Good
morning, everyone.
We
will get started at 8:30.
Cameras
on. Mics muted.
Registration for
September:
https://moodle.vsb.bc.ca/fall.php
Today’s agenda
·
Continue with essay work
·
Phrasal verbs
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Replacement test for the people who signed up
for it. I will a CBC artcle for you to read in prepaeration for the replacement
test.
Thursday agenda
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Essay#1- only essay (2hrs)
I will have to mark these very quickly. I
will not have time to correct sentences and grammar. I will give an overall
mark out of 10 with a few notes.
You have multiple quiizes and tests with
grammar and sentence corrections already. You should have a pretty clear idea
of what you’re doing well and what you need to improve upon.
Friday
·
Final day.
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We will not have a regular class.
·
Email me after 9:30, and I will email you back
your final mark.
·
I will be on Zoom to talk about or teach
whatever.
·
I will be here doing your finals marks and
report cards.
Homework Club – SHEC does not have a study room for extra help.
You can start your own with fellow students.
You could take a supplemental writing class or a self-paced
writing class.
Self-paced courses throught the ALC (Adult Learning Centre,
Room 203)
You can sign up for self-paced.
In self-paced, you do the work when you have time. There is
no teacher, but you can get help from teachers in the ALC.
Two courses in total is the maximum number of courses.
IELTS Test?
- entry test- general exam OR academic exam
Five-paragraph essay
“Bare Bones of the Five-Paragraph Essay”
The paragraph tomrrow will be about a very broad and general
common knowledge question.
e.g. Why did you decide to move to Canada?
Title- You don’t need a title.
-most people just use the question, the question is the
title
Barbara Essay
An example of a Student
five-paragraph essay
How to Pass a Course at the Top of the
Class
Written by Barbara Liu
I have been studying in school since I was a four-year-old
kid. If you ask me how to pass a course at
the top of the class, I would say you have asked the right person. You have to switch position with your
teacher. How would you like your student
to be? If you get that right, you are
halfway through passing your course.
Teachers like to see good attendance, homework finished on time, and
especially, teachers love students who answer questions in class.
All teachers like to see their students have good attendance. So, you must never miss a class or leave
early. You should always be on time,
sitting in the front row with your books laid out tidily. If you must miss a class, be sure to tell the
teacher beforehand and ask your study buddy to pick up an extra copy of the
homework for you.
If there is any homework, make sure you finish it. It is not necessary that you have done it all
correctly; mainly, the teacher wants to see that you tried. But it would be better if you did it all
perfectly. When your teacher asks if you
read or did your homework, you could say loudly that you did. This will give a very good impression to your
teacher. The teacher will know that you
are trying very hard. -the teacher’s pet-
My final advice will be very easy: always ask questions and answer
your teacher’s questions. Let her hear
your voice. Let her know you are paying
attention. You shouldn’t yell out at
every opportunity; just make sure you pay attention and answer a few questions
each class. If your teacher hears you speaking
out, she will know you care about the coursework and are eager to improve in
this subject area. Plus, if you do try
to ask and answer questions in class, you will realize that your knowledge of
the material increases.
- absent while present-
All of the above So, in a nutshell, make sure you do your homework, attend class,
and participate a little bit. These are not difficult to do, but they can
definitely help you to pass. For the
last thirty years, they have been working for me. So, good luck on your next class. I hope you
will reach your goal of getting great academic success and make your parents
proud.
-does not restate the three points: attendance, homework, participation-
missed opportunity
I have been teaching
precise grammar and punctuation good for school and work.
I have been
teaching ,SOBA in compound sentences.
So, let’s go to
the beach. XXX CASUAL, INFORMAL
Therefore, let’s
go to the beach. PRECISE, FORMAL, HIGHER LEVEL
So let’s go to
the beach. VERY CASUAL, INFORMAL, NOT GREAT FOR SCHOOL
For school and
work, I choose a more precise and formal writing style.
You have to pick
your level of formality.
dress shoes or
flipflops?
Do you feel ready?!
Are you ready?!!!
Topics for
tomorrow?
1.
question about food
2.
question about happy
life, family
3.
question about city
or country
4.
question about
learning a new language
Phrasal Verbs
Phrasal
verbs are two or three-word verbs usually consisting of a verb plus a preposition
or two.
verb +
preposition
Phrasal
verbs are the heart of English. The more you know phrasal verbs, the more natural
youe spoken and written English will sound.
Adding
prepositions to the verb can completely change the meaning of the verb. For example, “speak to” and “speak for” have
very different meanings. So too do “look
up to” and “look down on”. The meanings
of phrasal verbs are idiomatic, which means their meaning is in the culture not
in the dictionary.
look (v)
look +
prep
look at
look after
look up
look up to
– respect
talk to
talk with
talk over
talk for
talk about
Here
are some URLs for webpages that have lists of hundreds of phrasal verbs. You probably know many of them already:
-200 phrasal verbs
http://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/phrasal-verbs-list.htm
-Several hundred phrasal verbs
https://www.learn-english-today.com/phrasal-verbs/phrasal-verb-list.html
-500 phrasal verbs
https://www.espressoenglish.net/learn-500-phrasal-verbs-the-most-natural-way/
Many of these you will know already. There are hundreds more to learn.
Don’t feel overwhelmed- just learn a few new ones each day. Use them in your talking
and writing.
Building up your familiarity with phrasal verbs will help your English
sound natural and authentic.
It is worth the time that put into it.
e.g.
I am going to Surrey. ok, sounds
fine
I am heading for Surrey. ten times as natural sounding, really authentic
These are not difficult; there are just a lot of them. Good news: you
know a lot of them already.
Use them! Start using them!
Passive and active vocabulary-
We always can
understand more than we can say.
Our passive
vocabulary can be quite large.
Our active
vocabulary is much smaller. Our challenge is to make it grow.
Verb with infinitive and gerunds:
like, love, hate,
can’t stand, begin, continue
like + infinitive OR
gerund
like to ski OR like
skiing
Marie likes to ski.
OR Maria likes skiing.
The dog began to
whine as soon as he saw the cat.
The dog began whining
as soon as he saw the cat.
Joe hates washing
the dishes.
Joe hates to wash the
dishes.
Will you continue to
take classes at SHEC?
Will you continue taking
classes at SHEC?
The meaning is the
same. I can’t detect a difference in meaning.
They are interchangable
for most practical purposes.
