, now I'm living without
It must have been love, but it's over now
It's where the water flows, it's where the wind blows
It must have been love, but it's over now
It must have been good, but I lost it somehow
It must have been love, but it's over now
From the moment we touched till the time had run out
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1hi9b_roxette-it-must-have-been-love_music
Lay a whisper on my pillow
Leave the winter on the ground
I wake up lonely, there's a silence
In the bedroom and all around
Touch me now, I close my eyes
And dream away...
It must have been love, but it's over now
It must have been good, but I lost it somehow
It must have been love, but it's over now
From the moment we touched till the time had run out
Make believing we're together
That I'm sheltered by your heart
But in and outside I turn to water
Like a teardrop in your palm
And it's a hard winter's day
I dream away...
It must have been love, but it's over now
It was all that I wanted, now I'm living without
It must have been love, but it's over now
It's where the water flows, it's where the wind blows
It must have been love, but it's over now
It must have been good, but I lost it somehow
It must have been love, but it's over now
From the moment we touched till the time had run out
Writing #3 (5D ONLY): Modifying nouns with adjectives, noun modifiers, and prepositional phrases (due Friday, 6/14)
Hello 5D.
In class today we discussed how to make your writing more interesting and descriptive by adding adjectives, noun modifiers (nouns which function as adjectives), and prepositional phrases.
I want you to modify the following sentences in order to "paint a very clear picture" for your reader. Remember the example we used in class today about lunch.
If you are not in 5D, you DON"T HAVE TO do this, but you are welcome to do it, if you wish.
1. Yesterday, I saw my friend.
2. She is taking a class.
3. My father is a doctor.
4. The class is in a building.
5. It is hot here.
In class today we discussed how to make your writing more interesting and descriptive by adding adjectives, noun modifiers (nouns which function as adjectives), and prepositional phrases.
I want you to modify the following sentences in order to "paint a very clear picture" for your reader. Remember the example we used in class today about lunch.
If you are not in 5D, you DON"T HAVE TO do this, but you are welcome to do it, if you wish.
1. Yesterday, I saw my friend.
2. She is taking a class.
3. My father is a doctor.
4. The class is in a building.
5. It is hot here.
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Online help: Modals
http://www.englishpage.com/modals/modalintro.html
There are lots of good exercises on this page. However, they do not divide them into modals of necessity and advice, on the one hand, and modals of certainty, on the other, as is done in our book.
Let me know if you find these useful.
There are lots of good exercises on this page. However, they do not divide them into modals of necessity and advice, on the one hand, and modals of certainty, on the other, as is done in our book.
Let me know if you find these useful.
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Musical Lesson #6: Modals (Hindsight Advice)
This song is clear to understand so I'm not posting the lyrics. You've probably heard this on the radio recently.
What are some of the things this guy should have done to save his relationship?
A note from the teacher
Dear Students,
Students ARE SUPPOSED TO DO the work on the blog. This helps the teacher see whether the student is able to use the grammar being taught or not. If you haven't done the work yet, please go back and do Grammar #1, Grammar #2, Grammar #3, Grammar #4, Grammar #5, Grammar #6, Grammar #7, and Grammar #8.1-8.4. You DON'T HAVE TO DO it, but you really SHOULD DO it if you want to practice and receive valuable feedback.
Consider the following: If you ask me to look at your writing outside of this class, I will charge you $80/hr. for my time. If you have me look at your writing while you're my student, however, this service is FREE. In other words, I AM SAVING YOU hundreds of dollars. Act fast. This offer won't last forever.
:D
HC
Students ARE SUPPOSED TO DO the work on the blog. This helps the teacher see whether the student is able to use the grammar being taught or not. If you haven't done the work yet, please go back and do Grammar #1, Grammar #2, Grammar #3, Grammar #4, Grammar #5, Grammar #6, Grammar #7, and Grammar #8.1-8.4. You DON'T HAVE TO DO it, but you really SHOULD DO it if you want to practice and receive valuable feedback.
Consider the following: If you ask me to look at your writing outside of this class, I will charge you $80/hr. for my time. If you have me look at your writing while you're my student, however, this service is FREE. In other words, I AM SAVING YOU hundreds of dollars. Act fast. This offer won't last forever.
:D
HC
Monday, June 10, 2013
Good morning from Chicago!
I'm writing you guys from Starbucks because my father-in-law doesn't have wireless in his house :(
I've been having a good time in Chicago, and the weather has been great (I've needed a sweater, actually), but I'm ready to come home to my freedom :D
My plane departs tonight at 7, and lands tonight at 9, so I expect to be home around 10 (inshallah for all 3).
