OAGM Week 2 Oct 10-Oct 14

WEEK 2--What are you doing right now? What are you doing nowadays? Monday

Class

to feel good about SOMEONE or SOMETHING

to be pleased with SOMEONEONE or SOMETHING

Let's act out this dialog Are you Joe or are you Mike? At the end, let's continue the dialog, spontaneously creating the rest of the dialog and incorporating "to feel good about" and "to be pleased with" in statements and in questions.

Mike: Hey Joe! What BECAME of you? I have not seen you since last month.

Joe: Hi Mike! I was on vacation. I went to Europe.

Mike: Wow! That’s cool! What places did you visit? What place did you like the most?

Joe: We visited Paris, Berlin, Zurich, Rome and Barcelona. All the cities WERE beautiful, but the city I liked the most was Barcelona. The Mediterranean (capitalize) was wonderful.

Mike: I have not been to Europe. I would like to go next year, but it depends on my workload. I have had a million THINGS to do recently.

Joe: I heard your company won a new project, so I suppose THAT MEANS more work for you.

Mike: Exactly. I have been finishing work at 8 pm FOR the last month.

Joe: Oh! That is not good. You need to take a rest. Have you considered TALKING with your manager about it?

Mike: Yes. I have a meeting with him tomorrow. Hopefully he can provide me some RELIEF. Next week is my birthday, and I want to have some free time to enjoy with my family. You can come OVER ON MY BIRTHDAY and we can continue with our talk.

Joe: Sure! See you next week to blow the candles out on you cake!

Homework

With your voice please give me three reasons why you like the current course that you are participating in at work. After you tell me the reasons, please explain each reason in more detail and describe why the reason is important for you.

Please do not write a script and read it. Please speak spontaneously and freely.

Please review the usage of who vs whom by watching these videos and reading this post.

https://youtu.be/xIsrXj8-ChM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5M4JncEY5U

https://getbetterenglish.wixsite.com/getbetterenglishnow/post/_whom https://www.softschools.com/quizzes/grammar/who_whom/quiz3329.html

WEEK 2

Tuesday

Class

whom vs who

You have already demonstrated that you know how to identify an object and a subject.

WHOM refers to an object.

WHO refers to a subject

In this sentence: Hector loves Nora.

Hector is the subject.

Nora is the object.

All of these sentences are correct:

Who loves Nora?

Whom does Hector love?

Exercises

https://www.myenglishpages.com/english/grammar-exercise-who-whom.php

1. To whom have you offered the flowers? (You will also hear, "Who did you offer the flowers to?" That is incorrect, but the language is changing and people are often simply not using "whom".)

2. Who wrote that beautiful love poem?

3. I just want to know who made this delicious dish.

4. Do you know the man whom is standing there? (You will also hear, ""Do you know the man who is standing there? That is incorrect, but the language is changing because the people are simply not using "whom".)

5. My parents will accept whomever I choose as my husband.

6. For whom are you buying this present?

7. He is a kind of person for whom family is very important.

8. Tell me who told you this wonderful news?

9. The electrician whom I asked for assistance was helpful.

10. Who gave you permission to get into this room?

I have given you a few examples above that are incorrect, but tat you will definitely hear from native English speakers. English, the language, is gradually discontinuing the use of "whom".

son whom is in charge. (I want to speak to her or him.)

More who/whom resources

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5M4JncEY5U (This one is clearest, but "person or thing" might be hard to catch.)

2. https://youtu.be/xIsrXj8-ChM Explanation in Spanish (This one is clearest

Homework Pease incorporate words, or phrases, from your Readlang word list into this activity.

Choose an image of a person. There are many in our Skype chat area, but you are not limited to that selection.

Please tell me about that person's past and future. Also describe the person's current lifestyle (routines and characteristics). You may do this in 3 separate audios or in one audio.

If you prefer you may do this activity in writing.

WEEK 2 Wednesday

Class

GIF Prompt 2 Please correct the following sentences in writing.

1. Yesterday, I woke up at 5 am because I had an exam scheduled at 6:30 am, I did some exercise, I took a shower and I dressed up, after that I ate a little breakfast and I was ready for test.

2. I got 36/40 answers correctly so I passed the exam.

3. After that I initiated session in my laptop,

4. I had took my lunch.

5. I was given a temporal badge.

CORRECTED

1. Yesterday, I woke up at 5 am because I had an exam scheduled at 6:30 am. I exercised. I took a shower, and I dressed. After that, I ate a little breakfast, and I was ready for the test.

2. I got 36/40 answers correct, so I passed the exam.

3. After that, I initiated a session on my laptop.

4. I had eaten my lunch.

5. I was given a temporary badge.

Lesson 17 Dixson -- https://getbetterenglish.wixsite.com/getbetterenglishnow/post/essential-idioms-lessons-17-20

After you read the two sample sentences for each idiom below, please give me true information using the target vocabulary listed in the appropriate verb tense.

