2018-08-04 Saturday: 1 Colors

Greg Malivuk
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“2018-08-04 Saturday: 1 Color”
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You can check the website above for notes from this class, as well as notes from my TOEFL class during the week.
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Vocabulary: feelings and personal states
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p. 12 part 2 - Choose the correct word for each definition, then talk with your partner about whether you associate any colors with this word (or the other word).
If you don’t know a word, first check if your partners know it, then look it up in a dictionary (not a translator). http://learnersdictionary.com/ is a good dictionary for English learners, because it uses simple vocabulary in its definitions.
1 prosperity / prosperous
2 luck / lucky
3 courage / courageous
4 wisdom / wise
5 knowledge / knowing or knowledgeable
6 sadness / sad
7 mourning / mournful
8 envy / envious
These are all nouns. What are the adjectives? What are the adjectives for the other words?
passion / passionate
love / loving
anger / angry
happiness / happy
sorrow / sorrowful or sorry
power / powerful
joy / joyful
pride / prideful or proud
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https://www.translatemedia.com/translation-blog/colour-culture-similarities-differences/ - Article and image showing what colors different cultures associate with different emotions.
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p. 10 part 1 - Read “Life in Color”
What are some other examples of using colors in each of these ways?
Identity: rainbow pride flags, national colors, goths, work uniforms, school colors
Decoration: holiday colors, wedding colors, graduation, other celebrations
Messages: pink for breast cancer awareness, white for peace, black for mourning, red and yellow for warnings, traffic lights and signs
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Grammar: present tenses
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What tense are the verbs in the “Identity” paragraph? Why?
- Simple present, because these are always true or repeatedly true.
What about the “Decoration” paragraph?
- Present continuous, because they are happening right now (or at the moment the picture was taken).
	(Another name for “continuous” is “progressive”. Different books use different words.)
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Forms
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Simple present:
+	I have a dog. She has a dog.
- 	I don’t have a cat. She doesn’t have a cat. (After “does”, use the base form, not the he/she/it form.)
? y/n	Do you have a dog? Does she have a dog?
	Yes, I do. / No, I don’t. Yes, she does. / No, she doesn’t.
? info	What pets do you have? What pets does she have?
? subj	How many people have a dog? Who has a dog? (“who” is always singular)

Present continuous
+	I’m taking a class. She’s taking a class. We’re taking a class.
-	I’m not sleeping. She’s not sleeping. / She isn’t sleeping. We’re not sleeping. / We aren’t sleeping.
? y/n	Am I doing homework? Yes, you are. / No, you’re not. / No, you aren’t.
	Is she doing homework? Yes, she is. / No, she’s not. / No, she isn’t.
	Are you doing homework? Yes, I am. / No, I’m not.
? info	What am I doing? What is she doing? What are they doing?
? subj	Who is sleeping there? How many people are studying?
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BREAK
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Action (dynamic) and non-action (stative) verbs
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We cannot use the continuous with stative verbs.
- Stative verbs often express mental states or feelings, and they don’t take any time.
I am closing the door. - I can say this during the time it takes to close the door.
*I am wanting pizza. - I can’t say this, because it doesn’t take time to want pizza.
- You can be “busy” doing dynamic verbs, but not stative verbs.
I can’t talk right now, I’m watching TV. - Watching TV makes me “busy”
*I can’t talk right now, I’m believing that English is difficult. - I’m not busy believing something.
- Some verbs have both stative and dynamic meanings.
I have 100 books. - stative (can’t use continuous)
I’m having pasta for dinner. - dynamic (can use continuous)
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p. 11 part 7 - Which form of the verb should complete each sentence?
1 a think
  b are thinking
2 a come
  b are coming
3 a love
  b is loving (informal) / loves
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p. 13 “Quiz” - Complete the questions with the right words (you can find possible words in the grammar box above part 8).
1 do (The verb is “come”, so we use “do” in the question.)
2 Who
3 is
4 is (“part” is singular)
1 does
2 What/Which
3 do (The verb is “come” and the subject is “cabs”.)
4 can
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part 9 - Take the quiz in two teams. How many points did you get?
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p. 13 part 10 - Ask your partners these questions (ask at least two questions to each person) and a follow-up question to find more information.
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p. 17 - Read about “Color It!”
part 1 - Who would use the service?
part 2a and b - Which information is correct? How do you know?
1 website: address bar at the top, circles under the picture
2 neutral: not too formal (personal - “we help you”), not too informal (“in addition”, no contractions1)
3 potential clients: testimonials and offered services are to attract customers
4 to promote the company: it’s about the company, not one product
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part 3 - Can you find some time expressions and additional information expressions in the article?
time expressions: fifteen years’ experience, currently, this year, so far (not finished, so maybe in the future they will change their mind)
additional information: also, in addition
	In addition, we help you find the products.
	We also help you find the products.
	We help you find the products too/as well.
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Homework: write the sections of a website like on p. 17 for a company you invent (about us, current projects, testimonials)
	Also: read p. 27 and do parts 3, 4, 5 on p. 26