Today in class we corrected the conjugations homework and worked in groups to edit English paragraphs.
January 21, 1976 was an historic day. On that day, two supersonic Concorde aircraft made there first flights. One took of from London and the other from paris. Later that year, the first Concorde flew to New York. the flight from London to New York took about three ours. Other planes took twice the time to make that flight! The fleet of Concrode’s was retierd in 2003. Over the years, the planes had carryed more then 2.5 million passengers.
Do you know wear the longest rode on Earth can be found. The Pan-American Highway begins in alaska. It passes through Canada the United States and Mexico. Than it continues down the west coast of South America all the way to Chile. Altogether, the highway passes through 12 countrys. It passes through jungles and mountains the road is about 16,000 miles long. At this time, only one 54-miles stretch of the road remains to be completed.
Are you familiar with the work of Marie Curie. Born in Warsaw Poland, on November 7, 1867, Curie was a Chemist and a physicist. She and her husband, Pierre won the Nobel Prize in 1903 for there discovery of the element radium. In 1911, Marie becomes the first person to win the nobel Prize twice she won the second award for her study of radioactivity. Marie died in 1934 from cancer cause by her long contact with radiation.
It is important to understand the following grammatical terms for the test:
Today we presented in class the infomercial presentations and then watched the Mythbusters TV series about drunk driving and using a telephone while driving. Here are the videos:
Part 1:
Part 2:
Part 3:
And the work sheet that went along with it:
Mythbusters
is a television show in the United
States that aims to "bust" common
myths and urban legends that are commonly accepted using scientific
experiments.
Part 1
What does the word
"bust" mean in the sentence above?
a. inventb. disprovec. exploded. understand
What is the myth that they
are trying to bust? (00:25)
What were the two parts of
talking on the phone that were thought of as dangerous? (00:35)
a.
dialingb. conversationc. keeping your eyes on the roadd. answering
What is the "key
factor" of this myth? (00:50)
a. it is safe
talk at a stoplightb. talking with a
hands-free device is unsafe
c. texting
while driving is unsafe
Where are they going to test
this myth? (01:02)
What is a control lap?What is their control lap? (01:19)
How will the navigate the
course the second time? (01:29)
How will they navigate the
course the third time? (01:40)
What speed did the drivers
have to reach for the first test? (02:52)
a. 20 mphb. 30 mphc. 40 mphd.
50 mph
What is the last test?
(04:15)
a. speed testb. brake testc. parking testd.
accident avoidance test
Part 2
What is the first task on the
cell phone? (00:24)
a. respond to
questionsb .repeat a
sentencec. tell a storyd. answer the phone
Did they do well on the
tests? (03:10)
What did they do to feel
drunk faster? (04:35)
a. drink a lotb. smoke cigarettesc. fast (not eat)d. not sleep
What is the legal
blood-alcohol limit to operate a
vehicle in California?
(05:00)
a. 1.0 b. 0.05c. 0.3d. 0.08
How many beers did Adam have
to drink? (07:00)
Part 3
Did Kari pass the test under
the influence of alcohol? (01:45)
Did Adam pass the test under
the influence of alcohol? (03:00)
What was the conclusion of
this experiment? (03:53)
We also talked about Modal Verbs and their uses in English.
May
Might
Can
Could
Will
Would
Shall
Should
Must
Permission (formal)
You may go now.
Not : prohibition (formal)
Pupils may not smoke.
Permission
You can go now.
Not: prohibition
Pupils cannot smoke.
Permission in
the past
We could stay out late.
Asking for
permission now
(I and We)
polite
Could I borrow your pen.
Instruction (the power is with the speaker)
You will eat your soup.
Not: prohibition
You won’t go out tonight.
Injunction (formal, rules, laws, God)
Payments shall be made at the end of the month.
Not: prohibition
You shall not kill.
Advice
You should tell him.
Not: advice
not to
You shouldn’t smoke
Obligation
He must tell the truth.
