EF34 Class 8

 

Class blog: haleyshec.blogspot.com

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Continue simple sentences

“Simple Sentence Exercises EF34”

Quiz1 Thursday

Go over structure of quiz

Choose vocabulary

·      Continue “Family Relationships” vocab

·      “Family Feuds”

 

Thursday

·      Quiz1 simple sentences

·      “Self-Assessment Reflection” Week 2

·      “Family Day”

·      Vocab exercises

·      Song lyrics

 

Friday

No school for you

Professional Development Day- teachers’ meeting day

 

Monday

No school

Family Day- BC holiday

 

Simple Sentence Exercises

 

Write a simple sentence using the vocabulary in each exercise. Try a variety of simple sentence types.

Remember: SV  SSV  SVV  SSSV  SVVV  SSVV  Imperative  Interrogative

Write your sentences on your own paper.

 

1.    cat   sleep

SV The cat is sleeping in his house.  on the chair   under the table

verb tense- present progressive/continuous ‘ing’- right now, currently

The cat sleeps under the table.

verb tense- simple present- habitual action

The cat sleeping under the table. XXX vf- verb form

 

2.    laugh   joke

The teacher starts the class by laughing and joking. SV gerund

gerund –‘ing’ noun, not a verb

She likes hiking. gerund- noun, not a verb

She likes ice cream. noun

 

3.    children   play

The children is plays are playing with a dog. SV

Some children are playing and running. SVV

 

4.    sing   song

My friend and I sang a beautiful song at the party. SSV

 

5.    do   homework

Do you have homework? Interrogative- question

I do my homework every night, but this sister helps me. COMPOUND

I do my homework every night. SIMPLE SV

I will do my homework after school. SV

 

6.    read   book

Can you read the/a book for to the class?

I enjoy reading books and listening to music. SV gerunds

We like going to the park. gerund

 

7.    play   piano

My son doesn’t want to play a piano. SV

I play guitar. You play erhu.

She is playing a nice music with on piano.

She played a beautiful melody on violin.

music- uncountable noun

She is playing a nice song with piano.

song- countable noun  two songs, five songs

She plays (the) piano beautifully. adverb

well, quickly, carefully, slowly, easily

I like the piano, but I can’t play it. COMPOUND

He can play piano, write songs, and sing songs. SVVV

 

The girls walk in the park and play piano together. SVV

 

SV   SSV   SVV   SSVV   SVVV   SSSV   Imperative   Interrogative

 

8.    listen   sound

Do you listen to the sound of the birds in the morning?

The music is good. Can you hear the sound?

I listened to a sound last night.

I listened to the beeping sound every thirty seconds from the fire smoke detector on the ceiling.

ceiling – inside a room

roof- the outside top of a building

building- school, house, hospital, apartment tower, office building

structure- bridge, radio tower

house- the physical building

home- where your emotions are

IDIOM Home is where the heart is.

 

9.    walk   park

My husband and I walk around the park every evening. SSV

They walked around the park last Sunday to enjoy the fresh air.

He and his dog/daughter walk and play in the park. SSVV

My hobby is walking in the park. gerund SV

My father and I are walking in the park and after along the seaside.

My father and I are walking in the park after a long time.

 

10.                       bird   fly

The bird is flying high in the sky. SV

beer

bear

bird

beard

How many birds does fly are flying in the sky?

The bird is flying around the tree. SV

 

11.                       eat   lunch

My friend and I eat lunch, talk and enjoy the meal. SSVVV

 

12.                       wear  shirt

13.                       have   coffee

I alway have coffee and eat bread for breakfast. SVV

 

14.                       write   story

15.                       train   arrive

My brother and I arrived this morning by the train. SSV

I get to school by bus.  by car  by Skytrain.

The bus and train are arriving at the same time. SSV

The train arrives at the station exactly on time. SV

 

SIMPLE SENTENCES:

SV   SSV   SVV   SSVV    SSSV    SVVV    Imperative   Interrogative

 

 

16.                       speak   group

17.                       catch   bus

18.                       work   office

19.                       buy   bicycle

20.                       drive   car

 

 

 

MODEL

Quiz1

Write a simple sentence for each.

Phones away.

1.    SV      park

2.    SSV    school

3.    SVV   store

4.    Imperative           window

5.    Interrogative       phone

6.    SSVV                      live

 

1.    Mei parked her car by her apartment.

2.    My classmates and I come to school on time.

3.    Mei/She/We/They/The kids goes to the store and buys some milk.

 

Let’s choose 10 vocabulary words to review for the quiz. I will choose six of them for the quiz.

1.family

2.problem

3.get

4.lesson

5.disagree

6.cook

7.children

8.job

9.salary

10.argue

 

** “Family Feuds”

Get into small chat groups (4,5,6 people).

A.Warm-Up Questions

I often argue with my brother.

I often have an argument with my brother.

 

B.Vocabulary Preview