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Politeness. Politeness class five. Last Class Talking about our families Using the present tense for events that are: FACTS HABITS Narrative (Joke). Present Tense. To BE- am, are, is (age!) To Do- do, does, (auxiliary needed for asking questions) To Have- have, has . - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
POLITENESS
POLITENESS CLASS FIVE
Last Class Talking about our families
Using the present tense for events that are: FACTS HABITS Narrative (Joke)
PRESENT TENSE To BE- am, are, is (age!) To Do- do, does, (auxiliary needed for asking
questions) To Have- have, has
ELEMENTS OF ANY SENTENCEA SUBJECTA VERBAND A REST OF SENTENCE (THAT COMPLETES THE IDEA)
SentenceSubject + Verb+Complement
ANY AUXILIARY WE HAVE SEEN CAN ’OPEN’ A QUESTION
QuestionAuxiliary + S+ Main VERB+ Complement
PRESENT TENSE Add an <s or es> at the end of the verb in the third
person, for example: He reads fast, Bob likes coffee, She walks slowly, The material
breathes….
Does he know that?
Where does it end?
The train stops at every little town, it`s a real milk run.
The PRESENT tense PHONE CALL DOCUMENT
1. READ it individually2. Highlight words you want
support pronouncing3. LOOK at the verbs
Can you find auxiliaries?
Used for statements which are true at the moment, and may, or may not continue.
This tense is also used for actions which happen regularly.
MODALS List those you find in the
text May, would, can, could, have (‘ve)• Are auxiliaries (They help the
verb.)
• When do you expect him back in the office?
• I didn’t catch what you just said.
Am, are, is‘ve (have)Do, did
Modals Lets go back to our phone
dialogue and check the speaker’s intention…
Possibility (may, could, would-preference)
Future (will) Permission (can)
• The main verb is always in the plain form (V1)
• express the future• express degrees of
certainty, preference, a fact or situation that is definite, probable, possible, or impossible from the speaker's point of view
SHOULD 90% certainty (expectation) Ex: He should attend the meeting tomorrow.
WOULDPreference, polite for “want” (with like) Ex: I would like that very much.Unfulfilled wish Ex: I would have learned how to ride a horse
but I am allergic.
COULDPast ability (pouvait) (‘can’ au passé) Ex: I could get up early when I was
young.Polite request Ex: Could you teach me
with this math problem? suggestion (affirmative only) (pourrait) Ex: You could do some research about
this topic to see whether you have the right answer(or not).
COULDLess than 50% certainty Ex: She could be in her office.
Impossibility (negative only) Ex: That couldn’t be his car because he had an
accident yesterday.
WILL express willingness:
I'll wash the dishes if you dry. We're going to the movies. Will you join us?
express intention : I'll do my exercises later on.
Express a prediction: The meeting will be over soon. The humidity will be the worst tonight. The river will overflow this spring.
CAN to express ability (in the sense of being able to do something
or knowing how to do something):He can speak Spanish but he can't write it very well.
to expression permission Can I talk use my cell phone here? (Note that can is less formal than may.
to express theoretical possibility:Americans can make better cars if they think there's a profit in it.
PRACTICE WITH A PARTNER 1st Pronunciation of the ‘ll to indicate the future 2nd Pronunciation od the modal ‘would’ with asking
questions 3rd Pronunciation of ‘has, hasn`t and have, haven’t’ 4th Practice leaving and taking a phone message