2015-08-06 Core: 4 future tenses, job ads, china

Greg Malivuk
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(This is the Core class.)
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Homework: p. 161 practice 1 and practice 2
practice 1
1 will definitely grow
2 will possibly pay
3 It probably won’t
4 People will certainly live
5 levels will definitely rise
6 will possibly be
7 will probably be
8 there definitely won’t be
(these adverbs go after “will” and before “not”, but before “won’t”)
There definitely won’t be as many stores. = There will definitely not be as many stores.
definitely, probably, possibly, certainly, usually, always, sometimes, occasionally, often, frequently,...
practice 2
2 I’ll buy (if it’s an offer or I just now realized we need it), I’m buying/I’m going to buy (if it’s a plan)
3 I won’t spend (I see the sunburn right now and decide in this moment)
4 is taking (it’s probably already arranged) / is going to take (less common)
5 I’ll have (this is the typical polite way to order, but “I’m going to have” and “I’m having” are also correct grammatically)
6 I’ll get (offer/decision made in the moment)
7 I’m going to buy (what arrangements have been made?)
8 are you flying (with specific arrangements, and we prefer present continuous when possible)

When will you come to Brazil? (okay)
*When you will come to Brazil? (WRONG)
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p. 52
If you were applying for a job, what are some adjectives you would use to describe yourself?
smart, confident, creative, outgoing, ambitious, responsible, easygoing, open-minded, experienced, hardworking, understanding, honest, unique, presentable, motivated, reliable, communicative, careful, patient, knowledgeable
part 1
1 “You will be responsible for” section
2 June 15
3 “You will have” section
4 “You will be” section
part 2 - which of these qualities would also be useful for the job?
part 3 - choose three jobs you know about, and list 3 or so of the most important requirements for those jobs
didactic - in the manner of a teacher
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Do you think you would do well in the Research Assistant job? Why or why not?
part 4 - listen once to the conversation and answer the question
part 5 - listen again: which expressions do the two friends use in the conversation?
Do you mind + gerund / Would you mind + gerund
“Would it be alright” is more formal than “Is it alright”
“could” is more polite than “can”, “would you be able to” is more polite than “could”

Do you mind checking my application? = Do you have any problem with checking my application?

(Do you) Mind if I sit here? = Is it a problem if I sit here?
(Informally, it’s often okay to leave off “do you” or “did you” in questions, when that is understood.)
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BREAK
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p. 52 part 7
auxiliary verb: a verb that “helps” the main verb of the sentence, but doesn’t tell us what action is happening
I’m going to school. (“going” is the main verb, so we pronounce it strongly)
I’m going to study tonight. (“study” is the strong verb, “going” is an auxiliary, so “going to” -> “gonna”)

Will you do it today?
Yes, I will. (auxiliary verbs have strong pronunciation if they are the last word in a sentence or phrase)

Do you mind?
Yes, I do, actually. My friend wants to sit there.

Did you do your homework?
No, I didn’t do it yet. (negative auxiliary verbs also have a strong pronunciation)

I’m going to have been working for sixteen hours by then. (four auxiliary verbs, probably “going” or “have” will be pronounced more strongly, because we can’t have five unstressed words in a row)
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p. 52 part 7b - Listen and repeat the pronunciations of the questions in part 7b.
Then choose the correct response, and practice saying the sentences with your partner
1 e
2 d
3 c
4 a
5 b
6 f
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In American English, “have” is only an auxiliary verb in perfect tenses and with “have to” = obligation.

Have you slept? Yes, I have.

*Have you any money? Yes, I have. / No, I haven’t. (not common in the US)
-> Do you have any money? Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.

Do you have to study? Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.
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In my conversation, unstressed words also have reduced pronunciation. (“going to” -> “gonna”)
However, you can pronounce the words fully even if they don’t have stress.

ITS LIKE IF EVERYTHING IS WRITTEN IN CAPITAL LETTERS AND YOU DONT SEPARATE THE SENTENCES WITH ANY PUNCTUATION AND NOW PEOPLE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU WROTE

It’s like if everything is written in capital letters, and you don’t separate the sentences with any punctuation. Now people have to understand what you wrote.
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You do need to reduce the pronunciation of “can” in questions and affirmative sentences.
If you don’t, most people think you said “can’t”.
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p. 54 - what do you know about Confucianism?
part 4 - answer the questions about Chinese history
part 5 - in what order do you hear these expressions?
1 c
2 b
3 a
part 6 - complete the sentences with the correct words from the video
1 share
2 caught
3 carry on
4 move up
5 aware
move up in the world: improve your social standing, improve your economic class

“Virtue is the root, wealth is the result.”
= If you act in the (morally) correct way, you will become a wealthy person.
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Homework: lesson 4b workbook page