English Grammar-Basic Elsa Chen 陳士瑤 Fall 2010 Hours: 3 (weekly) Monsday: 3:10 – 4:00 pm Tuesday: 10:10 – 12:00 pm

Chapter 1 (Simple Present Questions) Study the word order of simple present questions Do you... ? Do your friends... ? Does Chris... ? Does this word... ? Where do your parents...? How often does Mary... ? What does this word... ? How much does it... ? What does Chris...? How to use a verb to form a question ?

Chapter 2 (Present Continuous and Simple Present) The verbs are not used in the present continuous (I am ~ing): The verbs are not used in the present continuous (I am ~ing): like love want know understand remember depend prefer hate need mean believe forget like love want know understand remember depend prefer hate need mean believe forget Simple present tense or present continuous: How often __________ a newspaper? How often __________ a newspaper? “Where’s Tom?” “He_______ a shower.” “Where’s Tom?” “He_______ a shower.” It______ raining. I_______ want to go out. It______ raining. I_______ want to go out.

Chapter 3 (Past Continuous) Compare the past continuous and simple past: Compare the past continuous and simple past: I was walking home when I met Dave. I was walking home when I met Dave. I walk home after the party last night. I walk home after the party last night. W e use the simple past and the past continuous together to say that something happed in the middle of something continuous: W e use the simple past and the past continuous together to say that something happed in the middle of something continuous: I hurt my back while I was working in the garden. I hurt my back while I was working in the garden. I was walking downtown when I saw Dave, so I stopped and talked for a while. I was walking downtown when I saw Dave, so I stopped and talked for a while.

Chapter 4 (Present perfect) A. The experience (Something happened the first time): Have you ever tried...? Have you ever tried...? Have you read Harry Potter? No I haven’t read it. Have you read Harry Potter? No I haven’t read it. B. Recently / in the last.../ so far /since... Have you heard from Brian recently? Have you heard from Brian recently? Everything is going well. We haven’t had any problems so far. Everything is going well. We haven’t had any problems so far. I am hungry. I haven’t eaten anthing sincce breakfast. I am hungry. I haven’t eaten anthing sincce breakfast. C. Today/ this year/ this semester, etc. when the period is not finished yet. I have drunk four cups of coffee today. I have drunk four cups of coffee today. Have you had a vacation this year? Have you had a vacation this year?

Chapter 5 (Reported Speech 1) Direct Speech: Direct Speech: .Tome said, “ I woke up feeling sick, so I stayed in bed.”  Jenny said, “ I want to go away for the weekend, but I don’t know where to go.” Reported Speech: Reported Speech:  A:That restaurant is expansive. B: It is? I thought you said it was cheap. B: It is? I thought you said it was cheap.  “ I don’t have much free time.” She said she didn’t have much free time.  When we reported speech, the main verb of the sentence is usually past. The rest of the sentence is usually past, too.

Chapter 6 (Report Speech 2) Direct Speech: Direct Speech:  Ann said, “ I want to go to New York next year.”  Jenny said, “ Taiwan is more exciting than Korea.”  “Don’t shout,” I said to Jim. Reported Speech: Reported Speech:  Ann said that she wants to go to New York next year. / Ann said that she wanted to go to New York next year.  Tom said that Taiwan is more exciting than Korea. / Tom said that Taiwan was more exciting than Korea.  I told Jim not to shout  If you report something and it is still true, you do not need to change the verb. We also use the infinitive (to V.) in reported speech.

Chapter 7 (Questions)  Direct question: Who wants something to eat? Who wants something to eat? What happened to you last night? What happened to you last night? How many people came to the meeting? How many people came to the meeting? How much will it cost? How much will it cost? Claire asked, “What time do the banks close?” Claire asked, “What time do the banks close?”  Indirect question: She asked if I was willing to travel. She asked if I was willing to travel. I wanted to know what you did in my spare time. I wanted to know what you did in my spare time. Can you tell me how far it is to the airport? Can you tell me how far it is to the airport?