Last minute reminders

Remember to bring a green scantron card for the reading test on Wednesday at 1:30.

Diane will hold an office hour on Wednesday from 12:30 to 1:20 in room 5358.

Homework given June 1

Grammar: Do exercises 5 and 6 on pages 288-289.

Reading: Write answers to the first two questions in the "Research" section at the bottom of handout page 145 in your bluebook.

Homework given May 31

Grammar: Do exercises 2 - 4 (pages 286-288) in your book.

Reading: Do the main idea check exercise (page 142) and the vocabulary exercises (pages 144-145) on your handout.

Homework given May 26

Grammar: Study Part E (pages 281-282) and do exercise 1 on page 282.

Homework given May 25

Grammar: Study pages 271-277 and do exercises 1 and 2 (pages 277-278) in your book.

Homework given May 24 (revised)

Grammar: Do exercises 2 - 4 (pages 261-263) in your book. Study "Unclear Writing" (pages 268-270). Which suggestions have you tried?

Reading: Complete the "first idea" exercise on page 121. Then
study the article "Sociolinguistic Rules of Speaking" on pages 122-124 of the handout and follow the instructions in the margins as you read (don't worry about the first one; we'll discuss it in class). Then do the exercises on pages 124-126.

Homework given May 23

Grammar: Study pages 253-260; take the pretest on page 255 and do exercise 1 (page 260) in your book.

IMPORTANT NOTICE If you were absent on Thursday . . .

. . . you need to get the new reading handout. Akitoshi will give Cindy her copy on Friday; Rena will give Lena her copy this weekend. There are copies for Calista and Jonathan in Diane's mailbox on the top floor of the FOSS building.

Homework given May 19

Grammar: Do exercises 5 and 6 (pages 249-250) in your book. Then study pages 148, 149, 151, 154-156 and do exercise 2 (page 161) in your book.

Reading Handout: Do the "Getting A First Idea About the Article exercise on page 115. Then study the article "Variation in Language" and complete the exercises on pages 118 through the top of page 120.

Homework given May 18

Grammar: Study pages 244-246; do exercises 1 - 3 (pages 247-248) in your book. ***** Reading: Study pages 139-140 and do Activity 5-15 (pages 140-141).

Homework given May 16

Grammar: Do exercises 2 and 3 (pages 208-209) in your book. Study pages 238-242; do the chart on pages 243-244. ***** Reading: Study pages 136-137 as directed at the bottom of page 135. Do Activity 5-12 (pages 137-138) in your book

Homework given May 12

Grammar: Study pages 198-207 and do exercise 1 (page 208) in your book. ***** Reading: Do Activity 5-8 TO TURN IN. Then study "An Introduction to Responding" (pages 132-134) and do Activity 5-9.

Homework given May 11

Grammar: Do exercises 2 and 3 (pages 193-194) in your book.

Homework given May 10

Grammar: Study pages 184-192 an do the pretest (page 186). Do exercise 1 (pages 192-193) in your book.

Homework given May 9

Grammar: Write exercise 2 (page 177) TO TURN IN. Study pages 278-281 and do exercises 1 & 2 (pages 280-281) in your book. ***** Reading: Do Activities 4-21, #1 and 4-22 (pages 112-113) in your book. Study pages 120-126 and do Activities 502 (page 124) and 5-3 (pages 125-126) in your book.

Homework given May 5

Grammar: Study pages 170-176 and do exercise 1 (page 176) in your book. ***** Reading: Write two sentences about yourself using real or imaginary information about your future professional status. One sentence must use a non-restrictive relative clause and the other must use an appositive (see Activity 3-19, #1). Read pages 107-108 and do Activties 4-17, 4-18, 4-19, and 4-20 (pages 108-111) in your book.

Homework given May 4

Grammar: Study pages 164-170 and do the Pretest on page 168. ***** Reading: Study pages 81-85 and do Activities 3-17 and 3-19 in your book.

Homework given May 2 (Revised)

Reading: Study pages 78-80 and pages 242-243 and do Activities 3-14 and 3-15 (pages 79-80). ***** Grammar: Study pages 137-141 and do exercises 1 and 2a (pages 142-143) in your book.

Midterm exam

The midterm essay exam will be this Wednesday, May 4th.

Homework given April 28th

Reading: Study pages 73-77. Write Activity 3-11, #1 and 2 TO TURN IN, and do #3 (page 76) in your book. Prepare Activity 3-12, #1 - 3 (pages 76-77). ***** Writing: The final draft of your essay is due at 12:30 on Monday. Staple it ON TOP of the first two drafts.

Homework given April 27

Grammar: Study pages 131-137; do the pretest on page 134. ***** Reading: Do the Learner's Notebook assignment on the bottom of page 68 in your bluebook. Study pages 69-72 and prepare Activity 3-8 (page 72). ***** Writing: The second drafts of your essay will be returned tomorrow and we will work on editing your errors.

Homework given April 26

Grammar: Study Part C (pages 116-122) and do Part C exercises 1 and 2 (pages 125-126) and Part D exercise 2 (pages 127-128). ***** Reading: Study pages 62-67 and prepare Activities 3-1 and 3-2 in your book.

Homework given April 25

Grammar: Study Part B, pages 111-116 and do Part B exercises 1 and 2 (pages 124-125). ***** Reading: See Activity 2-16 on page 44. You will do an interview (see page 42) and type a summary paragraph (see page 43) in the form of a memo to our class (see page 38). The subject line of the memo should identify the course and the quarter that your interviewee took the course. Due Thursday.

