AG 1 - 2014.2 - Unit 11/12 -Phrasal verbs

Free your mind and write your soul. Free the poet inside of you. Challenge yourself. Write a short poem using at least two phrasal verbs.

Here is mine:

Bring it back, bring it back,
don't take it away from me
Because you don't know,
What it means to me...

LOL.  Just kidding guys of course it's not mine, it's Freddie Mercury's.

Mine:

Put up with love,
End up with pain
Life is good just because
It doesn't matter if it rains.

AG 1 - 2014.2 - Unit 10 - Make, Have, Let and Get

Don't let me down. Don't make me cry. But help me understand the artist you have inside.

Post a picture, preferably one you've taken. Write about it using some of the verbs which are focused on this unit.

Comment the pictures of your friends too!

E.g.:

I took this picture in Rio some years ago, It makes me feel close to nature.

AG 1 - 2014.2 - Unit 9 - Gerunds and Infinitives

Time to write a little about yourself. Share some information about your personality. Complete the sentences below and let us know more about you. Start with a verb after the prompt.

I enjoy ______
I'm good at _______
I dream about ________
I can't stand _________
I expect people ________
Now in my life it's time ______
After I retire I hope _______

AG 1 - 2014.2 - Unit 8 - so, too, not either, an but

Compare two of a kind. You can compare two restaurants, two banks, two cities, two anything. Use so, too, either, neither, but and your creativity. Write about 4 sentences.

For example:

Two cars: HB20 and Nissan March

HB20 is a compact car, so is March.
HB20 has two options of engine: a 1.0 engine and a 1.6 engine. So does March.
HB20 was released in 2012, but the new March was released this year.
HB20 doesn't have a start/stop system, neither does Nissan March.

AG 1 - 2014.2 - Unit 5 -Future simple and future continuous

Post here examples of future! Let's do it!

AG 1 - 2014.2 - Unit 4 - Past perfect and past perfect progressive

Time to post your exerpts with samples of past perfect simple and continuous.

Enjoy your week!

Want some language feedback on writing assignments!

Click on comment and post your writing assignment! Return a few days later and there you will your feedback.

AG 1 - 2014.2 - Unit 3 - Simple past, present perfect and present perfect continuous

Hey Guys,

You can post here your excerpts concerning the last verb tenses we've been studying. Just click on COMMENT.

Have a wonderful week!

AG 1 - 2014.2 - Unit 2 - Simple past and past continuous

Waiting for your comments! Have a nice week!

AG 1 - 2014.2 - Unit 1 - Present simple and present continuous

Hi Class,

Post here examples of present simple and present continuous used in real contexts and comment them.

Getting started!

Where to find material to comment on a grammar topic

There are innumerous websites you can look for examples of the grammar in use. You can google for an expression – remember to use quotes (“”) to narrow down your search. In case you do not have a computer available or have been having problems with your computer, you  can use one of ACBEU’s computers available at the Multimedia Library. But remember, It is mandatory that you indicate the source of the material in the following fashion:

Author. "Title of Web Page." Title of the Site. Editor. Date and/or Version Number. Name of Sponsoring Institution. Date of Access <URL>.

Example:

Sherman, Chris. "Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About URL." SearchEngineWatch. Ed. Danny Sullivan. 24 Aug. 2004. 4 Sept. 2004. <http://searchenginewatch.com/searchday/article.php/3398511>.

Washington (CNN) -- The United States is contributing an estimated $4.5 million worth of firefighting equipment and other supplies to help battle massive wildfires in Russia, according to the Obama administration. (this is the text copied from the Internet)

We use the present progressive (or present continuous) for something that is happening now. (this is the explanation according to the grammar notes in the textbook)

CNN. 2010. U.S. sending wildfire help to Russia – CNN.com. 21 February 2011. < http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/08/13/us.russia.fires/index.html?hpt=T2#fbid=XtGw-4HF83a&wom=false> (this is reference for the source)

A sample of a comment to a post on Present Progressive tense:

Here is a list of websites you can use to find material:

TED                                                         URL:        http://www.ted.com

CNN                                                        URL:        http://www.cnn.com

BBC                                                         URL:        http://www.bbc.co.uk/

The New York Times                            URL:        http://www.nytimes.com

ABC News                                              URL:        http://abcnews.go.com

Yahoo!                                                    URL:        http://www.yahoo.com

Yahoo! UK & Ireland                            URL:        http://uk.yahoo.com/

Yahoo! Australia                                   URL:        http://au.yahoo.com/

Discovery Channel                               URL:        http://dsc.discovery.com/

The Learning Channel                         URL:        http://tlc.discovery.com/

National Geographic                            URL:        http://www.nationalgeographic.com/

People Magazine                                  URL:        http://www.people.com/people/

USA Today                                           URL:        http://www.usatoday.com/

Newsweek                                             URL:        http://www.newsweek.com/

Time Magazine                                     URL:        http://www.time.com/time/

The Sun                                                  URL:        http://www.thesun.co.uk/

Wikipedia                                              URL:        http://en.wikipedia.org/