Tuesday, 24 June 2025

P2 EF56 Class 41

 

Good day, everyone.

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Sentence combining exercises from homework

·      Optional replacement quiz or test/essay (last 80m)

 

Wednesday, June 25

Final day- non-instructional day

·      Final marks/comment/report cards

·      Show final marks and comments, one-on-one meetings

You will be able get your report card from the office next week.


 

Summer term begins Wednesday, July 2nd.

My course will be P1 (morning) EF5.

 

 

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Sentence Combining Sheet 1

Possible solutions:

4. There is often writing and a number that is often a 2 or a 3 along the outside of the object.

There is often writing and a number, which is often a 2 or a 3, along the outside of the object.

There is often writing and a number, such as a 2 or a 3, along the outside of the object.

5. The top of the object is made of rubber with an aluminum band around it; the bottom of the object comes to a sharp point.

 

-aluminum (Canada)

-aluminium (UK)

Al

Au- gold

Ca-calcium

Cu-copper

C-carbon

O-oxygen

 

Proofreading

*Sentence 1

eats people eat

on stools

where people sit (adj cl)

 

*Sentence 2

marble, and plates

marble. Plates

marble; plates

SP      gray(US)

          grey(Canada)

color(US)

colour(Canada)

 

*Sentence 3

In front of the counter

Beside the counter / Next to the counter

 

In front of the counter are stools.

NORMAL WAY Stools are in front of the counter.

 

There is an apple and two oranges on the table.

On the table, there is an apple and two oranges.

On the table is an apple and two oranges.

An apple and two oranges are on the table.

 

There is an apple and two oranges on the table.

There are two oranges and an apple on the table.

 


 

 

*Sentence 4

containers are stored

 

*Sentence 5

is a large mirror and wooden shelves

in back

at the back

 

*Sentence 6

Ok

The kids are lined up along the wall.

line up- PHRASAL VERB- verb and prep

talk to, talk about, talk with, sit down, get up

look up to, look down on

 

*Sentence 7

candy- uncountable

candies- countable

The little kid eats a ton of candy/candies/chocolate/chocolates.

fishes

a variety of

 

*Sentence 8

OK

 

*Sentence 9

This adds to the cheerful atmosphere of the shop.

 

HIGHER LEVEL

The mirror reflects the candy jars and glasses, adding to the cheerful atmosphere of the shop.

We had a great time at the beach, running and swimming.

I am planning to go camping.

We have fun camping in the woods, hiking and swimming.

Joe was very busy last night, cooking supper and cleaning the kitchen.

Joe was very busy last night, cooking supper, helping the kids with their homework, and cleaning the kitchen. GERUNDS

 

We will have a good at the party next week, drinking, dancing, and fighting.

 

drinking, dancing, and fighting. Oxford comma – old-fashioned

drinking, dancing and fighting. more modern

 

She puts bananas, peanut butter and jam, and raisins in her sandwich.

She puts bananas, peanut butter, and jam in her sandwich. XXX

She puts bananas, peanut butter and jam in her sandwich.

PB and J

 

You can find sentence combining exercises online or in books. I have tons of them. Happy to give some to you.

beginner, middle, advanced

P1 EF5 Class 41

 

Good day, everyone.

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Sentence combining exercises from homework

·      Optional replacement test and/or quiz (last 80m)

 

Wednesday, June 25

Final day- non-instructional day

·      Final marks/comment/report cards

·      Show final marks and comments, one-on-one meetings

You will be able get your report card from the office next week.


 

Summer term begins Wednesday, July 2nd.

My course will be P1 (morning) EF5.

 

 

**

Sentence Combining Sheet 1

Possible solutions:

4. There is often writing and a number such as a 2 or a 3 along the outside of the object.

There is often writing and a number, which is often a 2 or a 3, along the outside of the object.

5. The top of the object is made of rubber with an aluminum band round it; the bottom of the object comes to a sharp point. COMPOUND

 

You can find sentence combining books and exercises online.

I have tons if anybody would like some.

Easy, middle, difficult?

 

 

 

 

Proofreading

 

Sent1

On the corner is a shop.

On the corner, there is a shop.

-people eats eat

-sit on stools

-where people sit ADJ CL

 

Sent2

marble , and plates

marble. Plates

made of marble

made out of marble

beautiful, shiny, (and) grey marble.

 

Sent 3

OK

 

Sent4

containers (of many kinds) (of ice cream) are stored  (adjective clauses)

e.g. The bird (in the maple tree) is singing.

 

Sent5

is a large mirror

On the wall at the back of the counter

On the wall in back of the counter

 

e.g. On the table are two apples and an orange.