I'm glad to see all of you giving such valuable advice. Maybe we have some professional counselors in-the-making :D
Please tell Dr. Archer that I say hello! I look forward to seeing you tomorrow. I hope I didn't miss too much!
I've been having a good time in Chicago, and the weather has been great (I've needed a sweater, actually), but I'm ready to come home to my freedom :D
My plane departs tonight at 7, and lands tonight at 9, so I expect to be home around 10 (inshallah for all 3).
I'm glad to see all of you giving such valuable advice. Maybe we have some professional counselors in-the-making :D
Please tell Dr. Archer that I say hello! I look forward to seeing you tomorrow. I hope I didn't miss too much!
Sunday, June 9, 2013
Grammar 8.4: Hindsight modals (past advice) due Wednesday, June 12
Write what you think the people in the following situations SHOULD HAVE DONE, OUGHT TO HAVE DONE or SHOULD'NT HAVE DONE. You MUST respond to all four situations.
1. Saad and his wife, Mrs. Alghamdi, had good jobs as professionals in Riyadh. Saad was offered a full scholarship at the LCC, which he immediately accepted. Mrs. Alghamdi was shocked when Saad came home that evening and told her the news. She liked her job and the people she worked with, and did not want to move to a foreign country where the weather was unbearable and the people didn't know how to cook.
2. Olivia agreed to meet her friend Ameed at the library to help him with his English homework. On the way, she stopped at a cafe where her boyfriend (who looked like Brad Pitt) worked. Her boyfriend told her that he could get off work early that night, so the two of them decided to go to a movie. Olivia didn't cancel her plans with Ameed, so Ameed waited three hours for her at the library.
3. For three years, Fahad had been saving his money for a trip to Houston. His brother, Wahad, had a good job, but spent all of his money on expensive cars, clothes, and entertainment. Suddenly, Wahad was fired from his job and had no money to support himself while he looked for another one. Fahad lent him nearly all of his savings, and within three weeks Wahad had spent it all on his car, more clothes, and expensive restaurants.
4. Joyce often exaggerated and once told a co-worker that she was fluent in French, even though she had studied only a little and could not really communicate in the language. A few days later, Joyce's boss asked her to come to his office to interpret a meeting with a French businessman who had just arrived from Paris to negotiate a major contract with the company. After an embarrassed silence, Joyce told her boss that she was feeling ill and had to go home immediately.
1. Saad and his wife, Mrs. Alghamdi, had good jobs as professionals in Riyadh. Saad was offered a full scholarship at the LCC, which he immediately accepted. Mrs. Alghamdi was shocked when Saad came home that evening and told her the news. She liked her job and the people she worked with, and did not want to move to a foreign country where the weather was unbearable and the people didn't know how to cook.
2. Olivia agreed to meet her friend Ameed at the library to help him with his English homework. On the way, she stopped at a cafe where her boyfriend (who looked like Brad Pitt) worked. Her boyfriend told her that he could get off work early that night, so the two of them decided to go to a movie. Olivia didn't cancel her plans with Ameed, so Ameed waited three hours for her at the library.
3. For three years, Fahad had been saving his money for a trip to Houston. His brother, Wahad, had a good job, but spent all of his money on expensive cars, clothes, and entertainment. Suddenly, Wahad was fired from his job and had no money to support himself while he looked for another one. Fahad lent him nearly all of his savings, and within three weeks Wahad had spent it all on his car, more clothes, and expensive restaurants.
4. Joyce often exaggerated and once told a co-worker that she was fluent in French, even though she had studied only a little and could not really communicate in the language. A few days later, Joyce's boss asked her to come to his office to interpret a meeting with a French businessman who had just arrived from Paris to negotiate a major contract with the company. After an embarrassed silence, Joyce told her boss that she was feeling ill and had to go home immediately.
Grammar 8.3: Modals of advice (due Wednesday, June 12)
I'm planning to visit your country at the end of this term and I need your advice. Please tell me what I need to know in order to have a safe and enjoyable visit.
Use several of the modals/expressions for advice and suggestions that we've practiced so far: should, shouldn't, had better (not), must (not), ought to, (not) supposed to, could, why don't you, don't have to, and have to.
Your response should be in paragraph form.
You can start your response like this:
Holly, I'm so excited that you've decided to come visit my country. In order for you to have a safe and enjoyable visit in (YOUR COUNTRY), here is what you need to know. First, ... Second, ... Third,... and Lastly,... You have to DEVELOP your paragraph, which means you MUST provide enough support for each point you make. A good paragraph should have 12-15 complex sentences. I want just ONE PARAGRAPH.
