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POLITENESS
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POLITENESS CLASS FIVE Last Class Talking about our families Using the present tense for events that are: FACTS HABITS Narrative (Joke)
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PRESENT TENSE To BE- am, are, is (age!) To Do- do, does, (auxiliary needed for asking questions) To Have- have, has
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ELEMENTS OF ANY SENTENCE A SUBJECT A VERB AND A REST OF SENTENCE (THAT COMPLETES THE IDEA) Sentence Subject + Verb+Complement
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ANY AUXILIARY WE HAVE SEEN CAN ’OPEN’ A QUESTION ANY AUXILIARY WE HAVE SEEN CAN ’OPEN’ A QUESTION Question Question Auxiliary + S+ Main VERB+ Complement
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PRESENT TENSE Add an at the end of the verb in the third person, for example: s s s He read s fast, Bob like s coffee, She walk s slowly, The material breath es …. es Do es he know that? es Where do es it end? s The train stop s at every little town, it`s a real milk run.
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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.
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MODALS List those you find in the text May, would, can, could, have (‘ve) Are auxiliaries (They help the verb.) do When do you expect him back in the office? did I didn’t catch what you just said. Am, are, is ‘ve (have) Do,did
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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
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SHOULD 90% certainty (expectation) Ex: He should attend the meeting tomorrow. WOULD Preference, 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.
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COULD Past 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).
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COULD Less 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.
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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.
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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.
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PRACTICE WITH A PARTNER 1 st Pronunciation of the ‘ll to indicate the future 2 nd Pronunciation od the modal ‘would’ with asking questions 3 rd Pronunciation of ‘has, hasn`t and have, haven’t’ 4 th Practice leaving and taking a phone message
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