Portland Community College | Portland, Oregon

Week 8: May 18-24

1. Instruction video
2. Grammar Videos
   1. Past of the be verb
   2. Regular verbs
   3. Spelling of regular verbs
   4. Pronunciation of regular verbs
   5. Irregular verbs
      • Study this list of irregular verbs.
   6. Time expressions
3. Grammar assignments
   • Be Verb Past  – Check your answers on the second page.
   • Regular Verbs – Check your answers on the second page.
   • Irregular Verbs–  Check your answers on the second page.
   • Irregular Verb Practice – Test yourself to see if you know the past tense of these irregular verbs. If you don’t know the answers, look at the Irregular Past Reference Sheet above. You should memorize these.
   • Past Tense Quiz – TURN IN
4. Textbook – Check your answers here. There is a problem with the audio this week. Please read the Audio script instead of listening.
   • Pages 156-157
   • Pages 158-159
   • Pages 160-161
     • Audio 55 – Click here for the audio script.
     • Audio 56
     • Audio 57
     • Audio 58
   • Pages 162-163
5. Reading– The story is not in the correct order. Please put the paragraphs in the correct order before you answer the comprehension questions. TURN IN
6. Writing – Look at the picture, and write a paragraph using the past tense of the verbs in each box. Be careful! Most of the verbs are irregular. TURN IN
7. Listening – Listen the song below, and fill in the missing words. Check your answers on second page of the worksheet.
   • Listen to this song.
   • Complete this worksheet.
8. Phone call – You need to make an appointment with me this week.  We will use these conversation cards to practice past tense. You can also ask me for help with other work in the class.
   • Please text me what time you want me to call you.
     • Wednesday: 6:00pm, 6:15pm, 6:30pm, 6:45pm, 7:00pm, 7:15pm, 7:30pm, 7:45pm, 8:00pm
     • Thursday: 6:00pm, 6:15pm, 6:30pm, 6:45pm, 7:00pm, 7:15pm, 7:30pm, 8:00pm.
     • If these times don’t work, please make an appointment with me for another time.
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