EF45 Class 33

 

Good morning, everyone.

We will get started at 12:00

 

Today’s agenda

·      Go over sentences from homework- verb tenses

·      Review modals

·      Continue short story- “Literary Terms”

·      “Roses Sing on New Snow”

·      HW   If you wish, try a few sentence with modals and email them

to me. We can share them tomorrow. Deadline 7pm

 

Wednesday

·      Revisit midterm rec- 50-64%

·      Review modals - practice

·      Begin noun clauses

·      “Roses Sing on New Snow”

 

Thursday

·      Continue noun clauses

·      “Roses Sing on New Snow”

 

Friday

·      TH or FRI Quiz4- noun clauses

·      Listening fun exercise- Listen to a song and listen for lyrics.

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Monday

·      Business writing

·      Presentation Project

 

Tuesday

·      Business writing

·      Presentation Project

 

Wednesday

·      Business writing

·      Presentation Project

 

Monday, June 24

·      Optional replacement quiz or test- I will explain this in detail next week

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Wednesday, June 26, final day

·      Marks day, non-instruction day

·      One-on-one meetings

 

 

 

 

 

 

VERB TENSES:

-SIMPLE PRESENT, PAST, FUTURE

-PRESENT, PAST PROGRESSIVE/CONTINUOUS ‘ing’

-PRESENT PERFECT I have lived here for six months.

-PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE I have been living here for six months.

 

CRITICAL VERB TENSES:

-SIMPLE PRESENT, PAST, FUTURE

-PRESENT PROGRESSIVE ‘ing’

 

 

1.    He appears/appeared around the corner.

around- prep – nearby, surrounding, approximately

 

2.    He will appear around the corner.

3.    She has been appearing on tv for eight months.

4.    I’m learning about this verb tense right now.

I’m learning   ‘ apostrophe  I am = I’m  contraction

 

5.    I’m running on the playground now.

 

6.    They were learning about verb tense when the teacher came in.

past progressive- interruption

Jun was sleeping when all of a sudden a ghost appeared at the foot of his bed.

IDIOM all of a sudden- suddenly

immediately- quickly

 

 

 

 

7.    She has learned English for five years. present perfect

8.    I have been learning verb tense for two months. sounds temporary

I have been learning English for two years.

 

COMPLETED ACTION

PAST PERFECT- (grammar book) I had learned English for two years.

SIMPLE PAST- (authentic) I learned English for two years.

 

 

 

9.    She has been waiting for the bus for 15 minutes.

 

10.                       She expected to pass the exam.

 

11.                       The company is hiring 10 people.

The company hired 10 people.

The company has hired 10 people. A BIT GRAMMAR BOOK

The company has been hiring new people.

 

 

12.                       l will have a pizza for lunch.

13.                       I was driving when he called me.

14.                       I am going to make a plan for my next trip.

15.                       She understood that her son didn't come home last night. 

NOUN CLAUSE

She understood why her son didn't come home last night. 

understand/realize- similar meaning

16.                       I am not  understanding don’t undestand what you are saying/said about them.

 

17.                       You were understanding about it when I talked to you.

undersand(v)

understanding(adj)- agreeable, compassionate, sympathetic

She was very understanding about my situation.

 

compassion- com-together   passion-emotion

sympathy- feel sorry for

Jun felt compassion for her friend, Shira, who was going through a divorce. Jun got divorced last year.

 

compassion/sympathy (n)

compassionate/sympathetic(adj)

 

I offer my sympathy/codolences on the loss of your grandmother. My condolences. I’m sorry to hear she passed away.

 

RUDE bought the farm, kicked the bucket

 

The old dog went to heaven. CHILDISH

18.                       We have understood the answer to this question since last week.

 

 

BRIEF OVERVIEW

Modals/Modal Auxilaries

 

can + infinitive –‘to

can + to go

I can go.

We can go.

You can go.

 

must + to learn

I must to learn French.

 

He must obey the law.

have  to = must - strong

You have to take your medicine.

 

have got to- strongest

You have got to lock the door.

 

You need to call your mother. should/must

 

CASUAL TALKING/TEXTING You gotta fix your laptop.

CASUAL TALKING/TEXTING You got to fix your laptop.

FORMAL, SCHOOL, BUSINESS You have got to fix your laptop.

 

-may/might

may- question May I help you? May I make an appointment?

May I borrow a pencil? May I ask a question? May I have some coffee and a sandwich?

 

Ordering at Tim Hortons:

May I have a maple glaze donut?

Can I have/get a maple glaze donut?

Maple glaze donut, please.

I will have a maple glaze donut, please.

 

A BIT RUDE Give me a maple glaze donut, please.

I’ll take a donut.

 

She may might be at home.

He might be driving home now.

 

DIFFERENT MEANINGS

may be

maybe

 

 

Can I help you? more casual, not as polite

 

-shall- rarely used

Shall I ….

Let’s take a break, shall we?

Shall we dance?

 

 

“Literary Terms”