Level 5: February 2014

Sunday, February 23, 2014

Irregular Simple Past C

4-SimplePastC

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He heard,
He held
He laid
He paid

He lay

He made

He meant
He ran

He said

He saw

He sold
He told

He shot
He lost

He showed

He stood
He understood

He took
He shook 振动，摇动，抖动 , agitar, sacudir, temblar

He tore 撕裂，撕破，撕下, romper, rasgar
He wore
He went
He won

He drove
He wrote
He rode
He rose (to go up, to come up)

He ate

He fell

He fought
He found
He wound 绕，把…绕成团; enroscar algo alrededor de algo; hacer un ovillo con algo; hacer correr la película

It froze 冻得慌，觉得很冷, 固，冻结, 结冰, gelarse, congelar

He got
He forgot

He gave
He forgave 原谅，宽恕 , 豁免，免除, perdonnar

He grew 长大，长高, 扩展，扩张，扩大, 种植，栽种, crecer, madurar, aumentar
He threw

He flew (to move in the air, to travel on a plane)

He hung 悬挂，吊 , 吊死, colgar, colocar

He stuck (to put)

He had

He bought

He caught

He taught

He built

He chose

He came
He became 变成，成为，变得, hacerse

Speaking: Yes/No Questions Did Madonna release her first album in 1983?

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Ask yes/no questions.

a. Madonna released her first album in 1983. →

1. Madonna used to have dark hair. →
2. She has blond hair now. →
3. She studied dance in college. →
4. She dropped her last name when she became a singer. →
5. She earned $242,000,000 in 2008. →
6. Her music tour was called “Sticky and Sweet.” →
7. Madonna has acted in 22 films. →
8. Madonna got divorced in 2008. →
9. She is dating a 22-year-old Brazilian man named Jesus Luz right now.

Listen: Flight 207, New York to Frankfurt

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to serve food
the cockpit
to fire a shot
to attack
to scream
the passengers
to kick
the pilot/the captain
a flight attendant

Flight 207, New York to Frankfurt

level5.podomatic.com document: 5050701-3

Yesterday I took a flight from New York to Frankfurt, and something very frightening (=scary) happened. After I (board) 1___________ the plane, I (find) 2__________ my seat, and I (fasten) 3__________ my seatbelt. Soon we were in the air, and I looked around to see what was happening. Some passengers (read) 4____________. Others (sleep) 5____________, using their laptops, or waiting to use the restroom. The flight attendants (push) 6____________ their carts down the aisle and serving lunch to the passengers.

In the back of the plane, there was a man who was wearing dark clothes and sunglasses. He seemed nervous. Suddenly, he (stand up) 7____________ and he (rush 冲, 奔, precipitarse) 8____________ up to a flight attendant. He (grab 抓住, 夺过, asir, agarrar) 9____________ her. Then he (pull) 10____________ a gun out of his pocket and put it to her head. He said, “Shut up and don't move! This plane is going to Murobia!” A woman who was sitting next to him screamed, so he (shoot) 11________ her.

Two men who (sit) 12____________ behind the man (jump) 13____________ up and (attack) 14____________ the hijacker (劫机者, pirata áereo). One of them (hit) 15____________ him twice in the back of his head. Then the other man (kick) 16____________ him twice very hard in the stomach. The hijacker (fire) 17____________ a shot from the gun, but nobody (get) 18____________ hurt. Then the pilot (come) 19___________ out of the cockpit. (驾驶舱, cabina de mando) He (handcuff, 给…戴上手铐, esposar) 20____________ the hijacker.

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Verb Test: List of Students Needing to Repeat on Friday

The following students did not pass their irregular verbs a-g test. They need to repeat the test this Friday. Students who were absent must take the test this Friday, too.

Acosta, Rogel

Huang, Yangsheng Dennis

Jiang, Xiu Yun

Lau, Gary

Sekimoto, Nana

Yuen, Alex

Zhou, Kang

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Listening and Speaking: Verbs 4-Simple Past B

4-SimplePastB

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it costs it cost
he cuts he cut
he lets he let
he puts he put
he hurts he hurt
he hits he hit
he quits he quit (to stop, to stop working for a company)
he sets he set (to put, to place)
he wets he wet 把…弄湿, mojar
he upsets he upset 使心烦意乱，使不安, alterar, afectar, disgustar, ofender

he draws he drew
he withdraws he withdrew (to take money from a bank account)

he begins he began
he drinks he drank
he rings he rang
it shrinks it shrank 缩小，减小，缩减. encoger(se), reducirse
he sings he sang
it sinks it sank 下沉，沉下, 沉，沉没, descender, bajar

he sits he sat

he swims he swam

I am I was
He is he was
They are they were

he bites he bit 咬, 咬出，咬成, morder, picar
he hides he hid 隐藏，把…藏起来, esconder(se)

he bends he bent 弯曲, torcer, curvar, doblar
he lends he lent 借（钱）给，贷（款）给, prestar
he sends he sent
he spends he spent

he bleeds he bled 出血，流血, sangrar
he feeds he fed (to give food to someone)
he feels he felt
he keeps he kept
he leaves he left
he meets he met
he reads he read /rεd/
he sleeps he slept
he sweeps he swept 扫，打扫，清扫, barrer, limpiar
he weeps he wept (to cry)

he blows he blew 吹，吹动, 向…吹气, soplar, , sonarsela nariz
he knows he knew
he breaks he broke 打破，打碎，打烂，砸破，摔碎romper^,partir, quebrar
he wakes he woke
he speaks he spoke
he steals he stole 偷，窃, robar

he brings he brought
he thinks he thought

Listening: Madonna and WH- Questions

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a. Madonna released her first album in 1983. (When?)

