INT D: Common Grammar Test Mistakes

Here is a list of the most common mistakes made by students on today's grammar test. If you want to improve your score for next time, please focus on these key problem areas:

How to review:
-Take a worksheet with this specific grammar point from the Learning Centre
-Borrow a grammar textbook from the Learning Centre and look up this grammar point
-Use websites under "Web Resources" to use Internet resources to practice
-Follow the links provided below to practice

Please let me know if you have any further questions. :)

-Subject-Verb Agreement
http://www.grammarbook.com/grammar/subjectVerbAgree.asp
-1st Conditional
http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/conditionsum.html
-Relative Clauses
 http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/relative-clauses
-Countable/Non-countable Nouns
http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/nouns-un-countable.htm 
-Quantifiers with Countable/Non-countable Nouns
http://www.learn4good.com/languages/evrd_grammar/quantifier.htm
-Verb Tense: Present Perfect 
 http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/present-perfect-simple
-Continuous vs. Simple
 http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/simcon.htm
-Gerunds/Infinitives as Direct Objects
http://www.writing.utoronto.ca/advice/english-as-a-second-language/gerunds
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/infinitive-gerund
http://www.lkcss.edu.hk/study/english/gerunds_inf.htm
-Future: will vs. going to  vs present continuous 
http://esl.about.com/od/grammarstructures/p/g_futures.htm
-ED/ING Adjectives
http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/grammar-reference/adjectives-ending-ed-and-%E2%80%93ing
-Question Formation
http://www.learnenglish.de/grammar/questiontext.htm

INT D: Modals!

MODALS REVIEW: 
http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/modalrev.html

USES OF COULD EXPLANATION + EXERCISES
http://www.englishpage.com/modals/could.html
**Review rule for "could" for past ability

INT B: Vocab List April 23-27

A world guide to good manners
-manners
-cheek
-a firm handshake
-to yawn
-first name/nickname/surname =family name = last name
-to bow
-long-sleeved/short-sleeved/sleeveless
-a light/heavy meal
-to exchange
-a business card
-a greeting/ a greeting card
-a colleague/ a coworker
-to refuse= to say no = to turn s.t./s.o. down
-to feel like


Phrasal Verbs- PUT
-to put up with s.t./s.o
-to put s.t. on
-to put s.t. off
-to put s.t. out - fire
-to put s.t. away
 
-to do chores
-to do/run errands
-to procrastinate
"When in Rome, do as the Romans do."
-strict

Listening: Come to My Place!
-to show off/ to be modest
-a potluck
 -a main course
-a dessert
-a side dish

Requests + Offers
-check=bill
-to fill s.t. up
-soda= pop = soft drink
-to give s.o. a ride
-to drop s.o off/ to pick s.o. up
-stuffy/stuffed/stuff
-to hold (to wait)
-"Just looking, thanks"

INT B: Manners

Today we read "A world guide to good manners" Here is a really outdated (but maybe still relevant...) short educational film called "Social Courtesy". It teaches you how to behave properly, be couteous, use your manners and present yourself to others.... in 1951!

Go play at Ikea (Richmond Grand Opening)!

If you've never been to IKEA.... this is a fun place to play pretend, open fake cupboards and eat cheap food!

 
http://www.richmondreview.com/news/148625195.html
http://www.ikea.com/ca/en/