Class: 15^th/16^th March 2013

Unit 5: Concepts of space (My space, your space, our space)

Can-Do Objectives: Talk about crime

  Discuss and suggest solutions

  Discuss the meaning of privacy

Pages: 53 and 57

Grammar: Passives

Vocabulary: Collocations with solution, petty, petty cash, offenders, re-offend, prompted, stance, curfew, perpetrator, cigarette butt.

Homework: Work on your Oral Presentation; Workbook – pg. 33 ex 7, pg. 34 and 36.

Exam: I shall correct your exams over the holiday and hand them back on the first class we have (5^th/6^th April).

Polishing our English

I have to admit that you are all making a lot of progress and it is definitely not my doing. During our last class, I heard some great English. However, (and there is always a ‘however’), I feel that you could try to work on ridding yourselves of some ‘ugly’ habits that produce some sentences such as:

                                                                                                 The people is important.

When you have a minute, take a look at the links below.

Using the definite article the

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=71

Subject – verb agreement (Excellent if you click on HINT which is the grammatical explanation.)

http://www.wwnorton.com/college/english/write/we/ch6/subjverbag.htm?AnswerFile=..%2Fqpserver%2F21a&rad1=a&rad2=a&rad3=a&rad4=b&rad5=b&rad6=b&rad7=a&rad8=a&rad9=a&rad10=a&rad11=a&rad12=b&rad13=a&rad14=a&rad15=b&mark=100

Also: GO OUT is NOT equal to salir unless you are referring to having fun.

SO:

No salgo del trabajo hasta las 19:00.    is       I don’t leave work until 19:00.

Sal de clase!                                       is       Leave the room!

¿Cuando sale el tren?                         Is       When does the train leave?

Actually salir translates into many different verbs in English. Look at the following sentences and think of how they would translate into English.

¿Han salido las notas?

Nunca me salen bien las croquetas.

Sal de dudas.

Va a salir el sol.

La mancha ha vuelto a salir.

Salió a la venta el martes.

Another TED talk:

Because we have been discussing possible solutions to petty crimes, I thought it might be interesting to hear what this speaker has to say about sentencing and creative ways of administering justice.

http://www.ted.com/talks/barry_schwartz_using_our_practical_wisdom.html