Good morning, everyone.
Today’s agenda:
·
Return all quizzes, go over
Quiz1 RW- simple sentences
Quiz2 - compound sentences
Rewriting and correcting
·
Start verb tenses – simple present
·
Continue goalsetting module
Friday
·
Deeper level of compound sentences ; semicolons
·
Begin paragraph work
·
Verb tense – simple past
Monday
·
Continue paragraph work
Tuesday
·
Test1 - paragraph
Quiz2- compound sentences
1.
accept but
I talked to my friend, but I did
not accept her apology/opinion.
He gave me an explanation, but I did
not accept it.
My son gave me a ring for my
birthday, but I did not accept it.
2.
correct and
Mei did the homework questions,
and they were all correct.
3.
number or
I am number two, or you are
number two.
4.
smart and
Sarah is smart, and she is also
funny.
5.
later so
The bus didn’t come, so I will be
later late to school.
I am busy right now, so let’s
talk later.
6.
lesson so
Meg has a piano lesson tomorrow, so she has to practice
today.
SV, SOBA SV.
EXAMPLES
My family loves pets, so we have 2
two dogs.
1-10 – use the word
10+ - use the
numeral
Sarah has two kids:
a boy and a girl.
Her oldest daughter
is 23.
Adjectives Forms
BASIC COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE
smart smarter smartest
My dog is smart.
My dog is smarter
than my brother’s dog.
My dog is the
smartest dog in the world.
MY ADVICE: Keep your
sentences short and basic for now. Try not to be too complicated. Don’t squeeze
tons of information into one sentence.
EXAMPLE
Come in a moment
later. XXX
Come in in a
moment. Give me a second.
Come in later.
Wait a moment, please.
Finish in a moment.
XXX
Finish it up
quickly.
I will be finished
in just a moment.
Please finish your
work ASAP. (good for talking)
ASAP – as soon as
possible
Please open the window.
Open the window, please.
accept / allow NOT
THE SAME
allow – let
She let her son play video games last
night. CAUSATIVE VERB
She allowed her son to play video games
last night. CAUSATIVE VERB
I do not let my dog
sleep on my bed.
I do not allow my
dog to sleep on my bed.
CAUSATIVE VERBS –
help, ask, tell, allow, get, let, etc.
accept- take as gift,
receive something
accept a NOUN
Sarah accepted her
sister’s apology.
Superstore accepts
coupons from Shoppers Drug Mart.
It accepts the same
coupons as Independent.
I accept your
invitation for your party.
I accept your job
offer.
Will you marry me? Yes!
I accept your proposal.
propose She proposed to her girlfriend on the beach.
Jun’s family did
not accept her boyfriend.
acceptable(adj)
except
brief(adj) short We had a brief meeting.
brief(n) – document
for lawyers
A business person
often carries a briefcase.
affection(n)- love
quiz – short, 6
sentences
test- paragraph
exam- 2-3 hours
**
Verb tenses:
Most important to know:
-Simple present-
habit, usual activity, state
-Simple past- one
event in the past, finished
-Simple future- one
event to come in the future ‘will’ ‘am going to’
-Present
progressive ‘ing’
-Past progressive
-Future progressive-
not used often
-Present perfect-
from the past until now
-Past Perfect-
not used often, SUBSTITUTE simple past
-Future prefect
not used often SUBSTITUTE simple future
-Present perfect
progressive –
-Past perfect
progressive
-Future perfect
progressive
12, narrowed down
to 7
It will take a few
weeks to get through the seven tenses.
Know More
English pp306-317
Read up on your own
to become familair with the verb tenses.
SIMPLE PRESENT - habitual
action, something you do normally,
everyday, usual activity, routine
I
eat rice everyday. I take a shower every Tuesday. She drinks green tea in the
morning. I get up early every weekday (everyday). She goes to school.
-
state of being
She
is very happy. He is busy. Sarah is tall.
-
fact
The
Prime Minister lives in Ottawa.
Victoria
is the capital of BC.
He is my uncle.
Water boils at 100 degrees C.
She is from Mexico.
ERRORS
Sarah live in
Vancouver. XXX
Sarah lives in
Vancouver.
he/she – they
Goalsetting work
Step 1
Small group
chatting about some various goals that you might have.
Educational
Personal
Professional
Relaxed talking.
Focus is talking
and listening- normal discursive conversation.
Make notes for
yourself on your own goals.
HOMEWORK FOR
TOMORROW
Step 2
Choose one of your
goals. Write your goal in one clear sentence. Be specific.
One goal-one
sentence
Ex.
Personal goal “I want to a new recipe every week for the
next year.”
TOMORROW IN CLASS
Step 3
Brainstorm and
organize the steps that you will have to take to achieve this goal.
Use key words (good
vocab, specific vocab), not sentences
thesasurus- like a
dictionary, but gives you words that have similar meaning, synonyms, antonyms
thesaurus.com
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