Today’s agenda
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Attendance
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Latin abbreviations. etc.
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Sentence work
Look at examples from homework
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Begin Simple sentences
Quiz coming up- six sentences
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Begin paragraph types- narrative writing- telling
a story
first person or third person
first person- “I”
third person –“he” ‘she” “ my sister”
“What is a Narrative Paragraph” HANDOUT
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IF TIME “Jon Meets Amy” idiomatic English
Wednesday
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Continue simple sentences
Prepare for quiz
Explain structure of the quiz
Choose vocab to review.
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Continue narrative paragraph
Thursday
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Quiz1 simple sentences
Friday
Monday
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PROBABLY Test 1- narrative paragraph
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Latin abbreviations, etc
Latin – ancient language from Italy, foundations of English
English- mix of Latin, Greek, French, German, etc.
Latinate languages- based on Latin- Romance languages
Spanish, Italian, French, Portuguese
abbreviations- short forms of words and terms
*etc. – et cetera “and others”
He is proficient in C++, Java, Oracle, etc.
*e.g. exempli gratia gratis-free
“for example”
She loves animals, e.g. dogs, cats, fish, etc.
*i.e. id est “that/which
is”
He loves expensive watch brands, i.e. Rolex and Cartier.
*a.m. ante meridian
“ before noon”
*p.m. post meridian “after
noon”
post- after
post-graduate. postpone, post-game meeting, post-secondary
Latin
*AD anno domini “in
the year of our Lord”
2025 AD
ENGLISH
*BC before Christ
The city was founded in 700BC.
*ASAP as soon as possible-
I will send you the report ASAP.
*ETA estimated time of arrival
The ETA for Cathay Pacific Flight 269 is 9:23.
Sorry I’m running late. My ETA is five minutes.
*SMS- short message service-
texting, Messenger, WhatsApp
*DM direct message
DM me.
She has been sending me DMs.
*LOL laugh out loud
*ROTFL- roll on the floor laughing
*FYI- for your information, casual talking
*emails cc bcc
cc- carbon copy
I ccd you in this email.
bcc -blind carbon copy
French
*RSVP- respondez sil vous plait
respond, please
I invite you to me birthday
party next Saturday.
RSVP.
+1 plus one
Can I bring a plus one?
English
RIP- Rest in peace.
My grandmother died passed away. RIP.
ACADEMIC -university, scholars
BCE before common era, same as BC
Write one sentence per pair.
Overview of sentence types-
SIMPLE
COMPOUND
COMPLEX
COMPOUND-COMPLEX
1. drive get
She got to drive a car yesterday. SV SIMPLE
get to V – allowed to
My son got to stay out late when he turned 19.
If you drive fast, you will get a
ticket. COMPLEX-ADVERB CLAUSE
VOCAB overspeed speed
She was overspeeding, and she got a
ticket. COMPOUND
Don’t drive fast on Knight Street, or you
will get a ticket/fine. COMPOUND
2. dogs but
I want to adopt some dogs, but I
don’t have time to take care of them. COMPOUND
adopt- children or pets
3. play and
I can
play soccer and basketball. SIMPLE SV
Mary and June are playing soccer
in the stadium. SSV SIMPLE
The five-year-old girl played and
danced at the park yesterday. SVV
NOUNS MODIFYING NOUNS
She is five years old.
She is a five-year-old
girl. – hyphen
4. snow so
It is snowing heavily, so I can’t
go to the concert.
raining heavily
raining lightly- showering,
drizzling, sprinkling
snowing lightly- flurries
icy rain, freezing rain, hail
5. happy because
She is a happy lady because she
had a sweet childhood. COMPLEX
6. relax when
He feels relaxed when he is listening to music.
He felt relaxed when he was listening to music.
Alice relaxes when she finishes
her homework.
You may relax when you are tired.
I can’t relax when my kids are out at night.
