Future perfect continuous tense

The future perfect continuous tense shows that the action will be going on before it will be finished at a certain future time;

E.g.

* They will have been arguing whole day.
* I shall have been reading two hours.
* The class teachers will have been preparing progress charts of the students.
* The shopkeeper will have been weighing things for the consumers.

Rule:- subject + shall have / will have + been + root verb + ing

Examples:

* I shall have been washing my car the whole morning.
* We shall have been playing football in the afternoon.
* You will have been teasing them all day.
* He will have been solving the problems whole morning.
* She will have been sewing loose buttons of my shirt.
* It will have been raining the whole night.
* The sparrows will have been collecting materials for the nests.
* They will have been eating ice-cream in the garden.
* Mary will have been playing with her pretty doll.

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Future perfect tense

The future perfect tense shows that an action will be completed at a certain time before another future action take place;

E.g.

* I shall have returned home before the sunset.

Rule:- subject + shall / will + have + past participle of root verb

Examples:

* I shall have paid the bill by date.
* We shall have got together for the meeting.
* You will have paid him in the same coin.
* The teacher will have taught the lesson before the school in over.
* He will have married a daughter of rich merchant.
* She will have ironed my clothes.
* It will have hurt her feelings.
* They will have reached New York before Sunday.
* Andrew will have got his hair cut at the saloon.
* The doctor will have given the patient some medicine.
* The police will have arrested the gang of robbers.

The last week before mid-term exams!

Yesterday class was so quiet, and some of the students were absent. In the IELTS preparation class with Carolyn, we studied a graph about a computer survey which asked people if models and famous people were too thin or not.

Also, we looked at some mistakes that students always do. For example, we should write most people if we are talking in general, and if we are talking about a group of people we should write most of the people in this room. That lecture was about forming noun phrases and how to make it complex as much as we can.

In the second lesson, it was David who explained emphasis topic and cleft sentences. It was such a marvelous lecture because it is helpful for daily life language. At the end, we practiced a lot in how to make a cleft sentences in the correct way.

Future continues tense

Future continues shows that an action going on at some points in future time;

E.g.

She will be preparing breakfast then.

Rule:- subject + shall / will + be + root verb + ing

Examples:

* I shall be waiting for you at the bus stop.
* We shall be doing our lessons at school.
* You will be working out mathematical problems.
* He will be brushing his teeth at that time.
* She will be washing clothes at the water tap.
* It will be raining at this time.
* They will be chatting whole morning.
* George will be fishing all day tomorrow.
* Monica will be cooking for us tonight. 
* The boys will be playing cricket the whole afternoon.
* Cattle will be grazing in the meadow.
* The doctor will be examining the patients tonight.
* The dog will be guarding my house day and night.
* We shall be going for picnic on Sunday.

Preparation for exams

 

The day finished so quickly, and we did not learn a lot of new information. Overall, the lectures were useful and hugely beneficial for the next med-term exams and IELTS.

In the morning class with Shanthi, we looked how to forum noun phrases in too many ways. What we need to the exam is to write more than one phrase not repeat it again and again. Also, we focused in some words that we need to describe a report because most students wrote it wrong in the last test practice. Next to that, we practiced how to write noun phrases for graphs, and it was helpful.

In the afternoon class with David, as usual that lecture was preparing for the IELTS exam. We started the lesson with speaking with other partner about the choices. The main topic was choices, and we discussed some questions about that subject. Then, we had a listening and vocabulary activity. At the end, of the lecture, as normal we had reading test and I finished reading 550 words in 3 minutes and scored 9 questions about of 10.

Articles, emphasis, turnitin and project

           In today's lesson, the teacher gave us the practice test results for the line graph that we described last Friday. I scored 14 out of 20, and I think it is not that bad, because the most mistakes that I committed were about grammar.

          We reviewed articles, and we had different exercises. After that we looked to some ways to make emphasis. It was so such a good topic that I did like it.

