EF6WI567 Class 19

 

Week 5

We have already finished four weeks of our course.

It is almost midterm.

 

Registration for February quarter(Quarter 3, Feb-Apr) will being Monday, January 5^th.

 

Next week, I will give you your recommendation for what course you should take in Quarter 3. We have a quick discussion at my desk.

Your recommendation will based on your quizzes, tests, and spoken work.

So far:

Quiz 1

Quiz 2

Quiz 3- today

Test 1 – short paragraph

Test 2 – this week

Next week – maybe another quiz or test

Also, you will get your first spoken mark out of 10. Your spoken mark comes from your speaking in class.

 

MARKS

Quiz 1         x/6

Quiz 2         x/6

Quiz 3         x/6

Test 1          x/12

Test 2          x/12

RW              1/1 point each

Spoken       x/10

                     x/57

Your mark will be an average.

 

 

 

For example:

Quiz 1         4/6

Quiz 2         3/6

Quiz 3         3.5/6

Test 1          8/12

Test 2          7.5/12

RW              4/5 point each

Spoken       7/10

                     37/57

 

65%- fine

50%- not great, wait to reg

45%- not ready yet

Good lower range- 60-65%

In order to move on to the next higher level, you must have a passing average.

You must be Proficient in the PLOs that we have been working on.

 

EF6

ORAL A1    “engage with others in sustained conversation”

                     “communicate meaning on a variety of topics”

 

WRITING C1        “communicate meaning by using conventions of

writing”

“simple, compound, and complex sentences”

“past, present, and future tenses, including simple, progressive, and present perfect”

 

 These skills are what the teacher is looking for.

 

You can ask yourself:   How has my writing been? How have the quizzes

been? How have the tests been?

How has my speaking been? Have I been talking in class? Have I been communicating in English in a meaningful way in class?

 

Every class you have opportunities to speak and write. Hopefully, you are taking those opportunities.

 

There are no attendance points. If you are late or absent a lot, you will have to talk with an advisor.

 

REMINDER

Next quarter

P1 EF7/Eng10

P2 EF7/Eng10

 

EF7 graduated adults- finished high school anywhere in the world

Eng10 – not finished high school yet

 

WI567- auxiliary course- no rec from the teacher to do EF6, 7, etc

You have to do the EF5, EF6, EF7 route.

EF1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

 

 

 

 

 

Today’s agenda

·      Attendance

·      Talk about midterm

·      Quiz3- adverb clauses

·      Continue “The Topic Sentence”

·      Begin “Opinion Paragraphs”

 

Tuesday

·      Continue work on “Opinion Paragraphs”

Test soon- pass-in paragraph

·      Begin noun clauses

 

Wednesday

·      Return Quiz3- adverb clauses

Go over

Optional RW for a point

·      Continue noun clauses

Quiz4 soon

·      Prepare for Test2 (opinion paragraph) tomorrow

 

Thursday

·      Test2

·      Continue noun clauses

 

Friday

·      “Self-Assessment Reflection” Week 5

·      Vocabulary exercise

·       

 

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Quiz3

Dividers.

Lined, ruled paper.

Phones and devices away.

Write a sentences with an adverb clause for each.

Pass in by 12:50

1.    until            business

2.    while           carefully

3.    after            proud

4.    even though slippery

5.    because     furious

6.    so that        vacation

 

 

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Topic Sentences

Topic sentence-

gives the main idea of the paragraph

 

Essay-thesis statement

 

Topic sentence- topic + controlling idea

topic- related to the writing prompt

writing prompt- question

 

Friendship is important for happiness.

Is friendship important for happiness?

 

topic sentence    -addressed the writing prompt

                               -puts your writing on topic

-usually the first sentence (sometimes a grabber/hook will precede it)

                               -opens a door for ideas

Activity 1

Winter is a good season.

Winter weather is cold, and it snows.

The best season for kids is winter. Yes!

 

The reader knows what to expect.

There is a direction.

 

Activity 3

1.

4. Sir John A. MacDonald- first Prime Minister

 

*Often the topic sentence and the concluding sentence can be very similar.

 

 

 

 

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left-handed

IDIOM south paw

She is a south paw.

 

left-handed(adj) – history, associated with the devil

                              

left- French gauche

gauche – rude, uncultured, rough

 

Italian – sinastre

sinister- evil, devil

 

A left-handed idea- a stupid idea

 

left- negative association

 

right- positive association

You’re right!

You have rights.

He is the boss’ right-hand man.  #1 assistant, go-to person

 

left-handed – injured more often than right handed-people

 

-ambidextrous(adj)- can use both hands equally

 

-cross-dominated- use one hand for one activity, the other hand for a different activity

 

 

Opinion paragraph

Persuasive writing

 

opinion(n)- your idea, perspective- your view of a topic, point-of-view, what you think

 

WF- word form

persuasive(adj)   She is a very persuasive person. She can talk people into anything.

A salesperson has to be persuasive.

IDIOM         She can talk the hind leg off a dog.

She could sell ice to Eskimos Inuit.

 

NEGATIVE manipulate(v)

manipulative(adj)   My friend, Sarah, is emotionally manipulative.

manipulation(n)  

emotionally manipulative, emotional blackmail-

e.g. the silent treatment, the cold shoulder

manipulative- persuasive in a negative way, tricking people

 

 

persuade(v)         The little kid persuaded his parents to buy him a toy.

negotiate(v)- come to terms, find a middle-ground, common ground

compromise(v,n)          They compromised on the new car.

 

persuasion(n)   Students are very good at persuasion about marks.

 

debate(n,v)- organized discussions, argument

 

argument- sounds negative, can be positive

discussion- sounds positive

IDIOM have a word    Can I have a word with you?

 

IDIOM I have a bone to pick with you.  big problem

                     We need to talk. big problem

 

Can we have a quick chat? small problem

 

I want to catch up with you. Let’s catch up.

 

I want to check in with you.

 

EVERYDAY How are you? How are you doing? What’s new. How are things?

 

 

 

procrastinate(v) to wait, to waste time when you have work to do

 

positive meaning – express your opinion clearly, give reasons why you think the way you do

 

Opinion – usually a controversial topic- many strong opinions, debatable

e.g Trump is a very controversial person.

 

Pro or con

 

e.g. Should marijuana be legal in Canada?

controversial topic

-strong emotional opinions, gut feeling: strong YES or strong NO 

-less common MAYBE, undecided

 

 

 

 

OPINION

YES – should be legal-

give some good reasons:

-your personal choose, free country

-can be helpful for anxiety, depression

-medical benefits- cancer, pain relief, glaucoma

-business opportunities

-tax money to government

-stop illegal trafficking

-reduce organized crime

-quality control is regulated

-reduced police and court involvement

 

Choose 3-4,5 best reasons.

 

CONTINUE TOMORROW