Merry Christmas!

I just want to say that it's been a pleasure meeting all of you.  I enjoyed every class we had, and I wish you all the best for the future.

No matter what you do or where you go, I hope you all have a fantastic life full of fun, wonder, excitement, and plenty of happiness!

 MERRY CHRISTMAS!

AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Christmas Is Almost Here...

Online Test for Unit 2

You can do the test any time between 

Thursday 15th November 2000

and

Tuesday 20th November 2000

Here is the link to the test:

Unit 2 Test

You will also receive an email directing you to the appropriate web site.

If you have any questions, please put them in the comment section of this post.

Thank you.

Answers

On page 26 and page 27 of your Student Book there is a section called What Do You Remember? and What Can You Do? respectively.  It is a good idea to do the questions on these pages in preparation for the upcoming test on Unit 2.

Below are the answers to the questions on page 26 and page 27 for you to check once you have completed the questions:

GRAMMAR
1b 2c 3c 4a 5b 6b 7c 8b 9b 10b

VOCABULARY
a1 take  a2 go  a3  stay  a4 spend  a5 have
b1 at  b2 on  b3 in  b4 on  b5 at
c1 When  c2 Who  c3 How many  c4 What  c5 Which

PRONUNCIATION
a1 wrote  a2 found  a3 choose  a4 when  a5 argue
b incredible  horrible  photographer  suddenly  although


CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS TEXT?
a1 F  a2 T  a3 T  a4 F  a5 DS  a6 T  a7 F  a8 F

CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THESE PEOPLE?
a1 b  a2 c  a3 c  a4 b  a5 b
b1 F  b2 T  b3 T  b4 F  b5 F

CAN YOU SAY THIS IN ENGLISH?
b1 do  b2 were  b3 was  b4 were  b5 -

So, But, Because

Here are some more exercises:

But, So, Because, And

And, But, So, Because

Questions With And Without Auxiliary Verbs

Questions in English language can be made with or without auxiliaries.

Questions with auxiliaries
To make questions in the present simple and past simple, we normally should use do/does (for present simple) and did (for past simple). These auxiliaries in questions have to be followed by the subject and a verb.

Question + Auxiliary + Subject + Verb

Examples:
-          What food do you like? NOT: What food you like?
-          Which DVD did he buy?

Questions without auxiliaries
When a question word (such us Who? What? Which? How many?) is the subject of the verb in the question, we don’t use an auxiliary

Examples:
-          Who (subject) called (verb) you last night on the phone?
-          Who drives your car? (of course I have a driver … my driver drives the car)
-          What happened after the earthquake?

Here are some exercises if you want to do more practice:

Match The Questions And Answers

Complete The Questions

The Teacher Is Ill

Please correct the grammar:

Past Simple/Continuous - Exercises

Here are some links to more past simple and past continuous exercises for you to do:

Was, Were, Wasn't OR Weren't?

Past Simple OR Past Continuous?

Put The Words In Order

Past Simple OR Past Continuous? (more difficult)

Past Continuous/Progressive

We usually use the Past Continuous (sometimes known as Past Progressive) to talk about activities that lasted for some time in the past. The actions can be interruped by something or can be happening at the same time.


Examples

• The cat was sleeping on the sofa.
• I was eating the dinner when someone knocked at the door.
• While he was watching TV, I was working hard.
• I was wondering if you could help me.

If you wish to do more exercises on Past Continuous, click on the following links:

Past Continuous 1

Past Continuous 2

Past Simple - Regular & Irregular Verbs

To make the past tense form of most verbs (regular verbs) we add "ed" at the end.  


Example:  I walked to the shops.


Irregular verbs are not that simple.  Sometimes it is helpful to use a dictionary when writing the past tense form of irregular verbs.

Example: We saw the dog at the park yesterday.


Changes these sentences so the verbs are in the past tense form.  The first sentence has been completed for you.


1.  I did all my homework in the study hall.        (do)
2.  She _________ of a better way to do it.      (think)
3.  Sam ________ us to lock the doors.           (remind)
4.  They ________ their names on the list.         (put)
5.  Who ________ my new shoes?                   (borrow)
6.  We never ________ his real name.              (know)

ANSWERS: 2 - thought, 3 - reminded, 4 - put, 5 - borrowed, 6 - knew


For more exercises, go to this link - it should take no more than 5 minutes to complete.

Online Test for Unit 1

You can do the test any time between 

Sunday 20th November 1500

and

Thursday 24th November 1500

The web link to the test is here, but you will also
receive an email the moment the test is online.

If you have any questions, please put them in the comment section of this post.

Thank you.

Past Simple/Simple Past

A Completed Action in the Past

Use the Simple Past for an action that started and finished at a specific time in the past. 

For further practice, go to the following web site link and do the exercise:

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-past/exercises?04

Prepositions Of Movement

Wedding disaster-video

Hi guys!
Below are videos from today's lesson on wedding, sales call & an exercise.

1. "Clumsy Best Man Ruins Our Wedding"

2. "How to Respond To A Telemarketer - The Seinfeld Way" 

After watching, please do the quiz here>>>

We look forward to seeing your animated video comments!

OXFORDON
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Jay is off sick

Want & Will - Future Plans

want (verb) - to need or desire something

will (verb) - to choose or decide something

Savage Garden - Truly Madly Deeply

Present Continuous - Song

Suzanne Vega - Tom's Diner