By February 2020 she had traveled all around the world.
By the time she arrived home her daughter had left
Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Thursday, October 22, 2020
Write an example sentence with present perfect showing "repetition."
Your Answer:
Last month, i have been to San Francisco more than 10 times.
you can't use a "closed" time with repetition and present perfect
I work over time twice this week.
Present perfect is used to show that an event started in the past and continues to the present. "For" shows the amount of time the action has taken.
Which of the following time is not an "amount?"
You Answered ( awhile is not correct - it can measure )
Tuesday, October 20, 2020
active and Passive voice
The children (S) saw (v) the movie (o) = The subject performs the action of the verb
Passive : The movie was seen by the children.
The dress(object ) was designed (V) by Prada (agent) strong agent
The next award will be presented (v) by Brad Pitt (agent) (sometimes the agent is used . if so the agent is follows by.
The actress are photographed from every angle.
The awards are presented in 24 categories .
she was photograph by him .
Notice the differences in pronouns in an active sentences and a passive sentences .
After by , the object pronoun is used .
In 1929 tickets were sold for 10 dollar . ( simple past )
The movie was film in the united states
It wasn't filmed in Canada .
It wasn't filmed in Hollywood
if two verb are passive voice are connected with and we do not repeat the verb Be
The Oscar ceremony is televised and seen by millions of people.
Before 1941 , the winner's name were already know before the ceremony
.
Today the winner are never announced ahead of time .
when was it filmed ?
Which movie was filmed in Hollywood .
Simple Present :
The committee chooses the winner (active )
The winner are choosen week before ( passive )
The winner are choose by the committee (passive )
Present continious
Brad Pitt is presenting an award .
An award is presented by Bradpitt.
The award is being presented for the best movie ( passive present continuous)
The actress are announce the winner name ( future )
The actress is going to announce the winner's name (future )
The present of Be
( verb to be am/is / are / was / were )
I am
he is
she is
you are
we are
They are
I am-
I am surprised about Timothy's abilities.
I am amazed about his news .
He is very intelligent
He is very smart
Subject Pronouns and most singular nouns can contract with a present form of be
I'm
He's
She's
You're
We're
They're
Timothy is smart ( We use a form of be with a description / classification/ location/ weather/ reaction to weather / place of origin/age/ physical states/ time/there)
Timothy is smart ( description )
Mandarin and Cantonese are languages of China (classification ) .
Haiti is a southeast of Florida. (Location)
It is warm in Haiti all year. ( location- weather)
I am hot . Let's turn on the air conditioning
Timothy Doner is from new York. ( place of Origin )
I am from Burma south east Asia
She is from Burma too .
How old is Timothy now ? ( phyusical states )
How is everything ?
How is your mother doing?
What time is the New York now ?
There are many Language in India
There are many language in India
AFFIRMATIVE STATEMENT
Spanish is the official language of Columbia.
Burmese language is the official language of Burma (Myanmar)
Negative statement :
It isn't the language of Brazil
It isn't Mike 's car ?
Yes no question : ?
Is Spanish is easy for Italians ?
yes, it is .
Wh questions : Why is the teacher late today?
Why is Spanish easy for Italians?
Short answers :
Why isn't Spanish a challenge for Timothy?
WH + Negative statement question
Why isn't Spanish a challenge for Timothy ?
French is one of the TImothy's Languages
Take note : if the noun end with s, se, ce, ge ,ze , sh, ch , or x we don't make a contraction with is
French is one of the Timothy's language.
What is your native language
My native language is Burmese language
My native language is French
Are you from France ?
No , I am not from France . I am from Cameron
Where is the Cameron
It is in Africa /
Which part of Africa .
What part of Africa ?
What is the only language in Cameroon
NO, There are many languages in Cameron , but the two official language are French and English.
How many languages are there in Cameroon.
There are about 250 languages . French is my official languages
What is an important language in your country ?
Then Beti is an important language in your country?
Yes, it is definitely important .
My roommate is from Nigeria .
Is Camroon near Nigeria.
Yes , Cameroon and Nigeria are neighbors ,
Thailand and China are neighbors of my country.
I am interested in your country, but I am so hungry.
Yes I am . Lets go get something to eat.
We can finish our conversation over lunch
I like English ( we use base form of the verb with I , you , we they , pleural subject )
The base form (or root) of a verb is the form listed in the dictionary. It is the version of the verb without any endings (endings such as -s, -ing, and ed). The base form is the same as the infinitive (e.g., to walk, to paint, to think) but without the to.
You know Mandarin
Sunday, October 18, 2020
active and passive
Today movie used advanced technology. ( some past participle are used as adjectives)
Chapalin was not an educated man
Chaplin received an Oscar for his outstanding work. (Some Present participles are used as adjective )
In later life , he faced declining popularity.
Chaplin was extremely hardworking . ( an adverb some precedes the participle)
He was a highly paid actor.
Chaplin's life interests me . ( Interest=verb)
(a) Chaplin's life is interesting . He made many interesting movies .
(b) I am interested in learning more about Chaplin.
