Dear students, PLEASE consider this "ACTIVITIES PLAN" for coming days.
This activities plan is because of your INEVAL-EXAMS you have to take. So, your activites are planned as follow.
UNIT 2 - LESSON 3
Simple Present Passive
Describing a system
SIMPLE PRESENT PASSIVE
It is an english verb form that refers to verbs in simple present, simple aspect, indicative mood and passive voice.
Simple present passive is formed by the present tense form of the verb "to be" plus a "past participle" of regular or irregular verbs.
Example:
- Books are made of paper and trees.
- Mareth is loved by her husband and family.
- I am set free because of my girlfriend.
Phrasal Verbs - Introduction
A phrasal verb is a verb plus a preposition or adverb which creates a different meaning from the original.
| PHRASAL VERB | MEANING |
| come up with | think of |
| give up | stop |
| grow up | become an adult |
| look up | find in the dictionary |
| pick up | lift, collect |
| set up | start, create |
| stand up | rise to your feet |
| turn up | appear, be found |
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UNIT 2 - LESSON 2
Verb ( + object) + infinitive
Talking about plans and abilities
INFINITIVE
It is used to indicate the purpose or intention of an action (where the TO has the same meaning as "in order to" or "so as to". An infinitive verb form is a verb with the word "TO" in front of it.
Example:
to play
to drive
to run
to translate
- I need to copy all the information.
- She cries to obtain what she wants.
- To be a hero requires too much training.
- Sponsors created a new webpage to allow users to be superintelligents.
- We expect you to obey the rules of this company.
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UNIT 2 - LESSON 1
Verb/Preposition + Gerund Adverbs of Degree
So/Neither + Auxiliary Verbs
Talking about likes and dislikes Agreeing and disagreeing
PREPOSITION
It indicates the relationship of the "object" to the rest of the statement. These relationships include direction, place, time, cause, manner and amount. Prepositions (at, on, in, under, above, next to, etc).
Example:
- The waterfall is next to the cliff.
GERUND
It is form from a verb also known as the (-ing form) and it indicates and action or state of being. The gerund always has the function of a "noun".
Example:
- I love going to the mountains.
ADVERBS OF DEGREE
Adverbs of degree are used to tell about intensity or degree of an action, and adjective or another adverb.
Common adverbs of degree.
almost, nearly, quite, just, too, enough, hardly, scarcely, completely, very, extremely, really
Example:
Before noun.
- I really want to paint your face.
Before the adjective or adverb they are modifying.
- The water was extremely cold yesterday.
Before the main verb.
- He was just leaving.
- She has almost finished.
- It is enough to hear about your problems.
SO/NEITHER + AUXILIARY VERB
SO is used to show agreement with positive statements.
SO + AUXILIARY + Subject (pronoun)
It is similar if we use (too) at the end of a sentence.
Look at the chart below.
| Person A | Person B | |
|---|---|---|
| I am happy. | So am I. | = I am happy too. |
| I'm going to Brazil in the summer. | So am I. | = I am going to Brazil too. |
| You look nice today. | So do you. | = you look nice too. |
| Stephanie has a new boyfriend. | So does Mary. | = Mary has a new one too. |
| We went to the concert last night. | So did I. | = I went to the concert too. |
| I would love a coffee right now. | So would I. | = I would love a coffee too. |
| He will win a prize. | So will I. | = I will win one too. |
| They have finished their homework. | So have I. | = I have finished too. |
| I can speak two languages. | So can I. | = I can speak two too. |
| He should study more. | So should I. | = I should study more too. |
| We could see the mountains. | So could we. | = We could see them too. |
| My brother had eaten too much. | So had I. | = I had eaten too much too |
NEITHER is used to show agreement with negative statements.
NEITHER + AUXILIARY + SUBJECT (pronoun)
It is similar if we use either at the end of sentence.
Look at the chart below.
| Person A | Person B | |
|---|---|---|
| I am not hungry. | Neither am I. | = I'm not hungry either |
| I'm not going to quit. | Neither am I. | = I'm not going to quit either |
| They don't speak French. | Neither do I. | = I don't speak French either. |
| Stephanie doesn't eat meat. | Neither does Mary. | = Mary doesn't eat meat either. |
| Mary didn't go to the party. | Neither did I. | = I didn't go either. |
| I wouldn't like to do his job. | Neither would I. | = I wouldn't like to do it either. |
| He won't stop talking. | Neither will you. | = You won't stop either. |
| You haven't finished your meal. | Neither have you. | = You haven't finished either. |
| Mike can't reach the top shelf. | Neither can I. | = I can't reach it either. |
| You shouldn't talk in the movie. | Neither should you. | = You shouldn't talk either. |
| We couldn't hear him. | Neither could we. | = We couldn't hear him either. |
| I hadn't seen her before. | Neither had I. | = I hadn't seen her before either. |
VOCABULARY - ADJECTIVES
awful boring disappointing excellent
exciting funny interesting scary
silly terrible thrilling wonderful
