Assignments - Wednesday 01/27/16

More True Stories:
Unit 2
Read and do all the exercises -- pages 6 to 9

Grammar:
personal pronouns: subject

I
you
he
she
it
we
you
they

personal pronouns: object

me
you
him
her
it
us
you
them

possessive adjectives

my
your
his
her
its
our
your
their

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Assignments - Monday 01/25/16

More True Stories


Read the story in Unit 1 and do all the exercises. 


https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-2fvJUBid2yclliR0tpZ2NrZFE/view?usp=sharing


Grammar
Study these two sections:
1- Rules for Adding ING to Verbs
2- Non-Progressive Verbs


------------------------------- Rules for Adding ING to Verbs -------------------------------


The following is a guide to the correct spelling of –ing forms of verbs and gerunds.
The general rule when changing a verb into its -ING form is just to add -ING to the end of the verb.

Infinitive	ING form
to feel	feeling
to go	going
to work	working
to sleep	sleeping

• She wasn't feeling very well.
• He is working on a new project.
• The children are sleeping so be quiet.

Spelling exceptions

The following exceptions exist when spelling words ending in ING:
1). If the verb ends in an E we remove the E and add ING.

Infinitive	ING form
to live	living
to have	having
to make	making
to take	taking

• People are living longer now than they were 100 years ago.
• We are making a chocolate cake.
• He was taking his time to get ready.

2). If the verb ends in a consonant + vowel + consonant, we double the final consonant and add ING.

Infinitive	ING form
to stop	stopping
to sit	sitting
to plan	planning
to get	getting
to swim	swimming

• The policeman is stopping the traffic.
• We are planning a surprise party for our teacher.
• I think I am getting a cold.

3). If a two-syllable verb ends in a consonant + vowel + consonant, we do not double the final consonant when the stress is on the first syllable.

Infinitive	ING form
to happen	happening
to enter	entering
to offer	offering
to suffer	suffering

• What is happening?
• They are offering a discount.
• Many people are suffering from a lack of food and water.

4). But, we do not double the final consonant when the verb ends in W, X or Y or when the final syllable is not emphasized.

Infinitive	ING form
to fix	fixing
to enjoy	enjoying
to snow	snowing

• He fixing his bike.
• We are enjoying this great weather.
• It's snowing outside.

5). If the verb ends in IE we change it to YING.

Infinitive	ING form
to lie	lying
to die	dying
to tie	tying

• I know you are lying to me!
• You should water your plant more because I think it is dying.
• The little boy is tying his shoelaces.

6). If the verb ends in consonant + vowel + L, we normally double the final L and add ING.
Note: In the United States (US) they do not double the L when the accent is on the first syllable.

Infinitive	ING form (UK)	ING form (US)
to travel	travelling	traveling
to marvel	marvelling	marveling

• I have been travelling around South America for 6 months.
• He was marvelling at her beauty.

7). If the verb ends in a stressed vowel + R, we double the final R and add ING.

Infinitive	ING form
refer	referring
defer	deferring

• Are you referring to this one or that one?
• They are thinking of deferring payment of their mortgage.

8). If the verb ends in an unstressed vowel + R, we do not double the final R and add ING.

Infinitive	ING form
to offer	offering
to suffer	suffering
to whisper	whispering

• I am offering you a special deal.
• He is now suffering the consequences of his actions.
• I wonder what he is whispering in her ear.

---------------------------------- Non-Progressive Verbs -----------------------------------

Nonprogressive Verbs or Nonaction Verbs

 

Although these verbs are happening at the present, in this very moment, they use simple present tense.  These verbs talk about or describe mental states, emotional states, possession, sense perceptions, or other existing states.

 

Mental States:

 

      know                 suppose             imagine      think

        realize              feel                  doubt        need

        understand        want                         remember         prefer

        believe              recognize          think

 

Emotional States:

 

      love                  dislike       mind         like  

        appreciate         fear          envy          care

        hate

 

Possession:

 

      have*        possess     own          belong

 

Sensory Perception:

 

      hear          taste *      smell *      see*          feel*

 

Other Existing States:

 

      seem         look          exist         owe          be             contain      cost          include      consist of          appear

        weigh

Verbs that change meaning according to tense:

 

I thinkyou are nice. (opinion)

I am thinking about that problem. (action – considering)

 

She feels sick. (health)

She is feeling the cat’s fur. (action – touching)

 

I have a new car. (possession)

Expressions with the progressive tense.

