ritas030spring08: May 2008

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Unit Nine Links

Death Penalty
http://www.elllo.org/00MXFlash/07-MX-Death-Penalty.swf

Death Penalty Debate
http://www.elllo.org/yeartwo/mixer/death_penalty/death_main.htm

Death Devices
http://www.history.com/media.do?action=clip&id=mm_dd_early_execution_broadband

Rwanda to Debate the Death Penalty
http://www.voanews.com/english/archive/2006-08/2006-08-22-voa50.cfm?CFID=160133453&CFTOKEN=83087582

Funeral and Expressing Condolences
http://esl-lab.com/insurance/insurancerd1.htm

Gun Debate
http://www.elllo.org/english/0401/439-Mark-Guns.htm

The Gun Incident
http://www.elllo.org/english/0651/663-Aaron-Incident.html

Prisons
http://www.elllo.org/english/0751/Q770-Mark-Prisons.html

Crime
http://www.elllo.org/english/0551/575-Nitya-Crime.html

Discipline without Hitting
http://youtube.com/watch?v=xIcKCzi5Fnw

New Zealand School Spanking
http://youtube.com/watch?v=GPebaa_wdK8&feature=related

Teaching and Discipline
http://youtube.com/watch?v=6F1YXqLLal8

MORE DIFFICULT GRAMMAR -- Answers

Unit 14 – Second Conditional

A.
she would go
she lived
he didn’t eat
he would have
she got
he wouldn’t smoke

B.
they discovered oil in Ireland
doctors found a cure for cancer
young people stopped buying pop records
astronauts visited Mars

C.
I had good eyesight.
I could speak German.
I had a degree.
I was/were 18.

D.
were fewer cars
drove more slowly
would have more time for reading
ate fewer sweets
more people travelled by bus
had more time to cook…would eat less ‘fast food’

Unit 15 – Third Conditional

A.
If she had spoken German very well, she would have applied for the job.
If her friend hadn’t phoned, she wouldn’t have heard about the teaching jobs.
If she hadn’t contacted the company, they wouldn’t have asked her to go for an interview.
If the interview had gone badly, the director wouldn’t have offered Ellen the job.
If Ellen had known some Spanish, she would have started at once.
If she hadn’t been good at languages, she wouldn’t have made rapid progress.

B.
had lost….. would have phoned
had not broken .. would have gone
would have made.. had not forgotten

C.
I had told the truth.
wishes he hadn’t borrowed some money from his mother
wishes she gad got up early
wishes he had gone to the party
wish I had send Jill a birthday card
Fiona wishes she had helped her sister
He wishes he hadn’t shouted at her children

Unit 16 – Zero, first and second conditionals

A.
If you heat gold to 1063 degrees, it melts.
If you heat alcohol to 78 degrees, it boils.
If you heat silver to 960 degrees, it melts.

B.
come… will go
writes .. will tell
will forgive …pays
will feel…stops
needs… will lend
listens … will know

C.
might
will
will
might…might

D.
unless you telephone first
if they don’t invite you
if you can’t swim
unless we win on Saturday

E.
wouldn’t be able to move about so easily in the dark
wouldn’t be able to recognize people
wouldn’t be able to help blind people
wouldn’t be able to remember everything
Horses wouldn’t be able to pull heavy loads

Unit 25 – Passive Sentences (1)

A.
The planet Pluto was discovered in 1930.
Two atomic bombs were dropped on Japan in 1945.
John F. Kennedy was killed in Dallas.
The first Apple computers were produced in the 1970s.
The Eiffel Tower was built a hundred years ago.
The first jet planes were made in Germany.
In 1957, millions of pounds were stolen from a train.
Queen Elizabeth was crowned in 1953.
In the old days, horses were used for transport.
The first books were printed in the 15th century.
Everest was climbed for the first time in 1953.

B.
The drug penicillin was discovered by Alexander Fleming.
The song ‘Yesterday’ was written by the Beatles.
The detective Hercule Poirot was created by Agatha Christie.
The ‘Eroica’ symphony was composed by Beethoven.
‘Gone with the Wind’ was written by Margaret Mitchell.
The telephone was invented by Alexander Bell.
The jet engine was designed by Frank Whittle.
‘Jurassic Park’ was directed by Steven Spielberg.
The ‘Mona Lisa’ was painted by Leonardo da Vinci.

