Misc
May 11 - Zoom chat record
IRREGULAR VERBS
09:07:48 : sit
09:07:55 : sit - sat - sat
09:08:00 : sit down
09:08:28 : sleep
09:08:39 : sleep - slept - slept
09:08:47 : sitting
09:08:53 : sleeping
09:09:13 : I slept very late today
09:09:36 : go to bed.... go to sleep
09:09:48 : Last night I went to sleep early.
09:10:12 : I have slept for 6 hours
09:10:25 : She has been sleeping since 10 pm
09:10:47 : speak
09:10:58 : speak - spoke - spoken
09:11:08 : a language
09:11:15 : She speaks French
09:11:32 : speak to..... about something
09:11:56 : speak with... someone
09:12:15 : spend
09:12:26 : spend - spent - spent
09:12:37 : spend $$
09:12:40 : spend time
09:13:02 : spend energy or effort
09:13:29 : spend money on....
09:13:50 : spend time with people
09:14:30 : spend time on my homework
09:14:56 : spend time studying
09:15:04 : spend time +ing
09:15:45 : She has been spending a lot of time studying recently
09:16:10 : gerund +ing
09:16:22 : stand
09:16:26 : stand up
09:16:42 : stand - stood - stood
09:17:11 : stand out
09:17:29 : can / can't stand
09:17:37 : I can't stand....
09:17:42 : I don't like it
09:17:59 : I can't stand staying at home all the time!
09:18:42 : I can't stand him
09:19:07 : couldn't stand
09:19:19 : I couldn't stand his bad attitude
09:19:54 : stand out - phrasal verb
09:20:06 : someone or something is different/better than others
09:20:29 : outstanding - adj
09:20:57 : He is an outstanding student.
09:21:03 : remarkable
09:21:28 : He stands out from the other students because of his hard work
09:22:07 : Everyone is wearing black clothes
09:22:16 : She stands out in her red dress.
CAREER COUNSELOR
09:32:32 : What's the difference between a job and a career?
09:44:40 : kcameron@sdccd.edu Kurt Cameron Career Counselor
09:46:32 From Karl Cameron : 6198081000
FROM NGA, our ESL Assistant
09:50:57 : Summer classes
09:51:01 : will be online
09:51:19 : send your name and info to Nga this Wednesday
09:52:33 : only one or two classes per level this summer
09:56:59 : If you don't attend for 2 weeks, the teacher will drop your name
09:57:31 : Summer schedule is just 7 weeks
09:58:14 : Starts Jun 8
10:01:28 : nla@sdccd.edu
10:05:02 : Nga' email
DICTATION SENTENCES
10:09:27 : If you stop drinking coffee, you will sleep better.
10:09:42 : stop +___ing
10:10:19 : 2. When he speaks slowly, I can understand everything he says.
10:10:28 : -s
10:10:52 : 3. He hasn't spent very much money this month.
10:11:16 : She
10:11:23 : 4.
10:11:45 : I stood up on the bus so another passenger could sit down.
10:12:26 : Last night when I slept, I dreamed I was speaking Italian fluently.
10:12:51 : was speaking English fluently
10:12:59 : 6.
10:13:16 : I couldn't stand listening to the terrible
10:13:21 : news
10:13:30 : news, so I turned off the TV
10:13:37 : I turned the TV off.
GRAMMAR - using gerunds
10:14:54 : verb in -ing form - used like a noun
10:15:14 : Ice cream is my favorite food
10:15:23 : ice cream - noun
10:15:35 : Surfing is my favorite sport
10:15:43 : surfing -
10:15:48 : subject
10:16:00 : What is your favorite sport?
10:16:14 : Painting is her favorite hobby.
10:16:27 : continuous
10:16:35 : She is painting.
