Tuesday, October 27, 2009

to-infinitves or gerunds

Are the pairs show the same or different meanings
To-infinitive : to refer to things that onestill has or still had to do; to talk about the purpose of an action; to announce some thing; to talk about an attempt to do something

Gerund: to refer to things that one did; to talk about making something; to refer to something that one did


Same or Different
1. I prefer to travel by train rather than travel by air.
I prefer travelling by train to travelling by air.
Same

2. I stopped to write
I stopped writing
D.

3. I must remember to invite Sally.
I remember inviting Sally.
D.

4. He tried to apply for the job.
He tried applying for the job.
D.

5. You will regret not to go to the beach.
You regret not waking up early

Friday, October 16, 2009

Reported Speech

Changes of the time phrases

  1. today - that day
  2. now - then
  3. ago - before
  4. here - there
  5. this - that
  6. these- those
  7. lost night - the night before
  8. yesterday - the day before
  9. this moment - that moment
  10. tomorrow - the next day
  11. thus - so

1. "Every one is respon

Test Content

  1. Passive voice
  2. Passive voice with by
  3. Conditional sentences
  4. Using unless
  5. Reported Speech with/out tense change
  6. Reported Speech with questions
  7. Giving advice using modals

Friday, October 2, 2009

Letter Writing Practice

Write a letter to your friend in Australia. Tell him what you know about the celebration of the 60th Anniversary of China.

Read the newspaper articles and sample letter on Terri's Blog before you write. http://www.terriwelcomeyou.blogspot.com/