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Re-Connect, Re-Energize, Re-Emerge ITBE Spring Conference February 13, 2011 Not Just Another Grammar Exercise Presented by Marcia Luptak

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This presentation was given at the fall 2010 APC Conference at Elgin Community College as well as at the spring 2011 ITBE Conference.

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  • 1.Re-Connect, Re-Energize, Re-EmergeITBE Spring Conference February 13, 2011

2. Complete the Sentence Sorting and Matching Picture Stories Picture Descriptions High Town/ Big Town 3. Table Surveys Ask and Write Surveys 4. The Odd One Out Making Predictions Comparisons Sentence Transformation Conversation cards 5. Board Races Dominoes Jeopardy Basketball 6. Board Games with Pictures Board Games Guess Who Sentence Auction Alibi 7. Complete the Sentence: When/ While Cards While Jimmy wasWhile Albert was swimming lying on the beach While we wereWhile you were washing the dishes cleaning thewindows While Mr. and Mrs. While Dr. White Johnson were dancing was playing thepiano While I was writingWhile my sister some letters was preparingdinner Back 8. Beginning Adjective and Noun Cards for presentation House BoxHardDryBoyStudent OldFastGirl SeriousNew SlowTable Amusing YoungSquare Women Clean Big Round MenDirty Small BeautifulBackCar FatTall Ugly 9. Back 10. Back 11. Back 12. Table Survey Personal InformationWhat is your _____________________?Its ______________________________. First Last Phone Address City State Zip code namename number Back 13. Find someone whoCan you__________________? Drive a truck Use a calculator TypeRead a map Use a computerRepair machinesUse hand toolsUse power tools Use a cash register Change a tireRepair sinks andFix carstoilets Cut hairLift heavy thingsTake care of plants CookWrite sentences about your classmates: Example: Kavita can drive a truck. HuSen canuse a calculator._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Next 14. Class Survey Short answers Are you able toDo you like to take Do you want toCan you fix electric work withcare of sickwork in healthproblems? numbers? people? care? Can you drive? Do you want toAre you able to use Do you have goodwork in an office?a computer? people skills? Are you usuallyAre you usually Would you ratherWould you rather punctual?dependable? work day shift or work alone or withnight shift?others?Write about your classmates answers.Example: Steve is able to work with numbers. Carmen likes to take care of sick people.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Back 15. The Odd One Out GameWhich of the following doesnt belong. Please state your reason. After you have made your reasons,the class will compare their reasons and if you have a unique reason, your group will get 1 point.(1) walk playlistenTVReason:(2) housequickly bicycle carReason:(3) ugly beautifully slowlyquicklyReason:(4) blackinteresting sadly jealousReason: Back 16. What would happen if . . .With your partner decide what would happen if these events happened? Also decide whether ornot you think its a good idea or a bad idea.What would happen if the price of gasoline was raised 300%?What would happen if the polar ice cap melted?What would happen if the drinking age was lowered to 14?What would happen if there was no rain for five years?What would happen if the speed limit was 250 km/h?What would happen if your country had a one-child policy like China?What would happen if university was made free for everybody?Back 17. BackLos Angeles 18. Back 19. What are youWhat are you What do you do What do you drink wearing today? doing right now? every Sunday? every morning? What is theWhat time do youWhat do youWhat do you doteacher doing right usually go to bed? usually do afterevery day?now? class?What do you What do you What do youWhat is the usually do everyusually watch on usually do onteacher wearingnight? TV? Friday? today? What are weWhat do you whenWhat are youWhat do you wantlearning about you get home? planning to doto learn today? today?after class?What time do youWhat time do youWhat do you What do youusually work? usually get home?usually eat forusually eat for breakfast?lunch?Back 20. 1. Chinese people usually celebrates the New Year in February.2. Do elephants lives in groups, or do they live alone?3. The male lion is very lazy, and sleep for about twenty hours a day.4. Babies doesnt have tears when they cry until they are several weeks old.5. Giraffes dont sometimes sleep at all for twenty-four hours.6. Hippos are eating at night and spend the day in the water.7. Fingernails are growing more during the day than at night.8. Bear do not see well, so they smelling their food.9. Many people are thinking the heart is on the left, but it is in the middle of your chest10.Sometimes students are having problems with English spellingBack 21. September at 8 pm onMonday in 1992 atmidnight on January 1stin winteratthe museumonFebruary 11thinsummerat the theater onMay 15thinSpainathalf past six onSaturday night inthe morning onthe weekendon Sunday morning in Back 22. Who What When Where How100 100100100 100200 200200200 200300 300300300 300400 400400400 400500 500500500 500Back 23. Click a Basketball to get your question 3-Pointers2-Pointers1-PointersVerbsAdjectivenounspronouns 24. Back