Tuesday, 17 January 2023

EF67 Class 35- Replacement Quiz and Test, Presentation Project, sentence combining

 

EF67

Final two weeks

 

Today’s agenda

·      Return Quiz5- discuss, correct

·      Talk about optional replacement quiz and test

·      Begin presentation project

·      Continue sentence combining- examples from homework

Two approaches to sentence combining

 

Wednesday

·      Begin essay

·      Time to work on presentation project

·      Begin First Nations

·      Continue sentence combining

·      Email about replacement quiz and/or test.

 

Thursday

·      Continue essay

·      Continue presentation project

·      Continue sentence combining

·      Continue First Nations

·      Email about replacement quiz and/or test- deadline 5pm.

 

 

Friday

·      Continue essay

·      Time to work on presentation project

·      Continue sentence combining

·      Continue First Nations

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Monday

·      Essay#1

 

Tuesday

·      Presentations

·      Optional replacement quiz

 

Wednesday

·      Finish presentations

·      Optional replacement test

 

Thursday

·      Essay#2- final work for marks

 

Friday

·      Final day

Final marks and reports

No instruction

 

 

-parallelism

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quiz #5

Write a sentence with a noun clause for each.

1.    how            carefully

Joe likes how his four-year-old son organizes his Lego carefully.

 

2.    that             modern

Shira thinks that modern technology makes our lives better.

 

3.    how            fulfill

phrasing – authentic-sounding English

fulfill a goal accomplish a goal

fulfill a promise/obligation/responsiblity

fulfill a wish

She doesn’t know how she can fulfill her daughter’s wish to ride a pony.

 

4.    that             prescribe

She hopes that her doctor can prescribe her some medication for her nausea.

 

5.    that             skeptical

made a skeptical decision ??

He realized that his wife is skeptical about his excuse for being late.

I know that my mom is skeptical about growing oranges in Vancouver.

 

PHRASAL VERB- verb+prep-  skeptical about

IDIOMATIC- critical to being able to communicate in English

verb + prep

look at

look up

look up to

look after

look for

look into

 

take in

take off

take after

take over

take to

 

SUGGESTION: Start to review phrasal verbs.

GOOD ORGANIZED SITE: https://7esl.com/phrasal-verbs/

 

6.    why             quarrel

Ali didn’t know why his kids were quarreling over their toys.

 

I don’t know why she quarreled with his brother. unclear, confusing

I don’t know why Jessica quarreled with Bob’s brother.

 

 

verbs relating to thinking and talking

 

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** Optional Replacement Quiz **

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A few people have asked me about rewriting quizzes. Maybe they had a bad quiz or missed a quiz.

 

In my classes, I offer an optional replacement quiz for anyone who would like to do one.

 

Next week, you will have an opportunity to replace one of the quizzes that you wrote.

Again, this is optional. You don’t have to do it if you don’t want to.

 

So far we have done five quizzes:

 

Quiz#1 compound sentences        X/6

Quiz#2 complex sent- adv cl          X/6

Quiz#3 complex sent- adj cl           X/6

Quiz#4 complex sent- adj cl           X/6

Quiz#5 complex sent- noun cl       X/6

 

You have your marks for those.

 

You may have one quiz that you were not satisfied with.

One is one. Not two, not three. 1=1

 

You choose which one and let me know by email.

 

You will do the replacement quiz during regular class time, as usual. It will be Tuesday, January 24th. We will do it the last 25 minutes of class.

 

The replacement quiz will be a new quiz. The replacement quiz will be a mix of all sentence styles.

e.g. If you want to replace your Q#2, the adverb clause quiz, the replacement quiz will not just be on adverb clauses; it will be on all of the sentence styles.The replacement quiz will be six sentences, as usual- mix of simple, compound, complex. e.g. 1 simple, 2 compound, 3 complex OR 2 simple, 2 compound,  2 complex.

 

Your old mark will be replaced with the new mark. It will not be the higher of the two marks.

 

EXAMPLE SCENARIO #1

Q1 4/6

Q2 0/6 4/6

Q3 6/6

Q4 5.5/6

Q5 5/6

 

Replace Q2.

Replacement quiz 4/6

*Great outcome.* The average from your quizzes goes up.

 

EXAMPLE SCENARIO #2

Q1 4/6 3/6

Q2 4.5/6

Q3 4.5/6

Q4 5/6

Q5 5/6

Q6 4.5/6

 

Replace Q1.

Replacement quiz 3/6

*Less-than-ideal outcome* The average for your quizzes goes down.

 

EXAMPLE SCENARIO #3

Q1 2/6

Q2 1.5/6

Q3 0/6 3.5/6

Q4 0/6

Q5 2/5

 

Q3 or Q4- you decide Q3

Replacement quiz 3.5/6   The average for your quizzes will go up. You’re getting closer to pass. You will feel better.

 

 

Think about if you would like to replace one of your quiz marks.

