Summer English Foundations 7/ Composition and Literary
Studies 10 Period 1, Class 1
Good morning, everyone.
Today’s Agenda
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Attendance
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Continue simple sentences
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Begin compound sentences
Quiz1 on Friday
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Distribute “Literary Terms” and “I Confess”
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HW Read and
make notes “I Confess”. We will work on this
Friday
“I Confess” short story
Read the story at least twice.
First time- setting, plot, character, conflict
Second time- deeper meaning – symbols, theme
Struggle with the vocabulary.
Struggle with the sentences.
Struggle with the phrasing.
ChatGBT-
Though Questions
1.setting
2.narrator
3.foreshadowing
Thursday Agenda
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Talk about plagiarism, academic honesty
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Continue compound sentences
Prepare for Quiz 1
Explain the structure of the quizzes
Choose vocabulary
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Begin “Literary Terms”
Friday Agenda
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Quiz 1
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Vocab exercises
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Begin “I Confess” module
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Begin paragraph structure
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Begin next kind of sentence- complex sentences- adverb
clauses
Monday
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Continue adverb clauses
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Continue paragraph work
NEXT WEEK
Test 1 - paragraph
Verb tenses
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Continue simple sentences
1.
The entrepreneur and her investors will launch a new tech
startup next month.
She invests in stocks and
RRSPs.
He invests time in his children.
2.
Vancouver and Burnaby
have sustainable recycling programs. SSV
unsustainable-
cannot continue forever, indefinitely
long-lasting- not forever
long-lasting - hyphen
3.
The researcher and his lab assistants have discovered
groundbreaking medical treatments.
VOCAB groundbreaking(adj)-
important, new
The iphone was a
groundbreaking device/piece of technology.
4.
The biologists study ecosystems in remote locations.
SV
VOCAB biologist- study biology
SUFFIX ist – type of person
economist, communist,
socialist, capitalist
communism- political structure
VOCAB remote(adj)- far
away, not close, not in the office
She works remotely.
remote control
5.
Historians preserve
ancient artifacts. SV
VOCAB artifact(n)- something
left over from ancient history
There are artifacts from
Ancient Egypt in the museum.
6.
The diplomats will negotiate a peace agreement between the
two warring countries. SV
VOCAB diplomat- like an ambassador, represents a
country
negotiate(V)- talk in order to find a solution to a
problem
warring(adj)- at war
7.
The architect and the
engineer design futuristic-looking laneway homes.
VOCAB futuristic-looking(adj)- looks like the future,
sci-fi(science fiction)
old-fashioned-looking
traditional-looking
retro- from the past
She likes retro clothing.
Wide-legs are back in style!
8.
Economists and market analysts predict global market trends.
SSV
VOCAB analyze(v)- examine in detail, look very
closely
VOCAB trend(n,v) – popular right now
The video is trending.
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“Simple Sentence Exercises”
This will help to prepare for our Quiz1 on Friday.
Choose some of them.
1. SV
run morning
She runs 1 km every morning.
She ran 1 km yesterday morning.
2. Sarah
and Shira enjoy playing soccer.
enjoy + GERUND ‘ing’ noun
I enjoy watching movies.
like + GERUND or INFINITIVE
They like hiking. GERUND
They like to hike. INFINITIVE
Both the teacher and the students
enjoy the class. SSV
Both the teacher and the students
enjoy the class and have fun. SSVV
VERB TENSE
Both the teacher and the students
enjoy the class. simple present- all the
time, usually, habit
Both the teacher and the students
are enjoying the class. present
progressive- right now SSV
You enjoy the rights of having a
Canadian passport.
10.Read the book before going to
the/your bed.
I am going to bed.
ALTERNATIVE
Read the book before you go to bed.
I took a nap on the bed.
I slept in the bed.
She took a nap on/in the couch.
She lost her phone in the couch.
8.Sarah and Michelle designed and painted their apartment.
SSVV
Sarah and her sister-in-law always fight about whether they should paint or draw.
COMPLEX SENTENCE-next week
7. Ebrahim with his sister and brother attended the concert. SV
Ebrahim attended
the concert with his sister and brother. SV
Ebrahim, his sister, and his brother attended the concert. SSSV
Ebrahim, his sister and his brother attended the concert. SSSV
The Oxford Comma- up to you, your choice
We went for lunch with Ebrahim, his sister, and his brother.
We went for lunch with Ebrahim, his sister and his brother.
Who paid?
My teacher, Allan, is very old. appositive
Her sister, Karen, has two Golden Retrievers.
IDIOM You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.
Older people find it hard to learn new things.
stubborn
18. SSVV My sister and I go
to the pool and swim every week.
9.The/Our children eagerly run
across the spacious park, play hide-and-seek,
and eating eat their nutritious snacks.
The children were running
in the park, were playing hide-and-seek, and were eating
snacks.
The children were running
in the park, playing hide-and-seek, and eating snacks.
The children will come home
and do their homework.
19. Where did your aunt get her flowers?
Does your aunt like flowers?