          In the afternoon class, we had three different sessions. The first one we created an account on Turnitin website, so we will submit all coursework handouts through that website to make sure it is not copied.

          In the second session, we looked at how to make a plan for the project and the best ways to organize your ideas. The last session, we had IELTS listening practice for 30 minutes, and it was not that hard.

Future Tense

The future indefinite is used for a single act that has yet to take place;

E.g.

Harry will meet us at the bus station tomorrow.

Rule:- subject + shall / will + root verb

Examples:

* I shall finish the work before the sunset.
* We shall cricket match on Sunday.
* He will go to London by plane.
* She will withdraw money from her savings bank account.
* It will rain at some places.
* They will leave for Boston at 5.30 a.m. the next day.
* You will forget to post letters into the letterbox.
* Britney will sing a song.
* It will hurt your foot badly.
* The teacher will punish the late comers.
* She will have a breakfast at eight o’clock.
* This train will halt at all stations.
* I shall pay dues on next Monday.

Today's language journal

          This day finished so quickly, may be because of the long vacation that we had. Today's lecture was simple and without too much pressure.

          We started the lesson by review the vocabulary that included for module five. We did that by a speaking practice with different partners. It was helpful and easy way  to memorize the words through the sentences that we had.

          Also, we listened to five different people talking about achievements that they find surprising, and answered some questions related to that subject. The followed practice was arranging verbs with the appropriate nouns such as, win / an award / the final / a competition.

         After lunch time, we continued fill in the gaps some paragraphs about achievements. Next to that, we looked to the present perfect and continues aspects. It was quite important to recognize and got used with any sentences, whether it is the perfect simple or continues. At the end of the lecture, we rewritten some sentences, so it has the same meaning.

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Past simple tense

The past simple tense is used:

1) To express an action that took place in the past;

* Neil Armstrong landed on the moon July 21, 1967.

2) To express an action that went on for some time in the past; as,

* While I slept (was sleeping) she watched (was watching) a feature film on T.V set.

3) To express a habitual action in the past; as,

* I taught (used to teach) students for sixteen hours a day for thirty years.

4) To express a repeated act in the past; as,

* He took tea every morning.
* She danced every night.

** The past tense cannot be used with an adverb or any other word which expresses the present time;

E.g.

Incorrect: I did not pay the telephone bill yet.
Correct: I have not paid the telephone bill yet.

- Study the following sentences carefully.

* The rain stopped (not has stopped) yesterday.
* He died (not has died) of cold last night.
* She caught (not has caught) cold last night.

Examples:

* I found a wrist watch lying on the foot path last night.
* We swam in the river day before yesterday.
* You stole my pen last week.
* He made many errors in the composition.
* She insulted me on many occasions.
* It broke my heart into pieces.
* They sold out their old car.
* Robert bought a new color T.V set.
* Britney sang sweetly.
* Children watched cricket match at the stadium.
* A gang of robbers broke into the house last night.
* A poisonous snake bit him on the foot.
* The train stopped at the important stations only.
* The doctor saved the life of a young man by performing a major operation in the nick of time.
* He deposited a large amount in savings bank account.

Past Continues Tense

The past continues tense is used to show that an action was going on at some point in the past;

E.g.

* I was sleeping when Chris came to see me.
* I was reading when I heard a sound of explosion.
* We were playing when the storm came.
* You were dreaming when you heard a knock on the door.

Rule:- subject + was/were + root verb + ing

Examples:

* He was bathing when I came to his house.
* She was singing when here father reached home.
* It was raining hard when we set out.
* They were drinking tea when I reached home.
* Harry was flying a kite when we reached the farm.
* Eva was cooking when I went into the kitchen.
* The boys were shouting when the headmaster came.
* The doctor was examining the patient when the lights went off.
* The teacher was teaching when the bell rang.

Last day of week 3!

I cannot believe that week end so quickly. One week left before the midterm exams, and I hope to do well.