→ When did Madonna release her first album?
1. Madonna used to have dark hair. (What color hair?)→
2. She has blond hair now. (What color hair?)→
3. She studied dance in college. (What?)→
4. She dropped her last name when she became a singer.

(When?)
5. She earned $242,000,000 in 2008. (How much?)→
6. Her music tour was called “Sticky and Sweet.” (What?)→
7. Madonna has acted in 22 films. (How many films?)→
8. Madonna got divorced in 2008. (When?)→
9. She is dating a 22-year-old Brazilian man named Jesus Luz right now. (Who?)

H-R, Irregular Simple Past

H-R Irregular Simple Past by youreslteacher

Verb Test, Part 1, Practice 2

Verb Test Part 1 Practice 2 by youreslteacher

Part 6, Phrasal Verbs

Part 6 Phrasal Verbs by youreslteacher

Present Perfect with Superlatives--Tell me about yourself.

Tell Me About Yourself. PresentPerfectWithSuperlatives by youreslteacher

Present Perfect with Superlatives

Present Perfect With Superlatives by youreslteacher

Verb Test, Practice 1

Verb Test Practice Part 1 by youreslteacher

How do I make negatives sentences?

How Do I Make Negative Sentences by youreslteacher

Superlative, Mount Kangchenjunga

Superlative Mount Kangchenjunga by youreslteacher

Part 5, Phrasal Verbs

Part 5 Phrasal Verbs by youreslteacher

Step 3, Verbs: Hang-Lend

Step 3 Verbs Hang-lend by youreslteacher

Verb Test Practice, Part 1

Verb Test Practice Part 1 by youreslteacher

Thursday, February 13, 2014

Absence

Dear Students, I'm sorry I have been out. I caught a bad cold, and I have a runny nose and a cough, and I have been sneezing a lot. I think it is better for me to stay home and not give you my cold, too! Sincerely, Roland Trego ESL Instructor

Practice Quiz #1. Don't look at your notes. We will review the answers next week.

Practice Quiz #2. We will review the answers next week.

Sunday, February 9, 2014

More Irregular Simple Past Verbs

4-SimplePastD-Questions

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It cost
he cut
he let
he put
he hurt
he hit
he quit (to stop, to stop working for a somebody)
he set (to put, to place)
he wet 把…弄湿, mojar
He upset someone 使心烦意乱，使不安, alterar, afectar, disgustar, ofender
he drew
he withdrew (to take money from a bank account)
he began
he drank
he rang
it shrank 缩小，减小，缩减. encoger(se), reducirse
he sang
it sank 下沉，沉下, 沉，沉没, descender, bajar
he sat
he swam
he was
they were
he bit 咬, 咬出，咬成, morder, picar
he hid 隐藏，把…藏起来, esconder(se)
he bent 弯曲, torcer, curvar, doblar
he lent 借（钱）给，贷（款）给, prestar
he sent
he spent
he bled 出血，流血, sangrar
he fed (to give food to someone)
he felt
he kept
he left
he met
he read
he slept
he swept 扫，打扫，清扫, barrer, limpiar
he wept (to cry)
he blew 吹，吹动, 向…吹气, soplar, , sonarsela nariz
he knew
he broke 打破，打碎，打烂，砸破，摔碎romper, partir, quebrar
he woke
he spoke
he stole 偷，窃, robar
he brought
he thought

Aux-word or do/does/did?

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Tell me the people are different. Use but. Finish each sentence with do/does/did or an aux-word.

Examples
I live in San Francisco, but ... they don’t.
He can go on to Level 6, but ... she can’t.
1. I like my class, but he ...
2. She doesn’t like this class, but we ...
3. We can’t speak Mandarin, but they ...
4. I won some money in Reno, but my friend ...
5. I didn’t win anything in Reno, but my friend ...
6. The men went to the store, but the women ...
7. I have already spoken to the teacher, but Anna ...
8. I haven’t spoken to the teacher yet, but Anna ...
9. They can speak Spanish, but we ...
10. He has a bad accent, but she ...
11. I had to work yesterday, but he ...
12. I couldn’t go to work, but he ...
13. He’ll leave on Tuesday, but she ...
14. I won’t be able to come to class, but she ...
15. She wasn’t able to attend, but he ...

Speaking/Listening: Practice using the present perfect with the superlative.

