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    Study It Grammar 8 eBook
    Study It Grammar 8 eBook
    Study It Grammar 8 eBook
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    Study It Grammar 8 eBook

    By James Rice and Dianne Lane

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    Winner 2015 Digital Book Award - Academic Category
    Awarded QED Certification for Quality, Excellence and Design

    The Study It Grammar series is an easy-to-use integrated skills ESL textbook for ESL students, language teachers and English language programs in schools or language schools. The Study It English Grammar series consists of 8 different levels. Book 8 of 8 is for Advanced English as a Second Language learners. It is an exciting new series for teachers interested in Mobile Learning, Project-Based Learning or Flipping the Classroom

    The Study It Grammar Book 8 consists of the following:
    - Video exercises
    - 5 different themes including: conditionals, different verbal formation including time and tense verbals, and much more.
    - Grammar, Reading, Writing and Speaking practice exercises included

    ESL Teachers can access our online community which offers teachers a chance to share ideas for improving the English class

    Reviews of the “Study It” Series/

    "It’s obviously an amazing learning tool” - Canada AM, National Morning Show

    Study "It": English as a Second Language series is an engaging textbook for teaching non-native English speakers. It takes advantage of the format to include video and audio in a way that supports the lessons and never feels added on as an "enhancement." The textbook uses a number of different assessment formats to allow users to test themselves throughout the book and see their scores. The book even uses the Note function effectively for long-form answers. While the content of the book is challenging, it makes learning grammar easy and fun. - 2015 Digital Book Award Review 

    “The Study It textbooks are a set of interactive English language multi-touch textbooks that are a fraction of the cost of a paper textbook” - Digital Journal 

    The Study It ESL textbook series has been awarded the QED Certification. The QED stands for Quality, Excellence, Design. It is the seal of approval of ebooks and enhanced books. All recipients of the QED have passed a thorough, independent 13-point quality assurance test. - QED Panel
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherStudy It Books
    Release dateMar 4, 2015
    ISBN9781927748480
    Study It Grammar 8 eBook
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    James Rice

    Author/illustrator James Rice (1934-2004) produced sixty books, including the illustrations for Pelican's treasured The Night Before Christmas Series. Rice's first book, the well-loved classic Cajun Night Before Christmas®, has more than 750,000 copies in print. Young readers can enjoy more of Gaston®'s adventures in Gaston® Goes to Mardi Gras and sample Rice's other children's stories with favorites such as Texas Jack at the Alamo. With more than 1.5 million copies of his books in print, Rice ranks among the nation's best-selling creators of children's books, receiving awards from Printer Industries of America and the Children's Book Council, among others. Years after his death, Rice's family found the art and text Gaston® Joins the Circus, and this discovery has brought Gaston® back for one more adventure!

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      Study It Grammar 8 eBook - James Rice

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      UNIT 1 Changes

      Watch the video here: http://www.studyitbooks.com/8_1_fast_foward.html

      Questions

      Listen to the video podcast above and answer the questions.

      1. What is Professor Haggerty’s opinion of Smart phones and computer usage in his school? Why does he feel this way?

      2. What is the latest fad in the university? Why does he think it is a problem?

      3. What is the host’s opinion?

      4. Who do you agree with more? Why?

      Vocabulary

      Tap the words to see their meaning.

      Icon

      Trend

      Gimmick

      Craze

      Trivia

      Mania

      Hype

      Fad

      Role model

      Idol

      Custom

      Taboo

      Classic

      Ubiquitous

      Chronicle

      Assimilation

      Vernacular

      Catharsis

      Commonplace

      Vicarious

      Find the uses of the new vocabulary. Make a note and write your own sentence using the new word.

      Chuck: Welcome to Fast Forward, I’m your host Chuck Bailey. I’m here with Nelson Haggerty, the Dean of English at White Rapids University where he has recently instituted strict restrictions on computer and smart phone use at the school. Professor Haggerty, thanks for coming.

