Writing Topics A

Please choose one topic from the list below and write one (1) page about it.
You must then submit your writing to your teacher by either sharing the
document with them as a Google Document or by e-mailing them your writing as
a Word Document (or as text within an e-mail).

1.My country.

2.My first impressions of Vancouver.

3.Students need both university and technical
training. Agree or disagree, and support your 
opinion. Use personal examples where possible.

Past Perfect exercises

Here you go!
http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/past-perfect-exercise-1.html

Modal Exercises

Have fun with these exercises:
http://www.autoenglish.org/gr.may3.i.htm

Homework June 28th, 2012

Please review the past continuous, past perfect and future with going to and future using will...
thank you and have a good evening.....Craig
http://www.e-grammar.org/past-simple-continuous/

Past Tenses

http://www.e-grammar.org/past-perfect-simple-continuous/test1-exercise1/

Homework for June 27th, 2012

Modal verbs of probability-exercise

https://docs.google.com/a/canada-english.com/document/d/1DuWf6achWKqw2u1EVdAcd8vPNKgu1pmukwqRlIr0d94/edit
http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=5901 

WH- Questions

Please look at this website to review the Wh- questions
http://www.myefa.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=lesson11&ep=17

Have or have got

http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-64573.php

What's he got in the bag?

Click on this link to see the video
http://www.real-english.com/reo/23/23-1.htm

WH- Questions

Please look at this website to review the Wh- questions
http://www.myefa.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=lesson11&ep=17

Unit 12 Quiz

Good Luck! (I know you don't need it!)
https://docs.google.com/a/canada-english.com/document/d/1PYa2MqZW8vRfNIfg2Qg3KopMRdYwJtMaazfqW0VOn8w/edit

Rules Reported Speech

http://www.kfmaas.de/gram_ti.html

Homework for Friday June 22nd, 2012

Please complete structure 12-2 and 12-3 for tomorrow and we will go over the grammar review for this unit in the morning.....thank you......Craig

Writing Homework for June 21st

Please do a writing outline tonight on the topic of space travel....
thank you and have a good evening.....Craig

Reported Speech exercises

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/reported_speech/questions2.htm

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/reported_speech/questions.htm

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/reported_speech/statements2.htm

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/reported_speech/statements.htm

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/reported_speech/commands_negations.htm

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/reported_speech/commands.htm

Homework for June 19th, 2012

Please make 10 original sentences with 10 vocabulary from this unit....thank you....Craig

Unit 11 Quiz

Here you go! The moment you have all been waiting for...Unit 11 Quiz!
https://docs.google.com/a/canada-english.com/document/d/1ajHHM7ZLDCFP25UNy9aV1SW3hF6aaS2hkqCcAx_Uuzk/edit

Indirect Questions

Do you mind looking at this webpage?
http://perso.wanadoo.es/autoenglish/gr.inqu.p.htm

Tag Questions

http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verbs-questions-tag.htm

Grammar Review

Please look at the Grammar review for this unit and e-mail me if you have any questions...Craig

Homework for June 15th, 2012

Please make a paragraph  in the writing section "Would you enjoy the public life of a celebrity? Explain why or why not." Thank you and have a great evening.....Craig

Indirect questions #4 and #5 for homework 11-1

Please do these exercises for tomorrow......thank you and e-mail me at craig.koskimaki@canada-english.com if you get stuck.....Craig

Indirect Questions

Indirect questions in English

If you want to ask a question that is quite sensitive, try using one of the indirect phrases below:

Can you tell me…
Could you tell me…
I'd be interested to hear…
I'd like to know…
Would you mind telling me…

These questions are followed by either about, a "wh word" or if. Then you add the subject, then the sentence.

You don't need an 'auxiliary', such as 'do', 'does', 'did', or 'can'.

"Can you tell me what you like most about your present job?" Not "Can you tell me what do you like?"

"I'd be interested to hear about your experiences."

"Would you mind telling me if you have applied for a similar position before?"