Chaplin amuses us .( amuse=verb)
(a ) the little tramp was an amusing character. He did many amusing things
(b) We saw his movie and we were amused.
I saw his character and , I was annoyed.
I saw a scary accident and I was terrified.
I saw scary accident I was terrified.
Chaplin movies are entaining
The fire broke out near my neighbor I was frightening .
The fire fighter were evacuate the residents non stop they were exhausting.
Anne Frank book was a good book and I am interesting reading .
I am intersted in l
Thursday, October 15, 2020
active passive 2020 ENGLISH 253
review the idea
what was your secret
Test review
Change the active voice to passive voice
notice the tense when you do this
you did not have to write the answer
active passive
Write 5-7 possible test questions about chapters 1-3.
The questions can be any type, such as:
Examples:
information question: (example) Present perfect uses an "open time period" with repetition. What are some examples of "open times?"
example: Write an example sentence of Present Perfect with repetition.
error correction: Correct the following errors or mark "C" for correct.
1. I have been there two times last year.
multiple choice: In which situation can you use Present Perfect Continuous:
a. non action verbPrada
b. repetition
c. indefinite time
d. duration from past to now
Use this exercise to review the important ideas in the first three chapters. We will have a first "midterm" on Tuesday the 20th.
active : The children(0) saw (v) the movie ( O) active
Passive : The movie was seen by the children ( agent) ( subject + Verb + Object ) active
Alex was bitten by the stray dog ( strong agent) Passive voice ( subject + verb +agent ) Passive
The dress was designed by Prada.(stron agent )
The next award will be presented by Brad Pitt.
He (sub) photographed her (o)
She was photographed by him ( agent )
The Oscar ceremony is televised and seen by millions of people .
Millions of people seen the Oscar ceremony.
Before 1941 , the winners names were already known before the ceremony.
Today the winners are never tannounced ahead of time .
The movie was filmed in the united states
it wasn't filmed in China
Was it filmed in Hollywood? ( verb to be - sub-verb -object )
no it wasn't ( short answer ) no agent
why wasn't filmed in Hollywood ?
Which movie was filmed in Canada
Simple present -the committee chooses the winner . The winner are chosen week before .
Bradpit is presenting an award now. ( The award is being presented for the best movie )
The actress will announce the winner name.
An actress is going to announce the winner name .
Reporters were interviewing the stars
The stars were being interview on the red carpat.
Tuesday, October 13, 2020
first sentence not exciting but its clear
(1) you just have to explain why ?
(2) How many general explanation
(3)
He has played soccer since 1993 at a very young age .
Before
career :
was
35
could not play
explanation is not clear
you don't make the explanation very clear
,present grammar mistake
Bullied by somebody
such as bullying and ridiculed
being bullied
Thursday, October 8, 2020
Page 69 Test review Simple past, the present perfect , or the present continuous of the verb given .
Lately i have been cooking so much
have is non action verb
take ( action verb )
How long have you been doing that ? ( in progress )
Time period is lately ( How long have you been doing that
8 . Started ( I started to take lessons about six months ago .
So far i have jumped out of airplanes about 10 to 20 times ( repetitions must use past , not the continious )
I have never even thought about it .
something that did not happen in the past few months .
I have been working overtime alot lately. For over the past month
page 71
has been donating ( amount of time )
also not wrong
donate money for twenty years
in definite past time ( e.g Has donated ? )
may be ( I still in progress ) ( e.g has been donating )
you have to be clear that what tense you use
e.g we wondered ( past to present )
wondered in the past only
for the past two months
still doing progress
23 and 24
He has always wanted to travel to china.
I have been trying .
I have tried .
Tuesday, October 6, 2020
Page 65 to 69 exercise ESL253
We use the present perfect continuous for actions that started in the past and are still happening now . These actions are on going and are not finished . For questions about duration , we use how long ,
Lonnie Thompson has been trying to find information in glaciers .
How long has Paul Nicklen been working as a photojournalist?
We use the present perfect , not the present perfect continuous, in the following case
with repetition from the past to present
with an indefinite time in the past
with always and never
for duration with non action verbs
with questions about repetition , using how much or how many
Thompson has climbed many glaciers
Have you ever climbed a mountain ?
I have always wanted to climb a mountain, but i have never done it
Lonnie Thompson has been interested in glaciers
for many years
How many times has Thompson gone to Peru
How many time has he spent on glaciers ?
Compare :
(a) I have read some interesting articles
I have been reading a book about glaciers
I have climbed several mountains since 2010
My friend has been climbing a mountain in Alaska for the last three days.
He has worked as a photographer for many years.
( In some cases , there is no difference in meaning between the present perfect and the present continuous )
He has been working as a photographer for many years.
When he was in college, Lonnie Thompson studied geology.
He made his first glacier exploration in the 1970s
We use simple past for an action that was completely in the past . Often a definite time is mentioned
Monday, October 5, 2020
Writing editing advice
Use the correct worder.
I have never been Nigara Falls.
Has Wallenda ever had an accident ?
