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Ok, this is just the beginning of a new set of exercises, this time only I would like ALL my students to take them seriously. I know time is limited and so, but please do take a few minutes to check the exercises out and MAKE COMMENTS.

(Still editing the next part...updating completed by July 1)

Stative verbs vs. dynamic verbs

hi folks!

Let's just review a few details about Stative and Dynamic verbs.

TASK 1
First, visit the following site, read the information, and do the exercises:

http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/stat.htm

Compare with the following information:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/learnit/learnitv120.shtml

TASK 2
Now, let's visit the following site:

http://bowland-files.lancs.ac.uk/monkey/ihe/linguistics/corpus2/2fra1.htm

Please find out what a corpus is.

This site explains how information from corpora can be used in the EFL classroom:
http://iteslj.org/Articles/Krieger-Corpus.html

TASK 3
Visit the following site:

http://www.edict.com.hk/vlc/

Look at this section in that site:

Research and Reference
Features
Web Concordancer (Click on here)

next, click on "simple search (English)"
Do the following searches:
1- Live
2- Living
3- Have
4- Having

Print all the results you get.

TASK 4

With the concordance lines you got from the previous exercise, examine the data and compare with the information you read in task 1. Are there any differences/similarities? How is each of the four verbs used, according to the corpus data?

TASK 5

Choose one of these links and read the text: (remember to choose only one). Do the accompanying exercises.

http://www.edict.com.hk/vlc/comp/frame10T.htm

http://www.edict.com.hk/vlc/comp/frame20T.htm

http://www.edict.com.hk/vlc/comp/frame4T.htm

http://www.edict.com.hk/vlc/comp/frame29T.htm

http://www.edict.com.hk/vlc/comp/frame33T.htm

TASK 6
Based on the information you chose to read for task 5, write a paragraph expressing your opinion about the topic. Please refer to Unit 1, Look Ahead Upper Intermediate, to find ways of presenting your point of view. Save your paragraph in a Word document whose name should be your last and first name (e.g. CastanedaAudy.doc). Send me your paragraph to this email:

Audy.Castaneda@gmail.com

Task 7
What do you think of these activities? Please write your comments in this blog (find the comments link). Please write your name at the bottom of your comment (I wouldn't like to receive "anonymous" comments, thanks).