2015-12-12 Saturday: 10 No Limits

Greg Malivuk
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“2015-12-12 Saturday: 10 No Limits”
This is the same level and book as the “Core” class.
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Homework: Write an eBay ad for the thing you tried to sell in class today.
	Also read p. 111 and do p. 110 parts 2, 3, 4, 5
part 2 - a
part 3
1 Andrew McCarthy (the author), Sam (his son), and Mohamed (his friend); in Morocco to bargain for and buy things in the souk.
2 a bottle for 200 dirham, a box for 1300 dirham
3 the box
part 4
1 freshly squeezed orange juice
2 world-famous market
3 lethal-looking swords
4 soft hand-dyed fabrics
5 large camel bones
6 massive copper lamps
7 tall cobalt-blue tear-shaped old perfume bottle
8 bright yellow Moroccan men’s slippers
part 5
1 Say, “Too much--bezaf,” and walk away.
2 Don’t show interest in the thing you want, instead ask about something else.
3 Wear something Moroccan.
4 Don’t always give an offer, instead make them continue to lower the price.
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Lethal-looking swords look lethal. (active)
Hand-dyed fabrics were dyed by hand. (passive)

a three-legged table
a blue-eyed woman

a 200-page book (NOT “pages”)
a 20-year-old person (not “years”)

I teach twenty two-year-old students. (20 students, each 2 years old)
I teach twenty-two-year-old students. (several students, each 22 years old)
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p. 117 - running in the desert
marathon = 42.195km
ultramarathon > 42.195km
Marathon des Sables - 6 days, 250km
Ironman Triathlon - 3.86km swimming, 180.25km cycling, 42.195km running

part 3 - answer the questions with your partners, and list other extreme sports that you know of

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWfph3iNC-k - BASE jumping in a wingsuit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fAvbqQWRWo - Same man in China, with some more conversation and interviews
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adrenaline junkie = a person who is “addicted” to adrenaline and danger and excitement
An alcoholic is a person who is addicted to alcohol.
We also have “workaholic”, “shopaholic”, “chocoholic”.

p. 118 - Defining relative clause: a clause that defines or identifies a noun in a sentence, which begins with a relative pronoun (who, whom, whose, which, that, where, when, why)
(A clause is a group of words with a subject and verb.)

who/whom/whose is similar to he/him/his

Jeb Corliss is the man whom we watched in that video. (“whom” is more formal, and not very common in spoken English)
Jeb Corliss is the man that we watched in that video.
Jeb Corliss is the man we watched in that video.
(We can remove “that” because it is not the subject of the relative clause.)

Jeb Corliss is the man who made that video.
Jeb Corliss is the man that made that video.
(Can’t remove “that”, because here it is the subject of the relative clause.)

(In defining clauses, we can use “that” instead of “who”, “whom”, “which”, “when”, and “why”.)

the day when I graduated
the day that I graduated
the day I graduated

the reason why I teach
the reason that I teach
the reason I teach

It’s very common to remove “that” for short, simple sentences, but you should keep it in the sentence if it could be confusing to take it out.

I didn’t remember John had already given the answer. - strange because the first time you think the sentence should end after “John”
-> I didn’t remember that John had already given the answer.
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p. 119 part 7 - complete the noun phrases with the correct relative pronouns
1 who / that
2 who / that
3 which / that
4 when
5 where
6 whose / bionic limbs the movement of which mimics…
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You can replace it with anything. = You can replace it with whatever you want.
You can replace it with nothing. = You can remove it and you don’t have to put something in its place.

I can do anything. = I can do whatever I want.
I can do nothing. = I can’t do even one single thing.

It’s better than anything. = It’s the best thing ever.
It’s better than nothing. = It’s not great, but it’s better than if I didn’t have it.
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healthy area of bone where the bionic limb is attached
(“where” modifies “area”, even though that isn’t the word directly before it)
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p. 119 part 10 - With your group, define six of the medical words (using defining relative clauses, if possible).
surgeon: a type of doctor who might do operations
injection: application of medicine under the skin with a needle
botox: something that people use to look younger (More generally it deadens or paralyzes nerves, which can help with other, more serious conditions.)
operating room: a place in a hospital where doctors do operations
blood test: a kind of exam that shows if someone has a disease by analyzing the blood
accident: an unfortunate incident that may involve injuries, which wasn’t planned or predicted
emergency: a situation when someone is in danger and needs help immediately
scan: an action to see through your body
ambulance: the vehicle which transports people who need immediate attention
stitches: the way to close a cut with a needle and thread
donor: a person who gives body parts or blood to help other people
crutches: a kind of stick which helps people to walk
surgery: the operation where somebody cuts inside your body to do some treatment
technician: someone who works in a laboratory (or with the equipment)
ward: the area of a hospital where a specific type of patient or treatment can be found
x-ray: the picture where you can see your bones
paramedic: the person who comes first to an accident or other emergency
first aid: the first things to do to help someone in danger

hypodermic = under the skin
hypo/hyper, sub/super, infra/ultra, under/over
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What would happen if you tried to run the MdS?
I would die in less than 20 minutes, I swear.
I could hurt myself.
I could hurt my knees.
I might be proud of myself that I did it.

If I had a million dollars, I would buy a house. (I’m sure this would be my choice.)
If I had a million dollars, I could buy a house. (I would have the ability to do it.)
If I had a million dollars, I might buy a house. (Maybe I would choose to do it.)

I could buy a house, but I wouldn’t. (It would be possible, but not my choice.)
*I might buy a house, but I wouldn’t. (Doesn’t make sense. “Maybe I would but I definitely wouldn’t”?)
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Second Conditional = Present/Future Unreal Conditional

if + [past, simple or continuous], subject + might/could/would + base form (yes comma)
subject + might/could/would + base form + if + [past, simple or continuous] (no comma in this case)

If it were raining right now, we couldn’t see the sun outside.
If you were paying better attention, you wouldn’t need a second example.

If it were raining, we couldn’t see the sun. -> It’s not raining, and we can see the sun.
If I had more money, I would buy a house. -> I don’t have more money, so I won’t buy a house.
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p. 121 part 10 - complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs, and then look for the answers in the article on p. 120
1 had, would be
2 would it take
3 Would it be / Might it be
4 would/could/might happen, melted
5 would/could/might the temperature change, increased
6 could we learn / might we learn
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Would you spend 6 months in space if you had the opportunity to go to Mars?
What if it were fast to go to Mars, but you couldn’t come back?

http://www.mars-one.com/ - a project that hopes to send people to live on Mars by 2026
(One idea is to help fund it with a reality TV show about the training and the journey.)
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If you had to live the rest of your life in a different city and you could only bring 5 things you currently own or people currently in your life, what would you bring and why? What city would you choose?
(Discuss this with your partners.)
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p. 124 part 5 - pronunciation of “and”
A and E - “A an’ E”
cuts and bruises - “cuts am’ bruises” (before /b/, /p/, and /m/)
dogs and cats - “ng” sound (before /k/ and /g/)

black and white TV, not “white and black”
(“black and blue” is how we describe bruises, even when they have different colors)
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part 5b - make pairs with “and”
day and night / night and day
doctors and nurses
eyes and ears / ears and eyes
food and drink
hands and knees (“on hands and knees” = kneeling or crawling)
mind and body / body and mind
rich and famous
fruit and nuts
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Homework: email me if you want a copy of the test, and if you’re finishing email me if you want to see your last homework with corrections
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