Good
morning, everyone.
We
will get started at 11:00.
Today’s
agenda:
· Return and review Test #1 paragraph
· Begin Complex sentences- adverb clauses
· “Flu Shots”
Wednesday
· Continue with complex sentences- adverb
clauses
· Talk more about paragraphs
· Dialogues – going to the doctor OR going to a haridresser
· HW
Thursday
· Quiz#3 – adverb clauses
· Talk more about paragraphs
· Begin complex sentences- noun clauses
Friday
· Test#2- paragraph- Friday or Monday
· Continue with noun clauses
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Paragraphs – approximately
100 words
-approximately 5-8
sentences
Topic sentence-
first sentence, related to the topic
3-4 supporting sentences
– explain, give examples, support TS (Topic Sentence)
Concluding sentence
Test #1
Why did you come to
Vancouver?
Topic sentence: I
came to Vancouver for several reasons.
I came to Vancouver
for three reasons.
There are many reasons
why I came to Vancouver.
I immigrated from
ABC to Vancouver for several reasons.
3-4 reasons
First, I wanted to
...
First of all, my
family....
Next, ...
Third,...
Concluding sentence
In conclusion, I am
happy that I moved to Vancouver.
These are the reasons
why I moved to Vancouver.
STRUCTURE OF A
PARAGRAPH
Topic sentence
3-4 supporting sentences
Concluding sentence
A few things to
remember:
-indent the first
word
-doublespace
-write in pen
-one block of
writing
-title above line
-one paragraph
-about 100 words
-sentences!!!
You have to express
your ideas in sentences. Capitals and periods.
SIMPLE
COMPOUND
COMPLEX- will start
today
-Make a plan. Then
write.
Correction and rewriting.
YOUR SENTENCES:
My brother lives in Vancouver. So I want to be close to him.
FIX
My brother lives in
Vancouver, so I want to be close to him.
* Don’t start a sentence
with SOBA so or but and
My brother lives in
Vancouver. I want to be close to him.
HIGHER LEVEL- EF6
My brother lives in
Vancouver. Therefore, I want to be close to him.
SIMPLE and COMPOUND
sentences
VSB provides a fair,
diversity, all ages education for newcomers. RW
VSB provides a fair,
diverse education for newcomers of all ages.
diverse- many
different types, kinds
Vancouver has many countries
people. XXX
TRANSLATION, NOT
ENGLISH
RW Vancouver has people
from many countries.
Vancouver is
surrounded by many mountains. NOT TRUE
Vancouver has many mountains
to the north. It has the Pacific Ocean to the west.
It has the US border
40 km to the south.
We like to go hiking,
camping, boating ...... XXX
FIX
We like to go hiking,
camping, and boating.
We like to go hiking,
camping, boating, etc.
etc et cetera (and others)
We like to go hiking,
camping, boating, and so on.
This is hard work,
but we are doing it.
That was our first
paragraph. We will probably four or five more paragraphs. We will have lots of
practice.
When should we do
our next paragraph?
Friday or Monday. We
will decide in the next couple of days.
Sentence types:
*SIMPLE
SV SSV SVV
Imperative Interrogative
It is raining
today.
*COMPOUND
, SOBA , so , or
, but , and
SV, SOBA SV.
Marin is tired,
so she wants to have a nap.
*COMPLEX
-adverb clause- today, this week
-noun clause- next week
-adjective clause – next week
adverb clauses
adverb modifies a verb, usually a ‘ly’ word
She sings beautifully. ‘beautifully’ talking
about the verb ‘sings’
beautiful – adjective, desrcibes a noun The woman is beautiful.
She smiles
beautifully. adv
He smiled nervously.
Her smile is beautiful. adj
He walks slowly.
quickly
carefully- You drive your car carefully.
nervously-
He does his work seriously.
She did the math homework correctly.
goodly well
She speaks English very well.
The grandmother teaches her grandson how to tie his shoes.
angrily? quickly? patiently? carefully?
I am learning English slowly but surely.
adverb clause SV
THREE MOST COMMON WORDS FOR ADVERB CLAUSES:
because
if
when
OTHER WORDS TOMORROW
since
unless
even though
Let’s focus on these:
**because- give a reason
She is tired today because she had insomnia/couldn’t sleep
last night.
She is tired
today because she had insomnia
last night. adverb clause
I am happy because I am alive.
You are sad because your teacher gave me too much
homework.
commas
Because she had
insomnia last night, she is
tired today. comma
Because I am alive, I am happy. comma
Because your teacher gave me too much homework, you are
sad. comma
because & so -
closely related
She is tired
today because she had insomnia
last night. COMPLEX-adv cl
She had insomnia
last night, so she is tired today.
COMPOUND
because/so – similar, different usage
Joe was hungry, so he ate a sandwich. COMPOUND
Joe ate a sandwich because he was hungry. COMPLEX
**if- maybe yes, maybe no
Sarah will go for a walk if the rain stops.
I will wear a skirt if it is not raining.
If the rain stops, Sarah will go for a walk.
If it is not raining, I will wear a skirt.
We will go to the party if we’re free.
I will go play soccer if it is not too windy.
go play- play
Go do your homework.
I will go fold the laundry.
**when- time
Call me when you get home.
She will go shopping when she is free.
The little kid had a nap when he is tired.
He can go to sleep when he gets home.
HOMEWORK:
Try a few of your own sentences using ‘because’, ‘if’, and
‘when’. Email them to me if you like. We can share them tomorrow.
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