Have you ever had an accident?
Has he ever had an accident?
Don’t confuse for and since
Sylvia Earle has been studying the ocean for many years.
I have been in United States since 2018.
Don’t confuse the present participle ( Verb ing and the past participle . In some cases they sound similar .
Paul Nicklen has taken many pictures.
Has he ever been to the south pole?
Has he ever had an accident?
Use the correct subject verb agreement
Some people have had very interesting experiences.
Michael has had a great time while he was in Japan.
Part 2 editing practice
My uncle Meyer is not a famous person.
But he has done many great things in his life.
He is a teacher.
He has been teaching Hebrew and Jewish history since the past 45 years .
He has inspires many young people to love language and history.
In some cases, he have taught three generations of the same family.
He often receives letters and emails from students who have studied with him many years ago.
Many of them has finished college and started their own carees and families .
They often tell him how much they learned from him and how much he has inspired them.
Another great thing about my auncle is t hat he ahs always being a great teacher outside the classroom.
When we have been children. he often took us to the library on saturdays and to museum on Sundays. He has been always a member of several museum ad has donated money to support them. Many times we have wondered why its important to support the mjseum . He once has told us. The classroom is only one place to learn . But life is bigger than the classroom. There are many other ways to learn
Topic sentences .
General develop this idea
give an example
she has two reason why she admire
why she inspire
giving the example
the reason and the example mixed
make it unique
My eassy not the prefect it is very simple one but i will try my best
| Paragraph | ||
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Topic sentence | 4 / 4 pts | |
Explanations | 4 / 6 pts | |
Specific details | 5 / 6 pts | |
grammar | 3 / 3 pts | |
Unity | 1 / 1 pts | |
| Total Points: 17 | ||
Saturday, October 3, 2020
Timothy Doner
Timothy Doner
Timothy Doner Looks like an average student in his T shirt and jeans .
PaukPauk looks like an average student in his Tshirt and Jeans .
But there is something very special about him,
He speaks 20 languages.
He doesn't speak all of them equally well, but he is very comfortable in many of them.
He feels most of comfortable with Hebrew ,Farsi, French and Arabic.
At anyone time, he is studying three to four language.
Videos of him are going around the internet.
In one video, he is riding in a taxi and talking to a Haitian Taxi driver in french .
In it, he is telling the driver that he wants to learn Creole, a language of Haiti.
In another , he is speaking Farsi with the owner of a bookstore.
He is asking the Farsi speaker for more information about that language.
In other videos , he is studying Mandarin or discussing the similarities between Hebrew and Arabic with native speakers of these language.
He also speaks Urdu, Indonesian, Swahili, and Ojibwe, an American Indian Language.
Doner spends almost all his time trying to learn languages .
To learn others, he studies on his own.
He always looks for opportunities to practice with native speakers .
Sometimes he uses video chats to practice with native speakers .
Sometimes he uses video chats to practice with native speakers in other countries .
He uses other methods to improve his language ability: He memories the lyrics of songs or watches movies in other languages . He really enjoys himself. He thinks that language helps you connect to other peoples.
When he speaks another languages he feel like a different person.
Interestingly, he doesn't study Spanish. For him, Spanish is not challenging enough
Hebrew ( an official language of Isreal)
Farsi ( an official language spoken in Iran)
Urdu (an official language spoken in Pakistan)
Swahili (an official language spoken in Kenya and other countries of the African Great Lakes region )
Lyrics : the words of a song
I am from Burma
He is from San Francisco.
You are from Thailand.
They are from Korea.
I am suprised about Timothy abilities . Timothy is an amazing person. Timothy is smart.He is very intelligent. He is 24 years old now . He always likes to learn new language which is challenging for him.He love to learn three or four language at a time.
The present of Be
am / is / are ( be has three form in the present )
He is an inspirational student.
was/were ( be has two form in the past )
H
Limits of my language means limits of my world . Ludwig Wittgenstein
Limits of my language means limits of my world.
Assignment ESL 253 due on 06 October 2020 page 71 Part 3
Paragraph 1
- Due Tuesday by 4:30pm
- Points 20
- Submitting a file upload
- Available Oct 1 at 12am - Oct 6 at 11:59pm 6 days
Please write one paragraph in response to the prompt on p. 71: Part 3 Write About It. Use one paragraph to respond to question #1.
Begin with a topic sentence
Use general explanations to explain your controlling idea in your topic sentence and to introduce the meaning of your specific example.
Use a specific example to give strong proof/evidence of your general explanation.
Your paragraph should be 8-12 sentences.
double space
12 point font.
Rubric
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Topic sentence
The topic is clear and there is a clear controlling idea that the details can focus on.
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This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Explanations
The general explanations answer how or why about the topic sentence and introduce the general meaning of the specific details.
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This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Specific details
Real examples,
experiences, or facts give proof that the general explanations are
true. The specific details give enough information to convince the
reader.
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This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
grammar
Present perfect/simple present/simple past/present continuous are used correctly.
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This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Unity
All the details clearly focus on the topic sentence
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