 

ADVICE:

If you have pretty good marks, just leave them. Don’t bother with the replacement quiz.

On the other hand, if you have a really low mark somewhere, it would be worth doing the replacement quiz.

 

REMINDER: Quizzes are worth about 30% of your final mark.

 

ACTION:

What you can do:

Email me by Thursday at 5PM which quiz you would like to replace, if you want to replace one.

Send me an email.

Make sure you use a proper Subject line in your email:

“Name, Class, Replacement quiz.”

 

“Hi Al,

I want to replace Quiz#2.

Thanks,

Betty”

 

I will respond.

“Ok. Thanks.

Al”

 

I will not accept late emails. Thursday at 5pm is the deadline to let me know if you want to replace a quiz. You have 54 1/2 hours.

 

 

** Optional replacement test **

 

A few people have asked me about rewriting tests. Maybe they had a bad test or a missed test.

 

In my classes, I offer an optional replacement test for anyone who would like to do that. This is exactly the same deal as the replacement quiz.

 

On Wednesday, January 25th, you will have an opportunity to replace one of the tests that you wrote. This is optional. You don’t have to do it if you don’t want.

 

As of today, we have done five tests:

 

Test#1        x/6    x/12 doubled e.g. 4/6=8/12

Test#2                  x/12

Test#3                  x/12

Test#4                  x/12

Test#5                  x/12

 

*I double the test marks because tests are worth twice as much as quizzes.

You have the marks for those.

 

You may have one test that you were not satisfied with. Perhaps you missed a test and did not make it up. You can replace one of those tests. You choose which one.

One is one. Not two, not three. 1=1

 

You will do the replacement test during regular class time, as usual. It will be on Wednesday, January 25th. We will do it the last hour of class.

 

The replacement test will be a new test, a new topic. The replacement test will be a paragraph, as usual.

 

Your old mark will be replaced with the new mark. It will not be the higher of the two marks.

 

Think about if you would like to replace one of your test marks.

If you have pretty good marks, just leave them. Don’t bother with the replacement test.

 

Email me by Thursday at 5PM which test you would like to replace, if you would like to replace one.

 

Send me an email.

Make sure you use a proper Subject line:

“Name, Class, Replacement Test.”

 

“Hi Al,

I want to replace Test#1.

Thanks,

Betty”

 

I will respond.

“Ok. Thanks.

Al”

 

I will not accept late emails. Thursday at 5pm is the deadline to let me know if you want to replace a test.

 

This is the same deal as the optional replacement quiz.

 

 

Presentation #1: A Person in My Life Who I Admire

 

Who is a person in your life who you admire? Choose one person. It can be anyone: older, younger, a sibling, parent, relative, friend, community member, etc.

This week, you will put together a short presentation around the person. There will be two parts to this project:

 

WRITTEN (2 paragraphs) (6 points)

-A paragraph describing who they are. What is their name, age, background, etc? Give their background. Explain who they are.

-A paragraph explaining why you admire them. What characteristics do they have that you admire? What do they do that you admire?

 

SPOKEN (3-4 minutes) (4 points)

On next Tuesday and Wednesday, you will tell the class about this person and why you admire them. You can come to the front of the class and talk to us. You can take a few written notes in case you forget something. However, no reading.

 

Here are some possible topics to focus on:

Their personality traits

Their life story

Their actions

Things they have said

Their greatest achievements

Why you chose this person to talk about

Why you admire them

When you met this person

Their effect on other people

How they compare to other people

If you’d like to be like them or not

If you think you could be like them or not

 

We will start getting ideas together starting today. We will take some time in the next few classes to organize, write, and polish.

Also, I will teach people how to use a microphone.

You can use a mic for your presentation.

 

 

 

“Sentence Combining #5” exercises.

Process

1.    Find the kernel

2.    Find new information

3.    Decide what kind of sentence you want

 

2.Although they are both spicy, Italian cooks use garlic and oregano while Chinese cooks use ginger and hot pepper.

3.The Italians use a lot of tomato sauce unlike the Chinese who use bean, soy, and duck sauces.

NEW STYLE May loves sports unlike Sarah who loves music.

Unlike May who loves sports, Sarah loves music.

 

4.An Italian meal is usually served with wine; however, a Chinese meal is usually served with tea.

5.No Italian meal is complete without a loaf of delicious Italian bread whereas the Chinese never serve bread of any kind. ADV CL

No Italian meal is complete without a loaf of delicious Italian bread; however, the Chinese never serve bread of any kind. COMPOUND

6.    Another diference between Italian and Chinese cooking is that most Italian dishes are baked while most Chinese dishes are cooked in hot oil.

7.    Also, Italians eat a lot of pasta, and Chinese people eat a lot of vegetables.

8.    Although they are not alike, I enjoy both Chinese and Italian food.

Although Chinese and Italian food are not alike, I enjoy them both.

 

TOMORROW “Washing the Car” Try some for homework. Email me.

We’ll share them tomorrow.

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