VOCAB relax(v) relaxed(adj) relaxation(n) relaxing(adj)
She is relaxed. happy tired hungry
The soft music is very relaxing. She feels relaxed. She
relaxes on a chair. She enjoys her relaxation time.
7. go if
I will go to the library if it doesn’t rain.
You can go without me if you’re in a hurry.
If you want to have a good mark, you should go over the test/text
again.
8. park that
The park that you told me about is really close to my house.
COMPLEX-ADJ CL
If you park in that disabled spot, you will get a ticket.
You are rolling the dice. You are taking a chance.
9. neighbour who
The woman who was here a moment ago was her neighbour
in the building. adj cl
She is my neighbour who is excited to visit China next year.
My neighbour who was a judge before she retired is very
funny.
COMPLEX – adj cl adv
cl
My neighbour who is living lives alone was my best
friend.
In a few weeks: commas around adjective clauses
My sister who lives in Calgary is a nurse. two or more sisters
My sister, who lives in Calgary, is a nurse. one sister
10.
study since
I have been studying since 9 am.
SIMPLE
She has studied the English language
since she was in school.
She has studied English since she was in school. present perfect
My sister have been
study has been studying since she
was 10 years old.
My sister has been studying
since she was 10 years old.
My sister has studied
since she was 10 years old.
Two weeks- since- complex sentences- adverb clauses
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“Simple Sentences”
Let’s read this over. Then we can talk about it.
Simple Sentences
Notice that there are some important
requirements for a simple sentence:
1. Has at least one subject (or implied subject)
and one verb.
Mei
is 25 years old. SV
implied
subject – imperative sentences- command
You Brush
your teeth.
imply
infer
2. Expresses a complete thought.
3. Has only one clause.
4. Begins with a capital letter and ends with a period.*
* For all
sentences.
Simple
sentences come in many forms:
SV
SSV
SVV SSVV
Imperative
Interrogative
The magic word. What’s the magic word? Please
These are examples of simple sentences.
What are their SV structure?
1. The
scientist and her grad student run experiments and make notes.
SSVV
2. The orchestra
performed the symphony
beautifully.
SV
3. She writes and recites wonderful poetry.
SVV
4. Jess and Marie enjoy reading romance novels.
SSV
Jessie Jess Jessica
5. The engineer
designs electrical systems for factories.
SV
6. The
professor and her students distant galaxies through telescopes. SSV
microscope
galaxy – collections of millons of star systems
7. The surgeon performed a life-saving operation
on the old woman. SV
surgeon- a doctor who operates
My doctor is a family doctor. She is a GP.
general practitioner
She is not a specialist.
His GP referred referred him to specialist.
specialists-
cardiologist, neurologist, psychologist, psychiatrist, dermatologist, urologist,
nephrologist, OBGYM- having babies,
pediatrician, etc.
8. What medium does the artist
work in? SV
medium-
for art, the materials for arts
Her medium is paper mache.
9. Stand up straight.
Don't slouch.
Imperative
He has poor posture. She has good posture.
She is aware of her posture.
He is mindful of his posture.
10.
The kids teach their friends the fun
game.
SV
11.
The teenagers
dream and worry about their futures.
SVV
PHRASAL VERB verb + preposition worry + about
I worry about my kids always.
I am a worrier. I am a worry-wart.
She is worried about her mother.
COLLOCATION- two words that usually go together
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
I am an entrepreneur. I am a businessperson/ woman/man/
She is a silent
investor in the company. She gets returns from the business.
revenue, income, return,
profit, etc.
Apple will launch
the iphone 18 next spring.
launch= release a
new product
14.
Vancouver and Burnaby
have sustainable recycling programs.
15.
The researcher and his lab assistants have discovered
groundbreaking medical treatments.
16.
The biologists study ecosystems in remote locations.
17.
Historians preserve
ancient artifacts.
18.
The diplomats will negotiate a peace agreement between the two warring countries.
19.
The architect and
the engineer design futuristic-looking laneway homes.
20.
Economists and market analysts predict global market trends.
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