In Carolyn's class, we studied a graph about relationships, and I learned some new words and phrases like a solo-parent, widow, marital statues, the difference between nuclear and extended families. Also, we discussed some issues that could students make in their reports.

In afternoon lessons, we started the lecture with a speaking practice and found someone who done or knew something. Also, we reviewed the articles through a gap fill exercise, and every student wrote three questions by using the articles. After that, we share it with other partner.

At the end, we had a new lesson about the emphasis and how can we use them and we are going to continue it next week.

Past perfect tense

The past perfect tense is always used to show that some action or event had been completed before another began.

It always indicates the priority on time of one event to another; hence it should be used only when it is intended to show that one event took place before another.

E.g.

* I had finished my work before he came to see me.
* The train had departed before I arrived at the station.
* The sun had set when reached home.

It should be also noted that the past perfect should not be used in the place of simple past;

E.g.

He came (not had come) here yesterday.

Rule:- subject + had + past participle of roof verb

Examples:

* I had read the directions before I filled in the application form.
* We had thought over for long before we chose this course of study.
* You had left before we returned home.
* He had saved a good deal of money before he settled his daughter’s marriage.
* She had prepared well before she appeared in the examination.
* It had rained heavily before the cricket match began.
* They had returned home before the cyclone came.
* Dick had paid the bill before his phone was disconnected.
* The doctor had investigated the patient before he performed surgery.
* The thief had run away before the police arrived.
* Mary had rehearsed before she sang in the competition.
* John had read all the instructions before he solved the question paper.
* Our team had practiced well before we won the match.
* The captain had won the toss before he elected to bat first.
* All the children had gathered at the school before they left for the picnic by bus.

Normal Day!

          We started today's lecture in a hurry due to sex education presentation. We practiced listening and reading. At the end, we had a reading speed test, and I finished reading the passage (550 words) in 3 minutes, and I answered 9 questions of 10.

          After that, I attend the sex education presentation, and I wished I did not attend it. In my opinion, it was silly, and every student knew all the information  that mentioned. It was just a waste of time, so I cannot take a break or even take a lunch break before the next class!.

          In Shanthi's class, we studied how to describe a bar graph in different years by using the following vocabulary; rose, increased, dropped, went down, did not change, and fluctuated. Also, the teacher handed the coursework, and I did extremely well in the first report draft. I hope that I do well in the final draft and get an excellent mark. 

          In the end of the lecture, we did a writing test for the report that we worked on, just to make sure that we understand well.

Getting it right

          In today's lesson, we started the last module before half term exams. We talked about different scenarios such us how could we treat a broken leg, how to survive an earthquake, how to deal with a charging bull and how to avoid being struck by lighting. Also, we discussed some questions about that scenarios.

          I learned new words from the module five, chimney, cardboard, wound, stiff, folded, splint, distract, persist and kneel.

          After that, we practiced using how to give advices about different things like how to learn a foreign language.

          At the end, we looked in articles and how to use them in  the correct way.

Past perfect continues tense

The past perfect continues tense is used to express an action that was finished at a certain time in the past, but had been going on till that time;

E.g.

* Rama had been studying for two hours when I called him.

* We had been waiting for an hour when the bus arrived.
* You had been making a noise for a long time when the teacher stepped in.

Rule:- subject + had + been + root verb + ing

Examples:

* I had been suffering for a week when the doctor was called.
* He had been working in the field all day when the darkness fell.
* She had been cooking for two hours when the guests came.
* It had been raining for three hours when we set out.
* They had been selling goods when the police raided the shop.
* Harry had been vomiting all night when the day broke.
* Merry had been singing for an hour when she lost her voice.
* The patient had been suffering from toothache for many hours when the dentist extracted it.

Unusual achievements

Today morning, I attend the grammar workshop with Michel and reviewed module 1, 2 and 3. It was about tenses, prepositions, adjectives, prefix and suffix. I think that workshop particularly beneficial to keep up my information up to date.

