26/12/2020 F3 Classwork

26/12/2020 F3 Classwork

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Agenda

• General grammar usage

Part A: Warm up

Multiple Choice

Peter is very _____ as he is always interested in what other people are doing.

• ambitious

• bad-tempered

• nosy

• embarrassed

Nosy

showing too much curiosity about other people's affairs.

很煩人的

Multiple Choice

The past paper is difficult but it is worth _____. It covers all the topics taught in the first two months.

• doing

• do

• to do

• does

Multiple Choice

If you have difficulty _____ the right book, you can seek help from the librarian.

• to find

• find

• found

• finding

Part B: Imperatives

Choose the correct answer to make an imperative sentence (a command or suggestion).

Multiple Choice

right / (turn) / at the next traffic light

• Right turn at the next traffic light.

• You turn right at the next traffic light.

• Turn right at the next traffic light.

Multiple Choice

not / late / (be)

• Don't be late.

• Be not late.

• You are not late.

Multiple Choice

butter / (use) ... not / margarine / (use) [2 sentences]

• You use butter. You don't use margarine.

• Use butter. Don't use margarine.

• Butter use. Margarine don't use.

Multiple Choice

still / (sit)

• Sit still.

• Still sit.

• You sit still.

Part C: Not only...but also

Combine the following sentences using not only…but also….

Part D: Gerunds and Infinitives

Part E: Passive Voice I

Change Active sentences to Passive (Present Simple and Past Simple)

Part E: Passive Voice II

Look at the subject and verb to determine if it is an active or passive sentence. Then add the appropriate verb.

Be careful with intransitive verbs (verbs that do not have an object – they cannot be used in the passive voice.)

Part F: Subject Verb Agreement

Multiple Choice

A lot of the words in Chapter 6 ____ new

• is

• are

Multiple Choice

Some of the vocabulary in the lesson ____ difficult.

• is

• are

Vocabulary

uncountable noun

Multiple Choice

Two hours ____ a long time to watch television.

• is

• are

Two hours

--> a unit (measurement)

Multiple Choice

Every person I know _____ from a foreign country.

• is

• are

Every person

singular noun

Multiple Choice

Every day ____ different and wonderful.

• is

• are

Multiple Choice

Every student in the class ______ a different language.

• speak

• speaks

Multiple Choice

The video games or the TV _____ up most of his time.

• take

• takes

or --> focus on the latter (i.e. the TV)

Multiple Choice

The TV or the video games ______ up most of his time.

• take

• takes

or --> focus on the latter (i.e. the video games)

Multiple Choice

The president, along with the vice president, _______ speaking at the graduation.

• is

• are

Focus: The president

'along with the vice president' is not part of the subject

Multiple Choice

The police chief, accompanied by his staff, ________ a press conference every week.

• hold

• holds

Multiple Choice

The door, besides all of the windows, _______ to be replaced.

• need

• needs

When a second subject is connected using accompanied by, along with, as well as, besides, in addition to, including, not, or together with, then ignore it. It is always between commas and does not determine if the verb is singular or plural.

Multiple Choice

A thousand dollars _____ the rent on this apartment.

• pay

• pays

Multiple Choice

Forty litres of gasoline _____ the tank.

• fills

• fill

Multiple Choice

Ten kilometers to school and back _____ for a very long day.

• make

• makes

Multiple Choice

Twenty minutes of exercise _____ all that you need to do every day.

• is

• are

Units of measurement, time, distance and money 

take a singular verb.

Multiple Choice

Not only the school but also the library _______ shut down for the celebration.

• was

• were

Focus: the subject after 'but also'

(i.e. the library)

Multiple Choice

Not only the principal but also the teachers -____ coming to the picnic.

• is

• are

Focus: the subject after 'but also'

(i.e. the teachers)

'The teachers' = more than one teacher = plural

Multiple Choice

Few _____ more than a couple days.

• stay

• stays

Multiple Choice

A few ______ decided to go on strike.

• has

• have

Multiple Choice

Several _____ dropping the class.

• is

• are

The pronouns, both, few, a few, many, and several take plural verbs.

Part G: Conditionals

Promise/ Offer (Based on the real situation)

conditional type 1

But we have decided not to do so.

--> 作出的假設與現實相反

use conditional type II

The radio is broken.

已經爛左，所以你開佢嘅時候一定會有怪聲架啦

However, I don't think they're capable of doing it.

本身就唔得，所以你佢地得/可以做到呢個假設係永遠唔會成真嘅，use conditioanl type II

He almost fell from the balcony.

用左過去式，所以呢個係past regret

唯一conditional type III 先會幫你諗返過去

yesterday

Past regret --> type 3

Polite request

use past tense

Part H: Reported Speech

Part I:Ａdjective Patterns

Part I:Ａdjective Patterns

It is + adjective + to-infinitive

• It's difficult to give an exact figure.

• It was difficult for us to be any more precise at the time.

• It's incredibly silly to behave like that at the boss's party.

• It was very silly of him to say what he did.

For vs of

- It is (adj.) for us to... = 我們感到...去做某事 [針對事]

(It was difficult for us to be any more precise at the time.)

- It is (adj.) of us to... = 我們做某事真是... [針對人]

(It was very silly of him to say what he did.)

Multiple Choice

Isn't it possible ______ you to arrive on time occasionally?

• for

• of

Multiple Choice

It was right____her to complain. I'd have done the same.

• for

• of

Multiple Choice

It's easy _____you to say that when you've never worked with him.

• for

• of

Multiple Choice

It was really stupid _____ him to go into the mountains dressed like that.

• for

• of

Multiple Choice

It's unusual _____ him to behave in this way.

• for

• of

Multiple Choice

It's quite common ____ people to see foxes in the city nowadays.

• for

• of

Multiple Choice

It was necessary ____us to solve this question as soon as possible.

• for

• of

Multiple Choice

It was so clever _____ you to think of doing it like that.

• of

• for