English 140

• All students complete four paragraph-writing assignments.
• If English is not your first language (non-native English speaker), you will also complete five telephone quizzes.
• If English is your first language (native English speaker), you will also complete five alternative written assignments each consisting of error analysis questions and a paragraph writing exercise.

Summary of Assignments

Assignment	Non-native English speakers	Native English speakers
1	Telephone Quiz	Error Analysis and Paragraph Writing
2	Paragraph Writing
3	Telephone Quiz	Error Analysis and Paragraph Writing
4	Paragraph Writing
5	Telephone Quiz	Error Analysis and Paragraph Writing
6	Telephone Quiz	Error Analysis and Paragraph Writing
7	Paragraph Writing
8	Paragraph Writing
9	Telephone Quiz	Error Analysis and Paragraph Writing
10	Final Exam

#1: Module 1--Telephone Quiz

Your tutor will ask you 20 questions from any of the exercises from the Student Book marked with an asterisk* in the Study Guide. They are:

Exercise Page		Exercise Page
Unit 1		Unit 2
2	13	6	39
5	14	9	41
9	19	12	44
18	27	16	47

Listen to each question carefully to make sure you understand and give the correct answer. The tutor will repeat the question if needed. Pay particular attention to the verb tense used to ask a question.

Alternative Assignment (for native English speakers)

#2: Module 2--Writing

Choose one of the possible topics listed in Ex. 13 (SB: pg. 64). Write a paragraph (6 to 8 sentences). You should use adverb clauses of time in at least five of these sentences. View a student example.

Target Grammar:

• Adverb clauses of time
• Correct verb tense usage and construction
• Subject-verb agreement

For complete information, see the Marking Scheme.

#3: Module 3--Telephone Quiz

Your tutor will ask you 15 questions from any of the exercises from the Student Book marked with an asterisk* in the Study Guide. Some of these questions may be in more than one part or require more than a one-sentence answer. They are:

Exercise Page		Exercise Page
Unit 5		Unit 6
2	153	2	176
4	155	3	177
6	156-157	6	179
7	157	9	181
8	158	16	190
10	159	22	194
11	160	25	197
17	164-165	26	197-198
19	167	27	198
21	168	31	204-205
22	168-169	32	205
23	170
24	171
25	172
26	172-173

Listen carefully to the questions that your tutor asks you; pay particular attention to the modal construction used in the question or required in the answer. If you do not understand the question, ask the tutor to repeat it.

Alternative Assignment (for native English speakers)

#4: Module 4--Writing

Write one paragraph in response to one of the questions in Exercise 17 (SB: pg. 225). Write 6 to 8 sentences; at least five of these sentences should use a passive construction. You might want to use the paragraphs in the previous exercise (Ex. 16, SB: pgs. 224-225) as a model for your own paragraph. View a student example.

Target Grammar:

• Correct use of passive constructions

For complete information, see the Marking Scheme.

#5: Module 5--Telephone Quiz

Your tutor will ask you 15 questions from any of the exercises from the Student Book marked with an asterisk* in the Study Guide. Some of these questions may be in more than one part or require more than a one-sentence answer. They are:

Exercise Page		Exercise Page
Unit 8		Unit 9
8	304	6	329
18	315-316	8	330-331
22	322	11	334
23	322	14	336
		16	338
		20	341

Alternative Assignment (for native English speakers)

#6: Module 6--Telephone Quiz

Your tutor will ask you 15 questions from any of the exercises from the Student Book marked with an asterisk* in the Study Guide. Some questions will be similar to some of the exercises in the Student Book, but not exactly the same. Those exercises are marked with an asterisk in the assignment table below. Your tutor will also be paying attention to your pronunciation of the final -s sound where appropriate. Some of these questions may be in more than one part or require more than a one-sentence answer. To prepare for the telephone quiz you should study these exercises:

Exercise Page		Exercise Page		Exercise Page
Unit 10		Unit 11		Unit 12
9*	107	11	141	2*	85
21*	121	14	144	7*	87
22*	122	16	147	12	91
23*	123			13*	93
31	130			17	98

*The questions your tutor asks you will be based on the grammar in this exercise; they will not be exactly the same questions as in this exercise.

Alternative Assignment (for native English speakers)

#7: Module 7--Writing

Do one of the following assignments:

1. Ex. 29 (SB: pg.260); this assignment is in two parts; you must do both parts.

1. Write a dialogue based on the picture--the dialogue should contain at least 6 sentences.
2. Now you will report the dialogue; you are the girl and you are telling your best friend about your conversation in the supermarket.

Target Grammar:

• Word order in noun clauses
• Appropriate verb tenses

Or,

2. Ex. 41 (SB: pg. 296); choose one of the six topics listed and write one paragraph of at least 8 sentences. View a student example.

This assignment will be marked for:

• Use of adjective clauses--at least three of them
• Use of adjective phrases--at least three of them

For complete information, see the Marking Scheme.

#8: Module 8--Writing

Write a paragraph, at least 8 sentences long, about yourself. In the paragraph you must use the grammar indicated below; a sentence may contain more than one of the features listed:

Target Grammar:

• One sentence with parallel structure
• One sentence that uses a paired conjunction
• One connective from Table 19.1 (because of / due to)
• One connective used as a transition of cause and effect (Table 19.2, therefore / consequently)
• One connective from Chart 19.4 (such .... that / so ... that)
• One connective from Chart 19.5 (so that)
• One connective from Chart 19.6 (even though/ although / though / but / but ... still/ yet ... still/ nevertheless/ nonetheless / however ... still / despite / in spite of / despite the fact that / in spite of the fact that)
• One connective from Chart 19.7 (while / whereas / but / however / on the other hand)
• One connective from Chart 19.8 (if / unless / otherwise / or else)

View a student example.

For complete information, see the Marking Scheme.

#9: Module 9--Telephone Quiz

Your tutor will ask you 15 questions from any of the exercises from the Student Book marked with an asterisk* in the Study Guide. Some of these questions may be in more than one part or require more than a one-sentence answer. They are:

Exercise Page		Exercise Page		Exercise Page
Unit 17		Unit 18		Unit 19
6	364-365	2	376-377	3	415
9	366-367	4*	377	12	422
10	367	11*	383	14	423
18	372			19	426
19	373			21	427-428
				22	428-429
				24	430
				27	433

*The questions your tutor asks you will be based on the grammar in this exercise; they will not be exactly the same questions as in this exercise.

Alternative Assignment (for native English speakers)