2020-04-04 Saturday: 1 Color

Greg Malivuk
gmalivuk@staffordhouse.com
http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - Notes from all classes.
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In your group, choose a company logo to redesign with different colors. Try to make it look bad.
Afterwards, you’re going to promote your design to us as though it were beautiful.
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p. 12 (pdf p. 4) part 2 - Decide with your partner which word goes with each definition. Then share if you have a color that you associate with that word.
1 prosperity / prosperous
2 luck / lucky
3 courage / courageous
4 wisdom / wise
5 knowledge / knowledgeable
6 sadness / sad
7 mourning / mournful
8 envy / envious
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p. 10 (pdf p. 2) - Read the text.
What are some other examples of using colors in each of these ways?
Identity: rainbow flags, flags in general, gender, team colors, school colors
Decoration: holiday colors, celebration colors (weddings)
Messages: white for peace/surrender, traffic signals/signs, green=healthy, eco-friendly, lots of marketing
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Grammar: simple present and present continuous
What tense is used in the “Identity” paragraph? Why?
- simple present, because it’s about general facts that are always true, or actions that are repeated
What about the “Decoration” paragraph?
- present continuous, because it’s about things happening “now” (or in a photograph) (now can be this moment or “these days”)
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Simple Present Form:
+	I live in Malden. She lives in Cambridge.
- 	I don’t live in Medford. She doesn’t live in Somerville.
? y/n	Do you live in Medford? Does she live in Somerville?
	Yes, I do. / No, I don’t. 	Yes, she does. / No, she doesn’t.
? info	Where do you live? Where does she live?
	(subject questions: How many people live here? Who lives here? - no “do” or “does”)

Present Continuous:
+	I am living in Malden. She is living in Cambridge. They are living in Braintree.
-	I’m not living in Medford. She’s not / She isn’t living… They’re not / They aren’t living…
? y/n	Am I living in Medford? Is she living in Cambridge? Are they living in Braintree?
	Yes, I am. / No, I’m not. Yes, she is. / No she’s not. Yes, they are. / No, they’re not.
? info	Where am I living? Where is she living? Where are they living?
	(subject questions: Who is living here? How many people are living here?)
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There are some verbs that we cannot use in present continuous.
Stative or Non-action verbs can’t be in continuous tenses. They don’t take any time, so nothing else can happen to interrupt them.
Dynamic or Action verbs can be continuous. They take some time and can be interrupted.

Many verbs can have both action and non-action meanings:
- I have one sister. (non-action, possession)
- I’m having a party tonight. (action, “throwing”)
- I’m having dinner. (action, eating)
- I’m having a good time. (action, experiencing)
- She’s having a baby. (action, bearing)
	(We can say “My mother bore me in 1983,” but it sounds strange. Better: “She had me in 1983.”)
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In everyday speech, “people” is the plural of “person”.
	- “a people” and “peoples” can be used in anthropology or sociology
	- “persons” is fairly common in legal documents
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p. 11 (pdf p. 3) part 8 - Which tense is most common with each expression?
Frequency adverbs are most common with simple present, but they can be used with continuous:
	- Something is happening at the same time on several different days:
		“Don’t call at 7, because we’re usually eating dinner then.”
	- Something is happening “constantly” (exaggeration)
		“She seems like a very happy person. She’s always smiling.”
		(“She seems friendly. She always smiles when she sees me.”)
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“Stop doing that right now.” - “right” adds emphasis and urgency, this is a stronger command
“We don’t have that product right now.” - “right” makes it sound shorter and temporary
	(“We don’t have that now,” could mean that it has been discontinued forever.)
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p. 13 (pdf p. 5) “Quiz” - Complete the questions about blue and yellow with a question word or auxiliary verb.
Blue:
1 do (the subject is “people” and the verb is “come”: “Where do they come from?”)
2 Who
3 is
4 is
Yellow:
1 does (the subject is “festival” and the verb is “celebrate”: “Which fruit does it celebrate?”)
2 Which/What (“Which” means we’re choosing from something like a list, so often the choice between “which” and “what” depends on how many options you’re imagining.)
3 do (the subject is “cabs” and the verb is “come”: “Where do they come from?”)
4 can (If I ask, “Where do you see this house?” I’m assuming that you see it regularly.)
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In a group of 4-5, divide yourselves into A Team and B Team. Look at the pdf for your team.
Then ask your questions to the other team.
- If the other team answers correctly the first time, they get 5 points.
- If their first answer is incorrect, read the three choices and let them choose one. If their choice is correct, they get 1 point.
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p. 17 (pdf p. 9) part 2a - Which options correctly describe the text? How do you know?
2 neutral: not totally formal (uses “you” and “us”), not totally informal (uses “currently” and “in addition”)
3 potential clients: current clients would already know what the company does and don’t need to be attracted to the company with testimonials
4 to promote the company: it talks about multiple services, not just one product
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part 3 - Find examples in the text of time expressions and additional information expressions.
1 time expressions: fifteen years’, currently, this year, so far
2 additional information: In addition, also
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Possessive apostrophe and ‘s’:

the student’s books = the books of one student
the students’ books = the books of many students (possessive just add ‘ if there’s already a plural -s)
one year’s experience / two years’ experience
one child’s toy
many children’s toys (add s when the plural doesn’t already have one)
my boss’s car (add s when the word is singular, even if it already ends in ‘s’)
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Word order/position of time and additional information expressions:

In addition, we help you find the products. (beginning, with a comma)
We also help you find the products. (after the subject, before the main verb; at the beginning is informal)
	(We can also help you. - after the first auxiliary verb)
We help you find the products, as well. (at the end)
We help you find the products too. (at the end)

This year, we are working with an airline.
We are working with an airline this year. (time expressions go at the beginning or the end)
Currently, we are working with an airline.
We are currently working with an airline.
We are working with an airline currently. (adverbs go at the beginning or end, or in the verb phrase)
I always do my homework. She never does her homework. (many frequency adverbs can only go in the verb phrase, not at the beginning or the end of the sentence)
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In general, one week the homework will be writing and reading, and the other week it will be a test.
Email me when you complete writing or tests.
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Homework: Write a company profile for a company you invent. Include the same three sections as on p. 17 (“About Us”, “Current Project”, and “Testimonials”)
	Also: read p. 27 (unit 2 pdf p. 7) and do parts 3, 4, and 5 on p. 26