Wednesday: Understanding English Grammar, Betty Azar

Today's in class language points included use of ago, for, to, in, from, at, since, on:

I worked for DCI __________ 2007.
I have worked for DCI __________ 2007.
I worked for another company __________ 2003 __________.
I {began/started} {to work/working} for DCI __________ 2007.
I worked for another company __________ 2 years __________.
I have worked __________ DCI __________ 1 year __________.

We did this together as a class then individually we made it true for us.

We did a similar exercise focused on talking about ages of people drawing words or phrases from this group to complete the paragraph: am, is, are, were, was, will be, will have, has, have, had, years, years old, months, years, days, weeks.

I __________ 30 years old. In a few __________ I __________ 31, My mother _________ 50, She __________ 20 when I __________ born. My classmates ________ between 20 and 0 __________. Most of them __________ around 24 when they graduated from school. Franco's favorite niece __________ 3.

About the book: This is an author, Betty Azar, was introduced to me by a collegue at a school where I taught in Washington DC. I find her books clear, complete and to the point. I am looking forward to getting feedback on this text book from my clients.

Homework: Please use the comment section to post a series of brief autobiographical paragraphs telling who you are, what you have done in the past two years.