Monday, 08 November, 2010: D3 Class

In our introductory lesson, we talked about some places we would like to visit. 
 
An expression we learned is:
"When in Rome, do as the Romans do." --> When you are in another country, you should behave the way the local people behave.


We talked about tag questions in this lesson.  A tag question is basically a normal sentence with a short, two-word question "tagged" on to the end of it.  Some rules to remember for tag questions are:
-Make sure that you start with a sentence.
-Look at the verb in the sentence.  If the verb is a form of BE, you have to use the same form of BE in your tag question.  If the verb is a form of WILL, you have to use the same form of WILL in your tag question.  If the verb is a form of CAN, you have to use the same form of CAN in your tag question.  And, finally, if the verb is anything else (eat, sleep, go, like, etc), you must use DO in your tag question.
-Look at the tense of the verb in your sentence.  If your sentence is in the present tense, then your tag question will be in the present tense.  If your sentence is in the past tense, then your tag question will be in the past tense.
-Remember that, in the tag question, we can only use pronouns, not names or nouns.  Look at the subject of your sentence, and decide which pronoun to use.
-Remember that if your sentence is positive, you have to make your tag question negative (with the word "not").  If you sentence is negative, you have to make your tag question positive.

Examples:
It's cold today, isn't it?
Marie is a funny teacher, isn't she?
Tsenba will go to London, won't he?
Your daughter can ride a bike, can't she?
You ate dinner, didn't you?



A few pronunciation problems we had were:
Polynesian --> sounds like "paw-li-nee-juhn"
medieval --> sounds like "muh-dee-vel"
ocean --> sounds like "oh-shun"
wai --> sounds like "why"
though --> sounds like "tho" (be sure to bite your tongue when you say the /th/)
title --> sounds like "t-eye-tel"
science --> sounds like "sigh-yuns"

A few vocabulary words we learned are:
melting pot --> a country, locality, or situation in which a blending of races, peoples, or cultures is taking place.

crown --> what a king or queen wears on his or her head
renowned --> celebrated, famous
per capita --> A Latin phrase literally meaning “by heads,” and translated as “for each person.” It is a common unit for expressing data in statistics. A country's per capita personal income, for example, is the average personal income per person.
beautiful --> usually used only for women
handsome --> usually used only for men
good-looking --> can be used to describe both men and women
cute --> can be used to describe animals, babies, children, and some grown-ups
kiss (or "bises") --> to kiss your friend on both cheeks when saying "hello" or "goodbye".  Europeans like to do this.
wai --> the Thai greeting in which one places one's hands together and bows:

The Thai Wai

Don't Forget Your Homework!
Please do pages 1-3 in your workbook!