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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.
REPETITION •
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I think it’s a great idea, but my family doesn’t.
She took a risk, which is what I did, too.
1 • 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?
LESSON B
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Quizlet (esjlee) - Viewpoint 2 Unit
1 Idioms
Idioms
Understanding Remembering
I can’t make heads or tails of it.
Understanding Remembering
I can’t make heads or tails of it! It’s on the tip of my tongue.
It’s hard to get your head around it. You have to learn it by heart.
You have to come to grips with it. I don’t know off the top of my head.
You want to get something out of it. Nothing comes to mind.
It’s beyond me. Sometimes I lose my train of thought.
I don’t see the point of it. Her stories stick in my mind.
-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.
Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1E3Wr2AoEho
(Rudy Francisco: Complainers)
Linking ADJECTIVES in writing TB p. 18
Link two related adjective with Use but, yet, or though to link
AND or a comma before a contrasting adjectives.
noun. • Lennie is a physically large but gentle
• George is a compassionate and man…
caring friend. • A short yet powerful novel,...
• George is a compassionate, caring • Its dramatic, though not
friend. unexpected, ending…
Video:
https://youtu.be/2ffWhF2gQB4
subjective bash
reinforce nag
Vocabulary
in conjunction impede
exception takeaway