2016-02-19 Core: 7 project and rent/buy

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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Homework: read p. 87 and do parts 3, 4, 5 on p. 86
part 3
a 3rd paragraph
b 2
c 5
d 4
part 4
1 They are graceful and they parade through the town on holidays.
2 It’s large and elegant with fountains and stone benches.
3 It’s small and immaculate.
4 It’s a place where men meet to swap stories and have a drink.
part 5
1 coffee is the principal business of the town
2 respect and politeness toward other people
3 water that comes out of the faucets in a house
4 the most important and real love in her life
5 islands that their ancestors came from
6 to exchange stories with each other
7 everybody heard about it quickly
8 an old art that few people practice now
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What are some other forgotten arts?
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Making Adjectives from Verbs:

run -> running (Running water is water that runs.)
bore -> boring (Boring movies bore viewers.)
interest -> interesting
surprise -> surprising
confuse -> confusing
tire -> tiring (A tiring activity tires people.)
exhaust -> exhausting

bore -> bored (A bored person is bored by something.)
steal -> stolen (A stolen car is a car that was stolen by someone.)
burn -> burnt (Burnt toast was burnt by a toaster.)
tear -> torn (Torn paper was torn by someone.)
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In your group, design and draw a tiny house (10-20 square meters) that you would live in.
It must have: a place to sleep, a place to eat, a place to cook, a place to wash, and a place to sit and relax
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http://gizmodo.com/5967622/the-tiny-transforming-apartment-that-packs-six-rooms-into-350-square-feet
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BREAK
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Share your house ideas with the rest of the class.
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p. 88 part 3 - Listen to the conversation with a realtor and complete the sentences about preferences.
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General preferences / opinions:
I prefer cities to towns. - prefer + noun (+ to + noun)
I prefer walking to driving. - prefer + gerund (+ to + gerund)
I prefer to walk or bike. - prefer + infinitive

Specific preferences in one particular situation:
I’d rather rent than buy. - would rather + base form (+ than + base form)
I’d prefer something small. - would prefer + noun
I’d prefer to eat at home tonight. - would prefer + infinitive
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p. 89 - “like” and “as”

I cried as a baby. = I cried when I was a baby.
I cried like a baby. = I cried similarly to a baby (much more recently).

I like him as a person but not as a student.
= I like the way he is a person (his personality), but I don’t like the way he is a student (his study habits and classroom behavior).

Boston has many attractions like theaters, museums, and beaches. (a bit more informal)
Boston has many attractions, such as theaters, museums, and beaches.

Often, the preposition “as” means something IS another thing, and “like” means it’s SIMILAR to another thing.
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p. 89 part 6 - Complete the sentences with “like” or “as”.
1 As (= I am a lifelong resident.)
2 like (= parks similar to this one)
3 as (= it is a vacation destination) (It is ideal in the role of vacation destination.)
4 like
5 Like
6 like (= My studio is similar to yours.)
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As someone with a small studio, I don’t have much space for guests.
(= I am someone with a small studio.)

As I have a small studio, I don’t have much space for guests.
(= Because I have a small studio, …)
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p. 89 part 2 - Read the description of Sandgate.
city-dweller = person who dwells in a city
dwell = live or stay

part 1 - What type of website might have this description?
It’s probably a realtor’s website, because it talks about the prices of living there and it promotes the city.
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Homework: Imagine that you are a realtor and write a short promotion of the tiny house you designed, to try to get someone to rent or buy the house. (You can search craigslist apartment ads for some ideas about how to promote a house.)