Wednesday, 27 May 2026

P1 EF6 Class 24

 

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

·      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.

 

 

 

 

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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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