EF34 Class 35

 

November quarter:

P1 EF56

P2 Writing 567

 

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Attendance

·      Spoken presentations

Pass in your writing before you come up to tell us about your person.

·      Continue work on adverb clauses- review, prepare for Quiz#4

Choose vocab to review for the quiz

·      Vocab words- pronunciation

·      LEFTOVER Modals- practice sentences

 

Thursday

·      Quiz#4 – adverb clauses

 

Friday, October 25th

·      Pro D - no school

 

Monday

·      Test#4- last paragraph

 

Tuesday

·      Return Test#4

RW for bonus point-

 

Wednesday

 

Thursday, Oct.31

·      Optional replacement quiz and/or test (last hour)

 

Friday, Nov. 1 – last day

·      Marks day

·      No instruction

·      One-on-one meetings

Replacement quiz/test

** Optional replacement quiz/test **

 

A few people have asked me about rewriting quizzes/tests. Maybe they had a bad quiz or missed a quiz/test.

 

In my classes, I offer an optional replacement quiz/test for anyone who would like to do one.

 

Next week (Thursday. October 31st), you will have an opportunity to replace one of the quizzes/tests that you wrote.

 

Again, this is optional. You don’t have to do it if you don’t want to.

 

So far we have done some 3,4,5 quizzes:

 

Quiz#1        X/6

Quiz#2        X/6

Quiz#3        X/6

Quiz#4        X/6

You have your marks for those.

You may have one quiz that you were not satisfied with.

 

One is one. Not two, not three. 1=1

You choose which one you want to replace and let me know by email.

 

You will do the replacement quiz during regular class time, as usual. We will do it at the end class.

 

The replacement quiz will be a new quiz. The replacement quiz will be a mix of all sentence styles.

e.g. If you want to replace your Quiz #2, the compound sentence quiz, the replacement quiz will not just be on compound sentence; it will be on all of the sentence styles.The replacement quiz will be six sentences, as usual- mix of simple, compound, complex. e.g. 1 simple, 2 compound, 3 complex OR 2 simple, 2 compound,  2 complex.

 

Your old mark will be replaced with the new mark. It will not be the higher of the two marks.

 

Exactly the same situation with the replacement test. It will be a paragraph on a new topic.

 

 

Think carefully about if you would like to replace one of your quiz/test marks.

 

ADVICE:

If you have pretty good marks, just leave them. Don’t bother with the replacement quiz/test.

On the other hand, if you have a really low mark somewhere, it would be worth doing the replacement quiz/test.

 

Example replacement quiz

 

You can decide on Thursday if you want to do a replacement quiz, test or both.

 

If you don’t want to, you can leave early. Enjoy your day!

 

**Correction Codes

 

Indent the first word of a paragraph.

 

 

 

INDENT- Push in the first word a few spaces

 

     My favourite hobby is hiking in the mountains around Vancouver. I go with my friends. We carpool together. We leave early in the morning. We carpool to the bottom of the mountain. Then we check our equipment. We have food and water in our backpacks. We wear hiking boots. We find the trail. We walk up the mountain together. We talk and laugh together. After several hours, we reach the top. We enjoy the view and take some pictures. We have some food and water. Then we hike back down. We always have a good time hiking.

 

Once you have learned it, you will never forget how.  Cycling is an excellent alternate means of transportation for several reasons.  Cycling is much more inexpensive than driving a car.  Cycling provides an excellent opportunity to get in top physical shape.  Also, cycling is easier on the environment than driving your car.

Riding your bicycle will help you save on the expenses cost of owning a car.  As car insurance costs rise, everyone is looking for a way to cut down on transportation expenses.  One alternative is to park your car and ride your bicycle.  The money you save on gasoline and insurance will pay for an excellent bicycle which will last for years with little extra repair costs.  Whereas a trip to the garage for your car usually costs $500 or $600, a trip to the bicycle repair shop often costs only $50 or $60.

You can ride your bicycle to improve your health.  Cycling to work three times a week will strengthen your heart and lungs.  Also, you may find your waistline shrinking as you burn off that excess fat.  Being in good physical shape helps you feel energetic and helps you to think clearly.  Finally, a bit of exercise first thing in the morning puts you in a positive frame of mind for the entire day.

Ride your bicycle to save the environment Mother Nature. Everybody these days is worried about pollution.  Nobody likes to see dirty grey skies and to breathe dirty air.  Leaving your car parked a few times each week will reduce the emissions from your car engine.  Over time, less used oil will be released into the environment, and the mountains of rusting cars and worn out tires will shrink.

In conclusion, cycling is a great alternative option to driving your car.  Riding is a lot cheaper than driving.  You will get healthier and stronger.  You will also be doing your part to save the environment the Earth.  Plus, it is a fun way to see the city and meet new people.  So get out and ride your bicycle.

 

**Good point**

When you go to college or university, they will have a writing style for you to follow.

Paragraphs can be different lengths. One be short; another one can be longer. They should be balanced.

Multi-paragraph writing- EF5.

 

**

Quiz tomorrow on adverb clauses.

Review and practice for the quiz.

 

These are the most important words:

because- reason why

if- possible,maybe

when- time

after- time, next, later, future

before- time, past

 

Examples:

*because

I like to read books because I want to become a smarter person.

Because I want to become a smarter person, I like to read books.

I ate an egg because I was hungry.

Ed ate eight eggs because he likes eggs.

Fiona fried five falafels in the fall because she was hungry.

 

*if

If I go to class on time, my teacher is happy.

If I am late, the teacher gives me a dirty look.

If I do my homework, I am happy.

If Vancouver does not have an atmospheric river, the city will not have flooding.

NEW VOCAB atmospheric river – extremely heavy rain that causes flooding

If Canada opens the border, many immigrants will come to Canada.

Many immigrants will come to Canada if Canada opens the border.

 

*when

I will go on vacation when I have time. I will go on vacation when I get some money.

She had a bad trauma when she was a child.

When she was a child, she had a bad trauma.

Trump handed out hamburgers at a McDonalds when he was campaigning.

IDIOM hand out – give something out free

The people feel safe when the rain/war stops.

They always give me a big hug when I return/get home.

When we came to Canada, we adapted to a new life.

VOCAB adapt- change yourself

 

adopt- take a chuild or pet into your family

When I use a phone in an exam, my teacher wants me to turn it off.

When she talks on the phone, she fell down.

When I pick up my daughter from school, she usually hugs me.

 

*after/before

She will got shopping after she finished her homework.

She will got shopping after school. SIMPLE SENTENCE

He will go ice skating before he goes to school.

I will go to the dentist after I finish my class.