2015-08-26 Core: 7 Adjuntas and NYC

Greg Malivuk
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(This is the Core class.)
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Homework: p. 83 part 7 and read the article on p. 87, circle or list words you don’t know
1 Houses are less appropriate for local conditions.
2 A cave house is not as small as you think.
3 An igloo is not as cold inside as you might think.
4 New houses are more and more expensive every year.
5 My tent is the best in camp.
6 This house is the oldest house.
7 A house on stilts survives more easily in floods.
8 You cannot put up a brick house as quickly as a ger.
  You can put up a ger more quickly than a brick house.
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p. 87 - what words couldn’t you figure out?
reincarnation: a new life (to be born again after death)
nod: move your head up and down, usually to say “yes”
exploit: use or take advantage of, especially in a negative or excessive way
(“The company exploits its workers. They have to work long hours in unsafe conditions for little money.”)
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p. 86 part 2 - What is the article mainly about? - c: people and traditions
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parts 3-4 - answer these questions with a partner
part 3
a 3
b 2
c 5
d 4
part 4
1 They are graceful. They parade through the town on holidays.
2 It is large and elegant with fountains and stone benches.
3 It is small and immaculate.
4 Men meet there to swap stories and have a drink.
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part 5 - what do these phrases mean in context?
1 a town where the main industry is coffee
2 politeness with other people
3 water that comes from taps in your house
4 the most important romantic partner in her life
5 the islands that their ancestors were from
6 to exchange stories / to tell each other stories
7 information was quickly shared among many people
8 an art that new generations don’t practice (much)
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adjectives from verb+ing = participial adjectives:

running water = water that “runs” in the house
surrounding mountains = mountains that surround the area
confusing story = story that confuses you
boring movie = movie that bores you
surprising news = news that surprises you

we can also make adjectives from the past participle of many verbs:

confused readers = readers who were confused by the story
bored audience = audience that was bored by the movie
surprised listeners = listeners who were surprised by the news
attached picture = picture that was attached to the email by the sender
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Sometimes we don’t have -ed/-ing pairs because the “partner” has a different form:
frightened / frightening
terrified / terrifying
scared / scary
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Would you want to live in Adjuntas? Why or why not?
Would you want to live in New York City? Why or why not?

p. 84 part 2 - with your partner, complete the sentences with words from the box
1 atmosphere
2 public transportation
3 financial
4 modern
5 built-up (everywhere is buildings, and most of them are very tall)
6 skyscrapers
7 residents
8 neighborhoods
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BREAK
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open spaces: areas where the sky is above you, including parks, plazas, ponds, etc.
green spaces: open spaces with plants and trees, such as parks
residents = people who live somewhere, residence = a place where people live
(assistance/assistants, independence/independents, patience/patients, etc. have the same sound)
run-down: buildings are old and in bad condition from lack of repair and maintenance (peeling paint, broken windows, cracked sidewalks, etc.)
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September 1 (Tuesday) - back to 15-minute breaks
(9:00-10:30, 10:45-12:15, 12:30-1:15, 1:30-2:15, 2:30-3:15)
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http://s3.amazonaws.com/grassrootsmapping/warpables/30133/boston-1775.jpg - map of Boston from 1775
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p. 84 - read the article
https://welikia.org/explore/mannahatta-map/ - website for the “Before New York” project
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The Back Bay area used to be part of the Charles River.
Manhattan used to have beavers.
There didn’t use to be so many buildings.
Where did you use to live?
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Homework: p. 165 practice 1 and 2