October 9 Homework

 

The following are some typical questions you will be asked during the Exit Interview.  Answer the following question in complete sentences.  Notice the verb tense in parentheses you should use when answering the questions. Be careful of irregular past tense verbs and past tense endings when answering the past tense questions.

 

 

  1. What are you studying currently?  (present progressive)
  2. What do you like most about the United States? (simple present)
  3. What are some areas in the United States you have visited besides the Detroit area? (present perfect)
  4. What were you doing before you came to the United States? (past progressive)
  5. Did you study English back in your home country?  How long did you study it? 
  6. What other subjects were you required to study during your high school education? (simple past)

 

 

 

 

Also, read the vowel comparison reading:

 

HEAR THE READING

 

There was once an old woman who had a dog she wanted to take to a dog show, but the dog had an old collar.  She didn’t want to go to the show and have the dog show audience focus on her dog’s old collar, so she called a company that sold collars. 

 

This woman caller wanted to know what colors the collars came in.

 

The woman caller asked, “What color collars do you have?”

 

The call center representative consulted the collar color list and replied, “The collars come in an array of colorful options.  Since you’ve called for our collar color choices, I’ll send you a collar color flyer.”

 

The woman caller was so happy that she had called to confirm collar colors.  Now, her dog would go to the show with a collar that showed he was a dog show winner.

 

 

Conversation with –ed Endings

 

HEAR THE CONVERSATION

 

Directions:  Take the base form of the verb in parentheses and make it past tense.  Some of the verbs are irregular.  When you are done, practice the conversation with a partner.  Be sure to include the correct past tense ending on the verb.

 

A:         Hi!  How was your vacation in Bermuda?  I ________(try) to call you while you were away, but you had ___________(turn) off your cell phone.

 

B:         Yeah.  I was having a great time.  I __________(block) out all communication with work so I could just relax.  We ___________(spend) a lot of time at the beach.

 

A:         Did you go snorkeling?  I ______________(snorkel) in the Bahamas.  It was fabulous.

 

B:         No, I didn’t snorkel, but we ___________(rent) scooters and _____________(ride) all over the island. 

 

A:         Sounds like fun.  What else did you do?

 

B:         We __________(visit) with friends of ours who have a house on the island.  They __________(cook) a great meal of fresh fish and local vegetables.  We also _________(sail) on a fishing boat and __________(view) some of the local sharks out by the reefs.

 

A:         Oh, I’ve heard that a lot of those sharks are ___________(hunt) for food and for sport. 

 

B:         Yes, and the corral there is being _____________(destroy) by the diving and boating.  I ___________(count) six reefs as we were boating by that looked like they were crumbling.

 

A:         That’s terrible!  So will you go back to Bermuda on a future vacation?

 

B:         I have to.  While I was there, I actually __________(lease) a house near the shore.  Now, I have a place to stay whenever I get the urge for some fun and sun.