Practice Drill: Topic Sentences

Instructions: Write the topic sentence for the Supporting Details.
Which sentence is irrelevant to the topic sentence?

Topic Sentence: __________________________________

1. I love the crunchy crust and the melted mozzarella cheese.
2. The best thing I like to drink with it is a giant glass of Coca Cola.
3. It's good either as a snack or a main course.
4. My brother only likes pizza with mushrooms and Italian sausages.

Irrelevant sentence:   1    2    3    4

Practice Drill: Supporting Details

Instructions:  Write 3 Supporting Details for the Topic Sentence.

Topic Sentence: The library is too noisy during class.

1. _________________________________________________________
2. _________________________________________________________
3. _________________________________________________________

Topic Sentence: Combate is the best beach on the west coast.

1. _________________________________________________________
2. _________________________________________________________
3. _________________________________________________________

Practice Drill: Negative to be verb

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Exercise 3

Listening Comprehension

Instructions: Watch the video and answer the questions.

Pratice Drill: verb to be

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Exercise 3

Verb: to be

Present Tense
I am	We are
You are	You are
He/She/It is	They are

Past Tense
I was	We were
You were	You were
He/She/It was	They were

Perfect Form (past participle) I have been, etc.

Progressive Form (present participle) I am being, etc.

BE Verb and Occupations

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Exercise 3

Practice Drill: Prepositions

Instructions: Fill in the blank with the correct preposition.  When there is no need for a preposition leave the space in blank.

1.	yesterday afternoon, we went to the library to study.
2.	tomorrow morning, I will have to get up early.
3.	the summer, my brother and I play tennis.
4.	six years ago, I met my best friend.
5.	Sorry I missed football practice last week. I had a headache.
6.	She will graduate from university May.
7.	My sister loves eating chocolate eggs Easter.
8.	My parents got married the 1960s.
9.	My favourite television programme is on 8pm.
10.	My birthday is the twelfth of September.
11.	Let's go to the cinema this evening.
12.	Jane started learning English 1998.
13.	I'm going shopping with my mother Saturday.
14.	I hate getting out of bed cold mornings!
15.	Does it snow here the winter?
16.	Did your cousin get married last spring?
17.	Are you going to visit your family Christmas?
18.	Are you going to the beach the weekend?
19.	Ann's going to see the doctor Tuesday morning.
20.	Andrew finished high school 1997.

 

New Courses Bimester Aug-Oct.

Basic Grammar Concepts II GRAM 1725

Writing Skills II WRIT 1731

Language Laboratory I  LLAB 1739

Projects Pending

Just a friendly reminder that the projects are due.

Reading and More Reading

Good Afternoon Ladies
Today we will be working with English Discoveries Basic Level 3
Go to Reading
You will read the following stories and complete the exercises for each story.

1. Thieves Rob Building Downtown
2. Tickets Please
3. Pearl's Party Service
4. Artemis Theatre Presents

Congratulations to the New Grandma!!

Near the end of this bimester

Well as you know we are nearing the end of this bimester.  There are the projects (outside clock hours) due for this week. I have copy pasted this post from July.

Work Outside of the Classroom

The three projects will be due on Wednesday, August 15,2012.

1.                   Grammar: Module (copies and don't forget to complete the module posted)

2.                  Writing: Journal 

1.                   Dedication

2.                  Biography

3.                  Time Capsule

4.                  Writing Voice: Picture of the women with 2 children

5.                  Why is important to learn English (video clip)

6.                  Truck for sale

7.                  Description: You are on a sailboat

3.                  Listening/Speaking: Recording or video clip (You will also hand in the written dialogue)

1.                   How do ...  (this will be discussed in class)

1.                   create a comic strip

2.                  play a game

Compare and Contrast

Find the differences between these two pictures of Frosty the Snowman. Write complete sentences for each difference.

Comparative and Superlative Review

 Review 1

                                                                                                          Review 2

Fun with Feelings

Click on the links. Complete the exercises and post your scores.

Exercise 1

Exercise 2






Exercise 3

Exercise 4

Exercise 5

Reading More Faces

Click on the link and complete the exercises.  Then post your score.

Emotions

More Practice with Comparatives and Superlatives

Click on the links. Complete the exercises and post your score.

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Comparative and Superlative

Click on the link and test your knowledge of  Comparatives and Superlatives.  Don't forget to post your score.

Online Exercises

Furniture Games

Have fun!

Furniture Hangman

Furniture Memory

Furniture

Click on the links and complete the online exercises.  Then you will post your score.

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Exercise 3

How are you feeling today?

You are the voice for each character.  Write what you are thinking.  Why do you feel this way?

Reading Faces

Look at each clip art.  Write the emotion that is being presented.

Take it or Leave it

Game

Dialogue

Write a dialogue about a hospital scene.
Use the listening exercise from English Discoveries as a guide.
The dialogue should have 3 or more characters.  Each character should have at least 3 lines.

Listening Comprehension

Go to Basic Leves 3
Click on Listening
Click on Drama
Explore: Listen to the radio show
Practice: Complete the exercises
Test: Complete the exercises

I or Me

Instructions: Select the correct pronoun to complete each sentence.

1. Dad gave (I, me) comfort after I hurt my knee. 
2. All my friends are mad at (I, me).
3. May (I, me) have half of the potato chips? 
4. (I, Me) helped my father trim the bushes. 
5. Dad drove (I, me) to the doctor's office, so Mom doesn't have to leave her job early.
6. Between you and (I, me), strawberry ice cream is my favorite.
7. Did you hear (I, me) knock on the door? 
8. (I, Me) like to go outside when it's snowing.
9. (I, Me) want to go to college someday.
10. Mr. Harris spoke to (I, me) yesterday.

Interactive Cell Phone Novels

Now that you have finished your cell phone novel:

1. Read the other cell phone novels posted on the blog.
2. Post a comment about the story.
3. Post a change you would make to the story.
4. Go to your cell phone novel and post a reply to the comments made by your classmates.

More Practice with Pronouns

Subject Pronouns

Object Pronouns

Pronouns: Online Exercises

Personal Pronouns Exercise 1

Personal Pronouns Exercise 2

Personal Pronouns Exercise 3

Pick a pronoun

Check your email and download the Pick a Pronoun PPT.

See if you pick the correct pronoun.

Pronouns

Let's see what you know about pronouns.

Look at the Pronoun chart.

Substitute the following nouns with the correct pronoun.

1. Miguel                ______________
2. The dog              ______________
3. Henry and Susie  ______________
4. Pedro and you    ______________
5. Anita                  ______________
6. Mary and I         ______________
7. (your name)        ______________

Your Cell Phone Novel

After reading the story Write a Best Seller...   on Your Cell Phone? on pages 28 and 29, begin your cell phone novel.
Use the characteristics of the cell phone novel (page 29) to create your text.

Your novel should be at least 15 sentences long.

Read This

Click on the link. Read the article and answer the questions using complete sentences.
Cell Novels

1. How long have cell phone novels been around?
2. What things do cell phones do?
3. What were these novels originally about?
4. Why are these types of novels interactive?
5. Where was this genre born?
6. Who were mostly the authors of these novels?