EF45 Class 17 verb tenses, word forms

 

EF45

 

Today’s agenda:

·      HW Test1 RW for BONUS point

·      REVIEW Verb tense- simple present and present progressive

Exercise 2

·      Listening exercises

 

Finish at 1:50-

I have a teacher’s meeting that I am chairing. present progressive

I will chair the meeting. simple future

I will be the chair.(n)

 

chair(v) to lead a meeting

chair(n) the person who leads a meeting

Chairman Jones – old-fashioned, avoid gendered language

Thank you, Chair.

 

stewardess/steward- flight attendant/cabin crew

waitress/waiter- server

 

How is your day going so far?

 

How’s it going?

Pretty good. Not bad. Thanks for asking.

I’m doing well. FORMAL

I’m doing ok. RELAXED

So far, so good. IDIOM

Have a good one! VERY CASUAL

 

manmade

mankind

 

word form- same word, different forms v,n,adj,adv

motivate(v)   Jun motivated herself to learn to play tennis.

motivation(n)   She has a lot of motivation to get better at tennis.

motivating(n) gerund   Motivating depressed people is very difficult.

motivating(adj)   Sarah’s life story was very motivating to me.

is motivating(v)   Jun is motivating her son to do better in school.

motivated(v)   Joe is motivated by his need for success. passive voice

motivated(adj) I feel motivated after going to gym.

I feel motivation after going to gym. (n)

 

 

Wednesday

·      Verb tense- past progressive ‘ing’

·      Continue complex sentences- adverb clauses

Homework

·       

 

Thursday

·      Continue complex sentences- adverb clauses

 

Friday

·      Quiz- adverb clauses

·       

 

Kai usually plays soccer, but he is playing a lot of volleyball these days.

 

I usually drink coffee, but I was drinking/had some tea yesterday.

She usually sleeps well, but recently she has not been sleeping well.

 

 

present progressive –

Mei works at Superstore.

Mei is working at Superstore.

 

Doris talks to her sister every week.

Doris is talking to her sister.

 

 

 

, for

I want to learn English for improving to improve my speaking. XXX

FIX

I want to learn English to improve my speaking.

I want to learn English in order to improve my speaking.

Janice walks around the park every night in order to get into shape.

Janice walks around the park every night to get into shape.

 

, FANBOYS   , for   , nor   , yet UNUSUAL

, SOBA

 

SV , for SV.

Mei is wearing her winter coat, for it is chiily today. UNUSUAL

BETTER OPTION

Mei is wearing her winter coat because it is chiily today. COMPLEX SENTENCE- adverb clause

 

 

 

REMINDER

simple present -always, usually, habitually

-state of being

-truth, fact

 

present progressive- auxilairy verb + ‘ing-

-         happening now

-         suggest impermanence, temporary

 

permanent- impermanent

 

e.g. Jun lives in Vancouver, and her husband is living in Hong Kong.

You are wasting my time. now

You like to waste my time. always

 

The sun rises in the east.

 

rise/raise (v)

rise- go up without help by itself, on its own

raise- lift up

 

She got a raise(n).    more money from her job

 

Sometimes we have to prerinse dishes before we put them into the machine.

 

My daughter stress-bakes.  stress-cooks   stress-eat SLANGY