Friday, 4 July 2025

EF5 Class 3

 

Good morning, everyone.

 

TGIF! Thank god, it’s Friday!

Thank goodness, it’s Friday!

 

Naked parade - naked people on bicycles

https://vancouversbestplaces.com/events-calendar/festivals-and-events/vancouver-world-naked-bike-ride/

 

Go to church- baptism-Christian religious ritual

ritual- ceremony
The baby was baptized.

Adults can be baptized, too.

 

IDIOM hang out   - spend time with family or friends

IDIOM spend QT – quality time   She spends quality time with her kids on the weekends.

 

synagogue- church for Jewish people

They are getting married.

 

dimsum- Southern Chinese brunch, small plates, family-style eating

 

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Distribute Prescribed Learning Outcomes

“Prescribed Learning Outcomes Module”

·      Begin sentence types

“Overview of Sentence Types” HANDOUT

·      New dialogue “Making Small Talk”

·      IF TIME Song lyrics

·      HW   Simple sentence exercises

Look over ORAL and WRITING PLOs. Reflect on which ones are your strengths and weaknesses.

 

 

Monday

·      Continue Simple sentences

“Simple Sentence Exercises” from homework

1.    run morning SV I run in the morning.

I run in the morning.

I run every morning.

She will run to the beach tomorrow morning.

He ran two km this morning.

Quiz#1 soon- Tuesday or Wednesday?

Choose vocab for the quiz

·      Return “Practice Paragraph”

Distribute “Correction Codes” HANDOUT

Paragraph structure HANDOUT

·      Small group discussion about the PLOs.

 

Tuesday or Wednesday

·      Quiz1 simple sentences

 

Friday

·      “Self Assessment Reflection” 1

 

 

 

 

Ministry of Education in BC

from www.bced.gov.bc.ca

 

PLOs “Prescribed Learning Outcomes”

Every Foundations course has PLOs.

 

-guidelines for what I have to teach

-broad areas of focus

-areas to explore in the course

 

Explore vocabulary

Prescribed Learning Outcomes

-prescribed(adj)- like an order, mandatory, not an option

-prescription(noun)

A doctor prescribes(v) some medicine. – need to take, tells you

 

Some teachers teach prescriptive grammar. –hard grammar rules

who/whom

past perfect verb tense

 

Some teachers teach descriptive grammar. –soft grammar guidelines

 

 

-learning(verb,adj,noun) – synonyms- knowledge(n), study(v), understanding(n), discover(v), research, educating, developing, growing, getting better, explore, improve, increase, comprehension

 

NEW BEST FRIEND: thesaurus.com

Wonderful for getting new vocabulary.

A thesaurus gives synonyms and antonyms.

 

 

-outcome(n)- result, find, discover, as a result, finish, end, conclude, completed, complete, therefore, final, sum up, at the end, what you got, aftermath, summation, summative 

 

PLOs (Prescribed Learning Outcomes) – the things that we should be able to do by the end of the course.

 

Setting goals- plan, target, aim, trajectory, path, vision, purpose, dream?, destination, ambition, project, aspiration(n), aspire(v)

“I want/aspire to be an immigration lawyer.”

“My aspiration is to run my own business.”

“My plan/aspiration/ambition is to be an interior designer.”

Stretch your comfort zone.

IDIOM your comfort zone – just doing what does not challenge you, used to it already, comfortable, no risk, no pressure

 

The PLOs will force is to grow.

 

IDIOM our comfort zone – no pressure, feel comfortable, feel confident

 

take risks in order to grow

challenge ourselves

 

Do you challenge yourself?

-learning a new/ different/ additional language

-make more money

-talking with kids

-communicate with other people

-immigrating/emigrating

VOCAB immigrate- come into a country permently    emigrate-leave a country permanently

She emigrated from China. She immigrated to Canada.

immigrate(v) immigration(n) immigrant(n, person)

 

-getting PR

 

 

Going outside our comfort zone is challenging, frightening, destabilizing, stressful, etc.

On the other hand, this is where growth comes from.

-personal growth, professional growth, confidence, mastery, become expert, gain expertise

 

professional – get paid

semi-professional –

amateur- no money

I am a serious amateur musician.

 

 

-explore, grow

 

MY MOTTO: I have to say ‘yes’ to new good experiences, especially for music.

motto- special words you can tell yourself

 

The PLOS are opportunities for growth.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our PLOS- goals for the course.

