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Verbs

Verbs. Grammar and Vocabulary Ⅰ May 12, 2011. Express English-- Passions. http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/general/expressenglish/2011/05/110512_ee_passions_page.shtml

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Verbs

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  1. Verbs Grammar and Vocabulary Ⅰ May 12, 2011

  2. Express English-- Passions • http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/general/expressenglish/2011/05/110512_ee_passions_page.shtml • Lots of people get passionate about sport, politics or music. One man was passionate about performing in the circus, because of the danger and the buzz of performing in front of an audience.

  3. What are you passionate about? • be passionate about 　　　　　　　　　　＝～に夢中（熱心）である

  4. English Pronouns Personal Pronoun Demonstrative Pronoun Indefinite Pronoun Interrogative Pronoun Relative Pronoun Pronouns（代名詞）

  5. Exercise on the Web • Pronouns_01易 • Pronouns_02 • Pronouns_03 • Pronouns_04難 • Plurals_01 （名詞の複数形） • Plurals_02 （名詞の複数形パズル） • Quantifiers_02 （数量詞の復習）

  6. Vocabulary (p.87) • invention • The invention of the computer has changed our life style. • pollution • Environmental pollution is a serious problem. • efficient • Efficient machines help improve economic development.

  7. enable • Computers enabled us to reach the moon. • surroundings • The surroundings of Kyoto are beautiful. • windshield • The windshield separates us from the outside of the car.

  8. wrong • It is wrong for you to think so. • dangerous • It is dangerous to invest in stocks. • common • The common language in Thailand is Thai.

  9. terrible • An atomic bomb is a terrible weapon. • foreign • She spoke with a foreign accent. • international • Japan has several international airports.

  10. alive • The sparrow was caught alive in the net. • asleep • I fell asleep during the class. • calm • Ted spoke in a calm manner.

  11. human • It is important to respect human rights. • mysterious • Love is mysterious. • female • Female animals are usually smaller than their mates.

  12. familiar • I am familiar with these songs. • perfect • The murderer committed a perfect crime. • convenient • The subway system in Tokyo is very convenient.

  13. professional • Professional baseball is popular in Japan.

  14. Verbs • There are two classes of verbs in English • The auxiliary verbs (auxiliaries): to be, to have, to do; can, could, may, might, must, ought, shall, should, will, would, etc. • All other verbs, which we may call ordinary verbs: to work, to sing, to pray, etc.

  15. Exercise 1 • be is the verb normally used to denote the existence of, or to give information about, a person or thing: • Tom is a carpenter. • Malta is an island. • The cats were in the garden. • Gold is a metal

  16. be is used to express physical or mental condition: • I am hot/cold. • He was excited/calm. • They will be happy/unhappy. • The children were quiet/noisy.

  17. be is used for age: • How old are you? -- I’m ten. • How old is the tower? -- It is 400 years old. • Size and weight are expressed by be: • How tall are you? -- I am 1.65 meters. • be is used for prices: • How much is this melon? -- It is $20.

  18. Exercise 1 (1) I ( ) a student. ⇒ am (2) You ( ) from China. ⇒ are (3) Jim ( ) not honest. ⇒ is

  19. (4) My wife and I ( ) not similar in hobbies. ⇒ are (5) My classmates ( ) not quiet before classes start. ⇒ are

  20. (6) ( ) your mother going to Paris next week? ⇒ Is (7) ( ) Rome the capital of Italy? ⇒ Is

  21. Some more questions (1) My family ( ) all soccer fans. ⇒ are / is (AmE) (2) My family ( ) very small. ⇒ is (3) The police ( ) looking for the robber. ⇒ are

  22. (4) The Japanese ( ) a hardworking people. ⇒ are (5) The data on the planet ( ) all wrong. ⇒ is / are

  23. Take good care of yourself!

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