2017-06-21 Grammar: progressive aspect

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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Homework: finish “translating” the headlines
NEW BUDGET TERMED “DISASTER” = The new budget was/has been termed a “disaster”.
PRESIDENT TO VISIT CHINA = The president is going to visit China.
DROUGHT EXPECTED TO WORSEN = The drought is expected to worsen.
BIG WHITE HOUSE SHAKE-UP = There is/has been a big shake-up in the White House.
NEW PLAN TO IMPROVE BUS SERVICES = The new plan is going to improve bus services.
	or: There is a new plan to improve bus services. (This headline is ambiguous.)
TEST SCORES IMPROVING IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS = Test scores are improving in public schools.
LINK FOUND BETWEEN DIET AND HEART DISEASE = A link has been found between...
CANCER REPORTED INCREASING = Cancer has been reported to be increasing.
MAJOR DECREASE IN INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN U.S. = There has been a major decrease in international students in the US.
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p. 12 (on the screen) - Write sentences about what has happened, what is happening, and what is going to happen.
past:
There was an earthquake. Someone raged in the store. People were fighting. Someone crazy did that. Products fell down from the shelves and broke on the floor.
present:
The man is cleaning the disaster. A man is cleaning the floor. Someone is picking up the food on the floor. Some bottles are leaking on the floor. Some liquid is pooling on the floor.
future:
Somebody will be cleaning and arranging the products. The products will be thrown away because they are broken. They are going to replace the products on the shelves. They will need to reorganize the store. All the products will be stolen due to the earthquake.
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Be careful of the difference between “steal” and “rob”:
People might steal all the products.
People might rob the store. (or “loot”, if it’s after a disaster)
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Handout p. 17 - Read the explanations for different uses of the progressive aspect.
She is being very rude. = This is her (temporary) behavior right now.
She is very rude. = This is her (permanent) personality.
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p. 18 exercise 4 - Decide whether each verb should be simple or progressive and write it in the space. (You will also need to identify the correct time frame: past, present, or future.)
1 am studying
2 was reading
3 a get
  b are marching
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Homework: finish exercise 4, then do p. 20 exercise 6 (the same thing, but choose between perfect and simple instead). (You might want to read p. 19 first.)