TGIF! Thank god, it’s Friday!
It’s the weekend.
What are your plans for the weekend?
work
birthday party
wedding anniversary- nice dinner
skate park- skateboard, inline skates
studying
casino- gambling, blackjack,
soccer, football
get together, hang out with friends
go to Yaletown
walk on the Seawall
Richmond- U-Pick strawberry
practice music
music show – a gig
The musician has a gig tomorrow night. She is going to
perform.
Today’s Agenda
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Attendance
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“Self-Assessment Reflection” Week 1
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Vocab exercise- “Multiple-Choice Synonyms 1”
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Start working on sentences “Three Kinds of
Sentences EF45 HANDOUT”
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Continue “Making Small Talk” dialogues
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HW Write a
variety of simple sentences using the vocabulary.
Monday
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Return Practice Paragraph
Go over format
OptionalRW for one point
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Continue sentence work- simple sentences,
exercises
Quiz1 on simple sentences- Wed
Tuesday
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Continue sentence work- simple sentences
Quiz Wednesday
synonym- different words that
have the same meaning
e.g. cold, chilly, frigid,
icy, nippy, frosty
1. She was angry after
hearing the bad news.
(a) furious- irate, mad
(b) happy
(c) calm
not as strong- annoyed, irritated,
bothered, irked, disturbed
2. The firefighter was brave
during the rescue mission.
(a) timid
(b) weak
(c) courageous
fireman – firefighter (gender
neutral)
waitress/waiter- server (gender
neutral)
stewardess/steward(on an airplane)-
crew member
3. The test was so easy
that everyone finished early.
(a) difficult
(b) simple-
(c) confusing
IDIOM Easy as pie. A piece of
cake. Easy peasy, lemon squeezy.
4. He is always friendly to
new students at school.
(a) kind- nice, polite
(b) mean
(c) rude- impolite
5. After the long hike, they
were tired and needed a rest.
(a) energized
(b) happy
(c) exhausted-
IDIOM dog-tired
disgusted- I am disgusted by
mushrooms. I think they are gross.
6. She is very smart
and learns new things quickly.
(a) slow
(b) foolish
(c) clever- bright,
intelligent, a fast-learner
VOCAB genius(n)- exceptional
high IQ
expert- high skill level
wise(adj)- have good
judgement, make good difficult decisions
foolish(adj) silly, childish,
not mature
He likes to act foolish with
his little children.
7. He was strong enough
to lift the heavy box by himself.
(a) weak
(b) powerful- muscular,
big muscles
(c) tired
8. The man was so rich that
he owned three houses.
(a) wealthy
(b) poor
(c) simple
IDIOM loaded
She is loaded. She has lots
of cash.
I am broke. I have no money.
The food was very rich.
9. The teacher asked the
students to begin their homework immediately.
(a) finish
(b) start
(c) stop
10. The museum displayed an old
artifact from ancient times.
(a) young
(b) modern
(c) antique - over 50 years old
ancient- thousands of years
old
He is interested in ancient
civilizations.
ancient civilizations – countries
and cultures from the far past
**Ten-minute break**
Sentence types for EF45
Three kinds of sentences that we will learn.
-SIMPLE SENTENCES
-COMPOUND so or but and
semicolons ;
-COMPLEX- adverb clauses- because when if
EF5
noun
clauses
adjective
clauses
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, idea - noun or pronoun
verb- action word, to be, to have
SV
The dog is
white.
SV
Examples:
She is smart.
I love dogs.
She has an old car.
Jun wants to buy some milk.
He is strong.
Mei needs some
advice.
advice- uncountable , no ‘s’
Mei needs some
advices. XXX
Mei needs some pieces
of advice.
I need two cups / spoonfuls / pounds / plates / grains of
rice.
REMEMBER – Begin with a capital letter and a period.
. period, fullstop
dot – email addresses and URLS
ahaley@vsb.bc.ca
cbc.ca
cnn.com
What are some SV sentences that you wrote yesterday?
I am 43 years old.
I have two children.
She is a housewife.
