Missing a class
Do the preparation task first. Then listen to the audio and do the exercises.
Preparation
Transcript
Student: Excuse me, Ms Henderson?
Teacher: Yes, Diana. How can I help you?
Student: I'm sorry, but I can't come to class next Wednesday. I have a doctor's appointment.
Teacher: OK. Thanks for letting me know.
Student: Is there anything to do at home?
Teacher: Let me just check my notebook. OK, first of all … you need to read chapters 17, 19 and 20 in the book. There are also some articles and a video to watch – those are online. I'll post the links online in the usual place.
Student: Chapters 17 to 20.
Teacher: Yes, except chapter 18. Chapters 17, 19 and 20.
Student: Ah, OK. Um ... is there a deadline?
Teacher: Yes, this Friday. But there's something else. I was going to give you all a practice test.
Student: A practice test?
Teacher: Yes, to help people prepare for the mid-term exam.
Student: Ah. All right.
Teacher: Don't worry, I can send you the practice test by email on Wednesday. Can you send it to me before Friday?
Student: Sure, no problem.
Teacher: And don't forget to bring a certificate from the doctor to the office.
Student: Thanks, Ms Henderson! I'll do that.
Teacher: You're welcome, Diana. Take care.
I don't like lot of home work because I can't finished this on time If the teacher give some home work I can finished this on time
A student can't come to the next class on wednesday because she has a doctor's appointment. The teacher sais her she should read chapters 17, 18, 19 and 20 in the book. The teacher will send a links on line some articles and the video to watch.
She needs to read chapters 17, 19, and 20, not including chapter 18.
No, I don't have a lot of homework. I like to read essays and analyze them.
Teacher: Yes, this Friday. But there's something else. I was going to give you all a practice test.
If we change the sentence "i was going to give you all a practice test" to "i am going to give you all a practice test", will it change the meaning of the context?
Hello fullempty,
We use the form was/were going to to describe plans which are no longer true or possible. In this case, the teacher says I was going to give... because the plan is no longer possible as the student has a doctor's appointment and will be absent.
The teacher would use am going to if the plan were still true.
Peter
The LearnEnglish Team
Donw
Yes, I do, we need to do a lot of homework assignments to get good classwork grades and improve our skills, but sometimes it is a terrible thing to have a lot of assignments before mid-term or final exams, because you have no time to prepare to the exam.
I did a lot of homework when l was at university. l did really important projects. But now my university is finished and l have been working for six years. So sometimes l miss my university days