C.
was given some flowers
was offered a wonderful job
will be given a present
was sent a strange letter
will be paid over five hundred pounds
has been promised a bicycle for her birthday
was given the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1911
We weren’t told the truth.

Unit 26 – Passive Sentences (2)

A.
are made
was being built
must be typed
have been cleaned
were broken
has been stolen

B.
was Mary examined?
will the food be prepared?
has this window been broken?
C.
was not examined this morning
will not be prepared on Friday
has not been broken three times

D.
has been won by the French team
were being trained by a woman
can be played by people of all ages
was being watched by a large crowd
was sent by the secretary
have been marked by two different teachers
is being followed by a police car

E.
were built
be finished
been attacked
been taken
be posted
be made
were being loaded
are being typed

Unit 28 – Verb + to or Verb + ing

A.
to go
playing
to buy
to take
repairing
to visit
talking
to help
to pay
to live
talking
to go

B.
gave up studying
enjoy doing
deserve to pass
refuses to listen
keep studying
offered to help
promised to study
want to talk
stop asking
dislike listening
seem to think
need to study
have to find

C.
to buy
to open
meeting
to phone
taking
washing
to finish
to feed
to invite

Unit 36 – Articles

A.
an .. a
an.. a
an…a…an

B.
the ….a
the….a
a ….The
a ….the
the….a
The …a

C.
an… the….the
a…a….a…a…the…a
a….the…a
the…the….the….the…the

D.
a
a
some
an
The
some
the
the
the
A
the
a
a

E.
Turn to chapter four.
Who knows the answer to question two?
I have to do the second sentence.
Now look at test two.

Friday, May 16, 2008

Unit Eight Links

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

A Time to Kill - Vocabulary

Legal Terms for A TIME TO KILL

You will be given three legal words or expressions. For each expression, give:

a) the part of speech
b) different forms of the word (different parts of speech)
c) the meaning (definition)
d) use the word in a sentence (or two) that shows us the meaning

GIVE YOUR ANSWERS IN THE 'COMMENT' SECTION AT THE END OF THIS POST. You will be evaluated on your answers.

AB
1. accuse
2. arrest
3. attorney

MIKE
4. break a law
5. break in
6. capital punishment

RAFAEL
7. case
8. corporal punishment
9. charge

MING
10. client
11. commit a crime
12. convict

YUKARI
13. corrupt
14. court / courthouse / courtroom
15. custody

YUMI
16. death penalty
17. defendant
18. evidence

ANISE
19. fine
20. guilty
21. homicide

EUN JU
22. illegal / legal
23. imprison
24. innocent

AYUMI
25. insane
26. jail
27. judge

AYUMU
28. jury / jurors
29. justice
30. law clerk / lawyer

LUCIA
31. murder / manslaughter
32. prejudice
33. prosecute

ESTHER
34. psychiatrist
35. racism
36. rape

CINDY
37. revenge
38. self-defence
39. sentence

ROBIN
40. sheriff / deputy
41. swear (to tell the truth)
42. testify

RIO
43. threat
44. trial
45. witness

Legal Vocabulary

Go into the site below:

http://uregina.ca/billingm/

Click on 'A Time to Kill' Vocabulary Practice. You will have a legal vocabulary test later in the semester. Make sure you know the meaning of the vocabulary. You are also responsible for the different parts of speech of the vocabulary on the site.

GRAMMAR - Unit Thirteen

UNIT 13

A.
will beat
will lose to
will draw with
will beat
will lose to

B.
‘m going to see her
‘ll go to the hairdresser’s
‘s going to have a shower
‘ll take it to the car wash

C.
1’ll buy the tickets before I go to work.
As soon as Henry arrives, we’ll have something to eat.
The play will start after the music stops.
He won’t (will not) stop until he finishes the job.
When John gets here, we’ll go to the beach.

