EF3/4 May 22

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See you at 11.

Good morning.

Today’s agenda:

1. Review quiz from yesterday.

2. Review sentences so far.

3. Begin adjective clauses. Monday

4. Homework Read “Family”. I sent this to you via email this morning. Check your email for it. If you do not have it, let me know.

We will do a test paragraph to pass in on Monday.

We’ll get started at 11.

Today’s picture is from The Northwest Territories.

via -by , that way

The Canadian passenger train company is called ViaRail. The meaning is that you go by train.

Sarah talks to her sister via Zoom.

We are finishing the fourth week or our nine-week course.

Yesterday’s quiz #4. I emailed all of your quizzed back to you. I hope you could see my notes.

Write a sentence for each using the modal and the vocabulary word.

It is very important to try our own sentences. That is how we learn best.

1. might brave

She might feel/be brave when she speaks with her manager.

Everybody is brave but in their own way.

2. can speech

speak (v)

speech (n)

Sarah can speech speak to her friends. XXX

Sarah can make/give a speech to her colleagues.

colleagues - coworkers

Sarah came prepared to give a speech to the group of businesspeople.

3. should board

board (v)

We should board the airplane now.

board (n) piece of wood

Dave should cut the board into three-foot lengths.

You should keep your skateboard inside, or it will get stolen.

4. must survive

We must work hard to survive.

The lost hikers must stay dry in order to survive.

5. might safe

safe (adj)

It might be safe to cross the street.

During the winter, we might protect us to be safe. RW

During the winter in Quebec, we might protect ourselves in order to be/stay safe.

save (v)

Having First Aid might save someone’s life.

safety (n)

We might have to improve the level of safety at our factory.

We have to improve our English.

have to modal

improve verb      to improve     infinitive omit ‘to’

6. have to hospital

I have to take my grandmother to the hospital because she fell off her skateboard.

COMPLEX SENTENCES – adverb cl

I have to take my grandmother to the hospital because she fell off her skateboard. no comma

Because my grandmother fell off her skateboard, I have to take her to the hospital. comma

We must watch out for each other when something bad happens, so we can survive.

For the summer classes, we will be doing online classes. For September, nobody knows.

Everybody has the same question: What will happen in the future? Nobody knows.

Most of us want to get back to school. I do, too. When will that happen? I don’t know.

I like to see my students. Students like to see each other. People like to get out of the house.

Registration for summer classes will begin soon. I don’t know what date yet. As soon as I know, I will tell you.

Summer term will  be early July to early August, just five weeks.

SENTENCE REVIEW

simple sentences

one-part sentence S+V

“I am tired. I want to lie down.”

“My dog is asleep.” “He naps ten times a day.”

nap – short sleep (10-20m)

compound sentences SV  , SOBA  SV.

“I am tired, so I want to lie down.”

“My dog is lazy, and he naps ten times a day.”

“It is cloudy today, but it should be partially sunny tomorrow.”

partially – part, partial

“You can cook tonight, or you can get some take-out Greek food.”

complex sentences

-adverb clauses

when if because while since unless after before

“I was washing the dishes while my kids were playing with the dog.” two things happening at the same time

during + NOUN

While it is raining, I will stay home.

During the rainstorm, I will stay home.

I like to read during the day.

We were dancing while the party was going on.

We were dancing during the party.

I should stay home during the pandemic.

I should stay home while the pandemic is occurring.

-adjective clauses (Monday)

-noun clauses (next week) 

modals