Friday, April 26, 2013

Making Negative Statements: No, I don't live in San Bruno.


Wh- questions: Employment


Present Perfect and Simple Past: Questions for Your Classmates


1.  Have you ever won more than $10?  name: _______________ 
     When did you win the money? _____________
     How much did you win? ____ 
     How did you spend it? __________________________         

2.  Have you ever gone on a cruise?  name: _______________                     
     When did you go on a cruise? _____________
     How big was the ship?
     Would you recommend the line (=company) to other people? Why? Why not?

3.  Have you ever taken music lessons?  name: _______________    
     When? _____________
     What instrument did you play? ___________ 
     Do you still play? ___

4.  Have you ever gotten a speeding ticket?  name: _______________ 
     When did you get a speeding ticket? _____________
     How fast were you going? (=driving)  ___ miles per hour (not kilometers)
     How much was the fine? (罚款单, multa, штраф, غرامة )
     How much did you have to pay?)

         kilometers   miles
         per hour       per hour           kph           mph
         60             37                      120      75
         70             43                      140      87
         80             49                      150      93
         90             55                      160      99   
         100           62                      170      106
         110           68                      180      112

5.  Have you ever lived in another country besides (= not including, 除了…之外, excepto, исключа́яباستثناء,) here or your native country?  name: _______________
     When did you live in another country? _____________
     What did you like most about the country?
     What did you do for a living when you lived there?

6.  Have you ever met a famous person?  name: _______________ 
     When did you meet a famous person? _____________
     Who was it?
     What was s/he like?
    Example: nice, quiet, shy, unfriendly.  S/he looked older/younger/prettier than in his/her pictures.

7.  Have you ever been in an accident?  name: _______________
     When were you in an accident?  _____________
     Did anyone get hurt? ___ 
     Whose fault was it?  (, ¿Quién fue el culpable?, вина́, خطأ، غلطة،)

8.  Have you ever gone back to your native country?  name: _______________ 
      When did you go back to your native country? _____________
      Were things different than when you lived there? If so, how?
      Do you like it better here or there now?

Transportation Review


Student A:  Transportation Review                             

1. I am a person walking down the street. You want to know where the Muni station is.
What do you ask me?  Answer:   Excuse me, where is the Muni station?

2. I am a bus driver. You want to know if I go to Market and Third Street. What do you ask me?
Answer:  Excuse me, do you go to Market and Third Street?

3. I am a person on the street.  You want to go to Fisherman’s Wharf. /worf/ Ask me where you catch the bus. Answer:  Excuse me, where do I catch the bus to go to Fisherman’s Wharf?

5. I am a person on the street.  You want to go to Stonestown. /'stonz  taʊn/ Ask me how you can get there.  Answer:  Excuse me, how can I get to Stonestown?

7. I am a BART employee. You need to go to Daly City. Ask me which train you should take.  
Answer:  Excuse me, I need to go to Daly City. Which train should I take? (or Which train should I take to go to Daly City?)

9. I am a person in the BART station. Ask me how much the fare is to go to Twelfth Street in Oakland.  Answer:  Excuse me, how much is the fare to go to Twelfth Street in Oakland?


Student B:  Transportation Review                             
2.   I am your friend. Ask me where you can buy a Fast Pass.  Answer:  Excuse me, where can I buy a Fast Pass?

4.   I am a bus driver. You want to know if I stop at Market and Van Ness. What do you ask me? 
Answer:  Excuse me, do you stop at Market and Van Ness?

6.   I work at the front desk in a hotel. You are a hotel guest. Ask me if public transportation goes to the airport.  Answer:  Excuse me, does public transportation go to the airport?

8.   I am a BART station agent. You are a tourist. Ask me how to get to Berkeley on BART. 
Answer:  Excuse me, how do I get to Berkeley on BART?

10. I am a person walking down the street. You are new to San Francisco. Ask me how far it is to Union Square.  Answer:  Excuse me, how far is it to Union Square?

 

Level 4 Tests for Level 4 Certificate: Ramon Garcia, Jie Hua Yu, Hui Hang


Ramon Garcia (Writing)
Go to Room 418 at 10:00 on Monday.  Tell Mr. Quintana that you are in Mr. Trego's Level 5.


Jie Hua Yu  (Listening)
Hui Huang (Listening)
Go to Room 418 at 10:00 on Tuesday.  Tell Mr. Quintana that you are in Mr. Trego's Level 5.


All Other Students:

For the Level 4 Writing test, go to Room 418 at 10:00 on Monday. Tell Mr. Quintana that you are in Mr. Trego's Level 5.

For the Level 4 Listening test, go to Room 418 at 10:00 on Tuesday. Tell Mr. Quintana that you are in Mr. Trego's Level 5.

For the Reading or Speaking test, you must speak to me immediately on Monday.