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...

Homework Due May 9/10

U.S. Culture & Society
-Review information from the first five classes; come into class with questions or come to extra help hours
-Read p. 25-33 (and answer Comprehension Questions/fill out the Education chart)
 
Grammar
-Review your notes from class
-Review the list of verbs used with gerunds and infinitives
-Do as many of the exercises on this page as you have time to do (Practice! Practice! Practice!): http://www.englishpage.com/gerunds/index.htm
-Do these passive voice/active voice exercises:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/91588961/Passives
http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/esl-passive-voice-exercise2.html



Reminder: There is NO CLASS next week (May 1-8). Make-up classes may be scheduled. Check the English Department for updates.

Homework Due April 25/26

U.S. Culture & Society

-Review information from the first four of classes; come into class with questions or come to extra help hours
-Answer the question: What is the connection between the presidential speech themes that we talked about in class and the basis of American government (Constitution, Declaration of Independence, Bill of Rights?) In other words, how are those documents referenced or represented in the presidential speeches? Find specific examples.
-Read and answer Comprehension Questions p. 21-25
-Additional Exercises p.10


Grammar

-Review your notes from class
-Do the exercise at the end of the Powerpoint, found here
-Review the list of verbs used with gerunds and infinitives
-Write an essay of at least 15 sentences, answering the question: How did you spend your spring vacation? *** Your essay MUST include at least: 2 noun clauses, 2 adjective clauses, 2 coordinators and 2 subordinators.

Homework Due April 18/19

U.S. Culture & Society

-review information from the first three weeks of class; come into class with questions or come to extra help hours
-read and answer Comprehension Questions p. 16-21


Grammar

-review what what we did in class before the vacation
-do exercises p.47-8
-Write an essay of at least 15 sentences, answering the question: How did you spend your spring vacation? *** Your essay MUST include at least: 2 noun clauses, 2 adjective clauses, 2 coordinators and 2 subordinators.

Homework Due April 4/5

U.S. Culture & Society

-review information from the first two weeks of class; come into class with questions or come to extra help hours
-read and do exercises on p. 13-16 (additional exercises in the back of the course packet)
-course packet reading p.12-15

Grammar

-review what we did in class today (and exercise p.26)
-read and do exercises on p.29-30; also identify all subjects, verbs, subordinators, coordinators and clauses
-read and do exercises on p.31-32
-write your own sample sentences for each subordinator on p.25 (there are 18)