Does your aunt like the flowers?
Does your aunt like the flowers that she got? COMPLEX SENT-
adjective clause
Did your aunt buy these ugly flowers for you?
12. Walk the dog. Take the dog for a walk.
10.Make a habit to read a book at bedtime.
Go to bed and read your book.
20.The students read, analyze, and summarize the material for
the test.
VOCAB material(n) – the things you learn in class
All of the students came to school, lined up, and waited for
the oral test.
13. Why didn’t you practice piano yesterday?
Why you didn’t play soccer yesterday? XXX
Why didn’t you play soccer yesterday?
I wonder why you didn’t practice piano yesterday.
COMPLEX SENT- noun clause- two weeks
musical instrument- piano, flute, guitar
She practices (the) piano every day.
I play guitar. MORE AUTHENTIC-SOUNDING
I play the guitar.
She plays drums and piano.
Three types of sentences:
SIMPLE COMPOUND COMPLEX
4th
kind- mix COMPOUND COMPLEX
Sentence types:
SIMPLE SENTENCES
– SV
SSV SVV SSVV
SSSV SVVV Imperative
Interrogative
Next kind of
sentence:
COMPOUND SENTENCES
Most teachers teach
FANBOYS
Seven (7) coordinating
conjunctions in English
FANBOYS - for and
nor but or yet so
e.g. Mei brought
her umbrella, for it is raining.
Some of these are
used often- low-frequency words for compound sentences
HIGH-FREQUENCY WORDS
very often used
LOW-FREQUENCY WORDS
rarely used
FANBOYS for
and nor but or yet so
HIGH-FREQUENCY SOBA
so or but and
EXAMPLES OF for,
nor, yet- low-frequency, grammar book
*for
Maria brought an
umbrella today, for it is raining.
-low-frequency
usage, grammar-book style of English
AUTHENTIC
Maria brought an
umbrella today because it is raining. COMPLEX SENT
high-frequency
usage-
‘for’ preposition
phrases- high frequency
for example
She got some coffee
for you.
He brought a cake
for the birthday party.
Thanks for your
help.
SV, for SV. low
frequency
She got you a
present, for it is your birthday. Unusual, grammar-book,
not authentic
English
She got you a
present because it is your birthday. authentic
She got a present
for you.
VOCAB authentic –
real, not fake, the real deal
I bought you a
coffee. I bought a coffee for you.
I stayed at home,
for I was feeling sick. XXX
AUTHENTIC, REAL
ENGLISH I stayed at home because I was feeling sick.
FANBOYS for
and nor but or yet so
*nor
either or neither nor low-frequency
Neither Maria nor Sarah
is going to the theatre. grammar-book
AUTHENTIC
They aren’t going
to the theatre. authentic
Neither of them is/are
going to the theatre. authentic
Maria isn’t going.
Neither is Sarah.
Me neither. CASUAL-
negative
PRONUNCIATION
knee-thur nie-thur
ee-thur eye-thur
Me either.
Me too. CASUAL-
positive So do I.
I don’t like
coffee. Neither do I. Me neither.
I bought neither a
pen nor a pencil. grammar-book
I didn’t buy (either)
a pen or a pencil. authentic
compound sentence
with ‘nor’
We didn’t go to the
museum, nor did we go to the art gallery. grammar-book English
AUTHENTIC
We didn’t go to the
museum or the art gallery. SIMPLE SENT
I am looking for
students who are speaking (either) English or their mother tongue.
She is going to get
(either) an ice cream or an iced coffee.
FANBOYS for
and nor but or yet so
*yet
SIMPLE SENTENCES-
yet
Not, yet.
I didn’t have my
supper/dinner, yet.
He didn’t finish
his homework, yet. SIMPLE SENT
I don’t know yet.
I didn’t buy it
yet. I’m waiting for a sale.
CONTRACTION I am –
I’m ‘ apostrophe
‘yet’ for compound
sentences
It is a sunny day,
yet it is chilly. low-frequency, grammar book
AUTHENTIC
It is a sunny day,
but it is chilly.
It is a sunny day;
however, it is chilly.
VOCAB She has a
chilly personality. She is not overly friendly.
He was a bit cold
when I first met him, but then he warmed up.
Use ‘but’ ‘however’
instead of ‘yet’.
VOCAB pathologist-
a doctor who figures why somebody died
dark humour-
It is a sunny day.
However, it is chilly. 2 SIMPLE SENT
It is a sunny day;
however, it is chilly. 1 COMPOUND SENT
FANBOYS for
and nor but or yet so
SOBA- so or but and
These are the
high-frequency coordinating conjunctions: SOBA
Soba are Japanese
buckwheat noodles.
Italian explorer-
Marco Polo went to China.
Chinese noodles-
Italian spaghetti?
rice noodles,
semolina noodles
Japan – buckwheat
noodles
We will focus
on: , so , or
, but , and
EXAMPLES of SOBA , so
, or , but , and
*, so- give a
reason, result, cause and effect
My friend was sick. I went to visit her. 2 SIMPLES
My friend was sick, so I went to visit her. 1 COMPOUND
I went to visit her, so my friend was sick. XXX
cause and effect
XXX
FIX
My friend was sick, so I went to visit her.
