Welcome Back!

Welcome to Com Skill 1B! 

This website:  comskill1.blogspot.jp

Let's look at the Fall schedule and grading policy together. (scroll down)

This summer I taught the Summer Intensive Course at Tsurumi Univ.

Summer Intensive Course 2022

Did you do anything interesting this summer?

Student A:  Hi! Did you do anything interesting this summer?

Student B:  Yes, I had a barbecue with some high school friends.

Student A:  Sounds nice!

Student B:  How about you? Did you do anything interesting this summer?

Student A:  Not really. I worked at a convenience store all summer. I didn't have much free time.

Student B:  Oh, that's too bad.

Reader Marathon Homework (Fall)
The 2022 English Reader Marathon is still going on. Please read at least 4 books this semester for the Communication Skill 1 class as homework. Your books will also count for the Reader Marathon. To get class grade points, please read the books by Dec. 20. Xreading link. Your user name is your student email. Your password is your student number. Tsurumi English Dept. Blog  If there is no quiz, email Kevin and I will tell you a way to get points.

The Simple Past Tense (過去形)

Singular	Plural
I spoke English.	We spoke English.
You spoke English.	You spoke English.
He spoke English. She spoke English. It spoke English.	They spoke English.

The Simple Past (Negative)

Singular	Plural
I didn’t speak English.	We didn’t speak English.
You didn’t speak English.	You didn’t speak English.
He didn’t speak English. She didn’t speak English. It didn’t speak English.	They didn’t speak English.

The Simple Past (Interrogative)

Singular	Plural
Did I speak English?	Did we speak English?
Did you speak English?	Did you speak English?
Did he speak English? Did she speak English? Did it speak English?	Did they speak English?

Example sentences in the Simple Past.
Yumi worked at a convenience store this summer.
I walked my dog twice a day.
She didn't like Taylor Swift's new song, but she liked the music video.
We didn't put mayonnaise on the sandwiches because we hate mayonnaise!
They usually took the Keikyu train, but sometimes they took the bus instead.

These are NOT simple past tense:
He was eating dinner.
They were not enjoying the movie.

Simple Past Tense video (easy)

Past Tense Song (It's cute! Watch it and learn some words.)

Simple Past grammar exercise; do now! (Kevin will tell you when)

In class listening exercise

Homework #1B; due next Tuesday, Sept. 27, before class.

*** This is not a quiz. It's homework. You should get ALL correct. 100%. Don't guess. Look up the answers and write the correct words. Spell correctly.

To Do List
1) Read and understand the course schedule and grading policy.
2) Do the Grammar Exercise and Listening Exercise (during class)
3) Homework #1B (due Sept. 20  before class); link is above (also Xreading)
Gambatte!
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