Smart Choice Unit #3 (week 4)

Students,

This week we talked about different types of art, adjectives to describe art, icons, The Mona Lisa, and using the passive voice.  We also did Extra quiz #3 Ep.18.


Smart Choice Unit #3:  'It was painted by da Vinci'.

Grammar

The Passive voice: a passive voice sentence tells what is done to the subject of the sentence, not what the subject does.

To make an active sentence into a  passive one, you simply need to identify the object of the sentence and make it into the subject of the sentence.  You also need to insert the verb 'to be'  (which will show tense and agree with the subject) and  then change the active verb into the past participle. 

e.g.

Pablo Picasso drew Guernica in 1937.

Guernica was drawn in 1937 by Pablo Picasso.

The passive voice is used in public notices and announcments, or in scientific papers because it sounds less personal.  The passive voice states what is done to an object or person, and is therefore useful when the person who did the action is unknown or not important.  The agent (the person who did the action) can be told using 'by'.


Workbook downloads

(click on page numbers, save and print)

Unit #3: Pages 11, 12, 13, 14, 15

Review class: Pages 16, 17, 18, 19.


Extra Ep.18

Annie gets a new job,
Hector gets a new job,
Bridget gets a headache,
Nick gets dressed up as a beauty queen.


Homework

Monday / Wednesday Classes only

1. Do unit #3 review (CD-rom) and print it or email it to my Gmail account.
2. Print Review questions (bring them to class)
3. Complete the reading The Mona Lisa - is it teh real thing? (p.24-25)

Friday Class only (who will miss next Friday because of Chusok)

1. Do unit #3 review (CD-rom) and print it or email it to my Gmail account.
2. Print Review questions (bring them to class if you are going to join Mon/Wed classes or do them for homework)
3. Watch Extra Ep.19
   

See you all soon!

Smart Choice Unit #2 (week 3)

Good day,

This week in Ian's class we talked about television programs and learned about using indirect questions.

In Smart Choice unit #2 we studied differenct genres of TV programs.  We talked about our likes and dislikes and what shows we have been watching recently.

Example dialogue:

A: What have you been watching on TV lately?

B: I've been watching CSI.

A: What kind of show is that?

B: Its a crime drama.

A: Could you explain what it is about?

B: It's about a group of detectives who solve crimes using forensic science.

• See p.125 for a grammar explanation and the vocabulary list.

We also made a short skit adding our own endings to the listening conversation in which  Ricky has been keeping a secret from his brother Lewis.  See p.115 for the script.  There were some funny scenarios played out!  And some very interesting secrets...


Grammar

The language focus was on using indirect questions.

Indirections have two purposes.

1. To be more formal (to speak more politely).
2. To ask open questions (allow conversation to flow more easily).

So how do we change a direct question into an indirect question?

• You need an inquiry phrase such as "What do you think..." or "I wonder..." or "Do you know..."
• Then you need to make the quesiton into a statement (do this by changing the order of the verb & subject).

Example:

Where is she from?  =  Do you know where she is from?

To check if you are right, try answering your question. make sure the verb and subject are in the correct order.

Do you know where she is from?
She is from Korea.
(the order should be the same)


Workbook

For the workbook pages to do some practice you can follow the following links. 
Wookbook unit #2  pages 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.


Extra

We did extra quiz Ep.17.  Bridget go a new computer and Annie got her examination results.  The boys got all competative and had a contest called 'Man Olympics'.

In Extra they use emphatic speech which we studied using TAG questions. 

Direct question:   Did you buy my lottery ticket?
Answer:              Yes.
Tag question:      You did buy my lottery ticket, didn't you? 
Answer:              Of course I did.

Making tag questions is similar to making indirect questions. 
Change from question order to Statement order.

For some practice we did p.12 & 66 in our Extra book.


Homework

1. Do the Unit #2 review (CD-rom)  Print or send your perfect socresheets to me.
2. Watch Episode 18 and do the comprehension questions.
3. Read pages 16-17 about The Simpsons.

Any problems come to see me in room 309 or email me.

See you next class~

Smart Choice Unit #1 (week 2)

Welcome,

In smart choice we studied the topic of hanging out. Here we looked at some of the activities people do in their free time (hobbies and passtimes).

• Vocabulary list on page 124.

We also used the present perfect continuous tense to talk about things that we had been doing and are still involved in now. Here we also looked at the use of for & since with time phrases.

Examples

I've been running for a couple of years now and I'm getting better.

I've been hanging out at the beach with my friends since the start of summer vacation.

I've been playing the guitar since I was twelve.

• Grammar explanation on p.124
• For the workbook pages please follow the links below.

Workbook unit #1 pages 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.

Then we talked about STAR QUALITY (special skills or talents). We talked about David Beckham ( football and freekicks), Jackie Chang (kung fu and humour) and other stars in Korea (박지성: dribbling/runnig with the ball & Rain 비 singing and dancing). Finally we read about Michelle Wie and Jet Li (p.8&9).



Extra Episode 16 Quiz

In Extra Nick looks after Lucas who is a naughty boy in the hope of getting introduced to George Ducas, the famous hollywood director. Meanwhile Annie is struggling to revise for exams.



Homework

1. Do unit #1 Review (CD-rom) print the screen shot of the scoreboard or email it to me.
2. Complete the reading p. 8-9.
3. Watch Extra Ep.17 and do the questions in the book.

If you have any questions plese email me (prof.ian.uk@gmail.com) or come and speak to me in romm 309.

See you all next class!