【ET】今日の学び_20101017

English Talk

Stage4をクリアしたDMEが、最近General Review期間。
明日にはStgege5へ突入か。

今日は隙間をぬって、Face 2 Face の3C Strange jobsへトライ！

●Word building : noun endings

We can often make nounes form verbs by adding an ending (suffix) to the verb.

・collect – collection (-ion)

・act – actor (-or)

・assist – assistant (-ant)

・clean – cleaner (-er)

・advertise – advertisement (-ment)

・paint – paint

We use the engins –or, –ant, –er, –ist, and –ian for people’s jobs: doctor, shop assistant, waiter, dentist, politician, etc

【Free Talk】

・I have been there twice.
  × I have been there twice time.

・I want to go to there 2 years from now. In 2012.
  × I want to go to there 2 years ago 2012.

・We often go to Kyoto for field trips.
  × We often go to Kyoto for school travel.

・My home town is in the northern part of Japan.
  × My fome town is in the north of Japan.

・I saw the sunset.
  × I saw the sun sink.

・Please give me a ride.
  × Please ride me.

・Noel already left Oasis.
  × Noel gone out of Oasis.

・I want to surf the internet.
  × I want to see the internet.

・nerves of steel – If someone has nerves of steel, they don’t get frightened.

・gadget – a small mechanical device of appliance.

・disband – to break up or dissolve (an organization / group)
  ex. They disbanded the corpotation.

・techie – a person who is skilled in the use of technological devices, such as computers