In Hilary's classes, we had a speaking practice in the beginning of the lecture. It was about any achievements that we have done. Also, we started module five and focused on the perfect tenses aspects. We listened to three people who were talking about their achievements and we answered some questions about them. The teacher gave us a writing assessment to write any achievement that we have done before.

At the end of the day, I met Marcus and he gave me some advices to keep writing on my blog.

Boring day!

I do not know what happened this morning. I felt so bored and lazy. Although, I finished today's classes in peace.

As usual, we started the lecture with speaking practice about what we have done last weekend. I was not excited cause as I felt bored from today morning. Also, Hilary checked with us the homework from last week, and everything seemed to be fine. We listened to a story about an incident and retold it to another partner.

Next to that, we went to the computer lab to discuss anything that we need for the project. The librarian and Hilary was there and helped who need help. It was like a rest period for me because I have not had any questions and everything sounds great with my project subject.

In the afternoon class, we reviewed narrative, continues aspects and how can we use them.

Present perfect continues tense

The present perfect continues tense shows that the action begun in the past is continuing up to the present time;

E.g.

* It has been raining since midnight.
* I have been reading since seven o’clock.
* You have been helping me for five years.
* We have been talking for three hours.

Rule:- subject + have / has + been + root verb + ing

Examples:

* He has been in U.S since 1980.
* She has been teaching English for ten years.
* It has been crying for two hours.
* They have been working together since 1991.
* Tom has been playing cricket for two hours.
* Boys have been making noise since the teacher left.
* The mechanic has been overhauling the car for two days.
* The tailor has been sewing clothes for thirty years.
* The doctor has been operating the patient for two hours.
* Our dog has been barking since midnight.
* I have been looking forward to your letter since Monday.
* The passengers have been waiting for the train for an hour.

Game devices

 

Since I was young, my father provided my anything that I wanted. Starting from old devices games such us Attary, Sakhar, family computer, Sega, Nintendo, PS1, PS2 and PS3. It was impressive days. I had a lot of excited times playing different games with my brothers and relatives.

At those days, I used to play sport games. I did not know why, but I am mad with everything related to sports. Nowadays, I have my own PS3 which I bought here in New Zealand. It costed me around 700$. It is 320 GB, the new slim. I like to play different games specially soccer ones like FIFA and PES. I am a fan of Easports which is an ambitious company cares about sport.

I am not lucky because I did not try Xbox or Wii. So I cannot decide which is better, and I hope to try them in the future.

Present Perfect Tense

The present perfect tense is used to :

1) express an action that has just finished; as,

* I have solved the problem (just now).

2) express some past action that continues up to the present moment;

* He has lived in London five years. (it implies that the speaker is still living in London).

3) express a work which was completed long ago, but which still exists;

* The English have founded great empire in the east.

4) In summing up the work of authors living or recently dead;

* Wordsworth has written many poems.

5) For a future perfect when such words as when, before, as soon as, often, till are used before it;

* I will attend to this business as soon as I have finished my letter.
 
6) In referring to what has frequently happened in the past;

* Poor men have often risen to high positions by hard work.

Note: The present perfect cannot be used with and adverb that express past time or definite ping of past time.

E.g.

* I have written a letter yesterday. (say - I wrote a letter yesterday).

The present perfect tense is formed as given below:

Rule:- subject + have / has + past participle of root verb

Examples:

* I have finished my homework.
*We have bought a new television set.
*You have broken the window pane.
*He has eaten bread and butter.
*She has paid the grocery bill.
*It has hurt me.
*The have sent me a wedding invitation.
*Peter has required my handset.
*Merry has cooked food.
*The boys have won the match.
*The postman has delivered the letter.
*The doctor has examined the patient.
*The teacher has taught this chapter.
*I have received your money order.
*The election campaign has already begun.
*The bank has stopped payment of his cheque.
*He has started the business with comparatively small capital.

End of the second week

Hi everyone, I am sorry I could not publish my journal yesterday due to Internet problem last night, but here we are today.

