EF6WI567 Class 16

 

Today’s agenda

·      Attendance

·      Return Quiz2 – compound sentences

Go over

Optional RW for one point

·      Continue adverb clauses

·      Paragraph writing. Start “The Topic Sentence”

·      HW   Read over “The Topic Sentence”

 

Thursday

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Friday

·      “Self-Assessment Reflection” Week 4

·      Vocabulary exercises

·      New kind of paragraph

Distribute “Opinion Paragraphs” HANDOUT

·      Listening fun

·      Prepare for Quiz3 on adverb clauses on Monday

Choose 10 adverb clause words and 10 vocabulary words to review.

I will choose six of each for the quiz

 

 

Week 5

Monday

·      Quiz3

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quiz 2

Phones and notes away.

Write a compound sentence for each.

Pass in by 12:35

1.    so                           question

I had a question, so I asked the teacher.

 

2.    or                           money

You can go to school, or you can work at KFC to earn money.

 

3.    however               friend

I wanted to see my friend; however, she was working.

I wanted to hang out with my friend last night; however, she was working

I wanted to hang out with my friend last night. However, she was working. Two simples

*Punctuation is an area for improvement.

 

4.    also                       dance

Maris likes to sing; also, she loves to dance.

 

5.    as a result            manager

The manager is excellent; as a result, everybody likes working with her.

 

6.    in addition           project

They finished/completed their project on time; in addition, they came in under budget.

They completed their project three months late; in addition, they went over budget by $6,000,000.

 

I overspent on Purdy’s chocolate.

 

           vt

She reviews her math; she has a test tomorrow.

reviews- simple present- always, usually

She is reviewing her math; she has a test tomorrow.

 

                               vt

My brother buys a car. XXX every day

FIXES

My brother bought a car last week.

My brother is buying a car.

My brother wants to buy a car.

My brother will buy a car. (later, next week)

 

The car was bought by my brother. passive voice –

 

passive voice- the subject is passive, does nothing, the subject doesn’t do the verb

 

ACTIVE VOICE  She ate an apple. the subject does the verb

 

PASSIVE VOICE The apple was eaten by her. the subject does nothing

 

passive voice verbs- at least two words, use participle

 

                     present                past                       participle

eat               eat                         ate                         eaten

drink           drink                     drank                    drunk

 

drunk(v, adj)  He was drunk at the party. adj

                               All of the milk was drunk.

MY ADVICE: Passive voice is not very important. We don’t it very much.

 

 

Do you want to make money, or would you rather be broke?

 

rather V

I would rather stay home. He would rather go out.

She would rather rent than buy.

prefer to V

I would prefer to stay home. He would prefer to go out.

She would prefer to rent than buy.

 

I would rather not say anything.

I would prefer not to not say anything. I would prefer to say nothing.

 

She would prefer not to see her ex-husband.

She would rather not.

 

The plane was late. That meant that we needed to wait for two hours.

noun clause- next week

 

The plane is late. That means that we need to wait for two hours.

 

I need to go. You need to eat. The baby needs to sleep.

I want to go. You want to eat. The baby wants to sleep.

She plans to see a movie. We plan to eat at 7. You plan to get a good job.

ALTERNATIVE VERB TENSE

She is planning to see a movie. We are planning to eat at 7. You are planning to get a good job.

 

I plan to cook tonight. I am planning to cook tonight.

He plans to go to work later. He is planning to go to work.

 

I plan to pick my friend from the airport.

 

 

 

VOCAB reward / bonus

bonus- extra money you earn from your work

She got a nice Xmas bonus.

 

reward- a prize for doing something nice for another person

I gave the man a reward for returning my phone.

 

 

 

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“The Topic Sentence” HANDOUTS  3 sheets

We will start on this tomorrow. You can read it over.

 

 

 

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Adverb clauses

 

You should know of these by the end of the course:

time-                     after, before, since, ever since, until, when, while, whenever

place-                   wherever

condition -          if, even if, provided that, unless

manner-               as, as if, though, although, even though, so ... that

cause-                   because, since

purpose-              in order that, in order to, so that

 

 

 

 

 

 

*after/before

The kids do their homework after dinner. SIMPLE SV

After dinner, the kids do their homework. SIMPLE

 

The kids do their homework after SV dinner. COMPLEX SENT-ADV CL

The kids do their homework after they finish/have/eat dinner. COMPLEX SENT-ADV CL

 

Before school, she does her homework. SIMPLE

Before she goes to school, she does her homework. COMPLEX

She does her homework before she goes to school. COMPLEX

 

*since- time

Mei has lived in BC since 2019. SIMPLE

Mei has lived in BC since she moved here in 2019. COMPLEX

since- reason, because

Mei has her umbrella since/because it is raining.

 

*ever since- seems like a long time

We have been waiting for the bus ever since we got here at 1:10.

Sarah and Michelle have been friends ever since they were little.

 

*until-waiting

The mother waited patiently until her son tied his own shoes.

til- casual talking, not for writing

I will wait until you call me.

 

because- cuz, cause  casual talking or texting, not for school writing

 

She waited at home until her daughter got back.

 

I will not leave until I get my money back.

 

*while- two things happening at the same time

Mei was cooking dinner while her husband was doing nothing.

Sarah was texting while she was driving.

 

Mei was cooking dinner; meanwhile, her husband was doing nothing.

 

While you sweep, I’ll mop.

I’ll mop while you sweep.

Can you pick up the kids while I make supper?

Can you shut up while I am talking?

Can you let me finish while I am talking?

 

 

Call me when you get home.

We talked while she was cleaning up.

 

I’ll mop when/after you sweep. argument

 

 

*whenever- every time

Whenever she feels homesick, she looks at old pictures.

Come over whenever you have time.

In self-paced, you can do the tests whenever you are available/ whenever you want.

CASUAL      What time do you want to go?

Whenever you want.

TEENAGER SLANG        Whenevs.

                                         Whatevs.

 

 

 

 

*even if- doesn’t matter, conditional

I will buy a new iphone if I have the money.

I will not buy a new iphone even if I have the money.

We will go to the park if it is sunny.

We will go to the park even if it is raining.

I will go on a trip even if I don’t have enough money.

She will perform a song even if she feels nervous.

 

*even though-

I will not buy a new iphone even if I have the money. Do I have enough money? not determined

I will not buy a new iphone even though I have the money. I have enough money.

 

We will go to the park even if it is raining. Will it be raining? not sure

We will go to the park even if it is raining. Is it raining? Yes.

 

ALTERATIVE- harder

I will not buy a new iphone no matter if I have the money or not.

We will go to the park no matter if it is raining or not.

 

I am going to go to the party no matter if you like it or not.

 

 

*provided that – if – important things

You can go to the park if you finish your homework.

You can marry that boy provided that he is a good guy.

She can become a citizen provided that she meets the criteria/conditions.

Mei can get a mortgage provided that you qualify.

She will go to UBC provided that she gets accepted.

I got accepted to Langara. Langara offers me a spot.

 

*unless – opposite of ‘if’

We will go to the beach if it is nice Saturday.

We will go to the beach unless it is miserable Saturday.

 

We will not go to the beach unless it is nice Saturday.

 

You will get a fine unless you put your dog on a leash.