Thursday, 31 July 2025

EF5 Class 22

 

Good morning, everyone.

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Dialogue presentations 4- final presentations

·      Return Test3, multiparagraph writing

Optional RW for bonus point

Marked last night. I did not have time to give detailed feedback on the sentence writing.

Structure was ok.

Sentences need improvement. SIMPLE, COMPOUND, COMPLEX

Next steps for many of us.

·      IF TIME Modal auxiliaries

·      Optional replacement quiz and/or test,essay

Chance to replace one quiz and/or one test, essay

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4  and/or T1 T2 E1

The replacement mark will replace your original mark.

If you are satisfied with your marks, just leave them.

 

*I will mark all of these tonight. I will not have time to give detailed feedback on the sentence writing.

 

Friday- Final day

·      Return optional replacement quiz/test

No optional RW for bonus point

·      One-on-one meetings if you want

·      Final marks and reports

I will submit final marks and reports to the office on Friday at noon.

 

 

COMING UP

·      FINISH        “Odd Word Out 2” from two weeks ago

·      Verb tense- modals

 

 

IDIOMS

-speak off the top of your head

-speak off the cuff

 

VOCAB ad lib

speak extemporaneously – to talk about a subject without any preparation

 

want to get more comfortable speaking out loud, public speaking

Toastmasters – group for practicing giving speeches

https://www.toastmasters.org/

 

speech(n)- an official talk to a group

She gave a speech at the wedding.

 

Meetup.com   Meet people who have the same interests, hobbies.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Essay#1

Write an organized multiparagraph essay of at least 300 words on ONE of the following topics.

FREE ADVICE:      Organize your ideas before you write.

Be specific.

Write good sentences.

 

CHOOSE ONE:

1.    What would you do if you won the lottery?

2.    What are the secrets of a happy life?

 

IN GENERAL

*essay format was mostly proficient

Introductory para

Body paragraphs

Concluding paragraph

*clear organization was often developing

Body 1

Body 2

Body 3

The solution to that is prewriting.

 

*Quality of sentences- developing, emerging

 

Every sentence has to be SIMPLE, COMPOUND, or COMPLEX.

 

Optional RW for a bonus point

 

 

FInal 90m (10:30-12) – Replacement quiz/ and/or test/essay

 

 

Remember to tell me which quiz and/or test/essay you want to replace.

Write Replace Quiz1 and/or Replace Test2 or Replace Essay

 

 

 

 

 

**Replacement Quiz**

Write an appropriate sentence for each:

SIMPLE SENTENCE

1.    SSV              beach

COMPOUND SENTENCES

2.    and              market

3.    so                warm         

COMPLEX SENTENCES

4.    since           late

5.    when          like

6.    if                  try    

 

**Replacement test (150w+) or essay (300w+)

Write a paragraph or essay on the following topic.

What are your next steps for developing your English skills?

 

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