5 stories and converstations

http://iteslj.org/Lessons/Brown-TalkingCards.html

Lesson 1 - A Soldier's Lie

The Story

Once a soldier asked his commanding officer for a day's leave to attend his sister's wedding.
The officer asked him to wait outside the door for a few minutes while he considered the request.
The officer then called the soldier back in and said, "You are a liar. I've just phoned your sister and she told me she's already married."
"Well, sir, you're an even bigger liar," the soldier replied, "because I don't even have a sister."

Vocabulary Practice

Mark the best choice.

1. 'Leave' here means ......
   1. going out from a place
   2. one part of a tree
   3. permission to be absent from work
   4. asking a person for some money
2. To 'attend' here means to ...
   1. take care of
   2. pay for
   3. be present at
   4. look at

Questions for Discussion

1. Why did the soldier tell the officer a lie?
2. Why did the officer tell the soldier a lie?
3. Can you remember telling such lies?

Activities

1. Now you tell your friend(s) the story in your own words:
2. Pronounce the following words several times:
   1. Command
   2. Officer
   3. Attend
   4. Soldier
   5. Already

A Related Proverb

One foot cannot stand on two boats.

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Lesson 2 - In Pajamas

The Story

Staying at a hotel in Yarmauth, I couldn't sleep because the television in the residents' lounge was so loud. As I could see from the top of the stairs, the lounge was in total darkness, so I crept downstairs in my pajamas. I went to the TV and after some fumbling with the knobs I managed to switch it off.
As I turned to leave, I suddenly became aware of a semi-circle of people sitting in the dark who, up until that moment, had been enjoying a television program.

Vocabulary Practice

Mark the best choice.

1. 'Lounge' is ..........
   1. kind of taxi in the airport etc.
   2. small room for workers
   3. public sitting room in a hotel
   4. special case for television
2. To 'creep' means to .........
   1. run quickly
   2. jump off
   3. shout out
   4. move quietly
3. To '.......' means to move the hands awkwardly to do something or to find something.
   1. fumble
   2. manage
   3. switch
   4. reside
4. A 'knob' is a.....
   1. hotel room
   2. small TV
   3. round handle
   4. special table

Questions for Discussion

1. What is the main funny point in the story?
2. Why did the man go downstairs in pajamas?
3. What do you think will happen next?

Activities

1. Now you tell your friend(s) the story in your own words.
2. Pronounce the following words several times:
   1. Lounge
   2. Resident
   3. Knob
   4. Fumble
   5. Aware
   6. Semi-circle

A Related Proverb

Opportunity knocks once, and the neighbors the rest of the time.

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Lesson 3 - Beggar Replacement

The Story

The doorbell rang, and the housewife answered it. She found two beggars outside. "So, you're begging in twos now?!" she exclaimed.
" No, only for today," one of them replied. "I'm showing my replacement the ropes before going on holiday."

Vocabulary Practice

Mark the best choice.

1. A 'beggar' is a person who.......
   1. sells food and clothes
   2. has no money
   3. asks for money
   4. does the housework
2. To 'exclaim' means to..........
   1. say something kindly
   2. say suddenly and loudly
   3. walk quickly
   4. look angrily
3. A ..... is a person that you put in place of yourself or another.
   1. beggar
   2. rope
   3. housewife
   4. replacement
4. 'Ropes' here means .......
   1. the rules and customs in a place or activity
   2. pieces of strong thick cord
   3. people you probably meet in a special place
   4. houses which are expensive

Questions for Discussion

1. This joke is telling us something about beggars' life. What is it?
2. Do you know a joke or a true story about beggars?

Activities

1. Now you tell your friend(s) the story in your own words.
2. Pronounce the following words several times:
   1. Beggar
   2. Exclaim
   3. Reply
   4. Replacement
   5. Ropes

A Related Proverb

A man is known by the company he keeps.

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Lesson 4 - Wedding Gifts

The Story

Jack and his bride were opening their wedding gifts. After unwrapping each package, Lisa would exclaim enthusiastically, "We really need these towels" or "We'll enjoy eating off these pretty plates." Then she opened one very large box. It contained a vacuum cleaner.
"Jack," Lisa said, "look what you've got."

