TRANSFORMATION WEAVE
GPP 2
GPP 2 Unit 8 : Key Point 24
PRESENT PERFECT How many cups of coffee did you drink yesterday? And how many cups of coffee
+ UNFINISHED TIME have you drunk today?
Is yesterday finished? (Yes.) Is today finished? (No.) So which tense do we use
with unfinished time?
- How many … have you … today / this week/month/year?
- I've … .
- I … last week.
- And I've … this week.
cigarettes / smoke magazines / read
miles / drive people / speak to
slices of bread / eat meals / cook
hours of TV / watch hours / sleep
parties / go to phone calls / make
days off / have letters / write
movies / see
GPP 2 Unit 15 : Key Point 44
PRESENT PERFECT - Have/Has the … been … yet?
SIMPLE PASSIVE - No, they haven't/it hasn't been … yet.
- Well, when will they/it be ... ?
- I hope they'll/it'll be … next week.
ceiling build lights order
plan change electricity put in
plan check air conditioning repair
floor construct walls paint
walls improve electricity switch on
GPP 2 Unit 18 : Key Point 53
SO + ADJECTIVE Refer back to previous activity. Was (Kazumi's) story good? (Yes.) Was it so good
+ THAT that you believed her?
Let students make up their own endings for the weave.
- Was he fat?
- Fat?! He was so fat that … .
fat inefficient
intelligent interested
stupid jet-lagged
calm miserable
old noisy
young quiet
careless relaxed
famous stressed
greedy shy
hard-working sick
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APP 1
APP 1 Unit 18 : Key Point 54
PRESENT CONTINUOUS - Do you normally sleep on long flights?
VERSUS - Yes./No.
PRESENT SIMPLE - Are you sleeping at the moment?
- No.
- Do you normally ... ?
- Yes, I do./No, I don't.
- Are you –ing at the moment?
- No, I'm not.
eat meat write reports
drink cola send faxes
work on the computer answer the phone
wear a hat smoke
make photocopies watch TV
APP 1 Unit 23 : Key Point 68
TOO Is the share price too high? (Yes, it's not low enough.)
NOT ... ENOUGH
- What's/What are the ... like?
- It's/They're too ... .
- Yes, it's/they're not ... enough.
warehouse / small / big coffee / hot / cold
goods / cheap / expensive stock prices / low / high
road / safe / dangerous office / old / modern
job / easy / difficult electrical products / dangerous / safe
room / light / dark trucks / slow / fast
APP 1 Unit 30 : Key Point 89
- Were you able to … last year?
- No, I wasn't.
- And will you be able to … next year?
- Yes, I will./No, I won't.
speak Arabic give a presentation in English
program a computer chair a meeting in English
make a phone call in English write a report in English
negotiate in English visit many clients
increase your sales/turnover
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APP 2
APP 2 Unit 12 : Key Point 35 – DVD Scene 14
ADVERBS - Is he a … worker?
- Yes, he works … .
careful confident
quick happy
efficient bad
reliable good
slow fast
dangerous hard
safe quiet
APP 2 Unit 16 : Key Point 48
1ST CONDITIONAL Will they vote for the proposal before they have the meeting?
+ BEFORE (No, they'll vote for the proposal after they have the meeting.)
+ AFTER
- Will you … before/after you … ?
- No, we'll … after/before we … .
circulate agenda / have meeting vote / discuss proposal
record/write minutes / have meeting prepare mission statement / start
receive checkbook / open account project
receive bank statement / open brainstorm ideas / start project
account
APP 2 Unit 27 : Key Point 81
GERUND AS SUBJECT In your new job, you'll have to manage the Export Department. Will managing
AND OBJECT the Export Department be your responsibility?
- You'll have to … .
- –ing ... will be my responsibility.
manage Export Department promote product overseas
analyze sales figures develop Asian market
calculate cost of new projects supervise production
look after clients run R&D Department
place orders with supplier
APP 2 Unit 28 : Key Point 84
REVIEW PASSIVE - You must provide a doctor's note.
- A doctor's note must be provided.
you must provide a doctor's note you must give notice in writing
we will take legal action against you must give at least 30 days' notice
offenders you should give expense claims to the
you must support expenses claims with Accounts Department
receipts we promote sexual and racial equality
you cannot take more than 15 days’ we will take disciplinary action
holiday
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