EF6 8:30 Feb16

 Good morning, everyone.

We will get started at 8:30.

Today’s agenda

1. Go over Quiz1

2. Continue with compound sentences.

Today’s virtual sightseeing place in Canada: Adams Lake, Saskatchewan

Quiz1

Write a simple sentence for each.

A bit of confusion between simple and compound sentences.

Doublespace.

14-16 point font. 

-mostly ok

A few people used very small font. I couldn’t read it well. If you used very small font, I couldn’t give meaningful feedback.

I won’t ruin my eyes trying to read font that is too small. If you used small font, resend the quiz with 14-16 point font, and I will give meaningful feedback to you. I won’t change the mark.

Email to me as an attachment by 9:25am.

The quiz went really well. You all did a really good job.

1. SVV phone

Maria’s cell phone rang and buzzed all night.

2. Imperative book

command – Read your book!

Open that book, please.

3. Interrogative library

Do you know the address of the library?

4. SSV bus

Joanne and Marcia took the bus to the bird sanctuary.

5. SSVV hiking

Joe and Edna went hiking and fishing. 

hiking and fishing – not verbs, nouns (gerunds)

Joe and Edna went hiking and took pictures.

6. SV tomorrow

I will call my sister tomorrow.

Please write examples of sentences from the quiz that you have questions about:

1. My son, Jerry, always uses and plays with my phone. prep

2. He goes to the other room and calls his friend by on the phone. agr prep

3. Three of my neighbors and I have decided to go hiking every week. SSV

4. I will go to climb a mountain. art

5. Jim will go to his parents'  home tomorrow. SV

6. Do not put the book on the table! imperative

7. Amy and Cindy are taking the bus to school. art SSV

8. Joan and I go to the park by bus. SSV

9. My friend and I will go shopping and have lunch this weekend. SSVV

10. Sam and his brother take Andrew and Peter got the game night ticket and will go to watch the bus to school every day. art SSV

11. Andrew and Peter got the game night ticket and will go to 

watch. meaning?

Andrew and Peter got tickets to the night game and will go to see it. SSVV

12. Peter and I love to go hiking and swimming together every 

weekend. SSV hiking and swimming- not verbs punc

I love to eat chocolate. one verb

I love chocolate and eat it every day. two verbs

13. Me and my friends love to practice hiking in the bigger mountain of the country. SSV

My friends and I love to practice go hiking in the bigger biggest/tallest mountain in the country.

bigger mountain – suggests there are only two mountains in the country

14. Can you pass me the book? Please!

Can you pass me the book, please?

FREE ADVICE #2: Go easy on the exclamation points. In general, they are not used in school writing or professional writing.

text- overused

Hello!!!!!!!!!!

On Friday, I got an email from a student who wrote this:

“Why did u give me this mark?!!!”

- assertive, pushy, aggressive, quite rude, speaking very strongly

Is that what they meant? I don’t know. It sounded like that.

assertiveness training – teaching quiet or passive people to stand up for themselves

15. Do you want to go shopping now? interrogative, question

Do you want to go the library now?

You never have to apologize. This is a fun relaxed English class. We are here to learn and have some fun.

Compound sentences

- two simple sentences connected together

SV  SV

, FANBOYS – I don’t teach FANBOYS

, SOBA – much more useful and practical

focus on high-frequency words – SOBA so or but and 

Your simple sentences from Quiz1:

1. I will go to climb a mountain.

2. Jim will go to his parents'  home tomorrow.

3. Amy and Cindy are taking the bus to school.

4. Joan and I go to the park by bus.

Turn these into compound sentences:

1. I will go to climb a mountain. SOBA SV.

I will go to climb a mountain, so I have to pack my safety gear.

Safety gear for hiking: lots of water, snacks, proper clothes and boots, space blanket, #1 TELL SOMEONE WHERE YOU ARE GOING.

In the Northshore mountains (close to Vancouver) every year, hikers get in trouble and even die on the mountains.

2. Jim will go to his parents'  home tomorrow.

Jim will go to his parents'  home tomorrow, but he won’t be able to stay for supper.

3. Amy and Cindy are taking the bus to school, but they will walk home.

4. Joan and I go to the park by bus, and we chat.

but – shows opposite expectation

so – gives a reason, resulting action

I like chocolate, but she likes minty candy.

I like chocolate, so I buy it every week.

Combine the sentences in each exercise using ,SOBA.

1. David likes to swim. He hates to hike.

2. John likes video games. John likes reading.

3. Stephen must study. Stephen will not pass the test.

4. Jill should show up on time. Jill will not be able to enter.

5. Susie loves to read books. Susie loves to do her homework.

6. Irene likes to draw. Rita likes to draw.

7. Michael likes basketball. Stephen likes basketball.

8. Make sure to get to the airport two hours before your plane is due to leave. You will miss your flight.

9. The dangers of smoking are well known. Many people 

continue to smoke anyway.

10. It's important to put your goals in writing. You must also be committed to achieving them.

Try these for homework.

Combine the sentences in each exercise using ,SOBA.

1. David likes to swim. He hates to hike.

David likes to swim, but he hates to hike.

2. John likes video games. John likes reading.

3. Stephen must study. Stephen will not pass the test.

4. Jill should show up on time. Jill will not be able to enter.

5. Susie loves to read books. Susie loves to do her homework.

6. Irene likes to draw. Rita likes to draw.

7. Michael likes basketball. Stephen likes basketball.

8. Make sure to get to the airport two hours before your plane is due to leave. You will miss your flight.

9. The dangers of smoking are well known. Many people 

continue to smoke anyway.

10. It's important to put your goals in writing. You must also be committed to achieving them.

We will go over them tomorrow together.