Week 8/10 - 12/10


A. Asking politely someone something

Use the following forms when asking:

May I please?

Do you mind if or Will you mind if?

Is it OK if or Will it be OK if?

Does it bother you if or Will it bother you if?


Look at the following list of requests and build a sentences using the forms shown above

1. Smoke                              

2. Listen to Music

3. Cook tonight

4. Do the dishes

5. Help me on this project

6. Turn up the music

7. Buy a new purse

8. Go out tonight

9. Go to sleep early

10. Watch the game tonight 
                                   
B. Use of Both, Either or Neither

Click here and open up the document and let's do the exercises in class.

C. Comparative & Superlatives

Q1 - It's better ____ I thought.



Q2 - Brazil is _____ England.



Q3 - She is _____ in the class



Q4 - I'm not as successful ___ she is.



Q5 - It was ______ expensive restaurant I've ever been to.



Q6 - I'd like some ____ information.


Q7 - It's ____ art collection in Europe.



Q8 - It was ____ than I was expecting.


Q9 - This is the ______ kitchen I've ever seen.


Q10 - Which is ____ of the two?


Q11 - She finished ____ than everyone else.


Q12 - The underground is ____ buses.



Q13 - The plane would be _____ than the coach.


Q14 - It was ____ test I have ever done.


Q15 - There were ____ people at the game than expected.


Q16 - The _____ difficult thing was communication.




D. Answer the following questions using the correct comparative/superlative
  1. Which is bigger NY or Paris? Explain
  2. Which city is the most beautiful in the world according to your opinion?
  3. What is the hardest aspect of the English language?
  4. What is the most complicated thing that you have done these last 12 months?
  5. What is the easiest thing about your job?
  6. What is the most expensive thing you bought this year?
  7. Who cooks the tastiest meals, you or your husband? why?
  8. What is the best movie movie you've seen these last 6 months?
  9. What is the biggest wild animal you've seen?

Watch the following videos and report the results in class
 


E. Time Prepositions: At, In, At

Put in the correct preposition (choose in / on / at or No preposition). 

1) There was a loud noise which woke us up midnight..
2) Do you usually eat chocolate eggs Easter?.
3) What are you doing the weekend?.
4) last week I worked until 9pm every night...
5) My father always reads the paper breakfast time..
6) She plays tennis Fridays..
7) The trees here are really beautiful the spring..
8) I'll see you Tuesday afternoon then..
9) Shakespeare died 1616..
10) She studies every day..
11) John is going to buy the presents today..
12) In my hometown, the shops open early the morning..
13) She met her husband 1998..
14) The party is next Saturday..
15) We are meeting Friday morning..
16) I often get sleepy the afternoon..
17) His daughter was born the 24th of August..
18) Mobile phones became popular the nineties..
19) Luckily the weather was perfect her wedding day.

F. Time Prepositions: For, During and While

How to use during

during is a preposition which is used before a noun (during + noun) to say when something happens. It does not tell us how long it happened. For example:
"Nobody spoke during the presentation."
"We get plenty of snow here during the winter."

How to use while

When is used to talk about two things that are happening at the same time. The length of time is not important. Remember that while is used with a subject and a verb (while + subject + verb). For example:
"The phone rang while I was watching TV."
"I met him while we were studying in the library."

How to use for

For is a preposition which is used with a period to say how long something goes on:
"Simon has been sleeping for 8 hours."
"We waited for 30 minutes outside your house."

1. I worked  the holidays. 
2. We'll walk  an hour. then we'll have a rest. 
3. She is gardening  her husband is painting the chairs. 
4. Bob called me  the meeting 
5. We met  the barbecue party. 
6. I've been waiting for them  two hours. 
7. Samantha visited the Eiffel Tower  her stay in Paris 
8.  I think of it, don't forget to call Mr Blair. 
9. Don't speak  I am doing this exercise ! 
10. Two years ago she stayed in Paris  three months.
G. Instant Presentation
Read the following article and pick 10 phrases that you think are the MOST appropriate for someone to say before the end of his/her days ...and of course Why.  Prepare a quick 5 minute presentation with your findings and your personal opinion about the subject and the one(s) that you think the majority of people SHOULD but don't say enough OR at all.

 Link to the article: 

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jessicahagy/2012/10/04/40-things-to-say-before-you-die/


H. Moving to Toronto - Part IAre you ready? I am sure you ask yourself that question over and over again as you wait for the day you will board the plane to Canada.  In this series, we'll get to know Toronto's main place of interest, understand the work culture there, the best and coolest restaurants, see what the real estate market looks like in the city and of course, things to do for fun in this city.  We'll do one at a time and it will involve some research, writing and quick oral summaries of your findings.

Today, we are going to investigate what are the main cultural places to visit in the city and surroundings. In order to do that, I've compiled a few sites that you need to read and extract the TOP 10 places to visit in Toronto. Prepare a quick description of each and tell me why you found them interesting.

http://gocanada.about.com/od/canadiancities1/tp/tor_attractions.htm

 http://www.seetorontonow.com/Visitor/Experience/Attractions.aspx

http://www.lonelyplanet.com/canada/toronto/things-to-do


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