Vocabulary Practice

Mark the best choice

1. To 'unwrap' means to .....
   1. fasten
   2. break
   3. open
   4. write
2. 'Package' means .......
   1. plate
   2. parcel
   3. room
   4. book
3. 'Enthusiastic' means ......
   1. quite angry
   2. indifferent
   3. with great interest
   4. showing disliking
4. Another word for 'vacuum cleaner' is ..........
   1. electric fan
   2. cleaning machine
   3. Hoover
   4. electric machine

Questions for Discussion

1. What is funny about this story?
2. Who do you think should use the vacuum cleaner? Why?

Activities

1. Now you tell your friend(s) the story in your own words.
2. Pronounce the following words several times:
   1. Unwrap
   2. Package
   3. Enthusiastically
   4. Towel
   5. Vacuum

A Related Proverb

Cut your coat according to your cloth.

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Lesson 5 - Wedding Gown

The Story

When my sister got married, she wore my mother's wedding dress. The day she
tried it on, the gown fitted her exactly and mother started to cry. "You're not losing a
daughter," I reminded her, putting my arm around her, "you're gaining a son."
"Oh, forget about that!" she said with a sob, "I used to fit into that dress."

Vocabulary Practice

1. Mark the best choice.
2. A 'gown' is a ........
   1. building where people marry
   2. dress worn at a special time
   3. person who is married
   4. meal served at wedding
3. To 'fit' means to ..........
   1. find something out
   2. live happily
   3. see something sad
   4. be the right size
4. A ... is a noisy and irregular breath from crying.
   1. gown
   2. gain
   3. sob
   4. fit

Questions for Discussion

1. What is funny about this story?
2. Who do you think is telling the story?

Activities

1. Now you tell your friend(s) the story in your own words.
2. Pronounce the following words several times:
   1. Gown
   2. Marry
   3. Gain
   4. Wore

A Russian Proverb

One rotten egg spoils twenty fresh ones.

Vocabulary exercise

Please do the Vocabulary Exercise for tomorrow>>>>thank you and have a good evening....Craig

Unit 10 Quiz

Here you are!
https://docs.google.com/a/canada-english.com/document/d/1CVnUx6S1R3C6AfuWcWGaR6CRvn7f2HYM1eXPBPyVpW8/edit

Warm up questions: Travel June 11th, 2012

 How many countries have you been to?

Describe the best trip you ever took. Where did you go? Who did you travel with? What did you do?

Where did you spend your last vacation? What did you do?

Describe the worst trip you ever took. Where did you go? What made it a bad trip?

When you were a child, did your family take trips? Would you always go to the same place or different places?

What three countries would you most like to visit? Why?

When you are travelling, do you try to speak the local language?

Do you prefer winter vacations or summer vacations? Why?

Have you ever taken a package tour? If so, tell about this experience?

Would you like to take a cruise? Why or why not?

What type of accommodations do you usually stay in when you travel?

Have you ever hitchhiked? If so, where were you and how was this experience?

Where will you go on your next vacation?

What three countries would you least like to visit? Why?

Homework for the weekend

Please look at the Grammar review as well as the exercises on the blog for the quiz on Monday...if you have any questions, don't hesitate to send me an e-mail @ craig.koskimaki@canada-english.com ....thank you...Craig

On an island

You must spend one year on an island far away from everything. Discuss these items and what you would bring. 

- one companion

- one book
- one piece of music
- one luxury item 

Modal exercises

We will look at these exercises from Headway
http://elt.oup.com/student/headway/int/a_grammar/unit11/?cc=ca&selLanguage=en

http://elt.oup.com/student/headway/int/c_stopandcheck?cc=ca&selLanguage=en

Modal verbs of probability-exercise

https://docs.google.com/a/canada-english.com/document/d/1DuWf6achWKqw2u1EVdAcd8vPNKgu1pmukwqRlIr0d94/edit
http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=5901

