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- Greg Malivuk
- http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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- Homework: p. 163 practice 1 and 2, and think about possible themes and places for the world tour
- practice 1
- 2 to use one
- 3 I will do so. / I will.
- 4 cheaper ones.
- 5 to do so (“do so” = “rent a car when you go abroad”)
- 6 I meant to do so but / I meant to, but
- 7 They are, respectively, the principal spoken language and the principal written language.
- They are the principal spoken and written languages, respectively.
- The former is the principal spoken language and the latter is the principal written language.
- 8 but that one doesn’t.
- (This train doesn’t go to the airport but that one does.)
- 9 I’m afraid I didn’t.
- Yes, I remembered to bring the map. -> Yes, I did. (If it’s affirmative, to remove the verb phrase we need to add auxiliary do/does/did.)
- practice 2
- 2 the exact location of the hotel.
- 3 a/our preference for an earlier start date
- a/our preference to have an earlier start date (less common)
- 4 (the extent of) my knowledge
- 5 I made attempts to contact you several times.
- I made an attempt to contact you several times.
- I made several attempts to contact you.
- 6 There has been (an) improvement in the weather conditions.
- 7 We were surprised by/at our quick recovery.
- 8 Your reservation will be confirmed on/upon the receipt of your deposit.
- 9 Thank you for your assistance in this matter.
- 10 Everyone was relieved by his early arrival.
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- With your group, plan a world tour of at least five locations which share some theme or common feature.
- (Your plan should include the theme, the order you will visit the location, how you will travel, and what you will do in each place.)
- Then present your tour to the rest of the class.
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- BREAK
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- https://geoguessr.com/ - Guess where you are in the world from Google Streetview
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- p. 65 - writing a book review
- part 1 - With a partner, discuss how you normally choose what books to read. What other ways to people choose, beyond the four listed here.
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- https://www.goodreads.com/ - You can find recommendations based on other books you’ve liked.
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- Read the book review.
- part 3 - Answer the questions
- 3 Present tense is used to describe the plot.
- part 4 - Which of these is most effective to begin a book review?
- part 5 - Compound adjectives: two or more words that together make one adjective (well-known)
- part 5b - Complete these compounds. What are their opposites?
- 1 thought-provoking / uninspiring
- 2 far-fetched /
- 3 well-written / poorly written
- 4 action-packed / uneventful
- 5 heart-wrenching / happy
- 6 fast-paced / slow-moving
- 7 strong-willed / indecisive (we also have “weak-willed”)
- (easygoing / high-strung)
- broken-hearted, three-legged, blue-eyed, fast-paced, strong-willed : we add “ed” to a noun even though it isn’t a verb
- (It means someone has a [noun] that is [adjective], such as blue eyes, three legs, a broken heart)
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- It is a 500-page book. (NOT 500-pages book) / a 500-page-long book
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- Homework: Write a book review of a novel of your choice.
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