On the table is an orange and two apples.

NORMAL WAY Two apples and an orange are on the table.

 

Sent6

The kids are lined up in front of the school.

line up PHRASAL VERB verb + prep

look at, talk to, sit down, grow up

Prepositions are a nightmare!

 

Sent7

There are glass jars

a variety of brightly-coloured candy

candy-uncountable

candies-countable

The kid eats a lot of candy/candies/chocolate/chocolates.

 

Sent8

OK

 

Sent9

sentence fragment

This/It adds to the cheerful atmosphere of the shop.

 

HIGHER LEVEL The mirror reflects the candy jars and glasses, adding to the cheerful atmosphere of the shop.

We had a great time at the beach, running and swimming.

 

***

This is the way I do it.

Line 8   On the bus were two teenagers and an old man.

On the bus was an old man and two teenagers.

 

 

 

Monday, 23 June 2025

P2 EF56 Class 40

 

Good day, everyone.

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Return Quiz7- adjective clauses

Go over

Optional RW for bonus point

·      Return essay

Optional RW for bonus point

·      Return Questionaire

·      Discuss optional replacement quiz and/or test/essay tomorrow

Choose vocab to review for the replacement quiz

·      Sentence combining exercises from homework

·      Verb tense exercises

 

Tuesday, June 24

·      Optional replacement test and/or quiz (last 80m)

·      Replacement quiz- mix of six sentence types and clauses

Replacement test/essay – new topic

 

Wednesday, June 25

Final day- non-instructional day

·      Final marks/comment/report cards

·      Show final marks and comments, one-on-one meetings

You will be able get your report card from the office next week.


 

Summer term begins Wednesday, July 2nd.

My course will be P1 (morning) EF5.

 

-large police presence

-armed police, armed with rifles

-security fences and barriers

 

Marathon star- Eliud Kipchoge

 

 

P2

Quiz7

Write a sentence with an adjective clause for each.

1.          which       presentation

The presentation which I did yesterday was short.

I enjoyed the presentation which he did about the life of penguins.

2.          who          story

The main character who is a woman in this story is mysterious.

This horrible story is about a man who steals money from kittens.

3.          that          find

The necklace that she found in her grandmother’s dresser drawer was an heirloom.

She inherited her family’s heirlooms.

heritage- culture

heirloom- object

 

4.          who          friend

I have a friend who is a teacher.

5.          where      restaurant

She remembers the restaurant where she met her husband.

I found the restaurant which serves delicious pasta.

I found a restaurant where they light food on fire.

6.          who          student

Sally is a student who is only 1.5m tall.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Essay-

Good first try!

First multiparagraph writing

Practice helps.

write 5-6 essays- expert

 

Structure

4-5 short paragraphs

Introductory paragraph

1,2,3 Body paragraphs

Concluding paragraph

 

Quality of sentences

Every sentence must be simple, compound, or complex.

Capital letters and periods.

Verb tenses         -    simple present, past, future

-         present, past progressive

-         present perfect

Lots of room for growth.

For me, writing is painful.

 

Essay

-structure, how it sits on the page, paragraphs

-sentences-

 

** You can consider which quiz and/or test or essay you may wish to replace tomorrow. This is optional. You don’t have to let me know. You can decide at any time up to the moment I put the quiz/test/essay on the screen. **

 

 

 

 

***

Optional Replacement Quiz tomorrow

6 sentences, as usual

Mix of SIMPLE SV  SSV  SVV  Imperative  Interrogative

COMPOUND , SOBA  ; TRANS,

COMPLEX ADVERB CL  NOUN CLAUSE   ADJECTIVE CL

 

 

Optional Replacement Test/Essay tomorrow

Topic- everyday topic

YOUR CHOICE

Test- paragraph of at least 150 words

Essay – multi-paragraph essay of at least 300 words

 

Let’s choose ten vocab to review for the quiz:

1.    guitar

2.    heirloom

3.    aliens

4.    moment

5.    city

6.    body

7.    violent

8.    announce

9.    launch

10.                       ridiculous

 

She inherited her grandmother’s house and some heirlooms.

inherit- receive from the previous generation

bequeath- give to the next generation

 

Some girls had Hope Chests.

dowry- money that is passed to the groom’s family

 

 

Verb tenses-

Exercise 2

Exercise 2: Rewrite the sentences using the correct verb tense:

1.    I have been waiting for over an hour. (present perfect continuous)

2.    We were playing tennis when it started raining. (past continuous)

3.    He will visit/is going to be his grandparents next week. (simple future)

4.    They built a new stadium in the city. (simple past)

5.    Someone has stolen my wallet. (present perfect)

6.    Some people believe that aliens exist. (simple present)

7.    The company is launching new product next week. (present progressive)

8.    They will announce/ are going to announce the winners of the competition tomorrow. (simple future)

9.    If I see him tomorrow, I will tell him the news.

10.                       I wish I knew how to play the guitar.

11.                       She has been working on her novel for three months now.

12.                       The train will leave/is going to leave/ is leaving in five minutes. Hurry up!

 

P1 EF5 Class 40

 

Good day, everyone.

