Today’s Agenda
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Attendance
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“Self-Assessment Reflection” Week 5
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Vocabulary exercises
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Midterm recs- other half of the class
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Continue adverb clauses
Quiz5 Monday Wednesday
Practice
Monday, June 2
First day of reg for summer term.
I am scheduled to teach P1 EF5 in the summer. This could
change.
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Prepare for Quiz5
Choose vocabulary to review
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Begin opinion writing
Tuesday
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Role-Play dialogues
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Practice for Quiz5
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Continue opinion writing
Wednesday
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Quiz5
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Continue opinion writing
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Begin noun clauses
Thursday
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Continue opinion writing
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Continue noun clauses
Friday
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Vocabulary Exercises
33.
When (adv cl)- one time
whenever- every time
34.
drop something off
35.
takes What
is the meaning of this sentence?
36.
only fifteen questions to go - left to do
We have only ten minutes to go. left
This course has three and a half weeks to go.
one hour to go
20 km to go
37.
look it up
She looked it up on the interview.
I looked up the phone number for the store.
search for = look up
look in – He looked in the card for money.
The dentist looked in my mouth.
38.
nearly- (adv) almost
She was nearly asleep, and then the dog started
barking.
39.
too much trouble
- uncountable noun/non-count noun
trouble – two troubles, two kinds of
trouble
many- countable He
bought too many apples.
There was too much snow on the road.
There are too many people in the elevator.
a lot of There are a lot of geese in the park.
lots of There are lots of geese in the park.
There is a lot of dust in the air.
Uncountable and uncountable- There are a lot of people.
There is a lot of water.
There are a lot of chores to do. There is a lot of housework
to do.
alot a lot
40.
Mount Everest, Mount Ranier, Mount Hood,
Blackcomb, Whistler, K-2
mountain ranges (groups of mountains)- the
Rocky Mountains, the Alps, the Northshore Mountains, the Sierra Nevada Mountains,
the Himalayas, the Smokey Mountains
areas in a city- Killarney, Yaletown, Gastown, East Van,
Mount Pleasant, Chinatown no ‘the’
41.
Oxford Street The school is on Fraser Street.
42.
hard
43.
hardly- not much at all
She hardly studies at all. She doesn’t
study.
She hardly does anything in class.
She studies hard. She does a lot
of work.
OPPOSITE MEANINGS!
She tried hard.
She hardly tried.
JOKE: Working hard? Hardly
working.
44.
travelling / commuting – travel between home and
work
45.
spoken-
has spoken – present perfect
*We will learn it soon.
Have you spoken to your sister yet?
Have you said anything to your sister yet?
*though, even though, although
He did his homework even though he was tired.
Even though my son was rude to me yesterday, I was
nice to him this morning.
She drives a car even though/although/though she doesn’t
have a licence.
‘though’ a bit more casual, talking
Even though moving to another city is tough, changing
your life will be worth it.
DIFFERENT STYLE I woke up early. I was still late for work,
though. TALKING
I can barely hear you although you’re talking clearly.
Jen likes to help poor people even though she is not rich.
Even though/ Although/ Though I don’t have any money,
I like to help people.
*as – same as ‘because’
Mei is a good basketball player as she is very tall.
*as- time, ‘while’
Jun was cooking supper as Joe was driving home.
He was sleeping as we were cleaning.
Toddlers learn a lot of skills as they grow older.
*as...as as ADJ as
Mei is as tall as her mother (is).
She ran as fast as she could to catch the bus.
I studied as much as I could.
He is as clever as a fox (is).
clever- smart but tricky
IDIOM He is as smart as a whip.
PUN smart- intelligent, painful
whip-
She is as thin as a dime.
He is as blind as a bat.
My grandmother is as deaf as a post.
simile- comparison between two things using ‘like’ or ‘as’
She is tall like a giraffe.
He has a face like thunder.
He is a poor as a churchmouse.
She is as happy as a clam (is).
The little girl is as good as gold. She is well-behaved and
polite.
as soon as
Call me as soon as you can.
Let the dog out as soon as you get home.
Vancouver is as warm as Beijing today.
Riding a bicycle is as easy as pie.
Riding a bicycle is a piece of cake.
Her eyes are as bright as stars.
poetry- simile- compare ‘like’ ‘as’
He is as loud as an elephant.
She is as quiet as a mouse.
This new phone is as light as a feather.
My old phone is as heavy as lead.
-pretty as a picture
-cold as ice
-quiet as a mouse
-strong a horse - healthy
-easy as pie
-colourful as a rainbow
She is as sweet as sugar/honey/candy.
-sour as a lemon
-face like a baseball glove
-hair like straw
-hair like silk
-tough like a tiger She is a tiger mom.
He is a snake. You can’t trust him.
He is as slippery as an eel. You can’t trust him.
She is smart as a whip. She is very smart.
The athlete runs as fast as a leopard.
IDIOM: A leopard cannot change its spots. People do not change.
She is a tough cookie. She has a very strong spirit.
She has the heart of a lioness.
Do you have the heart of a lion or the heart of a squirrel?
*as if
She spends money as if she were rich. She doesn’t
have money, but she still spends a lot of money.
I’m not Rockerfeller.
IDIOM He looked at me as if I had two heads.
She acts as if she is the queen. She is stuck up. Her
nose is in the air.
She looks down her nose at people.
He looks down on people.
He dresses as if he’s poor, but he is actually very
rich.
Eddie Murphy Coming to America movie
*so...that
It is so cold that we stayed inside.
She was so tired that she fell asleep on the bus
immediately.
I was so upset that I had to control my emotion.
The math is so
hard that she had to get a tutor.
Mei is so
beautiful that men fall at her feet.
He is so
handsome that she started to drool. JOKE
We were so
happy that we threw a party.
I am so
hungry that I could eat a horse.
The English
class is so boring that my eyelids are drooping.
drool / droop/ drop
Homer Simpson drools when he sees doughnuts.
*because = since
He was tired because he did the graveyard shift.
She works graveyard on the weekends.
He was tired since he did the graveyard shift.
*when- time
Your breakfast will be ready for you when you get up.
When you get up, your breakfast will be ready for
you.
Call your sister when you get home.
When you get home, call your sister.
Did I mis any?
*in order to – for a purpose, for a reason
She is saving money in order to travel to China next year.
He is learning better English in order to immigrate to
the US.
They are dieting in order to get healthy/get into shape/lose
weight/keep fit.
My son is putting on his shoes in order to play outside.
I always wear a hat in order to protect my skin from the
sun.
My wife always wear sunscreen in order to prevent melasma.
He works overtime in order to pay for his kids’ college.
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