MODULE 1 & ASSIGNMENT 1

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MODULE 2 & ASSIGNMENT 2

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MODULE 3 & ASSIGNMENT 3

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MODULE 4 & ASSIGNMENT 4

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MODULE 5 & ASSIGNMENT 5

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MODULE 6 & ASSIGNMENT 6

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Try this game/quiz to understand your impact on the environment.
http://sustainabili ty.publicradio. org/consumercons equences/

Presented as a game, it is in fact a questionnaire that, on the basis of your answers, works out what impact your life style has on the environment and if it is sustainable.

MODULE 7 & ASSIGNMENT 7

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For assignment 7, write the Case Analysis 4 sections identified:

• background information
• analysis
• solutions
• recommendation

Even though you have read about writing informal reports in this part of the course, you are not required, or expected, to write this assignment in an informal report format.

MODULE 8 & ASSIGNMENT 8

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ARE APOSTROPHES IMPORTANT?
There has been a debate in the media about importance of apostrophes since Birmingham,large city in England, banned apostrophes! What do you think? Read about the issues.

GRAMMAR QUESTION, November 20, 2009

Correct the errors in the following sentence

While I had arrived in Paris neither the bus or the trains was running, the following day the buses ran and trains had been started to move later at the afternoon.

Note: you can still see previous Grammar Questions; they are posted in the archive in the side bar and listed a year previous to their date of posting.

PUZZLE, Nov. 20th, 2009

Here is the answer to last week’s puzzle.

Five words that contain GU as a letter-pair have had all of their other letters except one removed and placed into a pool. Put those letters back in their proper places. What are the words?

M*GU*, GU*T**, J*GU**, D**GU*, P**GU**

Pool: A, A, A, E, E, E, I, I, L, N, N, N, O, R, R,

MOGUL, GUITAR, JAGUAR, DENGUE, PENGUIN

THIS WEEK:

A blended word is one made up from two other common words to form a new word., for example, bash comes from bang + smash.

What are the blended words that have come from the following pairs of words:
1. flap + drop
2. emotion + icon
3. gorilla + baboon
4. marionette + puppet
5. slovenly + language

GRAMMAR QUESTION, Nov. 10th, 2009

Correct the errors in the following sentence

The artful work was stunned, not only were the colours bright but each of the many donating paintings were creative, individualistic and shown originality.

Note: you can still see previous Grammar Questions; they are posted in the archive in the side bar and listed a year previous to their date of posting.

PUZZLE, Nov 10th, 2009

No one solved last week's puzzle:-( The answer was:

Two Words
1. Spirit shaper Parish priest
2. Poles gather a report Telegraph operators

Three words (two jobs, middle word is "and")
3. Mass dress alteration Seamstress and tailor

This week:
Five words that contain GU as a letter-pair have had all of their other letters except one removed and placed into a pool. Put those letters back in their proper places. What are the words?

M*GU*, GU*T**, J*GU**, D**GU*, P**GU**

Pool: A, A, A, E, E, E, I, I, L, N, N, N, O, R, R,

ALL CHANGE! Nov. 10th, 2009

Change the words in the sentence below as indicated. You can only change the exact word in the sequence given; after someone else has posted the next change, then you can post another change. For instance, student 1 writes #1 Subject Noun, and changes the subject noun; Student 2 writes #2 Direct Object Noun, and changes that noun. Each student only makes one change at a time and keeps to the order indicated.If you complete all 7 changes, then start making more changes again from 1 to 7. Each student should build on the changes that the previous students make.

Overworked staff are already decorating stores for Christmas.

1. change the subject noun 2. change the direct object noun
3. change the indirect object noun 4. change the adjective
5. change the adverb 6. change the verb name
7. change the verb tense

COMPLETE THE SENTENCE ... Nov. 10th, 2009

Use the type of clause, phrase, or grammar indicated to complete the following sentence; you can add the phrase or clause before or after (not both) the clause below:

... November 11th is Remembrance Day ...

1. Use a phrase
2. Use a dependent clause
3. Use an independent clause

Note:you can still see previous Sentence Completion questions; they are posted in the archive in the side bar.

VOCABULARY, Nov. 10th, 2009

Vocabulary building is important for both reading comprehension and writing. Use the following two words (note the part of speech) in one sentence.

complement (verb) + disparate (adjective)

To further improve your vocabulary, check Word of the Day every day! There are also word games and puzzles on this site.