Online Class Notes (Joe)

Today we focused on:

We practiced giving soft and strong advice. We used ‘should’ to give strong advice and the subjunctive mood ‘if I were you’ to give soft advice. We also explored the differences between the passive and active voice.

Homework

Write 3 questions about ‘how does it feel to _____________’. And answer the 3 questions

Pronunciation

feel – /fiːl/

same –  /seɪm/

Vocabulary

optimistic (adj) – looking at the future in a positive way
I’m optimistic about 2021

pessimistic (adj) – looking at the future in a negative way
I’m pessimistic about the outbreak of the virus

window shop (verb phrase)
My daughter has been window shopping

turn on/off (verb phrase) – to open and close the electricity
Hold on while I turn off the TV

Grammar

My husband’s company go down
My husband’s company is not doing well

You can talk to your parents (this is not advice)
You should talk to your parents (this is advice)

You should talk your husband
You should talk to your husband

You should converse your husband
You should converse with your husband (formal)
You should have a conversation with your husband (informal)

a lot of people lost theirs jobs
a lot of people lost their jobs

You should hard study
You should study hard

How it feels to have a dog?
How does it feel to have a dog?