      Nelson: Thanks for having me.

      Chuck: So let’s start off with your thoughts on your students. You’ve been very outspoken about your beliefs regarding computer usage. You’ve even gone so far as to remove all Wi-Fi from your school. What are you thoughts on this?

      Nelson: Well, the latest fad at our school is who can outwit whom in the virtual world of online gaming. Kids live vicariously through their online adventures. They don’t do their homework, they don’t go outside... Physical prowess is nearly taboo, except in the confines of the gym where it is used as a gimmick to lure the physically unfit to come in and spend money so that their bodies can match their brains.

      Chuck: But wouldn’t you say that that’s nothing new? I mean, I remember when I was in college, and I had to spend hours and hours in the library trying to look up the meanings of words and theories in textbooks. Now, all students have to do is search for it online and they instantly have that information. Does it matter if they also spend their time playing games or talking online?

      Nelson: For me, I like the classics. I still like to go to the movies on a Saturday afternoon and watch the characters on that big screen come alive. I suppose it’s catharsis for me, and then I can go back to my everyday life and see it through new eyes.

      Chuck: But today there are new forms of catharsis. I mean, film itself was a new technology for our great-grand parents, and I’m sure back then they saw film as the same kind of distraction. It’s just a different vernacular.

      Nelson: Today’s computer vernacular makes no sense. Twittering, Twattering, what is a ROFL? Or a LOL? That’s not English! What may seem commonplace now will soon be replaced by the next fad and so it will go on, and on...

      Chuck: Well you’re right about that, some things change and some things stay the same. This has been Fast Forward with Chuck Bailey, thanks for listening.

      Multiple Choice Questions

      1. A chronicle is what?

      a) an entry in a journal

      b) a newspaper

      c) a detailed story about the past

      d) an article

      2. If you see something that you would say is ubiquitous, what would it be like?

      a) practical and useful

      b) old and tired

      c) strange and unusual

      d) everywhere and all around all at the same time

      3. There was so much hype about that movie before it came out and I really didn’t like it.

      a) negative press

      b) publicity and promotion to make it sound great

      c) time and effort put into it

      d) information in the newspapers and on the internet

      4. If you had to choose a favourite icon, who would it be?

      a) famous person who represents an example or way of life

      b) image on your smartphone

      c) famous sports player

      d) someone important from your own life

      5. If you give in to sales gimmicks, what are you doing?

      a) buying lots of things you don’t need

      b) being attracted by something designed to get your attention

      c) looking at things, but not buying them

      d) being shown what you could have if you had enough money

      6. If you area real fan of trivia, what do you really like?

      a) information about something only you really like to talk about

      b) information about one subject only

      c) useless facts and information

      d) lots of necessary information

      7. If you speak in the vernacular what is your speech like?

      a) you use old, outdated language

      b) you use difficult, academic language

      c) you use complicated technical terms

      d) you use common, everyday language

      8. If you live vicariously through your friends, what do you do?

      a) you live their adventures with them

      b) you experience their adventures indirectly through them

      c) you listen to your friends’ adventures with interest

      d) you write about your friends’ adventures

      9. You have just done some research on the latest financial trends. What were you looking for?

      a) developments and changes over long periods of time

      b) short-term changes so you can buy into the market

      c) which companies are the most popular right now to invest in

      d) which companies will give you the best return (the most money!)

      10. Your little sister is always into the latest fad. What does she like?

      a) the most popular famous person

      b) the most popular music

      c) the most popular clothing style

      d) the most popular activity of the time, but it doesn’t last very long

      Fill In the Blanks

      1. I’m not sure if I could say that I have one favourite ___, but someone who has always inspired me was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

      2. When I was a child, ours was the only house on the street with a computer, but today they are quite ___. There’s one in almost every house.

      3. I tried to keep it as simple as I could, but in the end, the ___ of my trip to the Galapagos Islands got quite long and now I have to make it into a book.

