Second Conditional
wish to talk about unreal situations in the present.
if / person / past simple , person / would could or should / normal action / complement
examples:
If he had more money, he would be all right.
If I worked, I'd get a job.
He would stay, if he had a job.
Hope and Wish
wish use to talk about things we would like to be different in the present or future.
Example:
I wish you were here.
I wish i had enough money to go on vacations.
Hope use to express hopes about the future.
examples:
I hope you can come to Pete's party on the 26.
miércoles, 7 de mayo de 2014
Unit 5
Reported speech
When we report someone's words we can do it in two ways.
we can use direct speech with quotation marks or reported how other person said.
we use reported speech when we want to repeat what other people said
example:
nacy said: " I'm planning a party."
We may not say exactly what the person said:
Nancy said that she was planning a party.
Reporting Questions
When we report what people say, we usually change the tense of the verbs to reflect that we are reporting.
examples:
is the food ready?- My father wanted to know if the food was ready.
Did you enjoy the party?- She asked me whether I'd enjoyed the party.
When we report someone's words we can do it in two ways.
we can use direct speech with quotation marks or reported how other person said.
we use reported speech when we want to repeat what other people said
example:
nacy said: " I'm planning a party."
We may not say exactly what the person said:
Nancy said that she was planning a party.
Reporting Questions
When we report what people say, we usually change the tense of the verbs to reflect that we are reporting.
examples:
is the food ready?- My father wanted to know if the food was ready.
Did you enjoy the party?- She asked me whether I'd enjoyed the party.
lunes, 5 de mayo de 2014
Review UNIT 4
Compound nouns
Words can be combined to form compound nouns. These are very common, and new combinations are invented almost daily. They normally have two parts. The second partidentifies the object or person in question (man, friend, tank). The first part tell us what kind of objecct or person it is, or what is purpose is (police,boy).
What tipy / what who ?
police man policeman
boy friend boyfriend
water tank watertank
One Word or two words ?
There are no clear rules about this so write the common compounds that you know well as one Word, and the others as two words.
greenhouse
Have/ get Something done
This construction is passive in meaning. It describes situations where we want someone else to do something for us ( a favor, or as a service)
1. I must get/ have my hair cut.
2 When are you going to get that window replaced?
we're having the house painted.
The expression " to have somebody do something" is used to talk about activities performed by a specific subject.
I will have Mike repair my car.
My father had Mr Johnson paint a picture of himself.
" to get somebody to do something" is very similar.
to " to have somebody do something". However, its meaning is closer to " persuade".
I must get my dad to buy me a new computer
We need to get the teacher to give us a good grade.
Words can be combined to form compound nouns. These are very common, and new combinations are invented almost daily. They normally have two parts. The second partidentifies the object or person in question (man, friend, tank). The first part tell us what kind of objecct or person it is, or what is purpose is (police,boy).
What tipy / what who ?
police man policeman
boy friend boyfriend
water tank watertank
One Word or two words ?
There are no clear rules about this so write the common compounds that you know well as one Word, and the others as two words.
greenhouse
Have/ get Something done
This construction is passive in meaning. It describes situations where we want someone else to do something for us ( a favor, or as a service)
1. I must get/ have my hair cut.
2 When are you going to get that window replaced?
we're having the house painted.
The expression " to have somebody do something" is used to talk about activities performed by a specific subject.
I will have Mike repair my car.
My father had Mr Johnson paint a picture of himself.
" to get somebody to do something" is very similar.
to " to have somebody do something". However, its meaning is closer to " persuade".
I must get my dad to buy me a new computer
We need to get the teacher to give us a good grade.
jueves, 1 de mayo de 2014
Review UNIT 3
THE vs NO ARTICLE
The uses before nouns of which there is only one.
example- The earth is round
Before a noun which has become definite as a result of being mentioned a second time.
example- we saw a good film last night, It was the film you recommended.
Before names of seas, rivers, chains of mountains, groups of islands.
example- The Pacific Ocean, The thames
Before musical instruments
examples- She play the piano.
We do not use an article when we talk sbout plural nouns when we are talking generally.
examples- Dogs are very intelligent animals.
Companies spend lots of mone in advertising.
INDIRECT QUESTIONS
We use indiret questions when we want to make more polite questions. They have an opening phrase before the main question. Indirect questions do not follow the question Word order.
For yes/no questions, include if/ whether after the opening phrase.
examples:
The uses before nouns of which there is only one.
example- The earth is round
Before a noun which has become definite as a result of being mentioned a second time.
example- we saw a good film last night, It was the film you recommended.
Before names of seas, rivers, chains of mountains, groups of islands.
example- The Pacific Ocean, The thames
Before musical instruments
examples- She play the piano.
We do not use an article when we talk sbout plural nouns when we are talking generally.
examples- Dogs are very intelligent animals.
Companies spend lots of mone in advertising.
INDIRECT QUESTIONS
We use indiret questions when we want to make more polite questions. They have an opening phrase before the main question. Indirect questions do not follow the question Word order.
For yes/no questions, include if/ whether after the opening phrase.
examples:
- Where can I buy a good computer?- Can you tell me where I can buy a good computer?
- Are there any internet cafes around here?- Do you know if there are any internet cafes around here ?
- Where is the post office?- Could you tell me where the post office is ?
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