2016-02-22 Core: 7 review and test

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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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.)
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p. 92 - Unit 7 Review
part 2 - Use equatives (as...as), comparatives(-er / more), and superlatives (-est / most) to complete the sentences about the photo of the golfer. Check with your partner when you finish.
1 the craziest
2 more carefully
3 as far as
4 harder
5 the best / better
6 as often as
7 the most dedicated
8 closer and closer
“I’m on the edge of my seat.”
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p. 85 part 10 - complete the paragraph with the simple past, “used to”, or “would”. Sometimes more than one answer is possible.
1 moved (we pronounce the ‘e’ in ‘ed’ ONLY when the verb ends with a /t/ or /d/ sound)
2 used to stand / would stand (“and stare” -> it must be a form with “stand”, not “stood”)
3 were (their height hasn’t changed, so they are still taller than anything I had seen before moving there)
4 were
5 used to run / would run
6 didn’t go / didn’t use to go
7 didn’t own / didn’t use to own
8 used to take / would take / took
9 used to have / would have / had
10 used to go / would go / went
11 was
12 used to be

The streets used to be much busier than back in California.
= Now the streets aren’t much busier than back in California.
(Remember: “used to” means it is the OPPOSITE (affirmative / negative) now)
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p. 92 part 6 - choose the correct option, then match each response (A) with the first part of the exchange (B) (this is what we talked about on p. 88)
1 I prefer - b
2 go - e
3 I prefer - c
4 living - f
5 rather - d
6 I’d prefer - a

subject + would rather + base form - specific preferences about a decision now
subject + would prefer + infinitive or noun - specific preferences about a decision now
subject + prefer(s) + gerund, infinitive, or noun - general preferences and opinions

I’d prefer to eat at home. = I’d rather eat at home. = Right now I want to eat at home.
I prefer to eat at home. = I prefer eating at home. = In general I like eating at home.

rather A than B
prefer A to B
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p. 92 part 4 - Which word doesn’t fit with the other ones? (Which word is the odd one out?)
1 central heating (the others are places you can go in a house)
2 run down (the others are things a city can have, run down is an adjective)
3 fireplace (the others are outside the house, and you can go there)
4 residents (the others are adjectives that describe a city)
5 closet (the others are things outside the house)

Do you need any assistance? = Do you need some help from me?
Do you need any assistants? = Do you need some people to help you?
(The sound of these sentences is the same.)
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p. 84 part 2 and p. 82 part 1 - make sure you remember the meanings of these words
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BREAK
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TEST