Grammar - Answer on p.128

接下來是在文法課本128頁，練習十的答案。 要根據問題寫出自己的答案喔。

用who, who(m)或what 造問句

1. ........ do you like to read?
What do you like to read? / I like to read novels.

2. ........ do you like to spend a lot of time with?
Whom do you like to spend a lot of time with? / I like to spend a lot of time with my family.

3. ........ is your idea of the perfect vacation?
What is your idea of the perfect vacation? / In my perfect vacation, I can do whatever I want without disturbing. I can eat whatever I want and sleep as long as I want. I want to take that vacation in a place without cell phone or Internet.

4. ....... do you like to spend your vacation with?
Who do you like to spend your vacation with? / I like to spend my vacation with the people I love, like my daughter, my family or my friends.

5. ........ are the most important people in your life?
Who are the most important people in your live? / The most important people in my life is surely my parents and my daughter.

6. ........was the most memorable event of your childhood?
What was the most memorable even of your childhood? / The most memorable even of my childhood is the experience falling out of the train on the rail way.

7. ......... stresses you out?
What stresses you out? / There are a lot of things that can stress me out. Things like graduation, or dealing with my daughter's behavior issues.

8. .......do you need that you don't have?
What do you need that you don't have? / I think I have everything I need already.

9. ....... would you most like to invite to dinner?
Who(m) would you most like to invite to dinner? / The one who I most like to invite to dinner is my college teacher.

10. ....... has had the most influence on you in your life?
Who has had the most influence on you in your life? / There are a lot of people who have had influence on me in my life. Among all these people, I think my ex has had the most influence on me, in both good and bad ways.

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Grammar - 發問

這一陣子我們一直談到問句的種類，及知道會問問題的重要性，是為了把對話繼續。

問句大致可分為兩種。
一是yes/no問句，另一種是訊息問句。 yes/no問句是你的問題要別人回答是或不是。

例如:
"你喜歡看電影嗎?"
Do you like to see movies? / Yes, I do. I like to see movies.

"你的同學都很高嗎?"
Are your classmates all very tall? / No, they are not all very tall. Some of them are shorter than I am.

"外面有在下雨嗎?"
Is it raining outside? / Yes, it is. You'd better take an umbrella when you go out.

"你有看過變形金剛2了嗎?"
Have you seen "Transformers 2"? / Yes, I have. I saw it last weekend. I like it a lot.

yes/no 問句都是以動詞或助動詞開始，且句尾的語調是往上的。

而訊息問句則是以7個常見的"W"開始。
1. who - 問人
Who is that girl? / She is my cousin.
2. what - 問事或物
What are you reading? / I'm reading a novel.
What are you doing? / I'm working on my project.
3. where - 問地方
Where do you live? / I live in Taipei.
Where have you been in Taiwan? / I have been to almost everywhere in Taiwan.
4. when - 問時間
When did you go home last night? / I went home at about 12 mid-night.
When are you going to pick me up today? / I will come at about 6.
5. which - 哪一個
Which movie do you like better? Transformers 2 or Harry Potter 6? / I like Transformers 2 better.
6. why - 問理由
Why didn't you answer the phone when I called you last night? / Because I was taking a shower.
7. how - 問方法和如何
方法 - How do I get to the train station? / You can just take MRT.
如何 - How do you feel today? / I feel much better, thanks.



已上是一些訊息問句的例句，請多練習喔。

Grammar - Possible answer on p. 125

Dear All,
Here go the possible answers on page 125, in the grammar book.

根據課本所給的句子，造出以why為疑問句的問句。

EX: I can't go with you tomorrow.
A: I can't go with you tomorrow.
B: Why not? Why can't you go with me tomorrow?
A: Because I have to study for a test.

1. I ate two breakfasts this morning.
A: I at two breakfasts this morning.
B: Why? Why did you eat two breakfasts this morning?
A: Because I didn't have dinner before I went to bed yesterday, I was starving.

2. I don't like to ride on an airplane.
A: I don't like to ride on an airplane.
B: Why not? Why don't you like to ride on an airplane?
B: Because I am scared of height.

