Module 1: Family Life
Summary: Safety at Home
Key points
- Many accidents occur at home, especially in the kitchen and the bathroom.
- Pets can bite: owners must take care of them and adults must supervise children.
- While and whereas express contrast between two different ideas.
- We give warnings with imperatives: Never…, Always…, Don’t…, Be careful!
- Nouns ending in consonant + y take -ies in the plural; vowel + y takes -s.
Rules to remember
Contrast
Idea A, whereas / while idea B: Dog bites are frequent, while cat bites are rare.
Position
While / Whereas can also begin the sentence: While my brother is careless, my sister is careful.
While = during
While can also mean “during the time that”: The baby fell while I was on the phone. Whereas cannot.
Plurals in -y
baby ➡️ babies, injury ➡️ injuries; key ➡️ keys, toy ➡️ toys.
How to do it
- Check that the two ideas are opposite.
- Join them with , whereas / , while.
- Or start with While …, and put a comma between the ideas.
Example
Covered plugs are safe, whereas open plugs are dangerous for babies.
Common mistakes
- *Whereas I was cooking, the phone rang.* ➡️ While I was cooking…
- *babys* ➡️ babies
- *keies* ➡️ keys
Key words
Summary written by سكولار for quick revision: it does not replace the lesson and its exercises.