Tuesday

September 11th
 Commas practice
• C:\Users\Sandra\Documents\clase\correcting
_run_on_sentences_commas_and_conjunctio
ns.pdf
• C:\Users\Sandra\Documents\clase\Using_Co
mmas_With_Appositives.pdf
 To be Simple Present
• https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/pr
esent-simple.html
• https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/grammar/s
imple_present_verbs.htm
 Using to be PS
• Activity: Talk to your classmate
– Describe yourself
• I am
- Describe the city where you live/ or where you ere
born
- Celaya, Tarimoro, Rincon is...
- Describe your family
- We are
- Share it with your collegue, make questions
- Is Celaya a big city? Are you a united family?
READING AND GUESSING MEANING
• Using the knowledge of the world
– “Common sense”
• Punctuation clues
– Brackets: A tornado (a violent storm of twisting
wind) struck Edmonton and caused a lot of
damage.
– Commas: A tornado, a violent storm of twisting
wind, struck Edmonton and caused a lot of
damage.
– Dashes: A tornado – a violent storm of twisting
wind – struck Edmonton and caused a lot of
damage.
 Definition Clues
• is, was, are, means, i.e. (that is), involves, is
called, that is and resembles.
• Ex.
• A cane resembles a walking stick.
• Giggling involves laughing in a silly way.
 Example clues
• Words like: such as, for instance, including, for
example, and like.
• Ex:
• Large corporations like General Foods, Shell
Oil, Nortel and Canadian Pacific are often less
innovative than smaller ones.
Comaparison clues
• Words: similar, as well as, both, likewise
• Ex. Washing windows is a tedious job. Similarly,
cleaning the oven is very boring.

Contrast
• Words: however, yet, on the other hand, instead
of, but, while and although
• Example: Although some old people abhor
change, most of them enjoy new things and
experiences.
 Referent Clues
• It is referred to (mentioned) again using a
synonym
• Ex.
• She yelled out the window at her neighbour’s
dog. Then she said to her husband, “That
hound is always waking me up at night with its
barking. Tomorrow I’m going to complain.”