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| Please keep in mind that you must prepare another grammar package for your final exams. You will not be allowed to get your marks if I don't get this second grammar package. So start now and work ahead...This time I'll be picking up one package per student. Remember, the turtle won the race over the hare because she worked regularly and stated on time... UNIT 10 talks about verb tenses. I will be giving you a complete verb tense grid in class that you will be able to include in your grammar package. Have a look at pages 160+161 in the SB. We will also be talking about passives on page 12. UNIT 9 explains BASE+ d/t/n verbals. We have looked at TO+BASE and BASE+ING verbals which are active. Now let's work on BASE+D/T/N (past participle form) and see how this structure is passive and not active in use. Check the spelling tips on p. 134 if you don't remember them. We will be doing exercises B, C, D, E and F in class next week.Have a look at them before. Have a look at the tip on page 135 to see when to use gerunds and when to use this new structure. A terrified student is not the same as a terrifying one...I'm a terrified teacher because I am scared some of you might fail this course. But am I a terrifying teacher? Let me know...See you this week. UNIT 8 talks about base and ING verbals. This is simple for you because it has been studied in Highschool, naming an action or describing a noun. When do we use infinitives and when do we resort to gerunds?: That is the question...And the answer is on page 153. So check it out. See you in class. When preparing your grammar package, list the different uses for the gerund and also the four circumstances when you use either the infinitive or the gerund. UNIT 7 talks about the verbals that work with to+base. Have a look at p.101 to define a to+base verbal and try exercise A The go to p. 102 for information on the 6 main sentence positions of to+base verbals: 1) in an adverbial position answering why; 2) in an object position answering what; 3) in the complement position with the verb be plus...; 4) as the subject of the sentence 5) after certain adjectives... 6) in the position of post modifier after a noun. Then do exercises B and C on pages 102 and 103. We will be working on this in class because it creates problems for L1 French speaking students who usually either misuse and over-use the stucture. UNIT 6 talks about conditionals or if statements, modals of expectation and probability and if statement used with modals. Mid-term exams concern units 1-5. As you can predict, finals will concern all units but specially 6-10. SB p.83-84: Here they describe and explain the "if" as a condition and the "then" as a result. They also give examples of yhe two types of conditional: the real situation (do exercise A) and the unreal situation. In this second type of conditional you will find two possibilities: the verb tense in the present or future and the verb tense in the passed. Do exercise B on page 84 to practice this. Pages 91-92 explain the good old modals. Firstly there is a thermometer that clearly shows how modals express the degree of certainty. Secondly they give a grid with examples of modals of expectation, deduction and possibility. Good luck. UNIT 5 talks about noun clauses. This unit is quite hard and needs to be worked on more than the others. First, what is a clause? Well, remember when we worked on relative clauses? A clause basically has a verb and a subject. It can also have an object or a complement, but these are not obligatory. see p.67 Now, what is a noun clause? It is: * dependent on an independent clause * functions as a noun * has no comma seperating it from the independent clause * can be a subject or an object of an independent clause * is connected to an independent clause * usually used after a verb that expresses thoughts, beliefs, understanding, or communication * 3 kinds: a. start with "that" b. start with "question word" c. start with "if" or "whether" Now see p. 72 What are the functions of a noun clause? 1. complement of "be" 2. subject c. "it" as subject 4. after a preposition 5. after adjective (feeling or attitude) 6. after a noun Tip of the week: Take one of the readings in our unit and identify each of the noun clauses you see. Do not confuse the noun clause with the relative clause... The "relative" relates to a noun just before it to give more information. The "noun" acts as a subject or object to the independant. UNIT4 talks about conjunctions and prepositions of contrast. We will work on coordinating conjunctions of contrast such as BUT and YET, and also on subordinate conjunctions of contrast (in adverb clauses) such as ALTHOUGH, THOUGH, EVEN THOUGH, WHILE, WHEREAS... As far as prepositions of contrast are concerned, we will study IN SPITE OF and DESPITE. You might want to look up the translation of these conjunctions and prepositions in French. It will hepl when you use them in context. We will also talk about transition words and phrases such as HOWEVER, STILL, NEVERTHELESS, NONTHELESS, ON THE CONTRARY, EVEN SO, ON THE OTHER HAND. Make sure you know these transitions because you will have to use them in your writing exam. UNIT 3 talks about adjective order in a description and of relative clauses. P. 34 gives you a very useful grid about order and type of adjectives.Exercise A is important so please do it. Have a look at the descriptive techniques also which will be useful for your activity of the week. P. 40-41-42 explain relative clauses.In class, we shall parse some of these sentences. P.40: Write down in your book in capital letters the relative pronouns and adverbs as they will be essential to your writings. P.41: Underline the definition of the relative clause. Then read about restrictive or essential clauses and do exercise B on the next page. P. 42: Have a look at non-restrictive or non-essential clauses. Exercise C is good because it checks your comprehension of both types. UNIT 2 talks about reported speech with statements and questions. P.21 in the SB talks about quoted and indirect reported statements. Tip: work more on indirect reported speech as this is much harder than quoted speech. P.22 in the SB the change in verb tense from quoted to reported. Tip: let your logic guide you. the aim is to be understood and to get the meaning accross. P.23 also tells you how to change pronouns, possessive adjectives, and time and place expressions. Tip: this can be hard for a person whose L1 language is French. Go for it. P.26 talks about information questions. P.27 discusses Yes-No questions.Tip: "if" or "wether" are useful, don't forget them. In the Grammar Focus 1 and 2, you will find interesting exercises to do. If you find grammar hard, it is best for you to do all exercises before class. Don't forget: Practice makes perfect. Your cyber teacher, Olive. |
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