3. I am going to sell my guitar.
A; I'm going to sell my guitar.
B: Why? Why do you want to sell your guitar?
A: Because I need money,

4. I didn't go to bed last night.
A: I didn't go to bed last night?
B: Why didn't you go to bed last night?
A: I studied for the mid-term exam all night.

5. I am happy today.
A: I am happy today.
B: Why are you happy today?
A: Because I am promoted.

6. I had to call the police last night.
A: I had to call the police last night.
B: Why did you have to call the police last night?
A: Because my car was stolen.

7. I can't explain it to you.
A; I can't explain it to you.
B: Why not? Why can't you explain it to me?
A: Because it is way too complicating to talk about.

8. I am not speaking to my cousin.
A: I am not speaking tom y cousin.
B: Why not? Why aren't you speaking to your cousin?
A: Because she is not home yet.


希望大家能夠想到更多的對話喔

Cheers,
Julie

動詞片語 - 可分離 - 1

Dear All,

最近趁有時間,把之前說過要post上來的動詞片語post在這,希望可以有幫助

動詞片語 - 可分離 - 1

1. figure out --- find the solution to a problem
2. hand in ----- give homework, papers, etc., to a teacher
3. hand out ---- give something to this person, then to that person, then to another perosn, etc.
4. look up ----- look for information in a dictionary, a telephone directory, an encyclopedia, etc.
5. make up --- invent (a story)
6. pick up ----- lift
7. put down --- stop holding or carrying
8. put off ------ postpone
9. put on ------ place clothes on one's body
10. take off --- remove clothes from one's body
11. throw away / throw out --- put in the trash, discard
12. turn off --- stop a machine or a light
13. turn on --- start a machine or a light
14. wake up -- stop sleeping
15. write down -- write a note on a piece of paper
16. call on ----- ask (someone) to speak in class
17. come from -- originate
18. got over --- recover from an illness or a shock
19. get off --- leave a bus/airplane/train/subway
20. get on -- enter a bus/airplane/train/subway
21. get in --- enter a car/taxi
22. get out of -leave a car/taxi
23. look into --- investigate
24. run into --- meet by chance

I will try to post more when I have free time. Hope this can do a little help.

Grammar - Gerunds and Infinitives

上次我們說到一個句子裡只能有一個動詞，但是當要用到兩個動詞時怎麼辦? 第一個方法就是用"TO"把兩個動詞隔開，(動名詞/infinitives)；另一個方法就是把第二個動詞加上"ing"，(不定詞/gerunds)，這樣他就不是動詞囉。 但是不是高興怎麼用就怎麼用，有些動詞只能用"to"，有些只能加"ing"，有些是兩個都可以。

動名詞
1. enjoy - I enjoy working in my garden.
2. finish - Ann finished studying at midnight.
3. stop - It stopped raining a few minutes ago.
4. quit - David quit smoking.
5. mind - Would you mind opening the window?
6. postpone - I postponed doing my homework.
7. put off - I put off doing my homework.
8. keep (on) - Keep (on) working. Don't stop.
9. consider - I am considering going to Hawaii.
10. think about - I am thinking about going to Hawaii.
11. discuss - They discussed getting a new car.
12. talk about - They talked about getting a new car.

不定詞

1. want - I want to go to Chicago next week.
2. need - Sarah needed to go home early yesterday.
3. would like - She would like to have lunch with him next week.
4. would love - My dad would love to meet you.
5. hope - Sandy hopes to have a good job after she graduates.
6. plan - My sister is planning to have a baby.
7. forget - Tim forgets to bring his grammar book.
8. try - The baby is trying to walk without help.
9.decide - I decided to buy a new car.
10. offer - Tom offered to lend me some money.

動名詞或不定詞都接可以的動詞

begin / start / continue / like / love / hate / can't stand /


"GO + -ING"

GO可以加上動名詞來表示依些常見的活動
EX:
go boating / go bowling / go camping / go dancing / go fishing / go hiking
/ go jogging / go running / go sailing / go (window) shopping / go sightseeing
/ go (ice) skating / go (water) skiing / go skydiving / go swimming /

Grammar - GEPT Class

Dear All,
There are all the structures that we talked last Tuesday. I make examples with one verb, "work". Hope it will make you understand more.

