Homework tests:
Passive and active tense quizzes:
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises_list/passiv.htm
The passive voice (Simple past) 1 (B/I)
The passive voice (Simple past) 2 (B/I) NEW
The passive voice (S. present) 1 (I)
The passive voice (S. present) 2 (I)
The passive voice (Mixed) 1 (B)
The passive voice (Mixed) 2 (I)
The passive voice (Mixed) 3 (A)
Reported (Indirect) and Direct Speech:
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises_list/reported.htm
Reported Speech (Mixed tenses) 1 (I)
Reported Speech (Mixed tenses) 2 (I)
Reported Speech (Mixed tenses) 3 (I)
Reported Speech (Mixed tenses) 4 (I)
Reported Speech (Commands) 1 (I)
Reported Speech (Commands) 2 (I)
Class Objectives:
1. Passive tense
2. Reported speech
3. CCTV and surveillence methods – positives & negatives
4. Finding grammar & spelling errors in a text
What is an error of agreement in a sentence?
Subject verb agreement:
The general rule for pronoun agreement is straightforward: A singular antecedent requires a singular pronoun; a plural antecedent needs a plural pronoun.
More info here: http://www.chompchomp.com/rules/proagreerules.htm
monitor verb [T]
C1 to watch and check a situation carefully for a period oftime in order to discover something about it:The new findings suggest that women ought to monitor theircholesterol levels.The CIA were monitoring (= secretly listening to) his phone calls.
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monitor noun [C] (PERSON WHO WATCHES)
accountable adjective
C2 Someone who is accountable is completely responsiblefor what they do and must be able to give a satisfactoryreason for it:She is accountable only to the managing director.The recent tax reforms have made government more accountablefor its spending.Politicians should be accountable to the public who elected them.
deterrent noun [C]
C2 something that deters people from doing something:a nuclear deterrentTougher prison sentences may act/serve as a deterrent to otherwould-be offenders.
More examples
- Some people say that capital punishment acts as a deterrent.
- Drink-driving is one case where severe punishment seems to workas a deterrent.
- I should think the smell of her breath must act as a deterrent to any man.
- They executed him, as a deterrent to any other young soldiersthinking of trying to desert from the army.
- As a deterrent, they have imposed a heavy fine for late payment.
surveillance noun [U]
› the careful watching of a person or place, especially by the police or army, because of a crime that hashappened or is expected:The police have kept the nightclub under surveillance because ofsuspected illegal drug activity.More banks are now installing surveillance cameras.
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