Homework given April 21

Grammar: Study Part A, pages 107-111. Do the Part A exercises 1, 2, and 3 (pages 123-124) in your book. ***** Writing: Use the peer review and the "Revising, Editing, and Proofreading Essays" handouts to help you improve your essay and type a revised draft. The revised (second) draft is due Monday. Please staple it on TOP of the first draft and the peer review form you received from your partner.

Homework given April 20

Reading: Study Reading 4, pages 41-44. Do Activities 2-14 and 2-15 (pages 43-44) and 2-25 (pages 54-55) in your book. ***** Grammar: Study pages 104-105 and be able to answer the two "Test Your Understanding" questions at the top of page 106.

Homework given April 19

Grammar: Rewrite sentences 1 - 8 and 10 - 12 in exercise 2 (page 99) as directed TO TURN IN. If a sentence cannot be changed to passive, write "no change". Then do exercises 3 and 4 (page 100) in your book.*****Reading: Study pages 36-39; prepare Activities 2-7 and 2-8 (pages 36-37) and 2-11 and 2-12 (page 40. Write four conditional sentences related to computer use as directed in Activity 2-9 (page 37) TO TURN IN.

Homework given April 18

Writing Clearly: Study pages 91-97. Write answers to Grammar Journal Entry 5 (page 90) to turn in. Looking Ahead: Read the Grammar Preview on page 33. Do Activity 2-4 #4 in your book. Study Reading 2 (pages 34-35) and prepare Activity 2-6, #1-4 (pages 35-36).

Homework given April 14

Reading: Study pages 28-32; do Activity 2-1 (pages 30-31) in your book and do Activity 2-2, #1 & 2 (page 32).***** Grammar: Study pages 88-89 and be able to answer the questions at the bottom of page 89.

Homework given April 13

Grammar: Do exercises 3 - 5 (pages 81-83) in your book. ***** Reading: Study "Paragraph Hooks" (page 23) and pages 28-29. *****Writing: You may the "Essay Outline Worksheet" to complete your outline (due tomorrow).

Homework given April 12

Grammar: Write two conditional sentences as directed on page 71, #2 in the Grammar Journal Entry 4 TO TURN IN. Study pages 72-80.**************** Reading/Writing: Study Reading 4 (page 21) an pages 50-51 (Essay Organization)

Homework given April 11

Grammar: Study pages 68-70; prepare answers to the first two questions on the top of page 71.**** Reading: Study page 19 and GLR sections 3B and 3G in the back of the book. Do Activity 1-16, # 1, 2, and 4 and Activity 1-18 (pages 20-21) in your book. (Note: Reading 3 is on page 15.)

Homework given April 7

Reading: Do Activities 1-14 and 1-15 together TO TURN IN. Copy the 8 topics and after each one identify the type(s) of information asked for and then write your own topic sentence for it. ************************************************* Grammar: Do exercises 4 - 6 (pages 63-65) in your book.

Homework given April 6

Grammar: Do exercise 2 (page 62) in your book. Write exercise 3 (page 63) TO TURN IN; copy all of the sentences: you will have 3 sentences each for numbers 1 - 7 and 2 sentences each for numbers 8 - 10 (follow the example).***** Reading/Writing: Study page 15 several times again (it is difficult!) and study page 16 too. Be able to answer all of Activity 1-12 (page 16) and do Activity 1-13 (pages 16-17) in your book.

Homework given April 5

Writing Clearly: Study pages 50-61. Be able to answer the questions at the bottom of page 51, and be sure to do the pretest on page 52 and then check your answers. Looking Ahead: Study pages 12-15 and do Activity 1-9, Activity 1-10 #1 & 2 (page 14) in your Learner's Notebook and Activity 1-11. Bring your Activity 1-8 paragraph to class tomorrow. I will collect the Learner's Notebooks (bluebooks) tomorrow (Wednesday).

Homework given April 4

Grammar: Write exercise 4 (page 45) TO TURN IN. Do exercises 5 & 6 (pages 45-46) in your book.******Writing: Read pages 7 &8 and then write Activity 1-4, #2b (page 8) TO TURN IN. Do Activity 1-5 (page 9) in your book. Use the GLR section 1 to help you. Study all of Reading 2 (page 10). Be able to answer all of Activity 1-6 (page 11) and do Activity 1-7 (pages 11-12) in your book.

Homework given March 31

Writing Clearly: Study the Grammar Guidelines for Verb Forms, pages 36-43. Can you find an error on page 41? Do exercises 1 - 3 (pages 43-44) in your book.********************************** Looking Ahead: Study pages 4-6. Do Activity 1-1 (pages 4-5) in a bluebook and bring it to class on Monday. In your bluebook, please single space and use both sides of each page, but don't write in the margins.

Homework given March 30

Writing Clearly: Study pages 28-36. Write answers to the first two questions at the top of page 31 TO TURN IN. Do the pretest on page 32 and then check your answers. Write the numbers of the items that you miss (e.g., Pretest: 3, 7) at the bottom on your page 31 homework. ********************************* Looking Ahead: Study pages xix-xx and pages 214-217 (section 1A Sentences). Notice: Please buy either a large or small blue book to use for your learner's notebook (available in the bookstore).

Homework given March 29

Writing Clearly: Study pages 16-20 (verb tense sequencing). There will be a quiz tomorrow. Topics for Today: Complete the chart on page 8 and do all the exercises on pages 9-15 in your book.

Homework given March 28

Writing Clearly: Study pages 1-16. Which verb tenses are difficult for you?

Welcome to Spring quarter ESL 099!

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