Prefixes/Suffixes

NOUN	ADJECTIVE	OPPOSITE	VERB	OPPOSITE
	legal	illegal
knowledge	knowledgeable	unknowledgeable
hope	hopeful	hopeless
use	useful	useless	use	misuse
proof	proven	unproven	prove
harm	harmful	harmless

Topic Sentences

Pg. 36, ex. 3

1. Don’t waste your time: nothing can help you look younger. Because I wanted to look younger, I had a bad experience when I bought a new face cream.

2. Trusting Salespeople Can Cause Regret

I wanted to improve my English but I lost money when I bought useless language learning CDs.

3. Bad Experience for Naïve People

A fraudulent hair product caused my uncle to have a terrible experience.

The Environment and You

What is one of the worst problems affecting the environment right now? (In your own country or all over the world.) How did it happen? What problems does it cause? What can be done about it? What do you do to solve it?

Write a post to tell the world what you are doing to preserve the environment.

Minimum 200 words,

Due: Tuesday, March 20th, 9:00pm.

Blog #4

The Battle of the Sexes

Write about a time when  you had difficulty understanding the opposite sex.What do you hate about the opposite sex? Why? What do they do that really bothers you?

Minimum 200 words.

Due: Tuesday March 6th, 9:00pm.

Blog #3

What is the most 'extreme' thing you've ever done? Skydiving? Bungee jumping?


Write 150 words on an extreme thing you did in your life. What was it? When did you do it? How did you feel before? How did you feel after?

Minimum 150 words.

Due: Tuesday, February 21, 9:00pm. 

Blog #2

FRAUD!

Write about a scam you know about or saw. Describe the scam. Would you be tricked? Who might be tricked by this scam?

Minimum 150 words.

Due Tuesday, February 7th by 9pm.

Advertisments

Think of an ad (TV, billboard or magazine) that you like. Describe the ad. What happens in it? Why do you remember it? Why do you like it? Do you think it can convince people to buy the product? Why or why not?

 Due: Tuesday, January 24th, 9:00pm.