OAGM Week 4 Oct 4-Oct 28
- Niamaat
- Nov 22, 2022
- 7 min read
WEEK 4
Monday
Class
Interesting vocabulary referring to groups https://www.englishpractice.com/learning/collective-nouns-exercise-3/
Other collective nouns
The point is that these words are treated as if they are referring to a singular thing, also each item contains multiple individuals. Collective nouns can be replaced with the pronoun "it", not with the pronoun "they".
A herd is a group of herbivore animals
A pack is a group of canine animals such as wolves or dogs; also used to describe playing cards and packages containing multiple objects
A flock is a group of birds; also used to discuss small hooved animals such as sheep or goats
A swarm is a group of insects
A shoal is a group of fish
A group is a very general term used to describe people, places, things, and animals
A crowd is usually used to describe a group of people
A gang is usually used to describe a group of criminals; also used to describe a group of workers, particularly sailors or dock workers
A mob is normally used to describe an angry or unruly group of people; also used to describe a group of kangaroos
A staff is a group of people who work in the same place
A crew is usually used to denote a group of workers; also used to describe aircraft and ships personnel
Choir is a large, organized group of singers
Orchestra is a large, organized group of instrumentalists, led by a conductor
Panel is a group of experts presenting information and/or their opinions
Board is a group of people, usually professionals, who take on an advisory role
Troupe is a group of actors or acrobats; also used to describe a group of monkeys
Bunch is usually a group of smallish objects such as grapes, flowers, keys, or bananas
Pile is an untidy collection of items such as rubbish
Heap is a mounded collection of items; used interchangeably with “pile”
Set is a group of matched objects such as dishes; also used to describe rules or a social group of people
Stack is a group of items neatly laid one on top of another; i.e., a stack of books
Series is used to discuss movies, books, or events that follow one after another, i.e. Star Trek or Harry Potter
Shower is usually used to describe rain, although it can be used to describe gifts or compliments
Homework
This is practice talking about the past, the future, and action taking place now.
Please describe what is happening in the image below. If you prefer select another image of your choice.
Please describe what happened before someone took this picture. Please use both: to find out to figure out
Please describe what will happen next. Please use both to find out, to figure out, to have problems VERBing and to have issues VERBing
ORIGINAL
Mark and Russ are traveling from Mazatlan to Tijuana. They stopped in a store near to the road. Russ bought a new camera for this trip.
Mark is smiling to the camera, and Russ is taking the photo.
Russ had taken a photo a few seconds before, but he found out that he required to enable the flash.
Russ figured out how to enable the flash in his new camera.
Mark and Russ are having issues with their car.
They will need a mechanic to check the car.
CORRECTIONS
They stopped at a store on the road.
They stopped at a store just off the main road.
They stopped at a store not far from the highway. *
Mark is smiling at the camera, and Russ is taking the photo.
Russ took one picture, but he found out that he needed the flash, so he took another shot.
Russ took one picture, but he realized t that he should have used the flash, so he took another picture.
Russ figured out how to turn on the flash of his new camera.
Russ figured out how to turn on the flash on his new camera.
They will need a mechanic to fix the car.
They will need a mechanic to resolve the car issue(s).
In general, when giving information the essential verb tenses are>
simple present, simple past, simple future, present perfect, present continuous. Secondarily past continuous and present perfect continuos are used. In general use the basic five. Only use other verb tenses when you are forced to use them. If you are answering a question posed in a given tense, respond in that verb tense.
(1) I opened the door to the garage, before you left home.
= (2) I opened the garage door, before you had left home.
Using the past perfect (2) is not needed Using the simple past works equally well. The word "before" is clearly indicate which of the two past actions pre-dates the other.
Oscar, I will make sure my instructions are less wordy, clearer and more concise!
WEEK 4
Tuesday
Class
We had an open conversation You were encouraged to take a position and to defend it, expand upon it and give examples that illustrated your position.
Homework
These comments come from the comment section below this article, https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/mexico-issues-updated-covid-19-guidelines-face-masks-no-longer-required/. Please correct each comment.
Only 2 specialists needed in my state? Two? No town except for the capital and another one equally sized have any sort of capable medical infrastructure and manpower to deal with their populations. Anywhere in the country is no place to be for the elderly, as they can't get proper attention and simple things than could be cured devolve into a slow death. Usually they have to do a medical transport to a bigger town, and usually by that point 90% come back in the back of a hearse. Leave it open all the time like the Canadians do, make it an immigration opportunity, doctors are needed by the boatloads and not just in the larger cities.
