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Today’s agenda:
1. Example sentences from your Test#1 paragraph
2. Begin simple sentences
3. HW Prepare for quiz on simple sentences on Tuesday
Monday- continue simple sentences
Today’s special place in Canada is the Annapolis Valley.
I like Vancouver, but in my heart I am a small-town guy.
Write a few of your sentences from your Test#1 paragraph in the Chat. We can share them together:
1. There are many reasons why travelling plays a significant role in people’s lives: connecting people with different cultures and backgrounds, exploring their customs and traditions, meeting new friends and discovering beautiful places and much more. parellelism
2. It is so sad that this Covid stole our regular lives from us; however it opened up something new for us and I was able to see opportunities for development and growth, even staying at home. TOO LONG. Divide it into sentences.
ababab ; however, it opened up something new for us. For example/Then/In fact, I was able to see opportunities for development and growth even while staying at home.
3. Also last but not least thing that I dream to do - is gathering with my friends here in Vancouver.
Also, last but not least, the thing that I most dream about doing is gathering with my friends here in Vancouver.
most dream about
dream about most
4. As over eighty year’s old seniors, they are quite healthy, which gives me a bit of comfort.
eighty-plus-year-old seniors
seniors who are more than eighty years old
5. The first thing I want to do is travelling/to travel to see my family; after two years of being apart. cut semicolon
6. At the end, I would like to change my perspective.
7. When Covid19 is over, I’m looking forward to going outside without the fear of getting sick.
8. I’d like to go to my country and to see my family and friends are the most I want to do when Covid19 is over. XXX Divide these ideas into two sentences.
I’d like to go to my country and to see my family and friends. This is what I most want to do when Covid19 is over.
9. After what's happening for the past eight months I have quited my job and stayed home mostly with my children. punc vf
After what has been happening for the past eight months, I have quit my job and stayed home mostly with my children.
10. I’m looking forward to going back to normal where I no longer need to wear a mask when I go outside and there is no need for social distancing. LONG
11. Unfortunately, Covid19 is getting worst worse and worse, so the program that I wanted to attend is now cancelled. wf Build vocabulary.
12. There are also many restrictions on meeting people. I like to meet and talk with my friends, but after Covid19, I have less chance to meet new people and spend less time with friends.
13. The first thing I want to do once Covid-19 Is over is to give everyone lots of hugs.
14. I will be more responsible to all things I have in my life. I will be nice to all my friends. AWK Not English phrasing
RW – try it a different way, different vocab
Word for word translation from another language?
15. Before pandering I always says life is too short but now I understood, Life is too short. Meaning?
pandering ww – a incorrect suggestion from a spellcheck
pandemic
This shows me that a student is filtering their English though a computer.
16. when covid19 is over I wanted to go back to my country to see my grandmother. When capital letter
17. It’s hard for everybody, but when Covid 19 is over, here there are three things that I am looking forward to.
18. The travel will be coming soon, although we do not know when (exactly). Not English
We will be able to travel soon although we do not know when exactly. ( )?
We will be able to travel soon although we do not know exactly when.
We will be able to travel soon although we do not exactly know when.
Often you can put pronouns in several places.
You have to develop two brains: Mandarin brain and English brain.
They are separate.
You have to have a Farsi Laila. Also, you have to have an English Laila. They are kind of separate people.
If you have a mix, then it is a big mess.
For example, my wife is very serious in English. Full of work.
She is very free and fun in Spanish. Full of life!
Our first language is deep in our heart.
You are not beginners at English. You can develop your English mind? brain? personality? side?
internalize the language –
Somebody that when you start to dream in a new language, that means you are really learning it.
Learning a language as an adult is very very good for your brain.
Email a few to me if you have other examples.
Sentence types:
SIMPLE
COMPOUND
COMPLEX
SIMPLE – most basic type, very useful
powerful – If you want somebody to remember something, tell them in a simple sentence.
one independent clause- SV
subject verb
The dog is asleep.
The park next to her house is very small.
SSV
The dog and the cat are sleeping on the couch.
Joan and Maria like to go dancing on Saturday nights.
SVV
Sarah works out and swims on Wednesdays.
SSSV
SVVV
Imperative – command, tell them what to do
Shut the door.
Shut the door, please.
No “You”
Come in.
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