2015-06-05 Core: project and like/as

Greg Malivuk
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Homework: p. 85 parts 10 and 11
Look at the website about making houses from airplanes. List some other unusual materials you could use to make a creative house.
http://io9.com/awe-inspiring-homes-and-buildings-made-out-of-old-airpl-453710875
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p. 85 part 10
1 moved
2 used to stand / would stand
3 were (no “would” because it’s not an action, no “used to” because it’s still true)
4 were (also didn’t change)
5 used to run / would run
6 didn’t use to go / wouldn’t go / didn’t go
7 didn’t use to own / didn’t own
8 used to take / would take / took (on Sunday mornings = many times)
9 used to have / would have (in this case “have” = “eat”, which is an action)
10 used to go / would go (use the same form as 9)
11 was
12 was / used to be
p. 85 part 11
1 I worked in a marketing consultant company. / I used to work… (I don’t work there now)
2 I used to be shy. / I used to study in downtown Sao Paulo. / I would play soccer during recess.
3 my family used to live in a house
4 I traveled to Istanbul. (must be simple past, because it’s about one vacation)
5 I used to be scared. / I would study one day before the test. / I was really nervous.
6 we used to stay together. / we would go on picnics. / we used to have dinner together.
7 I moved to Brasilia. / I felt independent. / I was 18. / I cried. (simple past)
8 I used to be quiet. / I would play on a farm. / I didn’t use to eat vegetables.
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Unusual materials/structures for a house:
plastic bottles, plastic, recycled material, trash, leaves, tires / wheels, glass, aluminum cans, ceramic, airplane, shipping container, books, ships, chocolate, toys, bamboo, trees, flowers, ice, grass, straw bales, mirrors, money, LEGO, gold, diamond, clay, computers, boxes, copper
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Choose one or two materials (or another idea), and with your group design a house from this material.
Draw a floorplan of the house, to show where everything is located. (Use vocabulary from p. 82 to describe some things your house has in it.)
Prepare to explain the advantages and the disadvantages of your choice of materials. For example, why are tires a good material for a house? What might be some problems with a tire house?
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p. 89 - what kind of website is the description from? how do you know?

The streets are picturesque. = They are pretty, like what you can see in a picture or postcard.
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What is she like? = What is her personality?
What does she look like? = What is her appearance?
What does she like? = What are her preferences/hobbies?
Who is she like? = Who is she similar to?
Who does she look like? = Who has a similar appearance?
Who does she like? = Who are her friends?
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p. 89 part 4
Like many other historic downtown neighborhoods, it has a lot of charm.
= It is similar to many other neighborhoods.

As a city-dweller myself, I know that city people…
= I am a city-dweller myself. (= I live in a city.)

As your friend, I suggest that you…, but as your lawyer, I think you should… .
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Sandgate is a city, but it is as friendly as a small town. (comparison)
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part 6
1 As
2 like
3 as
4 like
5 Like (the one in my town is similar to all good cafes)
6 like
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Homework: Write a description of your neighborhood (in your country), using the vocabulary from this chapter. (p. 89 parts 7, 8, and 9) Make sure the description does the things in p. 86 part 7.