ECII Group 1 B2+1

Lesson 4
13th March 2:30pm

Corrections from last week

She made a terrible accident. (collocation error)

He's always asking to someone for the homework. (verb pattern)


Revision

What are the Two elements of meaning in the English tense system?

What are the three aspects?

If something is "simple" what could it mean?

If something is "continuous" what could it mean?

If you can't rely on rules, what three things do you need to consider when choosing the right tense in English?

Why is pronunciation important when learning grammar?


Class
The Perfect Aspect
Unit 1.3 Listening
Present Perfect, Past Perfect, Future Perfect, Perfect Infinitive, Perfect "-ing" form
Unit 1.4 Listening Essential/Desirable requirements

Home
1. Choose an internship that you would like to apply for e.g. go to: http://jobs.internship-uk.com/
print off the advertisement and bring it to class.
2. Extra practice on continuous and perfect aspects - p. 134 (G1 & G2 notes) p. 135 Exercises 1 - 3
3. Listening/Reading - noticing tenses.