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Grammar In Context Book #2, 5 th edition. Summer, 2011 DCCC. Class Rules. Cell phones /electronics OFF Have an emergency? Tell me before class. Taking notes is a smart idea. You can study your notes. Much of my power point will be on the test, but not in the book. Books.
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Grammar In ContextBook #2, 5th edition Summer, 2011 DCCC
Class Rules • Cell phones /electronics OFF • Have an emergency? Tell me before class. • Taking notes is a smart idea. • You can study your notes. • Much of my power point will be on the test, but not in the book.
Books • Grammar In Context • Book 2, 5th edition • More Grammar Practice • Book 2, 2nd edition
Tests • Test #0 = First Day Test • Test #1 = Lessons 1 and 8 (modals) • Test #2 = Lessons 2, 3, 4 • Test #3 = Lessons 5, 6, 14 (articles) • Test #4 = Lessons 7, 9, 10 • Test #5 = Lessons 11, 12, 13, and cumulative
Lesson 1:Simple Present Tense(1.1: Forms) • BE is a very important verb, that does not exist in some languages. • Noun [BE] Adjective. • Noun [BE] Noun.
Lesson 1:Simple Present Tense(1.2 : Contractions with BE) • There is only one way to do this; you can’t use “I amn’t) • Be careful of you’re (the contraction) and your (for possessive). • Be careful of we’re (the contraction), were (the past) and where ( a place). • Be careful of they’re (the contraction), their (for possessive), and there ( a place, or existence)
Lesson 1:Simple Present Tense(1.2 : Negatives with BE) NOT goes after the BE verb. I am happy. Celine is a teacher. Samsun is in the room. Omima and Gyeongmin are late for class.
Lesson 1:Simple Present Tense(1.3: Questions with BE) • Subject Questions • Easy; just take out the subject and put in WHO or WHAT • Yes/No Questions • Move the BE verb in front of the subject • Other Questions (about the object, prepositions, etc. • Make a Yes/No question, change the answer to a question word, then move it to the front.
Lesson 1:Simple Present Tense(Subject Questions) • Subject Questions • Easy; just take out the subject and put in WHO or WHAT • 97.4 % of the time, use the SINGULAR form of the verb in a subject question because you don’t know how many students are happy. • 2.6 % of the time, if a BE verb connects to a plural noun, use the plural form
Lesson 1:Simple Present Tense(Yes/No Questions with BE) • Yes/No Questions • Move the BE verb in front of the subject
Lesson 1:Simple Present Tense(1.3: Other Questions with BE) • Make a Yes/No question, • Change the answer to a question word, • Move it to the front. Akeeso is happy. Is Akeeso happy? How is Akeeso? Samsun is in the room. Is Samsun in the room? Where is Samsun? Celine is a teacher. Is Celine a teacher? What is Celine? (subject question) Celine is a teacher. Who is a teacher?
1.4 Simple Present- Other Verbs • THIRD PERSON SINGULAR verbS • All present tenses • Simple present she studies • Present perfect she has studied • Present continuous he is studying
1.5 Negative Statements • Not goes after the FIRST HELPING VERB • If there is no helping verb, use DO
1.6 – Yes/No Questions • Subject questions are easy • For other questions, move the FIRST HELPING VERB in front of the subject. • If there is no helping verb, use DO
1.6 Wh Questions • Make a Yes/No Question • Change the answer to a WH word. • Move the Wh word to the front.
1.7 Wh questions with prepositions • TWO FORMS The police are looking for Jasvir • Preposition stays at the end (OK) Who(m) are the police looking for? • Preposition moves with the WH word (Formal) For whom are the police looking? • (TO & AT are often replaced by WHERE)
1.8Special Questions • “Kitten” means “a baby cat”. • You spell kitten “k-i-t-t-e-n”. • Kitten is spelled “k-i-t-t-e-n”. • A kitten costs fifty dollars. • It takes two months to train a dog.
1.9Frequency Words • Always Never • (see page 27) • Pg 28, ex 19, 14 (to learn positions)
1.10Frequency Words (location) • Adverbs of frequency go • AFTER a BE verb • BEFORE any other verb • When/Whenever are Subordinating Conjunctions and go at the beginning of a subordinate clause. • Long phrases (twice a day) can go at the beginning(with a comma) or end, but not in the middle.
1.11, 1.12Questions for Frequency • Use EVER with Yes/No questions • Can you ever visit me? • Use HOW OFTEN for WH questions • How often can you visit me? • I can visit you once a week.