Lesson 4
Digital Board:
This week we reviewed the cause and effect paragraph essasy. Additiobally, we mentioned some grammatical and punctuation points. The covered issues' slides are accessible below. After reviewing the slides you can move to the next part and complete grammar and punctuation activites. Then, you need to write a cause and effect five paragraph essay based on the suggested topics in the "Your Mission" section.
Recording: Session 4 - Group 1: https://live1.tehranserver.ir/pqkhi612g5uy/
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Recording: Session 4 - Group 2: https://live1.tehranserver.ir/payuldmfiuxj/
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Recording: Session 4 - Group 3: https://live1.tehranserver.ir/phzyyqu290ku/
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Recording: Session 4 - Group 4: https://live1.tehranserver.ir/p0ens7ddch8u/
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Grammar Station:
Activity 1
In each item, one verb must be changed so that it agrees in tense with the other verbs. Cross out the incorrect verb and write the correct form in the comment box and send it Privately to the instructor of the course.
1. The salesperson at the electronics store showed me several home theater systems and answer all my questions.
2. On Tuesday, I skipped lunch so that I could study for an exam, and later I grab a bag of chips from the vending machine.
3. The judges thanked the contestants and then announce the winner of the contest.
4. Before I began college, I work full-time as a data entry clerk for a supply company.
5. When Serena was late for dinner, I call her workplace and her home.
6. The apartment I rented in the city was ideal. The landlord allow me to make minor improvements, which included painting the kitchen and installing new window blinds.
7. The dental hygienist show my children how to brush their teeth properly.
8. Last night, Todd impulsively stop at the convenience store to buy a pack of cigarettes.
9. While in Las Vegas, my neighbor place twelve quarters into a Megabucks slot machine and won an impressive jackpot.
10. The campus seemed busy on the first day of school; the parking lot was packed with cars, the bookstore was crammed with students buying textbooks, and the cafeteria was crowd with students buying coffee before their first class.
Activity 2
Add commas as needed in these sentences. Some sentences may be correct, and others may need more than one comma. Please comment your answers privately in the below box.
11. For the past fifteen years Mary Parker has been both the director and producer of all the plays at this theater.
12. Despite all the problems we had on our vacation we managed to have a good time.
13. I believe the best countries to visit in Africa are Senegal Tunisia and Ghana.
14. She believes the best countries to visit in Africa are Senegal and Tunisia.
15. The third step in this process is to grate the carrots and the potatoes.
16. Third grate the carrots and the potatoes.
17. Blue green and red are strong colors. For this reason they are not appropriate for a living room wall.
18. Without anyone to teach foreign language classes next year the school will be unable to offer French Spanish or German.
19. The NEQ 7000 the very latest computer from Electron Technologies is not selling very well.
20. Because of injuries neither Carl nor Jamil two of the best players on the football team will be able to play to tomorrow's game.
Your Mission:
Write a five paragraph essay about one of the following topics:
1. The good (or bad) effects of television on children.
2. The good (or bad) effects of computer on children.
3. The effects of being far from parents.
4. The causes of drug addiction.
5. Causes of automobile accidents.
If you forget the main parts and components of five paraph essay come backto lesson three and take a look at the covered issues' file or watch the recorded file. Don't forget to make comments for 5 of your peers in the course.
After writing your essay, reread it and check it through the following checklist:
□ Check for these features:
a. Does paragraph have a topic sentence?
b. Do all the sentences in the paragraph relate to one topic?
□ Check for these errors. Using track changes features of Microsoft Office chooses them and write the letters in the parentheses in comment box.
* Subject-Verb agreement (S-V) * Consistent verb tense (CVT) * Capitalization (C)
□ What is your overall impression of the paragraph?