1. Simple Present Tense - Talking about things you do regularly; or things you used to do it from time to time or something will never change.

I work everyday. / He works everyday.

2. Present Continuous - Talking about something is in progressing or something you can see that is happening.

I am working now. / He is working at the moment.

3. Simple Past - Talking about something happen in a specific past time.

I worked yesterday. / He worked yesterday.

4. Past Continuous - Talking about something is progressing in the past, however, you can't see something "WAS HAPPENING", therefore, there are two ways that you can make it. 1 is to use a specific time to talk about it. 2 is to use another issue which can emphasize what was happening.

I was working at 7 pm yesterday evening.

He was working when the power went off.

5. Future Tense - Talking about something happen in the future. There are two helping verbs that you can use to talk about "future". One is "WILL", the other one is "Be Going To". Generally, we use these two to talk about "future", but actually, there are some small differences. We use "WILL" to talk about something you "are willing to do". And we use "Be Going To" to talk about something that you plan to do it. No matter when you are going to do it, as long as it is in your plan, we use "Be Going To".

I will work for you. / He will work for you.

I am going to work tomorrow.
He is going to work tomorrow.

6. Present Perfect - Present Perfect is present tense, it is talking about the condition of the issue from a time in the past until now. The time that happened is NOT IMPORTANT but which the condition until now matters.

I have seen "Transformers" many times.
He has seen "Transformers" for 5 times.

I saw it last Sunday.
He saw it last Sunday.

7. Present Perfect Continuous - The same with Present Perfect but it emphasize more on "PROGRESSING" part.

I have worked as a teacher for 10 years.
( Means that I have the experience being a teacher for 10 years, doesn't mean that I AM STILL A TEACHER.)

I have been working as a teacher for 10 years.
( Means that I AM STILL A TEACHER.)

Adjective Clause I

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1. If we use a sentence like:

(The police have found the boy.) It may not be clear which boy.

We can make it clear like this:

->The police have found the boy who disappeared last week.

2. When we talk about people, we use “who” or “that”:

- > He talk to the girl who (or that) won the game.

3. When we talk about things or animals, we use “which” or “that”.

- > I like the car which (or that) won the race.

4. We use “whose in place of his, her, their, etc.

We only use it with people, countries and organizations, not things.

It has a possessive meaning. Here is another example.

(The man didn’t apologize. His dog bit me.)

--> The man whose dog bit me didn’t apologize.

Exercise:

1. (I went to see a doctor. She helped my mother.)

2. A dog bit me. It belonged to Mrs. Jones.)

3. The bus crashed. It was twenty-three years old.)

4. (A woman wrote to me. She wanted my advice.)

5. Ann talked to a man. He just won a lot of money.)

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6. (Mary was wearing the red dress. She wears it for parties.)

7. He’s an architect. He designed the new city library.)

Grammar - Present Continuous

Present Continous --> 現在進行式

S + V + O + 地點 + (at the moment / now) --可加可不加

v -- > Be + Ving
動詞(v)變成 be + 動作 + ing

EX:
I work everyday. (現在簡單式)<--> I am working now. (現在進行式)

1. We use the Present Continuous to talk about actions and situations in progress now.
我們用現在進行式描述正在發生的事情

Ex:
I am watching TV now. --> 我正在看電視
You are eating breakfast at the moment. -- > 你正在吃早餐
He is listening to the music. --> 他正在聽音樂
Jan and Sam are playing tennis. -->Jan and Sam 正在打網球

2. We use the Present Continuous to talk about actions and situation in progress around now, but not exactly at the moment we speak.
我們用現在進行式描述事情發生在最近的一段時間 但不是在說話時的當下

Ex:
A: What are you doing these days? --> 你最近在做什麼?
B: I am learning Spanish. How about you? --> 我最近在學西班牙文 你呢?
A: My parents are staying with me this month. I am going with them everywhere. --> 我爸媽這個月住我那 我就跟著他們到處跑

Here are the forms fo the Present Continuous:
現在進行式的形式

和現在簡單式一樣 因為主要的動詞是Be動詞 Be動詞可以用在疑問句或否定句 所以直接換位子或直接把not加在be動詞的後面即可


POSITIVE -->肯定句

- Full Form - - Short Form -
I am eating. ----------- I'm eating.
You are eating.--------- You're eating.
He/She/It is eating.---- He's/She's/It's eating.
We are eating.---------- We're eating.
They are eating. ------- They're eating.


