EF4 Class 17

 

Good morning, everyone.

We will get started at 8:30

 

Today’s Agenda

·      New dialogue “Talking to a Landlord”

·      Midterm recommendations- 10 people

·      Continue complex sentences- noun clauses

Go over exercises from homework

Prepare for quiz tomorrow, choose vocabulary

·      Continue “100 Most Used Nouns and Verbs”

·      “Phrasal Verbs 1&2”

 

Thursday

·      Quiz#4- noun clauses

·      Midterm recommendations- 9-10 people

·      Preposition exercises

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Friday

·      Midterm recommendations- 9-10 people

·      Test#3 – paragraph of at least 100 words on an easy topic

 

Final week

Quiz#5 – adjective clauses

Test#4 -paragraph POSSIBLE

Replacement test or quiz on Thursday, August 1.

 

 

 

 

 

 

New dialogue “Talking to a Landlord”

Vocabulary Preview

1.landlord- home owner

2.tenant- renter of an apartment

3.

 

-apartment building

-condo- fancier, buy, downtown, extra amenities- pool, gym, sauna, fitness room, meeting room, party room, underground parking, lobby

-house- detached

-duplex- two houses together, share a wall

apartments- studio apartment, bachelor apartment(no bedroom), one-bedroom, two-bedroom, three-bedroom apartment

-living room/area,

-open concept

-kitchen area/kitchenette

-kitchen island

-kitchen counters, counterspace

-kitchen cupboards

-kitchen drawers

-spatula, whisk, cutlery, big spoons, grater, knife block

-fridge, freezer,

-appliances- blender, juicer, Instapot, rice maker, slow-cooker, oven, toaster, microwave, air fryer, coffee maker, water heater

-cutting board, drain

Every kitchen has a junk drawer.

-bathroom, shower, tub, sink, toilet,

-food

-water filter

IDIOM Everyone has their hand in your pocket.

 

3.furnace, boiler, water heater, AC (air conditioning), HVAC (heating, ventilation, air conditioning)

a space heater- small heater for one room

4. keep meaning to- delay, put off, postpone

5.clogged- blocked

My ears popped.

The highway was clogged with traffic during rush hour.

6.plumber-

drain(v,n)- water can run away

Having teenagers is a big drain on your finances, time, and sanity.

leak-

7.You can rent a car. You can borrow a book from the library.

You borrow money from the bank. The bank loans/lends you the money. You have to pay interest.

lease- long term rental

8.reasonable- acceptable, not crazy

9.utilities- extra costs- heat, phone, electricity, cable, internet, gas

bills(n)- power bill, gas bill, cable bill, internet bill, Hydro bill

Electricity can be generated by nuclear, windfarms, solar, hydroelectric, coal-fired, etc.

10. I want to bring this problem/concern to your attention.

 

pay attention – focus

You must pay attention to your kids when they are in the park.

 

Dialogues

Let’s take a few minutes to practice. Then we can do the dialogues.

 

I keep meaning to V.

I have been meaning to V.

I have been thinking about V.

I have been wanting to check out the outdoor food market at Metrotown.

 

Is there a problem?

What’s going on?

Is there an issue? – very professional, business

Is something wrong?- personal

What is the matter?

What’s the problem?

What seems to be the problem?

What’s happening?

 

What can I do for you?

 

 

** Noun Clause Exercises

1.    Junko’s friends think that SV.

Junko’s friends think that she is getting too thin lately.

Junko’s friends think that her new boyfriend is a loser.

Junko’s friends think that she is a great friend.

2.    Joe believes that SHEC is the best school to study in.

Joe believes that SHEC is the best school to study.

Joe believes that SHEC is the best school for taking classes.

Joe believes that SHEC is the best school for adults.

Joe believes that time flies.

Joe believes that positive thinking makes life better.

3.    Shirin said that she doesn’t understand her brother.

Shirin said that she doesn’t understand why Vancouver is so expensive. 2 noun clauses

Shirin said why her friend was upset.

Shirin said that she was worried about her sick daughter.

Shirin said that her father is out of town.

4.    Mei doesn’t know how to turn off the computer.

Mei doesn’t know how to register online.

Mei doesn’t know why they went to the park alone.

Mei doesn’t know what time the meeting is.

5.    Sarah forgot how she must do her homework.

Sarah forgot how she must do her taxes.

Sarah forgot that she has an appointment with the doctor.

Sarah forgot that today is her husband’s birthday.

Sarah forgot that she has ever seen him before.

6.    I’m not sure how we can go to the mountain tomorrow.

I’m not sure how can I go downtown.XXX

I’m not sure how I can go downtown. How can I go downtown.

I’m not sure what can I I can do. What can I do?

I’m not sure how she lost control. lost her mind.

I’m not sure how the device works.

I’m not sure how to find a good job in Canada.

I’m not sure if your answer is right or not.

I’m not sure how to explain this situation. I’ll try.

I’m not sure that he has found a solution to the problem.

7.Do you know that there are classes tomorrow?

 Do you know why she was upset?

Do you know why Joe Biden dropped out of the race?

Do you know how I can help him?

Do you know why the park is closes today?

Do you know that in August SHEC is closed?

8.Mike doesn’t know how he can reach his goal.

Mike doesn’t know how to reach out to his brother.

Mike doesn’t know how to help his brother prepare for his test.

Mike doesn’t know if living in Vancouver is good or bad.

Mike doesn’t know why his flight was cancelled.

Mike doesn’t know that Alison has lived in Canada for three years.

 

It’s hard to know why he quit his job.

It’s hard to believe that Mary can swim very well.

It’s hard to believe that he is telling the truth.

kid’s story- The Boy Who Cried Wolf.

It’s hard to believe that the Italian soccer team lost the championship at the World Cup.

It’s hard to believe that Afghanistan will be free again.

 

It’s hard to believe the story that you are telling me.

adjective clause- learn this starting tomorrow

 

 It’s hard to believe that I can cooking Italian food.

It’s hard to believe that she won the game.

It’s hard to believe that I thought they were friends.

 

It’s hard to believe that Mike quit smoking. He used to smoke like a chimney.

 

I quit working. She stopped running. He quit drinking.

She quit eating sugar.

 

IDIOM quit cold turkey

He quit smoking cold turkey. He has strong willpower. He whiteknuckled it.

IDIOM whiteknuckle(v)- to go through a difficult experience with no help

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Choose vocab for the quiz tomorrow:

I will pick six from these nine verbs.

1.    think

2.    believe

3.    know

4.    say

5.    hope

6.    forget

7.    remember

8.    feel

9.    understand

 

Vocab words to review

1.    apartment

2.    rent

3.    available

4.    plumber

5.    landlord

6.    internet

7.    attention

8.    convenient

9.    empty

10.           electricity

 

Example for the quiz:

1.apartment        hope

I hope that the apartment does not have mice.

I hope that I get the apartment.