EAP Tutorial Notes

At least one of you asked me to e-mail the notes that made on the laptop during this morning's tutorials. Instead of e-mailing each of you a small document, I thought I'd put everything together in one blog post so you can read some of the things that came up in other students' tutorials. Let me know if you have questions about anything you find below:



WORD FORM : NOUNS vs ADJECTIVES
I live in the centre of Beijing. (centre = noun)
I live in central Beijing. (central = adjective)
North, East, South, West (nouns) – Northern, Eastern, Southern, Western (adjectives)
The UK, the USA, the People’s Republic of China (nouns)
UK education, US dollars, Chinese people (like Chinese, the words UK and US can be used as adjectives, when they don't require THE)

WORD FORM : NOUNS vs VERBS
- Where is Gisela?
- She is swimming. (verb)

Erin was swimming when a shark attacked her. (verb)
I don’t like swimming. (noun)
Swimming is my least favourite form of exercise. (noun)

PARTICIPLE CLAUSES
Comparing Erin and Mark, Mark is more beautiful.

NEW VOCABULARY
Hanging out (informal) = socializing (Vb. Socialize)
My studies
As a new arrival in the UK
As a newcomer to the UK

BECAUSE
The hotpot was good because Mason didn’t cook it.
Because Mason didn’t cook it, the hotpot was good
The hotpot was good. This is because Mason didn’t cook it.

WHILE, AND, BY
They help me and make me feel warm.
They make me feel comfortable by helping me.
Gisela stays in the office while Mark and Fiona teach.