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Thursday, May 19, 2016
ESL Level 3, Week 13
Announcements
• Vocabulary test next week
Agenda
• Unit 19-22 test review until 7:00
• Vocabulary review and exercise (Unit 6-10) 7:00- 8:00
• Unit 24 Vocabulary 8:30- 9:00
• Unit 24 Grammar 9:00- 10:00
Unit 6- Vocabulary
• Edge (n)
The end of a surface
where the surface ends
translation
Please put your phones at the
edge of the table.
• Incredible (adj)
unbelievable
translation
It is incredible that you can start
a new life in America.
• Experience (v)
something that you feel
or happens to you
translation
I experienced a scary moment when
I almost hit another car on the freeway
Unit 6 Vocabulary
• Takeoff (n)
When a plane leaves the
ground and starts flying
translation
The takeoff didn’t make me as
nervous as the landing.
• Float (v)
In the air, but not flying
Or being on top of water
translation
I can’t swim, but I can float in the
water
• Sold out (adv)
no more tickets for sale
translation
All the tickets to Superman vs.
Batman are sold out!!!
Vocabulary Unit 7
• Achieve (v)
Reach a goal
or accomplish something
• Catalog (n)
a book containing a
list of things that you
can buy, use…
translation
I have achieved
so many goals.
translation
When I was young,
I used to buy books
from catalogs.
catalog
• Degree (n)
diploma saying that
you finished a school
program.
translation
Luisa earned her
degree at Cal State
Fullerton.
• Download (v)
Copying information
from one computer
system to another
translation
I downloaded
Justin Bieber’s
new song today.
• Goal (n)
Something that you
are trying to do or
achieve.
• Interview (n)
A formal meeting with
someone who checks
if you can do something
Ex: get a job, go to school
translation
My goal is to run a half marathon
next month.
translation
I was so nervous for my job interview.
Vocabulary Unit 8
• Dramatic (adj)
Powerful, sudden
translation
Stop being so dramatic. You were only late to
work 5 minutes!
• Dramatically (adv)
In a dramatic way
translation
Jenny changed dramatically
• Support (him)self
To be able to have enough
Money to pay for your own
Needs (housing/ food/ bills)
translation
I was finally able
to support myself
a few years ago.
• Consider (him)self
What a person thinks
Of (him)self
translation
I consider myself
a funny person.
• Opportunity (n)
Chance
translation
I have the opportunity to
get a better job.
• Residence (n)
Where someone lives
translation
Near my residence, there
are many beautiful parks.
• Be positive (expression)
Have happy thoughts
And don’t think badly
about things.
translation
Being positive
really helps when
You are having
problems.
Vocabulary Unit 9
• Available (adj)
Able to be used or with people,
Free to do something
translation
Are you available to have coffee
this afternoon?
• Organized (adj)
Put together or arranged in an
Orderly way
translation
My boss is not very organized.
There are papers all over her desk.
Vocabulary
• Professional (adj)
Someone who does an activity
and gets paid to do it
• Specific (adj)
Particular, detailed
translation
My uncle is a professional
accountant who did my taxes for me.
translation
Teacher is very specific about being
absent. She wants us to call and
email her if we are going to miss class.
Vocabulary Log
• Successful (adj)
Someone who has achieved their
Goals, has earned a lot of money
Or has become famous
translation
Jennifer Lopez is a very successful
singer, actress and dancer.
Unit 10 Vocabulary Log
• Ancient (adj)
Very old
translation
I have visited many ancient places, such as
Rome and Chichenitza.
Unit 10 Vocabulary Log
• Adventure (n)
An experience that is unusual or exciting
translation
I had many adventures when
I was young. One example is
skydiving in New Zealand.
Unit 10 Vocabulary
• Annual (adj)
Something that is done every year
translation
The annual concert at the
park is always a lot of fun.
Unit 10 Vocabulary Log
• Survey (n)
When people ask others questions
To get information to see what people
Think about something
translation
I took a survey about how happy
I am with the classes at Mt. Sac.
Unit 10 Vocabulary Log
• Transportation (n)
Way of traveling
translation
My only way of transportation is my
bicycle.
