P1 EF6 Class 6

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Attendance

·      Quiz 1- simple sentences

·      Begin compound sentences

·      Perform dialogues “Choosing a Phone Plan”

·      Begin verb tenses- simple present

“Simple Present Verb Tense EF56 TEACH”

 

Friday

·      “Self-Assessment Reflection” Week 1

·      “Compound Sentences Exercises EF56”

·      New dialogue “Going to a Dental Specialist”

·      Verb tense- simple present

 

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COMPOUND SENTENCES

 

Sentence styles:

SIMPLE

COMPOUND

COMPLEX

COMPOUND-COMPLEX

 

*SIMPLE    SV   SSV   SVV   SSVV   Imperative (command)   Interrogative (question)

 

SIMPLE SENTENCES

It is sunny today. We will go for a walk on the beach.

2 SIMPLE SENTENCES

 

*COMPOUND – two simple sentences, join then together into one

It is sunny today. JOIN We will go for a walk on the beach.

 

How do you join them together?

 

MOST TEACHERS TEACH FANBOYS. I DO NOT TEACH FANBOYS.

 

FANBOYS – 7 coordinating conjunctions used for compound sentences

FANBOYS – for and nor but or yet so

FANBOYS  for and nor but or yet so   mnemonic, memory device

 

TRUTH   , FANBOYS not realistic, not that useful, not authentic English

In compound sentences: for nor yet rarely used in compound sentences by English speakers

They are taught in grammar books but are not often used by native English speakers.

 

Examples of for, not, and yet in compound sentences:

 

-for  

Maria is going to carry her umbrella, for it is going to rain today.

VERY UNUSUAL, sounds like a grammar book, doesn’t sound like a real English speaker

MORE LIKELY: Maria is going to carry her umbrella because it is going to rain. COMPLEX SENT, ADVERB CLAUSE- will learn next week

because/since/as

 

-nor   Joan does not like dogs, nor does she like cats.  VERY UNUSUAL, NOT AUTHENTIC ENGLISH, like a grammar book

MORE LIKELY: Joan does not like dogs or cats. SIMPLE

 

You probably studied ‘neither...nor’. We don’t talk like that.

“either … or” – occasionally , not often

 

You spent a lot of time learning useless things like ‘whom’.

 

e.g. Two girls or one boy is/are going to the party. Nobody talks like this!!!!!

 

 

You can either get a new video game or a new pair of sneakers for your birthday.

 

-yet   It is cloudy today, yet it is still warm. NOT AUTHENTIC, SOUNDS WEIRDLY FORMAL

MORE LIKELY: It is overcast today, but it is still warm. AUTHENTIC

 

VOCAB authentic – real, natural-sounding

 

We use ‘yet’ in simple sentences.

Are you finished yet? Have you had your supper yet?

I didn’t do it yet.

NOT COMPOUND SENTENCES, THEY ARE SIMPLE SENTENCES

 

SV , yet SV. XXX

 

 

MY ADVICE: Forget about ‘for’, ‘nor’, and ‘yet’ for compound sentences.

 

FANBOYS

SOBA

Forget about FANBOYS.

Use SOBA. so or but and    New mnemonic

***These are the ones we use mostly: so or but and ***

SOBA- high-frequency words, use them all day every day

 

soba noodles- Japanese buckwheat noodles

 

**When you think about compound sentences, think about a delicious plate of yakisoba.**

 

Let’s focus on SOBA.

 

REPEAT: Most teachers teach  FANBOYS. for and nor but or yet so

for nor yet Not commonly used

yet, for, nor- low-frequency words

Why learn them if we don’t use them?

 

SOBA so, or, but, and – high-frequency words

 

pants- high-frequency word, used often

trousers -low-frequency word, used rarely

 

e.g. yet for compound sentences-low-frequency

It was cold this weekend, yet we went hiking.

It was cold this weekend, but we went hiking.

 

yet for simple sentences- high-frequency

Have your eaten yet?

He hasn’t phoned his sister yet.

 

 

Focus on the four coordinating conjunctions that we use all the time:

, SOBA   , so   , or   , but   , and

 

EXAMPLE OF A COMPOUND SENTENCES WITH SOBA:

It is sunny today. We will go for a walk on the beach.

-Join them together using SOBA

 

It is sunny today, SOBA we will go for a walk on the beach.

LOGICAL CHOICE

It is sunny today, so we will go for a walk on the beach.

‘so’- shows a reason why

 

It is sunny today, and we will go for a walk on the beach.

‘and’- additional/extra information

 

It is sunny today, but we will go for a walk on the beach.

‘but’- shows difference

Sounds strange.

 

It is sunny today, but we won’t go for a walk on the beach.

 

It is sunny cloudy/overcast/rainy/snowy today, but we will go for a walk on the beach.

‘but’- shows difference

 

VOCAB hurricane – big storm on the Atlantic Ocean

          typhoon – big storm on the Pacific Ocean

          tsunami- huge wave of water after an earthquake

‘t’ is silent

nightmare- bad dream

movie about tsunami- The Impossible, 2012

true story

 

It is overcast today, so we will not go for a walk on the beach.

 

It is overcast today, or we will go for a walk on the beach. XXX

NOT A GOOD OPTION- NO CLEAR MEANING, NO CHOICE

 

We will go shopping today, or we will go for a walk on the beach.

makes more sense

 

It is overcast today, and we will go for a walk on the beach.

FINE- NEUTRAL MEANING, ADDING INFORMATION

 

In these choices of SOBA, we can convey a range of meanings.

There are different meanings behind so, or, but, and.

 

It is overcast today, SOBA we will go for a walk on the beach.

 

It is overcast today, but we will go for a walk on the beach.

still- adverb

It is overcast today, but we will still go for a walk on the beach.

It is overcast today, but still we will go for a walk on the beach.

It is overcast today, but we still will go for a walk on the beach.

 

Choose one place: English is challenging, but still I still want to still keep learning it.

Still, she still lives at her old houses still.

 

**Adverbs can usually be placed in different spots.

 

It is overcast today, and we will go for a walk on the beach.

‘but’ seems to be the best choice

 

 

 

 

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New dialogue “Going to a Dental Specialist”

VOCAB       drill-