Final Draft due July 1, 2009

Your paragraph must be typed and NOT handwritten.
Your paragraph must be double-spaced.
Your paragraph should fit on one page.
Your paragraph needs a title.
The paper must not be crumpled or rolled.
If you must fold the paper, it should only be folded once.
On the top right corner, write the following information:

(Your Name)
ESL 111-101
July 1, 2009

Topics for Tuesday, June 30

Choose one of the following topics:

1. Answer one or more the questions from June 25's journal.
2. Do you like writing in your native language? If no, why not? If yes, what do you like to write?
3. Do you think it's difficult to write a paragraph in English? Why or why not?
   

Minimum limit - 6 sentences

Transitions

Signals that indicate time relationships
first, earlier, before, while, soon afterward, by the time
then, later, after, meanwhile, next, eventually, as, since, at last

Signals that introduce additional ideas
first of all, second, the third reason, next, also
besides, furthermore, in addition, moreover
finally, last, the most important, another reason

Signals that introduce an illustration or example
for example, for instance, specifically, such as
as an illustration, to illustrate, especially

Homework for Monday

Choose one of the writing topics from page 17 for which you wrote the best support.
Write a rough draft about the topic.

• It must be only one paragraph.
• It must have a topic sentence with a main idea and a controlling idea.
• It must have at least 3 supporting ideas.
• Each supporting idea must have at least 2 specific details.
• It must have a conclusion.

A rough draft can have grammar, spelling, punctuation, and other mistakes. You will only be graded on the points above.

Also study for the transitions quiz on Monday. Use the list from above.

Week 3

1. unity
2. unify
3. relevant
4. irrelevant
   
5. coherence
6. victim
7. miracle
8. discovery
9. clinic
10. guaranteed
11. offering
12. unproven
13. fraud
14. harmless
    

Homework for Thursday

Practice arrangement based on all three writing topics on page 17 of North Star.
Follow the directions on pages 34-36 of Ready to Write More.

Topics for Thursday, June 25

Choose one of the following to write about.
If you wrote about one topic already, do not write it again.

• What are your interests or hobbies?
• What do you want to major in and why?
• What do you like reading in your native language?

Minimum limit: 6 sentences

Homework for Wednesday

Do page 28 in the textbook.
Study for tomorrow's grammar quiz.

Topic for Tuesday, June 23

Choose one of the following topics

• How is the style of television commercials in your country different from American ones?
• What is your opinion of globalization?

Write a minimum of 6 sentences

Today's Class

We read an article that included Jacko from an old Energizer commercial.


We also discussed food and drink products that may or may not do well in other countries. I gave these examples of American products.

Baconnaise

Homework for Friday

Textbook page 11, exercise #2
On your own, compare advertising in your home country to advertising in another country. Write your answers in three or more complete sentences for each question.

• How do advertisers convince people to buy products?
• Are there any laws that advertisers must follow? What are they?
• What kinds of problems do you think advertisers have when they translate ads from other cultures into the language of your home culture?
  

Vocabulary for Week 1

1. advertising
2. predicting
3. a campaign
4. competition
5. convince
6. to fail
7. a firm
8. global
9. a goal
10. a market (n)
11. to market (v)
12. message
13. succeed
14. skim
15. scan
16. react/reaction
17. all in a row
18. all over the place
19. to come in overnight
20. to take one's time
21. to not go over well
22. to not hear of it
23. to look at the big picture
24. to have a hard time
    

Quiz on Monday, June 22

Topic for Thursday, June 18

For Hui, Yibo, Shun, Tung-Chen, and Kay - What did you do last month?
For everyone else - Introduce yourself

Minimum limit: 5 sentences

Writing Journals

When?
Twice a week, you will write in your own writing journal.
You must hand in your writing journal to your instructor every Tuesday and Thursday.

What?
You must write about a different topic each time.
The topics will be available on this blog.
Click on the journals link here or under the category "Labels" in the right column.

Where?
You must write your journals on a piece of paper in any of the following ways:

• kept in a special folder only for your journals in this class
  
• in a notebook only for your journals in this class

If it's on a piece of paper in a a folder, you can write in pen or pencil. Or you may choose to type and print it from a computer.

How?
Your instructor will return the journals to you the next day with a reply.
Grammar, vocabulary, spelling, and mechanics will NOT be graded.
You will also receive a grade as follows:

• Check-plus - excellent work and very interesting
  
• Check - OK work, interesting, but you could have written more or better
  
• Check-minus - poor work, I can't understand your writing, or very little effort
  
• Zero - no work or too late
  

Why?
Practice makes perfect.
If you practice writing in English more, your writing will improve.

Grammar Test Answer Key

#1 Gerunds and Infinitives

1. What kind of music do you enjoy listening to?
2. What do you hate to do in winter? or What do you hate doing in winter?
3. What would you like to learn to do?
4. What do you try to avoid talking about?
5. What would you like to see in the United States?
6. What kind of books are you interested in reading?
7. What time do you usually start doing your homework? or What time do you usually start to do your homework?

#2 Time Clauses

1. When he cut himself, he screamed. or He screamed when he cut himself.
   
2. When his wife heard him scream, she ran to make sure he was all right.
   
3. When he finished shaving, he went into the kitchen for some coffee. or He went into the kitchen for some coffee when he finished shaving.
4. He poured his coffee when he spilled some on the counter.
5. When he was cleaning up the mess, he knocked over his coffee cup onto the floor. or He knocked over his coffee cup onto the floor when he was cleaning up the mess.

#3 Noun Clauses - multiple correct answers

#4 Verb Tenses

Yes, I have. I have ridden roller coasters many times.
I rode one for the first time last weekend.
Where did you ride it?
I rode the roller coaster in a nearby amusement park.
Were you afraid?
Yes, I was, but I enjoyed it too. I can't wait to tell my brother about it. He has never ridden one.

Where were you? I've been waiting for two hours.
I am at Sally's new apartment.
New apartment? When did she move?
She moved yesterday, but she needed some help moving the furniture earlier so I went over for a little while.
Why did she move?
Her previous landlord raised the rent last month. She couldn't afford to pay it.
How is her new apartment?
It is nice. The landlord just painted the entire apartment so everything is nice and clean.
Has she finished moving everything in yet?
Almost. She has already moved all of her furniture and books, but she hasn't brought all of her clothes over yet. She will do that later today. When I left, she was sitting on the floor unpacking boxes of books.