Grammar and Sentence Combining Review

These two sites can keep you busy until spring quarter starts! (And help you prepare for your winter quarter finals) Good luck to you all! I want EVERYONE to pass.

http://web.jjay.cuny.edu/~esl/Links_grammar.htm

http://www.angelfire.com/wi3/englishcorner/grammar/grammar.html#rci

LOTS of information on Gerunds and Infinitives

• For lists of everything and lots of practice exercises, check out the tutorial below.
  
  http://www.englishpage.com/gerunds/index.htm
  
  http://www.englishpage.com/gerunds/adjective_prep_gerund_list.htm

• Another easy to read list of verbs followed by gerunds, infinitives, or both.

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/verblist.htm

Homework for Tuesday, March 10

Reading book: Uptown pages 132 - 139 for Tuesday!

Homework for Monday, March 9

Geocities Reading Assignment

• http://geocities.com/yamataro670/readinglab
  
  Read and test yourself on the following stories. Bring in your results (Number/% correct) on Monday.
  
  Chapter 1:

1. Story # 6: Melting Pot or Salad Bowl?
2. Story # 7: A Nation of Nicknames
3. Story # 12: Indians: The Native Americans
4. Story # 16: Black Culture in America

Chapter 2:

1. Story # 6: The American Buffalo

NPR Reading/Listening Assignment

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101531026

Go to this story and read (and listen at the same time if you want). Write a summary of the story and bring to class on Monday. It should have no more than 5 sentences, but it should include the main idea and the main supporting details.

Adjective (relative) Clause Quizzes

Try these for explanations and then test yourself.

http://grammar.about.com/od/basicsentencegrammar/a/adjclause2.htm

http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/clauses-1.html

http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/clauses-2.html

http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/clauses-3.html

http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/clauses-4.html

http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/clauses-8.html

http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/adj.htm

http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/adj2.htm

http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/adj3.htm

http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/StudyZone/410/reading/exercises/hikerqz.htm

http://www.rong-chang.com/writing/adjective_clause01.htm

http://www.rong-chang.com/writing/adjective_clause02.htm

More Conditional Practice!

YouTube explanation:

Present Unreal (Type 2) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7O-2nQKc-g
Past Unreal (Type 3) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gB540canLx4&feature=related

Explanation and Quizzes:

Present Unreal: http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/condition2a.html
Past Unreal: http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/condition2b.html
Mixed Conditional Review: http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/condition3c.html
http://www.eslcafe.com/quiz/if1.html

IEP Survey

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=ymknRsraUM2QpJyKKzQuKg_3d_3d

Let me know you did this - it's a little reading practice AND important information for the International Education Office. If you do it, you'll get 20 points!

More Conditional Quizzes

Test yourself on Type 2 – PRESENT UNREAL – conditionals.


http://a4esl.org/q/h/vm/if-clauses.html

http://esl.about.com/library/quiz/bl_conditionals1.htm

http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/36.html

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/GRAMMAR/quizzes/conditional_quiz.htm

http://www.better-english.com/grammar/secondconditional1.htm

http://www.better-english.com/grammar/condit22.htm

http://www.better-english.com/grammar/condit23.htm

Homework for Monday, February 23

MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES

Assignment 1: Take one of these tests measuring multiple intelligences.

1. Write down your results.
2. In your journal, explain why you agree or disagree with these results.
3. Bring this to class on MONDAY and be prepared to discuss it briefly.
   
   Tests for Multiple Intelligences
   
   http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks3/ict/multiple_int/index.htm
   
   http://literacyworks.org/mi/assessment/findyourstrengths.html

Assignment 2: Article about Howard Gardner and his Theory of Multiple Intelligences

http://www.boston.com/news/science/articles/2008/12/22/he_conceived_of_multiple_intelligences/

1. Read the story and write questions:
· 2 True/False
· 2 Wh- Comprehension
· 2 Vocabulary (fill-in-the-blank sentences)

2. Email them to me dturne@sccd.ctc.edu by Monday morning at 10 AM! We'll use these questions in the lab on Tuesday afternoon.

First Conditional Practice

Here are some grammar quizzes for first (type 1) conditionals.

