English 11 The Jade Peony Chapter 15 thought questions

Chapter Fifteen
1. How does Sek-Lung feel about Kaz?
2. What evidence shows Stepmother knows what is going on between Kaz and Meiying?
3. How does Meiying win over Sek-Lung?
4. What evidence shows all is not well with Meiying?
5. What are some examples of increasing anti Japanese sentiment?
6. What are some examples of tension within the family regarding this anti-Japanese sentiment?
7. What does Stepmother reveal about her feelings about her position in the family?
8. What happens to Meiying?
9. What is the significance of the final scene in the novel?

EF2/3 sentence combining

Exercise 1
1. You should dress warmly because it is getting very cold. COMPLEX
It’s getting very cold, so you should dress warmly. COMPOUND
2. Carla came to the party, but Rick didn’t.
Rick – short for Richard
Carla came to the party, so Rick didn’t.
3. I’m taking some time off in July because it will be warmer then.
4. I put the children to bed because they were tired.
The children were tired, so I put them to bed.
I put the tired children to bed.
I put the new phone on the desk.
5. Sandra and Connie go to school at night.
Sandra and Connie both go to school at night.
Sandra and Connie are going to school at night.
We like ice cream
We both like ice cream.
6. I’d like some sugar and milk in my coffee.
I’d like my coffee with milk and sugar.
How do you take your coffee?
I like my coffee black.
I take it black.
7. The thief was charged as a juvenile because she was young.
“He was charged as an adult.”
The young thief was charged as a juvenile.
8. Jack, who is a good friend, always helps me.
Jack is a/my good friend who always helps me.
Jack is my good friend, and he always helps me.
9. I’ll call you before I leave this evening.
I’m going to leave this evening, but I’ll call you before I leave.
10. We’re going to visit the factory that Greg works in.
We’re going to visit to visit the Greg works factory. NO
We’re going to visit the factory where Greg works.
which Greg works in.

English 11 Skiing sentence combining

Skiing

1.     The slopes on Mt. Whistler are covered with skiers who are laughing, yelling, and enjoying themselves.

The slopes at Whistler are covered with skiers who are laughing, yelling, and enjoying themselves.

The skiers who cover the slopes at Whistler are laughing, yelling, and enjoying themselves.

2.     Light snow which is falling and swirling in the air adds centimetres to the base, ensuring good skiing in the future.

Light snow which is falling and swirling in the air adds centimetres to the base; this ensures good skiing in the future.

Good future skiing is ensured by the light snow which swirls in the air.  It falls, adding centimetres to the base.

3.     The village is experiencing large crowds of tourists, fabulous weather, and a growing international reputation.

The village has a growing international reputation for fabulous weather; therefore, it is experiencing large crowds of tourists.

***The village is experiencing large crowds of tourists due to its growing international reputation for fabulous weather.

4.     People come from the US, Europe, and Japan to ski the deep powder, enjoy the social life, and get tanned in the sunshine.

***People come from the US, Europe, and Japan to get tanned in the sunshine while skiing the deep powder; also, they enjoy the social life.

English 11 The Jade Peony Chapter 13 Thought Chapters

Chapter Thirteen
1. What does the story of the fireflies indicate about the attitude of older Chinese to education?
2. Describe Sek-Lung’s bombing run debacle.
3. Describe Mrs. Lin.
4. What does father worry about?
5. Give example of how anti-Japanese sentiment is permeating the family and community.

English 11 The Jade Peony Chapter 14 Thought Questions

Chapter Fourteen
1. Where does Meiying take Mei-Lung?  Why is he surprised?
2. Why is Meiying’s relationship doomed from the start?

English 11 The Jade Peony Chapter 12 Thought Questions

Chapter Twelve
1. What does the jade peony remind Sek-Lung of now?
2. How does the childrens’ play echo what is taking place in the world?
3. What is the attitude of many people in Vancouver to the Japanese and Japanese Canadians?
4. Miss Doyle rules with “compassionate terror.”  Explain.
5. What does Miss Doyle emphasize when talking to the class about the day’s battles?  Who is the hero of many of her stories?
6. What is Sek-Lung referring to when he says, “We had glimpsed paradise.”

English 11 The Jade Peony Chapter 11 Thought Questions

Chapter Eleven
1. What does Kiam think about ghosts?
2. What does Sek-Lung think that Grandmama wants him to tell the rest of the family?
3. How does the family try to finally free itself of Grandmama’s ghost?
4. According to Sek-Lung, what has caused his health to finally improve?

