sexta-feira, 27 de fevereiro de 2015

Power point

Lesson 10 on power point

L10 - As/At

as 

He is working as a waiter.
The risk is as nothing compared to the profit.
Eliane is as tall as Jeane.

At

He is at school.
We first met at a party.
Let's start the class at 4 pm.

My father isn’t at home

L10 - With/Without

With
Do you live with your parents?
He's been studying with JB for two years.
I discussed it with her.
With your permission, I'd like to go.
If you mix red with yellow you get orange.
Jeane is the girl with black hair.
Do you want to come with us?
I made this chair with my own hands.
You'll forget her with time.
Without
I want trousers without buttons.
I came without my  girlfriend because she is working.
He watched without speaking.

L10 - Versus/via

versus

He was the judge in the case of M.P. versus Maluf.
We should choose peace versus war.

Via

We flew from Paris to Bangkok via Dubai.


L10 - Under/Underneath

Under

The mouse was under the chair.
The bucket is under the sink.
Submarines can travel under water.
We drove under a bridge.
Ana has a T-shirt under her pullover.
I am under orders from my parents.
What is the subject under discussion?
Under the company rules, we can't do that.
Please buy it if it's under $50.

Underneath

The nurse put a pillow underneath his head.

There is a big cellar underneath our house.

L10 - Till/To

till 

Jeane,Miguel,Eliane and Anderson study every Sunday from 10am till Midday.
Please wait till I come.

To

How long does it take you to go to JB’s apartment?
My car does 10 miles to the litre.
To his surprise, the door was open.
The museum is open from Monday to Friday.

The time is ten to five. [4.50]

L10 - Save/Saving/Since

save 

All save Henry were present.

saving 

Saving yourself, nobody thanked me.

since 

I haven't seen Anderson since last Sunday.
Fransoso’s Family has studied English  since 2014.

• JB has been teaching English since 1999.

L10 - Regarding/Respecting

Regarding

I would like to speak to you regarding your brother.
Regarding John, let's talk later.

Respecting

I would like to speak to you respecting  your dog.
I am writing to you respecting our latest products.


L10 - Past/Plus

Past

I saw Lucas yesterday when I drove past his school.
The post office is just past the police district.
This is difficult. It's past me.
It's nearly ten minutes past five. 5.09 to be precise.
Plus

2 plus 2 = 4.
There will be three of us, plus the baby. So that's four in total.


L10 - Of

Of

I live in the house at the end of the road.
Where is the key of the car?
Do you like the work of Shakespeare?
What was the cost of this book?
He lives in the City of  New York.
It was kind of you to help me.
This is the cause of the problem.
He died of cancer.
Most tables are made of wood.
Can I have a cup of coffee?
I know some of these people.
I don't know any of these people.
He lives south of London.

He lives in the south of London.

L10 - Near/Notwithstanding

Near

The Course is near the Lamberga’s school.
It's 20 December. We are very near Christmas Day.

Notwithstanding

Notwithstanding the low price, I don't want it.
They went swimming, notwithstanding the rain.

They went swimming, the rain notwithstanding.

L10- Less/Like/Minus

Less
10 less 3 = 7.

Like

Jeane is like her mother.
Anderson sings like a bird.
It's not like Eliane to complain.
Do it like this.
I feel like flying.
It looks like rain.
I want something cold, like iced-coffee.

minus

10 minus 3 = 7.

The temperature is minus 30 degrees centigrade.

L10 - In/including

In
Monkeys live in the jungle.
John is the man with his hand in his pocket.
I live in an apartment.
She lives in Brazil.
JB was born in 1972.
Trains were invented in the nineteenth century.
I'll come back in two weeks.
Let's meet in the morning.
There are 60 seconds in a minute.

Including

The price is $70 including $10 for delivery. (Total = $70.)

There were four of us, including the baby.

L10 - following/For

Following
We had coffee following lunch.
JB couldn't work following  his  sickness.

for 

This is for you.
Do you want to go for a walk?
You use a corkscrew for opening bottles.
Cigarettes are bad for you.
I'm saving for a new car.
Is this the road for Rome?
I can’t believe Jeane  passed me over for Miguel.
Is this the train for Cambridge?
I bought it for $10.
We worked for three hours.

Keep walking for two kilometres.

L10- Except/Excepting

Except
You can choose any color except blue. There is no more blue.
They all came except Cris. She didn't want to come.
Excepting
I can eat anything excepting pork. It makes me sick.
Excepting Anderson, everyone was present. No-one knew where Anderson was.

L10 - Despite/Down

Despite

Vanessa went swimming despite the cold water.
He passed the test despite being sick.

Down

Cris ran down the hill.
The post office is down the road.
The USA and Russia have had many wars down the years.


L-10 - aboard/about

aboard
Fransoso’s Family climbed aboard the boat.
Is there a doctor aboard the plane?
about
What do you think about teacher J.B?
Let's talk about something different.
I've just read a book about President Obama.
The lion was pacing about its cage