HOMEWORK Looked over for homework

A.ORAL LANGUAGE

B.READING AND VIEWING

C.WRITING AND REPRESENTING

D.EVIDENCE OF THINKING

 

BIG QUESTIONS to think about when you read through them

1.    Which PLOs feel most important to you? Which ones resonate with you? Which ones stand out to you as being relevant to your life?

resonate(v)- vibrate, shake, has deep meaning, feel deeply

relevant- related, connected to, important, meaningful

 

2.    Which of the PLOs do you already do well? Which ones are your strengths. Which one are you already good at?

-PROFICIENT/EXTENDING

 

3.    Which of the PLOs do you want to improve upon? Which ones reveal some weakness that could strengthened? Which ones do feel would be worthwhile working on?

-         EMERGING, DEVELOPING

 

 

VOCAB naked(adj) – The little kids were naked in the pool.

bare(adj)- bare feet, bare head

 

 

Overview of Sentence Types

 

*SIMPLE SENTENCE

one clause

clause- a subject and a verb together

subject- the main thing, person in a sentence

verb- the action

The old brown Labrador Retriever / dog was running after the little grey squirrel in the park yesterday.

 

-simple subject – one word 

The old brown dog

 

-complete subject – all of the words related to the simple subject

The old brown dog

 

VERB TENSES- was running- past progressive/continuous

was running one verb, two words together

have been living one verb, three words together

 

2-3 word verbs – enough usually

We will learn 7 most important verb tenses:

SIMPLE PRESENT

SIMPLE PAST

SIMPLE FUTURE

PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

PAST PROGRESSIVE

PRESENT PERFECT

PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SV

The sky is blue. sky-simple subject   the sky-complete subject

 

SSV

You and I are talking on the phone.

 

SVV

The kid is running and is yelling.

 

SVVV (probably the maximum}

The kids are running, yelling, and playing.

 

SSSV (probably the maximum)

Joe, Sarah, and Michelle went dancing. dancing- gerund, noun

Joe, Sarah, and Michelle went to Burnaby.

 

SSVV

The old man and his granddaughter go to the park and have fun.

The old man complete subject

The old man simple subject

 

Imperative, command sentence - tell somebody to do something

Come in. Watch out. Sit down. Open the window, please.

Please have some blueberries.

No subject, implied subject

You sit down. Sit down, please.

Finish your homework.

Listen to me.

Have a seat.

Have fun.

Pay attention.

Don’t cry.

Be brave.

Be happy.

Be quiet.

Have a good time.

Take care.

Behave yourself!

Behave.

Follow me.

Leave me alone.

Get lost.

Go away.

Get out of the way.

*These can sound rude, so adding ‘please’ helps.

Move out of the way, please.

Go ahead.

Tell me.

 

Interrogative sentence - question, interrogate (ask questions)

What are you doing?

What time is it?

Where did you park the car?

How can I help you?

Are you sure?

Are you married?

Where do you come from?

Do you have your PR yet?

What do you do (for a living)?

How did you do that?

How dare you!?

 

REVIEW SIMPLE SENTENCES:

SV   SSV   SVV   SVVV   SSSV   SSVV  

Imperative(command)   Interrogative(question)

 

**10-minute break

 

 

 

 

 

*COMPOUND SENTENCES

-First level of compound sentences   , SOBA   , so      , or    , but , and

FANBOYS SOBA

It is raining, so we can't play soccer.

You can come to school, or you can go to work.

I like chocolate, but I don't eat it everyday.

Joan likes hiking, and she also likes skiing.

 

SIMPLE SENTENCE The girl runs and jumps. SVV

COMPOUND SENTENCE The girl runs, and she jumps.

 

-Next level of compound sentences: ; substitute semicolon for, SOBA

It is raining, so we can't play soccer.

It is raining; we can't play soccer.

 

-Next next level of compound sentences  

transitional terms   therefore   alternatively   however   also, etc

It is raining, so we can't play soccer.

It is raining; we can't play soccer.

It  is raining; therefore, we can't play soccer.

 

MODELS FOR COMPOUND SENTENCES:

You can come to school, or you can go to work.

You can come to school; you can also go to work.

You can come to school; on the other hand, you can go to work.

I like chocolate, but I don't eat it everyday.

I like chocolate; I don't eat it everyday.

I like chocolate; however, I don't eat it everyday.

 

COMPLEX SENTENCES

-Adverb clauses – because   if   when   unless   until   after   before   although, etc

main clause adverb clause

Sarah doesn’t want to talk to Maria because they had an argument.

Because Sarah and Maria had an argument, Sarah doesn’t want to talk to her.

We won’t go to the beach if it rains.

