Thursday, 15 May 2025

P2 EF56 Class 15

 

Good morning, everyone.

 

Today’s Agenda

·      New dialogues “Making a Complaint”

·      Continue simple sentences

 

Friday

·      “Self Assessment Reflection” Week 3

·      Multiple Choice exercises

·      Return Quiz2

Go over

Optional RW for bonus point

·      Continue simple sentences

Quiz3 Wednesday

Choose vocab to review

·      Dialogue “Making a Complaint”

“Role Play” p6

·      Fun listening

 

Monday

Victoria Day- Birthday of Queen Victoria

No school

 

Tuesday

 

Wednesday

·      Quiz3- simple sentences

·      Begin descriptive writing

·      Begin compound sentences

 

Thursday

·      Continue descriptive writing

 

 

music- band

rehearsal, practice- getting ready

performance- “gig”

SLANG gig – show, performance

The musician had a gig last night. There was an audience at the show.

 

 

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New dialogues “Making a Complaint”  pp2,3,4,6

VOCAB complaint(n)-

complain(v)

complainer(n,person)

He is a big complainer. He is very fussy. He is a difficult person.

He is a whiner. He grouses a lot.

 

nag(v)- complain to a person, constantly remind

She nags her husband about fixing the door.

 

gross(adj) disgusting

That’s gross! Yuck.

grouse        1. complain(v)

                    2. a type of wild bird(n)  Grouse Mountain

 

 

Let’s get into small chatting groups (4-5 people)

B.Vocabulary Preview

1.    bother(v)- interrupt, upset, annoy,

Sorry to bother you. Excuse me. Pardon me. Is this a good time to talk?

VOCAB weird(adj)-

2.    complain(v)

complainer(n,person)  He is a big complainer. He is very fussy.

She is grumbling about her math class. – quiet complaining

3.    raw-

Level of cooking meat

well-done

medium-well

medium

medium-rare

rare

raw

She has raw emotions about her grandmother passing away.

4.    appreciate  I appreciate your help.

Kids don’t appreciate what they have.

Some people are spoiled.

IDIOM spoiled- always get everything they want

My mother-in-law spoils my kids. My kids have been spoiled by my mother-in-law.

Her lap dog is spoiled.

I sit my son on my lap and read him a story.

All dogs have been bred to have certain characteristics.

5.    damaged  The sweater is torn. The TV is damaged.

The store is having ‘scratch and dent sale’ on damaged items.

6.    balance- how much money is in your bank account, how much money you owe

balance- He lost his balance and fell down.

Total: $600

work-life balance- It’s hard for working mothers to have a good work-life balance.

IDIOM You are working your fingers to the bone.

She works hard and plays hard. She is married to her job. She is a workoholic.

alcoholic- problem with booze

shopoholic-

chocoholic-

7.    reverse the charge- refund

return items to the store, 30-day return

exchange-

store credit-

8.    overcharge(v)- $5.00   $50.00

doublecharge(v) They scan something twice. You have to have your eyes peeled.

IDIOM eyes peeled- watching very carefully

You have to have eyes in the back of your head when you are driving.

9.    resolution(n) resolve(v)

We had a disagreement, but we found a resolution.

compromise(v)- find a way to agree, find middle ground

negotiation(n) negotiate(v)

market- haggle(v) bargainging  You can haggle over a price.

resolution- picture quality on a screen

HD TV- high definition TV

low-resolution TV

10.lacking- missing something

She has a lack of confidence. She doesn’t believe in herself.

He has a lack of emotion. He is very cold. He is hard-hearted.

-cold unemotional personality

 

She has a poker-face. She does not show emotion on her face.

He has a stone-face.

-what you show

 

IDIOM She wears her heart on her sleeve.

She is easy to read. She is an open book.

 

Dialogues

A.   At a Restaurant

Read and repeat

Do you have a problem? sounds like you want to fight

What’s your problem? sounds like you want to fight

B.     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Practice dialogues

A.   At a Restaurant

Levels of cooking for meat

-well-done

-medium well

-medium

-medium rare

-rare

-raw

Meat can be tender or tough.

tender- It melts in your mouth.

tough- It’s like chewing a sandal.

 

right away- immediately, right now

I’ll do it right away.

 

B.     

C.    Customer service representative-

long-distance calls

local calls

Skype is gone now.

 

roaming charges- when you leave your local area, $35 extra

You can buy a burner phone when you go to the US.

burner phone- prepaid phone, disposable phone, just for a short time

 

supermarket- vegetable section, cereal aisle, Aisle 4

You walk down the aisle when you get married in a church.

She likes to sit in the window seat. He likes to sit in the aisle seat.

Nobody likes the middle seat.

 

CONTINUE TOMORROW

 

SIMPLE SENTENCES-most basic kind, easiest

 

 

SIMPLE

 

Subject and verb.  Begin with a capital letter. End with a period or question mark. Exclamation points are not commonly used in school or business writing. They are often used in casual writing, texting, etc.  !

period / fullstop - dot

email@gmail.com dot

 

-SV Subject Verb

S  NOUN/PRONOUN  +  ACTION WORD (verb)

The dog is sleeping on the bed. SV

We are learning English.

