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!!

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.

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...

Modal Chart

Students,

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

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!

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.

New Online Resource!

Students,

I just discovered this website which may help you a lot with our grammar topics this semester.

Check it out!

Powerpoints Uploaded!

Students,

If you would like to see the powerpoints (computer presentations) from any course, they will all be online. Look for the "powerpoints" tab at the top of this page. As always, you are welcome to post comments and questions.