ENGLISH SECOND LANGUAGE

TEACHER: Margaret

DATE : August 29, 2014

SCHOOL : COSTI, College Street

CLASSES : Saturday

TIME : 10:00 a.m. -- 2:30 p.m.

IDIOMS AND GRAMMAR IN CONVERSATION

CLB - Canadian
Language
Benchmark - means how much English you have.
– is the system across Canada

ESL - LINC

LINC - Language, Integrated, New, Comer

LSRW
• Listening
• Speaking
• Reading
• Writing

COSTI – Originated mostly Italian immigrants 57 years ago.

September 13, 2014

TOPIC: Socializing – you will learn hot to

• Socializing - get together talking to people
• extend, accept or decline invites
• use yes/no and WH questions
• use “small talk” correctly
• use WH questions an invitation in conversation

about - preposition (“ing”)

feel like – prepossition

Do you want to - very formal

Do you wanna - informal

I was wondeing if you would like - formal

Accepting

I'd love to – (for invitation only)

Would you like some cake?

“yes” please or “no” thank you
• I must work tonight - (very strong)
• I have to work tonight
• I have got to work
• I've “gotta” work

I “gotta” work = I must work

(“quotattion”) mark – just for speaking not for writing

If you decline : Can I get a “rain check” (another chance)

I'd raather - “I prefer”

 AUXILIARY VERB

Auxiliary Verbs
• helping with questions
negative
• short answers

TABLE OF COMMON EXPRESSIONS FOR EXTENDING*, ACCEPTING AND

DECLLINING INVITATIONS

EXPRESSION WHAT IT MEANS/OTHER NOTES

I was wondering if you would like to come
We're having a few people over.
Or
We're holding a get-together.
Come over
I'm free.
That sounds great. I'd love to!
I'm sorry. I'd love to come, but I'm busy.
That's too bad, I'd love to come, but I can't.
Can I bring anything?
What's the occasion?
What time should I come?
This is more polite, indirect way of saying “Do
you want to com?”
We are having a small, informal party at our
house.
Come to my house (means “visit”)
I can come.
It is polite to give a reason. For example: I'd love
to coe, but I can't. I'll be out of the city.
Guests commonly bring wine, salad or dessert.
Is there a special occasion like a birthdaay or an
anniversary [and do I need to bring a present]?
Whenn does the party start?

I'm looking forward to it. (means looking forward I expect it will be fun and I'm happy to know I
to something nice) exctiting will be going.
See you there!
It should be fun!
Thanks for the invitation.
Thanks for thinking of me.

NOTE: have a party/get-together NOT: make a party/get-together

hold a party/get-together