English11 The Jade Peony Chapter 10 Thoughts Questions

Chapter Ten

1.    Why couldn’t Sek-Lung go to school like his sister and brothers?

2.    Who teaches Sek-Lung?  How do they feel about this?

3.    Who does Sek-Lung believe will help him get to school?

4.    How does the family react to Sek-Lung’s belief that he has seen Grandmama’s ghost?

5.    Discuss the quotation, “The World of Chinatown was the world of what if.

English 11 Jade Peony Chapter 9 Thought Questions

Chapter Nine
1. What do we learn about Grandmama’s past?
2. Why does Grandmama make her last windchime?  Why is the making of the windchime a source of conflict in the family?
3. What do the colours pink and white represent in this chapter?
4. What does Grandmama leave Sek-Lung?  What does this gift symbolize?
5. What comment does this chapter make about love?

English 11 The Jade Peony Thought Questions

The Jade Peony Thought Questions

Part One: Jook Liang, Only Sister
Chapter One
1. Draw a family tree showing the relationships in Jook Liang’s family.
2. Describe Stepmother’s position in the family.
3. What is the setting of the story?
4. Why had the “ENEMIES OF FREE CHINA” game been imported to Canada?
5. What was the “day of shame”?
6. Why was father worried about Wong Bak’s visit?
7. Wong Bak is called by several names.  What are they?

Chapter Two
1. Describe the relationship between Jook-Liang and Poh-Poh.
2. What do we learn about Poh-Poh’s childhood in China?
3. Why does Poh-Poh pay so much attention to Sek-Lung?
4. REWRITE What is some evidence of cultural conflict within Jook-LIang?
5. Describe the relationship between Jook-Liang and Wong Bak.

Chapter Three
1. What are Father and Wong Bak working on at the beginning of the chapter?  Why is there so much secrecy?
2. Why is Wong Bak returning to China?

Part Two: Jung-Sum, Second Brother
Chapter Four
1. Why is Jung-Sum so happy about his new pet?
2. According to Poh-Poh, what do turtles represent in Chinese culture?
3. Why does Jung-Sum call the turtle King George?
4. Why does Dai Kew give Jung-Sum a dollar?

Chapter Five
1. What chore is Jung-Sum given at the beginning of the chapter?
2. What does Poh-Poh say about Jung-Sum that suggests he may be different from other boys?
3. When Jung-Sum first meets Poh-Poh, who does he think she is?
4. What has happened to Jung-Sum’s parents?  What was his live like with them?
5. How does Jung-Sum feel about boxing?
6. Describe the history of the coat, and its transformation.
7. Describe Gee Sook.
8. Why does Poh-Poh frequently say, “I die soon”?

Chapter Six
1. What evidence is there of Old Yuen’s bad luck?
2. Describe Frank.
3. What does Jung-Sum learn about himself after the fight?

Chapter Seven
1. How does Frank treat Jung-Sum?  How does Jung-Sum feel about this?
2. What gift does Frank give Jung-Sum?
3. According to Poh-Poh, what does the moon represent?
4. How does Father react to Poh-Poh’s stories?  Why?
5. Describe Poh-Poh’s jade peony.

Chapter Eight
1. What frustration does Sek-Lung have about family names in Chinese?
2. What conflict does Sek-Lung feel about being Chinese and being Canadian?
3. Who is Chen Suling?
4. What does Third Uncle say about the term “Stepmother”?

ENG11 sentence combining

Swimming Pool

1.    The public swimming pool opens during the winter at 6 PM every evening, and Gino goes regularly.

Gino goes regularly to the public swimming pool which opens during the winter at 6 PM every evening.

2.    He offers to take Mario who is his brother and five years old but is afraid of water and never wants to go. UGLY, NO STYLE

He offers to take his five-year-old brother, Mario, but Mario is afraid of water and never wants to go.

He offers to take his five-year-old brother, Mario, who is afraid of water; however, Mario never wants to go.

NOUN MODIFIES A NOUN- NEVER BE PLURAL

“a books room” “a five-years-old boy”

He is five years old.  He is a five-year-old boy.”

“This is a nine-weeks class.”

“a groceries store.” “a grocery story”

“I need to buy some groceries at the grocery store.”

Subway

1.    The train pulled out of the grimy station that was covered with graffiti.

The train pulled out of the grimy, graffiti-covered station.

