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    COURSE INTRODUCTION
    Course Syllabus
    How Good Is Your English?
    Reading Comprehension
    Vocabulary
    Unit 1: Language Skills
    Unit 1 Learning Objectives
    1.1 Sentence Agreement – Number, Person, and Case
    Agreement – Number, Person, Case Overview
    Subject-Verb Agreement Rules
    Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement Rules
    Sentence Agreement- Let's Practice
    Sentence Agreement Discussion- Let's Apply
    1.2 Tense Consistency
    Verb Tense Consistency
    Verb Tense Shifts
    Tense Consistency- Let's Practice
    Tense Consistency Discussion- Let's Apply
    Unit 1 Review
    Let's Review Unit 1
    Unit 1 Assessment
    Unit 1 Assessment
    Unit 2: Reading to Comprehend
    Unit 2 Learning Objectives
    2.1 Reading Between the Lines
    Reading Skills Review
    Distinguishing Fact and Opinion
    Making Inferences
    Inferential Reading Skills- Let's Practice
    Reading Between the Lines- Let's Apply
    Unit 2 Review
    Let's Review Unit 2
    Unit 2 Assessment
    Unit 2 Assessment
    Unit 3: Reading to Improve
    Unit 3 Learning Objectives
    3.1 Vocabulary Choice
    Multiple Meanings: Denotation and Connotation
    Word Choice: Specific or General
    Vocabulary Choice- Let's Practice
    Vocabulary Choice- Let's Apply
    3.2 Putting It All Together
    Unit 3 Review
    Unit 3 Assessment
    Unit 3 Assessment
    Unit 4: Reading to Write
    Unit 4 Learning Objectives
    4.1: Essay Basics
    Structure and Support
    Expository Essay
    Essay Basics- Let's Practice
    Writing Process: Choose and Follow
    Expository Essay
    4.2 Putting It All Together
    Unit 4 Review
    Unit 4 Assessment
    Unit 4 Assessment
    Course Feedback Survey
    Course Feedback Survey
    Certificate Final Exam
    ESL003: Certificate Final Exam
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  • Activity 1: Essay Structure
  • Activity 2: Thesis Statement
  • Activity 3: Thesis Statement
  • Activity 4: Thesis Statement
  • Activity 5: Essay Structure Example
  • Activity 6: Expository Essays
  • Activity 7: Transitions
  • Activity 8: Audience
    • Answer key
  • Activity 9: Fact vs. Opinion vs. Mix
    • Answer key
  • Activity 10: Connotations: What's the difference?
    • Answer key
  • Activity 11: Inferencing
  1. ESL003: Upper-Intermediate English as a Second Language
  2. Unit 4: Reading to Write
  3. 4.1: Essay Basics
  4. Essay Basics- Let's Practice

Essay Basics- Let's Practice

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