letter writing
What is the correct closing for the salutation "Dear Madam or Sir"?
Yours faithfully
Name at least 4 keywords for Present Perfect
so far, yet, up to now, just, ever
What does an adjective describe ?
a noun
Which tense do you use?
You want to highlight high chances s.th. will happen.
Present Continuous in context with future
Which words do not form a plural "s-ending"?
Give 4 examples
information, evidence, advice, data, homework, furniture, air-conditioning etc.
What is wrong about "I am writing you about..." ?
Correct version: I am writing TO YOU about....
What is the correct translation of "Hat Klaus seine Papiere bis jetzt abgeholt" (pick up) ?
Has Klaus (already) picked up his papers by now/ up to now?
What does an adverb describe ?
a verb
an adjective
another adverb
a sentence
Which tense do you use?
You want to talk about events which are over. You tell a story and go on talking about what happened earlier
Simple Past with Past Perfect
When do I use "this, these, those, that" ?
this that => SINGULAR English nouns
these those => PLURAL English nouns
this / these => closer in time and place
that / those => farther away in time and place
What are the letter structure parts ?
salutation
introduction
points/tasks in paragraphs
bridging
closing
Do you always use HAVE + the 2nd verb form in the Present Perfect?
NO. You use HAVE or HAS (for he/she/it) and the 3rd verb form in Present Perfect
What is the adverb of "fast" ?
It is irregular / the same as the adjective: fast
Which tense do you use?
You want to report about s.th. that happened to you a while ago
Simple Past
1. What is special about the noun "news"?
2. Form a sentence with this word
1. "News" is singular
2. THIS IS great news. / Good news IS always welcome.
What other than letter purpose should you put into the introduction (if available) ?
reference
What kind of scenarios (3 altogether) do you use the Present Perfect for ?
1. actions that have started in the past and are still going on now
2. actions which started and ended in the past but are connected to the present by consequence
3. actions that have JUST or RECENTLY been completed and so are close to the present
Which verbs go with an adjective not an adverb ?
verbs of the senses (to smell, taste, feel, look, sound)
and static verbs, e.g. to be, stay, remain
Which tense do you use?
You say what you want to do next
Going to Future
What would you say is the natural English sentence and why?
The book has been read by me.I have read this book.
Active Voice highlights the action-taker. Passive Voice highlights the action.
The book has been read by me. (This is not natural because it makes no sense to say that the reading/the action is relevant "This book has been read") => LOGICAL: This world-famous book has been read by almiost every school kid alive.
I have read this book. (This is natural because the action-taker is the focus who has done the reading)
You use a Present Perfect sentence and want to talk about an activity before. Which tense do you use?
Simple Past (one step before Present Perfect in the time line)
I have asked him many times to stop smoking but he is still addicted. In 1992, he was nicotine-free.
Is there anything wrong here?
He is nervously right now.
He is driving nervously right now.
We will openly talk about this later.
Public, he read his new book at the Frankfurt Book Exhibition.
We trained relative hard.
He is nervous right now. adjective => BE
He is driving nervously right now.ok
We will openly talk about this later. ok
Public, he read his new book at the Frankfurt Book Exhibition. ADVERB => sentence
We trained relatively hard. ADVERB => adverb
Which tense do you use?
You are talking about an upcoming event by referencing a meeting agenda
Simple Present in a future scenario
Form SENTENCES with: there / their / they´re / his / he´s
Form QUESTIONS with: whom / whose
Form the plural of: policewoman / personnel / data
Form SENTENCES with:
There is a problem with the printer. Their children were at school. / His word is bond. / He´s a liar.
Form QUESTIONS with:
Whom would I ask for advice? / Whose advice is better, Mom´s or Dad´s ?
Form the plural of: Policewomen work on the force. / Qualified personnel is scarce. !!!/ All this data has been processed.