1 [Weather and Seasons]

Conversation 1

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COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS

1. ?2. ?3. , ?4. ?5. 10 ?

NEW WORDSNOUN VERB

air to be wishedcloud to get cloudytemperature to get lowerdaytime to go downfall foliage to function, workLondon to become coolerSelak Mount to bloom spaghetti ADJECTIVEthe outside to be lowair conditioner to be clearfood cost to be boringforeign language ADVERBEurope continuouslyrainy season particularlyphone bill SUFFIXconcert ~ you knowsky ~ / to become

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NEW EXPRESSIONS

1. has a range of meanings from 'to be cool in temperature, be refreshing, inspiring' to 'to be pleasing and satisfying.' That is why this adjective can be used to describe not only cold water ( ) but also to express the feeling of satisfaction when drinking hot tea or taking a warm bath. Some examples are shown below:

a cool, refreshing breeze a cool, refreshing juice . The load is off my mind aft er I fi nish

my homework. to get right to the point

2. The month of October is often written with Arabic number as in 10 . It is pronounced as and not .

3. 'That's great, that's good news (it turned out well)' 'That's great (it turned out well) just in time.'

GRAMMAR

G1.1 Change of state: A.S.~ / ‘become, get to be’

Examples

(1) A: . B: . . (2) A: . B: . (3) A: ? B: . (4) A: ? B: , .

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(5) A: ? B: .

Notes

1. This construction, att ached to an adjective stem (A.S.), expresses a change from one state or condition to another. This construction changes an adjective into a verb.

2. The adjective in this construction denotes the resulting state or condition, as in 'In spring, the weather becomes warmer.' If a present state is a result of a change in the past, the past tense form is used, as in 'It's now become clean.'

3. The following table shows the conjugation patt erns.

irregular

irregular

irregular

irregular

Exercises

1. Change the following sentence using ~ / .

(1) ( ). .

(2) ( ). _________________________

(3) ( ). _________________________

(4) ( ). _________________________

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(5) ( ). _________________________

(6) ( ). _________________________

(7) ( ). _________________________

2. Give an appropriate response in the following situations.

(1) . .

(2) . _________________________

(3) . _________________________

(4) . _________________________

(5) . _________________________

3. Using ~ / make a prediction about the change of state resulted by the given situation.

(1) .

.

(2) .

________________________________________________

(3) .

________________________________________________

(4) .

________________________________________________

(5) .

________________________________________________

G1.2 Sentence ending ~ 'You know, ...' (assuming agreement)

Examples

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(1) A: ? B: , .

(2) A: ? B: . .

(3) A: . B: .

(4) A: A+ . B: .

Notes

1. This construction is used when the speaker assumes that the listener will agree with him/her. It is used when the speaker wants to reconfi rm facts already known.

2. Although this form originated from a negative question (~ ?), the intonation is not that of a question.

Exercises

1. Look at the pictures and provide an appropriate response.

(1) A: .

B: .

(2) A:

B: __________________________

(3) A:

B: __________________________

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(4) A:

B: __________________________

(5) A:

B: __________________________

2. Give an appropriate response to the following statements.

(1) (A and B are working hard since early in the morning.)

A: .

B: 2 .

(2) (A and B have been studying in the library for three hours.)

A: .

B: ___________________________________________

(3) (A calls his girlfriend long-distance everyday.)

A: .

B: ___________________________________________

(4) ( and fi ve of his friends went to a restaurant.)

A: .

B: ___________________________________________

(5) (A and B know that Steve has been playing tennis since

childhood.)

A: .

B: ___________________________________________

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