1. Class #7: Grammar & Unit 4…
Autumn 2015
Academic English 2 with
Mrs. Mb Rutherford 
Konkuk University

2. Today’s Schedule: Review last class (#6) Grammar/Vocab Points:
Articles
Prefixes/suffixes
Past perfect tense
Unit 4: The Environment & Our Health
Survey

3. Last class… Speaking for “just a minute!” in teams
Information: our presentations!
Due October 13th (Week 7)
Open (free) topic; 2:30-3:30 time limit
Speaking games:
Taboo!
20 Questions

4. Page 48: Definite and Indefinite Articles…
Count vs. Noncount nouns..
Count examples?
Noncount…
Water, air, alcohol, homework, advice, vocabulary…
(Check our website!!!) 
Articles with noncount = nothing, OR “the”

5. Indefinite Articles: A/An
Noun is not specifically identified or unknown (e.g., the first time you mention a noun)
NO article for plural count nouns/noncount nouns  general
“a” vs “an”…
University? Universe? Usual?

6. Definite Article: The Noun= specifically identified
Noun was already introduced before
Relates directly to something mentioned earlier
Noun is unique
***See: “Tip for Success” …
Possessive adjectives
Demonstrative adjectives
Quantifiers

7. Page 70: Prefixes and Suffixes
Using the information on page 70…
Try page 71, parts A and B, with a partner! 
If you finish, try part C!!
(We’ll do part C together after we check the answers to A and B.)

8. Page 75: Past Perfect Tense
Function?
Form?
Subject + had (not) + past participle (“p.p.”)
Ex:
1.) … he had gone to bed…
2.) … my father rose at 5:30.
2.) I got the job…
1.) I had lived…

9. Unit 4: How does the environment affect our health?
Page 81… Think-pair-share…
What changes have you seen in the environment, for better or worse?
Do you think you live in a healthy environment?
What do you think it is like to live in the environment on pages 80-81?

10. Let’s read!
Page 84…
“Can Climate Change Make Us Sicker?”
One by one…

11. Homework!  Read Unit 4, Reading 1: Pages 84-5 Answer ONLY:
Details on pages 86-7
Q: “What Do You Think?”
Page 87, number 3:
“What are some things our country or government should do to prepare for the effects of global climate change?”