Modals / Modal Verbs Games

• modals - can, must, would, have to - Basketball Game

  Using either, neither and too
  

  Look at the sentences below. A is the speaker. B answers, and sometimes
  a third person C answers after B.
   When you agree with the speaker...A: I like ice cream. B: Me, too. or I do, too. or So do I.
  A: I can play the piano. B: Me, too. or I can, too. or So can I.
  A: I am hungry. B: Me, too. or I am, too. or So am I.
  A: I don't like hamburgers. B: Me, either. or Neither do I.
  A: I can't cook. B: Me, either. or Neither can I.
  A: I'm not tired. B: Me either. or Neither am I.
  In the sentences above, a third person (C) would say the same thing as the second person (B)
  When you don't agree with the speaker...
  A: I love fried fish. B: I don't. C: I don't either. or Neither do I.
  A: I am tall. B: I'm not. C: I'm not either. or Neither am I.
  A: I can sing. B: I can't. C: I can't either. or Neither can I.
  A: I don't like chocolate. B: I do. C: I do, too.
  A: I'm not Canadian. B: I am. C: I am, too.
  A: I can't speak English. B: I can. C: I can, too.
  Note- there may be a few other possible ways to answer these questions.
  

  

  Now you try...
  Answer the questions using the examples above. Choose one response. (There may be more than one answer.) Check your answers by clicking on the arrows.
  
  1. A: I like to play tennis. B: . (You like to play tennis.)          Check your answer.         I do too. / Me, too. / So do I.         
  2. A: I can't swim. B: . (You cannot swim.)
           Check your answer.         Me either. / Neither can I.         
  3. A: I'm not going to school today. B: . (You are going to school)
           Check your answer.         I am.         
  4. A: I don't have a son. B: . (You don't have a son)
           Check your answer.         Me either. / Neither do I.         
  5. A: I can't speak Russian. B: . (You can speak Russian.
           Check your answer.         I can.         
  6. A: I like to drink beer. B: I don't. C: . (C does not like beer)
           Check your answer.         I don't either. / Neither do I.         
  7. A: I can't hear the teacher. B: I can't either. C: . (C can't hear the teacher)
           Check your answer.         I can't either.         
  8. A: I'm not happy. B: Neither am I. C: . (C is not happy)
           Check your answer.         Me either. / Neither am I.         
  
  http://perso.wanadoo.es/autoenglish/gr.sodo.p.htm :speaking activity!

Grammar 10-3: So / Neither Do I

Please do #3 and #4.......for tomorrow thank you...and have a good evening....Craig

Agreeing or Disagreeing

http://www.eslgold.com/speaking/agreeing.html

Piece of Cake

Some of the rules for agreeing with negative and positive statements:
http://www.wiziq.com/tutorial/239672-Agreeing-Disagreeing

Neither/ Either, so, too

Here you go! Some great exercises!
http://eslbee.com/cobaq/quizzes/13_so_too_neither.htm

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/vocabulary/both-either-neither-nor

https://docs.google.com/a/canada-english.com/document/d/1w3GH33v0TTf1iIAOEbBD81GiM5NJ7cRVPy2slT1QQxg/edit

Modal Verb Exercises

Modal Verbs of Probability Quiz

Use must, might, may, could or can't plus the correct form of the verb.

Where is David? He                 --                        must be             (be) at school. Classes begin at 8.

She                 --                        can't think             (think) that it is a good idea. It's crazy!

I'm absolutley sure!. They                 --                        must have arrived             (arrive) yesterday, I saw their ticket.

Courses                 --                        might OR may begin             (begin) the fifth of September.

Are you joking! David                 --                        can't have gone             (go) to Paris last week. He doesn't have enough money.

They                 --                        could live             (live) in New York, but I'm not sure.

The concert                 --                        must have been             (be) wonderful last night. Fiore is a great conductor.

1. He left the party early. 
a) He must have to work tomorrow.
b) He must to have to work tomorrow.

2. He has to be finished the test by now. 
a) He must be finished the test.
b) He might be finished the test.

3. There is new snow outside.
a) It might have snowed last night.
b) It must have snowed last night.

4. He didn't finish the exam on time. 
a) He might not had studied.
b) He might not have studied.

5. She doesn't know if she will cook dinner tonight.
a) She might cook dinner.
b) She has to cook dinner.

6. Everyone is smoking outside.
a) You could not be able to smoke in here.
b) You must not be able to smoke in here.

7. He looks very tired.
a) He must have stayed up late last night.
b) He might had to stay up late last night.

8. Everyone received 100% on the math exam.
a) It must have been easy.
b) It could have been easy.

9. That book has her name on it.
a) It has to be hers.
b) It might be hers.

10. Who fixed the chair?
a) It couldn't been Jim. He was at work.
b) It couldn't have been Jim. He was at work.

Activity 1

Holly and Adam have just got married and have gone on their honeymoon. A friend talks to Holly’s mother about their plans for the future. Rewrite the parts in brackets using must, can’t or may/might.

