Final Exam

Come as You Are

Please study the pages I showed in class for the final exam. Here are the notes:

Today, we should do lots of review. Next week is the final exam. I don’t think anyone is failing, except (but) those who did not attend class. 

Drop the e

Double the t

1. Some verbs take the gerund. 

I appreciate listening to the BBC. 

We delayed taking the test until January 1. 

We avoid talking to people with bad manners. 

2. Some verbs take the infinitive. Why? There is no why.

I want to take photography class. 

I agree to help you study for physics class. 

Elmo decided to go on TV. 

How to make the English test easier:

Frank abhors ________ French because he feels it is difficult.

a. to studying (cross it out immediately because the grammar is weird)

b. studies (this breaks the gerund / infinitive rule so cross it out)

c. studying 

d. will study (future, so cross it out; we didn’t study this in our textbook so it will NOT be on the test)

Process of elimination. Cross out the wrong answers before you even start. 

If you really don’t know the answer, find

the one that is different. 

a. gorgeous

b. stupid

c. extroverted

d. quickly

Find the one that is longer or shorter

a. She likes Christmas.

b. She eats ice cream.

c. Sally has a red bicycle.

d. Going into the old park.  

They are all the same length. 

It is a sentence fragment. 

Test psychology. 

Vocabulary. 

A: I say the fragment.

B: You repeat the fragment and complete the sentence. 

Successful

Low standard. You are setting the bar low. 

When I feel embarrassed, I speak softly. 

Insist on… + gerund

Awesome: great, terrific, wonderful 

We can see the whole of Taipei. 

New Taipei City. 

When I am embarrassed, I want to leave the class and take a breather. 

Take a breather: take a break

Go out is not wrong, but it isn’t fluent either. 

Screenplay

Deadpool

Dead bull

Ball

Bowl

Bull

Greet: how to meet someone

I should greet someone from Japan by bowing. GERUND

Customs are different from habits. Customs are the things a group of people (society) normally does while habits are for individuals.

Individual: a single / one person 

Screenplay is the story for a movie. 

Twist of fate: surprise ending to a story

A good screenplay should have a good plot. 

Scared: terrified

Greet: how to meet someone 

Make excuses / apologize: say sorry

Synonym is two words with the same meaning. 

Structure: building

Page 59:

Outer beauty: appearance

Inner beauty: personality, creativity, etc. 

Genre: kind of movie

We need to practice grammar, like I said. Also, I want to start reviewing vocabulary. 

So, don’t say “Hey, we did this before!”

We are reviewing, so you can remember the words for the final exam. 

1. Some is yes or positive/affirmative. I have it.

2. Any is no or negative. I do NOT have it. 

3. Some/Any are both okay for a question. 

Aisle: s is silent

Conjugate the verb

I do

You do

She/He/It/One does

We do

They do

Once in a while: sometimes

In two weeks, we have the final exam. These words are on that test. Please try to remember. December 27

Recommend: suggest, advise, you should, etc. 

How come? = Why? 

1. Tell your partner to look in the textbook. 

2. Tell your partner the page number.

3. Your partner will look in his/her textbook at the page.

4. Your partner will tell you the answer.

5. You will write down the answer. 

6. You will speak English at all times.

7. Use your imagination. “I don’t know” is unacceptable in a university.  

Whole: all, complete, entire

Silent W. Sounds like hole 

Hole

These are homonyms. Same sound or pronunciation, different meaning/spelling.

Recipe is the list to tell you how to cook a dish or food.  

Transparent: like glass; no color; you can look inside

It is the opposite of opaque. 

Today is completely going to be review because we have the final exam in two weeks. I want you to get a good score. 

I don't speak sign language. Please, do NOT use your hands to speak to me.

1. What color did she dye her hair?  

2. What kind of tattoo did she get on her shoulder? 

3. What color of contact lenses is she using? 

Depict: show

The insect is a ladybug.

The Affirmative

 

We need to practice grammar, like I said. Also, I want to start reviewing vocabulary. 

So, don’t say “Hey, we did this before!”

We are reviewing, so you can remember the words for the final exam. 

