miércoles, 2 de junio de 2010

Assignment.08: Units 1/2


Questions/ DefinitionsRead the following interview.

Linford Christie


Did you always want to be a professional athlete?

I didn't know I was going to be one until quite late on. I only became a professional when I was 25, which is quite unusual. If I'd had known before, I'd have started training earlier. My dad wanted me to be an electrician, but like everyone else I wanted to be a footballer.

1 How do you prepare for an important race?

You certainly have to be in good physical condition. If you train hard, you can be a world-class distance runner, but you have to be born a champion sprinter. I run 105 metres. Most people run 95 metres and then slow down, but that is how you lose a race. My coach always taught me to keep on running through the finish line.

2 How do nerves affect you?

They're something a good sprinter has to learn to live with. Sometimes they start a week before a race: you think about it and your heart goes faster. After a while, you learn to control them and just get a little edgy a couple of hours before the race.

3 Do you run faster if you're angry?

Sprinting is an aggressive sport, but the aggression has to be controlled. Too much anger and you become tense, and that's the worst thing for a runner. Everyone has their own way of preparing themselves mentally for a race, but you can't afford to get too worked up or you'll lose.

4 Has technology made the sport too serious?

I'm not into it myself because you can become too addicted. But it does make it easier to get information. You can consult different web pages to find out about legal herbs and vitamins which will help you run better, or which competitions your colleagues are taking part in and what times they do. But I don't use it as much as some people.

5 Has the Internet changed the nature of sport?

Yes, to a certain extent it has, and I think that sometimes we rely on it too much. I was disqualified for three false starts in the Atlanta Olympics, thanks to a machine which said I'd left the starting blocks too early. Machines have dehumanised sport and taken some of the fun out of it, but having said that, I do think they are very useful.

6 What's your most useful piece of equipment?

Without a doubt it's my start machine, a kind of electronic stopwatch, which I got in 1990 for $1500. It was pricey even then but it was vital for my running career. In the first twelve months I had it, I improved my time over 60m from 6.8 seconds to 6.6. It may not sound very much, but in athletics it can make the difference between a winner and a runner-up.

7 What do you do now that you're retired?

I still train and run a little, but I've been doing other things as well: presenting TV sports programmes, advertising, modelling, as well as running my company Nuff Respect, which helps to market and manage sports people. I always think like a competitor, because it's the only way I can succeed. I have to be on the go all the time; I can't just sit doing nothing.

Part A: Match the interview's questions with Linford Christie's answers.

A. Has the Internet changed the nature of sport?
B. What makes a winner?
C. What do you do now that you're retired?
D. What's your most useful piece of equipment?
E. Has technology made the sport too serious?
F. How do nerves affect you?
G. Do you run faster if you're angry?
H. How do you prepare for an important race?
I. Did you always want to be a professional athlete?

Part B: Choose the best definition for the informal expressions, in bold, in the text.

1. Edgy

a. faster
b. tired
c. nervous
d. worried

2. to get too worked up

a. to work too hard
b. to do too many things at the same time
c. to get too angry
d. to earn too much money

3. I'm not into it myself

a. I haven't got it.
b. I'm not interested in it.
c. I never use it.
d. I don't worry about it.

4. It was pricey

a. I won it in a competition.
b. it was very useful.
c. I bought it second-hand.
d. it cost a lot of money.

5. to be on the go

a. to be busy
b. to compete in races
c. to leave
d. to be successful

Assignment.07: Modules 1/2


Word Combo

Choose the correct word from the list to match the words below.

List:

EVENT*

PREMIERE*

PARTY*

JACKET*

STORY

INTERVIEW*

AGENCY*

INDUSTRY*

0. dinner/sports: JACKET

1. fashion/film: INDUSTRY

2. model/news: AGENCY

3. political/birthday: PARTY

4. television/job: INTERVIEW

5. social/sporting: EVENT

6. film/world: PREMIRE

7. news/bedtime: STORY

Assignment.06: Lyrics Challenge


Idiom:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idiom

List of Idioms:
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:English_idioms

Cliché:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clich%C3%A9

Double Negative:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_negative

Euphemism:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphemism

Dysphemism:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dysphemism

Phrasal Verb:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phrasal_verb

Answer the following questions (DO NOT CUT & PASTE ANSWERS).

