2015-09-26 Saturday: 9 Trade

Greg Malivuk
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“2015-09-26 Saturday: 9 Trade"
This is the same level and book as the “Core” class.
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Homework: units 7 and 8 tests (you DON’T need to do parts 8b or 9 on either test - writing and speaking)
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p. 105 part 3 - ask your partners these questions in groups of 3 (and feedback)
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p. 106 - Are you good with money? Tell your partner which of the statements in part 1 are true for you. (You can use a dictionary to check words you don’t know.)
borrow = take temporarily and then return
lend = give temporarily and then receive again
loan = lend money (as a verb), the money lent by a bank or another person (as a noun)
mortgage = loan for real estate (a building or land)
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p. 106 part 5 - listen to the radio report and fix any mistakes in the sentences
1 There are approximately five billion cell phones in the world today.
2 A lot of people don’t have easy access to banks. (correct)
3 With the interactive voice system, you can talk to your cell phone.
4 Afghanistan has a new cell phone banking plan.
5 In Afghanistan, the cell phone network covers every town and city. (correct)
6 The Afghan National Police pays all salaries through cell phones.
7 The policemen in Afghanistan receive their salaries through their phones.
8 Each policeman gets a text message when he is paid.
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part 6 - what are some disadvantages of mobile banking?
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p. 107 part 7
the world - there is only one of this thing
banks - these things in general
the interactive voice system - the reference to this thing is known (we already talked about it before)
a new cell phone banking plan - the first reference to this thing
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a/an - singular count nouns (nonspecific or indefinite)
the - singular and plural and noncount, specific/definite (“the teacher” = there’s only one, “the Mexican students” = all of the Mexican students)
zero article - plural and noncount (nonspecific/indefinite or in general)
I bought new computers for the office. (nonspecific, I bought some computers.)
New computers are usually faster than old computers. (in general)

a one-way street, a university, a USB drive (these start with a consonant sound)
an hour, an honest person, an mp3 player (these start with a vowel sound)
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every town and city
all salaries
their salaries
each policeman

each/every + [singular count noun] + [he/she/it verb]
Every person is here. Each student has a book.
all + [plural count noun or noncount noun]
All people are here. All the students have books.
All water is wet. (noncount nouns use he/she/it verbs)

possessive + [any type of noun] = specific
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articles, quantifiers (all, some, several, any, each), and possessives are all determiners
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(A supermarket)’s own products are usually cheaper than name brands.
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p. 107 part 10 - choose the correct option to complete each sentence, then tell your partner if you do any of these things
1 a
2 your, a
3 the
4 their
5 your
6 -, an
7 all
8 each

their/there/they’re
your/yore/you’re
its/it’s
to/too/two
right/wright/write/rite (playwright, wheelwright, cartwright, wainwright)
site/sight/cite
where/wear ≠ were ≠ we’re
wore/war
read/reed
read/red
tear/tier
tear/tare
way/weigh
wait/weight
wade/weighed
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http://ncf.idallen.com/english.html - “The Chaos” - a poem about strange English pronunciation and spelling
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p. 108 - How much do you know about where your things come from?
p. 109 - Which review at the top of the page goes with which product from p. 108?
A 2
B (nothing)
C 3
D 1
E 4
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passive voice = [be] + past participle
[be] can be in any form or tense for a passive sentence (except perfect continuous - we don’t like the sound of “been being”)

This basketball has been produced to the highest specifications. - present perfect
Profits are donated to children’s charities. - simple present
Methods are being introduced in many flower farms. - present continuous
Profits will be used to support school projects. - simple future
Turquoise was being mined when the Spanish arrived. - past continuous
They can be worn all day. - with modals
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BREAK
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I taught English. = I was the teacher.
I was taught English. = I was the student.

I studied English. = I was the student.
*I was studied English. (WRONG - this sentence doesn’t make sense)

The snake killed the man. = Now the man is dead.
The snake was killed by the man. = Now the snake is dead.
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p. 109 part 7 - choose the correct forms (active or passive) to complete the paragraph
1 is paid
2 are taken
3 have been weighed
4 get
5 are using
6 is being reviewed
7 will be contracted
8 can be packed and sold
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In your group, design a pop up store for somewhere in Boston. Decide what you will sell, when your store will be there, the specific location, and what your store will look like. Also choose a name for your store.

(Past product ideas: shoes, books, t-shirts, cupcakes, glasses, video games, sporting goods)
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Free Classes: Beginning next Saturday (October 3), taught by TEFL students, it will count for your attendance. (You can invite other people to come to them as well. They don’t need to be students at BAE.)
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NO CLASS OCTOBER 10
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Share your shop idea with the rest of the class.
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p. 109 part 8 - write the correct tense of each verb (all of them are passive), then decide which information you think is correct
1 have been sold (Nokia 1101 cell phones)
2 has been adapted (Tetris)
3 has been translated (Agatha Christie)
4 was nominated (The Color Purple)
5 is worn (Ralph Lauren)
6 has been viewed (Justin Bieber)
7 were downloaded (Call of Duty)
8 was bought (Picasso)
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Homework:
p. 168 practice 1 and 2
p. 110 parts 2, 3, 4, 5 (about the article on p. 111)
look at p. 113 and write an item description for something you can sell on ebay, or something that will be sold in the pop up store you designed in class (NOT an Apple product)