Final May 1, 2008

Dear Students,

You may be wondering about the final test. More than half of the questions will be about on adjective clauses and past perfect. There will also be review questions from the first half of the term.

The final will have the following types of questions:

Speaking - look at pictures cards and answer some questions. (5 questions)
Listening – dictation, & draw a time-line of what you hear (5 questions)
Grammar Knowledge: parts of sentences (2), parts of speech (1), definitions of verb forms (5).
Editing – correct the errors in the sentence (14)
Writing - fill in the blank (30), combining two sentences into one &, short writing (See below.)

How can you get ready? You can review chapters 4, 10, 11, mistakes on homework or quizzes. Most importantly, you should get plenty of sleep on Tuesday and Wednesday. If you are rested, you will be able to read carefully and use grammar that you ALREADY know to answer questions. Getting enough sleep and eating a good breakfast help you to pay attention to details.

EVERYONE in the class is currently passing. This means that you are already mastering the material. You have already done most of the preparation by doing your homework and taking quizzes. Be confident! You will do well.

Prof. Smith

WRITING ON THE TEST: I will ask you to write two of the following:

Writing A: Your Special Place

Write a3 sentences about a place that is special to you. Use at least 3 different types of adjective clauses: object of a preposition, a possessive, where, and when.

Writing B: A person I admire

Write 3 sentences about person you admire. Use at least 3 adjective clauses. Use three different relative pronouns: who, whom, that, O.

Writing C:My Past Accomplishment

Write at least 3 sentences about you past accomplishments. Write about things you had done before you came to Salem. Use the past perfect, past perfect progressive, and simple past in time clauses to show the relationships of these accomplishments.

Writing D: Interesting Things

Write at least 3 sentences about interesting things you have done at WU and something you haven’t done yet, but want to do. Use the present perfect at least 2 times. Use the words “already” and “yet.”