EXTENSIVE READING FORM –A08

EXTENSIVE READING FORM –A08

Student’s name and course: INES REMIGIO  - A08

Teacher’s name: ANTONIO RIOS                                                            Date:   16 / 12 / 2011

1.       Express, opinions, doubts, confusions, and convictions that come to your mind as you think about what you have read, watch and write about how these things change over time, Include title of book, article, magazine, etc, that you are reading.

“GRAMMAR BOOK”

To be honest, I really had confusions and doubts about passive voice; I didn’t know in which situation I might use it. One day I read one information about the form the passive voice with a form of be  and the past participle of the verb. At the beginning, I was really confused because I had seen passive voice with (simple present, future with be going to, past continuous, and present perfect) such and such, for me was a little complicated it, but I never gave up; I tried to understand it. After that, I asked a teacher about it when I could use it and in which situation he told me that I had  to use passive voice to emphasize the object and unknown doer /performer, but now the things are really different because I understood all the rules of it. Also, teacher’s explanation  was really excellent, he was so clear in the way of explaining it. Finally , I appreciate that teacher for his explanations because it made me improve my grammar. Also, it was so essential for the improvement of my English.

2.       Pick out 5 lexical items (verbs, phrasal verbs, expressions, fillers, etc) and write down examples of at least 2 different meanings of the lexical item.

Stagger /  / v. to walk or move in an unsteady way, almost falling over: I got out of bed and staggered to the window.

Staggering /  / adj. very surprising, shocking, and hard to believe: A staggering $ 3 million was spent in building the U.S. nuclear arsenal.

·   Involve /  / v. to encourage or allow someone to take part  in something: the goal is to involve worker in the decision-making process.

Involved  /  / adj. affected by or Included in an activity, even  or situation: they became involved in a Lengthy dispute.

·   Switch /  / v. to change from one thing to another, or to make something do this: he used to vote conservative, but he switched to Labour in 1997.

Phrasal verb: switch (sth) off: if you switch off something such as light or a machine etc: the heathing has switched off.

Phrasal verb: switch (sth) on: if you switch on  something such as a light or a machine, or if it  switches on, it starts working: don’t switch on the light / the machine  switches on automatically.

·   Hold  /  / v. to carry someone or something using your hands or arms: can you hold  my bag for  a moment

Phrasal verb: hold sb/sth up: to cause a delay, or to make someone late: sorry I’m late, but my train was held up.