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Return Quiz7- adjective clauses

Optional RW for bonus point

·      Return essay

Optional RW for bonus point

·      Return Questionaire

·      Discuss optional replacement quiz and/or test/essay tomorrow

Choose vocab to review

·      Sentence combining exercises from homework

·      Verb tense- present perfect, present perfect progressive

 

Tuesday, June 24

·      Optional replacement test and/or quiz (last 80m)

Replacement test/essay – paragraph new topic

Replacement quiz- mix of six sentence types and clauses

 

Wednesday, June 25

Final day- non-instructional day

·      Final marks/comment/report cards

·      Show final marks and comments, one-on-one meetings

You will be able get your report card from the office next week.


 

Summer term begins Wednesday, July 2nd.

My course will be EF5.

 

 

 

 

 

 

P1

Quiz7

Write a sentence with an adjective clause for each.

1.          who          give

The kid who gave us the balloons was very happy.

2.          that          tomorrow

The hike that we will do tomorrow will be challenging.

3.          that          free

Anything that is free is the most expensive.

The lunch that we got for free was pretty good.

4.          which       special

She has a antique gold necklace which is very special to her.

5.          where      buy

The store where she buys her groceries is having a big sale.

6.          who          help

The old man who helped us find our lost key was very friendly.

 

 

Essay-

Good first try!

multiparagraph writing

Practice helps.

5-6 essays- expert

 

Structure

4-5 short paragraphs

Introductory paragraph

1,2,3 Body paragraphs

Concluding paragraph

 

Quality of sentences

Every sentence must be simple, compound, or complex.

 

Capital letters and periods.

Verb tenses         - simple present, past, future

-         present, past progressive

-         present perfect

 

 

** You can consider which quiz and/or test or essay you may wish to replace tomorrow. This is optional. You don’t have to let me know. You can decide at any time up to the moment I put the quiz/test/essay on the screen. **

 

 

Mayday! Emergency! Help! SOS!

A chance to improve your average a little bit.

 

***

Optional Replacement Quiz tomorrow

6 sentences, as usual

Mix of SIMPLE SV  SSV  SVV  Imperative  Interrogative

COMPOUND , SOBA  ; TRANS,

COMPLEX ADVERB CL  NOUN CLAUSE   ADJECTIVE CL

 

10 vocabulary words to review

1.    think

2.    make

3.    cry

4.    clear

5.    serve

6.    arrive

7.    spend

8.    learn

9.    share

10.                       reach

 

Optional Replacement Test/Essay tomorrow

Topic- everyday topic

YOUR CHOICE

Test- paragraph of at least 150 words

Essay – multiparagraph essay of at least 300 words

 

 

Verb Tenses

Exercise 2

1.    I wait for over an hour. present perfect progressive

I have waited for over an hour. present perfect

I have been waiting for over an hour. present perfect progressive ‘ing’

2.    We were playing tennis when it started to rain. past progressive

3.    He is going to visit/will visit his grandparents next week. (simple future)

4.    They built a new stadium in the city. (simple past)

5.    Someone has stolen my wallet. (present perfect)

6.    Some people believe that aliens exist. (simple present)

7.    The company is launching a new product next week. (present progressive)

NOTE: present progressive can be used to mean future

She is going to the party next week. present progressive

She will go to the party next week. simple future

She is going to go to the party next week. simple future

 

He is running a marathon in July.

 

8.    They will announce/are going to announce the winners of the competition tomorrow. (simple future)

 

 

Exercise 3:

Choose the correct verb form:

1.       If I (see/saw) him tomorrow, I will tell him the news.

2.       I wish I (know/knew) how to play the guitar.

3.       By the time you wake up this morning, I (already/finish) already will finish cooking breakfast.

4.       She has worked/has been working on her novel for three months now.

5.       The train will leave/is going to leave/is leaving/leaves in five minutes. Hurry up! Authentic English

6.       I wish I could Spanish fluently.

 

 

P2

Quiz7

Write a sentence with an adjective clause for each.

