Monday, April 18, 2016 ESL Level 3 Week 9

Announcements Computer lab tomorrow (room 169) at 6:30 Wednesday Reading Quiz Thursday Grammar Quiz Next Thursday- EL Civics Job Application, Resume, and Job Interview

Agenda Unit 14 Review Unit 15 Vocabulary/ Reading Unit 15 Grammar

Unit 15 Vocabulary log Text (v)translation Sending someone a Mom texted me and Text message. told me that we are having spaghetti for dinner. Deliver (v)translation To take or hand over John delivered the Something to someone documents to the client yesterday.

Unit 15 Vocabulary log Cheer (someone) up Translation (idiom) To make a sad person happyMy mom used to cheer me up by making me my favorite food.

Unit 15 Vocabulary log Distribute (v)translation To divide, pass out or Our teacher distributed Give something out the test quickly.

Unit 15 Vocabulary log Appreciate (v)translation To be thankful for or to Susan really Admire greatlyappreciates it when her children help out around the house.

Vocabulary questions 1.Do you prefer texting someone or calling them? Why? 2.What was the last thing you ordered online? How was it delivered to your home? 3. How do you cheer family or friends up when they feel sad? 4. Luisa takes too long to distribute papers. How should she distribute papers to save time? 5. How do you show your friends that you appreciate them?

Grammar Review

Unit 13 Can/ Could/ be able to (with abilities) ModalCanCouldBe Able to How do you use it? Which verb tenses go with it/ can different verb tenses be used? Example Sentence

Unit 14 Can, could, may, do you mind if (permission) ModalCanCouldMayDo you mind if How do you use it? Which verb tenses go with it/ can different verb tenses be used? Example Sentence

Unit 15* 1.Can you drive me to the Burton’s? 2.Could you make 25 copies? 3.Will you pick up dessert? 4.Would you copy this report? Would you mind delivering it to me? How do you form requests with can, could, will and would? Can/ could/ will/ would + you + base form How do you make requests with would you mind? Would you mind + verb-ing

Short answers a)Certainly b)No, not at all c)I’m sorry, but I can’t. Which questions can be replied with certainly? (first 4) Does certainly mean that you will do what the person asked you to do? (yes) Which question can be replied with no, not at all? Does No, not at all mean you will do what the person asked you to do? (yes) Why? Because it means you don’t mind doing it.

Which questions can you reply with I’m sorry, but I can’t? (all of them) What does the above reply mean? ( that you can’t do what they asked you to do) Write below the short answers d. I’m afraid I can’t e. No problem f. Sure SS match these with to phrases similar to a-c There are different ways to answer questions expressing requests.

Note 1 Can Could you copy this report? Will you copy this report please? WouldYou please copy this report? Could/ would more polite

What requests can you use at home? Pass the salt Pick something up to eat on the way home Mail this package for me

Note 2 For affirmative sentences – short answers for all (could, would, can, and will) For negative, apologize and give an explanation Remember not to use would or could in responses to requests

Note 2 Respond with short responses. Could you close the window? Can you clean the board? Will you lend me your dictionary? Would you spell that for me? Can you lend me a pen?

Note 2 BE careful! Don’t use would or could! You can answer with or without “I” + can or will. Sure. Sure I can/ will.

Note 3 Would you mind calling back later? Would you mind + gerund Would you mind is even MORE polite than questions with could or would. Not at all. Of course not. Be careful! These two mean that you will do it. Do these mean that the person will call back later? Yes, because they don’t mind. What should the person say if he or she can’t call back later?

Exercises 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7