Mei gets up at 7 o’clock in the morning. simple present- habit, usual action

Mei got up at 7 o’clock in the morning. past simple- one time

 

verb + prep= phrasal verb

get + up

 

VERB TENSE- had worked  Mei had worked worked at the store for six months.

past perfect usually substitute simple past

 

PHRASAL VERB get up  verb+preposition

get up- get out of bed

wake up-

get out-

get down- dance(slang)  We all got down at the party. You like to get down.

get along- act friendly, be peaceful with each other  He gets along with his mother-in-law. The dog does not get along with the cat.

get away- IDIOM go on vacation  We got away for the weekend.

get off- finish work

talk to- I had to talk to my daughter.

talk with- conversation, dialogue

chat(v)-casual talking IDIOM chew the fat, chit chat, small talk

 

speak loudly- big voice, speak up

speak aloud-speak out loud  I will read this aloud.

 

We get out of the car. We got off the plane/ferry/bus/Skytrain.

The phone is switched/turned off.

GOOD FREE ADVICE: Start to learn as many phrasal verbs as you can. Phrasal verbs are the heart of English.

-SV

 

-SVV

Jun walks in the park and listens to a podcast.

The kids are laughing and playing. verbs

I go to the gym and do exercises.

 

I go to the gym in order to do exercises. COMPLEX SENT- ADVERB CL

 

The kids are upset and tired. SV adjectives

*Words in an order should be the same type of word. This is called parallelism. We will learn this in a few weeks.

 

He likes sports, skiing, and to hike. XXX

FIX

Parallelism  noun, noun, and noun

He likes running, skiing, and hiking.

Parallelism  verb, verb, and verb

He likes to run, to ski, and to hike.

He likes to run, and ski, and hike. He likes to run, ski, and hike.

 

YOUR CHOICE

He likes to run, ski, and hike.   The Oxford Comma- old-fashioned

He likes to run, ski and hike.   modern looking

 

She likes to run. She likes running.

 

-SVVV (probably the maximum)

Junko is writing and listening and checking her phone. XXX

POLISH

Junko is writing, listening and checking her phone.

I am writing, listening, and checking my phone. Oxford comma

 

COMMON ERROR

Junko is writing, listening, checking her phone.

FIX

Junko is writing, listening, and checking her phone.

 

Your choice:

A, B and C. -more modern

A, B, and C. -a little old-fashioned

 

COMMON ERROR

I am writing, checking my phone.

A, B

FIX

I am writing and checking my phone.

 

-SSSV

Jun, Sarah, and Shira went for a hike yesterday. more common

Jun, Sarah, and Shira went hiking yesterday.

 

The pens, books and papers are on the table.

 

 

-SSVV

Mohamad and Joseph went downtown and bought some business clothes.

formal clothes- formal wear, a suit and tie, business attire

VOCAB dress code- uniform, level of formality in your clothing

The office dress code is business attire.

casual attire

formal attire- wedding clothes

“Gym attire is mandatory”

uniform- everybody dressed exactly the same- McDonalds, air hostess stewardess flight attendants, Ikea-same top, sports team(jersey), police, fireman fire fighter, mail man a letter carrier, security guard

 

-Imperative sentence- command, tell somebody to do something

What’s the magic word?

(You) Open the window, please. You – implied subject

Watch out!

Go to bed. Brush your teeth.

Sit down. Have some coffee.

Try again.

Take a break.

Help yourself.

Stay calm.

Relax.

Take it easy. – casual way to say goodbye

Take care.- casual way to say goodbye

Have a good one.- casual goodbye

Open the window, please.

Please open the window.

Open wide.

Please be careful of black ice.

 

Are you going to the party?

Yes, I am. No, I am not.

 

-Interrogative sentences- questions

interrogate(v)- to ask questions in an aggressive way

The police interrogated a suspect.

 

Do you like ice cream?

Yes, I do. Sure. Love it! Defiinitely. Of course. Certainly.(formal)

Do you want to go for a hike?

Sure. Why not?

 

Hawaii was beautiful.

I bet.

Math 12 is hard.

I bet.

bet-gambling, casino

 

What time is it?

Where are you from?

What is your nationality?

What time does the class finish?

What time/When does the movie start?

Have you ever been to Paris?

How is the weather? What’s the weather like?

How long does it take you to get to school?

How often do you go to the gym every week?

 

 

 

SIMPLE SENTENCES

SV

SSV

SVV

SSSV

SVVV

Imperative

Interrogative

 

“Examples of Simple Sentences”

1.    SSVV

2.    SV

3.    SVV

4.    SSV Mary Marie Maria

5.    SV

6.    SSV

 

 


P1

Quiz 2

Write a sentence with an appropriate verb tense for each.

Pass in by 9:45

1.    SIMPLE FUTURE                      find             house

2.    PRESENT PROGRESSIVE        talk              mother                    

3.    SIMPLE PAST                            send            child

4.    PAST PROGRESSIVE                meet           team

5.    SIMPLE PRESENT                    get               water

6.    SIMPLE PAST                            ask              job

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P2

Quiz 2

Write a sentence with an appropriate verb tense for each.

Pass in by 12:30.

1.    SIMPLE FUTURE                      change       room

2.    PRESENT PROGRESSIVE        talk              car              

3.    SIMPLE PAST                            meet           home

4.    SIMPLE PRESENT                    work           job

5.    PAST PROGRESSIVE                look             food

6.    SIMPLE PAST                            took            time

 

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