Fall 2003_090

Instructor: Buthaina Al Othman

Grammar & Voice Activity

Worksheet

Name:____________________

• The following sentences are included in a dialogue from the movie, My Cousin Vinny.
• Rewrite these sentences, using the correct grammar form of Standard English.
• Indicate what verb tenses are used in each sentence.(Print out this worksheet to write your answers and then hand it to me).

1. You're actin' like you're nervous.
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2. Well, yeah, I am.
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3. You wanna know what I'm nervous about?
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4. My biological clock is tickin' like this.
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5. The way this case is goin', I ain't never getting married.
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6. I've got a judge that's just achin' to throw me in jail.
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7. I ain't slept in five days.
   

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• After you sentences are checked out by me, do the following:
1. Click here to go to the movie sound page,and then, scroll down and click to listen to the audio file named "bioclock.wav".
2. You and your partner, take turns and practice saying the sentences in their Standard English form, a number of times.
3. When you think you are ready, record your answers in your own voices, using Advanced MP3/Wav Recorder,(go to download the recorder).
4. Save your voice file on your floppy disk, and then send it to me, using attachment via an email message.(Don't forget to write your names on your email message).

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