Welcome everybody to CML Friday's!
Today we will get to know a bit about each other and begin our English class.
Introductions
(What do we like to do outside of school, favorite hobbies, what we did over the summer,etc.)
ICEBREAKER
Let's Talk About It
1. What is going on in this video? Who started laughing first?
2. Are people near the person laughing afraid that they may be laughing at them? What do their facial expressions convey?
3. What happens after a minute? What are the changes?
4. How do new subway passengers getting into the subway react to the scene? What does the guy with a hat react at first?What does he do?
5. Has this ever happened to you? Are you afraid of people laughing around you when you don't know why they are laughing? What do you do when you find yourself in a similar situation? What have you done in the past?
When to use A FEW or FEW and LITTLE or A LITTLE
A few and a little express a positive idea. They indicate that something exists or is present.
Although she has been here only two weeks, she has already made a few friends.
This is a positive idea. She has made some friends.
I'm very pleased. I've been able to save a little money this month. This is a positive idea. I have saved some money instead of spending all of it.
Few and little give a negative idea; they indicate that something is largely absent.
I feel sorry for her. She has few friends.
Negative idea: She does not have many friends; she has almost no friends.
I have little money. I don't even have enough money to buy lunch.
Negative idea: I have almost no money.
B. Exercises
In the following sentences, fill in the gaps with one of the following quantifiers:
A FEW | A GREAT DEAL | A LITTLE | A LOT | A LOT OF | A MAJORITY OF | ENOUGH | MANY | MUCH OF | PLENTY | SEVERAL OF | SOME
1. I'm having of trouble passing my driving exam.
2. the movies were rated PG.
3. information proved to be outdated.
4. We're close to the project deadline, but there is still time left.
5. Although there are brilliant students in this state -- thousands, even, only will choose to remain in the state after graduation.
6. We were able to destroy the parasites with our antigen, but of them survived to cause trouble.
7. a student has passed through these doors.
8. Although of the lawn is open to the sun, there are of shade trees to make it comfortable.
9. I think he drank wine last night.
10. the evidence was taken from the police safe last night.
In this exercise you will practice using the determiners few, a few, and fewer, little, a little and less.
C. The different uses of the verb GET
D. Find and Replace
Find all of the uses of the verb get in the paragraph below and replace them with a different verb/phrase.
I get a lot of emails every day, and some of them are junk mail. I am tired of getting junk mail, aren’t you? I get bothered by spam, and there is so much of it nowadays that one can get a headache from it! I want to get some software that will catch the junk emails before they get to my inbox. Otherwise, I spend too much time going through them in the morning to see which ones are real emails. I just don’t get why people send such junk mail. What do they hope to get by doing so?
Feelings - negative
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Feelings - neutral
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Feelings - positive
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afraid
angry annoyed anxious arrogant ashamed awful bad bored concerned confused hungry hurt ill jealous mad nervous scared shy sleepy sore terrible tired upset worried |
calm
indifferent fair fine OK |
charming
cheerful comfortable energetic enthusiastic excited friendly funny good happy healthy helpful hilarious jolly kind lovely wonderful |
GRAMMAR
Quantifiers
1. With Uncountable Nouns
· much
· a little/little/very little *
· a bit (of)
· a great deal of
· a large amount of
2. With Both
· all
· enough
· more/most
· less/least
· no/none
· not any
· some
· any
· a lot of
· lots of
· plenty of
3. With Countable Nouns
· many
· a few/
· a number (of)
· several
· a large number of
· a majority of
When to use A FEW or FEW and LITTLE or A LITTLE
A few and a little express a positive idea. They indicate that something exists or is present.
Although she has been here only two weeks, she has already made a few friends.
This is a positive idea. She has made some friends.
I'm very pleased. I've been able to save a little money this month. This is a positive idea. I have saved some money instead of spending all of it.
Few and little give a negative idea; they indicate that something is largely absent.
I feel sorry for her. She has few friends.
Negative idea: She does not have many friends; she has almost no friends.