1. Some is yes or positive/affirmative. I have it.

2. Any is no or negative. I do NOT have it. 

3. Some/Any are both okay for a question. 

Aisle: s is silent

Conjugate the verb

I do

You do

She/He/It/One does

We do

They do

Once in a while: sometimes

In two weeks, we have the final exam. These words are on that test. Please try to remember. December 27

Recommend: suggest, advise, you should, etc. 

How come? = Why? 

1. Tell your partner to look in the textbook. 

2. Tell your partner the page number.

3. Your partner will look in his/her textbook at the page.

4. Your partner will tell you the answer.

5. You will write down the answer. 

6. You will speak English at all times.

7. Use your imagination. “I don’t know” is unacceptable in a university.  

Whole: all, complete, entire

Silent W. Sounds like hole 

Hole

These are homonyms. Same sound or pronunciation, different meaning/spelling.

Recipe is the list to tell you how to cook a dish or food.  

Transparent: like glass; no color; you can look inside

It is the opposite of opaque. 

Today is completely going to be review because we have the final exam in two weeks. I want you to get a good score. 

I don't speak sign language. Please, do NOT use your hands to speak to me.

1. What color did she dye her hair?  

2. What kind of tattoo did she get on her shoulder? 

3. What color of contact lenses is she using? 

Depict: show

The insect is a ladybug.

CORE CLASS: Zombies

We have to do technology today. That includes social media, machines, etc. Small machines: devices. 

Later, let’s review food. 

Skim: read quickly

Dependent: need; must have

Addicted to: bad way of needing

Are common: normal, usually, regularly

Entertainment: have fun

Psychologist: brain doctor

Interact: do something together with other people 

Helpful method: good way

Decrease: use less, limit

Avoiding: stay away

Successful: good 

Interpret: understand 

What are you addicted to?

Maybe, I am addicted to playing games. 

Immediately: first thing 

1. I want to turn off the alarm clock. 

Hacker: person who want to get into your computer or phone to steal information or money, etc. 

I want to listening today first. Then, we can review food. The listening today is worth 10/10. 

1. Could you please repeat that? 

2. How do you spell    ? 

Bicycles 

Upset: sad or angry

Are     Were     addiction 

CORE CLASS: Onions on My Burger + Street Food Page 58

 

Pumpkin Pie: Traditional Thanksgiving Dessert

Street Food on Page 58

Words:

Article: story in a newspaper or magazine

Skim: read quickly for new words 

Vendor: person who sells food on the street or in the night market stall.

Menu: list of food in a restaurant

Traditional: from a long time ago

Cart: you can push it

Trendy: fashionable

Based on: from 

Location: place

Questionnaire: survey

A: How may I help you?

B: I need a (measure word) of (food)?

A: Here is your (m.w.) of (food).     Or

We are sold out of (m.w.) of (food).

Measure word + food

A cup of coffee

A bunch of bananas

A pound (lb.) of pork 

2.2 lbs: 1 kg

A can/tin of soup

A pack/packet of ketchup

I need a head of lettuce. 

Device: machine 

Could you please repeat that?

How do you spell     ?

 Ingredients      Waffle

Slice

Syrup    Genre    Mild cheddar cheese

1. Some: Yes

I want some onions on my burger.

2. Any: No = negative

I don’t want any onions on my burger.

3. Some/any: Question

Do you have some onions? 

Do you have any onions? 

Listening Practice:

a. Could you please repeat that?

b. How do you spell ______? 

Big Mac

Eat: ate: eaten    fast food

Invented      technology

genre

 25,000

1/4: quarter

1,000,000: million 

A quarter of a million….

White Castle 

Microwave Oven

Categories of food: kinds of food:

Fruit, meat, dairy products (from the cow plus eggs), vegetables, grain (bread or noodles), etc. 

Lamb: b is silent

Broccoli: green

Cauliflower: white

Ice Cream always has a flavor. 

Immediate family: mother, father, brothers, sisters (siblings), wife and husband

Extended family: aunt, uncle, cousin, grandpa, niece, nephew, etc.

Page 51: Food

Notice: see or pay attention to 

I’m starving: very hungry

What are you in the mood for?: what do you want? 

