Lesson 3

 

USING �COULD� TO EXPRESS POSSIBILITY

 

����Ҫ��� could ��� �͡�ҡ�����ٻʹյ�ͧ can �����͡��������ö���� �ѧ���ʴ��֧���������ͧ�˵ء�ó���� �������ǡѹ�Ѻ may ���� might ������ҧ��

          I�m unable to call this number right now. It could be a wrong number.

          Robin should apply for this position. She could be chosen.

 

The document

 

could

might

may

 

be

 

in the drawer.

 

THE �ING AND �ED ADJECTIVES

 

�ӷ��ŧ���´��� �ing��� �ed ��� �͡�ҡ�з�˹�ҷ���繡���������ѧ����ö��˹�ҷ���繤Ӥس�Ѿ��������¤ӹ�� (Adjective) ���蹡ѹ ����ѡ�����ѧ���仹��

�Ӣ��·��ŧ���´��� �ing ���繡�ú����¶֧�ѡɳ����ͤ�������֡�ͧ�ؤ��������觢ͧ��������Դ��������֡���� ������ҧ��

          I�ve just finished an interesting article. (interesting = ���ʹ�)

          That roller-coaster ride was really exciting. (exciting = ��ҵ����)

          The boring storyline was the worst part of the film.(boring= �������)

��ǹ�Ӣ��·��ŧ���´��� �ed ���������¶֧�ؤ��������觢ͧ������Ѻ�Ũҡ��������֡���� ������ҧ��

          I�m interested in applying for a job in journalism. (interested = ����֡ʹ�)

          Trying new things makes me excited. (excited = ����֡�����)

          I had to find something to do because I was bored. (bored= ����֡����)

INDIRECT SPEECH: SAID + PAST TENSE �THAT� NOUN CLAUSE


          Speech �դ������µç������ �Ӿٴ ������ѧ��ɹ�����͡�� 2 ������ ��� Direct Speech ���� �Ӿٴ����Դ���㹺�ʹ��� �繡��������÷ҧ�ç ��� Indirect Speech ��� �Ӿٴ���͡����������Ѻ���ա�ʹ˹�� 㹺����¹���С���Ƕ֧ Indirect Speech ������Ƕ֧�˵ء�ó��ʹյ����ռ������������� �ç���ҧ����¤��仵�����ҧ�ѧ���

DIRECT SPEECH

(present tense)

INDIRECT SPEECH

(past tense)

 

Leticia: I have a headache.

 

 

 

What did Leticia say?

Leticia said (that) she had a headache.

 

 

Adam: My parents live in Spain.

 

 

What did Adam say?

Adam said (that) his parents lived in Spain.

 

�ѧࡵ��Ҫ�ͧ�á����觷���иҹ����Ǣ�鹴��µ��ͧ �����������¹��иҹ�ҡ����ɷ��˹���繺ؤ�ŷ��������� �ٻ����¤������¹仴��������ǡѺ��Ţͧ�ӡ������ǹ�������ѧ that ���¡��� noun clause �繻���¤���·�������Ƕ֧�˵ء�ó����Դ���������觷���á�������

��÷ӻ���¤ direct speech ����� indirect speech �������ǹ����ͧ����¹�ѧ���仹��

1.       �ӡ���ҷ��������ٻ present �е�ͧ����¹����� past

2.       ����þ����е�ͧ����¹�����иҹ����������

3.       ������� that ���ʴ��֧��觷���� indirect speech ��駹��㹺ҧ��������ö�Ф���� that �����������¹��������

PRESENT PERFECT TENSE: REVIEW


          㹺����¹���С���Ƕ֧�ӡ���ҷ������㹡������������������¹���ٻʹյ ���
past ��� past participle ���� ����Ҫ�ͧ�ͧ��Ъ�ͧ��� ����ӴѺ �ӡ��������ҹ��Ѵ����繡������軡�����Фӡ������ǹ�˭������ٻʹյ��鹨�ŧ���´��� �ed ����������ɹ�������¹�ٻ仨ҡ��������Ҩ���ٻ��� ������ҧ��

PRESENT

PAST

PAST PARTICIPLE

begin

began

begun

break

broke

broken

build

built

built

cost

cost

cost

drink

drank

drunk

find

found

found

freeze

froze

frozen

keep

kept

kept

lose

lost

lost

pay

paid

paid

ride

rode

ridden

say

said

said

shake

shook

shaken

sleep

slept

slept

stand

stood

stood

teach

taught

taught

withdraw

withdrew

withdrawn

 

Grammar Exercises Lesson 3

Answer the questions. Use could in your answers.

Example:        I lost my wallet. Have you seen it anywhere? (next to the TV)

                   It could be next to the TV.

1.       Where could my students be? It�s already 0845. (in the wrong classroom)

___________________________________________________

2.       How many hours do we have to spend on this course? (10 hours in total)

___________________________________________________

3.       Who is this delivery for? (Capt McMillan)

___________________________________________________

4.       Why hasn�t our teacher graded the test? (busy with other tasks)

___________________________________________________

5.       When is the director�s arrival? (arrive tomorrow afternoon)

____________________________________________________

Choose the correct word to complete each sentence.

