Journal unit 3

I. Vocabulary
a. Idioms to describe happiness and sadness
1. On cloud nine
2. Down in the dumps
3. Over the moon
4. Feel on top of the wolrd
5. Feel down in the mouth
6. Feeling blue

b. Adjectives -> Nouns with –ness/-ity

EG: happiness, generousity,…

c. Vocabulary for vaules

EG: commitment, discipline, self-esteem, self- reliance, self-
sacrifice, single- mindedless, sportsmanship, stamina, team
spirit.

d. Adverbs
1. Sentence adverbs: surprisingly, similarly,…
2. Adverbs of manners: quickly, cheaply,…
3. Adverbs of degree: extreamly, rapidly,…

II. Grammar
1. Past simple
(+) S + V-ed/irregular verbs
(-) S + didn’t + v/irregular verbs
(?) Did + S + V

2. Present perfect
(+) S + have/has + pp2
(-) S + have/has + not + p2
(?) Have/has + S + pp2
3. Present perfect continuous
(+) S + have/has + been + V ing
(-) S + have/has + not + been + V ing
(?) Have/has + S + been + v ing

III. Speaking
Phrases for giving and reacting to news

IV. Writing:
a. Structure of a personal letter:
Paragraph1: start the letter and ask how the person has
been
Paraghaph2: Describe a recent past experience and say
how I feel about it
Paragraph 3: Describe a recent event I have been to and its
consequences
Paragraph 4: Ask the person who I writing for som
informations
b. Adverbs to show attitude: surprisingly, luckily,…