Main course: entrée, chicken, pasta, steak

We are talking about family members today: brother, aunt, uncle, cousin, grandpa, etc. Let’s check it and I will give you 10/10 if you did it. 

I will preview the vocabulary first. It is on page 39. 

Tons of: a lot of, many, bunch of

Cousin: is your aunt or uncle’s children

Keep in touch: contact; talk a lot

Get together: visit, drop by

Great grandmother: grandmother’s mother

Outgoing: not shy; talks a lot

She has a Japanese accent. 

Phrases: many words together 

Statement: sentence

Siblings: brothers and sisters

Very: super

Marital status: Are you married? Do you have a husband or wife? 

What is your marital status?

1. I am single.

2. I am married. 

3. I am divorced. 

4. I am separated from my wife / husband. 

5. I am a widow (my husband died).

6. I am a widower (my wife died). 

Application

7. Engaged: will get married later

Fiance: boy who is engaged

Fiancee: is girl who is engaged

Talking about relatives. 

I say: My aunt’s daughter is my __________. She lives in ___________. 

Mary says: My aunt’s daughter is my cousin. She lives in Xinzhuang. 

I say: My dad’s brother is my ______. He works ____________. 

Sharon says: My dad’s brother is my uncle. He works in Taipei. He is a cook. 

Let’s take a break. It’s late. We can check the answers after the break. 

I say: My pet’s favorite food is __carrot________. He / She enjoys eating _______carrot___.

Dora says: 

I say: On Thanksgiving, I want to eat _________ and some ___________.

Kevin says: 

Mashed potatoes

Brussels sprouts 

Yams

Turkey

Cranberries

Pumpkin pie

My (me)’s (you) is my (relative). 

My father’s cousin is my first cousin once removed. 

Step father. If my mom marries a different man than my father. 

My father’s uncle is my great uncle. 

My great uncle’s father. Great grandfather or great great uncle

This was last class: November 5.

Today, we are doing body and health, sickness, illness, etc. 

But, let’s look at the exam. 

It is out of 100, but I divide by 5.

So, if you got 75/5=15% out of 20% 

Different parts of their bodies are in pain. 

Pain: ailment, hurt

Pharmacy: drugstore, place to buy medicine

Take a break until a quarter past four.

1/4

Advice: recommend

Should / shouldn’t   (ought to)

When we are sick, others like to give advice. 

Student A:

1. I have a runny nose (tissue)

(Tissue is the advice.)

You should / shouldn’t ….

You should use tissue to blow your nose. 

2. I have a terrible cold (oranges and kiwis)

You should eat oranges and kiwis because they have Vitamin C. 

We eat soup in English. We do NOT drink soup.

Greasy food is good for a hangover. That is why we go to McDonald’s.

Ear drops are good for an earache. 

Lozenges are good for a sore throat. 

If you cut your thumb, put a bandage on it. 

Thanksgiving Came and Went

Talking Heads

 We will check the homework on page 27 after we take a break. We will check at 11:20. I will give you 10/10 if you did the homework. 

Now, we need to correct the writing. The writing is 10%. 

I want you to write again. Then I will give you a higher grade. 

1. No pencil.

2. Double space. 

3. Two paragraphs. Every paragraph is five or more sentences.

4. Do NOT use a contraction:

I'm    I am

They're     They are

He'll      He will

5. Spacing on punctuation. There is no space before. 

.    ,     ?     !    :      ;    ""

Hank likes a Big Mac, French fries, and vanilla ice cream.

No space before. Space after. 

Hina said to Tina: "Our names are similar. What a coincidence! "

Class & Period: 10:10/Friday

Name:

Student ID

Major

Room No. 304

Seat No. 

Teacher: Patrick Cowsill

Topic: Please write a Topic or Title

If you join the Spelling Bee and prove it to me, will give you +2% on your final grade or score.  If your final grade in this class is 69% and you prove you joined the Spelling Bee, I will give you 71% in this class. 

I wonder: I think, why?

Go ahead: start or do

A bit: a little

I'm beat: I'm tired

I can't stand: I hate, I don't like

What the heck: OK

"Can I get the bill?" I want to pay

We insist: we must

Our treat: we will pay for you 

Could you please repeat that?