I am having a good time.  I am having lunch. (eating)  I am having a baby.  I am having trouble with this.  I am having a party.

 

You look beautiful. She looks cold. (perception)

I am looking for my keys. I am looking out the window.(action)

 

This soup tastes wonderful. (perception)

The cook is tasting the soup.  The chef is tasting the dish. (action)

 

You appear to be ill. You look like you’re ill.(perception)

He is appearing on stage in Vegas. (action)

 

This soup smells great! (perception)

Look at John.  He is smelling the roses. (action)

 

He weighs too much. (state – condition)

He is weighing the vegetables. (action)

 

I see the car. (perception)

I am seeing a doctor. (consulting/visiting) I am seeing Bob. (dating)

 

He is a nice person.  (state – condition)

He is being nice. (action = behaving;a temporary characteristic)

He is being foolish, nice, kind, lazy, careful, patient, silly, rude, polite, impolite. (some of the most common – expressions)

Library Workshops

Library Workshops!

 

Spring, 2016 Library Workshops are right around the corner! Faculty:  send your students to the workshops for help with all of their researching and information competency needs. We even offer online workshops for the busy student. Please consider your offering students extra credit or making it part of their assignments. The Library keeps track of students who attend the workshops and will send faculty members a report at the end of the semester or earlier, upon request.  

 

Spring Library Workshops start February 9^th and run through May 5^th.

 

In-Person Workshops:

Finding Articles (also available online!)

Books & eBooks

Internet Searching

Planning Your Research

EasyBib Citations

 

Online Workshops:

Avoiding Plagiarism

Finding Articles

Finding Information

 

The workshop schedule can be found @ http://www.saddleback.edu/library/workshops

 

Assignments - Monday 01/25/16

More True Stories


Read the story in Unit 1 and do all the exercises. 


https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-2fvJUBid2yclliR0tpZ2NrZFE/view?usp=sharing


Grammar
Study these two sections:
1- Rules for Adding ING to Verbs
2- Non-Progressive Verbs


------------------------------- Rules for Adding ING to Verbs -------------------------------


The following is a guide to the correct spelling of –ing forms of verbs and gerunds.
The general rule when changing a verb into its -ING form is just to add -ING to the end of the verb.

Infinitive	ING form
to feel	feeling
to go	going
to work	working
to sleep	sleeping

• She wasn't feeling very well.
• He is working on a new project.
• The children are sleeping so be quiet.

Spelling exceptions

The following exceptions exist when spelling words ending in ING:
1). If the verb ends in an E we remove the E and add ING.

Infinitive	ING form
to live	living
to have	having
to make	making
to take	taking

• People are living longer now than they were 100 years ago.
• We are making a chocolate cake.
• He was taking his time to get ready.

2). If the verb ends in a consonant + vowel + consonant, we double the final consonant and add ING.

Infinitive	ING form
to stop	stopping
to sit	sitting
to plan	planning
to get	getting
to swim	swimming

• The policeman is stopping the traffic.
• We are planning a surprise party for our teacher.
• I think I am getting a cold.

3). If a two-syllable verb ends in a consonant + vowel + consonant, we do not double the final consonant when the stress is on the first syllable.

Infinitive	ING form
to happen	happening
to enter	entering
to offer	offering
to suffer	suffering

• What is happening?
• They are offering a discount.
• Many people are suffering from a lack of food and water.

4). But, we do not double the final consonant when the verb ends in W, X or Y or when the final syllable is not emphasized.

Infinitive	ING form
to fix	fixing
to enjoy	enjoying
to snow	snowing

• He fixing his bike.
• We are enjoying this great weather.
• It's snowing outside.

5). If the verb ends in IE we change it to YING.

Infinitive	ING form
to lie	lying
to die	dying
to tie	tying

• I know you are lying to me!
• You should water your plant more because I think it is dying.
• The little boy is tying his shoelaces.

