Thursday, October 29, 2015

Assignments - Tuesday 11/3/15

FYI 2:
Complete parts B and C on pages 110-111.
Read "How Good Is Your Memory?" on pages 111-112.
Do the Comprehension / Vocabulary exercises on pages 112 to 114.

FoG4:
Complete exercises 4, 5, and 6 on pages 250 to 252.
Complete all the exercises on page 256.

Check out the following links:
http://wps.pearsoned.com/wps/media/objects/6524/6681325/Modals.pdf
http://tlsgrammar.blogspot.com/

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Assignments - Thursday 10/29/15

FoG4:
Read "The Pros and Cons of Social Networking" on pages 240-241.
Study the grammar presentation/charts on pages 243 to 245.
Do exercises 1 and 2 on pages 246 to 248.

Thursday, October 22, 2015

Assignments - Tuesday 10/27/15

FoG4:
Read "Torn between Two Worlds" on pages 221-222.
Complete the vocabulary/comprehension exercises on page 223.
Study the grammar presentation/charts on pages 224 to 227.
Do the exercises on pages 227 to 231.

Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Assignments - Thursday 10/22/15

FoG 4:
Do exercises 6, 7, and 8 on pages 215 to 217.

FYI 2:
Complete part B on page 104.
Read "Albert Einstein: The World's Most Famous Scientist" on pages 105-106.

Thursday, October 15, 2015

Tag Questions


Complete the following sentences with a suitable question tag.

a)      Jane isn’t sleeping in the car, _____________________?

b)      Your brother has a new watch, _____________________?

c)       You haven’t heard this joke yet, _____________________?

d)      Little David doesn’t look like his mother, _____________________?

e)      You parked in the wrong place, _____________________?

f)        You weren’t in London last summer, _____________________?

g)      You could help me with these boxes, _____________________?

h)      He found his wallet in the kitchen, _____________________?

i)        The children hadn’t returned from school when I called, _____________________?

j)        She couldn’t have made such a mistake, _____________________?

Assignments - Tuesday 10/20/15

FoG4:
Study the grammar presentation/charts on pages 208 to 210 carefully.
Do Exercises 1 to 5 on pages 211 to 214.

FYI 2:
Read "Sounds of Bali" on pages 86 and 87.
Do the comprehension and vocabulary exercises on pages 87 to 89.

Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Assignments - Thursday 10/15/15

FYI 2:
Complete part B on page 80.
Read "Breaking Records" on page 81.
Do the Vocabulary/Comprehension exercises on pages 82 to 84.

FoG 4:
Read "Extroverts and Introverts" on pages 206-207.
Look at the grammar presentation/charts on pages 208 to 210.

Friday, October 9, 2015

Using PARTICIPIAL ADJECTIVES in Conversation

What kind of things do you find exciting?
When was the last time you were terrified?
Have you heard about any surprising news or gossip recently?
What is the most thrilling thing you have ever done?
What do you do when you are bored?
What would be the most satisfying job for you?
What is one of the most exciting jobs you can think of? How about one of the most boring jobs?
Is there anybody who you know who is very exciting?
What is something that you find boring?
Can you think of an interesting political plan or invention that would help everybody?
Is there anyone who you think is inspiring?
Is there anything that you think is too frustrating to do?

10/08/15 Quiz ANSWERS


NAME: _________________ ESL 331          Quiz                10/08/15

 

Add tags to the following sentences. (5 points each)

  1. We have an essay due on Monday, don’t we?
  2. Right now she possesses a car, doesn’t she?
  3. By 2017 he will have made a million dollars, won’t he?
  4. They look forward to spending time together, don’t they?
  5. She has been playing chess since 1992, hasn’t she?

 

Write additions of similarity. (5 points each)

  1. I haven’t had coffee yet, and neither has she (she/neither).
  2.  The students always speak English in class, and so does the teacher (the teacher/so).
  3. My sister bought new furniture last weekend, and your neighbor did too (your neighbor/too).
  4. She dropped her cellphone on the street yesterday, and so did I (I/so).
  5. We haven’t studied English since Thursday, and some students haven’t either (some students/either).


Thursday, October 8, 2015

Assignments - Tuesday 10/13/15

FYI 2
Complete Part B on page 74.
Read "People with Disabilities Find Challenge on Ski Slopes" on pages 75-76.
Do the Comprehension Check / Vocabulary Practice on pages 76 to 78.

Quiz -- Participial Adjectives (--ed / --ing)
FYI 2 - page 61

I recommend that you practice a little more:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-2fvJUBid2yZGY4Q0RhMjVTWVU/view?usp=sharing



Fill in the gaps with the adjectives in brackets. 