10.    The middle-aged man who crossed and uncrossed his legs while he was holding a newspaper open to the business section and paying little attention to the others tried to concentrate on the small print of the stock market report.

The middle-aged man who was holding a newspaper that was open to the business section paid little attention to the others; he crossed and uncrossed his legs as he tried to concentrate on the small print of the stock market report.

E11 Shopping sentence combining exercises

Shopping

1.Our shopping trip filled the weekend, so I was tired on Sunday night.

I was tired on Sunday night because out shopping trip filled the weekend.

I was tired on Sunday night from our shopping trip which filled the whole weekend.

AUTHENTIC ENGLISH

2.My mom bought some jeans, a sweater, and a jacket for my sister; however/ meanwhile, I bought my own school clothes.

Although my mom bought some jeans, a sweater, and a jacket for my sister, I bought my own school clothes.

My mom bought some jeans, a sweater, and a jacket for my sister while I bought my own school clothes.

3. At the same time, my mom bought my birthday present, but I didn’t know what it was.

 At the same time, my mom bought my birthday present which I didn’t know what it was.

4.I could ask some friends to come over for the night for my birthday; also, we could go out to a movie.

For my birthday, I could ask some friends over to go out to a movie and then have a sleepover.

5. We decided to stay home, and we watched a movie on TV.

We decided to stay home and watch a movie on TV.

AUTHENTIC ENGLISH-

6. My friends and I had a special dinner together, but we still enjoyed the popcorn during the movie.

Even after my friends and I had a special dinner together, we still enjoyed the popcorn during the movie.

7. Afterwards, we listened to records (that/ which I got for my birthday) and then fell into bed just before midnight.

ADJECTIVE CLAUSE OBJECT PRONOUN- OFTEN LEFT OUT

EF 2/3 more adverb clauses

unless
I will go to the party unless I have to work.

because, if, when - MOST IMPORTANT
We will go home when class is over.
When class is over, we will go home.


go to Burnaby
go to school.

go home.
go downtown.
go shopping/ skiing, swimming

EF 2/3 complex sentences with adverb clauses

because, when, if
after, before

until
We will wait until you get home.
She won't leave until you arrive.

whenever
Whenever I go to Seattle, I always go to Pike's Market.
My knee hurts whenever it rains.

since= because
Since it is so warm, let's go to the beach.
Wear a hat since/ because it is going to be sunny today.

dog cat fish

squirrel hello!

if
If you're tired, you should take a rest.
If you want to get good at English, you should use it everyday.

although/ even though/ though
He is wearing a sweater even though it is very hot today.
Although she is tired, she is still working.
I like English although it is difficult sometimes.
Although English is difficult sometimes, I like it.

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EF 2/3 Links to phrasal verbs

http://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/phrasal-verbs-list.htm

http://www.learn-english-today.com/phrasal-verbs/phrasal-verb-list.htm

E11 sentence types

sentence types-

·       simple

s v

It is difficult for teenagers to live by themselves.

Teenagers find it challenging to live by themselves.

·       compound

It is difficult for teenagers to live by themselves, but some like to try.

FANBOYS- 7 coordinating conjunctions

for, and , nor, but, or , yet, so

Don’t worry about the low-frequency words

so, or, but , and

     SOBA-4 high-frequency words

    

; semicolon

conjunctive adverbs and transitional phrases

however, therefore, also, nevertheless

“It is difficult for teenagers to live by themselves; however, some like to try.”

“It is difficult for teenagers to live by themselves.  However, some like to try.” NOT COMPOUND- STILL A GREAT USE OF CONJUNCTIVE ADVERBS

“It is difficult for teenagers to live by themselves, however, some like to try.”

complex

·       adverb clauses

because, if, when

She is wearing a sweater today because it is cold.

Because it is cold, she is wearing a sweater today.

·       adjective clauses

who, which, that

I know a person who comes from Japan.

She has a dog that comes from Japan.

I lived in Beijing, which is the capital of China. restrictive clause

Joe’s mother, who is retired, plays Mahjong.

Joe’s sister who is a nurse plays soccer.

noun clauses

think, feel, believe, guess, understand

I think that it will rain today.

I think that pets are very helpful for children.

He doesn’t understand why she is upset.

Variety of sentences- change the styles

simple, compound, complex

English 11 http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/irp/pdfs/english_language_arts/2007ela_812_11.pdf

http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/irp/pdfs/english_language_arts/2007ela_812_11.pdf

pp 74, 76, 77 ,79, 83, 87