Networking Skills
networking- building social and professional contacts
Today’s Agenda
·
Attendance
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Introduce “Building Your Circle”
· DISTRIBUTE
“Top 100 Most Used Verbs in English”
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Continue “Simple Present Verb Tense EF56 TEACH”
Verb tense- simple present and past
·
Continue new dialogue “Going to a Dental
Specialist”
·
Continue “The Cost of Living”
Friday
·
“Self-Assessment Reflection” Week 3
·
Simple future verb tense
·
Begin paragraph writing
·
Finish outstanding work
Monday
NO SCHOOL
Victoria Day
Tuesday
·
Begin complex sentences- adverb clauses
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Continue paragraph writing
Focus on the three simple tenses:
-simple
present
-simple
past
-simple
future
*SIMPLE
PRESENT- use this all the time, very important
-habitual action- habitual(adj) habit(noun)
-something
you do normally, everyday, usual activity, routine
-good
habit, bad habit
I drink coffee every day. not right now,
routine, habit
She
wakes up at 7am (everyday).
She
goes to bed at midnight.
I eat rice everyday. Rice is a staple.
VOCAB
staple- basic food that you eat everyday
Bread
is staple in Iran.
She
drinks coffee.
I
take a shower every Tuesday.
She
drinks green tea in the morning.
HOW
MUCH I drink a lot of coffee.
She drinks two litres of water every day.
SAME MEANING
a lot of
lots of
alot a lot
a
little bit of I need a little bit
of water.
some
none
no She drinks no alcohol.
She doesn’t drink any alcohol.
I don’t drive.
She doesn’t drive.
He doesn’t speak
French.
I
get up early every weekday (everyday).
She
goes to school.
I
prepare lunch for my son.
She
wakes up at 5:15 every day.
He watches
one hour of TV every night.
You
walk your dog for one hour between 4 and 5 every evening.
I sometimes
bring my dog, Butter, to school every Friday.
-
emotion, state of being
She
is very happy.
The
little girl is anxious about going to the dentist.
VOCAB
anxious(adj) anxiety(n)- nervous, concerned, worried, in the body
He
is busy.
Sarah
is tall.
Are
you happy here?
Is
your daughter worried about going to the dentist?
Is
your three-year-old son anxious about getting a haircut?
TEACH
LATER three years old three-year-old adj -
hyphen
Are
you nervous about going back to school?
-
fact, truth
He is 34 years old.
The
Prime Minister lives in Ottawa.
Victoria
is the capital of BC.
Water
boils at 100C at sea level. degrees
Water
freezes at 0 C.
The
sun rises in the east.
Juan is Joan’s uncle. Spanish name
Juan, Juanita, Jose
jojoba oil –
Water boils at 100 degrees C.
She is from Mexico.
I live in Canada now.
It is freezing/cold here.
I am a grandma to eleven grandkids.
I am a mother of one.
I am a father of two.
I
am from Pakistan. SIMPLE PRESENT
I
was born in Pakistan. SIMPLE PAST
#1 ERROR
AGR-
subject-verb agreement error
Sarah
live in Vancouver. XXX
Sarah
lives in Vancouver.
*Does
not impede meaning. However, this will hurt your marks.
Simple
Present Tense in the Negative
She
drinks coffee. She doesn’t drink coffee. She does not
drink coffee.
I (can)
speak English. I can’t/don’t speak French.
can’t=
can not cannot
don’t=
do not
can’t
- apostrophe ‘
contraction
– don’t can’t didn’t let’s haven’t she’ll I’ll shouldn’t isn’t
“Top
100 Most Used Verbs in American English” HANDOUT
Let’s
take a minute and look these over. Which ones do you know? Which ones are new?
NEW
VERBS- not sure about
-provide(v)- give/offer for someone to use
The
school provides daycare for the
students.
The
company provides coffee for its employees.
The
auto repair shop provides a loaner.
-remain-
stay, not go
We
went out; she remained at home.
Two
cars remain on the lot.
remainder(n)-
items for sale that are left over, left over
-consider-
think about, ponder, begin to make a decision
Mei
is considering going to UBC.
Joe
considered marrying Jane.
-serve-
give food or drink
She
served finger-food at her party.
server(n,
person) – waitress, waiter, the person who brings food in a restaurant
-expect-
hope something will happen, anticipate something will occur
I expect
to pass this course.
She
expects to get married next year.
I
expect the price of oil to go down.
SPECIAL
USAGE expecting She is expecting. She
is pregnant and will have a baby soon.
VOCAB
gestation period
inspect expect
accept except
I
work every day except Saturday.
American
English and Canadian English is 95% the same.
-some
differences are spelling:
color/colour
center/centre
check/cheque
jewelry/jewellry
neighbor/neighbour-person
neighbourhood-area,
place
favorite/favourite
ADVICE:
Stick to Canadian spelling.
