First, let's go over the presentation. Here are a couple pictures of Ayaka giving her presentation and below that is the 60 minutes program about Khan Academy. Well-organized, well-delivered, and about a very useful and fascinating topic!
It really is quite interesting, so I encourage everyone to check it out.
Here is a link Kahn Academy itself. You'll have to sign in, but it should be quick, easy, and is definitely FREE! It might be a good way for you to kill two birds with one stone--learn about or brush up on some subject and practice your English listening skills. I'm going to see how much geometry I remember from high school!
Do you think there are some elements of the Khan Academy approach that we could use to study English? Let me know! (I hope this doesn't put me out off a job...)
OK, now as for the homework. Sorry to burden you on the weekend, but these exercises should help you to grasp some important points about using gerunds and infinitives (especially with possessives and with "for"). We'll go over everything on Monday before the test.
First, do exercise 10 on page 344. Use possessive or "for." Second, do Exercise 11 on page 345. There will be questions like this on the test. Finally, do exercise 13 on pages 346-7. We've already done questions one and two in class, so just do questions 3 to 8.
A couple of days ago I posted the writing assignment, an essay on either sports in school or genetic engineering, which is due on next Tuesday. If you want to check that again, look at that Tuesday's information.
And here is the vocabulary. Pay special attention to the "Disappearing scholar-athlete" vocabulary, as it will appear in a passage that you will have to read and answer questions about. As always, please bring your questions about anything on the study sheet to ask before the exam.
Study Grammar Dimensions Unit 18, paying close attention to use of the
verbs with infinitive and gerund. Also,
study the handouts on infinitive and gerund use: know how each verb to
adjective should be used and know the verbs which have very different meanings
(forget, go on, mean, remember, stop, try, and regret)
Grammar Dimensions Unit 18
Grammar Dimensions p330-1
“cutting-edge”
“room and board”
a facility
a widow/widowed
Grammar
Dimensions p332
to compose
the ultimate
apt to
bound to
determined to
unfit to
liable to
Grammar
Dimensions p333
“watch-dog”
“climb on s.o.’s bandwagon”
reinforcement
sparingly/unsparingly
an urge
“live up to”
can’t stand
to vow to/a vow
dreadful
to dread (+Ving)
Grammar
Dimensions p335-6
an understatement
initiative (ability to begin s.t.)
expendable
contamination
STUDY
APPENDICES 4B Lists A, B, and C carefully for use with gerunds or infinitives
can’t stand
to vow to/a vow
dreadful
to dread (+Ving)
to loathe
to commence
to yearn
to undertake
to swear (swore/sworn)
to get through (with)
can’t help
Grammar
Dimensions p341
rigid
matriculate
lackadaisical
Grammar
Dimensions p343
to neglect
commendable/to commend
an allegation
Grammar
Dimensions p346-7
cut down on
accustomed to
suspicious of
long for
ache for
stand up for
put up with
Raise the Issues
p86
vulgar
to dismiss
a double standard
eligible to
prestige
hypocrisy
deceits
grubby
to look down one’s nose at
to validate
holistic
to savor
retention (to retain)
to admit to (a school)
prone to
to exploit
aesthetic
alumnus/alumni
p87
uncouth
crude
disregard/disregard
worthy of
pretense
candor
fraud
filthy
nasty
grueling
to scorn
to disdain
void
verify
Listening
to weigh in
the likes of
advocacy of
ersatz
to shoe-horn
hidebound
“The Disappearing Scholar-Athlete” p
92
credentials
to segregate
to shun
mockery
to lose one’s bearings
“out of whack”
prowess
a stew
to spur
a donor
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