      4. After all of the ___ on the internet about that new movie, I was really surprised to find it so badly made and almost unwatchable.

      5. In my family, it was a common ___ to make noisy children sit on my great-grandmother’s horsehair sofa in order to keep them quiet.

      6. I remember growing up, my Nana was a real ___ for me. She was hard-working and very loving, but she never failed to say exactly what she thought.

      7. When my husband’s family first came to this country, they found ___ quite difficult. Even today, my mother-in-law still struggles with the language.

      8. Oh please! Don’t even think of buying that! It’s nothing more than a sales ___. They just want to get your attention and then get you to buy a whole bunch of stuff you don’t need.

      9. I love going to the movies when I feel sad. I use it as a method of ___. I sit in the dark and cry or laugh and when I come out, I feel a lot better.

      10. I know that fashion ___ come and go, but when did it become fashionable again to dress in your boyfriend’s jeans?!

      11. My best friend is in the movie business and always has to explain things to me that I honestly can’t understand. I usually ask her to just explain it to me in the ___.

      12. I really can’t understand what it is about men and hockey ___; jerseys, posters, face painting and the man-cave downstairs filled with screaming fans every Saturday night. I’ll be glad when hockey season is over!

      13. I know it’s not such a big thing now, but when I was a kid, the biggest, summer ___ was breakdancing. Everyone was doing it for at least three summers when I was in elementary school.

      14. That brand wasn’t such a big thing when I was a kid, my mom bought us tons of those clothes because they were well-made. Now they have become ___ and they are really expensive.

      15. These pop ___ today are no more than ways for music production companies to make money. A lot of them don’t even have much talent for music.

      16. My grandmother always told me that in her day, it was strictly ___ to talk about your feelings, let alone show affection in public.

      17. My mom always said that I was a great source of movie ___ because I could remember details about movies with surprising accuracy.

      18. When my best friend asked me to go to Antarctica with her on a research trip, I was so excited until I broke my leg a week before the trip. Luckily, she sent me weekly video diaries, so that I could live ___ through her adventures.

      19. My little sister is into every fashion ___ going, but I had to stop her from buying those 7" platform heels. She’s only 16 and she’s going to break her ankle trying to walk in them.

      20. It used to be that you would never see underwear modelling outside of a magazine. Now they are completely ___ ; from bus shelters to huge billboards.

      Questions

      Discuss these questions with a partner, then write out your answers for HW.

      1. What kinds of toys and games were popular when you were a child?

      2. Do you think that kids today play the same kinds of games you did when you were a child? Why or why not?

      3. What clothes and music were popular when you were a teenager?

      4. How do you think those styles and tastes have changed since you were a teenager? Are they better or worse?

      5. What role do you think technology plays in what we consider popular or not?

      Popular Trends

      With a partner, think about some of the popular trends in music, fashion, movies, food, lifestyle, etc. in your country. Compare that to what was popular when you were younger. If necessary, do a little bit of Internet research to discover what is popular now. Then, create a short podcast about a a trend that you know has changed since you were young. Play it for the class.

      Podcast Structure

      Step 1: Introduce the topic

      Step 2: Interviews

      Step 3: Roundtable Discussion

      Step 4: Final Thoughts

      You will want to consider:

      • What kinds of activities, clothes, music were popular then and now?

      • How have these things changed?

      • Why have they changed and in what ways?

      • History usually repeats itself, so will this return at a later point?

