Fidelia Twenge Jinings

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Week 4

Homework for Wednesday, October 19th:

  1. Textbook
    • 31: read the schedule and answer the questions in A
    • 32: do A, B and C
  2. Workbook
    • page 12 and 13
      • Use the Audio tab for the listening exercises
  3. Grammar practice:
  4. Review & Practice Grammar:

Simple Present: QUESTION & NEGATIVE FORMATION RULES

  1. BE

 

PRESENT TENSE                                            NEGATIVE

I  am                 we  are                                     I  am not                       we  are not

you  are            you  are                                    you  are not                  you  are not

s/he/it  is           they  are                                   s/he/it  is not                 they  are not

 

  1. DO

 

PRESENT TENSE                                            NEGATIVE

I  do                 we  do                                      I  do not do                   we  do not do

you  do             you  do                                     you  do not do               you  do not do

s/he/it  does      they  do                                    s/he/it  does not do       they do not do

 

  1. HAVE

 

PRESENT TENSE                                            NEGATIVE

I  have                          we  have                       I  do not have                we  do not have

you  have                      you  have                      you do not have            you do not have

s/he/it  has                    they  have                     s/he/it does not have     they do not have

 

TO MAKE A QUESTION:

  1. If the verb is any form of BE, move the verb to the front of the sentence.
  2. He is happy.                                   Is he happy?
  3. For all other one word verbs, add a form of DO to the front of the sentence and use the simple form of the original verb.
  4. He has a car.                                  Does he have a car?
  5. For 2 or more word verbs, move the first word of the verb to the front of the sentence.
  6. He should study grammar.               Should he study grammar?

TO MAKE A  NEGATIVE:

  1. If the verb is any form of BE, add NOT after the verb.
  2. He is happy                                    He is not happy.
  3. For all other one word verbs, add a form of DO + NOT + the simple form of the original verb.
  4. He has a car                                               He does not have a car.
  5. For 2 or more word verbs, add NOT after the first word of the verb.
  6. He should study grammar.               He should not study grammar.

PRESENT TENSE PRACTICE

 Rewrite the following sentences about your teacher using 3rd person –s.

For example: I am from Oregon –> She is from Oregon.

  1. I love to cook.
  2. I like camping.
  3. I live in a house.
  4. I don’t take the bus.
  5. I have a daughter.
  6. I teach at PCC.
  7. I don’t drink soda with dinner.
  8. I go to the mountains every summer.
  9. I have one brother.
  10. I drink coffee or tea in the morning.

PRONOUNS

PRONOUN:  a word that takes the place of a noun.

We love this city.

Put it in the closet.

  SUBJECT

(before the verb)

 OBJECT

(after the verb)
SINGULAR I me
  you you
  he him
  she her
  it it
PLURAL we us
  you you
  they them

Circle the correct answer in each sentence.

  1. I/me am from Peru.
  2. She/her is a nurse.
  3. They/them like soccer.
  4. Our mother gave we/us a gift.
  5. He/him is her neighbor. She lives next door to he/him.
  POSSESSIVE

ADJECTIVE

(used before a noun)
SINGULAR my
  your
  his
  her
  its
PLURAL our
  your
  their

Use the correct possessive adjective in each blank.

  1. He bought a car last month. That is _____ car.
  2. I can’t drive to work because I lost _____ keys.
  3. There is a wallet on the floor. Did you drop _____ wallet?
  4. _____ teacher’s name is Fidelia.
  5. They are very happy in _____ new house.

Homework for Friday, October 21st:

  1. Writing Practice
    • First, watch a video and do exercises to get ideas and practice English for “daily routine”.
    • Click here for video & practice.
    • In Google docs, write a paragraph about your routine. Share it with Fidelia
    • Answer the question, “What are the things you do on a normal day?”
    • Paragraph example:

My Routine

On an average day, I usually wake up around 7am. I always do some stretches. Next, I have coffee and work at my desk. I usually have a quick breakfast before going outside to feed the sheep. On Monday, Wednesday and Friday I have class from 9-12. The other days, I do other work. I have a small business, and sometimes I need to do work for that. Often I do farm work, or I work in my house cleaning, cooking or doing other chores. I exercise every day.  Sometimes I go for a walk, and sometimes I go to the gym. I never go to sleep before midnight (12am). Probably that’s a habit I need to change!

Homework for Monday, October 24th:

  1. Did you finish Writing Practice from Wednesday’s homework? If not, please do it!
  2. Textbook
    • review pages 68-70
  3. Workbook
    • page 26, 27, 28
  4. Reading
  5. Dictation
    • Open WhatsApp
    • Listen and write the 10 sentences in the sound files recorded by Fidelia.
  6. Typing practice:
    1. Click on the “Typing Tab”
    2. Do “Level 1”, Stages 1, 2, and 3 (if you finished Level 1, do the next level)