TGIF- Thank God, it’s Friday!
Thank goodness, it’s Friday!
Today’s agenda
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Attendance
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“Self-Assessment Reflection” Week 5
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Vocabulary exercise
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IF TIME Leftover verb tense exercise
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IF TIME
Continue noun clauses
Exercises from homework
Other exercises
Go over lots of example
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Test2 (last 60m)
Final week before Winter Break, Christmas Break, Xmas Break
Monday
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Prepare for Quiz 4
Choose vocab for Quiz 4
Tuesday
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Quiz4
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Midterm “Self-Reflection”
Wednesday
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Midterm recs- one-on-one meetings
Thursday
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Midterm recs- one-on-one meetings
Friday
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Vocabulary Exercises
1. Her benevolent actions
toward the homeless earned her great admiration.
malevolent- cold-hearted,
want to hurt somebody
(a) kind-hearted
three-year-old hyphenated
- hyphen
-- dash
This is a nine weeks course.
XXX
This is a nine-week course.
This course is nine weeks
long.
This is a nine-week course. nine-week
like an adjective
I am forty six years old.
I am a forty-six-year-old woman
He is six years old.
He is a six-year-old boy.
He is a six-year-old.
Jun ran ten kilometres in a
race.
It was a ten-kilometre race.
It is a five-hour drive to
Kelowna.
Google: hyphenated words as
modifiers
(b) cruel
(c) indifferent
benign- harmless
malignant- harmful
The biopsy was benign.
2. The students were eager
to start their vacation plans.
(a) reluctant
(b) keen
(c) lazy
SLANG keener- someone who is
very eager, especially in school
She is a real keener. She is
the teacher’s pet.
3. The magician managed to conceal
the card up his sleeve.
(a) hide
(b) show
(c) reveal
She put on concealer.
4. The teacher suggested they
modify their essay for better clarity.
(a) edit, change, customize(physical)
(b) ignore
(c) finalize
He likes to modify cars.
convert- change form one
thing to another
transform(v)
Transformers – children’s toy
5. Please handle the vase
carefully; it’s extremely fragile.
(a) sturdy
(b) delicate, easily broken
(c) strong
She is very fragile.
6. She was deeply grateful
for the help her friends offered during the crisis.
(a) thankful, appreciative
(adj)
(b) rude
(c) oblivious
Her son was appreciate of her
help.
MODERN IDIOM I appreciate you.
I appreciate that.
7. After a long day at work,
he was completely exhausted.
(a) energized
(b) tired, dog-tired,
bone-tired
(c) bored
NOT COMMON
fatigue(n)- tiredness
fatigued(ad)- tired
He is very fatigued.
The hike was fatiguing.
IDIOM It has been a long day.
I am tired.
I have had a day. It has been
a hard difficult day.
It has been a long day so far.
I am beat.
I am wiped.
I am overwhelmed. I have too
many things to do, and no time.
8. Her diligent efforts
in studying earned her top grades.
(a) lazy
(b) hardworking
(c) careless
perseverance(noun)-
persevere(v)
resilience(n)- inner strength,
ability to keep going, ability to recover
resilient(adj)
The woman is resilient/immune/resistant
to malaria.
9. He is an ambitious
young man with dreams of becoming a CEO.
(a) aimless
(b) driven
(c) passive
ambitious(adj)- wanting to
accomplish more, want to be successful
driven(adj)- has energy to
succeed
drive(n) – motivation, inner
She has a lot of drive to
become a great dance teacher.
10. We need to discard
the old furniture before the new ones arrive.
(a) keep
(b) throw away
(c) collect
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Test 2
Electronic
devices and notes put away.
Write a persuasive
paragraph of at least 150 words on one of the
following
topics:
1. Kids
should get paid for good grades.
2. People
should live together before they get married.
3. Newcomers
should learn English fluently.
4. Permanent
Residents should be allowed to vote.
