EF34 Class 12

 

 

Some people say, “I hate Mondays!”

Camels have one or two humps.

Wednesday is Hump Day.

The peak of a mountain.

The old man had a humped back.

There is a humped-back whale.

Orcas used to be called Killer Whales.

Camels live in the desert.

desert- ‘z’ sandy and dry land

dessert- ‘z’ ice cream, cheesecake, apple pie

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Attendance

·      Return Quiz#1

Go over

Explain rewrites for a bonus point

·      Continue simple verb tenses- simple present, simple past, simple future

·      “Family Relationships”

Chat topics

Idioms about familt relationships

·      Prepare for Test#1 tomorrow-

Paragraph- EF3, at least 80 words

                     EF4, at least 100 words

 

Thursday

·      Begin compound sentences

·      Test#1 (last 55m)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quiz#1

Write a simple sentence for each.

1.    SV   bus

Mei takes the bus to school. capital letter, period

2.    SSV   lunch

Maria and Ana have lunch together.

3.    SVV   homework

4.    SV   car

5.    Interrogative-question   coffee  Would you like some coffee? 

Can I have a coffee?

6.    Imperative-command   park   Sit down in the park.

Don’t park your car here, please.

 

You can fix up your sentences and rewrite them. Pass them in to me today or first thing tomorrow at the beginning of class. I will look them over and give one bonus point.

 

SSV  Reading and writing are my homework. gerund-‘ing’ noun, looks like a verb

Carol is reading and writing. verbs

 

Carol buys a new car. SV SIMPLE PRESENT- every day, all the time

Carol bought a new car last week. SIMPLE PAST

 

When do you want to go home?

 

IMPERATIVE- command

We go to the park. Go to the park.

Please go to the park. Go to the park, please.

 

He likes listen. XXX

FIX

He likes to listen.

He likes listening.

 

I do homework and eat snakes snacks in the afternoon. SVV

 

I drank had a coffee with my friend yesterday afternoon in a coffee shop.

 

drink   drank   will drink

 

SPANISH I have 20 years.

ENGLISH I am 20 years old.

 

 

I am in my mid-20s.

She is in her early 40s.

He is in his late 50s.

She is in her early 50s.

I am in my late 30s.

early 30s-  31,32,33

late 40s-  46,47,48

late 50s- 56,57,58

He is in his mid-30s. He is around 35 years old.

I am in my late 20s.

I am in my 20s.

Her daughter is in her early 20s.

 

He lives in Japan in the early 90s.

She was born in the late 70s. She is in late 40s now.

He lived in Japan from 2005 to 2009.

Mei worked from 5 to 10am yesterday. She worked a five-hour shift.

He works night shift.

She works day shift.

Mike works graveyard shift. late night until early morning e.g. 10pm to 5 am

Working graveyard is hard on your sleep.

Many new immigrants have to take survival jobs.

She had a long day today. She is tired.

He is exhausted. He is dog-tired. She is bone-tired.

 

**BREAK until 1:20**

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Family Relationships”

Small group chatting topics

TOPICS:

1.    How is family life here different from family life in your home country?

-children stay with parents until marriage, boys stay after marriage

-can’t take a pet on the street

-wedding in the street, public celebration

-parents spend more time with children

-neighbours are closer

-arranged marriages

 

2.    Do adult children live with their families or by themselves in your home country?

-generation gap

-sandwich generation

 

3.    Do grandparents play an important role in raising children in your home country?

My grandmother plays a very important role in my life.

My grandmother was the head of the family. She held the family together.

My grandmother wore the pants in my family.

IDIOM wear the pants- the boss

 

4.    Do husbands help with the housework in your home country?

They share responsibilities.

chores- cleaning, sweeping, laundry

They divide up tasks.

He criticizes your cooking.

She is a backseat driver.

 

maid- servant

 

IDIOMS

infant- a very young baby

toddler- a young child able to walk

adolescent- teenager

peer- people who work in the same job or who are the same age

senior citizen- over 65 years old

baby of the family- the youngest child

baby boom- may children were born after 1945-1960, after the Second World War

a baby boomer- somebody born between 1945-1960

Generation X

Generation Y, Z

Millennials

generation gap-

be named after- take the name of a relative

I am named after my grandfathers.