Mid Term 3 ( ESL 244 )

                                          Grammar/Writing Midterm               

                                                    (100 points) 

A.  Answer the questions based on the following chart about Joe’s regular weekday.  Write your answers in complete sentences.  (2 points each)

Joe’s weekday activities:

9:00am- arrive at work                                 5:30pm- go for a run

11:00am- take a break                                  7:00pm- make dinner

1:00pm- eat lunch                                         8:00pm- watch a movie

5:00pm- leave work                                      10:00pm- read for an hour

1.  What does Joe do every night at 8:00pm?

2.  It is 5:30pm.  What is Joe doing now?

3.  What did Joe do last night? 

4.  What was Joe doing last night at 10:30pm?

5.  It is 1:30pm.  What has Joe already done? Use the present perfect.

6.  It is 1:30pm.  What hasn’t Joe done yet?  Use the present perfect.

7.  It’s Wednesday. What is Joe going to do tomorrow?  (2 sentences)

B.  Used to- Fill in the blanks with the correct form of used to + verb  (1 point each)

1.  She ______________________(live) in Italy, but now she lives in England.

2.  They _____________________(not, drink) alcohol, but now they love beer and wine.

3.  I _______________________(be) a vegetarian, but now I eat a lot of meat.

C.  Past time clauses-Write sentences with past tense time clauses and the following time words.  Topic:  What did you do last summer?  (2 points each)

1. until

2.  when

3.  after

4.  while

D.  Complete the following letter with the correct tense of the verb in parenthesis. 

(1 point each)

  Dear Mom and Dad,

   We             (have) a great time on our trip to Alaska.  We                (see) so many interesting animals already.  Yesterday, we                  (hike) through Denali National Park.  A grizzly bear                   (run) in front of us.   We were so excited to see it. 

      We                (stay) in three beautiful hotels so far.  The food                (be) so delicious.  We                    (eat) ice cream five times already! I                   (gain) 10 pounds since we                (start) the trip.  I                 (go) on a diet when I            (return) home next week.

 

E.  Finish each of the following sentences with a time clause. Pay attention to tense. 

(2 points each)

1.   He will work fifty hours a week until

2.   She was cooking while

3.   She will finish her paragraph as soon as

4.  John went to the gym after

5.  She has taken three ESL classes since

F.  Answer the following questions in complete sentences.  (2 points each)

1. When did you move to the United States?  
2. What do you usually do on Saturday morning?
3. What are you going to do after you turn your midterm in tonight?
4. How many classes have you attended this week?

      5.  How long have you lived in California?

G.  Write sentences with time clauses with “since” about your life.  (2 points each)

1.

2.

H.  Write a paragraph on the following topic.  Follow the directions carefully.

 (40 points)

Topic:

Write about learning how to do an activity for the first time.  Use the past tense (maybe the past continuous too) to write about the first day that you did this new activity.  You can only write about the first day of learning it. 

Some examples of activities include:  learning to drive, to ski, to knit, to bake a cake, to swim, to rock climb, to cook Pad Thai, etc…  These are just examples. You can write about learning to do any activity.

In your paragraph, do the following:

• Begin your paragraph with a main idea sentence that includes the activity and how you felt about learning it. _____
• Include a lot of detail to show what happened.   ______
• Use time clauses with: before, after, when, as soon as, while.  Highlight the time clauses (not the whole sentence).  _______
• Carefully check for correct grammar.   ________
• Write at least 140 words.  Include word count. _______