In morning lesson with Carolyn, we had a different thing to describe which was describing a process. We looked at the post, how to make chocolate, and how to make milk processes. It is tremendously significant because it could be one of the questions in IELTS exam.

In the other lesson with David, we continued the lecture about the passive. Also, we talked about having something to be done. It was quite beneficial because I have not worked on it before. We solved some questions about that subject, and it was extremely clear.

Finally, this weekend going to be full of homework, finishing the first draft for the bar graph, and review past modules.

Present Continuous Tense

Rule 1:- The present continuous tense is used to express an action going on at the time of speaking;

E.g.

* The boys are playing cricket.
* The girls are singing.

Rule:- subject + am / is / are + root verb + ing

Examples:

* I am reading a newspaper.
* We are watching a television program.
* You are doing your lessons.
* He is eating a cake.
* She is washing her hands with clean water.
* It is raining heavily.
* They are waiting for a bus.
* Tom is going to his office.
* Mother is calling her daughter.
* She is withdrawing money from her savings bank account.
* An old man is coughing.
* Sparrows are chirping.
* Grandma is telling us an interesting story.
*Mother is cooking food.

Rule 2:- If a root verb ends in “e” then “e” is left out before adding “ing” to such a root verb. (that is make-making)

Some verbs are exceptions to this rule; as,
dye=dyeing; eye=eyeing

Examples:

* I am making paper boat.
* We are solving mathematical problems.
* You are riding a motorbike.
* He is bathing.
* She is preparing for the examination.
* It is breathing.
* They are saving money for the rainy days.
* An old man is smoking a cigarette.
* The doctor is examining the patients.
* They are torturing the helpless.
* You are troubling us.
* Tom is teasing Mary.
* They are coming by bus.
* You are taking a lot of time to finish the work.
* She is giving me a birthday present.
* They are living in New York.
* The child is hiding behind the tree.
* The sun is rising in the east.
* He is abusing everyone.

Rule 3:- If a root verb ends in a single consonant preceded by a single vowel, then the last letter is doubled before “ing” added to such a verb; as, swim-swimming.

Examples:

* I am cutting my nails with a nail cutter.
* You are batting very well.
* We are swimming in the well.
* He is running very fast.
* She is clapping.
* This train is stopping at all stations.
* The batsman is hitting the ball to the rope and the over rope.
* She is shutting down the system.
* It is perfectly fitting my head.
* The traveler is sitting under the banyan tree.
* Water is dripping from wet clothes.
* Men are sipping tea at a stall.
* Servants are putting things in order.
* The child is dipping its hands into water.
* The salesman is gift wrapping.

Rule 4:- If a root verb ends in “y” or “w” and it is preceded by a single vowel, then “y” or “w” is not doubled while “ing” is applied to such verbs; as, draw=drawing; play=playing.

Examples:

* I am withdrawing money from my savings bank account.
* We are playing One Day Match.
* You are borrowing money from the money lender.
* His is paying telephone bill at the post office.
* She is drawing beautiful pictures.
* The river is flowing.
* The strong wind is blowing.
* The nuisance is growing day by day.
* The servant is throwing rubbish into the dustbin.
* The farmer is sowing seeds in the field.
* The child is buying ice-cream at the stall.
* Mother is sewing a blouse.
* A rat is gnawing hole through the wall.
* Her face is glowing with excitement and an eager look.
* Smoke from the factory is polluting the air.
* We are aiming at a 20% increase in profits.
* He is planning to leave money in the bank for a long time.
* I am thinking of going on holiday next month.

/bye

Reading skills evaluation

 

          In today's lesson, we completed what we stopped at from last week. It was about bar charts. We reviewed the comparative, superlative and adjectives. Also, how to use them to describe a chart. We had speaking and reading activities with other partners. We need to hand in the first draft for the chart we planned for last week next Monday.

