Maz Jobrani: Past Habit

Grammar #3: Past Habit (due Tuesday)

Today in class I told you about my nighttime ritual when I was a kid, remember? How my mother used to tuck me into bed and tell me a special story?

Then we heard Maz Jobrani tell us what he used to do when he was a kid and how he used to feel when his father would come get him from the park.

For this post, I want you to tell us about something that you used to do when you were a kid. I do not want one sentence. I want a good explanation so we can really experience what you experienced :)

Remember: We can use USED TO + SV to express past habit.
               We can also use WOULD + SV to express past habit. However, we cannot use WOULD + SV to express activities that didn't repeat in the past. For example, I can say I USED TO LIVE IN NEW YORK but I cannot say I WOULD LIVE IN NEW YORK because that does not express a past habit (a habit is an action that repeats). I can also say I USED TO KNOW algebra well, but I don't anymore. However, I cannot say I WOULD KNOW algebra before (because KNOWING is a continuous situation, not a repeated activity).
  

Grammar #2: Simple Past and Past Progressive (due Sunday)

Tell us about the best day of your life. We want details! Who, what, when, where, why, and how, and also, how were you feeling when the event was happening?

Use both simple past and past progressive to narrate your day, which will show that you know how to use the forms correctly.

Verb tense chart

Simple Present	Simple Past	Simple Future
I study English every day.	Two years ago, I studied English in England.	If you are having problems, I will help you study English. I am going to study English next year.
Present Progressive	Past Progressive	Future Progressive
I am studying English now.	I was studying English when you called yesterday.	I will be studying English when you arrive tonight. I am going to be studying English when you arrive tonight.
Present Perfect	Past Perfect	Future Perfect
I have studied English in several different countries.	I had studied a little English before I moved to the U.S.	I will have studied every tense by the time I finish this course. I am going to have studied every tense by the time I finish this course.
Present Perfect Progressive	Past Perfect Progressive	Future Perfect Progressive
I have been studying English for five years.	I had been studying English for five years before I moved to the U.S.	I will have been studying English for over two hours by the time you arrive. I am going to have been studying English for over two hours by the time you arrive.

Onliine explanation for different types of verbs

http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/types.html

This page helps explain the different types of verbs--those that can be made progressive (action verbs), those that can't be made progressive (non-action verbs), and those that can be used both ways depending on the meaning (mixed verbs).

Online practice for simple present and present progressive

http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/simplepresent.html
http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/presentcontinuous.html

These pages have good explanations and at the bottom there are very good exercises.

Schedule for week 2

Week 2	Class 1	Class 2
Conversation	Chapter 2: Reproducing Life, Lesson A & B HW:	Chapter 2:  Reproducing Life, Lesson B (continued) Note taking quiz #1 HW: Ch. 3, pp. 44-45 (Building and Using Vocabulary)
Grammar	Chapter 1: Present time (complete) Chapter 2: Past time (simple past/past progressive) HW: Ch. 2, ex. 7, 10, 11, 13, 16, 17, 26, 27, 30 Also, review list of common irregular verbs (p. 32)	Chapter 2: Past time (time clauses/past habit) HW: Ch. 2, ex. 33, 37, 38, 41, 43, 44, 45

Grammar #1: Present Tense (due Tuesday, 8/30)

Go to a place where there are many people (such as a zoo, a hotel lobby, a street corner) or just imagine yourself to be there. Describe what you see. Let your reader "see" what you see by drawing a picture in words. Use present tenses. Write one paragraph. Begin with a description of what you are doing: I am sitting on a bench at the zoo...

Powerpoint Presentation: Present Time

Presenttenselevel3 from holly_cin

Weekly schedules will be posted here

Week Fifteen:

Week Fourteen:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-rIza1967iVamx0aFJoTDB0M0E/view?usp=sharing

Week Thirteen:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-rIza1967iVQjFDemhRLUZMYkk/view?usp=sharing

Week Twelve:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-rIza1967iVdmFwOXE1N1VfWkk/view?usp=sharing

Week Eleven:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-rIza1967iVeVY5WVRlN253M0E/view?usp=sharing

Week Ten:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-rIza1967iVUHEtZWdkQ0FnWUU/view?usp=sharing

Week Nine:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-rIza1967iVdklTY0l4S2RiNnM/view?usp=sharing

Week Eight:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-rIza1967iVWDA5ZXZEUVJTeTg/view?usp=sharing

Week Seven:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-rIza1967iVNndBeXh2c3c4UkU/view?usp=sharing

Week Six:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-rIza1967iVT2lqb0FyQi1Td0k/view?usp=sharing

Week Five:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-rIza1967iVV05IWEoyT09GVGc/view?usp=sharing

Week Four:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-rIza1967iVeUoxSDc2YkNORTQ/view?usp=sharing

Week Three:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-rIza1967iVbGxlVC03WVFBWWM/view?usp=sharing

Week Two:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-rIza1967iVLVA4U25MdUFsY00/view?usp=sharing 

Week One:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-rIza1967iVVE93THJGTGZDaTA/view?usp=sharing

Complete Syllabus:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-rIza1967iVMHR2dDZrZFl2M28/view?usp=sharing

Abridged Syllabus:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-rIza1967iVOFdpMFQ5LVpZalU/view?usp=sharing 

Writing #1: Introduce Yourselves (due before class Monday)

On Monday each of you briefly introduced yourselves to the class. Now I would like you to tell us some more about yourself in writing.

Here are some questions to consider:

Where are you in life (meaning, what stage)? Did you finish high school? College? Graduate school? Are you single or married? Do you have kids?

Talk about your background, and your professional and personal aspirations. Also, discuss your interests, hobbies, and talents. Tell us something about yourself that makes you UNIQUE. Feel free to add anything else that you would like to share about yourself with the class.

You should post your writing as a comment to this post. Just click on comment.

This is writing PRACTICE. It does not have to be perfect.

Books for this class

Fundamentals of English Grammar, 4th edition with answer key, by Betty S. Azar and Stacy A. Hagen

Pathways 3: Listening, Speaking and Critical Thinking, by Becky Tarver Chase and Kristin L. Johannsen

Welcome to the blog

Hello students in Level 3 grammar and conversation,




The purpose of this blog is three fold. First, it will be a place for you to do some of your homework assignments. The assignments that are followed by a DUE DATE are mandatory.
I will also place some optional extra practice for those who are interested.


Secondly, I will use the blog to place all or most of the materials that I use in class--including my powerpoint presentations. In addition, I will place weekly schedules on it so you can keep up with the class and the homework. It is my goal that my class be transparent.




Finally, I will use the blog to post internet links for different activities to improve your listening and grammar. You should check this blog regularly in order to keep current with the class.




I look forward to a great semester together, and I look forward to "seeing" you on-line,
HC


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