Let’s
take out a piece of paper. Let’s try some sentence with simple present verb tense
using some of the verbs from “100 Most Used Verbs”. Please work together if you
like- it’s more fun.
No
dictionaries. No AI. No ChatGPT. Let’s use our own brains.
YOUR
EXAMPLES:
My
grandma seems tired.
I
have many opportunities for education in Canada.
I
teach my kids to be thoughtful.
She
teaches kids to dance.
He
moves to Canada. XXX
She
meets the Prime Minister. XXX
I put
reminders in my phone calendar.
Let’s
look at these 100 verbs.
Which
ones do you know? Which ones do you kind of know? Which one are new?
Use
these verbs to write some (5? 10?) practice sentences. Many of the verbs you
will know; many will be new.
e.g
43.
might -modal, modal auxiliary- maybe yes, maybe no
can
could may might must shall should will
She
might come to the party. He might go to the concert.
52.
hold- have in your hand
She
holds her phone in her left hand.
We
hold a meeting every Tuesday afternoon.
The
church holds a service every Sunday morning.
hold(simple
present verb tense)
held(simple
past verb tense)
57.
provide- give necessary things
I
provide for my family.
She
provides food for the poor people.
SHEC
provides high school courses for/to adults.
65.
set-
He
set his alarm for 6am.
The
lady set her wristwatch.
I
don’t know how to set the clock on my microwave. It blinks 12:00.
sit
set-
place
I
set my books down.
You
can change the settings on your phone.
The
doctor set his broken bone in a cast.
brace(v,n)-
removable support
He
has a neck brace.
She
has a wrist brace.
embrace(v,n)
– hug
IDIOM
Brace yourself. Get ready!
87.
appear- can be seen, opposite of ‘disappear’
A
rainbow appeared in the sky.
A
strange man appeared on my doorstep.
93.
expect- I expect my kids to be polite.
The
mother expects her son to clean up his toys.
expectation(n)
I
expect I will move to the next level.
She
is expecting. special meaning? She is pregnant.
100.
remain- stay
They
remained at home all day.
She
will remain in EF4 next term.
ACTION
Let’s
practice writing some sentences using some of the 100 verbs with simple present
verb tense:
e.g.
26. call
Junko
calls her sister on the phone every Sunday
night.
66
learn
We learn lots of new vocabulary in this class.
YOUR
EXAMPLES:
She
brings toys for my kids.
She
doesn’t bring toys for my kids.
He sits in the park on nice days.
He doesn’t sit in the park on rainy days.
Let
me hold your cat.
Let
me help you.
Let
me know.
Let
me think about it.
Let
me go!
Let
me try it again.
Do
you have these shoes in size 6? Let me check.
Leave
me alone!
Let’s
go. Let us go.
Let’s
eat!
Let’s
party!
Let’s
dance!
Great
album- Let’s Dance, David Bowie
Sentences-
Capital letter and a period.
Interrogative
– question
80.
open
Could
you open the door, please?
Could
you V + N, please?
Could
you cook this chicken, please?
Could
you buy this Ferrari, please?
Could
you take this box, please?
My
family likes spicy food.
family-
collective noun, singular
class,
team, group
The
class is fun. The students are fun.
My
family is happy.
My
family members are happy.
OPTIONS
TO EXPRESS THIS IDEA:
My
family likes spicy food.
My
family likes spicy food very much.
My
family really likes spicy food.
My
family very likes spicy food. XXX
really
– adverb
very-adjective
The
meat is very spicy. I like it very much. I really like it.
COMMON
ERROR
My
family very really likes spicy food. XXX
There
are lots of different Chinese cuisines.
cuisine
– style of food
She
loves Italian food/cuisine. ‘qui zine’
He stays in the bus station (all the time).
offer(n,v) She gets job offers all the time.(n)
He offers free tax advice to his clients.
Can
I offer you some advice?
68.
lead(v) leader(n)
She
leads her team at work.
He
leads the hikers up the mountain.
She
leads the tourist around Gastown.
This
path/trail leads to a beach.
path-
small trail
She
enjoys trail-running.
Driving
at high speeds will lead to accidents.
Texting
while driving will lead to accident.
Daily
practice leads to mastery.
VOCAB
mastery- high level skill
90.
serve
He
serves at the restaurant every day. He is a server.
waiter/waitress-
server
He
serves the tennis ball at 100km/hr.
He
serves the volleyball underhand/overhand.
The
soldier serves his country.
The
police serve the community.
serve-
help, benefit, keep safe
The
Sikh temple serves food to the community.
Ignore the modal auxilaries- can would will
could may should might must
They will not work with simple present.
100.remain -stay- more commonly used
She remains
at school until her mother picks her up.
He remains
silent most of the time. He stays/keeps
silent. He is taciturn.
She gives an allowance to her daughter.
He sends an email to his parents every day.
