VIEWPOINT 2

Unit 1
A Great Read
Mt. SAC ESL Level 6
Esther Lee
 You can avoid repeating words by using auxiliary verbs
(e.g., be, have, do).

Same tense:

AVOIDING • He’s obviously enjoying it- as I am.

• I think it’s a great idea, but my family doesn’t.
REPETITION 1 • She took a risk, which is what I did, too.
• I haven’t been abroad. My friends haven’t either.

Different tense:

• She obviously changed careers-a lot of people do these days.

• I hope it works out. It did for me.
Positive/Affirmative Negative
I studied last night. I did too. I didn’t sleep. I didn’t either.
So did I. Neither did I.
Me too. Me neither.
Joe has graduated from Sally has too. Joe hasn’t graduated Sally hasn’t either.
high school. So has Sally. from college. Neither has Sally.
Bob and Jack are We are too. Bob and Jack aren’t lazy. We aren’t either.
hardworking. So are we. Neither are we.

Agreement
Activity Let's play Classmate Feud
WHO ARE
YOU IN 6
WORDS?
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Quizlet (esjlee) - Viewpoint 2 Unit

1 Idioms
 Idioms
Understanding Remembering
I can’t make heads or tails of it.
Understanding
I can’t make heads or tails of it!
It’s hard to get your head around it.
You have to come to grips with it.
You want to get something out of it.
It’s beyond me.
I don’t see the point of it.
Idioms with answers
Remembering
It’s on the tip of my tongue.
You have to learn it by heart.
I don’t know off the top of my head.
Nothing comes to mind.
Sometimes I lose my train of
thought.
Her stories stick in my mind.
 -go in one ear and out the other

-jog your memory

-get the message

Extra idioms -ring a bell

-miss the point

-It’s a no brainer!
 V2 Unit 1 Vocabulary

Quizlet
V2 Unit 1 Idioms
https://quizlet.com/_6tx5jx?x=1jqt&i=4t2m3
  You can avoid repeating infinitive verb phrases
by using to when it is clear what you mean.

AVOIDING  I would love to write like her, but I’ll never

R E P E TITIO N 2 be able to. I mean, I’d like to, but…
(1 )
 We had to read Shakespeare’s plays in
college. Well, we were supposed to.
  Notice the negatives with try and
prefer.
 I shouldn’t read trashy novels, and
AVOIDING
R E P E TITIO N 2 I try not to, but…
(2 )  I used to read a lot, but these days

I prefer not to.

  You can use one or ones to avoid repeating
countable nouns. Don’t use them after my,
your, his, etc., some, any, or both unless
AVOIDING there is an adjective.
R E P E TITIO N
2 (3 )  I’ve read all her books. Her best one is…
 Of the books I read, the ones I like best
are nonfiction.
 Add DO before the
main verb for
emphasis
DO I DO feel that we will
be alright.
He DOES know about
the accident.
 If so means “if the answer is ‘yes’” or “if this is true”

• Are there any implications of this for

literature? And if so, what?
If so, If not means “if is the answer is ‘no’” or “if this is not
true”
If not, (more • And if not, then does that mean
frequent) anything goes?
If not can be used to restate something with more
emphasis
• That’s just as important, if not more
important.
Poetry Slam WB p. 6

Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1E3Wr2AoEho
(Rudy Francisco: Complainers)
 Linking ADJECTIVES in writing TB p. 18
Link two related adjective with
AND or a comma before a
noun.
• George is a compassionate and
caring friend.
• George is a compassionate, caring
friend.
If can introduce a negative idea.
• It is compelling, if at times
depressing.
Use but, yet, or though to link
contrasting adjectives.
• Lennie is a physically large but gentle
man…
• A short yet powerful novel,...
• Its dramatic, though not
unexpected, ending…
Use if not or (or) even to add a
stronger adjective.
• Their dream will be difficult, if not /
(or) even impossible, to fulfill.
Determiner
Opinion
Size
Shape
Age
Color
Origin
Material
Purpose
 Should we put so much focus on
learning grammar?
Is it really that important to becoming
fluent?

How important is grammar to

be fluent?

Video:
https://youtu.be/2ffWhF2gQB4
 subjective bash

reinforce nag
Vocabulary
in conjunction impede

exception takeaway