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/if_clauses/type_1_mix3.htm

http://www.smic.be/smic5022/conditionaltype1.htm

http://usuarios.lycos.es/englishweb/gramatica/Condition1.htm

Homework for Tuesday, February 17

There are links to two stories about love below. The first one is from the Seattle Times, a daily newspaper, and the second one is from National Public Radio. Read both stories and do your individual assignment below. Each of you will be writing questions for one of the readings. I will choose the best questions for a lab assignment on Tuesday. (This is not a group assignment even though there are two people assigned to the same thing. )

Email your assignment to me no later than Monday night, February 16. dturne@sccd.ctc.edu

Story #1: Secret of love boils down to chemistry in new study

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2008735005_brain12.html

Story #2: Relationships feel recession strain
http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/02/13/money_and_relationships/


Story #1:

1. Mohamed and Fatima: Write 5 True/False questions.
2. Danny, Heal and Takuya: Write 5 Wh- questions. (Who, what, when, why, etc.)
3. Hang and Dahye: Choose 5 words from the reading and write 5 fill-in-the-blank sentences for these vocabulary words.
4. Winnie and Aey: Choose 5 words from the reading and write their definitions for a matching exercise.

Story # 2:

1. Tuyet and Niu: Write 5 True/False questions.
2. Youngmi and Tracy: Write 5 Wh- questions. (Who, what, where, how, etc)
3. K and Jin: Choose 5 words from the reading and write 5 fill-in-the-blank sentences for these vocabulary words.

Past Modal Quiz

Practice the Modals in the Past with the following quizzes.

http://www.better-english.com/easier/must.htm

http://www.esl-classroom.com/grammar/perfmodals1.html

http://www.esl-classroom.com/grammar/perfmodals2.html

http://www.eslcafe.com/quiz/modal2.html

http://wwwedu.ge.ch/cptic/prospective/projets/anglais/exercises/modals1.htm

http://wwwedu.ge.ch/cptic/prospective/projets/anglais/exercises/modalws2.htm

Lab February 3

Reading Practice: Go to http://literacynet.org/cnnsf/week.html

This website has many stories to choose from. The Current Story is about Superfoods. Read the story (NOT the abridged story which is shorter). Review the story by looking at the Outline. When you're finished, go to the Activities on the left and test yourself on Vocabulary, Word Selection, Multiple Choice, Sequencing and Conclusions. There are 5 questions for each one. Write down the total number correct.

When you're finished, go back to Home and go to Story Archives. Here you can choose a reading from any topic. Follow the directions above.

Test yourself on the Past (especially Past Perfect) Tenses if you have time!

If you are confused about the Past Perfect and want more grammar explanations, go to http://www.past-simple.com/Past-Perfect.htm. Otherwise, start now on the quizzes.

1. Go to http://www2.college-em.qc.ca/prof/epritchard/whatanif.htm
2. Go to http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/140.html
3. Go to http://www.english-zone.com/verbs/pstperf1.html
4. Go to http://esl.about.com/library/quiz/blpastorperfect1.htm
5. Go to http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/StudyZone/410/grammar/pastpf2.htm
6. Go to http://a4esl.org/q/f/z/zz29bms.htm
7. Go to http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/headway/intermediate/a_grammar/unit03/hwy_int_unit03_2/

Voice of America Reading

Try this for more reading practice. Choose any story you like.

http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/

Lab January 27

Directions: Reading Practice
Go to http://geocities.com/yamataro670/readinglab
Choose a story and read it.
Take the quiz after reading the story.
Repeat with another story!

Grammar Practice
VERB REVIEW GAME
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/grammar/tenses/getting_the_right_tense/game.shtml

VERB REVIEW QUIZZES
http://a4esl.org/q/f/z/zz29bms.htm

http://a4esl.org/q/h/9807/cg-verbchoice.html

http://a4esl.org/q/f/z/zz64fck.htm

http://a4esl.org/q/f/z/zz63fck.htm

http://a4esl.org/q/f/z/zz62fck.htm

PASSIVE REVIEW QUIZZES
http://esl.about.com/library/quiz/blgrquiz_passive1.htm

http://a4esl.org/q/h/vm/active-passive.html

http://www.nonstopenglish.com/exercise.asp?exid=921

http://a4esl.org/q/f/z/zz79bdo.htm