Programme Summary 1
Programme Summary 1
Programme Summary 1
UNITE 01: Ill-GOTTEN GAINS NEVER PROSPER Future wish expresses impatience, annoyance or dissatisfaction with a
present action.
1. Expressing condition using « providing (that) / provided / as
3. Had better
long as / so long as » :
E.g. You will take my car providing that you don’t damage it. Had better is used to express advice
Had better = should = ought to
(Main clause) (Subordinate clause)
Had better + stem (a verb without “to”)
e.g. you had better work hard to pass your final exam.
The meaning: I will lend you my car on condition that you don't damage it.
Negative form:
𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑖𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡hat
Had better not +stem (a verb without “to”).
𝑎𝑡𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑑 𝑡h𝑎𝑡
e.g. you look tired, you had better not go to school today.
Verb in Future + 𝑎𝑠 𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑠
𝑠𝑜 𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑠
+ verb in present simple
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An action verb can be used in simple and continuous form (“ing” form) Eg: If I had read the question well, I would have taken the best mark.
(progressive)
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10. Prefix & suffix
Prefix: it comes before the word and changes its meaning to Opposites 12. Quantifiers
Agree ⟼ disagree Moral ⟼ immoral - 𝑚𝑎𝑛y , 𝑓𝑒𝑤 -> for countable nouns.
Legal ⟼ illegal Fair ⟼ unfair
- 𝑚𝑢𝑐h, 𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑡𝑙e -> for uncountable nouns.
Direct ⟼ indirect Responsible⟼irresponsibe
- 𝑎 𝑙𝑜𝑡 𝑜𝑓, 𝑠𝑜𝑚e -> for countable & uncountable nouns(both).
Suffix: it comes after the word and changes its form to an adjective, an
-𝑠𝑢𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑡, 𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑡𝑒 =𝑒𝑛𝑜𝑢𝑔h (It’s the right quantity).
adverb, a noun, a verb: able/-ible,-ous,-al,-ful, -less,-ive,-ic,-ing
-𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑢𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑡 = 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑒𝑛𝑜𝑢g𝑡h (It isn’t the right quantity).
d.Words ending in “ic, sion, tion” are stressed on the penultimate (2nd this - that
Note: when the reporting verb is in the future ( will say/will tell) or in the present (say/tell)
syllable from the end)
the tense of the sentence in the indirect speech doesn’t change.
Eg: graphic, introduction, discussion
e.Word ending in “ 𝑐𝑦, 𝑡h𝑦, 𝑡𝑦, 𝑝h𝑦, 𝑔𝑦, 𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙, 𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒, 𝑎𝑡𝑒, 𝑒𝑛𝑡 ” are all stressed on
the ante-penultimate (3rd syllable from the end).
Eg: competence, identical, democracy , philosophy.
.The final “s”: The final “s” is pronounced in different ways, according the
“Sound” before:
- “s” is pronounced /𝑠/ after:/ 𝑝,𝑡,𝑘,𝑓,𝜃 /
- “s” is pronounced /𝑖Z/ after:/ ʃ, tʃ, dʒ, s, z. x /
- “s” is pronounced /Z/ after: /b, d, g, l, r, w, m, n, v, y/
f.The final “ed”: The final “ed” is pronounced in different ways, according
the “Sound” before:
- “ed” is pronounced /𝑡/ after: /p, k, θ, f, s, ʃ, tʃ /