Betty Azar - Basic English Grammar (2nd Ed)
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11.(hiswif ) Ron fixed the sewing machine.
12.(us) Don told a funny joke at the party.
13.(me) Jane explained her problems.
14.(me) My father wrote a letter.
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Samir showed a picture of his family. |
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16. (myfriend) |
I bought a gift. |
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EXERCISE 55-ORAL |
(BOOKS CLOSED): Answer the questions in complete sentences. |
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It's ( .. .)'s birthday next week. What are you going to give her/him? |
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[Followup: What is (Student A) going to do?] |
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STUDENT A: |
A box of candy. |
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TEACHER: What is (Student A) going to do?
STUDENT B: Sheme's going to give ( . ..) a box of candy for herhis birthday. OR Sheme's going to give a box of candy to ( . . .) for herhis birthday.
1.( . . . ) is getting married next month. What are you going to give her/him? [Followup: What is (Student A) going to do?]
2.Take something out of your pocket or purse and hand it to ( . ..). [What did (Student A) do?]
3.Please explain the location of your country to ( . . . ).
[What did (Student A) explain?]
4. ( . . .), ask ( . . . ) a question. ( . . . ), answer the question for herihim. [What did (Student A) do and (Student B) do?]
5.( . . .) needs some money desperately to pay h e r b s rent so s h e won't get kicked out of herihis apartment. How much money will you lend herihim?
[What is (Student A) going to do?]
6.Hide a small item in your hand. Show it to ( . . .), but don't show it to ( . . ., [What did (Student A) do?]
7.Say a word in your native language and then translate it into English for ( . . . ). [What did (Student A) do?]
8.Teach ( . ..) how to say a word in your native language. Pronounce it for ( . . .) several times. [What did (Student A) do?]
9.Get a piece of chalk for ( . . . ). [What did (Student A) do?]
10.Make a paper airplane for ( . . .). [What did (Student A) do?]
17.Please explain me this sentence.
18.My roommate desks are always messy.
19.Could you pronounce me this word?
20.I know the name's of almost of the students' in my class.
EXERCISE59-REVIEW: Play this game in small groups. Think of a NOUN.Describe this noun to your group by giving clues. Don't mention the noun. The group will guess the noun you're thinking of.
Examples:
STUDENT A: I'm thinking of a kind of plant. It's small and colorful. It smells good.
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A flower! |
STUDENT B: |
I'm thinking of a person. She has short black hair. She's wearing a blue |
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sweater and a black skirt today. |
GROUP: |
That's too easy! Yoko! |
STUDENT C: |
I'm thinking of a very big cat. It's a wild animal. |
GROUP: |
A lion! |
STUDENT C: |
NO.It's orange and black. It lives in Asia. It has stripes. |
GROUP: |
A tiger! |
EXERCISE60-REVIEW: Bring to class an object from your country. In a small group, describe your object and tell your classmates about it: What is it? How is it used? Why is it special? Answer questions from the group.
When all of the groups f ~ s discussingh the objects, all of the objects should be brought to the center of the room.
STUDENT A: Choose one of the objects. Ask questions about it. Find out who it belongs to and what it is. (The owner of the object should NOT speak. People from the owner's group will give Student A the necessary information.)
STUDENT B: Choose another one of the objects and ask questions.
STUDENT C: Etc.
After all of the objects have been discussed, choose five of them to write about. Write a short paragraph on each object. What is it? What does it look like? Whose is it? What's it for? Why is it special? Why is it interesting to you? Etc.