D.
is having supper with Jill and Kate.
is going to tidy her room.
is going to wash her hair.
is meeting Tom at the airport.

GRAMMAR - Unit Twelve

UNIT 12

had never ridden a horse
had already run in five marathons
had never written a poem
had never appeared on TV
had already played tennis at Wimbledon four times
had already written two novels

B.
When the firemen arrived, we had already put out the fire.
When the manager came back, Jim had already finished the work.
When Philip telephoned, I had already gone to bed.
When the children came home, Alice and Jack had already had lunch.
When his wife got home from work, Ian had already prepared the supper.
The thieves had already spent the money, when the police caught them.

C.
had just gone out
had been to Cambridge
had made some sandwiches
had met her in Amsterdam
had ever been to Japan

GRAMMAR - Unit Eleven

UNIT 11

A.
We have sold much more than we expected
How much money have you spent this week?
How many people has Jane invited to her party?
It has been raining for hours.
They have been drilling holes in the wall all morning.
How long have you been sitting here?

B.
have been doing the washing-up.
has peeled
have been cutting the grass
have been defrosting the fridge
has swept
have been peeling the onions
has done the washing-up
has defrosted it

C.
been standing.. been queuing
had.. broken
left…been sitting… noticed

Monday, May 5, 2008

Another Joke for Week Six

Haircut before a trip

A man was getting a haircut prior to a trip to Rome. He mentioned the trip to the barber who responded, "Rome? Why would anyone want to go there?It's crowded & dirty and full of Italians. You're crazy to go to Rome.So, how are you getting there?"

"We're taking TWA," was the reply. "We got a great rate!"

"TWA?" exclaimed the barber. "That's a terrible airline. Their planes are old, their flight attendants are ugly, and they're always late.So, where are you staying in Rome?"

"We'll be at the downtown International Marriott.""That dump! That's the worst hotel in the city. The rooms are small, the service is surly and they're overpriced. So, whatcha doing when you get there?"

"We're going to go to see the Vatican and we hope to see the Pope."

"That's rich," laughed the barber. "You and a million other people trying to see him. He'll look the size of an ant. Boy, good luck on this lousy trip of yours. You're going to need it."

A month later, the man again came in for his regular haircut. The barber asked him about his trip to Rome."It was wonderful," explained the man, "not only were we on time in one of TWA's brand new planes, but it was overbooked and they bumped us up to first class. The food and wine were wonderful, and I had a beautiful 28 year old flight attendant who waited on me hand and foot.

And the hotel-it was great! They'd just finished a $25 million remodeling job and now it's the finest hotel in the city. They, too, were overbooked, so they apologized and gave us the presidential suite at no extra charge!"

"Well," muttered the barber, "I know you didn't get to see the pope."

"Actually, we were quite lucky, for as we toured the Vatican, a Swiss Guard tapped me on the shoulder and explained that the pope likes to personally meet some of the visitors, and if I'd be so kind as to step into his private room and wait the pope would personally greet me. Sure enough, five minutes later the pope walked through the door and shook my hand! I knelt down as he spoke a few words to me."

"Really?" asked the Barber. "What'd he say?"

He said, "Where'd you get the lousy (terrible) haircut?

Joke for Week Six

Pessimist and a dog

An avid (passionate) duck hunter was in the market for (wanted to buy) a new bird dog. His search ended when he found a dog that could actually walk on water to retrieve (bring back) a duck. Shocked by his find, he was sure none of his friends would ever believe him.

He decided to try to break the news to a friend of his, the eternal (always) pessimist who refused to be impressed with anything. This, surely, would impress him. He invited him to hunt with him and his new dog.

As they waited by the shore, a flock of ducks flew by. They fired (their guns), and a duck fell. The dog responded and jumped into the water. The dog, however, did not sink but instead walked across the water to retrieve the bird, never getting more than his paws wet.

This continued all day long; each time a duck fell, the dog walked across the surface of the water to retrieve it.

The pessimist watched carefully, saw everything, but did not say a single word.

On the drive home the hunter asked his friend, "Did you notice anything unusual about my new dog?"

"I sure did," responded the pessimist. "Your dog can't swim."

Links for Unit Six

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