Good morning, everyone.
Today’s class plan
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Presentation Day- four people
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Return Test#4
Rewrite for Bonus point
Pass it in today or first thing tomorrow
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“Possessive Pronouns”
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“Christmas” reading, exercises
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Midterm recommendations- half today, half tomorrow
I will meet with each person individually
in the hallway.
We will chat about what you want to do next
quarter.
We will look at your marks: Tests and
spoken in-class.
The cut-off for early registration is 65%.
We want the stongest students to register
first.
The other students can register after a
week or so.
The final passmark is 50%.
Friday
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Midterm recommendations- other half of students
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“Christmas”
1.Santa Claus
2.Christmas tree-decorate(v)
You decorate a Christmas tree with lights and ornaments.
3.candy cane
A candy cane is made of hard candy. A candy cane is red,
green, and white. A candy cane has a spiral shape. It is shaped like a cane.
My grandfather used a cane. A cane helps people who can’t walk very well.
Many old people use a cane for walking. A person with a broken leg can use a
cane.
4.ornament- decoration
She has many ornaments on her Christmas tree.
5.lights – small electric lamps
He decorated his tree with multicoloured lights.
multi -many
There are many Christmas light shows in Vancouver.
6. stockings- big socks
In Canada, kids hang stockings from the chimney for
Christmas.
7.angel-
An angel is a magic creature that has wings.
A devil is the opposite of an angel.
Your kids are little angels.
Your kids are little devils.
movie Gremlins
8.gift/present- birthday present, anniversary gift
People give each other presents at Christmas.
9.sleigh – goes on the snow on skis
wagon- goes on the road on wheels
10.reindeer- Santa Claus’ sleigh is pulled by eight
reindeer.
cat- cats
dog- dogs
deer-deer
fish-fish
phone-phones
pencil-pencils
water- water
rice-rice
sugar-sugar
animals
one deer- two deer
one fish- two fish
one squirrel- two squirrels
one mouse- two mice
one ox- two oxen
Male deer have antlers.
Bowen Island has a lot of deer.
Practice:
Take out your “100 Verbs”. Write simple sentences using
simple present, past and future verb tenses.
Extra challenging: Write compound sentences using simple
present, past and future verb tenses.
COMPOUND SV, so SV.
SV, or SV. SV, but SV. SV, and SV.
Your examples:
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