2019-08-15 Core: Adjuntas, preferences

Greg Malivuk
gmalivuk@staffordhouse.com
http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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Homework: read p. 87, then do parts 1 and 4 on p. 86
Check your answers with your partner.
part 1
1 Atlantic Ocean
2 islands
3 city
4 languages
part 4
1 The horses are graceful and they parade through town on holidays.
2 The town square is large and elegant with fountains and stone benches.
3 Lala Echevarria’s home is small and immaculate.
4 Lauro Yepez’s shop is a place where men meet to swap stories and have a drink.
teeny-tiny
tin
tine
(At the end of a word, and in borrowed words, ‘i’ can sound like ‘ee’.)
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part 5 - With your partner, find these expressions in the text and explain in your own words what they mean.
1 a town where coffee is produced (especially if this is the main industry)
2 polite and friendly behavior
3 water in the house that can be used from a sink or shower
4 the man she loved most during her life
5 islands where their ancestors lived
6 share or exchange stories
7 information spread quickly = other people found out quickly (that Tato Ramos was singing in Yepez’s shop)
8 a skill that few people have now (but more people had in the past)
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reincarnation = to get a new life
reforestation = when an area becomes forest again (after deforestation)
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Wordbuilding: verb -> adjective

The teacher bores the students.
	the bored students
	the boring teacher

This grammar confuses the students.
	the confused students
	the confusing grammar

The army surrounds the village.
	the surrounded village
	the surrounding army

The thief stole the car.
	the stolen car
	(“stealing” doesn’t exist as an adjective, but “thieving” is a word)

The movie scares the audience.
	the scared audience
	(the scary movie -- “scaring” doesn’t exist)

The water runs from the tap.
	the running water
	(There is no object/receiver, so the past participle form doesn’t exist.)
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In general: -ing form describes the subject/agent of the verb (who/what does the verb)
	-ed (past participle) describes the object/receiver of the verb (who/what the verb happens to)
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With your partner, make a list of important things to consider when looking for somewhere to live.
cost, location, size, orientation/light, parking, amenities (convenience features like laundry), appearance, materials, yard/garden, pet rules, number/size of different rooms, neighbors, which floor, elevator, smell
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BREAK
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p. 88 part 2 - Listen to a conversation at a realtor’s office. Does the customer mention the things on our list? What are the six things that she specifies?
1 rent
2 an elevator
3 two bedrooms
4 downtown
5 doesn’t need a garage
6 doesn’t mind the age of the property
- small but not too small
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part 3 - Listen again and complete the sentences.
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Grammar for Preferences
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prefer
prefer + noun/pronoun: I’d prefer something small.
prefer + infinitive: I prefer to walk or bike.
prefer + gerund: I prefer living here. (The gerund means she already has experience with this.)
prefer ___ to ___: I prefer cities to small towns. (nouns or gerunds: “I prefer walking to driving.”)

I prefer = general preference or opinion
I’d prefer = specific choice in a particular situation
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rather
“rather” is an adverb that almost always comes after “would”
would rather + base form: I’d rather rent than buy.
rather ___ than ___

I’d rather = specific choice in a particular situation
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Pronunciation: intonation for choices

Would you rather rent or buy? - For choices, intonation goes up on the first and down on the second.

part 5b - Repeat these questions.

Do you want to meet on Saturday or Sunday?
- If it rises and then falls, I want you to choose between Saturday and Sunday.
- If it rises through both days, I want you to answer yes or no. = Do you want to meet this weekend?
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Tag question intonation:
You’re from Brazil, aren’t you?
- If the question rises, I think this is true, but I want to confirm.
- If the question falls, I’m already certain of this. It’s a conclusion I’ve already made myself.
	(We can use falling tag questions for recent realizations and conclusions.)
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A: It looks like it’s starting to rain.
B: I thought it was going to rain.
	(The wrong intonaton for B can sound like B didn’t hear or understand A.)
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p. 165 practice 1 - Choose the correct option for each sentence. Then check with your partner.
1 isn’t as big as
2 as fast as
3 the biggest
4 less expensive
5 warmer
6 hotter
7 smaller than
8 quicker
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Homework: p. 165 practice 2
Also: go online to look at examples of tiny houses and pay attention to how they fit all the necessary features