EF 4 5 Class 12

 

Good morning, everyone.

 

I recorded myself reading the questions. I was unable to upload them to the blog. I can upload video but not audio. Unfortunately, the size of the video was too large to upload.

 

Today’s agenda

·      Continue compound sentences

Work from HW

·      Read “Families”

·      Talk about paragraph for Friday

·      Review paragraph form and structure

·      Begin phrasal verbs, do a few every day

verb + preposition

‘look’

·      Go over some more of the “Top 100 Most Used Verbs in American English”

·      Pronunciation of the Day- daily pronunciation work- minimal pairs and tongue twisters

 

Friday

·      Continue compound sentences- begin semicolons

·      Test#1- paragraph (last 60m)

 

Monday

·      Continue with compound sentences

 

 

“Simple and Compound Sentences”

 

SIMPLE SENTENCES- SV   SSV   SVV   SSVV   Imperative   Interrogative

 

COMPOUND SENTENCES- , SOBA

SOBA   , so   , or   , but   , and

SV, SOBA SV.

Maria is tired. She is happy.

Maria is tired, but she is happy. COMPOUND SENTENCE

Maria is tired, and she is happy. COMPOUND SENTENCE

Maria is tired and happy. SIMPLE SENTENCE

Maria is tired but happy. SIMPLE SENTENCE

 

, so – reason, give a result

It is raining, so I brought my umbrella.

I am thirsty, so I will drink some water.

Mei was working, so she is tired.

 

Mei was working, so she is tired. vt-verb Is it ok to mix verb tenses?

Mei was working yesterday/last night/until 10pm, so she is tired now. vt-verb tense

 

ALTERNATIVE MIXING OF VERB TENSES:

Mei is working, so she will be tired.

Shifted the verb tenses from past and present to present and future

Mei is working right now/ at the moment, so she will be tired later/tomorrow/when she finishes.

 

, or – choice A or B

Would you like coffee or tea? SIMPLE

Would you like coffee, or would you like tea? COMPOUND

She can take EF2, or she can stay in EF1. COMPOUND

She can take EF2 or EF1. SIMPLE SV

She can take EF2 or stay in EF1. SIMPLE SVV

 

, but – opposite, shows difference

I love dogs, but she loves cats.

Today is rainy, but it is not cold.

 

, and – plus, in addition

I like my brother, and I like my sister.

 

Maria baked a cake, and Sarah made cookies.

 

Exercise 1

1.    The tree is losing its leaves, and the tree is becoming empty/bare.

The tree is losing its leaves, and/so it seems that/like winter is near/coming/close/approaching/imminent.

The tree is losing its leaves, so it doesn’t give shade.

The tree is losing its leaves, but it is still alive.

shade(noun, verb)- shadow(noun, verb)

2.    I will go to work this afternoon, so I will not be at home.

I will go to work, and I will go there this afternoon.

I will go to work this afternoon, and I will call my customer then.

I will go to work this afternoon, so/and I will work until 12 am/midnight.

I will go to work this afternoon, but I will be back at/by midnight.

at -exact time

by/before- at the latest

She will call you at 9. right at 9

She will call you by 9. 9 at the latest

My doctor will call me between 2 and 4. That is the window.

 

I will go to work this afternoon, so and/but it is supposed to be a hard day.

 

On average, for most people the window for getting married is about 21-35.

The window for learning to speak a second language without any accent is about 1-4 years old.

 

 

3.    The old man is painting his fence, so I am standing here to see watch it.

watch – seeing something that is moving, action

The old man is painting his fence, so he will be tired later.

The old man is painting, and he is painting his fence. REPETITIVE

The old man is painting his fence, but his dog wants to play with him.

The old man is painting his fence, so the fence is looking/is starting to look/ looks like brand new.

4.    I like ice cream, but I don’t eat it every day/often/very much.

I like ice cream, but I am lactose intolerant.

I like ice cream, but don’t like it very much.

I like ice cream, but I’m not crazy about it.

I like ice cream, and I eat it every day, so now I have diabetes. 3 is too many- just 2.

FIXES

I like ice cream, and I eat it every day. Now, I have diabetes.

I like ice cream, and I eat it every day. Therefore, I have diabetes.

5.    Joe went to the store, and he bought a new phone.

Joe went to the store, and he did some shopping.

Joe went to the store, and he did some window shopping.

Joe went to the store, but he didn’t buy anything.

Joe went to the store, but he forgot his wallet.

Joe might have gone to the store, and or he may have gone to the park.

 

might have gone  modal/modal auxiliary + present perffect verb tense- imagine something, suggesting the past

The dog is gone. He might have run away.

Sarah didn’t come to school today. She might have slept in.

Sarah is late, so she might have overslept.

She might be ADJECTIVE. She may/could/might be sick/tired.

I will teach modals in the next few days.

 

6.    Jessie is swimming, but she needs to practice more.

Jessie is swimming, so she will be tired later.

Jessie is swimming, so she will lose weight.

Jessie is swimming, and her coach is encouraging/ coaching/pushing her.

Jessie is swimming, but the water in the pool is cold.

Is Jessie swimming, or is she riding the stationary/road/mountain bike?

When you ride a mountian bike or a road bike, you can shift gears.

He rides his bike around the block.

 

IDIOM I’m not crazy about ABC.

 

7.    The printer is out of paper, so I will buy some more paper soon.

The printer is out of paper, so I can’t finish/print my work.

The printer is out of paper, so it isn’t able to print anything / my documents.

The printer works fine, but it is just out of paper.

The printer is out of paper, so it stopped working.

8.    The music is too loud, so I can’t hear the doorbell.

The music is too loud, and it is hurtung my ears.

The music is too loud, and it is giving me a headache.

The music is too loud, and it’s not good for your ear.

The music is too loud, and it will damage your hearing.

The music is too loud, and it will cause tinnitus.

tinnitus- medical condition where you hear a high-pitched tone or a throbbing sound

The music is very good, but it is too loud.

The music is too loud, so it bothers the people around you.

The music is too loud, so I got a notice note/letter/complaint from my neighbour.

 

 

9.    I went to the cinema, and I watched a comedy called Barbie.

I don’t like movies, but I went to the cinema anyway.

I went to the cinema, but the movie was boring. I feel asleep.

10.                       My husband and I moved to Vancouver, and we live in a small apartment in East Van.

My husband moved to Vancouver, and also I moved to Vancouver. REPETITIVE

My husband and I moved to Vancouver, but my mother-in-law didn’t move here.

My husband and I moved to Vancouver, and my mother-in-law can’t find us.

My husband moved to Vancouver, so I had to go with him.

11.                       Jun’s sister calls her mother every day, but she didn’t call her today.

Jun’s sister calls her mother every day, and they? go to their? home every weekend.

Jun’s sister calls her mother every day, and they talk for about an hour.

Jun’s sister calls her mother every day, and they talk/chat about Jun’s marriage.

Jun’s sister calls her mother every day, and they chew the fat.

IDIOM chew the fat – gossip and make small talk

IDIOM catch up (phrasal verb)- talk about new things in our lives

I went out with my friend on Saturday. We caught up.

 

commute(verb) travel to work and then back home

Maria commutes by bus/car/Skytrain/bicycle.

Joe commutes by carpool. He carpools to work.

 

Tomorrow, I will ask you to write a paragraph of at least 150 words. The topic will be family.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

She was very sick, so she passed away. simple past- much more commonly used

She was very sick, so she has passed away. present perfect

My grandmother died.

 

*** “Top 100 Most Used Verbs In American English”

 

***Pronunciation of the Day***