Sunday, September 8, 2013

Use a Superlative Adjective Followed by the Present Perfect

Use a Superlative Adjective and Present Perfect by youreslteacher

Formation of the Superlative

The Superlative Rules by youreslteacher

Part 4, Phrasal Verbs

Part 4 Phrasal Verbs by youreslteacher

Speaking Practice: Tell me you and Jessica are the same.




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Tell me you and Jessica are the same.
a.Jessica’s place is located in the city, and _______________________.
b.Her building is modern, and ______________________.
c.Her place has three floors, and ________________.
d.Her building has laundry facilities* in it, and _______________. * equipment,
器械, 设备, equipos, instalaciones
e.It isn’t easy to park on her street, and _________________________________

Tell me how you and Jessica are different.
f. Jessica’s place is small, but _________________.
g. She lives in an apartment, but __________________ .
h. The exterior of her building is made of stucco*, but the exterior of ____________________. *
饰用的灰泥, la pared de estuco
i. She rents, ___________________ .
j. Her place is located near BART, _________________ .
k. Her children can walk to school, ___________________________ (because I don’t have any, and because there isn’t a school nearby).

Speaking Practice: Irregular Simple Past Negative, D-G

Irregular Simple Past Negative, D-G


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1. You did the dishes last night. No, I …
2. She drew this picture herself. No, she …
3. He drove to work this morning. No, he …
4. You ate a big breakfast this morning. No, I …
5. She fell down and hurt herself. No, she … and … herself.
6. She felt sick last weekend. No, she …
7. President Bush fought in the Vietnam War. No, President Bush …
8. You found a good dentist. No, I …
9. You flew back home over the vacation. No, I …
10.You forgot to sign your name. No, I …
11. She got a flu shot yesterday. No, she …
12. You gave me a cold! No, I
13. You went to work after school. No, I …
14. He grew up in a small family. No, he...

Thursday, September 5, 2013

Part 2, Phrasal Verbs


1. ...and it's not enough to get by.
2. Write them down.
3. My husband drops me off on his way to work.
4. I need to pick up my mother-in-law.
5. ...so he took off his sweater. or: he took his sweater off.
6. Why don't you call me up after work?
7. ...and I still can't figure out what piece should go here.
8. I wonder if you could put this back on the shelf?
9. Could you turn down that music? (no on)

Monday, September 2, 2013

Nice, France

I spent the summer and fall of 2012 in Nice, France. I would love to live there! When it gets windy, the water near the shore becomes the most beautiful bright blue, as you can see in some of the pictures.