Kompetenzerweiterung I, Homework for Week 3

Note concerning class meetings: We will meet on October 30th from 9:45 am -1 pm. There is no class on October 31st.

For homework, please:

1.       Complete this open CLOZE exercise from the CPE exam: http://www.englishrevealed.co.uk/CPE/cpe_oc/cpe_oc_4.php

Don’t panic if this was very difficult for you (it’s at the C2 level – it is difficult!), but definitely invest in some practice each week to get better at this type exercise as there will be one just like it on the final exam. Additional open CLOZE exercises from this site can be found under the category "Use of English Part 2, Open Cloze" on their main page: http://www.englishrevealed.co.uk/cpe.php

2.       Review the rules for use of the definite and zero article in English here: http://www.ef.com/english-resources/english-grammar/definite-article/

And complete the following exercises:

http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-exercise-definite-or-zero-article.php

3.       Study these lists of verbs concerning taking the gerund or the infinitive and make sure that you have memorized them in advance of the exam in January. (We will be reviewing these lists regularly in class, so attending our sessions is definitely in your interest!) Take the quiz at the bottom of the page: https://www.engvid.com/english-resource/verbs-followed-by-gerunds-and-infinitives/

Add these expressions listed under the category of "verb + prep + gerund" to your list as well: http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/gerund2c.html

Practice your knowledge by taking these quizzes:

http://a4esl.org/q/h/9801/el-to-ing.html

https://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/420.html

4.       Review gradable and ungradable adjectives and complete the quiz:

https://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/lessons/gradable-and-ungradable-adjectives

5.       Complete the rest of the exercise distributed in class "From Queen Victoria..." and fill in the gaps with the correct tense for the context. In addition to this, please underline the participle clauses you find in the text. This general guide to distinctions between tenses might be of assistance to you: http://www.davidappleyard.com/english/tenses.htm

Your second optional essay assignment is to write (a portion of) your biography using at least five different idioms. Make sure you are using the idioms correctly by checking for context using a dictionary or web search. In addition to this, pay attention to how you are using the definite article, try to use at least one participle clause for stylistic variance, and try to employ at least four different tenses. (Guidelines outlined in Week 2’s blog post must be followed.)