EF34 Class 17

 

 

 

Wednesday is Hump Day.

 

empathy- feeling what the other person feels

understand(v) understanding(n)

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Attendance

·      Quiz#2- compound sentences

·      New dialogue “Expressing an Opinion”

·      Learn basic semicolons- EF4 students, NO QUIZ!

·      HW   Have a look through “100 Most Used Nouns and Verbs”

 

Thursday

·      Continue dialogue “Expressing an Opinion”

·      Continue basic semicolons

·      “100 Most Used Nouns and Verbs”

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Friday

·      Day of Truth and Reconciliation- First Nations People in Canada

 

Monday

No school for us.

Day of Truth and Reconciliation- First Nations People in Canada

 

Tuesday

·      Prepare for the paragraph writing

 

Wednesday

·      Test#2 – paragraph on an easy topic

 

 

 

“Expressing an Opinion”

Let’s get into some small groups (4-5 people) and do some chatting about the Warm-Up topics. Also, you can practice the Dialogues.

 

opinion- what your think, your idea, your take

What is your take/opinion on legal marijuana?

 

I feel strongly about kids using cell phones.

feel strongly- have a strong opinion

 

unwilling(adj) unwillingly(adv)- do something that you do not want to do

The little boy cleaned up his toys unwillingly.

 

willing(adj) happy to do something that is inconvenient

I am willing to work on Saturday.

I am willing to drink both coffees.

 

IDIOM mess up -make a mistake

I’m sorry. I messed up the test.

The manager messed up the schedule.

The room is messed up. It needs to be cleaned up/ straightened up.

Straighten yourself up before your job interview.

 

The room is a mess. It is pigsty. My son’s room is a pigsty. It looks like a bomb hit it.

 

*Expressing an Opinion

Issues that you feel strongly about

-US election

-Canadian election

 

the American Dream

Green Card

 

Prime Minister- leader of the ruling party

Liberal Party of Canada, Conservative Party, NDP

 

-environment, global warming- CO2 – carbon dioxide

acid rain, pollution, plastic in the ocean, garbage, industrial pollution

soya

 

-freedom of religion- pray how you want, or don’t if you want to

respect for other people’s differences

 

Some countries are theocracies.

theocracy- government ruled by religious men

 

She is open-minded.   wide perspective

He is closed-minded.   narrow perspective

 

 

 

Quiz#2

Full name, class and quiz number.

Phones away.

Write a compound sentence for each.

Pass in in by 12:40.

1.    and   school

2.    so      visit

3.    but    like

4.    and   drive

5.    so      birthday

6.    or      hat