Wednesday, May 23, 2012

First of all, the powerpoint from the last day of U.S. culture class is here. The powerpoint from the last day of Grammar class is here.

Also, we will have FINAL EXTRA HELP HOURS next Tuesday, May 29th in the English Department. I will be there from 10 until 12 noon.

**If you cannot attend the final extra help session but still need help, comment on this post and I will add extra hours another day.

GOOD LUCK ON THE FINAL EXAMS!!

Friday, May 18, 2012

Homework Due May 23/24

U.S. Culture & Society-Review information from class; come into class with questions or come to extra help hours on Tuesday
-p. 44-46 (review p.43) and "additional exercises" p.121

-find a newspaper article (in English) that talks about the American 2012 presidential election. Summarize it in a few sentences and bring it to class. (Some suggested newspapers: NY Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Huffington Post, USA Today, Voice of America). 
 






Grammar
-Review your notes from class; come into class with questions or come to extra help hours on Tuesday 

-P. 10, 45, 176, 177 and this exercise online. 


*Check the "Powerpoints" tab (above right) for the various modal charts we did in class.

Saturday, May 12, 2012

Homework Due May 16/17

U.S. Culture & Society
-Review information from class; come into class with questions or come to extra help hours on Tuesday
-Review Education Chart (p. 33). We'll finish our discussion in class next week. 

-Read and do comprehension questions, p. 34-36, 40-43 

 *You can rewatch the video that we saw in class here






Grammar
-Review your notes from class; come into class with questions or come to extra help hours on Tuesday 

-Do textbook exercises on p. 178-180
-Complete the following sentences with a modal: 
1. Last semester at Fes-Saiss, I...
2. This summer, my friends and I...
3. Usually, English department students...
4. Because I speak English, ...
5. If it is really hot all day, we...
6. Since we have no school all weekend, we...
7. They are both doctors in Rabat, so they...
8. Because I haven't graduated yet, ...
9. During my childhood I...

Friday, May 11, 2012

Modal Chart

Students,

The "Modal Chart" from this week has been posted on Scribd. Please remember that this chart does not include ALL modals.


Sunday, May 6, 2012

No Extra Help This Week

There will be NO extra help this week (Tuesday, May 8th), but there WILL be class on Wednesday and Thursday. See you then!