[Subject-Verb Agreement] Using There + Be

 There is one chair and three tables in the meeting room. (不是用 are 就近原則)

多益 考試方向

用手指記答案

一、圖片題：

1.1、圖片內容

1.1.1. 人是什麼身份

1.1.2. 做什麼，拿什麼

1.1.3. 環境

1.1.4. 相對位置

確定答案後，馬上畫卡圖滿，看下一張圖

1.2、進行式的陷阱

二、應答問題

講第幾題，看第幾題

方向：

1. 6W1H

2. Yes/No

3. S+V

三、簡單對話

先看 1 個題組，問什麼看選項

開始講時，集中在第 1 題，通常會照順序

聽到先畫一點，聽完 馬上塗滿，看下一題的題組

題目方向：

目的、身分、地點

內容、細節，時間

結論、後續動作

動機推測題

四、簡短獨白

發生在哪

誰

什麼事

為什麼

接下來有什麼行動 (時間、行動)

五、句子填空

六、段茖填空

七、閱讀

1. 句子填空 30 題 (看 3 次不會就猜)

2. 字數多篇幅長不要先看題目

3. 短篇先看題目

4. 單篇句子插入題，先看該句，再抓文章走向

[英文易搞混] 取代

 

replace A with B　　用 B 取代 A
= substitute B for A

例：The factory replaced most of its workers with robots.
= The factory substituted robots for most of its workers.
這家工廠用機器人取代了大部分的勞工。

[Time] index

Please hand in the report

before Friday (deadline: at 11:59pm on Thursday)

by Friday (deadline: at 11:59pm on Friday)

on later than Friday (deadline: at 11:59pm on Friday)

by the time = when

as of next month

有 3 個意思：

up to (截至): Here's the latest coronavirus news as of 12 pm on November 11.

on: the contract takes effect as of 1 January 2022.

from: As of next month, all the prices will go up.

[Gerunds and Infinitives] have/need to do is + V

All you have to do is + V

What you need to do is + V

[Gerunds and Infinitives] forgot /stop

 a. I forgot ___1.___ the door.

(= The door wasn't locked)

b. I forgot ___2.___ the door.

(= The door was locked and you just forgot about that.)

to lock; locking

a. We stop ___1.___ at him.

(= We were laughing at him, but now we stop.)

b. We stop ___2.___ at him.

(= We stop what we're doing and start to laugh at him.)

 laughing; to laugh

[Gerunds and Infinitives] Special Expressions Followed by -ing

 expression of time

We had fun	playing volleyball.
We had a good time

I had trouble	finding his house.
I had difficulty
I had a hard time
I had a difficult time

expression of time or money

Sam spends most of his time studying.

I waste a lot of time watching TV.

expression of place

She sat at her desk writing a letter.

I stood there wondering what to do next.

He is lying in bed reading a novel.

find/catch + (pro)nonu + ing

When I walked into my office, I found George using my telephone.

When I walked into my office, I caught a thief looking through my desk drawers.

 

忙碌，花錢，無路用輪流，好事，和壞事

忙碌：be busy ( in) Ving
花錢：spend (on) Ving
無路用：be no use Ving
輪流：take turns Ving
好事：have a good time Ving
和壞事：have a bad time (difficulty) Ving