Last Day!

Here is the plan for Thursday:

10:30:  Grammar test (Unit 11--simple past)
            Reading Comprehension test

Bring your reading book.  You don't need to bring your grammar book.

12:00  Potluck party

Homework given August 13

Grammar:
Do exercise 2 (page 271) in your book.  Study the chart on using time clauses on page 48 of the new handout.

Writing:
There will be a writing test tomorrow.  You may use a paper dictionary, but no electronic dictionaries or other electronic devices will be allowed.

Reading:
Study for the Chapter 4 vocabulary quiz.

Homework given August 12

Grammar:
Complete the handout TO TURN IN.  Do exercises 4-7 (pages 264-266) in your book.

Reading:
Do the Story Completion on page 86 in your book.  There will be a vocabulary quiz on Unit 5 (pages 68, 72, 76, 80, and 84) on Wednesday.

Homework given August 8

Grammar:
Study the charts on pages 261-262 and do exercises 1-3 in your book.

Reading:
Do the Story Completion on page 82 in your book.

Homework given August 7

Grammar:
Study the chart on page 252 and do exercise 2 in your book.

Reading:
Do the dialog and matching exercises on pages 78-79 in your book.

Homework given August 6

Grammar:
Study for the Unit 9 test.

Reading:
Do the dialog review and story completion exercises in your book (pages 74-75).

Homework given August 5

Grammar:
Do exercises 7 and 8 (pages 218-219) in your book.
There will be a test on Unit 9 on Wednesday.

Reading:
Study pages 68-69.  Write answers to the Comprehension questions on page 70 TO TURN IN.  Do the Dialog Review exercise (page 70) in your book.

Homework given August 1

Grammar:
Do exercise 4 (page 215) in your book.

Reading:
Do the exercises on page 66 in your book.
There will be a vocabulary quiz on Unit 3 on Monday.

Homework given July 31

Grammar:
Do exercise 5 (page 205) and exercise 2 (pages 212-213) in your book.  Complete the page 40 handout TO TURN IN.

Reading:
Do the Story Completion on page 60 in your book.

Homework given July 30

Grammar:
Study the chart on page 204 and do exercise 4 in your book.  Complete the two handouts TO TURN IN.

Reading:
Do the Matching exercise on page 57 in your book.  Complete the page 50 handout TO TURN IN.

Homework given July 29

Grammar:
Study pages 199 - top of 201.  Pay special attention to the future tense with "be going to".

Reading:
Do the story completion on page 53 in your book.

Homework given July 25

Grammar:
Study for the present continuous (unit 8) test on Monday.

Homework given July 24

Grammar:
Do the Editing Quiz on page 195.
Gilbert family handouts:  Do sections K, L, and M (pages 13-14)
There will be a test on Unit 8 (present continuous) on Monday.

Reading:
Do the dialog review on page 48 in your book.

Writing:
There will be a midterm writing test tomorrow.  You may use a paper dictionary only--no electronic dictionaries will be allowed.

Homework given July 23

Grammar:
Do exercise 3 (page 192) in your book.
Gilbert family handouts:  Do section F (you need pages 6 and 9) and sections I and J (pages 11-12).

Homework given July 22

Grammar:
Do exercise 7 (page 186).  Then do exercise 2 (pages 190-191) in your book, and write only the questions; don't write any answers!

Reading:
There will be a quiz on Chapter 2 vocabulary tomorrow.  Study the vocabulary on pages 24-44.

Homework given July 18

Grammar:
Do exercise 3 (pages 181-182) and exercise 5 (pages 183-184) in your book.  Complete the handout TO TURN IN.

Reading:
Study pages 40-41 and complete the story on page 42 in your book.

Homework given July 17

Grammar:
Study pages 177-179 and do exercise 1 (page 179) in your book.

Reading:
Do the Dialog Review (page 34) and the Matching (page 35) in your book.

Homework given July 16

Grammar:
Study the sections of Unit 6 that we covered in class to get ready for the test on count and noncount nouns!

Reading:
Complete the handout TO TURN IN.

Grammar test Wednesday

There will be a test on count and noncount nouns on Wednesday.

Homework given July 15

Grammar:
Do exercises 4 and 5 (pages 131-132) in your book.

Reading:
Study the vocabulary on page 28 and read the story on page 29.

Homework given July 11

Grammar:
Study pages 127-128.

Reading:
Study the words on page 24.  Then copy and complete the Dialog Review exercise on page 26 TO TURN IN.

Homework given July 10

Grammar:
Do exercise 3 on the "can" handout.

Reading:
Study all of the vocabulary in Unit 1 for the quiz tomorrow.  The vocabulary is on pages 2, 6, 10, 14, and 18.

Homework given July 9

Grammar:
Read page 99 and study the chart on page 101.

Reading:
Copy and complete the story on the bottom of page 20 TO TURN IN.  Use the Word Preview on page 18 to help you.

Homework given July 8

Grammar:
Do the editing quiz on page 94 in your book.  There will be a test on Unit 4 (pages 64-94) tomorrow.

Reading:
See "Homework given July 3".

Homework given July 3

Grammar:
Do exercises 2 and 3 (pages 90-91) in your book.  Complete the page 98 handout TO TURN IN.
There will be a test on Unit 4 (simple present tense) on Tuesday.

Reading:
Read the story on page  15.  Then write the answers (T or F) to the eight questions on page 16 TO TURN IN.

Homework given July 2

Grammar:
Do exercise 3 (page 84) in your book and complete the Exercise 13 handout TO TURN IN.

Homework given July 1

Grammar:
Do exercises 2, 3, 5, 6, and 7 on pages 75-79 in your book.

Homework given June 27

Grammar:
Write exercise 3 (page 68) on notebook paper TO TURN IN.  Don't forget to write both your first and last names on the top of the page.  Thanks!

Homework given June 26

Grammar:
Re-read the article and study the vocabulary on page 65.  Then study the chart on page 66 and do exercise 1 on page 67 in your book.

Welcome to Summer Quarter 2013

I'm pleased to meet you! You can check my blog every day to get the homework assignment and read announcements about our class.

I hope you will study hard, improve your English, and have fun this quarter in ESL 020!

Your teacher,
Diane