1. what are the similarities and differences between idioms and phrasal verbs?

the idiom is a word or phrase that has a figurative meaning. the phrasal verb is a combination of verb with preposition or adverb.

2. Approximately, how many idioms are there in the English language?


there are at least 25.000 idioms

3. What is the effect of using a double negative in a sentence or phrase in English?

Double negatives are considered incorrect grammatical.

4. What is a cliché? Give 2 examples of clichés about Chile/Chileans.

Is an expression that has been overused. ...
it's not you, it's me.

5. What is the difference between a euphemism and a dysphemism? List 2 examples of each.

Euphemism is an expression more agressive and dysphemism is an expression more polite like in fun way.

Define the following:

a. no biggie: not something to worry about it

b. nosebleed seat: A seat high in the back of bleachers, stands, or the balcony at a theater.

c. arse end of nowhere/bum fuck nowhere:completely in the middle of nowhere; far away from anywhere.

d. bum chum: A Bum chum is a male boyfriend to another male.

e. bum wrap:

f. built like a brick shithouse: To describe someone who is tall and big built.

g. fuck all: nothing

h. fuck it: Not gonna do something no more cuz your fed up with it.

i. fuck knows: The true usage of the phrase is to claim that you simply 'do not know', however.

j. fuck someone over:

k. fuck this: Used as an expression, usually for losing interest.

l. fuck with: to do anything at all with.

m. fucking hell: somehing to say when you get kicked in the nuts; a general exclamation of surprise.

n. fucked up: something that's messed up, or something that didn't go right.

o. elbow room: barely enough(or not enough)room.

p. five-finger discount: To steal something, usually a small item that can be easily hidden.

q. five will get you ten: As it is I'm going to be in big trouble financially.

r. same difference: the contraction for " same thing: no diference".

s. scared shitless:it's when you scare someone to such an extent, you scare the shit out of them, at times causing them to excrement all over the vicinity.

t. crash and burn: To really screw up one's life by making bad choices often accompanied by substance abuse.

u. cover one's ass (CYA):

v. cut the mustard: Get it up." By extension, perform any challenging act.

w. cut the cheese: To fart. Have you ever noticed a smell at the dinner table, thought someone had farted, and then saw someone cutting a new cheese.

x. pink slip:

y. piece of ass: 1. a hot woman, dressed in a sexy manner
2. hot chick who is ready for sex

z. get you ass in gear: it means to hurry the fuck up, and start moving your ass instead of sittin on it. Often told to lazy slackers sitting around on their fat asses smokin bowls and updating their face book accounts.

Assignment.05: Idioms & Phrasal Verbs


Idiom:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idiom

List of Idioms:
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:English_idioms

Cliché:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clich%C3%A9

Double Negative:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_negative

Euphemism:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphemism

Dysphemism:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dysphemism

Phrasal Verb:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phrasal_verb

Answer the following questions (DO NOT CUT & PASTE ANSWERS).

1. what are the similarities and differences between idioms and phrasal verbs?

the idiom is a word or phrase that has a figurative meaning. the phrasal verb is a combination of verb with preposition or adverb.

2. Approximately, how many idioms are there in the English language?


there are at least 25.000 idioms

3. What is the effect of using a double negative in a sentence or phrase in English?

Double negatives are considered incorrect grammatical.

4. What is a cliché? Give 2 examples of clichés about Chile/Chileans.

Is an expression that has been overused. ...
it's not you, it's me.

5. What is the difference between a euphemism and a dysphemism? List 2 examples of each.

Euphemism is an expression more agressive and dysphemism is an expression more polite like in fun way.

Define the following:

a. no biggie: not something to worry about it

b. nosebleed seat: A seat high in the back of bleachers, stands, or the balcony at a theater.

c. arse end of nowhere/bum fuck nowhere:completely in the middle of nowhere; far away from anywhere.

d. bum chum: A Bum chum is a male boyfriend to another male.

e. bum wrap:

f. built like a brick shithouse: To describe someone who is tall and big built.

g. fuck all: nothing

h. fuck it: Not gonna do something no more cuz your fed up with it.

i. fuck knows: The true usage of the phrase is to claim that you simply 'do not know', however.

j. fuck someone over:

k. fuck this: Used as an expression, usually for losing interest.

l. fuck with: to do anything at all with.

m. fucking hell: somehing to say when you get kicked in the nuts; a general exclamation of surprise.