 

1.       Emma is (frightened, frightening) by the horrible accident she saw.

2.       Is tennis an (excited, exciting) sport?

3.       My classes today were so (interested, interesting) and everyone had fun.

4.       Jesse was (confused, confusing) by his termination letter this morning.

5.       Typing documents all day is really (bored, boring) for an active person.

6.       The students were (puzzled, puzzling) by the new schedule.

7.       Some people say that English is a (confused, confusing) language.

8.       I feel extremely (tired, tiring) after having to run errands all day.

9.       My office has a few positions available. Are you (interested, interesting) in applying?

10.   The children felt (thrilled, thrilling) that they got to go to a water park.

Complete the sentences with indirect speech.

Example: Diego: My family comes from Costa Rica.

              Diego said (that) his family came from Costa Rica.

1.       Sam and Dean: We need to fix the car before noon.

Sam and Dean said _____________________________________.

2.       Dr. Hills: Your heart is in a good condition.

Dr. Hills said __________________________________________.

3.       Teacher: Celine, you are the best student in the class.

Teacher said __________________________________________.

4.       Lt Locksmith: PO2 Cooper needs to report to me immediately.

Lt Locksmith said ______________________________________.

5.       Owen: The weather looks nice today. I hope it doesn�t rain.

Owen said ___________________________________________.

Complete the following sentences with the correct past participle form of the verbs given in brackets.

Example: Mrs. Wall has taught (teach) this subject at this school for twenty years.

1.       Can I borrow your pen? I�ve ______ (lose) mine.

2.       Frederic has _______ (keep) this letter since the day he received it.

3.       Your customer has _______ (break) this glass and he needs to pay for it.

4.       Have you ________ (find) your car keys yet? You said you lost them.

5.       This is the first time Carly has ________ (ride) an elephant.

6.       The students have ________ (begin) their second semester already.

7.       The weather is so cold. I feel like my hands have _______ (freeze).

8.       I feel so tired. I haven�t _______ (sleep) well for days now.

9.       The company has _______ (build) a new branch next to our building.

10.    I think your phone has stopped working because you still haven�t _______ (pay) your bills!

Answer Keys Lesson 3

 

Answer the questions. Use could in your answers.

Example:        I lost my wallet. Have you seen it anywhere? (next to the TV)

                   It could be next to the TV.

1.       Where could my students be? It�s already 0845. (in the wrong classroom)

They could be in the wrong classroom.

2.       How many hours do we have to spend on this course? (10 hours in total)

It could be/we could spend 10 hours in total.

3.       Who is this delivery for? (Capt McMillan)

It could be for Capt McMillan

4.       Why hasn�t our teacher graded the test? (busy with other tasks)

She could be busy with other tasks.

5.       When is the director�s arrival? (arrive tomorrow afternoon)

He could arrive tomorrow afternoon.

Choose the correct word to complete each sentence.

1.       Emma is (frightened, frightening) by the horrible accident she saw.

2.       Is tennis an (excited, exciting) sport?

3.       My classes today were so (interested, interesting) and everyone had fun.

4.       Jesse was (confused, confusing) by his new lesson this morning.

5.       Typing documents all day is really (bored, boring) for an active person.

6.       The students were (puzzled, puzzling) by the new schedule.

7.       Some people say that English is a (confused, confusing) language.

8.       I feel extremely (tired, tiring) after having to work all day.

9.       My office has a few positions available. Are you (interested, interesting) in applying?

10.   The children felt (thrilled, thrilling) that they got to go to a water park.

Complete the sentences with indirect speech.

Example: Diego: My family comes from Costa Rica.

              Diego said (that) his family came from Costa Rica.

1.       Sam and Dean: We need to fix the car before noon.

Sam and Dean said (that) they needed to fix the car before noon.

2.       Dr. Hills: Your heart is in a good condition.

Dr. Hills said (that) my heart was in a good condition.

3.       Teacher: Celine, you are the best student in the class.

Teacher said (that) Celine was the best student in the class.

4.       Lt Locksmith: PO2 Cooper needs to report to me immediately.

Lt Locksmith said (that) PO2 Cooper needed to report to him immediately.

5.       Owen: The weather looks nice today. I hope it doesn�t rain.

Owen said (that) the weather looked nice on that day and he hoped it didn�t rain.

Complete the following sentences with the correct past participle form of the verbs given in brackets.

Example: Mrs. Wall has taught (teach) this subject at this school for twenty years.

1.       Can I borrow your pen? I�ve ___lost___ (lose) mine.

2.       Frederic has ___kept____ (keep) this letter since the day he received it.

3.       Someone has __broken__ (break) this glass and they need to pay for it.

4.       Have you ___found___ (find) your car keys yet? You said you lost them.

5.       This is the first time Carly has __ridden__ (ride) an elephant.

6.       The students have __begun___ (begin) their second semester already.

7.       The weather is so cold. I feel like my hands have __frozen__ (freeze).

8.       I feel so tired. I haven�t __slept__ (sleep) well for days now.

9.       The company has __built___ (build) a new branch next to our building.

10.    I think your phone has stopped working because you still haven�t ___paid____ (pay) your bills!