Module 3b ..Vocabulary and Grammar..
Vocabulary : 1/
Collective Nouns :
Pile
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Set
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Pack
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Bunch
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Pile of books
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A set of tools
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Pack of business cards
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A bunch of flower
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A pile of boxes
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Sit of books
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A pack of wolves
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A bunch of grapes
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A set of rules
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A bunch of keys
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A set of boxes
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A set of keys
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A set of furniture
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Adjectives + Prepositions :
Negative Meaning ( - )
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Positive Meaning ( + )
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Bored with
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Interested in
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Sick of
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Proud of
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Disgusted by
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Keen on
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Tired of
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Fond of
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Fed up with
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Crazy about
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Impressed by/with
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Grammar : 2/
Expressing Possibility :
Examples
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Used of
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He can be very rude
sometimes .
It may seem a little
crazy .
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Can / Could /
May / Might + base form . Express possibility in the present or future .
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We may not / We might
not go to the conference .
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May not / Might
not + base form .
Express the possibility that something will
not happen in the present or future .
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I may / might have read
the book, but I'm not sure .
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May / Might +
have + Past Participle .
Express possibility in
the past .
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You were lucky. You
could have been hurt .
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Could + have +
Past Participle .
Expresses possibility in
the past which was not fulfilled ,
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Making Deductions :
Examples
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Used of
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My father must be at
work now .
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Must + base form
Expresses
certainly that something is true .
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You can't be serious .
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Can't + base
form
Expresses belief that
something is impossible .
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I must have left my
wallet at home .
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Must + have +
past participle
Expresses
certainly that something happened in the past .
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You can't / couldn’t
have met their parents . they live in the UK .
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Can't / Couldn't
+ have + past participle
Express
certainly that something didn’t happen
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Question Tags :
Examples
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Usage
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Meaning
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1- you spoke to Tom yesterday, didn’t you
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2- you aren’t coming to
school tomorrow, are you ?
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We use them when we are
not sure about something or when we are asking for confirmation .
1-IF the
statement is positive , then the question tag is negative .
2-IF the
statement is negative , then the question tag is positive .
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Question tags
1 / Are short questions
placed at the end of the statement .
2 / They are formed with
an auxiliary verb and a personal pronoun.
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