EF6WI567 Class 14

 

Handouts from Friday are on the small table in front.

 

**self-paced courses / online learning **

Room 203

-         you and a computer, no teacher

-         come into school at least once a week

-         mostly you are home doing your lessons on computer

-         tests are at SHEC

-         You work at your own pace. slowly or quickly

-         must finish by May.

 

Pros

-         flexible schedule

-         work at your own speed

-         good for people who are busy- kids, work, changing schedules

-         nice variety of courses that we do not offer in the classroom

e.g. Law 12,  Phys Ed 12, etc.

 

Cons

-         no teacher- no direct instruction

-no one to push you

-         little structure

-         have to be self-motivated

-         all computer, might be text books

 

Statistics- 90%+ of people in BC who start a self-paced course, do not complete.

Are you the 10%?

You can try.

 

Go to Room 203. Talk to the teacher there. They can give you more information.

 

Today’s agenda

·      Attendance

·      Quiz 2- compound sentences

·      Begin complex sentences- adverb clauses HANDOUT

·      Continue idiom story “Amy Has a Crush”- casual, natural-sounding English

 

Tuesday

 

Wednesday

·      Return Quiz2

Go over

Optional RW for one point

·      Continue adverb clauses

·      Continue verb tense work

 

Thursday

·      Continue adverb clauses

Quiz3 soon

 

Friday

·      “Self-Assessment Reflection” Week 4

·      Vocabulary exercises

·      Listening fun

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Quiz 2

Dividers.

Lined, ruled paper.

Phones and notes away.

Write a compound sentence for each.

Pass in by 12:35

1.    so                           question

2.    or                           money

3.    however               friend

4.    also                       dance

5.    as a result            manager

6.    in addition           project

 

 

 

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SENTENCE TYPES:

-Simple   SV   SSV   SVV   SSVV   Imperative   Interrogative

 

-Compound   SV, SOBA SV.   SV; SV.   SV; TRANS, SV.

FANBOYS

 

-Complex   -adverb clauses- THIS WEEK

                     -noun clauses- Next week

                     -adjective clauses- In two weeks

 

-Compound complex- After Xmas, probably

 

 

 

Complex sentences- adverb clauses

 

 

adverb – word that described a verb, usually ‘ly’

quickly, slowly, easily, usually, loudly, carefully, quietly, etc.

Please speak quietly in the library. how does we speak

 

She plays piano goodly well.

I must drive more carefully.

Drive carefully.

 

Eat slowly.

The kids eat slowly.

 

 

adverb clause:  S+V

clause- group of words with a subject and verb

 

 

 

The three golden/most high-frequency words for adverb clauses:

‘because’                                  ‘if’                                    ‘when’

 

These three words are the most commonly used for adverb clauses.

You can say a lot using ‘because’, ‘if’, and ‘when’.

e.g

Martha came to Canada as a refugee because there is a war in her country.

Because there is a war in her Martha’s country, Marthas she came to Canada as a refugee.

Because there is a war in Martha’s country, she came to Canada as a refugee.

 

 

Martia came to Canada as a refugee. There is a war in her country. 2 SIMPLE SENTENCES

 

Martia came to Canada as a refugee because there is a war in her country.

 

Everybody feels good today. The weather is gorgeous.  2 SIMPLES

VOCAB gorgeous(adj) – beautiful, really beautiful

 

Everybody feels good today because the weather is gorgeous.

Because the weather is gorgeous today, everybody feels good.

 

-if- maybe yes , maybe no, conditional

Mei will go to the party if she finishes her work early.

If she Mei finishes her work early, Mei she will go to the party.

If Mei finishes her work early, she will go to the party.

 

 

-when – time

I forget the information when I do a quiz.

When I do a quiz, I forget the information.

 

 

-two clauses        -independent clause = main clause

                               -dependent clause = subordinate clause

Grammar words, nomenclature, naming words- look it up on your own

 

Two styles for sentences with adverb clauses:

1. main clause subordinate clause

He is happy because he got a job.

2. subordinate clause, main clause

Because he got a job, he is happy.

 

She doesn’t like ice cream because it is too sweet.

Because ice cream is too sweet, she doesn’t like it.

Your choice. Which one do you like more? Up to you.

MY ADVICE: Mix it up.

 

Shira can’t eat ice cream because her stomach can not handle milk. She is lactose-intolerant.

 

 

ERRORS

He is happy, because he got a job. XXX small error

*You will see people writing like this even in books. You can decide if you care about this or not.

 

FIXES

He is happy because he got a job. no comma

Because he got a job, he is happy. flip them

 

COMMON ERROR

He is happy. Because he got a job. XXX  frag- sentence fragment

FIX

He is happy because he got a job.

He is happy. independent clause / main clause- simple sent

Because he got a job. -dependent clause, subordinate clause- not a sentence by itself

 

 

 

independent/dependent

She is an independent person. She takes care of herself.

The little boy is dependent on his mother. He is a momma’s boy.

Do you have dependents? legal word

 

Her daughter is very independent even though she is only 6.

even though = although= though(casual)

Even though her daughter is only 6, she is very independent.

 

JOKE two kinds of children- monkeys and cats

 

 

Martia came to Canada as a refugee because there is a war in her country. COMPLEX SENT- ADVERB CLAUSE

Martia came to Canada as a refugee because of the war in her country. SIMPLE SENTENCE

 

Be careful because there is a bear.

There is a bear.

SV

 

**NOTE: ‘here’ and ‘there’ are not subjects. They always point to some other thing.

There is your sister.

Here are your keys.

Your sister is there.

Your keys are here.

 

 

*because / because of

because of NOUN

We will stay home because of the rain. SIMPLE SENT NO SV

 

because SV

We will stay home because it is raining. COMPLEX SENT-ADV CL

 

He won’t buy a new iphone because it is too expensive.

He won’t buy a new iphone because of the price/high price/cost.

 

She is working hard every day because she is the breadwinner.

She is working hard every day because of living expenses.

She is working hard every day because of the high cost of living.

 

I like Vancouver because it is close to the ocean and mountains.

I like Vancouver because of the ocean and mountains.

 

REVIEW:

TWO WAYS TO DO THIS:

1.    Martia came to Canada as a refugee because there is a war in her country. no comma

2.    Because there is a war in Martia’s country, she came to Canada as a refugee.

NOTE: Some teachers say to not begin a sentence with ‘because’. That’s an old-fashioned rule. It’s ok.

 

CONTINUE TOMORROW

 

 

whiplash- the head snaps forward or back, side to side

concussion- brain injury, sports, hit to your head

collision- tow vehicle hit each other

IDIOM fender bender- minor collision

 

 

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“Amy Has a Crush”

Vocabulary Preview

1.    have a crush-

VOCAB puppy love-  young teenagers

     moon-eyed

5.nervous wreck  I am a nervous wreck. I have a math test today.

agitated, nervous

10. fingers crossed- make a wish, wish for good luck

 

A: I have a job interview tomorrow.

B: Fingers crossed!

 

Theatre or music performance:

Before a performer does a show. actor, singer, dancer, musician, etc.

Never say ‘Good luck’. superstition

Break a leg!

 

IDIOM soul mates- made for each other

They are good together.

 

IDIOM Opposites attract.