Friday, 5 September 2025

EF23 Class 4

 

Good morning, everyone.

 

Friday – TGIF!

Thank God, it’s Friday!

Thank goodness, it’s Friday!

 

plans for the weekend

rest

work

housework, chores- clean your place, laundry, etc

appointments

doctor, dentist

 

specialist medical professionals- focus on one area of medicine or healthcare- dentist, psychologist, cardiologist,

PRONUNCIATION psychologist- ‘p’ is silent

psychiatrist-

physiotherapist- gives you specific exercises and stretches to do

 

picture of the inside of your bone, tooth- x-ray

 

pain-killer-

injections- needle, hypodermic needle, syringe

 

When I was a kid, I was afraid of getting a needle.

 

going to church

family-time, QT

dance club- Go to a dance club.

swimming

 

go hiking

go shopping

IDIOM retail therapy- You feel better after you go shopping.

window shopping

 

poor air quality- forest fires- Coquihalla Highway is closed

 

 

Today’s agenda

·      Attendance

·      “Self-Reflection Assessments” Week 1

·      “Multiple-Choice Vocabulary 1, 1-10”

·      Continue “Making Introductions”

Write your own dialogue

·      Talk about PLOs (Prescribed Learning Outcomes)

Distribute PLOs (Prescribed Learning Outcomes)

·      Begin sentence work

“Overview of Sentence Types for EF23”

 

Monday

·      Return Practice Paragraph

Talk about paper and format

Optional RW for one point

·      Continue sentence work

“Overview of Sentence Types for EF23”

·      Begin simple sentences

Use “Simple Sentences EF23”

Quiz#1 on simple sentences next week Wed? Thurs?

 

 

 

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“Multiple-Choice Vocabulary 1, 1-10”

IDIOM A piece of cake! It is easy as pie. Easy peasy!

 

 

1.       Please __ your full name on the form.

a) write

(b) erase

(c) read

 

2.       She decided to __ her old toys to charity.

a) take

(b) donate

(c) sell

 

donate(v)- give to charity

donation(n)- something you give

He donated his clothes to a charity.

She made a donation to the shelter.

 

 

 

 

3.       We need to __ the table before dinner.

(a) clear

(b) set

(c) break

clear the table- clean the table and get rid of junk on the table

The little boy likes to set the table.

The table was set with plates, cutlery, a water glass, and a wine glass.

cutlery(n)- fork, spoon, knife, chopsticks

 

4.       He will __ the class by telling a joke.

(a) confuse

(b) entertain

(c) ignore

The singer entertained the audience.

She is a very entertainer.

 

HIGHER-LEVEL USAGE I won’t entertain that idea. I don’t agree with that idea.

 

5.       The teacher asked us to __ attention.

(a) lose

(b) pay

(c) forget

You paid a parking ticket.

She pays attention in class.

 

 

 

6.       They __ the movie last weekend.

(a) watched

(b) ignored

(c) heard

PRONUNCIATION watch-ed  watched -one syllable

 

ignore- don’t pay attention, don’t listen

I ignored my son when he was crying. simple past

Please ignore that message. simple present

I will ignore my mother-in-law. simple future

 

 

7.       Please __ your shoes before coming inside.

(a) wear

(b) remove

(c) clean

remove(v)- take off

In Japan, you have to remove your shoes when you enter someone’s house. There will be slippers for you to wear.

 

Antique Persian carpets are very valuable and expensive.

antique(adj)- very old

 

 

8.       I __ my phone at home and had to go back for it.

(a) lost

(b) forgot

(c) took

 

 

 

 

9.       The baby started to __ when it was hungry.

(a) cry

(b) laugh

(c) sleep

cry(v)- weep, sob-heavy crying

 

 

 

10.   She __ the gift and found a beautiful necklace inside.

(a) opened

(b) closed

(c) wrapped

 

necklace(n)- jewelery that goes around your neck,

anklet, bracelet, earring, piercing- nose ring, belly button ring or stud

 

 

 

Sentence types for EF 23

 

Three kinds of sentences that we will learn.

SIMPLE SENTENCES

COMPOUND SENTENCES

COMPLEX SENTENCES

 

I will give an overview today.

I will teach them in detail in the next few weeks.

 

*SIMPLE SENTENCE- most basic

subject and verb  S+V

 

-subject – person, place, thing- -it is a noun or pronoun

-verb- action word, to be

 

EXAMPLES:

The dog is white.

The dog loves people.

*A sentence begins with a capital letter. A sentence ends with a period or a question mark.

. period OR fullstop

? question mark

! exclamation point

 

There are some different forms of simple sentences:

SV   SSV   SVV

 

SV one subject and one verb

Examples:

She is smart. 

I love dogs.

She needs some advice.

NOTE: She needs some advices. XXX

She needs some pieces of advice.

‘advice’ uncountable, no ‘s’

 

What is an SV sentence that you wrote?

I will introduce myself.

My name is ABC.

I live in Vancouver, Canada.

I live on Victoria Drive.

I live at 1234 Victoria Drive.

 

SSV

My friend and I go hiking.

Sarah and Tom are good friends.

Maria and Emma drink coffee together.

 

What is an SSV sentence that you wrote?

My husband and I go/watch/play/work

My husband and I go to work.

My sister and I travel in Europe. simple present

My sister and I travelled in Europe. simple past

My daughter and me I play at home.

 

SVV

The dog is running and barking.

My son is eating and talking.

He watched TV and listened to music.

 

What is an SVV sentence that you wrote?

I will go to the cinema and will walk to the park. simple future

I went to the cinema and walked to the park. simple past

I wake up and check my emails. simple present

I woke up and checked my emails. simple past

I drive and listen to music.

listen + to    listen to

I listen to my kids. I don’t listen to my mother-in-law.

 

 

REVIEW:

SIMPLE- SV   SSV   SVV

 

 

CONTINUE MONDAY WITH COMPOUND SENTENCES

 

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If your father remarries, the new spouse/wife is your step-mother.

VOCAB spouse- husband or wife

 

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Practice writing simple sentences

Use these writing prompts to create simple sentences like we are studying in class. Try to use a variety of verb tenses: present, past, and future. Write your SV, SSV, and SVV sentences on your own paper.

A.   1. Vancouver __________.

2. Some people _________.

3. My favourite store ________.

4. The rain ________.

5. Many kinds of flowers ________.

6. The ferry ________.

7. The Northshore Mountains _______.

8. A large white dog ________.

9. Yesterday’s weather ________.

10. Two little kids ________.

11. My friend’s son ________.

12. The bus ________.

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