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Unit 10: Use of English paragraph (I)

Impressive Grammar 

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Impressive grammar

Boost your mark by adding complex structures

Some examples

The more help we give them, the more they request.

The less we spend, the more we save.

with adverbs:

The harder you work, the more rapidly you will obtain results.

short form:

The more the merrier!

 The ____  you study for these exams, the _________  you will do.

My neighbour is driving me mad! It seems that the _____  it is at night, the _____  he plays his music!

Earning money has always been the thing that pleases him most. The ____  he becomes, the ______  he is.

 You must drive slower in built up areas. The _____  you drive in the city, the _________  it is that you will have an accident.

more

better

later

louder

less

happier

richer

more likely

faster

more improbable

Recap

Choose from:

It being Saturday, there was nobody present.

What surprised me was the fact that they weren't prepared to respond to my request.

The more I heard, the more I realized the severity of the situation.

Only then did I realize the trouble I was in.

Had they told me earlier, I would have prevented this from happening.

Give an example of:

Inversion

Inverted conditional

Cleft sentence

Participle clause

Double comparative

     

                      Gold Experience p. 126: answers

     

word bank

Unit 10, Use of English I, II (p. 136)

You will practice a complete Use of English test.

Page 136: assignments (2,) 3 (only ONE WORD in each gap!), 4

Page 137: assignments 3, 5
                                               Finish this at home

Next week:   Use of English test (Advanced)

6 June:           Vocabulary test

Homework

Finish exercises (p. 126, 137)

Learn Vocabulary G, H (test A-H on 6 June)