We are finishing out 5th week. We have four weeks
left/remaining. Those four weeks will go very quickly.
VOCAB left=remaining
I have only $10 left.
We have ten minutes left in the class.
left = left over
There are three cookies left/left over.
left / left over- you
had some and used some, a lesser amount is still there
There were ten cookies. I ate one. There are nine left.
She has three classes left at SHEC: English 12, Chemistry
12, and Math 11.
: colon list of the
things you are talking about
He has three jobs: delivery person, cook, and cashier.
They have two kids: a boy and a girl.
**SUMMER**
Summer term will be July 6 to Aug 7.
As of today, I will be teaching EF7/10 in Period 1.
Period 1 will be 8:30-12, Monday to Friday.
**
Today’s Agenda
·
Attendance
·
Return Test 1- narrative paragraph
Discuss
Refer to PLOs
Sentences-
simple, compound, complex
punctuation
verb tense
Optional RW for one point
Pass in today or first thing tomorrow.
·
Start midterm recommendations
·
Continue complex sentences- adverb clauses
Choose vocab to review for the quiz
Quiz 4 tomorrow
·
New verb tense – present progressive
·
New dialogue “Going to the Bank”
Thursday
·
Midterm recommendations
·
Quiz 4 (last 25m)
Friday
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Midterm recommendations
Test 1
Dividers.
Take out several sheets of lined ruled paper.
Electronic devices and notes away.
Double space.
Full name, class and date top right corner
Title: Test 1
Write a narrative paragraph of at least 150 words on the
following topic.
Write about a funny thing that happened to you when you were
a kid.
Structure:
Grabber- 7 ways
Topic sentence- addresses the writing prompt, puts the
paragraph on topic
Supporting sentences- tell the events of the story
Concluding sentence
(150 ww)
Sentence writing
EF6 PLOs
-Every sentence has to be simple, compound, or complex.
Big challenge!
e.g. COMPLEX ADV CL
Because she was my best friend, I wanted to get her a
birthday gift.
-Punctuation period
. comma ,
-Capitalization
PUNC DETAIL – quoted words- direct reported speech
My mother said, “Where were you?”
I asked, “Can I play with my cousins by the lake?”
HIGHER LEVEL – CITATION Obama said that he would “engage in
diplomatic discussion” with the president of Turkey.
-VT verb tense
simple present
simple past
simple future
present progressive/continuous
past progressive/continuous
present perfect- less used
Optional RW for one point.
Pass it in today or first thing tomorrow.
We have four weeks to work on this stuff and get better.
I am excited. I believe that you can make a lot of progress in
a few weeks.
For most people, the knowledge is there; the ability to use
that knowledge is weak. We can make it stronger.
**
Adverb clauses
Exercise 1
1. until
finish
We can’t go to the party until
you finish your homework.
My son isn’t allowed to play until he finishes his homework.
VERB allow – let
I allow my son to have friends
over any time he wants.
I don’t allow them to smoke in my
house.
CAUSATIVE VERB- learn next week
ask tell allow, etc.
He asked his sister to put some rice on.
The mother told her son to help
put the groceries away.
2. unless want
I want to buy the car unless I
don’t have enough money.
I want to buy the car if I have enough
money.
I won’t help my daughter her
unless my daughter she wants to help herself first.
Unless you need me for something,
I want to go shopping tonight.
You won’t be healthy unless you
want to be.
3.
Because of the traffic jam, we
can’t arrive on time. SIMPLE
Because there is a traffic jam,
we can’t arrive on time. COMPLEX
We can’t arrive on time because there is a traffic jam.
4.Since I have enough money, I can buy a new phone. because
I haven’t seen her since she bought a new house. when
5. I will call you when I get home.
When I was at home, she called me.
6. whenever tired
You should take a rest whenever you get/are/feel tired.
take a rest = have a rest = take a nap
VOCAB nap= short rest, 15-30 mm
The dog barks whenever he sees a stranger.
7. before holiday
Before the holiday, I cleaned my home. SIMPLE
Before the holiday began/started, I cleaned my home. COMPLEX
Before we go on holiday, we need to pack our bags.
Before the holiday ended, I stayed (at) home. XXX
I stayed home over the holiday. SIMPLE
8. After he left the party, he fell asleep on the lawn
went home.
After we went to the party, we had a few drinks.
He didn’t drive his car because he had a few drinks.
9.I had a headache when I woke up.
The class was over when I arrived at school. I slept in.
IDIOM sleep in – oversleep, miss your alarm, sleep longer
than usual
Mei likes to sleep in on the weekend. She likes to catch up
on her sleep.
wake up
get up
In wake up when I wake up. I don’t set an alarm.
She has an internal alarm clock.
She is an early bird.
IDIOM The early bird catches the worm. People who get up early are more successful.
True?
He is a night owl.
10. if need
I can lend you some money if you need it.
11. Although the weather was chilly, she still wore a
t-shirt.
12. We went hiking although it was chilly.
She went GERUND. She went shopping/running/dancing/fishing.
She is friendly although she is shy.
13. since hardworking
Since he came to Canada, he has been hardworking. TIME
Since my teacher pressed/pushed me, I have been hardworking.
REASON
14. as…as brother
as ADJ as
He is as tall as his brother (is).
He was as nice as his brother (is).
She is as smart
as her mother (is). both still
alive
She is as smart
as her grandmother (was).
as long as - if
She wants to have a birthday party as long as her brother
can be there.
15. ever since moved
She has been homesick ever since she moved to the US.
VOCAB homesick(adj)
She feels nostalgic.
VOCAB nostalgic(adj)- sad/sweet bittersweet feeling, remembering the past
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