Monday, 24 November 2025

EF6WI567 Class 9

 

Today’s agenda

·      Attendance

·      Go over “Correction Codes”

·      Return Quiz 1

Go over.

Optional rewrite for one point.

·      Prepare for Test1- narrative paragraph

·      Begin compound sentences

 

Tuesday

·      Test 1- narrative paragraph (last 50m)

 

 

 

Quiz 1

Write a simple sentence for each.

1.    SSV              try               week

My sister and I will try to bake some pies this week.

I and my sister WO

 

2.    SV                friend         visit

My friend visited me last week.

My friend is going to visit China next week.

My friend visits her mother every day.

 

3.    SVV             study          tomorrow

I will review and study for the math test tomorrow.

Tomorrow I will review and study for the math test next week.

today

tomorrow

the day after tomorrow

in three days

yesterday

the day before yesterday

 

Today is Monday.

The Sunday before last. eight days ago

Monday after next. - 14 days

Next Monday. – seven days

Sunday- yesterday

 

Today is Tuesday

last Sunday- two days ago

last Friday- four days ago

“I was not here last Friday.”

“You were not here two Fridays ago. 10 days ago

 

Did you live in Vancouver five years ago?

No, I came last year.

No, I came two years ago.

 

Misha moved here before I did.

 

 

4.    SSVV           hike             weekend

Misha and Jun are going to hike and ride their bikes on the weekend.

Misha and Jun will hike and ride their bikes on the weekend.

 

SIMPLE FUTURE VERB TENSE

will- decide right now

be going to- already decided

 

Restaurant ordering

I will have the chicken, please.

I would like the chicken, please.

Could I have the chicken, please?

 

5.    Imperative           lock   door

Lock the door on your way out, please.

Don’t lock the door.

 

6.    Interrogative       drive car

Can you drive a car?

Do you like to drive cars?

Do you drive your car to work?

 

 

Return the quiz.

OPTIONAL You can fix up your sentences and rewrite them on a new piece of paper.

Pass it in to me. I will look them over and give you a point.

Title: Quiz1 RW

 

I am very happy to visit my parents every weekend.

It is very enjoyable/fun to visit my parents every weekend.

 

They hike on the mountain.

They hike in the mountains.

 

Shira goes skiing on Grouse Mountain.

Shira goes skiing in the mountains.

 

She took her computer to the repair shop to get it fixed.

 

She took her car to the garage/auto shop to get it fixed.

 

 

 

My friend visits me yesterday. vt simple present

FIX

My friend visited me yesterday. simple past

My friend visits me every month. vt simple present

She shops at Metrotown. usually, not ‘now’

She is shopping at Metrotown right now. present progressive

 

Richmond Centre, Aberdeen Mall, Capilano Mall, Metrotown, Pacific Centre, Crystal Mall, Park Royal, Tsawwassen Mills, the Outlet Mall, Oakridge Mall,  Koreatown, City Centre, Brentwood Mall, etc.

 

 

 

 

 

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Compound sentences

Three types of sentences: SIMPLE   COMPOUND   COMPLEX

4th kind- mix COMPOUND COMPLEX

 

Sentence types:

SIMPLE SENTENCES –  SV   SSV   SVV   SSVV   SSSV   SVVV   Imperative   Interrogative

 

New kind of sentence:

COMPOUND SENTENCES

 

Most teachers teach FANBOYS

7 coordinating conjunctions in English

FANBOYS for and nor but or yet so

 

Some of these are used often- low-frequency words for compound sentences

 

HIGH-FREQUENCY very often used

LOW-FREQUENCY rarely used

 

FANBOYS for and nor but or yet so

EXAMPLES OF for, nor, yet- low-frequency, grammar book

 

*for

Maria brought an umbrella today, for it is raining.

-low-frequency usage, grammar-book style of English

 

AUTHENTIC

Maria brought an umbrella today because it is raining. COMPLEX SENT

high-frequency usage-

 

‘for’ preposition phrases

for example

She got some coffee for you.

He brought a cake for the birthday party

Thanks for your help.

 

SV, for SV. low frequency

She got you a present, for it is your birthday. Unusual, grammar-book,

not authentic English

She got you a present because it is your birthday. authentic

 

She got a present for you.

