Homework

Writing exercise
5/07 
Write a short blog post about your experiences of social networking: what you've used, what you've learned and what you'd recommend 





Write an email to your boss explaining your reasons for learning english

  Dear sir Smith,

I ask you the autorisation to go to london the next month for learning english. 

Speak english is very important today and moreover in your company. So I would like learning english to have a better relationship with our commercial parteners and salaries who work all over the world. 

Finally I hope, one day, integrate the office of London of this company. 

Sincerely.

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Dear Mr Smith,

I am writing to ask you for the permission to go to London next month to learn English. 

Speak English is very important today (nowadays) and moreover in your company. Therefore I would like to learn English to have a better relationship with our commercial partners and employees who work all over the world. 

Finally I hope, one day, to integrate the office of London into this company. 

Sincerely,

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Grammar 

Phrasal verbs: to get 

Some examples:

get about: circuler
ex: He gets about a great deal : Il se déplace beaucoup

get across: communiquer
ex: She can't get across to her audience:
elle ne peut pas communiquer avec son public

get ahead:avancer (make progress)
ex: You'll never get ahead unless you work hard:
tu n'arriveras à rien si tu ne travailles pas dur.

get along: partir, s'en aller
ex: it's time for me to be getting along:il est tant que je parte.

get around: bouger
ex: old people find it hard to get around:
les personnes âgées ont du mal à se déplacer

get at: atteindre
ex: The study is locked and I can't get at my books:
Le bureau est fermé à clé et je ne peux pas accéder à mes livres

get away: partir; s'échapper, se sauver
ex: to get away for a few days: s'absenter pendant quelques jours

get away from : quitter
ex: to get away early from the office : quitter le bureau de bonne heure

get away with: s'en tirer avec
ex: the burglars got away with £10 000 :
Les cambrioleurs ont raflé 10 000 livres

get back:revenir, retourner
ex: When did you get back? : Quand est-ce que tu es rentré?

get back to: retourner à
ex: to get back to London: rentrer à Londres

get behind: prendre du retard
ex:to get behind in one's work: prendre du retard dans son travail

get by: passer; se débrouiller
ex: We just get by : On s'en tire, sans plus

Exercise: Fill in the blanks using the words  below  

  between      down      in      into      off      on      out      over      under   

My dog, Rover, is so difficult to control. He is always getting the couch when I am not in the room. I always tell him to get of the furniture, but he just lies there looking at me. Last week, I was sitting on the couch with my girlfriend. He jumped up on the couch and tried to get us. I immediately yelled, "Get !" But, he just sat there, desperate for attention. When I eat dinner, he always gets the table and begs for food. Another problem is that I live next to a main road. He somehow gets of the house and gets the fence. I'm afraid he is going to get hurt. And last week, he got my closet and chewed up my shoes. I don't know how he got - I usually keep the door closed. I think I need to take him to an obedience school.

Writing Exercise
You are applying for a job of your choice in an English speaking country. Write an covering letter to attach to your CV explaining why you are a good choice for the job. 

Grammar 


Study the following grammar points and answer the questions that follow! If you like, post your answers below or if you prefer bring them to the next class!

Ever, never
Ever means 'at any time'. It is the opposite of never. We generally use ever in questions.	Do you ever drink coffee? Have you ever been to Paris?
Never means 'at no time'.	He has never visited me. I'll never forget how kind he has been. I never drink tea with milk.
Never and ever go immediately before the main verb. Exceptions are the verb be and modal verbs.	I never eat meat. Do you ever go cycling? I am never late. I can never remember his name. You should never drink and drive.
When speaking about our past, we use the present perfect with ever and never.	I have never been to America. Have you ever been to America? It was the best wine I have ever tasted.

Present Perfect: When to Use

Unfinished Actions

We use this tense when we want to talk about unfinished actions that started in the past and continue to the present. Usually we use it to say 'how long' an action or state has continued with 'since' and 'for'. Often, we use stative verbs in this situation: I’ve known Karen since 1994. She's lived in London for three years.

'Since' and 'For'

We use 'since' with a fixed time in the past (2004, April 23rd, last year, two hours ago). The fixed time can be another action, indicated with the past simple (since I was at school, since I arrived): I've known Sam since 1992. I've liked chocolate since I was a child. She's been here since 2pm. We use 'for' with a period of time (2 hours, three years, six months): I've known Julie for ten years. I've been hungry for hours. She's had a cold for a week.

Finished Actions

1: life experience (we don't say when the experience happened, just sometime in the past) I have been to Tokyo. She has lived in Germany. They have visited Paris three times. We have never seen that film. Have you ever read 'War and Peace'?

2: a finished action with a result in the present (focus on result) I’ve lost my keys (so I can’t get into my house) She's hurt her leg (so she can't play tennis today) They've missed the bus (so they will be late) I've cooked dinner (so you should come and eat)

3: with an unfinished time word (this month, this week, today, in the last year) I haven't seen her this month. She's drunk three cups of coffee today. This week they've been shopping four times.

Grammar Exercise: Present perfect: ever and never

Put the words in the correct order and post your answers below.

1. Have you horse? ridden ever a 
   
   
   
2. competition. won a We've never 
   
   
   
3. a Has ever David plane? flown in 
   
   
   
4. seen a He's never ghost. 
   
   
   
5. My London. have never parents visited 
   
   
   
6. ever your been sister for school? late Has