2015-12-07 Core: 9 review and test

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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Homework: Think of a product that your website (that you designed in class) would sell. Write the description page for that product. (You should look at descriptions on sites like Amazon or craigslist for more ideas.)
(If you didn’t design a website, write a description for eBay, like in the book.)
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p. 116 part 1 - add determiners (including the zero article) to complete the text
1 Those / The
2 -
3 -
4 each
5 a
6 their
7 a
8 The
9 the
10 the / -
11 every
12 a
13 the / a / your
14 -
15 A
16 the
17 a
18 a
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We don’t use “the” for general statements about noncount or plural nouns.
(We can use it with species, body parts, and inventions, to make general statements: “The electronic computer was invented in the 1940s.”)
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p. 168 practice 2 - passive voice
2 A car was bought by Rashid last month. / last month by Rashid.
3 Will a new factory be built to create new jobs?
4 Fair-trade crafts are being produced in this village now.
5 Were mp3 players being made last year?
6 The project can’t be completed by the company in less than two years.
7 Not so many goods will be bought next year.
  (So many goods will not be bought next year.)
8 Borders Books has been sold to B&N to raise money.
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In American English, company names (and organization names) have singular grammar.
(If the organization has a plural name, which refers to multiple people, it has plural grammar: The Beatles were very famous. The Red Sox are playing on Saturday.)
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p. 116 part 6 - what compound nouns can we make with these words?
part 7 - make sure you understand these words
exchange = change your item for another, similar item
return = give back your item, usually for the money you paid
When you return something, you almost always need to show the original receipt.
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p. 106 and 112 have most of this unit’s vocabulary
You pay bus and taxi fare.
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BREAK
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TEST
check the other student’s paper and write the total at the top (out of 75)