VOCAB authentic – real, not fake, the real deal

I bought you a coffee. I bought a coffee for you.

 

I stayed at home, for I was feeling sick. XXX

AUTHENTIC, REAL ENGLISH I stayed at home because I was feeling sick.

 

FANBOYS for and nor but or yet so

 

*nor

either or   neither nor low-frequency

Neither Maria nor Sarah is going to the theatre. grammar-book

 

AUTHENTIC

They aren’t going to the theatre. authentic

Neither of them are going to the theatre. authentic

Maria isn’t going. Neither is Sarah.

 

Me neither. CASUAL

Me too. CASUAL

I don’t like coffee. Neither do I.

I bought neither a pen nor a pencil. grammar-book

I didn’t buy (either) a pen or a pencil. authentic

 

compound sentence with ‘nor’

We didn’t go to the museum, nor did we go to the art gallery. grammar-book English

 

AUTHENTIC

We didn’t go to the museum or the art gallery. SIMPLE SENT

 

I am looking for students who are speaking (either) English or their mother tongue.

 

She is going to get (either) an ice cream or an iced coffee.

 

 

FANBOYS for and nor but or yet so

 

SIMPLE SENTENCES- yet

Not, yet.

I didn’t have my supper/dinner, yet.

He didn’t finish his homework, yet. SIMPLE SENT

I don’t know yet.

I didn’t buy it yet. I’m waiting for a sale.

CONTRACTION I am – I’m   ‘ apostrophe

 

‘yet’ for compound sentences

It is a sunny day, yet it is chilly. low-frequency

 

AUTHENTIC

It is a sunny day, but it is chilly.

It is a sunny day; however, it is chilly.

 

Use ‘but’ ‘however’

 

It is a sunny day. However, it is chilly. 2 SIMPLE SENT

It is a sunny day; however, it is chilly. 1 COMPOUND SENT

 

FANBOYS for and nor but or yet so

SOBA- so or but and

These are the high-frequency coordinating conjunctions: SOBA

 

Soba are Japanese buckwheat noodles.

 

Italian explorer- Marco Polo went to China.

Chinese noodles- Italian spaghetti?

rice noodles, semolina noodles

Japan – buckwheat noodles

 

We will focus on:  , so   , or   , but   , and

 

 

EXAMPLES of SOBA   , so   , or   , but   , and

 

, so- give a reason, result

My friend was sick. I went to visit her. 2 SIMPLES

My friend was sick, so I went to visit her. 1 COMPOUND

 

I went to visit her, so my friend was sick. XXX

cause and effect XXX

 

 

It is raining. You brought an umbrella. 2 SIMPLES

It is raining, so you brought an umbrella. 1 COMPOUND

 

It is going to rain, so don’t forget your umbrella.

Don’t forget your umbrella. IMPERATIVE no ‘you’

 

She is hungry, so she needs to eat something.

SLANG hungry + angry = hangry

I am hangry. I need a snack.

I am hangry, so I need a snack.

snack  snake

 

 

The weather was rainy, so we decided to stay (at) home.

 

 

, or – choice, A or B

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

 

Would you like pizza, or would you prefer pasta? COMPOUND

Would you like pizza or pasta? SIMPLE

 

Would you like coffee or tea? SIMPLE SENT

Would you like coffee, or would you prefer tea? COMPOUND

SV, or SV.

 

COMPOUND SENT= SIMPLE SENT , SOBA SIMPLE SENTENCE

 

SV, SOBA SV.

Two simple sentences:

You like dogs. Shira likes cats.

JOIN THEM TOGETHER

You like dogs, and/but Shira likes cats.

 

, or – two different options

You can stay home with mom, or you can go/come downtown with me.

(Either) You can go by bus now, or you can wait for me to drive you.

 

 

 

*10-minute break *

 

* Narrative writing

paragraph length- approximately 125 to 150 words

 

You tried some examples for homework.

 

Good work.

Tomorrow, we will do Test 1.

 

EXAMPLE

Test 1

Write a narrative paragraph of 125-150 words on one of the following topics.

Pass in by the end of the class.

1.

2.

 

 

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