For Wed March 1St:
English in Action pages 30 -32
For MONDAY March 6th,
Homework # 1: Workbook pages 14 – 19.
Homework # 2: textbook
Pages 32 – 36, 38 - 43
We still need to check the workbook & the pizza!
Workbook p.8
p. 10 irregular plurals:
ch, o*, sh, ss, x = es
cry = cries play = plays
one man, three men
one woman, sixteen women
good, hood, look
money; swimming
for emphasis = makes it stronger
questions, problems, repeats?
There are three of them.
There are three trees outside.
Dorm = dormitory = where the students sleep on campus
Mother = mom; mommy
Father = dad; daddy
Spouse = husband or wife
Partner
Transgender
Children = kids
Formal & informal (= casual)
Daughter not doctor
My daughter is studying to become a doctor.
My daughter went to the doctor.
The sun is shining. (shine)
His son is a doctor.
Coming soon
Siblings = brothers & sisters
Grandmother = grandma “gramma”
Grandfather = grandpa
“grampa”
The grandkids are coming to visit.
Aunt = mom or dad’s sister
ant = insect at a picnic
New Orleans
Cousin
“kuzin” “kuzzen”
Class notes Wednesday March 1st, 2017
Do you have _____?
Have you got ______?
Does she have _____?
Has he got ______?
Does everybody have the book?
Has anybody got a question?
If nobody has any questions, then we will move on.
I don’t have any brothers.
She hasn’t got any sisters.
I don’t have any children. = I haven’t got any children.
Does she have any brothers or sisters?
= Has she got any brothers or sisters?
Family
Do you have any children?
She has two sons.
I don’t have any children (kids).
Do you have any brothers or sisters?
Do* your family live in America too?
Does your family live in America too?
Who is your closest relative?
= closest legal relationship (spouse; parent; sibling)
Advanced directive
Which of your relatives are you closest to? = best personal relationship
She is very close to her sister. She talks to her all the time.
My brother lives in Texas, and we’re not very close.
I haven’t spoken to him in a long time.
She’s having a baby. The baby is due in June. It’s her first baby. My friend had a baby last year. It was her second child.
Death
Euphemism = a nicer way to say something
Her uncle passed away.
He died suddenly.
She was four months pregnant when she lost the baby.
My grandparents are no longer with us.
My aunt has gone to a better place.
Is your grandfather still living?
Is your grandfather still alive?
Widow = her husband is dead
Widower = his wife is dead
Deceased = dead
The late Mr. Jones = he’s dead
Deceased is NOT “diseased”!
Cease = to stop, to quit