Not: prohibition
We mustn’t drink too much.
How Compulsary ?
Practical possibility
It may be too late now.
Not: possible that not
I may not be on time.
Eventuality
It might be true.
Not:
eventuality that not
He might not know.
Theoretical possibility
Children can be difficult.
Not : impossible
It can’t be true.
Weaker
possibility
There could be some room.
Not:
impossibility
He couldn’t have known.
Prediction, reasonable deduction
It will rain tomorrow.
That’ll be my brother, he always calls at this hour.
[prediction]
Polite suggestion
(1st person)
Shall we go?
Expectation
If I’m not mistaken, the vase should be in the
cupboard.
Certainty
He must be there by now.
How Certain ?
Wishes
May the force be with you.
Ability
I can read and write
Ability in the
past
My grandfather could play the violin.
Suggestion of
an ability
You could have tried harder.
Willingness
He will sing in the shower.
Willingness
He would sing in the shower.
Other
Meanings
Modal Verb Exercises
Use the modal verbs
we just learned to fill in the blanks:
MAY/MIGHTCAN/COULDSHALL/SHOULDWILL/WOULDMUST
1.Ted’s flight from Amsterdam took more than
11 hours.He ___________ be exhausted
after such a long flight.He ____________prefer
to stay in tonight and get some rest.
2.Hiking the trail
to the peak ____________ be dangerous.You ____________ research the route a little bit more before you attempt
the assent.
3.You ____________
clean up your room tonight!
4.Please make sure
to water the plants.If you don’t they
_____________ die.
5.Thou __________
not pass!
6.The event
____________ be cancelled because of the snow.
7.It is half past
seven, it _________ be too late now to go to the store.
8.He is always
studying, he ____________ get a 20/20 on the test!
9.Oh no!Frank’s wallet is on the table, he
___________ have left it here last night!
10.In order to get a good grade you _________________
study.
Today in class we watched a Mythbusters TV show and talked about drunk driving vs. cell phone. Here are the videos and the worksheets that go along with it.
Part 1:
Part 2:
Part 3:
Mythbusters
is a television show in the United
States that aims to "bust" common
myths and urban legends that are commonly accepted using scientific
experiments.
Part 1
What does the word
"bust" mean in the sentence above?
a. inventb. disprovec. exploded. understand
What is the myth that they
are trying to bust? (00:25)
What were the two parts of
talking on the phone that were thought of as dangerous? (00:35)
a.
dialingb. conversationc. keeping your eyes on the roadd. answering
What is the "key
factor" of this myth? (00:50)
a. it is safe
talk at a stoplightb. talking with
a hands-free device is unsafe
c. texting
while driving is unsafe
Where are they going to test
this myth? (01:02)
What is a control lap?What is their control lap? (01:19)
How will the navigate the
course the second time? (01:29)
How will they navigate the
course the third time? (01:40)
What speed did the drivers
have to reach for the first test? (02:52)
a. 20 mphb. 30 mphc. 40 mphd.
50 mph
What is the last test?
(04:15)
a. speed testb. brake testc. parking testd.
accident avoidance test
Part 2
What is the first task on the
cell phone? (00:24)
a. respond to
questionsb .repeat a
sentencec. tell a storyd. answer the phone
Did they do well on the
tests? (03:10)
What did they do to feel
drunk faster? (04:35)
a. drink a lotb. smoke cigarettesc. fast (not eat)d. not sleep
What is the legal
blood-alcohol limit to operate a
vehicle in California?
(05:00)
a. 1.0 b. 0.05c. 0.3d. 0.08
How many beers did Adam have
to drink? (07:00)
Part 3
Did Kari pass the test under
the influence of alcohol? (01:45)
Did Adam pass the test under
the influence of alcohol? (03:00)
What was the conclusion of
this experiment? (03:53)
We also discussed conjunctions and had a worksheet to complete for homework:
What is a conjunction?
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