Friday, February 26, 2010

Homework for Thursday March 5th.

Instructions: Write an example of 5 language functions. (see some examples in your notebook).
Bring to school on Thursday March 5th.

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Homework Grade 7th A and B

Instruction: Copy the information in your notebook.
This homework is for Friday February 19th.

"Question Intonation".
Questions in English are normally asked using questions forms, in which the subject and the verb of the sentence change places.
Sometimes, however, questions are asked using regular declarative statement forms, in wich the subject comes before the verb in the sentence.
When questions are asked using declarative forms, these forms end with a rising, question intonation. This question intonation tells you that what you hear is a question and not a statement.

Example:
He wants to go. (Falling intonation) The statement is telling what he wants to do.
He wants to go? (Raising intonation) The statement is asking what he wants to do.

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Homework 7th A and B for friday February 12th.

Copy this in your notebook.

Topic: Exclamation.

Exclamations are sentences which express strong emotion, such as pleasure, disbelief, excitement, anticipation, enthusiasm, and displeasure.
Examples:
Is this good? This sentence works as a question.
Is this good! This sentence works as an exclamation which expresses a strong emotion.