SIMPLE PRESENT
He sent an email to his parents. SIMPLE PAST
He will send an email to his parents. SIMPLE
FUTURE
**
Simple Present Tense and Frequency Adverbs
adverb-
modifies a verb
-usually, ends with ‘ly’
quickly,
slowly, easily, quietly, etc
well
frequency
adverbs- how often something happens
-
never, rarely, hardly ever, seldom, sometimes, often, usually, always
Junko
often drinks coffee in the afternoon.
Junko
never drinks coffee in the afternoon.
He
hardly ever goes downtown.
She
never eats seafood.
He
always calls his mother. He is a mama’s boy.
*subject
verb agreement
I
never drink coffee in the afternoon.
You
never drink coffee in the afternoon.
He
never drinks coffee in the afternoon.
She
never drinks coffee in the afternoon.
We
never drink coffee in the afternoon.
They
never drink coffee in the afternoon.
Sarah
never drinks coffee in the afternoon.
Matt
never drinks coffee in the afternoon.
frequency
adverbs- how often- never, rarely, hardly ever, seldom, sometimes, often,
usually, always
I
always go for a walk in the afternoon.
I
usually wake up at 7 o'clock. Today I got up at 6.
I
sometimes go home by taxi. Sometimes, I take the bus.
He
seldom goes to the movies.
She
rarely visits her sister.
Jun
hardly ever cooks for himself. He almost always gets UberEats.
Next
verb tense:
SIMPLE
PAST
REVIEW
*SIMPLE
PRESENT – habitual action
-state
of being
-truth,
fact
The
little girl plays with her friends
everyday at school.
She
is very happy at school.
Her
school is on Main and 33rd.
WORDS
THAT SHOW FREQUENCY, HOW OFTEN
-everyday
-always
-frequently
He
goes to the gym sometimes.
I
have some time to relax.
-usually
-often
-occasionally
-sometimes
-rarely
IDIOM
once in a blue moon- rarely
-never
NEW
VERB TENSE
*SIMPLE
PAST – one event in the past, finished
-one
minute ago, yesterday, five years ago, a million years ago
We
just took a break. was takeXXX
Sarah
watched the football game yesterday
morning. was watchXXX
My
daughter just texted me. ‘just’-
close to now, very recent
My
daughter texted me last week.
My
daughter texted me ten seconds ago.
She
became a doctor last year.
Canada
became a country 158 years ago.
Oxygen
formed on the earth about 2.2
billion years ago.
regular
verbs past tense ‘ed’
have had
talk talked
walk walked
try tried tryed
carry carried
learn learned
wash washed
dry dried
stop stopped
travel travelled
learn learned/learnt(less common)
might- modal/modal auxiliary
+ VERB
She might + go to
the party.
“100 Most Used
Verbs”
Look over these verbs. Do you know the simple past tense for all of them?
MODALS/MODAL
AUXILIARIES- another day
6.can- no past
tense
8. would- no past
tense
11.will- no past
tense
16.could- no past
tense
24.may- no past
tense
25.should- no past
tense
43.might- no past
tense
55.must- no past
tense
She can + VERB.
She can fix her laptop.
ability
She could fix her laptop.
possibility
She must fix her
laptop. obligation
Unfortunately, your
child did not pass the test. He can not pass the course.
SIMPLE PRESENT SIMPLE PAST
call called
ask asked
expect expected
need needed
reach reached
PRONUNCIATION rich
reach
die died
dye dyed
IRREGULAR PAST
TENSE
mean meaned
meant
buy buyed
was buy bought
go goed
went
see seed
was see saw
think thinked
thought
send sended
sent
keep keeped
kept
grow growed
grew
appear-
you can see it
A
rainbow appeared in the sky after it rained.
A
rainbow appeared in the sky after the rain.
A
rainbow appeared in the sky after raining. XXX
A
ghost appears at the end of my bed every night.
Jaafar
Jackson appears in the movie Micheal.
REVIEW:
verb tenses: simple present and simple past
SIMPLE
FUTURE - tomorrow
**
“Going to a Dental Specialist”
chamber(n)- a small area, a small room
blood vessel(n)- tiny hollow tubes that blood flows through
vein, veins(small ones), artery, arteries (big ones)
She checked her son’s pulse.
heart-rate – how many beats per minute
She has a low heart-rate.
procedure- small operation
He had a procedure at the hospital.
decay- rot, going bad
hurt(v) My finger hurts.
simple present
My fingers hurt.
My finger hurt last night. simple past
She hurt me.
I hurt myself.
I hurt my knee.
She hurts me. all the
time, every day
She is a bully.
I hurt myself. simple past
I hurt myself . simple present
How do you know?
context AND time words
I hurt myself a lot. simple present
I hurt myself last week. simple past
restore(v)- fix up, bring back to a new condition
reno- fix up a house
He renovated his house.
restorative(adj)- making new
**
Quiz 3
Devices and notes put away.
Dividers
Take out a few pieces of paper.
Pen
Doublespace
Margins
Full name, class, and date top right corner
Write a compound sentence for each.
Pass in by 10:00.
Title: Quiz 3
