Department of Computer Engineering/ College of Engineering/ University of Baghdad Lecture One Chapter One: Hello !
Department of Computer Engineering/ College of Engineering/
University of Baghdad
Lecture One
Chapter One: Hello!
Text book: New headway plus
Beginner student book
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Txsfaek6jk0
VERB FORMS
Helping
Verb Main Verb
PRIMARY MODAL
PRESENT TENSEDO,DOES
AM,IS,AREHAVE,HAS
PAST TENSEDID
WAS,WEREHAD
CAN,COULDMAY,MIGHT
SHALL,SHOULDWILL,WOULDMUST,NEED
OUGHT,USED TO
1.1- VERB TO BE: Present Simple (is, are, am)
Affirmative Negative Interrogative
I โฆ.am
๐ป๐๐โ๐๐ผ๐ก
โฆ.is
๐๐๐๐๐ข๐โ๐๐ฆ
. ..are
I am not
๐ป๐๐โ๐๐ผ๐ก
is not
๐๐๐๐๐ข๐โ๐๐ฆ
are not
Am I?
Is ๐ป๐๐โ๐๐ผ๐ก
?
Are ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐โ๐๐ฆ
?
The other VERB TO BE: Past (was, were), Present Perfect (has, have)
(The answer is yes or no)
1.2-Questions in English
Yes-No questions
(no Question Word)
Question with
question words
The general order: Question word+ Auxiliary verb +
Subject+ Main verb. That is combined as (QASM).
Auxiliary verb helps the main verbs to define the tenses or
to form question and negative sentences. Basically, the types
are as follows:
1- primary verb: be , do and have.
2- Modal verb: can, could, will, would, may, might, โฆ
What do you do? I am an engineerWhat is your name?When did he leave?Whose are these books?How was your exam?How many cars are there?
1.3- Possessive adjectives
ูุฃููุง ู ููููุงูุจููู ุง ุถู ุงุฆุฑ ุจุฃูุงุณู ุงูู ูุตูู ู ุชุจูุนู ุชููู ุงูุชู ููุตูุงุช
ู ูุตููุงูุจุฃูุงุณู ุงุบูุจ ุงูุงุญูุงู ู ุณุจููู ูุชููู ุตูุงุช ุงูู ููููู ุญูุชุญู
Complete the sentences using the possessive adjectives.
1- I have a book. This is โฆโฆโฆ book.
2- You have got a car. This is โฆโฆ car.
3- Ahmed has got a new Laptop. This is โฆโฆ.. Laptop.
4- Zahra has got a new jumper. This is โฆโฆ jumper.
5- You are a good painter. I love โฆโฆ drawings.
6- A giraffe has got long legs. โฆโฆ. nick is long, too.
7- We have got a new car. This is โฆโฆ car.
8- I have got good students. โฆโฆ students are clever.
Complete the sentences using the possessive pronouns.
1- Is this your book? Is this โฆโฆ..?
2- Is this my laptop? Is this โฆโฆ?
3- Is that their car? Is that โฆโฆ?
4- That is her pen. Is that โฆโฆ.?
5- These are his books. Are these โฆโฆ?
6- They are our games. They are โฆโฆ.?
7- These are your books. These books are โฆโฆ.
8- This is their car. This car is โฆโฆ.
9- This is our games. These games are โฆโฆ..
10- This is my college. This college is โฆโฆ..
Singular and plural Nouns
1- To make regular nouns plural, add -s to the end..
books, pens, cats.
2- If the singular noun ends in -s, -ss, -sh, -ch, -x, or -z, add -es to the end to make it plural.
bus โ buses, lunch โ lunches, tax โ taxes.
3- In some cases, singular nouns ending in -s or -z, require that you double the -s or -z prior to
adding the -es for pluralization.
fez โ fezzes, gas โgasses
4- If the noun ends with -f or -fe, the f is often changed to -ve before adding the -s to form the plural version.
wife โ wives, wolf โ wolves.
Exceptions:
roof โ roofs, belief โ beliefs, chef โ chefs, chief โ chiefs
Singular and plural Nouns
5- If a singular noun ends in -y and the letter before the -y is a consonant, change the ending to -ies to make the noun plural. city โ cities, puppy โ puppies
6- If the singular noun ends in -y and the letter before the -y is a vowel (a, e, i, o, u), simply add an -s to make it plural.
ray โ rays, boy โ boys, monkey-monkeys, day โdays.
7- If the singular noun ends in -o, add -es to make it plural.
potato โ potatoes, tomato โ tomatoes, Exceptions:, photo โ photos, piano โ pianos, halo โ halos
With the unique word volcano, you can apply the standard pluralization for words that end in -o or not. Itโs your choice! Both of the following are correct:
Volcanoes volcanos.
8- If the singular noun ends in -us, the plural ending is frequently -i.
cactus โ cacti , focus โ foci
9- If the singular noun ends in -is, the plural ending is -es.
analysis โ analyses, ellipsis โ ellipses
Singular and plural Nouns
10- If the singular noun ends in -on, the plural ending is -a.
phenomenon โ phenomena, criterion โ criteria
11- Some nouns donโt change at all when theyโre pluralized.
โข sheep โ sheep
โข series โ series
โข deer โdeer
Note: these nouns defined in the context to identify them as singular or plural. Example :
Ahmed caught one fish, but Ali caught five fish.
Plural Noun Rules for Irregular Nouns
Note: Irregular nouns follow no specific rules, so itโs best to memorize them.
child โ children, man โ men, woman โ women, tooth โ teeth, foot โ feet, mouse โ mice, person โ people.
Note: Spelling of a name never been changed when become plural. The plural of Sammy for example is Sammys, but not Sammies
GREETING
IntroductionsDefined as action of
introducing something
Formal general greetings:
1- โHello!โ
2- โGood morning.โ
3- โGood afternoon.โ
4- โGood evening.โ
5- โHow do you do?โ
6- โItโs nice to meet you.โ
7- โItโs a pleasure to meet you.โ
Informal general greetings
1- Hi!โ (Probably the most commonly used greeting in English)
2- โMorning!โ (A more casual way of saying โGood morningโ)
3- โHow are things (with you)?โ
4- โWhatโs new?โ
5- โItโs good to see you.โ (Used when you havenโt seen someone in a while).
HOW ARE YOU?
EVERYDAY ENGLISH
VOCABULARY AND SPEAKING
What's this in English?
Numbers1-10 and plurals
1- Text book: New headway beginner student book
2- https://elt.oup.com/student/headway/beg/?cc=global&selLanguage=en
3- https://test-english.com/explanation/a2/asking-questions-in-english/
4- https://druckerdriver.com/attach/5https://www.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/Possessive_adjectives_and_pronouns/Possessive_adjectives_and_pronouns_ml18673an
6- https://ieltsbands.com/parts-of-speech-possessive-adjectives-explanation-examples/
7-https://www.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/Possessive_adjectives_and_pronouns/Possessive_Adjectives_and_Pronouns_mr142503jz
7- https://agendaweb.org/
8- https://www.grammarly.com/blog/plural-nouns.