EF45 Class 42- causative verbs, final paragraph

 

EF45

 

Today’s agenda:

·      Causative verbs – your examples from homework

·      Test#4- paragraph- final work for marks

 

Friday

·      final day

·      marks and reports

·      non-instruction day

Come in to class to get your final mark and discuss the class

Alternatively, you can email me during class time (12:00-2:15). I will email you back your final mark.

 

 

Causative verbs – makes another verb happen, causes an action to occur

VERBS: ask, tell, help, invite, get, inspire, advise, make, convince, persuade, etc.

CAUSATIVE + INFINITIVE

ask + to feed

I asked my son to feed Butter.

 

EXCEPTION

help, let, make, etc.

CAUSATIVE + INFINITIVE – ‘to’

help + clean

Your daughter helped you to clean the floor.

You let her to have some chocolate.

 

NOTE: ‘help’ can be used both ways

Joe helped Sarah to finish her work.

Joe helped Sarah finish her work.

 

1.    The teacher let us cancel the class.  ODD MEANING

2.    I convinced my mother to cook a kabab for dinner. 

3.    My mother always makes me clean my room. 

4.    I encourage my friend to study harder for her exam. 

5.    She is helping me (to) type my paper. 

6.    He forced me to study English at school. 

7.    My father let me drive his car. 

8.    I was asked not to use my phone in the medical center. 

9.    I told my friend to buy me a chicken sandwich.

10.                       I force my friend to sweep the floor.

11.                       I let everyone play in my bedroom.

12.                       Diba helped her mom cook/make/prepare breakfast today.

13.                       I persuaded my mom to buy me toys for my 15th birthday .

14.                       I got inspired to go to the park with my friend.

15.                       I force my daughter to clean her room.

16.                       I called to my brother buy me a chocolat.

I told my brother to buy me some chocolate.

 

17.                       Maryam helped me to do housework.

18.                       Shirin let me drive her car.

19.                       My daughter dont allow me use her coat.

My daughter doesn’t allow me to wear her coat.

 

20.                       I help my husband (to) cook our supper/dinner.

21.                       My friend asked my daughter to bring a plant.

22.                       I will ask my husband to pick me up downtown.

23.                       My father allows me to play volleyball with my friends.

24.                       Dany wants to help his friend (to) do his homework.

25.                       I encourage my brother to do his best in the test.

26.                       I forced my daughter to learn the piano.

27.                       Chloe will invite her friend to have dinner next Saturday.

28.                       China let another countries to entry. XXX

China lets people from other countries to enter.

 

29.                       The teacher needs to help her students to do math. MEANING?

The students need the teacher to help them to do math.

 

once- one time

twice- two times

 

I help my son fix his bike. SOUNDS VERY AUTHENTIC

I help my son to fix his bike. OK. NOT MY CHOICE

 

Good work. A good beginning

 

 

REVIEW

***Sentence styles

SIMPLE SV SSV SVV

COMPOUND , SOBA  ;   ; TRANS,

COMPLEX- adverb clauses

                     -adjective clauses

                     -noun clauses

 

***Verb tenses

SIMPLE PRESENT, PAST, FUTURE

PRESENT, PAST PROGRESSIVE

PRESENT PERFECT

PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE

 

***Modals

can, could, might, must, should, etc

have to, ought to

 

I have to lose five pounds.

 

I could help you fix your computer if you want.

 

The next step for you as intermediate English users is to practice consistently and daily.

 

Learning difficult skills in middle age is very helpful to keeping a healthy brain as we age.

 

 

 

 

 

Paragraph (100-150ww)

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