Top Notch 2 2013-08-14

Homework (workbook p. 74-75)
(1)
1. digital camera, camcorder, laptop, cell phone
2. printer, laptop, scanner
3. laptop, PDA, cell phone (smart phone)
4. mp3 player, headset/headphones
(2)
1. b
2. c
3. a
4. b
(4)
1. as expensive as
   the same price as
2. as fast as
   the same speed as
3. as big as
   the same size as
4. as cheap as
   (It's not as cheap. = It's more expensive.)
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Infinitives of Purpose (p. 103)
infinitive = to + base form

I went to the store to buy milk.
= I went to the store in order to buy milk.
= I went to the store because I wanted milk.

(para + verb = infinitive of purpose = to+verb)
(para + noun = for)
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drop-down menu
cursor
icon: the small image on a computer, for a file or a function
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1 You can click on the print icon to print.
2 Put the cursor on the drop-down menu to save your file.
  Put the cursor on the drop-down menu to get it out of the way.
3 I bought a new scanner to copy my photos.
4 I emailed my friend to invite him to a party.
  I emailed my friend to tell him how I am.
5 I logged on to the Internet to search for a job.
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I am studying English because I want to go to university.
= I am studying English to go to college here.
I study because I want to live here.
= I study English in order to live here.
I study because I want to talk with Americans.
= I study English to talk with Americans.
I want to teach P.E. because I like it and I did it in Brazil.
(This reason is not a purpose, so we can't use an infinitive of purpose to have the same meaning.)
I teach English because it's interesting.
(not a purpose)
I teach English because I like to help other people learn.
= I teach English to help other people learn.
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QUIZ:
(5)
1. almost as good as
   not as good as
2. not (quite) as expensive as
   almost as expensive as
   nearly as expensive as
3. (just) as easy to use as
4. not (nearly) as fast as
5. not (quite) as good as
   almost as good as
   nearly as good as
6. not (nearly) as heavy as

(You don't need to use "almost", "quite", or "just".)

(6) - you don't need to do this part

(7)
1. c
  He enrolled in an electronics course to learn how to repair computers.

(Choose the letter that completes the sentence. Then, on the back of the paper, write each sentence with an infinitive of purpose.)
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Next Wednesday: Test for units 8, 9, 10
(Art and passives, computers and as...as, and unit 10 material)
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ethics: ideas about good and bad behavior, especially about how we treat other people
values: the things that are important to you, which affect how you behave
One common American value is individual freedom.
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He wants to be honest. The price tag is wrong. He should tell someone who works there.
"mom and pop store"
"What goes around comes around."
karma
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Homework: workbook p. 85-86