  1. He's such a monotonous speaker. I was ________________ stiff. (bored / boring)
  2. Most sequels are ________________. (disappointed / disappointing)
  3. I had such a ________________ day that I went straight to bed. (tired / tiring)
  4. Everyone's very ________________ about the news. (excited / exciting)
  5. That lamp produces a very ________________ effect. (pleased / pleasing)
  6. The whole school was ________________ by the tragic event. (saddened / saddening)
  7. I don't like watching ________________ films on my own. (depressed / depressing)
  8. I was ________________ when she told me she'd got divorced. (amazed / amazing)
  9. He's such a ________________ guy. He only ever talks about himself. (bored / boring)
  10. I'm very ________________ in films and theatre. (interested / interesting)
  11. No one knew what would happen next. We were all _____________. (intrigued / intriguing)
  12. It was a very ________________ situation. (interested / interesting)
  13. There's been some very ______________ news. (surprised / surprising)
  14. His mother was _____________ by what she found under his bed. (disgusted / disgusting)
  15. Their hamburgers are ________________. (disgusted / disgusting)
  16. Dad always arrives home from work thoroughly _____________. (exhausted / exhausting)
  17. He's always showing off. It's really _______________. (annoyed / annoying)
  18. I think Alex is one of the most ________________ people I've ever met. He can't keep still for a second. (annoyed / annoying)
  19. I walked into this restaurant and there was Andy with a strange woman. He seemed really ________________. (embarrassed / embarrassing)
  20. She kept talking about her boyfriend problems all night. It was rather _______________. (embarrassed / embarrassing)


 

Wednesday, October 7, 2015

Tuesday, October 6, 2015

FRIENDS - The One with the Cheesecake


 

Friends: The one with the cheesecake.

Answer:

a)      What were they eating?

b)      Did they like it?

c)      Did they pay for it?

d)      Why do they want to split it?

e)      What happened at the end?

Decide if each statement is true (T) or false (F).

a)      The cheesecake was from Chicago.

b)      Someone may have sent it to the wrong address.

c)      At first, Rachel and Chandler decided to return it before opening the box.

d)      They bought another cheesecake.

e)      Joey likes Tofu cake.

f)       Chandler doesn’t like Monica’s cheesecake.

 

 

 

Saturday, October 3, 2015

More Practice -- Participial Adjectives


Fill in the gaps with the adjectives in brackets. 

  1. He's such a monotonous speaker. I was ________________ stiff. (bored / boring)
  2. Most sequels are ________________. (disappointed / disappointing)
  3. I had such a ________________ day that I went straight to bed. (tired / tiring)
  4. Everyone's very ________________ about the news. (excited / exciting)
  5. That lamp produces a very ________________ effect. (pleased / pleasing)
  6. The whole school was ________________ by the tragic event. (saddened / saddening)
  7. I don't like watching ________________ films on my own. (depressed / depressing)
  8. I was ________________ when she told me she'd got divorced. (amazed / amazing)
  9. He's such a ________________ guy. He only ever talks about himself. (bored / boring)
  10. I'm very ________________ in films and theatre. (interested / interesting)
  11. No one knew what would happen next. We were all _____________. (intrigued / intriguing)
  12. It was a very ________________ situation. (interested / interesting)
  13. There's been some very ______________ news. (surprised / surprising)
  14. His mother was _____________ by what she found under his bed. (disgusted / disgusting)
  15. Their hamburgers are ________________. (disgusted / disgusting)
  16. Dad always arrives home from work thoroughly _____________. (exhausted / exhausting)
  17. He's always showing off. It's really _______________. (annoyed / annoying)
  18. I think Alex is one of the most ________________ people I've ever met. He can't keep still for a second. (annoyed / annoying)
  19. I walked into this restaurant and there was Andy with a strange woman. He seemed really ________________. (embarrassed / embarrassing)
  20. She kept talking about her boyfriend problems all night. It was rather _______________. (embarrassed / embarrassing)

Friends -- The One with Bruce Willis



Watch parts 1/4, 2/4, 3/4, and 4/4.


https://youtu.be/gFIS8a0r2LY


Make sentences with causative verbs.


Example:

Elizabeth gets her father to give Ross more time.

Thursday, October 1, 2015

HOW TO ENROLL IN FREE ESL TUTORING


HOW TO ENROLL IN FREE ESL TUTORING

 

FIRST STEP: Register for TU300 via MySite.

  1. Go to the www.saddlebackcollege.edu home page and click on “MySite” on the left hand side.
  2. Log in “MySite”.
  3. Click “My classes”, then “Register for classes” and then “Add /Drop classes”.
  4. Add ticket # 17240 or 17325 (for ESL)
  5. Then click “Add Class” and follow the remaining registration steps.   That’s it!

 

SECOND STEP: Create an account on WCOnline to make appointments with tutors.

  1. Click on “To make a tutoring appointment click here!”
  2. If it is your first time,  click on “Click here to register” 
  3. Then create a new account and add your information.

 

THIRD STEP: Make an appointment with a tutor.

  1. Once you have created an account, you can login to access the Online Tutoring schedule by using your email and password.
  2. Once the student has logged in, the student’s name should be on the left hand corner.   (*If the student’s name is not correct, please logout and login again.)
  3. Click on “Limit to: show all” and scroll down to ESL or ESL Conversation.
  4. Find a tutor on the Center Schedule.
  5. There is a row in front of each tutor’s name showing:

  • Available time (white)
  • Unavailable time (light blue)

  1. Click on the white row. A smaller box will be open with the tutor’s name on top.

Fill out the following sections:

  • Time
  • Name of the Client (student)
  • Course
  • Instructor’s name
  • What would you like to work on?

  1. After the appointment has been made, the color of the box will turn from white to dark blue. →Your appointment!

 

To cancel an appointment:

Click on the time of your appointment. A smaller box will be open with the tutor’s name on top. Click on this box to cancel your appointment.

 

For more assistance, visit the Tutoring Center’s website www.saddleback.edu/tutoring or go to the Tutoring Center’s front desk (LRC 212).