FRIEND  Just married and on their honeymoon.  They must be  (I’m sure they’re) very happy. Where are they going to live after they come back?

MOTHER  They may stay  (Perhaps they’ll stay) with us for a while.

FRIEND  What about work?

MOTHER  They (Maybe they’ll go) abroad for a year.

FRIEND  So Holly  (I assume that Holly’s not) very interested in the job she’s got. I thought she enjoyed her work.

MOTHER  She does, but they both have one of those temporary contracts, and the company (perhaps the company won’t renew) them.

FRIEND  Yes, that’s always a possibility. 

MOTHER  Or they  (maybe they’ll take) a postgraduate course. 

FRIEND  Would they get a grant?

MOTHER  No, I don’t think so but they’ve both worked for a couple of years so they (I’m sure they have) some savings.

FRIEND  But Adam’s father has his own business, doesn’t he? He (Maybe he’ll find) work for them.

MOTHER  I’m not sure. Holly quite likes Adam’s father but she (perhaps she won’t want) to work for him.

FRIEND  You see. It’s not easy to work for in-laws and it (I’m sure it isn’t) easy to live with them, either.

MOTHER  All right. I see your point.

Holly and Adam have just got married and have gone on their honeymoon. A friend talks to Holly’s mother about their plans for the future. Rewrite the parts in brackets using must, can’t or may/might.

FRIEND  Just married and on their honeymoon.  They must be  (I’m sure they’re) very happy. Where are they going to live after they come back?

MOTHER  They may stay  (Perhaps they’ll stay) with us for a while.

FRIEND  What about work?

MOTHER  They  (Maybe they’ll go) abroad for a year.

FRIEND  So Holly  (I assume that Holly’s not) very interested in the 

job she’s got. I thought she enjoyed her work.

MOTHER  She does, but they both have one of those temporary contracts, and the company  (perhaps the company won’t renew) them.

FRIEND  Yes, that’s always a possibility. 

MOTHER  Or they (maybe they’ll take) a postgraduate course. 

FRIEND  Would they get a grant?

MOTHER  No, I don’t think so but they’ve both worked for a couple of years so they (I’m sure they have) some savings.

FRIEND  But Adam’s father has his own business, doesn’t he? He (Maybe he’ll find) work for them.

MOTHER  I’m not sure. Holly quite likes Adam’s father but she (perhaps she won’t want) to work for him.

FRIEND  You see. It’s not easy to work for in-laws and it (I’m sure it isn’t) easy to live with them, either.

MOTHER  All right. I see your point.

Activity 2 Guess who it is!

1 He studied journalism and advertising at college.

2 He wears a wedding ring.

3 He speaks with an American accent.

4 He gives a lot of money to charity.

5 He travels to lots of film festivals for work.

6 He has six children.

What to do, where to go

over to you:

Imagine that you have arranged to meet a friend, but he is late. Suggest three things that might have happened to him/her, using may, might and could.

Think about what you might do after you have finished your studies at CCEL, and write three of them, using may, might and could, and starting with ‘After I’ve finished my studies at CCEL

Homework for June 7th, 2012

Here is an example paragraph for you....Craig
https://docs.google.com/a/canada-english.com/document/d/147M0rqxtj6gN5e_HJtTjwVqEXxQr31uN7-pKK5kfCwg/edit