Plenty of healthcare in the Chapala area and a lot more in Guadalajara with A-1 services that I could only dream off back in Canada. Even without an health insurance, its affordable to use the local heath providers. That was the no. 1 reason we moved permanently to our winter retreat in Mexico.
Here are your corrected corrections.
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 26, 2022 HOMEWORK
Are only 2 specialists needed in my state? asking for information
Two? exclaiming
No town, except for the capital and another one equally sized, have any sort of capable medical infrastructure and manpower to deal with their populations. giving information
Nia stopped here.
Anywhere in the country is no place to be for the elderly, as they can't get proper attention, and simple things that could be cured devolve into a slow death. Usually, they have to do a medical transport to a bigger town, and usually by that point 90% come back in the back of a hearse. Leave it open all the time like the Canadians do. Make it an immigration opportunity. Doctors are needed by the boatloads, and not just in the larger cities.
Plenty of healthcare in the Chapala area, and a lot more in Guadalajara with A-1 services that I could only dream off back in Canada. Even without a health insurance, it’s affordable to use the local heath providers. That was the no. 1 reason why we moved permanently to our winter retreat in Mexico.
Week 4 Wednesday
We reviewed the expressions assigned in the Wednesday homework assignment.
Homework
Use the following expressions to create requests, statements and questions as indicated. Use one of the 5 basic verb tenses.
Lesson 17 Dixson -- https://getbetterenglish.wixsite.com/getbetterenglishnow/post/essential-idioms-lessons-17-20 (9) fifty-fifty: divided into two equal parts o Let's go fifty-fifty on the cost of a new rug for our apartment. o The political candidate has a fifty-fifty chance of winning the election. T+ REQUEST:
(10) break in: gradually to prepare something for use that is new and stiff (S); to interrupt (for the second definition, also: to cut in) o It is best to break a new car in by driving it slowly for the first few hundred miles. o While Carrie and I were talking, Bill broke in to tell me about a telephone call. o Peter, it's very impolite to cut in like that while others are speaking. STATEMENT: My nephew used to break in conversations.
(11) a lost cause: a hopeless case, a person or situation having no hope of positive change. o It seems that Charles will never listen to our advice. I suppose it's a lost cause. o The police searched for the missing girl for two weeks, but finally gave it up as a lost cause. o Children who have committed several crimes as teenagers and show no sorrow about their actions are generally lost causes. QUESTION:
(12) above all: mainly, especially o Above all, don't mention the matter to Gerard; he's the last person we should tell. o Sheila does well in all her school subjects, but above all in mathematics. Her math scores are always over 95 percent.
STATEMENT: I like fruit, but I like strawberries above all. Week 4 Thursday
Class
to work on
What are you working on these days?
to work in
Do you know anyone who works in a factory?
to work at
I used to work at a university, but not anymore. Where do you work at?
to work for
That's right I worked for ITESO. I worked at ITESO in Tlaquepaque, with an entrance on Periferico (Gomez Morin).
Let's continue the dialogue below. Incorporate to work in, to work on, to work at and to work for.
Susan: Doug, can I talk with you for a moment? Doug: Of course. What can I do for you Susan?
Susan: I'm concerned about the delays we're experiencing with some of our suppliers. Doug: We're doing everything to get back on schedule.
Susan: Could you give me an approximate timeline? Doug: A number of deliveries are arriving tomorrow. Unfortunately, this time of year is often troublesome.
Susan: That's not good. We can't make excuses to our clients. Are all shipments affected? Doug: No, but it is summer and some companies are cutting back until September.
Susan: Where are most of our suppliers located? Doug: Well, most of them are in China, but there are a few in California.
Susan: How does that affect deliveries? Doug: Well, there are weather delays and shipment delays due to reduced production. Sometimes, larger packages are delayed because of a bottleneck at the distribution point.
Susan: Is there any way around these delays? Doug: Well, we often work with delivery services such as UPS, Fedex or DHL for our most urgent shipping. They guarantee door-to-door deliveries within 48 hours.
Susan: Are they expensive? Doug: Yes, they're very expensive and that cuts into our bottom line.
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