n. fucked up: something that's messed up, or something that didn't go right.

o. elbow room: barely enough(or not enough)room.

p. five-finger discount: To steal something, usually a small item that can be easily hidden.

q. five will get you ten: As it is I'm going to be in big trouble financially.

r. same difference: the contraction for " same thing: no diference".

s. scared shitless:it's when you scare someone to such an extent, you scare the shit out of them, at times causing them to excrement all over the vicinity.

t. crash and burn: To really screw up one's life by making bad choices often accompanied by substance abuse.

u. cover one's ass (CYA):

v. cut the mustard: Get it up." By extension, perform any challenging act.

w. cut the cheese: To fart. Have you ever noticed a smell at the dinner table, thought someone had farted, and then saw someone cutting a new cheese.

x. pink slip:

y. piece of ass: 1. a hot woman, dressed in a sexy manner
2. hot chick who is ready for sex

z. get you ass in gear: it means to hurry the fuck up, and start moving your ass instead of sittin on it. Often told to lazy slackers sitting around on their fat asses smokin bowls and updating their face book accounts.

assignment :04


Part A:

Put the words in the correct order to form questions. Make sure you include the correct punctuation.

1. today/you/how/feeling/are

How are you feeling today?


2. did/start/where/your/journey/you

Where did you start your journey?

3. need/carrier bag/a/you/do

Do you need a carrier bag ?

4. a/got/the/has/balcony/room

The room has got a balcony.

5. we/practising/were/yesterday/what

What we were practising yesterday?

6. the/education/are/plans/government's/what/for

The goverment's plans are for education

7. all/take/the/did/antibiotics/you

Did you take all the antibiotics ?

8. suitcase/you/this/yourself/did/pack

Did you pack this suitcase?

9. served/is/time/what/breakfast/

What time is served breakfast?

10. number/have/the/got/six/you/to/answer

You have to answer the number six

11. anything/are/in/you/for/particular/looking

Are you looking anything in particular ?

12. about/did/the/Finance Minister/tax cuts/what/say

What did the Finance Minister say about tax cuts ?


Part B:

Correct the structure of the following questions.

1. How to pronounce b-u-s-i-n-e-s-s?

How do you pronounce b-u-s-i-n-e-s-s?

2. Can you writing customer on the board, please? Can you write custimer on the board, please ?

3. What's English word for this? What's the English word for this ?

4. Which page we are on? wich page are we on ?

5. Have anybody got a spare pen?

6. Can you say again that, please? Can you say that again, please ?

7. What are tonight's homework? Whar's is the tonight's homework?

8. How you spell, journey? How do you spell, journey?

9. What means, colleague? What it's means,colleague ?

assignment :03


Dictionary Days

1. Look up the following words (in bold) on an on-line dictionary.
2. Answer the questions below.
a. enjoy is a verb.
b. enjoyment is A UNCOUNTABLE OR COUNTABLE
c. enjoyable is A ADJECTIVE
d. train is A NOUN
e. trainee is NOUN
f. trainer is A NOUN
g. training is A NOUN


3. Complete the sentences below with the words (in bold) above.
i. Where did Jenny train to be a ski instructor?
ii. My father gets a lot of ___enjoy_______________ from his garden?
iii. I really _____ENJOY____ spending time on my own.
iv. How much football ________trainning________ do you do every day?
v. The course was really _________train_______ . I recommend it.
vi. Patricia's only a ______trainee_____ chef, but her cooking is fantastic!
vii. Our ____trainer_________ wants us to finish our project this week.

assignment 2



1. a countable noun: lies,

2. an uncountable noun: Soup

3. an adjective: Your

4. a preposition:under

5. an adverb: never

6. infinitive form of the verb: Can't

7. ing form of the verb: telling

8. an auxiliary verb:be

9. a modal auxiliary verb:not

10. a definite article: the

jueves, 22 de abril de 2010


1- What is a preposition?

A preposition usually indicates the temporal, spatial or logical relationship of its object to the rest of the sentence.

E.g:We swimming in the pool.

2- What is a postposition?

Postpositions are something like English prepositions and include words like "among," "for," "to," and "with."

There are two types of Postpositions:

•Postpositions following a noun. Postpositions may be connected to the noun as a suffix or written as one word.
•Postpositions following a pronoun. Postpositions are connected to the pronoun and are said and written as one word.