Begin of our sixth
week
Today’s Agenda
· Attendance
· Registration for
Quarter 2 begins
· Continue verb tenses-
present progressive
· Leftover work?
“Run-On
Sentences and Comma Splices”
“Phrasal
Verb Exercises”
· IF TIME Begin complex
sentences with adjective clauses
· IF TIME Begin new
article “Bike-sharing programs can help cities reduce missions
and congestion”
Wednesday
· Verb tense- past
progressive
· Continue complex
sentences with adjective clauses
· Continue “Bike-sharing programs can help cities reduce missions and congestion”
Thursday
· Continue complex
sentences with adjective clauses
· Continue “Bike-sharing programs can help cities reduce missions and congestion”
Friday
· “Self Reflection”
Week 6
· Vocabulary exercises
· Continue complex
sentences with adjective clauses
Prepare
for Quiz 4- next week, Monday?
· Continue “Bike-sharing programs can help cities reduce missions and congestion”
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Reg for Q2
P1
EF7/10/Comp11 with me
80% the same as this course, new readings
First Peoples 11- teacher?
P2
EF7/10 with me
Comp 11- teaches?
You can take a further
course with me. I would encourage you to take a course with another instructor.
After you register,
the advisors have to check each registration individually. This takes time. You
will have to wait for a couple or three weeks to get confirmation.
EF7- my assignment
**
empathy/sympathy-
mostly interchangeable
subtle difference-
sympathy(n) – feel sorry
for something
I am sorry that your mother
passed away.
sympathetic(adj)
empathy(n)- share a
feeling
I broke my arm, too.
empathetic(adj)
**
Continue with verb tenses
Simple present
Simple past
Simple future
Next verb tense:
Present progressive/ present continuous-
same thing, meaning
‘ing’ verbs
We are
talking. Jun is hiking. I am working.
auxiliary verb- helper verb, extra
verb are is
am
AUX- plug-in in the back of your
TV, computer monitor, car
Present progressive- usually means
right now, at this moment
auxiliary verb + ‘ing’ verb
A dog is running down the sidewalk.
right now, at this moment
She is talking on the phone to her sister. right now, at this
moment
I eat apples. SIMPLE PRESENT-
usually, habit
I eat an apple every morning.
SIMPLE PRESENT- usually, habit
I eat apples every morning. SOUNDS
STRANGE
I am eating an apple right now. PRESENT
PROGRESSIVE
IDIOM An apple a day keeps the
doctor away.
FRENCH pommes de terre ‘apples of
the earth’- potatoes
pomme- apple terre- the earth
A garlic a day keeps everyone
away. JOKE!
UBC Botanical Garden Apple Festival-
Oct 17&18
espaliered apple trees
bear bangers, bear bells, bear
spray- hiking
A fed bear is a dead bear.
US- The Right to Bear Arms - bear(v)- carry
Mei chews
gum. SIMPLE PRESENT
Mei is
chewing gum in my ear. PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
He is
at the gym. SIMPLE PRESENT
He is
working out. PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
We are being in the
classroom. We are learning English.
COMMON ERRORS
She talking on the phone to
her sister. XXX
She is talk on the phone to
her sister. XXX
FIX
She is talking on the phone to her sister.
She’s talking on the phone to her sister.
She’s on the phone. SIMPLE PRESENT
She’s on hold with the bank. SIMPLE
PRESENT
She’s talking on the phone.
PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
She’s on her phone. -surfing the
net
She’s on the phone. – sounds like
talking
ERROR
I talking XXX
I am talk.
FIX
I am talking.
You talking XXX
You are talking.
*Look at your quizzes and tests.
Is verb form and verb tense an CORRECTION CODE that comes up? vt vf
VOCAB say/talk
She said that she would be late
today.
She talked to her friend.
She talked about the party that
she went to.
She spoke to her sister. sounds
important
I had to speak to the principal
about my son.
talk(v,n)
speak(v) speech(n)
Be careful with subject verb
agreement: am is are
I am studying French at
school.
You are studying French at
school.
He is studying French at
school.
We are studying French at
school.
Jun is studying French at
school.
They are studying French at
school.
VOCAB a blast- a good time We are
having fun. We are having a blast.
The party was a blast.
We are having a great time. We are
having a blast.
The party was boring. The party
was dead until you showed up.
He is a party-pooper.
GERUND and PROGRESSIVE VERB
ski
GERUND- ‘ing’ noun skiing
She loves skiing/swimming/shopping/watching
movies/dancing.
PROG VERB- skiing
She is skiing. He is swimming. He
is shopping. He is watching a movie. They are dancing.
VOCAB fashion(n) fashionable(adj)
fashionista(n- person)
Usage is different
e.g
They are skiing down the hill right now. VERB
They love skiing. GERUND-NOUN
He is
walking with the dog. verb
He loves walking with the dog. noun-
gerund
**
present progressive + GERUND
They are going skiing. V
GERUND They are going skiing.
Mei and Sara are enjoying getting to know each other.
They are going to skiing.
They are going to go skiing. simple
future
They are going to ski down the
black run.
They are going to ski together.
ski runs - green runs- easiest
-blue
runs- intermediate
-black
runs- hardest
skiing- downhill skiing, cross-country
skiing
snowboarding
skating
sledding
curling- winter sport
stay home
She is learning to snowboard on
the bunny hill.
He is having trouble getting off
the ski-lift.
** Area for confusion**
They are going to ski down the black run.
CASUAL- AUTHENTIC use present
progressive to suggest future
They are going to ski down the black run.
We are
going to have lunch together.
I am going to take the dog out for
a walk.
CASUAL TALKING, NOT WRITING
going to ‘gonna’ pronunciation, people do not
articulate clearly
want to ‘wanna’
You can choose your level of
formality and pronunciation.
Street talk is different from
school and work talk.
IDIOM He has a chip of his
shoulder.
Can you write sentences with this
verb tense?
How consistently?
all the time?
most of the time?
sometimes?
never?
AUX + ing
My husband is working on his computer.
My kids are playing at the school.
Let’s write some sentences from
our own imagination with present progressive verb tenses.
I will come around. Work together
if you want to have more fun.
VOCAB
bored(adj)-emotions She is bored.
My daughter is getting bored.
He gets
bored easily.
I am never bored.
boring(adj)-describes the experience
The movie was boring.
boring(v) My mother-in-law is boring me with her endless stories.
Video games are boring to me. adjective
The most important things in life
are boring.
Can you tolerate the boredom of
learning new skills?
The movie bored the children.
IDIOM bore me to tears
Math bores him to death.
bore(v) drill a hole
She is
working hard on her chemistry homework.
They are saving for a new car.
He is
trying to lift the heavy suitcase.
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