10:16:44 : She was painting yesterday afternoon
10:16:51 : continuous form
10:16:58 : BE+ ___ing
10:17:14 : Volleyball
10:17:19 : Soccer
10:17:24 : Surfing
10:17:26 : Skating
10:18:01 : Running
10:18:05 : Tennis
10:18:48 : He loves soccer
10:18:58 : He loves running
10:19:05 : He loves to run
10:19:21 : to run - infinitive form
10:19:59 : Photography
10:20:09 : taking photos
10:20:54 : enjoy +___ing
10:21:05 : enjoys sleeping late
10:21:20 : Stop doing that!
10:21:32 : stop ----ing
10:22:46 : To find a job is difficult
10:22:52 : Finding a job is difficult
10:23:07 : more common --- Finding
10:23:46 : To play tennis, you need good equipment
10:23:59 : (In order to..)
10:24:23 : To find a job, you should talk to the career counselor
10:24:37 : in order to....
10:25:05 : Grocery shopping takes longer now
10:26:11 : page 320
10:26:20 : Finding a Job
10:26:32 : quick overview of gerunds
10:26:51 : Finding a job is hard.
10:27:05 : - gerund as subject
10:27:52 : several
10:27:55 : a number of
10:27:58 : a few
10:28:05 : several
10:28:06 : some
10:28:07 : many
10:28:41 : b. I don't enjoy talking about myself.
10:29:01 : gerund is object of verb
10:29:06 : enjoy ___ing
10:29:29 : c. I thought about changing my career.
10:29:45 : gerund after preposition
10:29:51 : about .... -ing
10:30:12 : for ----ing
10:30:26 : by... ing
10:30:55 : TO is also a preposition
10:31:06 : I need to buy...
10:31:33 : look forward to..... +ing
10:32:13 : I'm looking forward to meeting you
10:33:01 : d. I got help by talking with my counselor.
10:33:07 : by .... ing
10:33:14 : HOW ?
10:33:30 : adverbial phrase
10:33:39 : e
10:33:50 : go ____+ing
10:33:53 : go shopping
10:33:58 : went shopping
10:34:13 : will go shopping
10:34:26 : She's going shopping right now
10:34:37 : ing ing
10:35:37 : negative of gerund
10:35:41 : not ---Ing
10:35:52 : Not having money is bad for me
10:36:13 : I don't have money
10:36:18 : She doesn't have money
10:36:42 : Not drinking coffee is impossible
10:36:59 : Not going to the beach was hard for me
10:37:33 : main verb is be
10:38:21 : Only walking and moving are allowed on the beach
10:38:58 : The kids dig in the sand
10:39:29 : Not digging in the sand is hard for the kids
10:39:44 : No lying on the beach!
10:39:51 : No digging in the sand
10:40:05 : No smoking
10:41:01 : continuous forms
10:41:05 : is not working
10:41:30 : prohibited or not allowed No parking
10:42:31 : page 327 - prepositions
10:42:50 : think about
10:42:58 : forget about
10:43:00 : worry about
10:43:08 : - ing
10:43:38 : concerned about... +ing
10:44:09 : happy about graduating
10:45:13 From João Quadros : towards and for
10:45:43 : rich
10:45:45 : reach
10:45:52 : which week
10:45:57 : 15
10:47:55 : towards - often physical meaning of location
10:48:10 : I'm walking towards your house
10:48:30 : turn towards the north....
10:48:40 : in that direction
10:48:48 : for
10:49:01 : for- purpose
10:49:08 : I use it for writing...
10:49:26 : This gift is FOR you
10:50:23 : forwards
10:50:56 : forwards
10:50:58 : backwards
10:53:31 : In your hometown, what’s the most common type of transportation? Do many people have driver’s licenses? Do you feel comfortable driving in San Diego? Explain.
Would you like to live or study in another country some time? If so, where?
How have your habits changed recently? (The question is present perfect, but your answer may have past or present forms too.)
What was your favorite food when you were a child? Do you still enjoy it?
What’s one thing that you like about online classes? What’s one thing that you don’t like?
To many people, some languages sound more beautiful than others. In your opinion, what’s the most beautiful language in the world?