ENB 009 Beginning ESL Reading and Oral Communication I
Homework Assignments

Date Assigned Assignment Due Date
11/5/02 -Read chapter 5, Sarah, Plain and Tall 11/7/02
10/15/02 -Study for test on units 1,3,4 Amazing People
10/10/02

-Finish library assignment
-Study for dictation quiz on Emily Dickinson unit (Tuesday)
-Read Chapter 3, Sarah, Plain and Tall

10/15/02
10/03/02

-Study questions and vocabulary for Ch. 2, Sarah, Plain and Tall
-Do exercises on pp. 14-16 (Amazing People); do writing assignment, p. 16 on separate paper

10/08/02
10/01/02

Do practice questions on Ch. 2 (Sarah, Plain and Tall)
Study for dictation quiz (Ch.3 Amazing People)

10/03/02
9/26/02

Read Chapter 2 (Sarah, Plain and Tall)
Do exercises from Unit 3 (What a Life); do writing exercises on "profession" on a separate piece of paper.

10/02/02
9/24/02 Study for a quiz on Ch. 1, Sarah, Plain and Tall Test on 9/27/02
9/17/02

Write a paragraph on your plans when you retire. Try to answer the following questions in your paragraph:

  • When do you want to retire?
  • Where do you want to live when you retire?
  • Who do you want to live with when you retire?
  • What do you want to do when you retire?
9/24/02
9/17/02 Rewrite sentences from dictation #1.
9/12/02 Write a short poem from your country in your own language, and then try to translate it into English. 9/19/02
9/12/02 Reread Unit 1 William Shakespeare; do exercises on pp. 2-3 (What a Life!)
Read pp. 6-8 (Sarah, Plain and Tall)
9/17/02
9/10/02
  1. Look up the following words in the dictionary: dusk, hearthstones, wag, slab, dough, sigh, homely, wretched
  2. Read pp. 3-5 Sarah Plain and Tall
  3. Review answers to questions about Sarah, Plain, and Tall. Prepare for dictation on Thursday
9/12/02
9/12/02
  1. Read Sarah pp. 5-7
  2. Do ex. from Unit 1 on Amazing People
9/17/02