Tuesday, May 24, 2011

LEVEL 6

Referencing
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http:http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif//writesite.elearn.usyd.edu.au/m3/m3u5/m3u5s5/m3u5s5_1.htm

Read through the explanation then complete the exercises from page 5 onwards.

Defining Relative Clauses



Watch the video!
Vocabulary plant = factory R&D = Research and development

Remember we can also use WHICH for THINGS

WHO and WHOM - watch the videos



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DO THESE EXERCISES:

http://perso.wanadoo.es/autoenglish/gr.relative.i.htm

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http://www.cristinacabal.com/pre-intermediate/defining.htm
Exercises
http://perso.wanadoo.es/autoenglish/gr.relative.i.htm

Defining and non defining THIS WILL BE IN THE FINAL EXAM NOT THE MID TERM



http://www.edufind.com/english/grammar/rel4.cfm




Quantifiers

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Explanation and exercises
http://www.learn4good.com/languages/evrd_grammar/quantifier.htm

CONDITIONALS

Conditionals
Explanation and exercises (not zero conditional)
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/conditional-sentences
Video
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Zero conditional
http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verbs-conditional_5.htm


Infinitive of purposehttp:
http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=4685
http://gmx.xmu.edu.cn/ews/exercises/grammar/01/01ex96.htm


THE GRAMMAR POINTS BELOW HERE ARE NOT IN THE MID TERM EXAM

Dependent prepositions

refer to the book for the dependent prepositions that might be tested

http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=938_dependent_preps

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Determiners

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/determiners/determiners.htm


Preposition + gerund

http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verbs-gerunds_2.htm


http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/structures/gerund_prepositions.htm


NARRATIVE TENSES

Explanations

Past Perfect Simple and Past Perfect Continuous



Past Perfect Continuous (and Past continuous) http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/pastperfectcontinuous.html

Past Perfect http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/pastperfect.html

Past Continuous http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/pastcontinuous.html

Past Simple http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/simplepast.html

Exercises

http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/naturalenglish/upp/a_grammar/unit05/neup_grammar05

http://www.admc.hct.ac.ae/hd1/english/narrate/narrtense.htm

http://www.cesdonbosco.com/filologia/english/narrative_tenses.htm

http://www.ice.urv.es/eoiact/level3/narrativetenses1.htm

ARTICLES



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Thursday, April 7, 2011

WRITING SKILLS (also in the exam)

ESSAY STRUCTURE

Thesis statements
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Topic sentences

http://writesite.elearn.usyd.edu.au/m3/m3u2/m3u2s3/m3u2s3_1.htm
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Connecting THESIS STATEMENTS to TOPIC SENTENCES
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SENTENCE STRUCTURE


Introduction to sentence types


http://www.northwood.org.uk/complex%20sentences.htm



Essential reference:
Sentence Punctuation Patterns

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/604/1/

Conquering the comma - powerpoint
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/692/01/

Sentence punctuation patterns












Dependent and Independent Clauses - Exercise 1 (pg 95/95)

http://depts.dyc.edu/learningcenter/owl/exercises/clauses_ex1.htm
http://depts.dyc.edu/learningcenter/owl/exercises/clauses_ex2.htm

Run on sentences – explanation and link to two exercises

http://depts.dyc.edu/learningcenter/owl/run-ons.htm

Comma splice: explanation and link to two exercises (pg 96)

http://depts.dyc.edu/learningcenter/owl/comma_splices.htm
more exercises http://www.chompchomp.com/hotpotatoes/commas01.htm

Non essential phrases comma placement (pg 95 /96)
http://depts.dyc.edu/learningcenter/owl/exercises/comma_placement_ex6.htm

Comma placement in compound sentences (pg 94)
http://depts.dyc.edu/learningcenter/owl/exercises/comma_placement_ex4.htm

Comma Placement After Subordinate (or Dependent) Clauses (pg 95)
http://depts.dyc.edu/learningcenter/owl/exercises/comma_placement_ex3.htm

Comma Placement after an Introductory or Transitional Word (pg 51 function: cause and effect)

http://depts.dyc.edu/learningcenter/owl/exercises/comma_placement_ex1.htm

Identifying Simple, Compound and Complex sentences


http://www.old.abcusd.k12.ca.us/dist_info/schl/tetz2/7th%20PDF%20Grammar/7th%20Compound-Complex%20Sentences.pdf
Exercises
http://www.esc.edu/htmlpages/writerold/pandg/exg10a.shtml
http://www.esc.edu/htmlpages/writerold/pandg/exg10b.shtml production

compound complex sentence explanation

http://study.ln.edu.hk/eportfolio/artefact/file/download.php?file=2809&view=90