Chapter 8 Vocabulary (Lexis)

Hi everyone, here are the words from the Dilemmas article on pages 66-67 of your student book this week.  I’m going to test you on some of these in next week’s test.

Haydn.

Afternoon Class – Problems and Dilemmas

To my afternoon class,

Here is the problem story that was planned by Marco’s group.  I chose this story because it was very cimilar to the other group and it had more information.  Very good job!  I didn’t have to change anything   I thought it was very nice 

Haydn.

Giving advice and suggestions

Hi everyone, remember what I said in class this morning: when making suggestions or giving advice using words like should, can, could, need to, must, and have to, we normally start a sentence with I think or I reckon.  This is more polite because giving advice can make people angry  

Also, remember that advice is a noun and advise is a verb.  You give advice to or advise someone.  Advice is also an uncountable noun, and we normally say give someone a piece of advice, or a word of advice    The past participle and past simple of ‘advise’ is ‘advised‘. 

Have a good night!

Welcome!

To the new students in my morning class – WELCOME!  It’s great to have you all with us.  Our new students include:

 See Won from South Korea, Zhi Yong from China, Satoshi from Japan, and Larissa Martins from Brazil.

I also want to say that you are always welcome to speak to me about any problem you have, even something personal.  This might sound crazy, but I really care about you all so if you need to speak to me about anything, I am happy to listen to you :)

Also, if you want to me to check or edit anything that you’ve written (like CVs, emails, diaries, or letters) you can email me at haydnenglish@yahoo.com.  Renato emailed me his resume today and everyone can do the same thing. 

I’ll post another message on this site soon.  VERY NICE!

Expressions of Obligation – Has/have (got) to

Hi all,

Here are the notes on expressions of duty and obligation, like has/have (got) to from Chapter 8 of your book. 

Very nice 

Test Next Week

Morning class – In next week’s test you will be asked to write a 2-paragraph autobiography (story about your life).  You need to use:

- Present simple (e.g. I like painting)
- Past simple (e.g. I enjoyed watching movies)
- Present continuous (e.g. I’m now studying English in Australia)

- Present perfect (e.g. I have plans to live in Australia and become really rich) .

I look forward to reading your answers 

Next Week

Hi everyone, the excursion today was fantastic!  I definately had a good time

Either tomorrow or Sunday I’ll post on this site a summary of next week’s grammar.  If you read these notes on the weekend with the chapter, they will help you a lot.

Have a good weekend everyone!

PS – Pepe, Jiw, Ju Yong, Lubo, and First you were really missed today.  You all  should have come on the excursion.

Vocabulary List – Afternoon Class Movie ‘The Three Amigos’

Hi Afternoon Class – here are some of the words and expressions that you learned from The Three Amigos movie.  I hope you enjoyed it!

Haydn.

Vocabulary (Lexis) – The rest of The Three Amigos

Afternoon class – here are the rest of the words that we talked about in class today from The Three Amigos movie.

Haydn.

Vocabulary (Lexis) – Chapter 7 Celebrities

Here is the vocabulary that you learned from the stupid celebrities article that you read