F2F Class Notes (Vicki)

Pronunciation

polite [po lai t]

Vocabulary

indication – implied message

direction – tell you what to do

task – ren wu

fast forward – move forward on a video or audio

move the bar forward – fast forward the video or audio

accuracy – 准确率

interrupt – 打断

Grammar

is/am/are -> be verbs  —– clarify the state of being

do/does -> helping verbs  ——- emphasise on the action

PRESENT

present simple – 一般现在时
i.e. I am a teacher.
i.e. I like to eat chocolate.
i.e. I do my homework everyday.
S + be verbs/action verbs +O
state a general fact or an action that happens often

present continuous – 现在进行时
i.e. It is raining right now.
i.e. I am typing right now.
S + be doing +O
emphasise the action that is happening at a specific time

present perfect – 现在完成时
i.e. I have finished my homework.
i.e. She has done her job.
S + have/has + done + O
something that was finished in the past but has an effect on now

PAST

past simple – 一般过去时
i.e. I ate an apple this morning.
i.e. I was a teacher a year ago.
S + was/were/did + O
state a general fact or an action that happened often in the past

past continuous – 过去进行时
i.e. I was sleeping when you called.
i.e. I was eating an apple this morning.
S + was/were +doing + O
emphasise an action that was happening at a specific time in the past

past perfect – 过去完成时
i.e. I had finished college 5 years ago, but I did not get a good job.
i.e. Even though I had finished my dinner, I was still hungry.
S + had + done + O
something that had happened in the past and had an effect on the past