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Practice using the present perfect with the superlative. Tell me about your life experiences. Listen to the statement.
a. Aqua is a good restaurant to eat at.
> Aqua is the best restaurant that I have eaten at in my whole life.
b. The Grand Canyon is a beautiful site to visit.
> The Grand Canyon is the most beautiful site that I have visited in my whole life.
c. Mr. Trego’s class is an interesting class to take.
d. Chemistry is a difficult subject to study.
e. Flying from San Francisco to Hong Kong is a long flight to take.
f. A new house is an expensive thing to buy.
g. Halloween is a scary movie to see.
h. The Ritz Carlton is a nice hotel to stay at.
i. Raw snake is an unusual food to eat.
j. A thousand dollars is much money to win.

Speaking: Comparative, Re-post with Revised Definitions

5-Comparative1

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cheap
attractive
dishonest
successful
lazy
outgoing
shy
boring
hard-working
friendly
stupid
mean
disorganized

1. friendly or nice

unfriendly or mean
2. generous

cheap

3. hard-working

lazy
4. honest

dishonest
5. interesting

boring
6. organized

disorganized

7. outgoing
shy

8. patient

impatient
9. smart or intelligent

stupid or dumb
10. successful

11. He's a creep.

1. bossy 霸道的, mandón, вла́стный

2. cheerful 兴高彩烈的, alegre, jovial, весёлый

3. friendly or nice 友好的, 亲切的, simpático, дружелюбный

unfriendly 刻薄的, 残忍的, antipático, недружелю́бный

mean 恶毒的, malo, вредоносной

4. generous 慷慨的, 大方的, generoso, dadivoso, ще́дрый/щедр/великоду́шный

cheap 吝啬的, 小气的, tacaño, codo, mezquino, roñoso, ска́редный

5. hard-working 勤劳的, 勤奋的, trabajador, усе́рдный, усе́рден

lazy 懒惰的, perezoso, flojo, ленивый

6. honest 诚实的, 老实的, 正直的, honrado, honesto, честный, правдивый

dishonest 不诚实的, 撒谎的, deshonesto, нече́стный

7. interesting 有趣的, interesante, интересный

boring 乏味的, aburrido, soso, скучный, нудный

8. laid-back 脾气随和的, acomodadizo, de trato fácil, споко́йный, непринужденный

uptight 紧张的, 焦虑不安的, tieso, estirado, envarado, ко́сный, стро́гий, натя́нутый

9. moody 喜怒无常的, temperamental, de humor muy variable, у неё о́чень переме́нчивое настрое́ние

10. organized 有组织的, 高效的, organizado, организованный

disorganized 混乱, 紊乱的, 无组织的, desorganizado, неорганизо́ванный

11. outgoing 性格外向的人, muy sociable, extrovertido, общи́тельный
shy 害羞的, tímido, cohibido, reservado, застенчивый

12. patient 耐心的, 平静等待的, paciente, терпеливый

impatient 不耐烦的, 没有耐心的, 不耐烦的, 不容忍的, impatiente, нетерпели́вый

13. polite 有礼貌的, educado, ве́жливый

impolite 粗鲁的, grosero, maleducado, irrespetuoso, грубый, невежливый

14. smart or intelligent 聪明的, 伶俐的, inteligente, agudo, умный, смышлёный

stupid or dumb 愚蠢的, 笨的, 傻的, tonto, глупый, тупой

15. stubborn 顽固的, testarudo, упрямый

16. successful 事业有成的, 成功的, próspero, успешный, процветающий

17. sweet 和蔼, dulce, милый, приятный

18. talkative 健谈的, parlanchín, hablador, разгово́рчивый

19. He's a creep. 奇葩, 讨厌鬼, 思想怪异的人, ¡qué tío más raro!, un cretino, un impresentable, ублЮдок, вЫродок, мерзкий тип

Sunday, February 2, 2014

The turqoise-colored Mediterranean in Nice, France.

What a creepy place!

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What a creepy place! (爬着走的, horripilante, жуткий ) level5.podomatic.com 5-5012601p1

Rewrite each sentence. Change there is/there are to have/has.

Example: There is a coffin in my bedroom instead of a bed.

→ My bedroom has a coffin (棺材, ataúd, гроб) instead of a bed.

1. There are two graves* in the backyard. *坟墓, tumbas, могила

2. There are three toilets in the bathroom.

3. There are two snakes in the bathtub.

4. There isn’t a stove in the kitchen.

5. There aren’t any shelves in the cupboards.

Now change have/has to there is/there are. Don’t forget to say where!

example My dining room has a jacuzzi.

→ There is a Jacuzzi* in my dining room. *佳骨肌泡沫, bañera de hidromasaje

6. The back yard has a piranha pond. *南美产的小鱼, piraña, пиранья a pond: a very small lake

→

7. The bedroom ceiling has mirrors.

8. The shower only has cold water.

9. The balcony doesn’t have any railing*. *围栏, pasamanos, перила

10. The house doesn’t have any heat.