1.          which       presentation

2.          who          story

3.          that          find

4.          who          friend

5.          where      restaurant

6.          who          student

 

Friday, 20 June 2025

P1 & P2 EF56 Class 39

 

Good afternoon, everyone.

 

Today’s Agenda

·      “Self-Assessment Reflection” Week 8 FINAL ONE

·      Essay- pass-in (full class)

 

Monday

·      Return Quiz7

Optional RW for bonus point

·      Return essay

·      Sentence combining exercises from homework

·      Review

 

Tuesday, June 24

·      Optional replacement test and/or quiz

Replacement test – paragraph new topic

Replacement quiz- mix of six sentence types and clauses

 

Wednesday, June 25

Final day- non-instructional day

·      Final marks and meetings


 

 

 

 

Thursday, 19 June 2025

P2 EF56 Class 38

 

Good afternoon, everyone.

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Return presentations

·      Check essay work- from homework

·      Sentence combining

·      Quiz7- adjective clauses (final quiz) END OF CLASS (last 25m)

 

Friday

·      “Self-Assessment Reflection” Week 8 FINAL ONE

·      Return Quiz7- Friday or Monday

Optional RW for bonus point

·      Essay- pass-in (full class)

 

Monday

·      Review

·      Return everything

 

Tuesday, June 24

·      Optional replacement test and/or quiz

Replacement test – paragraph new topic

Replacement quiz- mix of six sentence types and clauses

 

Wednesday, June 25

Final day- non-instructional day

·      Final marks and meetings


 

 

 

 

 

 

Presentations

Good work.

Strong voices.

Good connection.- eye contact, hand gestures

 

x/10

Email x/1

Check x/1

Writing x/4

Spoken x/4

 

 

Sentence combining

 

-next level for sentence writing

HAVE LEARNED Simple, compound, and complex sentences

 

Use this knowledge and these skills, put it into practice

 

“Sentence Combining Sheet 1”

1.    The object looks long.

The object looks thin.

The object measures about 8 inches in length.

 

The object looks long. KERNEL centre

kernel-popcorn, computer programs

 

Examine the other sentences. Find new information. Eliminate repetition.

The object looks thin.

 

The object looks long and thin.

 

So far, so good.

Find new information. Eliminate repetition.

The object measures about 8 inches in length.

 

The object looks long and thin.

measures about 8 inches in length.

 

POSSIBLE SOLUTION
The object looks long, thin, and measures about 8 inches in length. XXX

 

Parallelism- words in a series have to be the same kind of word

 

long (adj)

thin (adj)

measures (v)

 

POSSIBLE SOLUTION

The object looks long and thin, and it measures about 8 inches in length. COMPOUND

The object looks long and thin; also, it measures about 8 inches in length. COMPOUND

 

The object looks long and thin and measures about 8 inches in length. SIMPLE SVV

The long and thin-looking object measures about 8 inches in length. SIMPLE SV

 

The object which/that looks long and thin measures about 8 inches in length. COMPLEX- ADJ CL

 

Sentence combining – simple, compound and complex sentence structures

You have to be able to write a variety of sentence types: simple, compound, complex, compound-complex sentences.

 

Higher level writing- find a good style book

style- making your writing beautiful

Two excellent high-level writing books:

1.    The Elements of Style, Strunk and White

2.    Style: Ten Lessons in Clarity and Grace, Williams and Bizup

 

Sentence combining exercises- beginner-level up to college-level

 

VOCAB Phenomenal!

The secret of life: Set a realistic goal. Reach that goal through daily practice. Set a new goal.

 

 

Sentence combining exercises:

Beginner-level

Kai has a hat.

The hat is red.

The hat is for baseball.

SOLUTIONS

Kai has a red baseball hat. Kai has a red hat for baseball. Kai has a red hat that he uses for baseball.

 

Kai has a hat, and the hat is red; in fact, the hat is for baseball. OVERWRITTEN OVEREXPLAINED

 

 

HIGHER LEVEL

1.    Canada accepts people.

The people are from other countries.

The countries are troubled.

The trouble is political.

 

What is your feeling? Simple? Compound? Complex?

 

Canada accepts people.

The people are from other countries.

The countries are troubled.

The trouble is political.

 

SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT MEANING Canada accepts people who have political problems in their country.

 

Canada accepts people who are from the other countries that have political troubles.

Canada accepts people who come from countries that are politically troubled.

Canada accepts people who come from countries that are in political trouble.

 

Canada accepts people from other countries that have political troubles. COMPLEX- ADJ CL

 

Canada accepts people whose countries are politically troubled. ADJ CL

 

MY FEELING: If you can express the same thought in three different ways, that’s enough.

 

Try some for homework.

