Today’s Agenda
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New dialogues “Making a Complaint”
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Continue simple sentences
Friday
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“Self Assessment Reflection” Week 3
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Multiple Choice exercises
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Return Quiz2
Go over
Optional RW for bonus point
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Continue simple sentences
Quiz3 Wednesday
Choose vocab to review
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Dialogue “Making a Complaint”
“Role Play” p6
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Fun listening
Monday
Victoria Day- Birthday of Queen Victoria
No school
Tuesday
Wednesday
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Quiz3- simple sentences
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Begin descriptive writing
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Begin compound sentences
Thursday
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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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