Отправлено: 07.04.08 12:37. Заголовок: Teaching English-2 or Who Wants to be an English Grammar Wiz

Ladies and Gentlemen

This topic is open for anybody who wants to practice the English grammar. It is well known
that people often overlook their errors in writing and a fresh eye of someone else may come in handy.
Please feel free to post your pieces of writing and I am sure you would get a friendly feedback.
People of any level of proficiency are encouraged to participate. Therefore it is important
to avoid showing superiority and be respectful to your peers.
Thank you for your time and welcome to the Club.


Дамы и Господа

Эта тема открыта для любого кто хочет практикавать английскую грамматику.
Хорошо известно что люди часто не замечают своих ошибок и свежий взгляд может быть полезен.
Пожалуйста предлагайте свои pieces of writing и я уверен вы получите полезные комментарии.
Мы приглашаем участвовать людей с любой степенью подготовки, поэтому важно
не показывать превосходства над другими и уважать участников.
Спасибо за внимание и добро пожаловать в клуб.

 Отправлено: 20.06.08 17:54. Заголовок: a) haven't, ..

a) haven't, 've
b) is, will
B) would

 Отправлено: 21.06.08 00:41. Заголовок: The model answ..

The model answers:
a) The film'S NOT started yet, so we'VE got lots of time.

Nimfa-manka 0.5


b) Nimfa-manka 0.5
Amigo 1.0

c) I SHOULD NOT HAVE had that last slice of pizza. I told you it WOULD make you feel sick.
I SHOULDN'T'VE had that last slice of pizza. I told you it'D make you feel sick.

Nimfa-manka 0.5
Comma 1.0
Amigo 0.5

d) I WOULD HAVE bought some more coffee if i HAD known it HAD run out.
I'D'VE bought some more coffee if I'D known it'D run out.

Comma 0.5

Total marks to date:

Nimfa-manka 4.5
Amigo 9.5
Comma` 1.5

 Отправлено: 20.06.08 21:34. Заголовок: c) I SHOULD NOT HAV..

c) I SHOULD NOT HAVE had that last slice of pizza. I told you it WOULD make you feel sick.
d) I WOULD HAVE bought some more coffee if i HAD known it WAS run out.

 Отправлено: 21.06.08 00:58. Заголовок: Task ten Can you wo..

Task ten

Can you work out what was said even though half the words are missing?

Customer: ______ ____ possible _____ fly ____ Los Angeles _____ Sunday?

Agent: Yes, ______ _____ _____ couple _____ flights. One ______ ____ 9.30 _____ ___
other ____ _____ 3.15.

Customer: What _____ ____ fare _____ coach?

Agent: ______ round-trip fare ______ $318. ______ _____ want _____ make ____ reservation?

Good luck

 Отправлено: 21.06.08 12:45. Заголовок: Amigo пишет: Custom..

Amigo пишет:

цитата:

Customer: Is it possible to fly to Los Angeles this Sunday? Agent: Yes, we have a couple of flights. One of them at 9.30 and the other one at 3.15. Customer: What is the fare of coach? Agent: The round-trip fare is $318. Do you want to make the reservation?

Not bad. You may want to try again. There are a few errors in your version.

 Отправлено: 21.06.08 18:23. Заголовок: on Sunday a reservat..

on Sunday
a reservation

 Отправлено: 21.06.08 19:28. Заголовок: 1) Customer: Is it p..

1) Customer: Is it possible to fly to Los Angeles this Sunday?
This Sunday or on Sunday, both are OK

Amigo 2.0
Nimfa-manka 0.5

2) Agent: Yes, we have a couple of flights.

Correct. You could also say: Yes, there are a couple of flights.

Amigo 1.0

3) One of them at 9.30 and the
other one at 3.15.

Incorrect.

4) Customer: What is the fare of coach?

Incorrect

5) Agent: The round-trip fare is $318. Do you want to make a reservation?

Correct.
Nimfa-manka 0.5
Amigo 0.5

 Отправлено: 21.06.08 19:43. Заголовок: Total marks to date:..

Total marks to date:

Nimfa-manka 5.5
Amigo 13.0
Comma` 1.5

I am sure you can find other mistakes still sitting in there.

Good luck

 Отправлено: 22.06.08 00:36. Заголовок: My try: One is at 9..

My try:

One is at 9:30 and the other one's at 3:15.

What is a fare of coach?

 Отправлено: 22.06.08 15:22. Заголовок: CoMMa пишет: One is..

CoMMa пишет:

цитата:

One is at 9:30 and the other one's at 3:15.

Correct.

Comma 1.0

CoMMa пишет:

цитата:

What is a fare of coach?

Incorrect.

Tip: What is the fare _____ coach. "of" is incorrect.

Total marks to date:
Nimfa-manka 5.5
Amigo 13.0
Comma` 2.5

 Отправлено: 22.06.08 17:36. Заголовок: sterner1 пишет: ..

sterner1 пишет:

цитата:

"of" is incorrect.

