Good afternoon
Today’s Agenda
· Attendance
· “Self-Assessment
Reflection” Week 2
-link to PLOs
· Vocabulary exercises
· Go over “Corrections
Codes”
· Return Quiz 1
Go over
Optional opportunity
to do a rewrite for one point.
· Continue paragraph
work
· Begin compound
sentences
Monday
· Attendance
· Collect Quiz1RW
· Resources for improving
spelling
https://spellquiz.com/spelling-test/adult
· Continue compound
sentences
Prepare for Quiz 2
this week
· Continue new article
· Continue paragraph work
Prepare for Test1
paragraph
Tuesday
· Continue compound
sentences
Prepare for Quiz2
this week
· Continue paragraph work
Prepare for Test1
paragraph
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Vocabulary exercises
1.with regards to-
about, important things
I called my sister about
the party next week.
I called the bank with
regards to getting a car loan.
I called the bank regarding
getting a car loan.
I called the bank in
regard to getting a car loan.
I called the bank concerning
getting a car loan. noun, gerund
I called the bank concerning
a car loan.
2.updated-
CV- curriculum vitae-
professional and academic jobs – many pages
resume- one-page
3. income-
salary, wage,
benefits
VOCAB perquisites- perqs,
perks – e.g. parking space, phone, tickets to events
4. entrepreneur- French
business person
5. amass(v) collect, gather
Warren Buffet has
amassed enormous wealth.
Jun has amassed a
huge collection of Pokemon cards.
amass knowledge
6. efficient- maximum
benefit with minimal work
optimize(v)
optimal(adj)
She works quickly and
efficiently. She is organized and on-the-ball.
7. dynamite
inventor of dynamite-
Alfred Nobel
created Nobel Prizes-
annual
Chemistry, Medicine,
Literature, Peace, Economics, Physics
no Nobel prize for
Math
Math- Fields Medal
Hong Wang is the
first Chinese woman to win the Fields Medal.
Pulitzer Prize- journalism,
writing
Canada prize for teaching-
Prime Minister’s Award
moss(n) green stuff growing
on the ground
Trump desperately
wants to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
FIFA gave him a FIFA
Peace Prize.
8. intensive(adj)
intensity(n)
intense(adj)
9. luxury(n)
luxurious(adj)
Her new car/vehicle/SUV
is luxurious.
IDIOM nepo-baby- the
child of a rich person
nepotism- giving opportunities
to family members
IDIOM born with a
silver spoon in her/his mouth- born into a rich family
10. prestigious(adj)
high-class, good name, good reputation
We stay at the Fairmont,
which is a prestigious hotel.
UBC is a prestigious
university in Canada.
Being president of a
company is a prestigious job.
prestige(n)
4.
1. absolutely
Absolutely!
I think- your opinion
utterly- unusual word
NEGATIVE That is utterly ridiculous.
2. entitled(adj) –
something is owed to you
NEGATIVE entitled-
you think people owe you something, you feel superior to other people
She is a very entitled
person. She is demanding.
IDIOM on his high
horse- Get up your high horse.
3. burn off
4. friendship, companionship
They got married in
their 70s for the companionship.
5. limping
6. childhood
nostalgia(n) – remembering
the past, sweet and sad emotion
nostalgic(adj)
VOCAB bittersweet(adj)
7. recharge(v)
Will you get a chance
to recharge this weekend?
8. prospective(adj)-
possible
9. poverty(n) poor(adj)
In Canada, the
poverty line is $XX.
low-income
working poor
IDIOM hand-to-mouth –
enough to money to live but not enough to save or have luxuries
We live
hand-to-mouth. We are just surviving. We are just making ends meet.
IDIOM make ends meet-
having enough money for basic expenses
She is living
paycheque to paycheque. She is just making it.
10. let you off with
a warning
The police officer
let me off with a warning.
There was a speed
trap. The police hide and wait for speeders.
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Correction Codes
v She against the
idea.
She is against the verb.
P2
Quiz 1
Dividers.
Devices and notes put away.
Take out several sheets of lined, ruled 8½X11 paper.
No communication between students during work for marks.
Doublespace.
Write between the margins.
Write in pen
Pass in by . No lates.
Title: Quiz 1
Write a simple sentence for each.
1.
SV healthy
She eats healthy food most of the time.
2.
SSV reduce
Sarah and Michelle reduced their salt intake.
3.
Imperative harm
Don’t harm animals.
4.
SVV study spend
Joe spends time at the coffee shop and studies there.
5.
Interrogative concern
Are you concerned about your family?
Do you have concerns about your job?
6.
SSVV attitude
Jun and Michael work hard and have great attitudes.
Optional- rewrite all six sentences on another sheet of
paper.
Pass it in to me today of first thing next class.
1 pt
Title: Quiz 1 RW
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I can check your paragraph from HW if you like.
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CLASS WORK
1. Work on Quiz 1 RW
2. Practice paragraph
What
kind of physical activities do you do?
