ECCE

MOCK COMMENTS

Embedded questions

• Where is the bank?

Can you tell me where the bank is?

• Why did she buy that book?

Do you know why she bought that book?

• Is she a good teacher?

Do you think (that) she is a good teacher?

I’d rather (would rather) study English than

(study) French. If the verb is the same, it

usually is not repeated after than.

Would rather expresses PREFERENCE. The

base form of the verb follows both would

rather and than.

I’d rather not tell you my age.

The party was okay, but I would rather have

gone to the theater last night.

As for – used to refer to something or

someone.

My mother has never liked the farm. As for

my father, he would still be living there.

The ECCE exam is given in May. As for the

ECPE, you can take it in November in Brazil.

Besides = in addition to (used to add) and

used as a preposition (followed by an object,

not a clause).

Besides Cléa, Cláudia will also be an

examiner for the ECCE this year.

VERB PATTERNS:

AFFORD (CAN AFFORD) – to have enough

money to buy or pay for something.1) I can’t

afford to buy a new car.

2) Do you think we can afford a computer

now?

Hope (to do something) :1) I hope to see

you all doing the exam next week.

2) + clause : I hope (that) you feel better

soon.

REMEMBER SOME COMMON PHRASES:

“ Is Mary coming next week?” “I hope

so”.

“Do you think it’s going to rain?” “ I hope

not!.”

BUT...

“Are they sending us the email soon?” “I

think so.”

“Have they finished their reports yet?” “ I

don’t think so.

CONDITIONALS:

1) If you study hard, you pass this exam.

(Zero Conditional – Do X and Y happens as

a natural consequence).

2) If you study hard, you will pass this

exam. (Talking about a very likely situation

in the future. If you do X, Y will (certainly

happen). It’s a real situation

3) If you studied hard, you would pass this

exam. (Unreal situation in the present. If

you studied = You don’t studyand so it’s

very unlikely that you pass this exam.

If you had studied hard, you would have

passed this exam.

(Unreal about the past. If you had studied =

You didn’t study and consequently you didn’t

pass the exam. It’s impossible to change this

situation as the exam is over.