"in"?

 Отправлено: 22.06.08 19:06. Заголовок: CoMMa пишет: "i..

CoMMa пишет:

цитата:

"in"?

Incorrect.

The model answer:

What is the fare BY coach.

 Отправлено: 22.06.08 20:28. Заголовок: :sm77: ..

 Отправлено: 22.06.08 21:05. Заголовок: Hi есть еще желание ..

Hi
есть еще желание потренировать разговорный язык в стандартных ситуациях?

 Отправлено: 23.06.08 08:19. Заголовок: Hi there ехал в маш..

Hi there

ехал в машине и услышал по радио нашу русско-цыганскую песню но на английском. так понравилось что сразу нашел ее в ютюбе.
вот ссылка: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5pkkAhETYg&feature=related

можно петь вместе с Мари Хопкин, там есть субтитры.

кто может вставьте ссылку плиз.

 Отправлено: 24.06.08 02:39. Заголовок: :sm57: anything mor..

anything more interesting?

 Отправлено: 24.06.08 21:44. Заголовок: Task eleven On the ..

Task eleven

On the bus

Passenger : Excuse me, are you going _____ _____ _____ the University?

Bus driver: Yes, I am.

Passenger: Could you tell me which bus stop I _____ _____ ____?

Bus driver: The University is two stops _______ from here.

Passenger: Thank you

 Отправлено: 24.06.08 23:12. Заголовок: Amigo пишет: Passe..

Amigo пишет:

цитата:

Passenger : Excuse me, are you going to go to the University?

Incorrect
Amigo пишет:

цитата:

Passenger: Could you tell me which bus stop I should get off?

Your answer sounds incomplete.

Amigo пишет:

цитата:

Bus driver: The University is two stops far from here.

It does not sound right to my ears.

 Отправлено: 25.06.08 13:35. Заголовок: Amigo пишет: The U..

Amigo пишет:

цитата:

The University is two stops away from here.

Correct

Total marks to date:
Nimfa-manka 5.5
Amigo 13.5
Comma` 2.5

 Отправлено: 25.06.08 05:56. Заголовок: hello everybody :..

hello everybody

 Отправлено: 25.06.08 13:37. Заголовок: SeLeNa пишет: hello..

SeLeNa пишет:

цитата:

hello everybody

Hi
Welcome to the Club

 Отправлено: 25.06.08 15:34. Заголовок: hi all, I would like..

hi all,
I would like to join to your English club, it is really nice, we can learn from each other in this place,

ok, let me tell you joke,

Teacher was telling about tenses.
Teacher: Now if I say I am beautiful, which tense is it?
Student: Obviously, the past tense

 Отправлено: 25.06.08 15:54. Заголовок: englishlearner :sm3..

englishlearner

 Отправлено: 25.06.08 16:16. Заголовок: englishlearner :sm3..

englishlearner

 Отправлено: 25.06.08 16:31. Заголовок: englishlearner пишет..

englishlearner пишет:

цитата:

hi all, I would like to join to your English club, it is really nice, we can learn from each other in this place,

Welcome on board

Please note that "to" is not needed when you say" I would like to join your English Club".

Cheers

 Отправлено: 29.06.08 02:49. Заголовок: sterner1 Thanks for..

sterner1
Thanks for correcting me!

How long have you been learning English?

 Отправлено: 29.06.08 17:22. Заголовок: englishlearner пишет..

englishlearner пишет:

цитата:

How long have you been learning English?

Just over five years, why?

 Отправлено: 25.06.08 16:36. Заголовок: Some tips: Passenge..

Some tips:

Passenger : Excuse me, are you going as _____ as the University?

Passenger: Could you tell me which bus stop I get off ____?

 Отправлено: 25.06.08 17:52. Заголовок: Amigo пишет: Passen..

Amigo пишет:

цитата:

Passenger : Excuse me, are you going as far as the University?

Correct

Amigo пишет:

цитата:

Passenger: Could you tell me which bus stop I get off better?

Incorrect

Total marks to date:
Nimfa-manka 5.5
Amigo 14.0
Comma` 2.5

 Отправлено: 25.06.08 22:46. Заголовок: Amigo пишет: Could ..

Amigo пишет:

цитата:

Could you tell me which bus stop I get off then?

Incorrect

The model answer:

Passenger: Could you tell me which bus stop I get off AT ?

 Отправлено: 25.06.08 23:18. Заголовок: Task twelve At the ..

Task twelve

At the Airport

Check in Officer: I am sorry your luggage is _______. You have to pay extra $2.

Passenger: OK, can I pay ___ credit card?

Check in Officer: Sorry, we don’t _____ credit cards, cash only.

Passenger: OK, here you are. Also I am flying Qantas to Seoul and there I am ______ to Korean Air to Moscow. Can I get my luggage ______ _____ to Moscow?

Check in Officer: Yes, certainly. Here is your _____ pass, gate 10.

