Today’s Agenda
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Attendance
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Return Test4
Format
Structure
Sentence quality
Length
Memorized phrases and sentences
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Continue business writing
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Begin adjective clauses (last kind of clause)
Tuesday
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Begin essay work
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Wednesday
Thursday
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Check progress on presentations
Friday
There will be a substitute teacher. Lisa
I am setting up gear for Grad
NEXT WEEK
Presentations T-F
Write essay
LAST WEEK
Tuesday, June 23rd
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Opportunity to replace one quiz and/or one test.
Replacement quiz will be a mix of simple,
compound , and complex.
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Replacement test will be a new topic.
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Replacement essay will be a new topic.
Wednesday, June 24th
Final day
Final reports and comments
One-on-one meetings, if you want, the same as midterm recs.
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Return Test4
Format
double space
margins
indent
full name and class
Structure
Grabber
(optional, but highly recommended)
Topic sentence-
addresses topic directly
Supporting sentences
-4 points-
Concluding sentence
Sentence quality
real sentences – SIMPLE COMPOUND
COMPLEX COMPOUND-COMPLEX
verb tense
and verb form
punctuation . , ;
phrasing – authentic
phrasing- sounds like real English
Length
150ww+
120ww too short
Memorized phrases and sentences
Interesting
preparing for a paragraph – memorize new vocab, memorize a few
nice phrases, memorize whole sentences
memorize- remember, understand? photographic memory
problem – memorize high-level vocab, phrases, sentences
Their own real English is not the same level.
contrast between the sentence writing-
elements- vocab, verb form and tense, phrasing,
shift in voice and tone
can be very obvious
some people – memorized phrases, vocab, sentence
their writing is close to that level
not much contrast
Test 4
Optional RW for one point.
Pass in today or first thing tomorrow.
IDIOM The writing is on the wall. Everybody should know how
things are going in this course.
SENTENCES
They are eligible to immigrate to Canada.
They have eligibility to immigrate to Canada.
eligible(adj)
eligibility(n)
: colon
One thing is for sure: finding a job is difficult.
She is taking two classes: EF7 and Math 12.
He has two kids: a boy and a girl.
Justine has visited several countries: Japan, China, and the
US.
Recognizing credentials encourages new immigrants to get into
the workforce.
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Hi there, WAY
TOO VERY CASUAL AND FRIENDLY
Dear Sir or
Madam,
-quite
impersonal, not the best first choice
GOOD
SUGGESTIONS: Call and ask. Find them on LinkedIn.
LinkedIn is
like Facebook for professionals
No emojis!
Emojis are
not for serious writing, not for school.
Fun and
casual.
PUNCTUATION
WITH SALUTATIONS
Dear Grandma, comma for a personal letter ,
comma-
friendly, casual, not formal, not business
Dear Sarah
Chen: colon for a business letter
:
more
formal, not friendly, business
You can
decide , OR :
Dear Mr.
Chen:
Dear Mrs.
Smith:
Dear Ms.
Smith:
Dear Miss
Smith: (for a child)
Dear Mme
Benoit: mademoiselle
Dear Sir or
Madam:
! exclamation
point- high energy
Dear Mr. Jones!
Expresses
high emotion. Wow! Oh! Watch out! Hi!
! – not for
formal writing
French
Mme-
mademoiselle,
Ms, madame
Mon.
monsieur
madam- a woman who runs a brothel
Dear Dr.
Gan, MORE CASUAL
Dear Dr.
Jung: MORE FORMAL
Make a judgement
call. Trust your gut. Follow your instinct/heart.
My insurance
company defaults to Ms. for women.
Ms. Ling Lo
Yan
Mrs.
Ms. is good
default. It is used by businesses.
Women’s family/last
names
-
changing your family/last name when you get
married is your decision, your choice
-
children’s names -hyphenated name
Spanish, Brazilian,
Portugal, Central and South American cultures-
surname-
family name, last name
given name-
old-fashioned “Christian name”
GREETING
To Mr. Pacquiao:
sounds cold, very formal
To Sarah
Chen:
To my
dearest Mme Benoit: TOO MUCH, sounds like a love letter
e.g. student
emails
To my dear
teacher: TOO PERSONAL
Darling
teacher, TOO PERSONAL
Dear
Maria, A BIT MORE RELAXED
Hi John, QUITE INFORMAL AND RELAXED, FRIENDLY
Hello Jun, SLIGHTLY MORE FORMAL, BUT STILL
FRIENDLY
Dear
Sarah: colon is formal, first name is
casual
Dear Ms. Smith:
Dear
Sarah, SEEMS LIKE A BETTER CHOICE
WRITING
TO A PERSON IN A POSITION OF AUTHORITY
Hi Mark,
You’re doing
a good job as Prime Minister of Canada.
WAY TOO
INFORMAL
Use an
honorific-
To the Right
Honourable Prime Minister of Canada, Mark Carney:
To the
presiding Justice of the Court:
To Justice
Smith:
**Look it
up**
Honorific,
title
To Her
Excellency, President Janice Alloud:
To His
Excellency, AAA BBB:
To Her
Excellency, Governor General of Canada, Mary Simon:
Research
what title the person might have.
Check
Linkedin.com
If you do
not know the name of the recipient of your letter-
Health Insurance BC
PO Box 9035 Stn Prov Govt
Victoria, B.C. V8W 9E3
Dear MSP,
To whom it
may concern,
To whom it
may concern:
To who it
concerns,
To someone
who can concern,
Dear Sir or
Madam, :
Choose one , OR :
NOT AS GOOD- impersonal, sometimes necessary, for example when you
are writing to the government
Dear Sir or Madam,
To whom it may concern, (reference letter)
ADVICE: It is always better to get the name of the person who you
are writing to. Call and find out. Ask, “Who can I address me letter to?”
Hi there, VERY CASUAL
Hi all, VERY CASUAL
Hi everybody, VERY CASUAL
Dear Sir:
Dear Madam,
Dear Sir Chan,
Dear Madam Smith,
Dear Teacher Jones,
Dear Teacher,
My Dear Teacher,
Dear Sir Teacher Jones,
too submissive
honorifics, titles – Mr., Mrs., Ms., Miss, Professor, Teacher,
Doctor, President, Principal, Dean, Prime Minister, Vice-President, Chancellor,
Father, Captain, Lieutenant, Sergeant, Corporal, Officer, manager,
Sheriff, Mayor, MP (Member of Parliament), MLA (Member of the Legislative
Assembly), Senator, Queen, King, Prince, Princess, Emperor
empire- a country that controls vast areas of land, controls other
countries
dynasty- a government that stays with one family
Dear Professor Mahed,
Dear Teacher Jones, XXX
Teacher Haley polite translation, not English
To Mayor Ken Sim:
Dear Principal Williams,
In class – Sir, Ma’am – very polite
*I go by my maiden name: Smith.
CONTINUE TOMORROW
punishment
learning opportunity
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Adjective clauses
