Homework 6
Due: Monday, November 2
Name: _______________________
Remember: CASAS Listening & Reading Tests will be the week of November 9. It is important
that you have 45 hours of attendance. If you want to know your attendance hours, please ask.
Part 1: Telephone (Listening)
Call during business hours: 892-5370.
1.
What company did you call?
Answer the questions.
2.
What number do you press to do the find out about?
Service on a compacter or drop box
Customer service representative
Holiday schedule, business hours & location
3.
If you know the extension of the person you want to reach, when can you dial their extension?
4.
Do you use the services of this company?
5.
How many times did you listen to the message?
How well did you understand the message?
 Almost everything
 ½
 Almost nothing
Part 2: Paragraphs
 Finish your paragraph. We started this work on Tuesday in class.
 You can handwrite it on a piece of notebook paper.
You can type it in Microsoft Word: You can print off a copy or send it to me by e-mail at
sgallow@clark.edu
 Why is it a good idea to do your paragraph on the computer?
1. You can save your work.
2. Microsoft Word will correct some of your spelling/grammar.
Part 2: Grammar
Past Progressive: An action that was in progress in the past.
WAS/WERE + Verb-ing
I/She/He WAS eating breakfast at 6:30 AM.
We/They WERE studying grammar last night.
WAS/WERE + Subject + Verb-ing?
Question word + WAS/WERE + Subject + Verb-ing?
Was she/he sleeping at 3:00 AM?
Were they volunteering last Friday morning?
What was she/he doing at 3:00 AM?
Where were they volunteering last Friday morning?
Same meaning:
While I was eating breakfast, the phone rang.
I was eating breakfast when the phone rang.
While = during that time
When = at that time
Adapted from: Grammar 2 Packet. Copyright by Edmonds Community College, Lynnwood, WA. Reproduced with permission.
While I (sleep) _______________________ last night, I (hear)
___________________ a noise. I (wake up) _____________________. A man (walk)
__________________________ through my house. I (stand up)
______________________________, and I (call) ________________ 911. The operator was
very nice. She told me not to hang up. While I (talk) ______________________ quietly to her, I
(see) ____________________ the man go upstairs. I was so scared. At this time, my hands
(shake) ____________________ and my heart (beat) _________________ fast. Guess what?
Luckily, this wasn’t a true story. Actually, I (dream) _______________________________.
When I (wake) _______________, I (feel) _________________ very relieved.
Make questions on the paragraph.
Ex. ___________________________________ (hear) while you were sleeping?
I heard a noise.
1) ________________________________________ (do) when you heard a noise?
I woke up.
2) _________________________________________ (do) after you woke up?
I called 911.
3) __________________________________________ (feel) nervous when you woke up?
No, I didn’t. I felt relieved.
4) ____________________________________ (see) the man go upstairs?
Yes, I did.