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Unit8-3 Complate the sentences using today/this year /this term etc.
6, Our foot ball team won a lot of games last season, but we haven't won many(or any) games this season.
Why didn't it use "a lot of "games?
You could say "a lot of" - it is the same as "many". "a lot of" is more casual. But if you say "we haven't won any games", it means you won zero games. If you say "many" or "a lot of", it means you won some games, but you lost many games.
10-2 For each situation, ask a question using the words in brackets.
2, You have just arrived to meet a friend. She is waiting for you. You ask;
(wait/ long?) Have you been waiting long?
(wait/ long?) Have you been waiting long?
not waiting for a long time? only "long"?
Good question. Your answer is good. It is a shortcut, and very common English to say only "long".
"I am going to the store. I won't be long. (I won't be gone for a long time)".
People will also say a sentence like "You can make a telephone call, but keep it short" It means "be fast, do not take a lot of time"
12-2 Write questions with how long and when.
2,Kate is learning Japanese.
(how long/learn?) How long has she been learning Japanese?
(When / start?) When did she start learning Japanese?
(When / start?) When did she start learning Japanese?
If I use "to learn" , is it OK or NOT? (When/start?)
Yes, it is ok to say "to learn". Native speakers will say "learning" more than "to learn".
14-1 Are the underlined parts of these sentences right or wrong? Correct them where necessary.
3.I've bought a new car. You must come and see it---OK.
4.I've bought a new car last week.----I bought a new car last week.
I thought both of them " I bought..." but 3 was OK.. Does it mean I bought a new car right now??
Ahh, excellent question Fumimi. Maybe I can use Nihongo to explain. Look at these 2 situations.
1. Gaikokuno kuni ni itta koto ga arimasuka?
Hai, Amerika ni itta koto ga arimasu.
2. Itsu Amerika ni iki mashitaka?
Kyonen Amerika ni iki mashita.
1. Shall we walk?
No, I've bought a car.
2. Really? When did you buy a car?
I bought a car last week.
The green ones (1) explain an experience or situation.
The blue ones (2) explain the details of an action.
14-3 Put the verb into the correct form, present perfect or past simple.
5.Mr. Clark worked (work) in a bank for 15 years. Then he gave it up.
6,Mollyo lives in Dublin. She has lived (live) there all her life.
5, It has a sentence " for 15 years", so, I thought "Mr. Clark has worked..
6, I thought She has been living there...
Are they wrong??
Ahhh, there is a difference between 5 and 6. In 6, we say "has lived" because she still lives there NOW. In 5, he does not work there NOW. If you say "Mr. Clark has worked in a bank for 15 years" I will think "mada ginkou de shigotoshimasu"
But in 6 - "She has been living there all her life" is also correct - good job!
15-3 Use the sentences on the left to complete the paragraphs on the right. These sentences are in the order in which they happened-so(1) happened before (2), (2) before (3) etc. But your paragraph begins with the underlined sentence, so sometimes you need the past perfect.
4(1) Kevin sent Sally lots of emails.
(2) She never replied to them.
(3)Yesterday he got a phone call from her.
(4)He was very surprised.
(2) She never replied to them.
(3)Yesterday he got a phone call from her.
(4)He was very surprised.
-- Yesterday Kevin got a phone call from Sally. He was very surprised. He had sent lots of emails, but she had never replied to them.
I wrote last sentence, she had never replied to him. Is it OK? but , It seem talk about "letter", not Kevin. Does it sound strange if I use him?
It is ok to say "replied to him". I like your sentence better than the lesson's sentence ha ha.
Great job LeMON !!