I have little money. I don't even have enough money to buy lunch.
Negative idea: I have almost no money.
B. Exercises
In the following sentences, fill in the gaps with one of the following quantifiers:
A FEW | A GREAT DEAL | A LITTLE | A LOT | A LOT OF | A MAJORITY OF | ENOUGH | MANY | MUCH OF | PLENTY | SEVERAL OF | SOME
1. I'm having of trouble passing my driving exam.
2. the movies were rated PG.
3. information proved to be outdated.
4. We're close to the project deadline, but there is still time left.
5. Although there are brilliant students in this state -- thousands, even, only will choose to remain in the state after graduation.
6. We were able to destroy the parasites with our antigen, but of them survived to cause trouble.
7. a student has passed through these doors.
8. Although of the lawn is open to the sun, there are of shade trees to make it comfortable.
9. I think he drank wine last night.
10. the evidence was taken from the police safe last night.
In this exercise you will practice using the determiners few, a few, and fewer, little, a little and less.
Instructions: Choose the correct answer in each of the following sentences:
I waited for minutes and then tried to call him again.
We have very chance of reaching London before lunchtime; it's still another 100 miles away.
Unfortunately, he has money to live on, as his salary is quite low.
Unfortunately, of the companies which we sent offers to showed interest in our products.
There wouldn't be so many accidents if there was traffic on the roads.
Last month was a good month for the company. We found new customers and also increased our profit.
The taxi driver spoke English. I couldn't understand him.
We have to speed up - there is very time to finish the project. The deadline is next Friday.
There were people than usual in the supermarket.
I have money but more time than I did ten years ago.
It will take me time, but I'm sure everyone will learn how to use the new software eventually.
There were too many applicants for too jobs.
C. The different uses of the verb GET
1. TO GET + direct object = to obtain, to receive, to buy:
To obtain
Examples
· She got her driving license last week.
· They got permission to live in Switzerland.
2. To receive
Examples
· I got a letter from my friend in Nigeria.
· He gets $1,000 a year from his father.
3. To buy
Examples
· She got a new coat from Zappaloni in Rome.
· We got a new television for the sitting room.
Examples
· We got to London around 6 p.m.
· What time will we get there?
· We got to the party at midnight
· When did you get back from New York?
Examples
· It's getting hotter.
· By the time they reached the house they were getting hungry.
· I'm getting tired of all this nonsense.
· My mother's getting old and needs looking after.
· It gets dark very early in the winter.
· Don't touch the stove until is gets cool.
6. TO GET + preposition / adverb is used in many phrasal verbs. Here are some of the most common ones:
Examples
Phrasal Verb
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Meaning
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get at
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try to express
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get away with
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escape punishment for a crime or bad action
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get by
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manage (financially)
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get down
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descend; depress
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get off
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leave a form of transport
(train, bus, bicycle, plane) |
get on
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enter/sit on a form of transport
(train, bus, bicycle, plane); have a relationship with someone; manage |
get out of
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avoid doing something, especially a duty
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get over
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recover (from an illness, a surprise)
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get through
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use or finish the supply of something
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get up
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leave your bed
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Examples
· He got on his bicycle and rode down the street.
· He gets up at 6.00 a.m. every morning.
· She got out of the washing-up every day, even when it was her turn.
· We got off the train just before the bomb exploded.
· We've got through all the sugar - can you buy some more?
· I typically get off at the Albert Premier tram stop
· It was very hard for me to get over the pain caused by the death of my father
D. Find and Replace
Find all of the uses of the verb get in the paragraph below and replace them with a different verb/phrase.
I get a lot of emails every day, and some of them are junk mail. I am tired of getting junk mail, aren’t you? I get bothered by spam, and there is so much of it nowadays that one can get a headache from it! I want to get some software that will catch the junk emails before they get to my inbox. Otherwise, I spend too much time going through them in the morning to see which ones are real emails. I just don’t get why people send such junk mail. What do they hope to get by doing so?
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