Passenger: Thank you

 Отправлено: 27.06.08 16:12. Заголовок: Amigo пишет: Check ..

Amigo пишет:

цитата:

Check in Officer: I am sorry your luggage is overloaded. You have to pay extra $2.

Incorrect

Amigo пишет:

цитата:

Passenger: OK, can I pay by credit card?

Correct
Amigo пишет:

цитата:

Check in Officer: Sorry, we don’t accept credit cards, cash only.

Correct

Amigo пишет:

цитата:

Also I am flying Qantas to Seoul and there I am transferring to Korean Air to Moscow

Correct. However чаще говорят "I am changing to Korean Air"

Amigo пишет:

цитата:

Can I get my luggage being delivering to Moscow?

Incorrect

Amigo пишет:

цитата:

Check in Officer: Yes, certainly. Here is your luggage pass, gate 10.

Incorrect

 Отправлено: 27.06.08 16:13. Заголовок: Total marks to date:..

Total marks to date:
Nimfa-manka 5.5
Amigo 15.5
Comma` 2.5

 Отправлено: 29.06.08 17:18. Заголовок: The model answer: A..

The model answer:

At the Airport

Check in Officer: I am sorry your luggage is overweight. You have to pay extra $2.

Passenger: OK, can I pay by credit card?

Check in Officer: Sorry, we don’t accept credit cards, cash only.

Passenger: OK, here you are. Also I am flying Qantas to Seoul and there I am changing to Korean Air to Moscow. Can I get my luggage checked through to Moscow?

Check in Officer: Yes, certainly. Here is your boarding pass, gate 10.

Passenger: Thank you

 Отправлено: 29.06.08 17:39. Заголовок: не ожидал что неслож..

не ожидал что несложные диалоги в стандартных ситуациях вызовут такие трудности. тут ведь чуть ли не половина народа преподает английский. или это мне кажется что диалоги легкие потому что я их сам составлял? давайте кто нибудь напишите диалог, я тоже попробую поучаствовать. например диалог в банке, ресторане, отеле и тд.
это будет неплохая практика. если будут ошибки то ничего страшного, на ошибках учатся. дорогу осилит идущий.

Cheers

 Отправлено: 30.06.08 12:39. Заголовок: sterner1 пишет: не ..

sterner1 пишет:

цитата:

не ожидал что несложные диалоги в стандартных ситуациях вызовут такие трудности. тут ведь чуть ли не половина народа преподает английский.

No,it's because nobody knows what do you mean under such sentences like: We'll have the soup of____ ____ and pork for the main/second course.
There are at least two correct expressions/verbs that man can put in your tasks....but nobody knows which one is acceptable for YOU,dear sterener1. It would be more comfortable for the people who do your tasks if you would write the russian expression/noun/verb in infinitiv that belongs in your dialogue,so everyone would know which of different varients would YOU like to be written in there .
Tsterner1 пишет:

цитата:

или это мне кажется что диалоги легкие потому что я их сам составлял?

You are trying to get the compliment concerning your English.
I don't believe that you compose the tasks yourself,you get them from the books.You might give them your personal note before you put them here..but I bet they come not from you...then there would be something more simple than Pavlova,soup of.... and etc.
sterner1 пишет:

цитата:

давайте кто нибудь напишите диалог, я тоже попробую поучаствовать. например диалог в банке, ресторане, отеле и тд.

You'll get it tonight!Do you have any wishes concerning the subject of the task?Tences?Or just to fill the correct words in?Or articles?

 Отправлено: 30.06.08 16:08. Заголовок: XXL пишет: There ar..

XXL пишет:

цитата:

There are at least two correct expressions/verbs that man can put in your tasks....but nobody knows which one is acceptable for YOU

You would get a full mark if you use the one that is most likely to be used by native speakers. For other correct versions you'll be given either half or quarter of the mark.

 Отправлено: 30.06.08 16:20. Заголовок: XXL пишет: It would..

XXL пишет:

цитата:

It would be more comfortable for the people who do your tasks if you would write the russian expression/noun/verb in infinitiv that belongs in your dialogue,so everyone would know which of different varients would YOU like to be written in there .

вы можете писать русский эквивалент, однако я не сторонник этого. по моему мнению надо сразу писать на английском не опираясь на русский перевод. например, натив спикер почти наверняка скажет main course. рускоговорящий также почти наверняка скажет second course . почему? потому что держит в голове русский эквивалент.

 Отправлено: 30.06.08 16:27. Заголовок: XXL пишет: there wo..

XXL пишет:

цитата:

there would be something more simple than Pavlova,soup of.... and etc.

Trust me it is simple. People say this stuff when they visit a restaurant.

 Отправлено: 30.06.08 16:34. Заголовок: XXL пишет: Do you h..

XXL пишет:

цитата:

Do you have any wishes concerning the subject of the task?

You may want to keep on the same track for a while. Let's do some dialogues in standard situations, say at the bank, hotel etc