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 individually

2. Highlight words you want support pronouncing

3. 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