Do you agree? So do I

Week 17^th – 19^th March

Hi again,

Well, this is nearly the end of the term!

What did we do last week?

We did a passives quiz.

Did you know that …:

…until 1800 New York was called New Amsterdam?

…chess was invented by the Chinese?

…the Italian flag was designed by Napoleon?

….the first Levi jeans were worn by miners?

…the Indiana Jones films were directed by Steven Spielberg?

Some facts you knew, others, you didn’t!

We used the passive voice so as to ask for information at the hotel:

·      What time is breakfast served? It’s served from 7-9.30 a.m.

·      Where is dinner served? Dinner is served in the Main Restaurant.

·      Where can newspapers be bought? Newspapers can be bought at the reception desk.

·      How often are the rooms cleaned? Rooms are cleaned daily.

·      Where are films shown? They are shown every night at the hotel cinema.

We listened to two ladies talking about their families.

Louisa has a big family. There were four girls and two boys, counting brothers and sisters. She was quite happy when she was a child but there were some disadvantages. They couldn’t go on holiday. They have hand- me-down (“inherited”) clothes and toys. But, on the other hand, they had plenty of kids to play with. Besides, the old ones looked after the youngest.

Rose, on the contrary, is an only child. She was also happy when she was a child. Although she didn’t have brothers or sisters, she had a lot of cousins and her best friend lived next to her. Now that she’s an adult she misses not having siblings (brothers or sisters) to help her with the responsibility of looking after her mother.

And finally we learnt different ways of agreeing and disagreeing.

AGREEING WITH AN AFFIRMATIVE OPINION		AGREEING WITH A NEGATIVE OPINION
I want to learn French	So do I / me,too	I don’t like cold countries	Neither do I / Me, neither
She can speak three languages	So can I / Me, too	They can’t speak Japanese	Neither can I / Me, neither
I’m going to buy a new car.	So am I / Me, too	I’m not going to travel by car.	Neither am I / Me neither
I went to London last year.	So did I / Me, too	I didn’t study French at school.	Neither did I / Me neither
He has arrived very early.	So have I / Me, too	They haven’t arrived yet.	Neither has Ellen.
I’d like to live in a bigger house.	So would I / Me, too	I wouldn’t like to have a lot of children.	Neither would I / Me neither.

As you can see, we use the structure “So do I” to agree with affirmative opinions. Take into account that you have to change “do” into the auxiliary used in the sentence you agree with.  And the same with the structure “neither do I”, which is used to agree in the negative.

To disagree, we use the auxiliary verb; not “yes” or “no”

I didn’t go to the cinema yesterday. I did. NOT Me, yes.

She’s studying for her exam. I’m not. NOT, Me, no.

Tomorrow, we’ll learn more!

See you! Enjoy the rest of your Sunday!