(5) have got to: must (also: have to) o She has got to go to Chicago today to sign the contract papers. o I have to be back home by two o'clock or my wife will feel ill at ease.

I have got to go to the grocery store because I ran out of milk.

I have got to go to the office on Friday because we have another meeting.

(6) to keep up with: to maintain the same speed or rate as o Frieda works so fast that no one in the office can keep up with her. o You'll have to walk more slowly. I can't keep up with you.

I have to run fast, so I can keep up with my friend.

(7) on the other hand: however, in contrast o Democracies provide people many freedoms and privileges. On the other hand, democracies suffer many serious problems such as crime and unemployment. o My sister takes after my father in appearance but I, on the other hand, I take after our mother.

My father is old, but on the other hand, he is a very active person.

I take after my mother. We have the same eyebrows. Our eyebrows look alike.

(8) to turn down: to reduce in brightness or volume (S); to reject, to refuse (S) o Please turn down the radio for me. It's too loud while I'm studying. o Laverne wanted to join the military but the recruiting officer turned her application down because Laverne is hard of hearing in one ear.

Can you turn down the TV. I am talking on the phone, and I can't hear. Homework

Please create questions or or statements for colleagues at work or colleagues in the course(s) that you are participating in. Create 4 questions using the above four idioms. Use whatever verb tense that suits your needs, Please do this in writing. WEEK 2 Thursday Class

Often using "very" is just fine,

People sometimes try to make "very" stronger by using "so".

We can also use "very, very" to make "very" stronger.

"Too" has negative consequences.

"So" often has consequences too, but not negative.

"So" is sometimes a way to say "very, very".

I expect you will get 100% correct.

https://www.englishgrammar.org/so-very-and-too/

https://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/80.html

so much too much

These two phrases are almost identical in meaning, however second one often has negative implications.

Here is an example that I hope clearly illustrates the difference in usage.

I am thinking of buying this car, but it costs so much money. (It costs a lot of money, but I am still considering buying it. Maybe I can earn or borrow enough money.)

I was thinking of buying that car, but it costs too much money. (I will never buy it unless the price goes down.)

'too much' means unacceptably much

'so much' means very much

Q & A Drill

For the following image please use the words very, so, and too alternatively to make a statement about the main character in each image.

Manuel is a teacher. He is very smart.

My niece is so funny that she almost always makes the people around her laugh.(consequence, no negative)

I was very very cold last night. = It was so cold last night.

I ate too much. Now I have a stomachache. (negative consequence)

Homework

https://www.englishgrammar.org/so-very-and-too/

1. It was so dark that I could not see anything. so + adjective + that (tan ___ que)

2. The tea is too hot for me to drink. too + adjective (We use too when there is a problem or a negative consequence.) too = demasiado

3. I was too busy to meet them. too + adjective (We use too when there is a problem or a negative consequence.) too = demasiado

4. The evening was too cold. too + adjective (We use too when there is a problem or a negative consequence.) Here the problem or the negative consequence was not stated but using too implies that there is indeed a problem or a negative consequence.

4. The evening was very cold. very = muy There is no negative consequence or problem implied or stated.

5. There are far too many mistakes in the essay. far too many = much too many = too many = demasiado muchos

6. He behaved so rudely that we wanted to slap him. so + adverb + (that) There is a consequence.

7. I am so happy today. so = muy = very

7. I am very happy today. very = muy

8. So many people agree with me. so many people = a lot of people.

9. The coat was so expensive that I didn’t buy it.

10. He is too frail to walk without support. too = demasiado There is a stated negative consequence.

In summary

very = muy

so = muy

so + adj/adv + (that) There is a consequence (negative or positive or neutral)

too many = demasiado muchos/muchas

too + adjective = demasiado Negative consequence, stated or unstated

too much = demasiado mucho

https://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/80.html

Q1 - The coffee was ____ hot that I couldn't drink it. so too very

Q2 - The coffee was ____ hot to drink. so too very

Q3 - The bus was ____ crowded. too very Either could be used here.

Q4 - There were far ____ many people there. too very Either could be used here.

Q5 - It was ____ good that I rushed out and bought it. so too very

Q6 - It cost ____ much. so too very All of them could be used here.

Q7 - ____ many people think the way I do. So Very Either could be used here.

Q8 - He was ___rude that I lost my temper. so too very All of them could be used here.

Q9 - Was it very expensive to buy?

Q9 - Was it too expensive to buy? Asking if the price was prohibitive and therefore the item was not purchased because of the price.them could be used here.

Q10 - It cost ___ much that I didn't buy it. so too very All of them could be used here.

Q11 - If he doesn't stop being ____ rude, I'm going to lose my temper. so too

Q12 - We can use the structure- very + adjective + infinitive.

Select 2 people in your course at work. Describe each person. Use so, very, and too at least once. Please include appropriate use of simple present (for characteristics and routine activities) and present continuous (for temporary activity)