          In the next lecture, David has completed what Shanthi stopped at. Also, we read article about sports, and we answered some questions. After that, the teacher gave us a reading test to enhance speed and comprehension skills. I spent three minutes to read five hundred fifty words and two minutes to answer 10 questions. I had just three mistakes. Finally, the teacher is planning to do it every week, and I liked it.

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The game stopped just because of those hooligans  

Fast and exciting day!

          I do not know what happened to me today, I was so excited and active more than last days. Despite that, I could not sleep  last night. Never mind, it was so exciting day.

          In the morning, I attended a conversation workshop with the same teacher that I came with last term. It was just twenty dreary minutes, and I am planning not to attend it anymore. I did not have a chance to speak even for one sentence. It was not the teacher mistake. We were seven students, and that was hard to handle.

          After that class, I went to the David class, and we had a short review about what we have studied last week. Also, we had a speaking activity about men and women brains. It was interesting to knew some information about the men and women brains, and how they think. We did some exercises and every two students tested each other whether their brains is a man or a women brain. I got the first choice which is a man brain according to the book answers.

          In the afternoon class, we studied module four. It was about the passive, and I have studied it long time ago. So it was not new for me. We practiced about it the whole lecture, and it seems to be easy. I hope to do well on the passive during the exam.

My mishap

Before four years ago, while I was studying English in the college I missed my first classes. It was very embarrassing because I went to the wrong lectures for the whole day. I had my timetable, but I could not read it very well. I was not used to it.

As a result of that, I went to another class. The funny thing was that the teacher called the names and I did not hear my name. So he decided to add my name to the list, just in case the administration have missed it.

When I went back home, I realized that I was in the wrong class all day, and I was marked absent for three lectures. I will never, ever forget that funny mishap.

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Present simple tense

The present simple tense has several uses :-

1) It expresses a single act at the present time; as,

* Here comes Harry.

2) It expresses a habit or occupation, character or permanent action; as,

* Every day I get up at five o’clock.
* He drinks mile everyday morning.
* Mr. Smith is a farmer.
* The earth revolves around the sun.

3) It expresses universal truths; as,

* The sun sets in the west every evening.
* Honesty is the best policy.
* Man is mortal.

4) It is sometimes employed to describe past events and is then called the Historic Present as;

* Now the Trojans come down on the Greeks as wolf on the fold.

5) It sometimes used to express some future event; as:

* They fly to London next Sunday.
* He sails for Colombo next month.

**Rule 1:- The Present simple tense is formed by placing root verb after the subject.

Rule:- subject + root verb

Examples:

* I drink tea every morning and evening.
* We help our parents in domestic work.
* You always make a lot of noise in the class.
* They work in the field.
* Cattle graze in the meadow.
* Birds sing sweetly.
* Monsoon winds bring us rain.
* Children watch television three to four hours everyday.
* People moan about poverty as great evil.
* I always pity the sons and daughters of the rich man.
* Insurance companies exact fewer premiums from total abstainers than habitual drinkers.
* Tress give us food, clothing and shelter.
* Hens lay eggs.
* Donkeys and Camels carry load.
* Birds build nests for laying eggs.

** Rule 2:- If a subject is a third person singular then “s” is applied to some root verbs.

Rule:- He / She / it + root verb + “s”

Examples:

* Every day he walks to school.
* She cooks our food.
* It hurts me.
* Tom makes fine kites.
* Mary sings very sweetly.
* An Aircraft lands on the airport.
* Neil reads short stories.
* Peter eats an apple everyday.
* My mother prepares tea for us.
* Our dog bites the strangers only.
* The sun gives us heat and light.
* He suffers badly from indigestion.
* She makes all kinds of snacks.
* She eats a lot of peanuts everyday.
* He chews food well before swallowing it.
* She likes black coffee.
* He makes several business visits to New York every month.

** Rule 3:- If a root verb ends in ch, sh, o, s or x then “es” in applied to such a a verb when the subject is a third person singular.

A third person subject (He/she/it) + a root verb ending in either ch, sh, o, s or x + “es”.

