American English @ UPEC: 2011

Topics on Monday, January 3 Exam

1. Vocabulary from class

2. Grammar: simple present, present progressive (aka "present continuous"), simple past, present perfect, active voice, passive voice, modals (affirmative and negative sentences; adverb placement)

3. Reading Comprehension

4. Dictation

Website for review exercises: (to practice, select an exercise or tutorial that works on the verbs that we have covered)

VERB TENSES

http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbtenseintro.html

MODALS

http://www.englishpage.com/modals/modalintro.html

IRREGULAR VERBS and their PAST TENSE forms: (you only need to know the ones that I have listed in the previous blog entry. If it is not on the list and it is on the test then it will necessarily be regular.)

http://www.englishpage.com/irregularverbs/irregularverbs.html

Answers to LANSAD exercises from Dec. 13

Use one of the following modals to fill in the blank. Put them in the negative if necessary. Some blanks may have more than one possibility.

can could have/has to must might should

1. Ted's flight from Amsterdam took more than 11 hours. He _____________must____be exhausted after such a long flight. He ___________ might ______prefer to stay in tonight and get some rest.

2. If you want to get a better feeling for how the city is laid out, you _______ should ______ walk downtown and explore the waterfront.

3. Hiking the trail to the peak ___ could __________ be dangerous if you are not well prepared for dramatic weather changes. You _____ should _______research the route a little more before you attempt the ascent.

4. When you have a small child in the house, you ______ shouldn’t_________leave small objects lying around. Such objects _______ could _______be swallowed, causing serious injury or even death.

5. Dave: _____ can _______ you hold your breath for more than a minute?
Nathan: No, I can't.

6. Jenny's engagement ring is enormous! It ____ must _________ have cost a fortune.

7. I _____ could _______speak Arabic fluently when I was a child and we lived in Egypt. But after we moved back to Canada, I had very little exposure to the language and forgot almost everything I knew as a child. Now, I ________ can __________ just say a few things in the language.

8. The book is optional. My professor said we ______ could _________ read it if we needed extra credit.

9. Leo: Where is the spatula? It ____ should _______be in this drawer but it's not here.
Nancy: I just did a load of dishes last night and they're still in the dishwasher. It ______ must ________ be in there. That's the only other place it ________ could ___________be.

Review:

Write a sentence using a modal for each of the following situations. There may be several possibilities. Then go through and think of ways to rewrite the sentence in the negative.

1. You are going to be late for work, but your mother insists that breakfast is necessary before leaving.

(Possibility: “You should eat breakfast before going to work.”)

2. You have the possibility of taking a vacation in March if all goes well at work.

(Possibility: “I might be able to go to the Caribbean if things are not too busy.”)

3. You want to ask your professor if it is possible for you to leave class early for a test in another class.

(Possibility: “May I leave class 10 minutes early today so that I will arrive on time for my test?”)

4. Your best friend intends on going out with you this evening, provided that she finishes her homework.

(Possibility: I should be able to go to the movies with you tonight if I can finish my homework during the study hall after school.)

5. The weather channel indicates that rain is possible for tomorrow.

(Possibility: It may/might rain tomorrow.)

6. Since your friend, who is never late, has still not arrived 30 minutes after your proposed meeting time, you suggest possible situations.

(Possibility: Something must be wrong. She is never late!)

Translate each of the following sentences from French to English, using the appropriate tense that we have learned in class. (Simple present, present progressive, simple past, present perfect, active voice, passive voice, modals.)

1. Nous allons régulièrement à la plage.

We regularly go to the beach.

2. Tout à l’heure, elle sort avec des amies.

In a little while, she is going out with some friends.

3. La chambre a été préparée avant notre arrivée.

The room had been prepared before our arrival.

4. L’année dernière, ils ont visité la Grande muraille en Chine.

Last year, they visited the Great Wall of China.

5. Cela fait plus de dix ans qu’elles ne se sont pas vues.

They haven’t seen each other for over 10 years.

6. Tu ne devrais pas t’inquiéter autant sur une affaire aussi insignifiante.

You shouldn’t worry so much about something so insignificant.

7. Il doit être vraiment malade car il n’est jamais absent.

He must really be sick. He is never absent.

8. Depuis la dernière fois que nous avons mangé ici, beaucoup de choses ont changé. Ils ont embauché un nouveau cuisinier et refait le décor, et le nom du restaurant a changé.

Since the last time that we ate here, many things have changed. They have hired a new chef and redone the decoration, and the name of the restaurant has changed.

Write the definition of the following words in English:

1. attraper:

2. débrancher

3. devenir:

4. empêcher:

5. louer:

6. quitter:

7. rendre :

8. actuel :

9. climatisé:

10. discutable :

11. disponible:

12. maigre :

13. provisoire :

14. loin:

15. forcément :

Use the English translation of the words above to complete the following sentences:

1. You should put on a scarf and a hat so that you don’t ____catch____ cold.

2. During the summer in the southern United States, it is necessary to be prepared for all climates. It may be hot outside, but as soon as you go into a restaurant, it is always _______air-conditioned________.

3. While he has his ____provisional/temporary______drivers’ license, he is only able to drive during the day and with someone 21 or older in the seat next to him.

4. Make sure you have everything you need for school. Since we are running late, once we ____leave________, we won’t be able to come back.

5. Even though they live ________far_____ from the city center, the prefer going shopping there rather than at that shops nearer to their house in the country.

6. Given the numerous grammatical mistakes in this email, the legitimacy of this man’s project seems _____dubious/questionable________________.

7. You haven’t __________turned in/handed in__________ your final paper yet? You know it was due last week, right?

8. Write two sentences using words that have not yet been used.

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