Thursday's lesson, March 29,2012

For Tuesday, April 3
Exam Information: Unit 5 Exam: Small group discussion, topic "What did the Polish people have to get used to after independence from the Soviet Union?  Discuss this with your parents or anyone else who clearly remembers this time.
Written parts: grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, reading and writing.  If you have submitted (given) both writing assignments, you do not need/have to take the writing part of the exam in class.

Grammar Points
prepositions of movement
verb + ing (gerund)
infinitives with "to"
have to, must, mustn't

New Vocabulary 27-03-2012

complicated adjective
complication n.
motivate v.
motivation n.
mind v.

Reminder:  Unit 5 exam Tuesday, April 3;  all writing assignments due also.

Homework for Tuesday, March 27, 2012

1) Writing Assignment #2 due Thursday.
  
2) Worksheet 5B "Infinitive or Verb + ing"

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3) Worksheet 5C "Have to...."
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Lesson Vocabulary:
allowed=permitted  Smoking is not permitted/allowed at busstops.
obligation=duty  Parents and children have obligations to eachother.
obligatory: adjective form  Paying taxes is obligatory.
impose v. To ask or demand someone to do something  Police are allowed to impose a fine on speeding drivers.
to be based upon- phrasal verb:  1)to have has a foundation   English is based upon Latin and German.
'noun' -based- adjective form   2) English is Latin and German-based language.
3) to be based v. To be located or situated someplace   Some Polish soldiers are based in afghanistan.
4) intensive adj. 1 involving a lot of activity, effort, or careful attention in a short period of time:

She took a one-week intensive course in English.

supposed to be phrasal verb= should  You are supposed to be a responsible citizen.

Vocabulary Thursday (09.03)

• sick
• sickness (noun)
• suffering
• acceleration 
• obsess
• as long as (for equal)   vs. longer than (for different)
• equal
• rough draft
• final draft
• skip

THURSDAY'S (15.03) LESSON

1. Revision: practice page 154 in your course book
2. Try to finish page 56-57 by yourself 
3. Complete the worksheet  

• Girlfriend's bad mood makes Max feel bad.

• Walking on the beach makes me feel good.

  PRONUNCIATION
   Early sounds like 'urly; like 'curly hair'
    Early
    Ear
 These two words do not sound the same.

 GRAMMAR POINT
It started being warm. = It started to be warm.
I try to clean up my room. = I try cleaning up my room.  NOT I try to cleaning up my room.

She make cooking easy. <-NOT-> She makes to cook easy.

I remember to feed my cat. 
I remember feeding my cat yesterday. (PAST EVENT!)  

1. to mind = to have a problem. (don't like something)
2. to mind = to obey

Does your son obey you?
Yours son obeys you, Your son minds you

to mind 
I don't mind

Mind your manners (to be polite, please)

What do you enjoy in the summer ? I enjoy sailing in the summer
I'm not good at........shopping
                     my wife is good at shopping!
Is your wife good at cooking? Yes, she's good at cooking!
Tell me something you hate doing: I hate doing homework!

Do you ever sing at shower?                            No, I never sing in the shower.
Do your ever sing at Karaoke bar?                  No, I never sing in the Karaoke bar.
Do you ever sing at a choir?
Do you ever? NO NEVER, YES SOMETIMES
Have you ever been to Spain

guideline
                   

            

Homework for Tuesday (20.03)

1. Finish page 57 in your course book
2. Workbook pp 44-45 (pp=pages)
3. Writing assignment #1 (number 1)

Please download the worksheet and complete if you don't have a paper version:
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