Examples:

* Mr. Adam teaches Mathematics at the university.
* She washes our cloths.
* He goes to college on foot.
* A highway passes by our house.
* A milkman mixes water with milk. A fisherman catches fish with fishing net.
* She punishes the late comers.
* He does some work.
* A wind kisses the tress but they do not make any noise.
* He fixes the date of wedding.
* She touches me at the shoulder.
* He brushes his teeth every morning and also before going to bed at night.
* The umpire tosses a coin before the play begins.
* Matthew watches television for three to four hours every day.
* The Government taxes people to pay its expenses.

** Rule 4:- If a root verb ends in “y” preceded by a consonant, then “y” is changed into “I” and then “es” is added to such a verb when the subject is a third person singular.

A third person subject (He/she/it) + a root verb ending in “y” is replaced by “I” + “es”.

Examples:

* John tries to solve a mathematical problem.
* She fries meat balls.
* The super fast train plies between New York and Washington.
* The sun dries lakes during summer.
* The child cries all the time.
* He marries a daughter of a rich landlord.
* Peter hurries to his office.
* The traveler tarries at the inn on his way.
* My mother always worries about me.
* A miser buries his money under the ground.
* Television program occupies boy’s attention.
* He levies unjust taxes on the people.
* She pacifies a screaming baby.
* A kite flies in the sky.
* A bus carries passengers from one place to another.

Adventures and mishaps

          We started workshops from today with the grammar workshop. I met new teacher and her name is Michele, and I hope for her all the best. We just reviewed what we studied last week about tenses, state and action verbs. It was useful to refresh our information.

          In Hillary lecture, we looked in module three, and it was about adventures and mishaps. We had speaking and listening activities. I learned some new words such us mishap, appeal, hitchhiked and pension. The other part of the lecture, we visited the library and learned how to find a book or an article to support or project.

 

          In afternoon lecture, we discussed more about mishaps that happened to us. The teacher spoken about a mishap happened to her when she was thirteen years old. After that, every student spoken to another partner just to brain storm ideas. Next, we wrote a mishap happened to us, and the teacher will check it out. Later on, we need to publish it either in the moodle or class blog.

           Finally, we had a look at some vocabulary exercises related to module three.

Interjections!

What a windy day!

          It is strange in New Zealand that we will see the four seasons in one day. The weather was not like the day before. It seems that I will get a cold, but I hope not.

          In the morning lesson, we started the lecture with a speaking activity. Everyone should answer general questions, and found other students has common answers, such as what  you were doing at nine o'clock last Saturday evening and what do you like doing in your free time. It was about using different verb tenses like past simple, past perfect and present continues.

          In the afternoon lesson, I decided what subject that I am going to write about, so I got the approval from Hilary to write about "All Whites". I am sure that I will find it interesting because I like every thing related to soccer. Hilary was trying to persuade me to write about my specialty field, but I want to try a different one.

          Also, we discussed some information about state and action verbs, when we can use them and how. Next to that, we learned about auxiliary verbs do, be and have with different uses of them. We can use them to emphasis, form a tag question, show interest, form a short answer to a question, and to avoid repeating words or phrases.

          Then, we listened to a conversation about gossip, and it was the first to me to heard that word. After that, we practiced intonation by listening to some questions which was part of auxiliary verbs.

 

          At the end of time, we had a second speaking activity which was about the past tense. Also, the teacher gave us homework to do, and I am going to finish it afterward.

Funny !!!

It's a long story !!!

You're frustrated because you've been having trouble with your visa paperwork. You're talking to a friend and mention your problems. He asks what happened, but you don't want to explain it all because it's a complicated problem and will take a long time to explain. You say:

It's a long story.

It's a long story.

 

This is an expression that people use when they don't want to explain something because it will take too long. You can use this expression when someone asks you a question about something complicated, and you don't have time to explain it. Or maybe you just don't want to explain it.