NEGATIVE --> 否定句 --> 直接把not加在be動詞的後面即可

- Full Form - - Short Form -
I am not eating. ---------------- I'm not eating.
You are not eating.-------------- You're not eating. / You aren't eating.
He/She/It is not eating.--------- He's/She's/It's not eating./He/She/It isn't eating.
We are not eating.--------------- We're not eating. / We aren't eating.
They are not eating. ------------ They're not eating. / They aren't eating.

Questions --> 疑問句 -->直接把be動詞和主角換位子即可
Am I eating?
Are you eating?
Is he/she/it eating?
Are we eating?
Are they eating?


*請注意*
These are irregular spellings: --> 不規則的拼法
1. 當單音節的動詞或最後的音節字尾是一個子音跟著一個母音時 重複字尾的子音再加上ing
win --> winning
shop --> shopping
swim --> swimming
get --> getting
sit --> sitting
travel --> travelling

2.字尾有e要去掉
dance --> dancing
shine --> shining
write --> writing
come --> coming



Exercise I:

EX:
George/not eat dinner. George/sleep
George is not eating dinner. George is sleeping.


1. They/not work. They/listen to the music.


2. Ann/not play computer games. Ann/read a book.


3. You/not do homework. You/watch TV.


4. My father/not drink coffee. My father/eat a sandwich.


5. Joe and David/not work. Joe and David/ play tennis.


6. My aunt/stay with me this week. So, I/sleep in the living room.



Exercise II:
Make questions by putting the words in correct order.
重組句子造問句 記得該大寫的要大寫喔

Ex:
enjoying - your work - you - are - ?
Are you enjoying your work?


1. she - having lunch - is - ?



2. playing football - are - Jerry and Sam - ?



3. you - listening - are - to the music - ?



4. it - raining hard - is - ?



5. your sister - is - doing her homework - ?

Grammar- Simple Present - Negative and Question Forms

當一般動詞遇到問句或否定句時 不能像Be動詞一樣 直接換位置 要找助動詞(helping verb)來幫忙

EX:
You love me.
You do not (don't) love me.
Do you love me?


Exericse:
Do / regular verb
寫出問句及答句
Ex:
Do we play tennis everyday?
Yes, we do. We play tennis everyday.
No, we don’t. We don’t play tennis everyday.

1) All of the students like English.



2) We walk to school everyday.



3) Jan and I get up at 7 every morning.



4) You go swimming every morning.



5) My friends play basketball everyday.

Grammar - Simple Present Tense

S + V + O (S.C.) + 地點 + 時間
S (subject) 主詞 - 句子的主角
V (verb)動詞-有三種 1. Be 動詞/ 2. 一般動詞/ 3. 助動詞

記得要把地點和時間往後擺喔

動詞的差別在:

Be 動詞可以直接用在疑問句或否定句
(Ex: Are you a teacher?
No, I am not a teacher, I am an engineer.)
但是一般動詞不行 所以要找助動詞 “do” 來幫忙
(Ex: We like English.
Do we like English?
No, we don’t like English.)

Simple Present

Simple Present Tense describes an action which goes on everyday or in general.
現在簡單式表示事實,習慣,定律

學會使用現在簡單式 就可以表達每天發生在你身邊的事囉

I work.
You work.
We work.
They work.
Sam and I work.
You and your brother work.
Amy and Sam work.
My friends work.

Exercise:
1. I _________ (speak) English well.

2. We __________ (write) many letters.

3. You _________ (have) a lot of homework.

4. I always ________ (sit) in that seat.

5. The students ________ (write) many exercises everyday.

6. Henry and Jimmy ___________ (play) tennis every afternoon.

7. We ____________ (eat) in the cafeteria everyday.

8. Both of you ____________ (study) very hard.

9. My brother and I always ______ (go) to school on time.

10. George and his brother ____________ (walk) to school everyday.