You can start your response like this:
Holly, I'm so excited that you've decided to come visit my country. In order for you to have a safe and enjoyable visit in (YOUR COUNTRY), here is what you need to know. First, ... Second, ... Third,... and Lastly,... You have to DEVELOP your paragraph, which means you MUST provide enough support for each point you make. A good paragraph should have 12-15 complex sentences. I want just ONE PARAGRAPH.
Grammar 8.2: Modals of Advice (in the Call Lab)
Write a letter to an advice columnist in a newspaper. Make up a personal problem for the columnist to solve. Use a variety of modals and describe the problem as fully as possible.
Do not write the response to the letter, just the letter explaining the problem and asking for advice.
Here is an example:
Dear Abby, I've suspected that my husband has been fooling around, and when confronted with the evidence, he denied everything - and said it would never happen again. I've been married for 10 years and I don't want to get a divorce. What should I do? - Tess
Here are some more real letters for you to look at:
http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070618/LIFE/706180307
Here is an example:
Dear Abby, I've suspected that my husband has been fooling around, and when confronted with the evidence, he denied everything - and said it would never happen again. I've been married for 10 years and I don't want to get a divorce. What should I do? - Tess
Here are some more real letters for you to look at:
http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070618/LIFE/706180307
Grammar 8.1: Modals of Advice (in the Call Lab)
For this post, ask for advice for a physical or mental problem that you have.
Example: I have had the hiccups for the past three days and I cannot get rid of them. Please tell me what I should do.
Be CREATIVE with your problem.
Example: I have had the hiccups for the past three days and I cannot get rid of them. Please tell me what I should do.
Be CREATIVE with your problem.
Thursday, June 6, 2013
Hello, dear Holly
How is your holiday going? Can you help me send your email again, because i could not find the previous one, i need it to send file, excatly writing sample, to you. What is more, I hope you can enjoy yourself totally. we are looking forwards you coming back soon and you can share your experience with us!
sincerely yours.
catherin, 06-06-2013
How is your holiday going? Can you help me send your email again, because i could not find the previous one, i need it to send file, excatly writing sample, to you. What is more, I hope you can enjoy yourself totally. we are looking forwards you coming back soon and you can share your experience with us!
sincerely yours.
catherin, 06-06-2013
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Grammar #7: Future tense (due Monday, June 10)
Tell me what you think the world will be like in 2020. What will have happened that has not happened yet? What new technology will be invented by then? Use FUTURE PROGRESSIVE and FUTURE PERFECT (at least once). Be creative. Extra points if you make me smile.
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Monday, June 3, 2013
5C and 5E: Past habit
Write several things that Maz said he used to do (or his father would do) when he was a kid.
And if you love this video, check out this one on the difference between Arabs and Persians:
Grammar #6: Past tense (in the Call Lab) DUE WEDNESDAY, June 5
Summarize the story of the "unconventional wedding" on pp. 24-25.
Grammar #5: Past tense (in the Call Lab) DUE WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5
Summarize the marriage story of Runze and Weinlick.
5D: Past tense (your weekend) (in the Call Lab)
Tell us about your weekend. What did you do? What didn't you do that you had wanted to do?
Sunday, June 2, 2013
5D Only: Engaging Writing, p. 38, exercise 17 (due Monday, 6/3)
Write your concluding sentence to "An Admirable Entrepreneur" here.
Grammar #4: Future in the past (due Wednesday, June 5)
In one good paragraph, describe a situation that turned out differently from what you expected--for example, a marriage or other relationship, a job, college plans, a move, etc. First talk about what you thought would happen; then talk about what actually happened.
Example: I've been happily married for some time now, but when I was first introduced to the man who is now my husband, it never occurred to me that we would end up husband and wife. In fact, when I first met Joe, I thought he was the most arrogant man I had ever met. Here's what happened...
Example: I've been happily married for some time now, but when I was first introduced to the man who is now my husband, it never occurred to me that we would end up husband and wife. In fact, when I first met Joe, I thought he was the most arrogant man I had ever met. Here's what happened...
My class is in the Call Lab tomorrow
Please remember to come there instead of my room. And please tell your classmates!
Online help: Past perfect and past perfect progressive
http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/pastperfect.html
Read through the explanations and then try the exercises at the bottom. If you do this, let me know if you found it helpful.
Read through the explanations and then try the exercises at the bottom. If you do this, let me know if you found it helpful.
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