One of my favorites

"Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lonely"

Show me the meaning of being lonely
So many words for the broken heart
It's hard to see in a crimson love
So hard to breathe
Walk with me, and maybe
Nights of light so soon become
Wild and free I could feel the sun
Your every wish will be done
They tell me


Show me the meaning of being lonely
Is this the feeling I need to walk with
Tell me why I can't be there where you are
There's something missing in my heart

Life goes on as it never ends
Eyes of stone observe the trends
They never say forever gaze upon me
Guilty roads to an endless love (endless love)
There's no control
Are you with me now?
Your every wish will be done
They tell me


There's nowhere to run
I have no place to go
Surrender my heart, body, and soul
How can it be
You're asking me
To feel the things you never show

You are missing in my heart
Tell me why can't I be there where you are?

Last day of the week! - 8/10/2010

          In today's lesson new teacher came to us. We had a writing activities about charts. Carolyne will focus with us more about other charts like pie and table charts. We studied table charts and others will be next weeks. The table chart was about four make of cars, and tried to find the differences between them. So, we used comparative to do that. 

          The other lecture was with David, and he talked about the writing project that we have to do. It is quite long because we have to write about 1000 words. I did not use to reach that amount of words before. I have decided to write about the All Whites which is the National Soccer Team in New Zealand. I hope that I will get the approval from my teacher to that subject. I will try my best to achieve that project.

          After classes, I played Soccer with my friends in the Unitec fields. I am too exhausted right now because I ran too much and did my best with my team.

Have a nice weekend

Preparation for exams

          In morning lesson, a new teacher came for us who was Shanthi. It was first for me to met her. We had some writing activity which was about charts. It was not new for me because I learned it when I was in the college three years ago. Of course, it was good to refresh my information about it. Also, at the end of the lesson, teacher gave us assessment to do which was planning how to describe a chart.

          In afternoon lesson, it was David turn to taught us. We had speaking activity about accommodation types. Also, we read some architecture articles, and was a little bit hard for me because it had a new words. I noticed that students did not respect the teacher. They keep talking while David was talking. As a result of that, I could not concentrate a lot of time about what the teacher said. We are adults, not children.

Nouns, gerunds and adjectives ( 6 - 10 -2010 )

           In today's lesson, I learned how to form nouns, gerunds and adjectives. Also, we looked at some words collocation, and some of them was new for me like reduction from the verb reduce.

          We had short speaking and writing activities. I learned new words such as penniless, acquaintances, anxious, beggar, pessimistic and enthusiast. Next, the teacher showed us slides about suffixes and prefixes. Finally, a lot of homework was waiting for us.

Good luck for everyone.

What? You mean you don't want to pull an all-nighter?

You're working on a project at work with a group of people. You're not finished with it, but everyone is tired and it's getting late, so someone suggests picking it back up the next day. You think that's a good idea, but you want to joke that everyone should stay all night to work on it. You say:

What? You mean you don't want to pull an all-nighter

The fifth of October 2010

          In the morning lecture, we had a quick test which was about yesterday class. It was general information about the teacher. I learned different past and present phrases such us back in the 1990s, in those days, at on time, during the 1990s, at that time, over the last few years, former, currently, nowadays, these days, and latest.

          After that, we checked the homework with Hillary if it would correct or incorrect. Hillary gave us a lot of homework to do for next Monday. The lecture was pretty fast, so I did not feel the time.

          In the afternoon class, we had another teacher who was David from UK. It was the first lecture for him to taught us. We discussed some good and bad things in life.

          Also, we had reading comprehension, which was reading some short texts about different subjects and tried to understand it. Next to that, I found a partner and summarize what I have read from the texts.

          Finally, we learned about suffixes and examples of it like happiness, evidence, friendship, station, behavior, trainee, charity, tourism, development, running, tourist, and criticism.

My teachers and classmates for the previous term (3)

Here are my teachers and classmates photos for the previous term (3)

Allister

 

Grete

Hilary

 

Marcus and I

Mia and Paula

James and Sam

Thank you all

Best wishes for you