AG3 - CLASS 06/18 - 2016 SEPTEMBER

For Thursday the 8th
3 evaluations (speaking, quiz 01, and writing 1)

Homework: Exercise 5 and 6. Unit 18.
Do not forget that all Review Units are for you to do at home. Obviously, first complete the exercise and then check with the answer key. Record doubts to ask in class.


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Wednesday, September 7th, 2016
Class 06/18

- to master the use of adverbs


We rarely agree on such things.
(very formal)
Rarely do we agree on such things.

I have seldom heard that idea.
Seldom have I heard that idea.



Do we agree on such things?
(word order of yes no questions: aux + subject + verb + c?)


National service is beneficial.
Obviously, National service is beneficial.
National service is beneficial, obviously.
National service is obviously beneficial.
Note: Commonly, sentence adverbs are placed after verb be or before any other main verb. We are not saying always.

Unfortunately, military service can be dangerous.
Military service can be unfortunately dangerous.
Military service can be dangerous, unfortunately.

Adverb Clause Positions:
They can go to the funeral service if they want.
If they want, they can go to the funeral service.
They can go, if they want, to the funeral service.
Not only at the beginning or at the end.

Exercise 2. Unit 18.
I am against the death penalty essentially because I consider it cruel and unsusual punishment.

Certainly, there is a lot more violence in movies than int he past, .
There is , certainly, a lot more violence in movies than int he past.
There is certainly a lot more violence in movies than int he past.
There is a lot more violence in movies than int he past, certainly.

Hopefully, nuclear weapons can be eliminated.
Nuclear weapons can be hopefully eliminated.
Nuclear weapons can be eliminated, hopefully.

Perhaps a vaccine against AIDS can be found.
A vaccine against AIDS can be found, perhaps .

Clearly, the prime minister's position is wrong.
The prime minister's position is clearly wrong.
The prime minister's position is wrong, clearly.

sub urban vehicle ---> suv
Actually --> in reality, to tell you the truth
Currently --> in this moment, these days, recently
Actually, there is increasing opposition to people's owning SUVs.
There is actually increasing opposition to people's owning SUVs.
There is increasing opposition to people's owning SUVs, actually.

Exercise 4.
1. .
2. Rarely do women fight slongside men in combat.
3. In no way, is military service useless.
4. Violence won't ever be completely eliminated. Poverty won't be completely eliminated.
Violence won't ever be completely eliminated. Neither will poverty (...).
5. Not only do we need to find new energy sources.
6. I bought a SUV. Never had it occurred to me that svs courld harm the environment, but I learned they could.

sensible opinions = smart intelligent opinions
sensitive opinions  = emotional opinions