I went to visit my friend because she was sick. COMPLEX
It is raining. You
brought an umbrella. 2 SIMPLES
It is raining,
so you brought an umbrella. 1 COMPOUND
It is going to
rain, so don’t forget your umbrella.
Don’t forget your
umbrella. IMPERATIVE no ‘you’
She is hungry, so
she needs to eat something.
SLANG hungry +
angry = hangry
I am hangry. I need
a snack.
I am hangry, so I
need a snack.
snack snake
The weather was rainy, so we decided to stay (at) home.
*, or – choice, A
or B
You can go to school, or you can go to work. COMPOUND
You can go to
school or work. SIMPLE
Would you like
pizza, or would you prefer pasta? COMPOUND
Would you like
pizza or pasta? SIMPLE
Would you like
coffee or tea? SIMPLE SENT
Would you like
coffee, or would you prefer/like tea? COMPOUND
SV, or SV.
I’m happy with
either.
It doesn’t matter
to me.
Both are ok. Both
would be fine.
Either one would be
fine.
Whichever/Whatever
is easiest for you. What are you having?
*but- opposite,
shows difference, against expectation
We wanted to see Project
Hail Mary, but it already left the theatres.
She wants to buy a
new iphone, but she doesn't have any money.
*and- addition,
give extra information
She made breakfast
today for the first time, and it was delicious.
We watched the game
yesterday, and it was a nail-biter.
VOCAB
nail-biting(adj)- very high interest, stressful
She was nervous,
and she was twiddling her thumbs.
cracking your knuckles
ringing your hands
REVIEW OF COMPOUND
SENTENCES
COMPOUND SENT=
SIMPLE SENT + , SOBA + SIMPLE SENTENCE
SOBA so or but and High-frequency words
high-frequency- use
them all the time, all day long
low-frequency- not
used as much
FANBOYS- not great
for nor yet -
low-frequency words in compound sentences
She speaks neither
French nor German. GRAMMAR BOOK ENGLISH
Stick to SOBA.
SV, SOBA SV.
Two simple
sentences:
You like dogs.
Shira likes cats.
JOIN THEM TOGETHER
You like dogs, and/but
Shira likes cats.
, so- give a
reason, explain why
You drove too fast,
so you got a ticket.
, or – two different
options
You can have an
apple, or you can have some candy.
, but – difference
She likes dogs, but he likes cats.
, and – extra information
We love soccer, and we play it every weekend.
LEVEL 1 of compound sentences: SV, SOBA SV.
Let’s try some practice sentences. Write a few compound
sentences using SOBA from our imagination.
YOUR EXAMPLES:
You can read, or SV write.
You can read the book, or you can write an essay.
SV, SOBA SV.
You can have coffee, or you can have tea.
You can have coffee or tea. SIMPLE SENT
I can buy an SUV or a sedan. SIMPLE SENT
I can buy an
SUV, or I can choose a sedan.
COMPOUND
SUV- sport-utility vehicle
sedan- four-door car with a trunk
hatchback- the back open into the body of the car
convertible- the roof comes off
pickup truck- open bed on the back
You have to slow down, or you will get a ticket.
She is late today because her bus didn’t come. COMPOUND
COMPLEX- because her bus didn’t come ADVERB CLAUSE
NEXT WEEK
RW- FIX
Her bus didn’t come, so she is late today.
Verb tenses don’t to be same within a sentence.
You can change verb tenses within a sentence if it is
appropriate.
Maria cancelled the trip, so we will stay home.
Maria cancelled the trip, so we stayed home.
IDIOM What she says, goes.
What he says, goes.
She wears the pants in the family.
Who has the last word?
IDIOM breadwinner- a person who earns money for the family
Both of them are breadwinners.
bread- staple- main food in the west
potato- staple
Rice is a staple in Asia.
IDIOM bread- money
SLANG- used by a small group in society, e.g. teenagers
Your drip is on point.
SV, SOBA SV.
She studied hard last week, but she still got a lower
mark.
VOCAB hard / hardly
hard- with great effort
hardly- almost nothing
You work hard. -lots of effort, industrious, hardworking
He hardly works. – little effort, lazy
Flaggers are the sign people.
TCP- traffic control personnel
VOCAB personnel(noun)- the people who work in a
company
personal(adjective)-
private, secret, just for you
Don’t give out your personal information.
The company is hiring new personnel.
personnel, staff – non-count noun, uncountable nouns
I’d like to call my sister, but she is at work.
I wanted to go home early, but there were lots of things to finish
up.
I want to go home early, but there are lots of things to do.
You can follow your dream to be a footballer, or you can stay
at home and watch your dream.
You can work hard to accomplish your goals, or you can say “Sour
grapes.”
Aesop’s fable-
A fox wanted to eat some grapes, but he couldn’t reach the
grapes.