      Remember it

      True and False

      1. D/T/N verbals can be active and passive.

      a) True

      b) False

      2. The people or things in a sentence with a d/t/n verbal are responsible for the action.

      a) True

      b) False

      3. D/T/N verbals can be found in 4 different places in a sentence.

      a) True

      b) False

      4. If a d/t/n verbal follows a noun, it’s part of a reduced relative clause.

      a) True

      b) False

      5. All d/t/n verbals end in an -ed.

      a) True

      b) False

      6. If we talk about a half-eaten loaf of bread, the half was eaten by someone.

      a) True

      b) False

      7. We make feelings happen, they don’t happen to us.

      a) True

      b) False

      8. A terrified dog and a terrifying dog mean the same thing.

      a) True

      b) False

      9. If we use a d/t/n verbal in a phrase at the beginning of a sentence, it signals the result of the action in the rest of the sentence.

      a) True

      b) False

      10. We can never say, "He is boring ".

      a) True

      b) False

      Multiple Choice

      1. One more ___ class and you will be suspended.

      a) skipping

      b) skipped

      c) to be skipped

      d) have skipping

      2. It was so ___ to see you at the pub last weekend. I thought you were away on vacation.

      a) being surprised

      b) be surprised

      c) surprising

      d) surprised

      3. An ___ chef can whip up anything with only a few ingredients.

      a) experienced

      b) experiencing

      c) be experienced

      d) experience

      4. I’m not sure I like the idea of ___ cabinets in the living room, but I’ll have to see them on paper first.

      a) build-in

      b) builded-in

      c) building-in

      d) built-in

      5. Are you sure those presents ___ in the bedroom closet won’t be found by the kids?

      a) hiding

      b) hid

      c) hidden

      d) hide

      6. ___ abroad can be such a great experience if you can take real advantage of it.

      a) lived

      b) living

      c) to be lived

      d) live

      7. My sister was really ___ about what I was eating until I told her I was trying to change my lifestyle.

      a) concerned

      b) concern

      c) concerning

      d) being concerned

      8. That little dog who lives down the street is so ___, it barks just like it’s a dog twice its size.

      a) being terrified

      b) terrify

      c) terrified

      d) terrifying

      9. It’s so great that you have a pool ___ to your property. You can swim whenever you want.

      a) attaching

      b) attached

      c) attach

      d) been attached

      10. ___ by the performance, she sat completely still until it ended.

      a) Being fascinated

      b) Fascinate

      c) Fascinated

      d) Fascinating

      11. Jason has been running for over two hours and now he is ___.

      a) exhausted

      b) exhausting

      c) exhaust

      d) really exhaust

      12. I was so ___ that they cancelled my favourite show. Now what will I watch?

      a) been disgusted

      b) disgusting

      c) disgust

      d) disgusted

      13. I’m not so sure you want to live in an ___ house. You never know what could have happened to the original owners.

      a) be abandon

      b) abandoned

      c) abandon

      d) abandoning

      14. I’ve heard that sometimes athletes get custom made ___ shoes, but they’re really expensive.

      a) running

      b) ran

      c) run

      d) be run

      15. The whole situation is quite ___. What is going to happen to him when he gets out of the hospital? Where is he going to live?

      a) worried

      b) worry

      c) worrying

      d) worrisomeness

      16. I think I prefer ___ salmon to fresh.

      a) canned

      b) can

      c) canning

      d) been canned

      17. ___ with the opera after 3 hours of singing, Evan fell asleep right in his seat.

      a) Boring

      b) Being bored

      c) Bore

      d) Bored

      18. Have you read that new novel ___ last week? I’ve heard it’s a real page-turner.

      a) release

      b) released

      c) releasing

      d) been released

      19. It was so ___ to find out that my favourite, deli sandwich had so many calories in it.

      a) disappointed

      b) been disappointed

      c) disappointing

      d) disappoint

      20. Every single time I walk past that pastry shop on the corner, the pies and cakes are just so ___ that I want to stop and get one.

      a) tempting

      b) tempt

      c) tempted

      d) be tempted

      Learn it

      Watch the video explanation: http://www.studyitbooks.com/8_1_keynote.html

      We use to+base verbals to talk about our future, our purpose, and our dreams and hopes.

      What are your dreams? What do you want to do in your life?

      Review the keynote, then answer the questions on the next page.

      Keynote Questions

      1. I went to the store

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