EF12SL12 Class 39

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Attendance

·      Quiz7 – simple sentences

·      New dialogue- “Asking for Directions”

·      Vocabulary from Friday- EF34 – a little bit higher-level

·      TIME Continue paragraph work

Reading reading paragraph “World’s Oldest Person”

 

Tuesday

·      Continue new dialogue

·      Continue with paragraph

 

Wednesday

·      Pass-in paragraph

 

Thursday

·      Optional opportunity to replace one of your quizzes.

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Friday- final day

One-on-one meetings

You will get your final mark and comments.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Example Quiz

SV   SSV   SVV

Verb tenses: simple present   simple past   simple future

Write an appropriate sentence for each

SV

1.go- simple past          store

I went to the Superstore last night.

2.see-simple future     movie

John will see a movie tonight.

SSV

3.

4.

SVV

5.

6.

 

Quiz 7

SV

1. live-simple past        city

2.start-simple future   party

SSV

3. read-simple future  book

4. be- simple present  happy

SVV

5. run-simple past        young

6.open- simple past     student

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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New dialogue- “Asking for Directions”

Let’s get into our small groups and talk about “Asking for Directions”

“Warm-Up Questions”

“Vocabulary Preview”

Then practice the dialogue

 

1.Do you sometimes ask people for directions?

 

Could you please tell me where Superstore is?

Can me tell me your house number/your address?

Can you tell me your phone number?

What street do you live on?

 

2.When was the last time you got lost?

- new city

-on vacation

-when you were a child

 

3.Do you use a map?

Googlemaps

Applemaps

Which one is better?

 

Googlemaps is good.

You need to keep your phone charged.

You need internet.

 

Sometimes Googlemaps is wrong. Sometimes it sends you to the wrong place.

 

Sometimes Googlemaps is slow.

Sometimes the map on my phone is very slow.

Your phone tells you where to go.
“In 500 metres, turn left.”

“In two minutes, you will arrive at your destination.”

“Turn right after two traffic lights.”

 

Do you ever use a paper map?

We used to use paper maps. Now we use phones.

 

I use paper maps when I go hiking.

I use paper maps when I go hunting.

I use a map and compass.

 

Some people use a GPS.

GPS – global positioning system

A PGS is a handheld computer.

Your phone battery will be used up quickly.

A phone will work in the city.

A GPS will work in the woods where there is no phone service.

 

Vocabulary Preview

1.post office

2.out of town-

She is from out of town.

3.interrupt(v) interruption(n)

Mei interrupted her sister.

The class was late because of an interruption.

4.block- a section between two major streets in a city

We are on the 6000 block of Fraser Street. The address of SHEC is 6010 Fraser Street.

She lives on the 2200 block of East 45^th Avenue.

block- address

 

Trick-

in Vancouver, north to south

address  7712 Fraser Street.

subtract 16 from 77 = 61

7712 Fraser Street is close to 61^st Avenue.

 

2123 Main Street- -16 from 21

5^th Avenue 

2123 Main Street is close to 5^th Avenue

 

3758 Oak Street- 16 from 37

21

3758 Oak Street is close to 21^st Avenue

 

That works north to south. It does not work east to west.

 

In Vancouver, the mountains are north. They are called the Northshore Mountains.

The Fraser River is south.

 

North to south are streets.

East to west are avenues.

 

Vancouver has a small population compared to many cities.

 

In Canada, we pay a lot of tax.

Alberta has no sales tax.

Everybody in Canada pays income tax.