EF12SL12 Class 23

 

I will go to T&T and buy food.

I will buy fish.

I will clean my house.

I will do chores.

VOCAB chores- housework- sweep, mop, do laundry, wash the dishes, vacuum the floor

 

I am going to take a rest. I am going to chill.

SLANG chill(verb)- relax

 

I am sweeping will sweep the floor. simple future

I will mop the floor.

I will clean the washroom/bathroom.

 

I was invited to a Christmas party for work. I will go to the party on Saturday.

I will visit my friend in the Burnaby.

I will review English in the library.

VOCAB review- study again

 

I will have guests from Germany. She is my aunt. We will have a reunion.

VOCAB reunion- meet somebody after a long time

 

I will make dumplings for myself.

 

My husband and I are going to go to my husband’s friend’s house. We are invited for lunch.

My husband and I will go.

 

I will sleep late. I will sleep in.

 

I will go to the church on today and Sunday.

 

I will teach Arabic language to children.

 

I am going to go swimming Saturday and Sunday.

I am going to visit my coworker in the hospital on Sunday.

 

I will go to Calgary. I will travel to Calgary. I will take a trip to Calgary.

 

 

 

 

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Attendance

·      “Self-Assessment Reflection” Week 5

·      Vocabulary exercises

·      Talking fun exercise

·      Begin paragraph writing

Test1 – next week

 

Monday

·      Return Quiz 4

Go over it

Optional rewrite RW for one point

·      Continue paragraph writing

·      Review simple verb tenses- simple present, simple past, simple future

·      Quiz5 on Tuesday – mix of simple present, simple past, simple future

 

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Tuesday

·      Quiz4 on

 

Wednesday/Thursday

One-on-one meetings to discuss midterm recommendations. We will talk face-to-face about which course you should register for in January.

Quarter 1 Sept-Nov (nine weeks)

Quarter 2 Nov- Jan (nine weeks)

Quarter 3 Feb- Apr (nine weeks)

Quarter 4 Apr-Jun (nine weeks)

Summer July-Aug

 

EF1- stay in EF1 or go to EF2

EF2- stay in EF2 or go to EF3

SL12- extra course

 

Registration for Quarter 3 will begin on Monday, January 5^th.

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Friday

Final day before Winter Break

 

 

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Vocab Exercises

1.       She was delighted when her friend surprised her.

(a) sad

(b) happy

(c) angry

 

2.       After a long day, I was very fatiqued.

(a) tired, exhausted

(b) excited

(c) awake

 

3.       He was uneasy about starting a new job.

(a) nervous, uncertain

(b) relaxed

(c) confident

 

4.       The movie was so amusing that we laughed the whole time.

(a) boring

(b) funny

(c) scary

 

5.       She was over-the-moon to hear about her promotion.

(a) disappointed

(b) thrilled, very happy, delighted

(c) sad

 

6.       I felt down-hearted after losing the game.

(a) cheerful

(b) upset, sad, blue

(c) joyful

She feels blue today.

 

7.       He was irritated when he didn’t get his way.

(a) pleased

(b) angry

(c) kind

 

8.       The dog looked lonesome when it was left alone.

(a) excited

(b) lonely

(c) playful

 

9.       She was bursting to open her birthday gift.

(a) eager, excited

(b) bored

(c) tired

eager- emotion

 

 

 

 

 

10.   The teacher was pleased with the students’ progress.

(a) annoyed

(b) proud, happy, satisfied

(c) disappointed

 

 

 

 

 

ADJECTIVE FORMS

bored(your feeling)     I am bored.

boring                             The movie is boring.

 

interested                      He is interested in football.

interesting                     Football is interesting.

 

For me, learning English is interesting. I am interested in English.

 

 

pronunciation(noun)  I will improve my pronunciation.

My pronunciation will improve.

EF34 I believe that my pronunciation will improve.

EF34 I think that you are a very nice person.

He knows that English is challenging.

 

pronounce(verb)

 

 

Three kinds of sentences:

EF12 *SIMPLE

SV      She loves dogs.

SSV    Don and Mei play football.

SVV   You hike and walk for exercise.

 

EF34 *COMPOUND

SV, but SV. She loves dogs, but he likes cats.

SV, and SV. Mei cooked dumplings, and she froze them.

                     My first name is Zhila, and my last name is ABC.

SV, so SV.    It is Friday, so I feel happy.

 

EF34 *COMPLEX because , when , if

I am happy because it is Friday.

Mei has coffee when she feels tired.

Let’s go to a movie if you are free.

 

EF12-Simple sentences  SV   SSV   SVV

          Simple verb tenses- simple present, simple past, simple future

 

 

Next week , we will do Quiz 5. Quiz 5 will be a mix of simple past, simple present, and simple future verb tenses.

 

Test 1 will be a short paragraph.

 

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Begin paragraph writing

 

EF1- minimum of two complete sentences, 2-5 sentence will be perfect

 

EF2 – minimum of three complete sentences, 3-7 sentence will be perfect

 

SL12- about the same as EF2

 

EF12- paragraphs are very short

 

 

Joe Chen

EF2

December 8, 2025

Practice Paragraph

 

          I will introduce myself. My first name is Sarah. My family name is Andratte. I live in Vancouver with my family. We immigrated to Canada six months ago. I like hiking and swimming in my free time. I study English at South Hill Education Centre. I want to learn English well.

 

EF1

My full name is Sarah Andratte. I live in Vancouver with my family. We immigrated to Canada six months ago. I want to learn English well.

 

EF2

I will introduce myself. My name is Sarah Andratte. I live in Vancouver with my family. We immigrated to Canada six months ago. I study English at South Hill Education Centre.

 

 

 

Things to remember:

Write your full name, class, and date in the top right corner.

Indent the first word of the first paragraph.

Double-space your writing.

Write between the margins.

Write 4-5 short clear sentences.

 

 

EF12 My first name is Sarah. My family name is Andratte.

EF34 My first name is Sarah, and my family name is Andratte.

 

 

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Picture Differences 3A and 3B

Everybody will get a picture, either 3A or 3B.

The pictures have many small differences.

Get into small groups and find the small differences.

Say the small differences in English.

 

Get into small groups with 3A and 3B people together

 

What are the differences between the pictures?

In 3B, there is no flag.

In 3A, there is a flagpole.

 

In 3B, the window has curtains.

In 3B, the middle window is open.

in 3A, the middle window is closed.

 

The name of the shop is different.

The barber shop has a barber pole.

The barber shop has two windows and one door.

The beauty shop has one big window and one door.

 

A barber cuts hair for men.

A stylist cuts hair for women.

 

 

The bank is in a different location.

 

There are three small windows above the shop in 3A.

There are two big windows above the shop in 3B.

 

There is a parking sign in 3A,

 

The number on the bus is different. One is 24^th Street. The other is 42^nd Street.

The name on the bus is different. One is State Bus. The other one is City Bus.

 

The time on the clock is different.

The temperature is different.

 

The prices are different.

Different things are for sale.

 

The bus driver’s tie is striped.

The other bus driver’s tie is white.

 

The one-way signs are different.

 

 

 

Quiz 4

Title: Quiz 4

Take out a few pieces of lined ruled paper.

We need our dividers.

Phones, electronic devices out away.

Write in pen, not pencil.

Double-space.

Write your full name, class, and date in top right corner.

Write a sentence with a simple future verb tense for each.

Pass in by 9:50

1.          start          work

2.          look          park

3.          help          school

4.          see            movie

5.          play           game

6.          write         story