Minutes: Tuesday, 14 March 2011

In the first part of the lesson we compared our homework results for (p.103 no. 4): 1. have loved (>
“since” as a signal word for the Present Perfect); 2. included (> we use Simple Past because it is also
used in the first part of the sentence); 3. wanted (> signal: at one point); 4. are starting (> direct
speech); 5. has escaped (> because she is afraid the snake is still around > Simple Past does not make
sense); 6. makes (> if-clause); 7. Doesn’t have (> because the Simple Present form is used in the first
part of the sentence, as well); 8. have had (> “lately” as a signal word); 9. arrives (> signal word:
”finally”); 10. received (> signal phrase: “in the past six month”); 11. runs (> because he does this
every day); 12. looks (> action he does every day); 13. have volunteered (> “for” as a signal word for
Present Perfect)

After we checked our homework we focused on expanding our vocabulary. At first we paid special
attention to compound adjectives (p.104 /no. 3). Compound adjectives are made up of two or more
words. A hyphen makes clear that the words belong together, and generates one compound
adjective by linking them. – Solutions: 3a) -hearted: Someone who is hard-hearted does not care
about the people who are around him and is also insensate. A warm-hearted person is usually
hearty, friendly and empathetic. When you are weak-hearted you cannot make up your mind so you
do not really know what you want. And the opposite of this is a strong-hearted person who knows
exactly what he or she wants. – -willed: Someone who is weak-willed can be easily persuaded to do
something for you. On the other hand a strong-willed person is someone who wants to reach high
goals and has a great ambition. – -tempered: You have a good-tempered character when you
behave in a friendly manner. When a person is hot-tempered than he can easily be provoked. –
-minded: A strong-minded person is usually intelligent and knows exactly what he wants. Someone
who is narrow-minded (=engstirnig) is not open to new ideas and concepts. – 3b) 2. -haired: black-
haired, green-haired, long-haired, short-haired; 3. -eyed: blue-eyed, wide-eyed, clear-eyed; 4. -
legged: thin-legged, long-legged, short-legged; 5. -skinned: thin-skinned; thick-skinned; black-
skinned; dark-skinned…

In the second part of the lesson we dealt with exercise 2 on page 104. Results: a) I (don`t) believe in...
I have (quite/very) strong views about/of...; I feel passionate about...; I´m (totally) opposed to...; I´m
in favour of... – b) “Everyone can help those less fortunate than themselves in some way. Charities
depend on donations, so raising or giving money is one way of making a contribution to society.
Other people help by/with doing volunteer work. When I took part in a volunteer project for the first
time, I was surprised to find it helped ne as much as the people I was helping. It led to my learning
new skills and meeting my girlfriend!”

Homework is p. 104 no.1.

Vocabulary: to be opposed to something - gegen etw. sein; to favour – befürworten, favorisieren;

favor(AE)/favour(BE) – Gefallen, Favorit; influence – Einfluss; to admire – bewundern; temper –
Temperament, Laune

Minutes: sh; a few corrections: mh