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Homework

Grammar Assignments

Monday, Sept. 13, 1999
8:00 AM

Monday Group Only:
I will be absent from class on Monday, Sept. 20, 1999, Class 4 for the Monday group. You will still need to report to class. The first hour you will meet in the audio lab and do a listening activity for a grade. In Class 3, I will give you the work for the next 2 hours and for the homework.

Make sure that you give me your FOTIAS e-project disk before Fri., Sept. 17 at 11:00am. [in my mailbox is okay.]

Monday, Aug. 30, 1999
10:00 AM

Your textbook/workbook is in the bookstore. Please pick one up before you come to class. Please do not do anything to the disk in the back of the book until I tell you how to fill out the label.

1. Academic:

1.1. Get supplies

2. Writing:

2.1. Divided-Page Note-taking

FOTIAS Unit 1-Section 5-1 to 5-3

2.2. How To Keep A Writing Journal

FOTIAS Unit 1-Section 5-4 to 5-5

1. Writing:

1.1. Documenting Sources of Information

FOTIAS Unit 1-Section 5-7 to 5-10

Read this before you do Research Reading Activity.

2. Reading:

2.1. Research Reading Activity 1 - A Fraud In My Field

FOTIAS Unit 1-Section 2-8 to 2-10

2.1.1. Researching

Don't forget to Document Source of this article

2.1.2. Reading & Note-taking

1. Writing: Read charts & do practice exercises

1.1. Parts of a Formal Paragraph

FOTIAS Unit 1-Section 5-14 to 5-24

1.2. Formal Language

FOTIAS Unit 1-Section 5-6

2. Grammar Ghosts:

2.1. Verbs &endash; Gerunds & Infinitives Click on the name of the exercise & do it. Print each one and bring to class.

Verbs - Gerunds & Infinitives 1
at Charles Darling's Guide To Grammar & Writing site

Verbs - Gerunds & Infinitives 2
at Dr. B-K's web site

4

1. Reading:

Comics & Humor FOTIAS Unit 2-Section 2-8

1.1. Researching

1.2. Reading & Note-taking

(Use divided-page form Unit 2-Section 2-10)

2. Speaking:

Activity 1 My Favorite Comics FOTIAS Unit 2-Sect. 4-1

2.1. Preparation - Follow the directions to prepare to make short presentation in next class

3. Grammar Ghosts:

3.1. Verbs &endash; Present Tense Click on the name of the exercise & do it. Print each one and bring to class.

Verbs - Present Simple Tense
at The Internet TESL Journal's Self-Study Quizzes for ESL Students

Verbs - Present Simple vs. Present Progressive
at Dave Sperling's ESL Quiz Center