How do you spell     ? 

Crab    Dumplings 

They are talking about the difference between since and for. PP grammar.

1. Since starts in an exact point of time. 

Quebec City has been a city since 1608. 

She has been talking English since she started high school.

2. For is an amount of time.

I have been running for thirty minutes.

Bong is a Korean director. He made the movie called Parasite. 

Horror: movie that is scary

Few: three or four 

For years: for ages, a long time 

Stop spacing out. 

He directed Parasite.

Yesterday was Thanksgiving. Let’s talk about Thanksgiving for five minutes. Take notes. Please write down 1 to 7. I will give you 10/10:

1. Thanksgiving is the ________ Thursday of November.

2. Traditional Thanksgiving dishes (food) include __________, _________, _________, _________. 

3. The pilgrims were ________.

4. The girl says they came to America to escape persecution due to (because) their __________.

5. Their ship was called the Mayflower. It arrived in America in _________.

6. The native people were called the __________. 

7. 

What time is it on that clock?

It's 9 oh 4. 

This is your GEPT test.

1. You need 65+ on listening.

2. You need 65+ on reading.

3. You need 140+ total.

Mashed potatoes, gravy, turkey, 

Pumpkin pie, cranberry sauce, Brussels sprouts, spinach and apple salad, yams, etc. 

English Christians    Religion

How much money did you spend for your haircut? 

I spent NT$10,000 for my haircut. 

What color did you dye your hair?

I dyed my hair blue because I wanted to be a smurf. 

Did you wear deodorant today? 

What kind of tattoo do you want?

Do you want a dragon tattoo or flames' tattoo? 

Appearance: what we look like on the outside

Personality: inner

Comb: b is silent

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3URXjHMQsUA

Lipstick

Dye

Hairstylist 

Barber 

Cosmetic: face

Procedure: surgery/change how you look 

I don’t wear contacts.

Unusual: strange or weird. 

They can’t stand. They hate it. 

Matt 

Listening practice:

A. Could you please repeat that?

B. How do you spell      ? 

Genre     Tattoo artist

They slandered me. 

I didn’t get a manicure so it cost zero.

Pedicure

That changing process is called evolution. 

I will send the notes tonight for the past few weeks. We need to study the grammar in the textbook because it is on the final exam. We will do 15 minutes of textbook grammar every week. 

1. We also need to think about the difference between appearance (outer beauty) and personality (inner beauty), creativity, etc. 

First, page 51

Skim: fast reading to tell you the new words

Vocabulary

Dye the hair: change hair color

Distinguished: smart and well educated, go to university for a long time

Gorgeous: beautiful or handsome, etc. 

Bald: no hair

Bold: brave 

Take the plunge: try something new or change something 

Risk: dangerous

I got a haircut (someone cut it for me, like a barber or hairstylist).

I cut my hair (I did it myself looking in a mirror). 

Ann is playing hooky today. 

Permanent: forever, always 

1. Can you hear the woman’s accent? 

Americans curl. England’s accent is flat.  Horror 

Corporate: big, famous company

Executive: boss or manager

Victor is playing hooky. 

I don’t mind: it’s OK

Perspective: idea, thinking, opinion 

Enthusiastically: energy, you really like it, etc. 

Announce: tell everybody

To act: do something 

Appearance: what we look like 

Grammar Lesson

1. Some: yes, positive, affirmative

I have some deodorant 

2. Any: no, negative

I do NOT have any sunscreen. 

3. Both are okay for a question:

Do you have some hair dye?

Do you have any hair dye? 

4. Plural: more than one, for example, apples 

Take a break until a quarter past two.  1/4

Stress: emphasis

Vowel: a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y

Dye

Syllable   Syl   la   ble 

Define: meaning 

Listening Practice based on creativity (imagination or inner beauty).

1. Could you please repeat that? 

2. How do you spell     ? 

Sculpture    40,000    Species 

David Byrne     Tusk    Pick up

Video    page       Homework

Record or vinyl     Bye   Creativity

Weekend   Tell us?   Alien: UFO