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- Greg Malivuk
- http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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- NO SCHOOL MONDAY SEPTEMBER 5 (Labor Day)
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- Homework: p. 171 practice 1
- 2 Anita said that she would read the news report the next day.
- 3 Joe said that he had visited the Amazon rainforest on his trip to South America the year before.
- 4 Mai asked if she could give me a donation for charity.
- 5 Nasrin said that she had just seen the documentary about endangered languages of the world.
- 6 Miguel said that he had been reading the paper the day before.
- 7 Simon asked if I had ever met anyone from Peru.
- 8 Manuela said that they were meeting at nine the next day.
- (“We’re meeting at nine tomorrow.” - present continuous for a future plan)
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- p. 132 part 1 - With a partner, complete the sentences with words from the box, then ask and answer the questions. (Look up the words with your phone if you don’t know what they are.)
- 1 Twitter (you can also “follow” people on Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, Tumblr; you “subscribe” on YouTube)
- 2 texting (What are the advantages and disadvantages of each?)
- 3 Flickr
- 4 broadband (a fast connection between you and the Internet)
- wifi = a wireless connection between your device and the router
- 5 Skype
- 6 blog (= “web” + “log”)
- vlog = video blog
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- https://www.flickr.com/photos/cityofbostonarchives/
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- part 3 - What do you expect these news stories to be about? Discuss with your partner.
- Listen to four conversations. Which conversation is about which headline?
- conversation 1 - headline 5
- conversation 2 - headline 3
- conversation 3 - headline 1
- conversation 4 - headline 2
- “[verb] your way [somewhere]” = “[verb] in order to go [somewhere]”
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- http://www.mbta.com/rider_tools/t_alerts/ - Sign up to receive emails about delays on the train and bus lines of your choice
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- p. 133 part 5 - Choose the correct option to complete each sentence. (Listen again.)
- 1 The journalist asks her Twitter followers to suggest things to do.
- 2 The blog reminds readers not to use telescopes.
- 3 The company told people not to show up for work.
- 4 The politician has invited aliens to meet him.
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- Reported speech for instructions, invitations, requests, offers, and promises:
- The company told people not to show up for work.
- The company texted people, “Don’t show up for work.”
- The blog reminds readers not to use telescopes.
- The blog reminds readers, “Don’t use telescopes.”
- The journalist asks her followers to suggest things.
- The journalist asks her followers, “Please suggest things.”
- The politician has invited aliens to meet him.
- The politician has invited aliens, “Please meet me if you want.”
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- statements: report with “that”
- y/n questions: report with “if” or “whether”
- information question: report with the same question word
- imperatives: report with “to” + base form (infinitive)
- (imperative = instruction, order, or command)
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- BREAK
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- http://www.exocomics.com/352 - comic about viewing the sun through a telescope
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- ask/tell/remind/invite + someone + infinitive (another person does the action)
- ask/promise/offer + infinitive (the speaker does the action)
- Sally asked John, “Can you close the door?” = Sally asked John to close the door.
- (Sally asked John if he could close the door.)
- Sally asked John, “May I close the door?” = Sally asked to close the door.
- (Sally asked John if she could close the door.)
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- p. 133 part 11 - Choose the correct reporting verb, and report these sentences with infinitives.
- 1 Marta reminded Amy to turn off her cell phone.
- 2 Jose asked Marta to set up his email.
- (Jose asked Marta if she could set up his email.)
- 3 Amy invited Jose to (come and) watch the movie on their new flat screen TV.
- 4 Marta told Amy to plug in the battery charger first.
- 5 Jose offered to upload those photos to the computer for Marta.
- (Jose told Marta that he could upload those photos to the computer for her.)
- 6 Amy promised to turn it off when she was done.
- (Amy promised Jose that she would turn it off when she was done.)
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- Jose offered Marta some money. (offer + someone + noun)
- Jose offered to pay Marta. (offer + infinitive)
- Jose promised Marta some money. (promise + someone + noun)
- Jose promised Marta that he would pay. (promise + someone + sentence)
- Jose promised to pay Marta. (promise + infinitive)
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- We can use all the same grammar to report thoughts and mental states:
- Jose said that he would be a doctor.
- Jose knew that he would be a doctor.
- Jose thought that he would be a doctor.
- Jose realized that he would be a doctor.
- Marta asked where the bank was. = She spoke her question (and expected an answer).
- Marta wondered where the bank was. = She only thought her question, or she spoke but didn’t expect an answer.
- Marta knew where the bank was. = She knew the answer to the question, so she didn’t have to ask.
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- p. 133 part 14 - In groups, tell your partners about times when these things happened.
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- Pronunciation: contrastive stress
- *I* offered to buy ten white roses. = I, not another person.
- I *offered* to buy ten white roses. = Offered, not another action. OR = I really offered, why did you forget?
- I offered to *buy* ten white roses. = Buy, not grow or pick or steal.
- I offered to buy *ten* white roses. = Ten, not another number.
- I offered to buy ten *white* roses. = I was talking about white roses, not red ones.
- I offered to buy ten white *roses*. = I was talking about roses, not another kind of flower.
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- What different social networks do you use? (Where you can meet new people and build relationships with them.)
- Do you have any friends or acquaintances that you know only online? Have you in the past?
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- p. 134 part 2 - What do these terms mean?
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- Homework: read p. 135 and do p. 134 parts 3 and 4
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