2015-07-22 Core: 2 dance and events

Greg Malivuk
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(This is the Core class.)
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Homework: p. 23 exercise 9
	Also, listen to Manu Chao, Paul Simon, Peter Gabriel, Youssou N’Dour, and Zap Mama, and write a sentence about each one with the words from p. 22 part 3.
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p. 23 exercise 9
1 has grown (subject is “the number”)
2 have taken over
3 has become (subject is “buying”)
4 has also gotten (“got” in British English)
5 have started
6 have found
(Between British and American English, just make sure you are consistent. If you prefer “got”, you should always use “got”. If you prefer “colour” to “color”, you should always use “colour”.)
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Manu Chao’s music  is catchy and cheerful. It is also repetitive.
Paul Simon’s music is cheerful, lively, and moving. Some of it is melancholy
Peter Gabriel’s music is melancholy. Some of it is a little tuneless, but other songs are melodic.
Youssou N’Dour’s music is cheerful, catchy, and rhythmic.
Zap Mama’s music is cheerful, repetitive, and unusual. It’s also catchy.
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WOMAD - World Of Music, Arts and Dance
(It is an international world music festival, started by Peter Gabriel in the 1980s.)
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Non-traditional dance: zumba, breakdancing, hip-hop, disco, (reggaeton dancing), shuffle, moonwalk
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p. 24 - in pairs, read the article about dance in America
part 2 - what is the article about? c: professional dancers and ordinary people
part 3 - underline the reasons why people dance, circle the effects dancing has
Reasons: to celebrate, to fill the time, it’s a way of meeting people and having a social life
Effects: it makes them feel young, it seems to change their mood completely, Dancing reminds me I’m alive.
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part 4 - what other things can we do in order to do these things?
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gerund = verb+ing form, when used as a noun
infinitive = to + base form

Gerunds can be after certain verbs, as the subject of a sentence, and after prepositions.
Infinitives can be after certain verbs and after adjectives.

I enjoy teaching. I want to quit smoking. (gerund after a verb)
Smoking is unhealthy. Buying clothes is useful. (gerund as the subject)
I’m thinking about going there. Turn it on by pressing this button. (gerund after a preposition)

I decided to go to the university. I want to quit smoking. (infinitive after a verb)
It’s unhealthy to smoke. It’s useful to buy clothes. (it’s + adjective + infinitive)
I am glad to meet you. She was surprised to see them. (infinitive after adjective)
I dance (in order) to feel young. I went to the store (in order) to buy milk. (infinitives of purpose)

I go to the store to buy milk.
(I go to the store for buying milk. - sounds wrong)
I use my computer to send emails.
I use my computer for sending emails. (for + gerund is okay for the purpose of “use”)
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When explaining the purpose of something, to + verb and for + noun.

I go to the bookstore to buy books. I go to the bookstore for books.
*I go to the bookstore for buy books. (WRONG)
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p. 25 part 7 - the grammar is fine with all three options, but one doesn’t make logical sense
(In other words, the form is okay, but for one word the meaning is incorrect.)
Choose the word that makes the least sense.
1 agrees
2 pretend
3 involves
4 refuse
5 help
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BREAK
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OSASCOM: (order of adjectives mnemonic)
opinion
size
age (and temperature)
shape
color
origin (and social class/level)
material
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go dancing, go running, go walking, go jogging, go hiking, go swimming, go kayaking, go camping, go diving, go biking, go driving, go shopping, go bowling, go skiing, go sightseeing, go hunting, go fishing, go snorkeling, etc.

These are mostly activities where you move from place to place during the activity, and you do it for fun or for exercise (not simply in order to go from one location to another).

The verb that changes with person, number and tense is only “go”
I go shopping. (simple present)
She goes shopping. (simple present)
They went shopping. (simple past)
He hasn’t gone shopping yet. (present perfect)
We’re going to go shopping tomorrow. (future with “be going to”)
I am going shopping right now. (present continuous)
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p. 25 part 8 - complete the sentences with the correct form, and then tell your partners (groups of 3) which sentences are true for you
1 doing (“enjoy” + gerund)
2 Painting (subject of the sentence)
3 to be (“hard” is an adjective)
4 changing (“imagine” + gerund)
5 to learn (“old” is an adjective)
6 to play (“learn” + infinitive)
7 trying (“about” is a preposition)
8 to find (“seem” + infinitive)
folk = common people (not the rich and powerful)
folk dancing, folk music, folktales, folklore, folksongs, etc. - the traditional art of everyday people

“You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.” = It’s difficult to learn new things when you’re old.
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It was very fun. = We had a great time.
It was very funny. = We laughed a lot.

She is a very fun person. = She is lively and cheerful and we enjoy spending time with her.
She is a very funny person. = She tells good jokes and she makes us laugh.
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nouns: fright, fear
verbs: scare, frighten, fear
adjectives for my feeling: scared, frightened, afraid
adjectives for the monster: scary, frightening

The monster scares me. The monster frightens me. I fear the monster.
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p. 28 part 1 - which event sounds the most interesting? least?
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<c> before <e> or <i> = /s/ sound (except some words from Irish, such as “Celtic”)
everywhere else = /k/ sound

chef, Chicago, champagne, machine
chief, chair, cheap, church
chemistry, chlorine, choir, mechanic
(chem-, psych-, mech-, tech-, chl / chr, chor- (meaning a group), char- (like character) - /k/ sound)
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part 2 - which event do you think they’re talking about with each comment? listen and check
part 3 - Listen again and check which statements they use in the conversation
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part 4
(strongest) absolutely, really, very, …, pretty (weakest)
1 absolutely, really (these are strong adjectives, so we don’t use weaker adverbs with them)
2 really, very, pretty (these are more moderate adjectives, so we can use weaker adverbs with them)

“strong” adjectives already include a meaning like “very”:
superb = very good, awful = very bad, hilarious = very funny
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part 5 - group A contains strong adjectives (we can use “really” and “absolutely”)
- group B contains more moderate adjectives (we can use “pretty”, “very”, and “really”)

in group A:
fantastic = very good
fascinating = very interesting
spectacular = very interesting and beautiful
terrible = very bad
terrific = very good
thrilling = very scary and exciting
unforgettable = very memorable
awful = very bad
awesome = very good
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absolutely, really, very, and pretty are called intensifiers, because they tell us the intensity of an adjective

It’s not very good. = It’s pretty bad.
It’s not really fair. = It’s pretty unfair.
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Homework: p. 26 parts 3, 4, 5, 6, 7