6). If the verb ends in consonant + vowel + L, we normally double the final L and add ING.
Note: In the United States (US) they do not double the L when the accent is on the first syllable.

Infinitive	ING form (UK)	ING form (US)
to travel	travelling	traveling
to marvel	marvelling	marveling

• I have been travelling around South America for 6 months.
• He was marvelling at her beauty.

7). If the verb ends in a stressed vowel + R, we double the final R and add ING.

Infinitive	ING form
refer	referring
defer	deferring

• Are you referring to this one or that one?
• They are thinking of deferring payment of their mortgage.

8). If the verb ends in an unstressed vowel + R, we do not double the final R and add ING.

Infinitive	ING form
to offer	offering
to suffer	suffering
to whisper	whispering

• I am offering you a special deal.
• He is now suffering the consequences of his actions.
• I wonder what he is whispering in her ear.

---------------------------------- Non-Progressive Verbs -----------------------------------

Nonprogressive Verbs or Nonaction Verbs

 

Although these verbs are happening at the present, in this very moment, they use simple present tense.  These verbs talk about or describe mental states, emotional states, possession, sense perceptions, or other existing states.

 

Mental States:

 

      know                 suppose             imagine      think

        realize              feel                  doubt        need

        understand        want                         remember         prefer

        believe              recognize          think

 

Emotional States:

 

      love                  dislike       mind         like  

        appreciate         fear          envy          care

        hate

 

Possession:

 

      have*        possess     own          belong

 

Sensory Perception:

 

      hear          taste *      smell *      see*          feel*

 

Other Existing States:

 

      seem         look          exist         owe          be             contain      cost          include      consist of          appear

        weigh

Verbs that change meaning according to tense:

 

I thinkyou are nice. (opinion)

I am thinking about that problem. (action – considering)

 

She feels sick. (health)

She is feeling the cat’s fur. (action – touching)

 

I have a new car. (possession)

Expressions with the progressive tense.

I am having a good time.  I am having lunch. (eating)  I am having a baby.  I am having trouble with this.  I am having a party.

 

You look beautiful. She looks cold. (perception)

I am looking for my keys. I am looking out the window.(action)

 

This soup tastes wonderful. (perception)

The cook is tasting the soup.  The chef is tasting the dish. (action)

 

You appear to be ill. You look like you’re ill.(perception)

He is appearing on stage in Vegas. (action)

 

This soup smells great! (perception)

Look at John.  He is smelling the roses. (action)

 

He weighs too much. (state – condition)

He is weighing the vegetables. (action)

 

I see the car. (perception)

I am seeing a doctor. (consulting/visiting) I am seeing Bob. (dating)

 

He is a nice person.  (state – condition)

He is being nice. (action = behaving;a temporary characteristic)

He is being foolish, nice, kind, lazy, careful, patient, silly, rude, polite, impolite. (some of the most common – expressions)

WELCOME!

Dear ESL Student,


I'd like to welcome you to this Spring semester here at Saddleback College. Whether you’re a continuing student or a new student, whether your goal is academic, vocational, or personal, we are here to work with you to help you achieve your goal.

Here’s what you can expect in your class:
 High quality instruction and effective use of class time

 Fair treatment of all students

 Awareness and consideration of different student needs

 Respect from your teachers and your classmates

 A positive and supportive learning environment


Success, however, is a two-way street. Here are some ways that YOU can make your experience here successful.
 Come to class on time every time

 Study and do your homework so you are prepared for class

 Maintain an organized notebook or folder for each course

 Read, write, speak, and listen to English as much as possible

 Use the resources on campus

 Tutoring Center, Reading Lab, Language Lab, Counseling, Library

 Treat your teachers and classmates with respect

 Be helpful and supportive of others during group work

 Ask questions. Meet with your instructor during office hours if you need additional support.

 Use the ESL website. www.saddleback.edu/la/esl


It will help you learn more about the ESL program at Saddleback College and answer questions you might have. It also has many resources to help you improve your English.

Feel free to contact the department chair if you have concerns, questions, or feedback about your classes. All faculty want your Saddleback experience to be a successful one. We look forward to working with you!

Best regards,

Stevie Daniels

sdaniels@saddleback.edu

ESL 321 SPRING 2016