Homework for Wednesday June 6th, 2012

Please finish the exercise 10-1 #3 and e-mail to me.....have a good evening

Modal verbs Level of probability

Look at this chart to see different levels of probability and modal verbs used

MODAL VERBS USED TO SHOW LEVELS OF PROBABILITY

LEVEL OF PROBABILITY	MODAL VERB	TIME = PRESENT & FUTURE	TIME = PAST
CERTAINTY	WILL (Be)	He'll be here by Friday.	That will / would have been Susan who called.
CERTAINTY	WON'T (Be)	She won't be here.	It won't / wouldn't have been John, I think he's in São Paulo.
IMPOSSIBILITY	CAN'T Be COULDN'T Be	It can't be Fred, he's in the USA. It couldn't be right.	He can't / couldn't have written this, he doesn't speak Arabic.
PROBABILITY (LOGICAL)	MUST (Be)	He must be right, he's an expert in this area.	He must have finished by now, he's a fast worker.
PROBABILITY (LOGICAL + PREFERENCE)	SHOULD (Be)	He should be finishing now, he's a fast worker.	He should have finished by now, the exam's nearly over.
POSSIBILITY	MIGHT (Be)	They might win, but I doubt it.	If they had played better, they might have won.
POSSIBILITY	MIGHT NOT (Be)	It's very cloudy, but I might not rain.	If I hadn't read that book I might not have passed the exam.
POSSIBILITY	MAY (Be)	We may go to Greece for our holidays.	She may have got lost.
POSSIBILITY	MAY NOT (Be)	I may not arrive on time.	He may not have done it.
POSSIBILITY	COULD (Be)	You could be right, but I doubt it.	He could have had an accident even though he's a very good driver.

MODAL VERBS USED TO PERFORM SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS

FUNCTION	MODAL VERB	TIME = PRESENT& FUTURE	TIME = PAST
COMPULSION	MAKE SB (Do)	She makes them tidy their room.	The teacher made them write it out six times.
PROHIBITION	CAN'T/NOT ALLOWED TO	My dad says that I can't see you anymore.	She wasn't allowed to see him anymore.
PERMISSION	MAY (Be)	May I go now?	I was allowed to go.
STRONG OBLIGATION	MUST (Do)	I must remember to pay the phone bill.	I had to apologize.
STRONG OBLIGATION	MUSTN'T (Do)	Mother: "you mustn't play with matches."	The children weren't allowed to play outside.
NO OBLIGATION	DON'T HAVE TO (Do)	I don't have to wake up early on Saturdays.	I was happy that I didn't have to see him again.
NO OBLIGATION	NEEDN'T (Do)	You needn't pay it now if you don't want to.	You needn't have done it, but I'm glad you did.
NO OBLIGATION	DON'T NEED TO (Do)	I don't need to study French anymore.	He didn't need to revise for the exam.
DUTY	SUPPOSED TO	Your supposed to arrive at work at 8am.	You were supposed to have done this by now.
DUTY	NOT SUPPOSED TO	You not supposed to be here!	I wasn't supposed to have been at the meeting.
FORMAL ADVICE	WOULD (Do)	I'd arrive on time if I were you.	I would have arrived on time if I'd been him.
FORMAL ADVICE	WOULDN'T (Do)	I wouldn't do that if I were you.	I wouldn't have done that if I'd been him.
INFORMAL ADVICE	SHOULD (Do)	You should always dress well at interviews.	You should have dressed well at the interview.
INFORMAL ADVICE	SHOULDN'T (Do)	You shouldn't speak to him like that.	You shouldn't have spoken to him like that.
INFORMAL ADVICE	OUGHT TO (Do)	You ought to be here earlier.	You ought to have been there earlier.
INFORMAL ADVICE	NOT OUGHT TO (Do)	You didn't ought to touch that.	You didn't ought to have done that.
REQUESTS	CAN (I/you)	Can/Could you help me, please?	I asked him to help me.
ABILITY	CAN (Do)	I can speak English.	I could speak English when I was five.
ABILITY	BE ABLE TO (Do)	Will you be able to come?	She was able to answer all the questions.
ABILITY	MANAGE TO (Do)	Does he manage to get here on time?	He managed to rescue her.
NORMAL BEHAVIOUR	WILL	She'll always do her homework.	She would always do her homework.
OFFERS	WILL	I'll help you with that.	I'd have helped you.
OFFERS	SHALL	Shall I give you a hand.	I should have helped you.
SUGGESTIONS	SHALL (LET'S)	Shall we meet at 9pm?	I suggested meeting at 9.
WILLINGNESS	WON'T (Do)	I won't do it!	She wouldn't do it.