April 1, 2003.
Combined Class on April 1
(Not an April Fool's Joke!)
Students in Level Two and Level Three will participate in a special reading activity on Tuesday, April 1.Our classes are taking part in a study for the GED (General Education Diploma) test. The results will be used to create an ESL reading component for the GED. We will combine classes at 9:25 a.m. The activity should take almost two hours.
Composition Three.
The next essay pattern that we will practice is comparison. With this pattern you choose two subjects in the same category and talk about their similarities or their differences.
For example, you might write about how pizza in Japan is different from pizza in Italy, or you might write about how jazz music in Arkansas is similar to jazz music in Brazil. We will read a sample essay, and then you will begin to write your own.
A, An, The.
This week we will begin our study of the article. This is a tricky little word that causes students to weep and pull out their hair in frustration, but be comforted. There are some rules that can help you feel comfortable choosing one of the three forms of this determiner.
Bonus Point Challenge Answers
Week Ten: Punctuation.
1. True False: You can use a semi-colon to separate a dependent clause from an independent clause.
Answer: False. You use a semi-colon to separate two independent clauses that are related.
2. True False: A comma is used to separate two items.
Answer: False. A comma is used to separate three or more items.
3. True False: A colon is used after a noun to introduce a list.
Answer: True.