Charity Appeals

Thursday 22^nd January

Hi guys!

  We started the class talking about connectors.

To introduce a point	To add another point	To give examples	To link contrasting points	To say something in another way
1.    One thing …	2.    Also 3.    Plus, 4.   Something else	5.  For instance 6. like	7. Even though 8. Although 9.  In spite of 10. though	11. In other words

Although, though, even though, in spite of, despite, have the same meaning. They add contrast. But , they have grammar differences. Look at the examples:

Even though Though Although	we’ve got a car, we try to use public transport whether we can.
I never take my kids to fast food restaurants,		Even though Though Although		the food is cheap.
It was hard to say no to all that money,			though.

·         AS YOU COULD SEE WE USE A CLAUSE (SUBJECT + VERB) AFTER although, though, even though.

·      BUT AFTER despite, in spite of, we use a noun, pronoun or –ing BUT NOT A CLAUSE.

I once turned down a job	In spite of	the incredible salary (noun) being offered an incredible salary (-ing) it (pronoun)
I once turned down a job	despite	the incredible salary (noun) being offered an incredible salary (-ing) it (pronoun)

If you want to use S+V after in spite of / despite you have to use the expression ‘the fact’.

·         I once turned down a job In spite of the fact that the salary on offer was incredible. ·         I once turned down a job despite the fact that the salary on offer was incredible. Then we learnt about base and strong adjectives.
Base adjective	Strong adjective
Tired Frightened Good tasty Bad Pretty, attractive Dirty Funny Hungry, Angry surprised	Exhausted Terrified Great, , fantastic Delicious Awful, terrible, horrible, Beautiful, gorgeous Filthy Hilarious Starving Furious Astonished, amazed, shocked, thrilled

We can make adjectives more extreme using very and absolutely.

1-    We use very, only with base adjectives.

Their house is very big.

2-    We use absolutely, with strong adjectives.

Absolutely wonderful!

3-    We can use really with both types of adjectives.

Really tired   really exhausted
And we finished the class doing a listening comprehension about charities.

Your homework consists of finding out information about a charity and telling the class about them.

What they do or try to do, who or what they help, how they do it…

We are going to make a project for the following terms based on an NGO (Non-Governmental Organization). It’s called Design for Change. We’ll talk about it next day.

GAME 2 

Player 1	5
Player 2	9
Player 3	5
Player 4	---
Player 5	6
Player 6	7
Player 7	---

Enjoy your Sunday!!!