EF34 11:00 April 29

 

Good morning. 

This class is for: English Foundations 3

English Foundations 4

Composition and Writing 3/4

Composition and Reading 3/4

This is a split class. We are all at the Foundations 3 and 4 level.

You are in the right place.

We will get started at 11:00.

Teacher: Al Haley

First name is fine- Al

If you are uncomfortable calling a teacher by the first name, call me what you like.

I will call you by your first name if you don’t mind.

My email address: ahaley@vsb.bc.ca

Today’s agenda:

agenda – plan, what we want to do today, business term, professional vocabulary, sounds very professional

1. Zoom class

2. Class procedures

3. Overview of course

4. Quizzes and tests

5. Email protocols

I will end the class today around 12:00. I have an appointment to get my Covid vaccine.

I hope there are no serious side-effects of getting the vaccine.

headache?

sore arm?

fever for two days?

feel sick?

Different people will have different reactions.

You do not have to get any text books. I will provide everything to you.

Our classes will be held Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

First day- Thursday, April 29

Final day – Wednesday, June 30

Holidays – Victoria Day, May 24

This will be a relaxed and fun class.

We will still do a lot of work and learn a lot.

We won’t be too serious.

1. Zoom classes- 

Have you used Zoom before? First time?

All of the classes will be on Zoom.

You can join the class early.

We will start at 11:00 sharp.

Change your Zoom user name to your real name.

Let’s check our microphones and make sure they work.

Everybody’s microphone and camera works!

2. Class procedures

I will teach/lecture/talk about one hour every day- 11:00 to around 12:00.

Then I will give you some homework. Many people are very busy. You can do as much as you can.

After I finish teaching at 12:00, you are free to go. I will on Zoom to talk with anyone who wants to discuss, talk about what we did in class.

** Not today – I have to leave at 12 today to get my Covid vaccine.

Everything I put on this screen will be posted to my class blog after class.

blog – new word in English– web + log

web- internet

log – written report, driving log, work log

My class blog: haleyshec.blogspot.com

Write this down!!! haleyshec.blogspot.com

My class blog is tremendous resource for you to use.

You can check the blog as much as you like.

No password. No sign in. All public.

You are welcome to talk much as you like. When you are not talking, keep your mic muted. This cuts down on noise (i.e. argument, kids, dogs, vacuum cleaner, eating)

When you have something to say, unmute your mic and go for it.

3. Overview of course

Course dates:

April 29 – June 30

Holidays- Victoria Day

When you are successful in this class:

English Foundations 3 – EF4

EF4-EF5

This adult education school:

English Foundations classes 1,2,3,4,5,6,7

Academic classes English 10,11,12

Government rule

EF7&English10 are the same class-two different kinds of students

Graduated Adults – finished high school anywhere in the world, EF7

non-grads- did not finish high school anywhere in the world, English10

Many people have not finished high school:

e.g. turned 19 before they could finish in BC, family trouble, health challenges (physical, mental, emotional, psychological), come from country with war, political unrest, have lived in Canada for a long time, working, raising kids, making money

Everyone is welcome in my class.

We are here to get a little better at English – for school, for life, for work, for yourself.

You should have a plan for yourself.

- improve English - writing, reading, listening, talking

- get a better job

- finish high school

- go to postsecondary (college or university)

THE MAIN THINGS WE WILL BE STUDYING:

a. writing

- very important, most important for school, high school, college, university, job, life

Being able to write well is a wonderful gift that you can give to yourself. I can help. I will teach you.

THREE SENTENCE TYPES

-SIMPLE

-COMPOUND

-COMPLEX

I will teach you these in great detail. I will answer all of your questions as well as I can. We will practice, practice, practice.

PARAGRAPHS- different kinds of paragraphs

- narrative writing – tell a story

- descriptive writing – describe something

- process/expository writing – teach someone how to do something

- persuasive writing – convince, tell your opinion

b. reading

- short stories

- non-fiction

- No novel for this class

c. listening and speaking

The daily class is mainly one hour of me talking.

I will speak at a normal pace, slightly slower than if I were talking with my friends.

Listen to CBC radio 690am. The announcers have a nice relaxed speaking pace/speed.

The online class feeling is different from classroom. I like to have people in a room, talking with each other, looking at each other, meet some new friends, make some new contacts.

We will do out best to connect.

-speaking- You talk as much as you want. Chime in. Join the conversation. Don’t be shy. Ask as many questions as you want.

“Sorry. I have a question. May I ask a question?” YES!! Don’t be shy.

I will be paying attention to who talks and who is silent.

Talkers do better learning English.

Don’t be a Silent Sam or Quiet Quan.

Be a Talking Tim and a Chatty Cathy.

Speaking out loud is very importance for your confidence.

Some people avoid speaking out loud. Don’t.  Take every opportunity to speak English.

On Zoom, we are missing visual cues, subtle body language

We will do our best to connect.

We usually have a lot of fun in my classes. I hope you will have fun, feel relaxed, and learn a lot.

4. Quizzes and tests

Marks for this course

- Quizzes: worth about 30%, around 7 or 8 quizzes, worth 3 points each

sentence work based on grammar we have been learning, six sentences

We will do out first quiz early next week.

- Tests: worth about 60%, around 7 or 8 tests, worth 6 points each

paragraph writing about a story, article, topic of discussion

(100-150 words)

-Extras 2-5%

Quizzes + Tests + Extras = about 100%