 

 

 

 

 

**

Essay

We’ll try a multiparagraph essay tomorrow.

 

2 reasons good

3 reasons ideal

 

300 words

 5 paragraphs

 

Intro para 40w

Body1 70w

Body2 70w

Body3 70w

Conc para 40w

 

 

 

Quiz7

Write a sentence with an adjective clause for each.

1.          which       presentation

2.          who          story

3.          that          find

4.          who          friend

5.          where      restaurant

6.          who          student

 

P1 EF5 Class 38

 

Good afternoon, everyone.

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Essay work- from homework

·      Sentence combining

·      Quiz7- adjective clauses (final quiz) END OF CLASS (last 25m)

 

Friday

·      “Self-Assessment Reflection” Week 8 FINAL ONE

·      Return Quiz7- Friday or Monday

Optional RW for bonus point

·      Essay- pass-in (full class)

 

Monday

·      Review

·      Return everything

 

Tuesday, June 24

·      Optional replacement test and/or quiz

Replacement test – paragraph new topic

Replacement quiz- mix of six sentence types and clauses

 

Wednesday, June 25

Final day- non-instructional day

·      Final marks and meetings


 

Presentations

x/10

Email x/1

Check x/1

Writing x/4

Spoken x/4

Sentence combining

 

-next level for sentence writing

REVIEW Simple, compound, and complex sentences

 

Use this knowledge and these skills

 

“Sentence Combining Sheet 1”

1.    The object looks long.

The object looks thin.

The object measures about 8 inches in length.

 

The object looks long. KERNEL

 

Find new information. Eliminate repetition.

The object looks thin.

 

The object looks long and thin.

 

Find new information. Eliminate repetition.

The object measures about 8 inches in length.

 

The object looks long and thin.

measures about 8 inches in length.

 

POSSIBLE SOLUTION
The object looks long, thin, and measures about 8 inches in length. XXX

 

Parallelism- words in a series have to be the same kind of word

 

long (adj)

thin (adj)

measures (v)

 

POSSIBLE SOLUTION

The object looks long and thin, and it measures about 8 inches in length. COMPOUND

The object looks long and thin; also, it measures about 8 inches in length. COMPOUND

The object looks long and thin and measures about 8 inches in length. SIMPLE SVV

The long and thin-looking object measures about 8 inches in length. SIMPLE SV

 

The object which/that looks long and thin measures about 8 inches in length. COMPLEX- ADJ CL

 

Sentence combining – simple, compound and complex sentence structures

 

Sentence combining exercises- beginner-level up to college-level

 

Beginner-level

Kai has a hat.

The hat is red.

The hat is for baseball.

SOLUTIONS

Kai has a red baseball hat. Kai has a red hat for baseball. Kai has a red hat that he uses for baseball.

 

Kai has a hat, and the hat is red; in fact, the hat is for baseball. OVERWRITTEN

 

 

 

 

HIGHER LEVEL

1.    Canada accepts people.

The people are from other countries.

The countries are troubled.

The trouble is political.

 

What is your feeling? Simple? Compound? Complex?

 

Canada accepts people.

The people are from other countries.

The countries are troubled.

The trouble is political.

 

Canada accepts people from other countries that have political troubles. COMPLEX- ADJ CL

 

 

2.    The object that has many flat sides appears rounded, and its diameter measures about 1/8 inch. COMPOUND-COMPLEX

The object that whose diameter measures about 1/8 inch appears rounded with many flat sides.

The object has many flat sides, but it appears rounded with a  diameter that measures about 1/8 inch. COMPOUND COMPLEX

The object has many flat sides but appears rounded with a  diameter that measures about 1/8 inch. SVV COMPLEX ADJ CL

 

The object appears rounded and has many flat sides with a diameter that measures about 1/8 inch.

The object appears rounded and has many flat sides with a diameter of about 1/8 inch. SIMPLE SVV

 

3.    It comes in many colours outside and many colours inside, but usually the outside is yellow while usually the inside is greyish black.

Eliminate repetition

It comes in many colours outside and inside, but usually the outside is yellow while the inside is greyish black.

It comes in many colours inside and outside; usually, the outside is yellow while the inside is greyish black.

; TRANS,

 

It comes in many colours outside and inside; while it is usually yellow outside and greyish black inside.

 

SV, SOBA SV.

SV; SV.

SV; TRANS, SV.

 

It comes in many colours which/that are usually yellow outside and greyish black inside.

 

Quiz7

Write a sentence with an adjective clause for each.

1.          who          give

2.          that          tomorrow

3.          that          free

4.          which       special

5.          where      buy

6.          who          help