My husband passed away 8
or 9 years ago.
SSV
My friend and I go
hiking.
go -leave here
go hiking, go to get some lunch, go pickup some groceries
Sarah and Tom are
good friends.
Maria and Emma drink
coffee together.
Maria drinks
coffee on her own.
drink- simple present verb tense- usually, always, often
We have coffee together
every Monday morning. routine, schedule
I eat breakfast every day.
I drink have coffee every morning.
He drank had a beer.
She ate had a sandwich.
Did you eat have breakfast yet?
every day, every week, every year, twice a day
I brush my teeth twice a day, once at 6am and again at
6:15am.
She goes to her dentist every six months for a checkup.
I make lunch for my
husband everyday in the morning.
I take a shower every night.
I usually wake up early.
ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY
always
almost always
usually
often
sometimes
rarely
seldom
almost never
never
never ever- teenager
I usually visit my home country every year.
She watches/reads/listens to/ follows the news everyday.
She reads books. She listens to music. listen+to
She reads books. She listens to the radio. 2 SIMPLE
SENTENCES
She reads books, and she listens to the radio. 1 COMPOUND
SENTENCE
She reads books, and I listen to the radio. 1 COMPOUND
SENTENCE
What are some SSV sentences that you wrote?
My husband and I work together.
My sons and I go swimming.
GRAMMAR DETAIL go swimming -leave this place
I am going to go pick some strawberries.
CASUAL TALKING I gonna go pick some strawberries. ok for talking,
not for writing
gonna- not for school writing, ok for texting
wanna
going to
want to
I am going to go have a nice dinner at the casino.
SVV
The dog is running
and barking.
My son is eating and talking.
He watched TV and listened to music.
A rooster says cock-a-doodle-do.
chicken- cluck
rooster- cockadoodledo
cat- meow
What are some SVV sentences that you wrote?
I was living in
China and moved to Vancouver.
I do work and study here.
I am doing work and studying here.
I am going to shopping and have a coffee.
I have never been
in Canada before. SV
SIMPLE- SV SSV SVV
-Imperative-command sentence, tell somebody to do something
Close the door.
Close the door, please.
Sit down.
Come in.
Please be quiet.
Go to bed.
Make your bed, please.
Don’t eat chocolate before dinner.
Don’t say curse words.
Wash your hands.
NOTE: please- the magic word
What’s the magic word?
Please, come in.
Come in please.
Please sit down
Watch your step. Be careful.
Watch your behaviour. Watch yourself.
Watch your mouth.
Hands up!
Behave yourself.
Have some cookies.
Help yourself.
Relax. Take it easy.
Clean your room.
-Interrogative- asking a question
How are you?
How is it going?
How are you doing?
How is everything with you?
How is your daughter?
How is the family?
Who are you going to the concert with?
Who did you go with?
I am going with my friend.
go+with
Do you want to go with me to Las Vegas?
go with- food
Ketchup goes with french fries.
This shirt does not go with these pants. They don’t match.
SLANG- casual taking, friendly, not for school, business
What’s up?
FORMAL, BUSINESS How do you do? Please to meet you.
slang- words used by specific groups
idioms- used by eveTrybody
TEENAGER SLANG These kicks are lit.
kicks- shoes
lit-cool
SERVER Are you finished? Can I take that? Would you like
anything else?
Do you have any children?
How old are you?
Are you busy?
Do you have any plans for the weekend?
Are you married? single?
Where have you been?
SIMPLE SENTENCES: SV
SSV SVV Imperative
Interrogative
Monday continue with compound sentences.
HOMEWORK
Simple Sentence Exercises
Write a simple sentence using the vocabulary in each
exercise. Try a variety of simple sentence types. Use a variety of verb tenses.
Remember: SV
SSV SVV Imperative
Interrogative
Write your sentences on your own paper.
1. cat sleep
The cat sleeps on the bed. SV
The cat and the dog are sleeping
on the floor. SSV
2. laugh joke
3. children play
4. sing song
5. do homework
6. read book
7. play piano
8. listen sound
9. walk park
10.
bird fly
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