If it rains, we won’t go to the beach.

-Noun clauses - brain, tongue

brain- think, believe, know, guess, understand, imagine, remember, forget, etc. tongue- say, whisper, state, yell, remind, claim, argue, etc.

that why how

Mohammed thinks that he should call his brother.

He thought about how he could fix his car.

The little girl believes that there is a monster in her closet.

Maria said that we need more printer paper.

Junko didn’t tell us why she quit her job.

-Adjective clauses - describe nouns, use who that which

who-people, that-things, animals, which- special things, unique things Fatima's neighbour, who is 86 years old, still lives on her own.

Marta has some nice boots that she got from a fancy store in Tokyo.

Beijing, which is the capital of China, is a huge ancient city.

whom DELETE

 

HIGHEST LEVEL- COMPOUND COMPLEX SENTENCES

Mei loves to eat chocolate, but Junko doesn't like it because she is allergic to it.

I don't want to go to the party that Clara is throwing, but you should go if you want to.

 

Exciting!

EXAMPLE The marriage was unusual, but they were happy. COMPOUND

The marriage was unusual because they were different religions, but they were happy. COMPOUND COMPLEX

 

 

 

Simple sentence exercises:

1.     The scientist and her grad student run experiments and make notes.  SSVV

science(n) scientist(n,person)

2.    The orchestra performed the symphony beautifully.

WORD FORMS beauty(n) beautiful(adj) beautifully(adv)

The girl is beautiful.

She sings beautifully.

3.    She writes and recites wonderful poetry. SVV

4.    Jess and Marie enjoy reading romance novels. SSV

Jess   Jessie   Jessica   Marie   Maria   Mary   Marion

5.               The engineer designs electrical systems for factories. SV

6.    The professor and her students explore distant galaxies through telescopes.    SSV


7.    The surgeon performed a life-saving operation on the old woman. SV

a doctor that does surgery / operations / procedures

She had an operation of her heart.

minor operation- skin carcinoma (skin cancer)

major surgery- heart , brain

ambulatory- you can walk afterward

8.     What medium does the artist work in? Interrogative

medium for art- the material that the artist uses- clay, wood, stone, paint, paper

medium- size, a person who can talk to ghosts

9.     (You) Stand up straight. Don't slouch. Imperative

 VOCAB posture- She has good posture. I have poor posture.

10.                       The kids teach their friends the fun game. SV

11.                      The teenagers dream and worry about their futures.  SVV

12.                      The musician writes and sells songs for a living. SVV

13.                       The entrepreneur and her investors will launch a new tech startup next month. SSV

entrepreneur- business person, you have your own business, you’re the owner

She invested in Microsoft in 1995. Now she is a millionaire.

Apple will launch a new iphone next year.

14.                       Vancouver and Burnaby have sustainable recycling programs. SSV

15.                      The researcher and his lab assistants have discovered groundbreaking medical treatments. SSV

16.                      The biologists study ecosystems in remote locations.

groundbreaking – brand new ideas, technology

AI is groundbreaking tech.

17.                      Historians preserve ancient artifacts. SV

ancient- hundreds, thousands of years ago

artifacts- ancient objects

There are ancient First Nations sites.

18.                      The diplomats will negotiate a peace agreement between the two warring countries. SV
diploma- graduating document

ambassador, diplomat- a person who represents a country

embassy, consulate- buildings or offices representing foreign countries

They are waring countries. adj

Canada and the US are in a trade war.

negotiate- talk, discuss, find an agreement

haggle(v) bargain(v)

He made an low offer.  Then they haggled about the price.

19.                       The architect and the engineer design futuristic-looking laneway homes.  SVV

20.                      Economists and market analysts predict global market trends.  SSV

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Making Small Talk”

-strike up a conversation with somebody

 

dialogue- conversation between two people

 

Find a partner (groups of two best). Practice the dialogue. We’ll read them aloud in a few minutes.

 

 

“Dialogue 1”

Read aloud and repeat.

 

**

Song lyrics “Misty”

helpless kitten

cloud

understand

holding hand

walk

violins play

sound hello

music hear

the moment   near

leading

just want

notice lost

following

my own

wander alone

right left

hat glove

too love

too love

 

Practice Test- not for marks

I want to see what your writing looks like.

paragraph

-at least 150 words

-one block of writing

-doublespace

-write in pen

-full name and class in top right corner

-title- Practice paragraph

-write between the margins

 

Phones away

Write a paragraph of at least 150 words on the following topic:

 

Write a personal introduction for yourself.

 

 

 

 

 

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