Vocab 1
Reasonable and understandable
Logical
A speech or talk in which a new product, idea, or piece of work is shown and explained to an audience.
A presentation.
Neutral: He said that the building should be torn down.
Strong: He ______ that the building should be torn down
argued, believed, recommended, suggested.
Our guest _______ _______ a little about Korean culture. (simple prediction)
will learn
Made bigger or emphasized so that others will notice
Exaggerated
To eat, to read, to see
Examples: He loves to eat vegetables.
She left to see her sister.
I love to read books.
Infinitives: The basic form of a verb, preceded by "to."
What is another way to make this statement?"Some members recommended building a new shopping center." Pg. 106
"Some members suggested building a new shopping center."
or
"Some members proposed building a new shopping center."
Next Tuesday, we ___________ ___________ (to host) a party. (planned event in present continuous)
are hosting (planned event) (be +verb +ing)
Intentionally; on purpose
Deliberately
When proposing a new initiative, you need to know:
1. The Problem 2. The ________________ 3. The ________________ 4. The Solutions Pg 99
Criteria and Constraints
Neutral: She said we should buy the car.
Strong: She________ we should buy the car.
suggested, proposed, recommended, argued
While she's talking, I ______ ______ _______ (to show) the presentation slides. (Future time clause. pg 124)
Future time clause: will be showing (a dependent clause that usually contains words like "when, while, as soon as, after or until" The main clause, which has the "future action," is written in the future tense. We are going to start the presentation ( ind) when everyone arrives.
Causing difficulties
Problematic
To cause someone to do something through reasoning or argument.
To persuade
Neutral: He said he was late because his car broke down.
Strong (express doubt) He ______ he was late because his car broke down.
claimed
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen Comet, Cupid, Donner and Blitzen
Santa's Reindeers. 🎅🏽🤶🏽
Basically
Essentiallly
A verb form that ends in "ing' and acts like a noun. Example:
Running is a great way to start your day.
She loves swimming in the ocean.
He finds that painting helps him relax
A Gerund. (Check if the "-ing" word acts as a noun (the subject, object, or object of a preposition) rather than an action verb. Look for the "-ing" word without a "be" verb before it, or analyze its role as a noun. (present continuous-action verbs)
"She is running a 5K charity race this morning."
"We are swimming laps in the pool before breakfast."
"The artist is painting a mural on the side of the community center."
My dad _______ me ________(to convince) law is a good subject to study. (Page 106)
convinced me that
What type of question is this? "Wouldn't you rather be relaxing on a beautiful beach right now?"
A rhetorical quesiton