Unit 10 Vocabulary Log
• affordable (adj)
Something that you have no
Trouble paying for
translation
I bought an affordable car. It is not very
fast or beautiful, but it works well.
Vocabulary Exercise
• Similar to yesterday, I will have your group work together to create a
story using 10 words, but this time, each student will be responsible
for using two words each. Each student should think of his or her own
sentences, but may ask for help from their group if they need it.
When we have problems…
Who do we ask for advice? Where do we ask for advice?
People and places (to get advice)
People
Places
Unit 24- Vocabulary
• Interact ( )
To communicate with or do
Things with other people.
translation
He doesn’t interact well with
other students.
• Solve ( )
To find an answer or explain
Something
translation
Yesterday, someone ate my orange.
I must solve this mystery.
Unit 24 Vocabulary
• Obviously ( )
Certainly or clearly, surely,
Of course
• Similar (
)
Alike, like
translation
John obviously didn’t study for
the final exam.
translation
I found a dress similar to the one
I like.
Unit 24 Vocabulary
• Focus ( )
Pay special attention to
Something; concentrate
translation
It is difficult to focus on work when
I work with Oscar.
Vocabulary discussion
a. Interact- Who was the strangest person you interacted with
recently?
b. Solve- What is the last problem that you solved?
c. Obviously- What will you obviously do when you get home?
d. Similar- Who are you similar to in this class and why?
e. Focus-What do you focus on?
Grammar charts
• Nothing seems to work.
• I decided not to go.
• What is the main verb in each sentence?
• What words follow the main verbs?
• Are to work and not to go infinitives or gerunds?
• Some verbs such as seem and decide are followed by infinitives.
Verbs that need an object before the infinitive
• I advise them to make friends first.
• I told her to join a club.
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Name the main verb in each sentence.
(advise and told)
Name the infinitive in each sentence.
To make, to join.
Do the infinitives follow the verbs?
(no)
What comes before the infinitives?
(an object: them, her)
Some verbs such as advise and tell need an object before the infinitive
Verbs may or may not take an object before
the infinitive
• I’d just like to make friends.
• She would like me to date her friend.
• Does the infinitive directly follow the verb in the first example?
• (yes)
• Does it directly follow the verb in the second example?
• (No. There is an object- me- between the verb and the infinitive).
• Some verbs such as would and like can be followed directly by an
infinitive or by an object and an infinitive.
Note 1- Affirmative and negative infinitives
after verbs…
• I decided to stay.
• I told her to come.
Name the main verbs.
(decided/ told)
Name the infinitives that follow them.
(to stay/ to come)
Change to stay/to come to negative infinitives…
I decided not to stay. / I told her not to come.
Note 2- match the second and third columns
to make true sentences about Lonely
Lonely in Seattle
Has failed
To develop friendships soon.
Refused
Not to see that man again.
Decided
To make new friends so far.
hopes
To lend money to the man she was
dating.
Note 2
• Pick three verbs and make sentences
• Agree
forget
remember
• Attempt
hope
rush
• Begin
learn
seem
• Can’t wait
manage
try
• Decide
plan
volunteer
• Fail
refuse
wait
Note 3
• The object can be a noun, a noun phrase, or a pronoun.
Note 3
I
asked
A few friends
Invited
Alice
Told
Her
To come with us.
Create sentences with …
• Advise
encourage permit
• Allow
force
persuade
• Convince invite
remind
tell
urge
warn
Note 4- verbs that can be followed by an
infinitive or an object and an infinitive…
• Sarah would like to write a letter to Annie. = Sarah is interested in
writing to Annie.
• Sarah would like her friend to write a letter to Annie. =
Sarah is not interested in writing a letter herself. She thinks her friend
should write to Annie.
The verb followed by the infinitive may have a different meaning from a
verb followed by an object and an infinitive.
I paid to travel to China.
I paid my mom to travel to China.
Using vocabulary
• In your groups, I want you to create a story using 10 vocabulary
words.
1. Create a main character.
2. Create a story (think of a problem and a solution in the story.
3. Make sure to use that your vocabulary words in the correct verb
tense.