English Foundations 4/5
NOTE: The notes from yesterday did not go on to the blog.
Today’s agenda
Earthquake Drill, 10:19am
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Continue with present perfect verb tense,
exercises from HW
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Begin “Literary Terms”
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“Roses Sing on New Snow”
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Listening exercise
Friday
Professional Development Day
No school for you
TWO WEEKS LEFT!
Monday
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Begin adjective clauses
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Continue “Literary Terms”
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Continue “Roses Sing on New Snow”
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Tuesday
·
Continue adjective clauses
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Continue “Roses Sing on New Snow”
Test#4- paragraph tomorrow
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Review paragraph form and structure
Wednesday
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Test#4
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Begin presentation project
Thursday
Earthquake Drill
Drop, Cover and Hold!
60 seconds
Hide under your table.
Present perfect verb tense-
participles
Base form Past
form Participle
eat ate
eaten
Simple present She
does not eat meat.
Simple past She
ate a sandwich for lunch.
Simple future She
is going to eat dinner with her family.
Present progressive She
is eating lunch right now.
Past progressive She
was eating supper when the phone rang.
She was eating supper while her
son was watching a video.
Present
perfect She has eaten
at this restaurant every day for two weeks.
This is a
very useful collection of verb tenses to know.
“Simple
Past vs Present Perfect”
Ex. I
bought a new laptop yesterday. simple past
1.
I went to Austrialia three months ago.
simple past
2.
We walked around our neighbourhood last
weekend. simple past
3.
I wrote have written my report. present
perfect
I wrote my report. simple past-
Either way sounds ok.
4.
Two weeks ago, we sold our house. simple
past
5.
My doctor still has not given me
the results. present perfect
My doctor has not yet given
me the results yet. present perfect
He hasn’t called his mother yet.
yet- negative, hasn’t happened yet
He is still trying to fix his car. present
progressive
She is still working in the restaurant.
I am still thinking about what you said.
I am still not retired yet. I am still not retired. I
am not retired yet. simple present
I still learn English every day. simple present
I am still learning English every day. present progressive-
a bit more authentic
I called you yet. XXX
I haven’t called you yet.
I didn’t finish my course yet. simple past
I haven’t finished my course yet. Nicer! present perfect
She didn’t get her drivers’ licence. – gave up, stopped
trying
She hasn’t gotten her drivers’ licence yet. – still in
progress
I didn’t finish my course yet. tension
I haven’t finished my course yet. better- both
are present
I haven’t found a suitable job yet.
I haven’t put the dishes away yet.
I haven’t made lunch yet.
I haven’t eaten my breakfast yet.
I haven’t read my book yet.
I haven’t been hiking on Mount Everest yet.
I haven’t been to the US yet.
I still haven’t been to the US.
I still haven’t called my mother. I keep forgetting.
Have you ever been to the US yet? choose
one
Have you ever gone kayaking?
Have you seen/gone to/visited the Great Wall of China yet?
yet – something that is expected for you to do
She went to Japan. She visited her sister. She saw Mount
Fuji. She climbed Mount Fuji.
yama- Japanese word for mountain
It’s better to skip down Mt. Fuji than to walk down.
6.
She didn’t drive to work last Monday.
simple past
7.
He has never studied another language. present perfect
8.
Did you do your homework last night?
simple past
Have you done/finished/completed your
homework yet/for today? present perfect
participles
YOUR CHOICE- both sound good
I did a little bit of it. simple past
I have done a
little bit of it. present perfect
9.
They have not fed their dogs yet.
feed fed fed
10.
Have you ever been/gone/travelled to
Europe yet? choose one
yet- expecation
Have you called your sister yet?
I haven’t called her yet.
“Basic Literary Terms”
-short stories- fiction
Books
*fiction- not true, not real- short stories, novels- made-up
story,
*non-fiction- true, real- history, biography, science
biography- the history of a person’s life
fiction- “Roses Sing on New Snow”- not a true story, but
still worth reading – still has valuable lessons about human beings
“Basic Literary Terms”
-
important vocab for talking about fiction,
movies, TV shows, etc.
1.
Setting- time, place – basic information
more in-depth information- culture,
psychology, religion, economics
2.
character-
-major character - very important, needed for
the story
-minor
character- less important, not crucial for the story
-protagonist-
main character that we identify with, we care about that character most
-round
character- fully described- physically, personality – feels like a real person
to us, like somebody we know
-flat character- one-dimensional
character, not much description either physically or in terms of personality
In general, most major characters
will be round, and most minor characters will be flat.
-dynamic character- a character who changes in some
important ways though the story
-static character- stays the same through the story, no
significant change
Often, the protagonist is a story will be dynamic.
There can be several major characters. These is usually only
one protagonist.
“Young at Heart”
fairy tales
happen
it’s hard
narrow of mind
to extremes
laugh dreams
fall apart at the seams
life gets more exciting
either in your heart
treasure on earth
rich as you are
it’s much better
should survive
being alive
best part
head start
look
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