VSB Trustees:
Patti Bacchus: patti.bacchus@vsb.bc.ca
Mike Lombardi: mike.lombardi@vsb.bc.ca
Allan Wong: allan.wong@vsb.bc.ca
Joy Alexander: joy.alexander@vsb.bc.ca
Fraser Ballantyne: fraser.ballantyne@vsb.bc.ca
Penny Noble: penny.noble@vsb.bc.ca
Stacy Robertson: stacy.robertson@vsb.bc.ca
Christopher Richardson: christopher.richardson@vsb.bc.ca
Green Party
Janet Fraser: janet.fraser@vsb.bc.ca
BC Government:
BC Premier, Christy Clark: premier@gov.bc.ca
Minister of Education, Peter Fassbender: www.fassbender.ca
MLAs:
Vancouver-Fairview: george.heyman.mla@leg.bc.ca
Vancouver-False Creek: sam.sullivan.mla@leg.bc.ca
Vancouver-Fraserview: suzanne.anton.mla@leg.bc.ca
Vancouver-Hastings: shane.simpson.mla@leg.bc.ca
Vancouver-Kensington: mabel.elmore.mla@leg.bc.ca
Vancouver-Kingsway: adrian.dix.mla@leg.bc.ca
Vancouver-Langara: moira.stillwell.mla@leg.bc.ca
Vancouver-Mount Pleasant: jenny.kwan.mla@leg.bc.ca
Vancouver-Point Grey: david.eby.mla@leg.bc.ca
Vancouver-Quilchena: andrew.wilkinson.mla@leg.bc.ca
Vancouver-West End: spencer.herbert.mla@leg.bc.ca
Saturday, 20 December 2014
Wednesday, 17 December 2014
EF2/3 Simple Ways to Combine Sentences exercises
1. The girl won the race and is happy. SIMPLE
The girl won the race, so she is happy. COMPOUND
The girl who won the race is happy. ADJ CL
The girl is happy because she won the race. ADV CL
The happy girl knows that she won the race. N CL
2. The Chinese student sits next to me. SIMPLE
The student is from China; also, she sits next to me. COMPOUND
The student who is from China sits next to me. ADJ CL
I know that the student who sits next to me is from China. N CL, ADJ CL
I know the student is from China because she sits next to me. N CL, ADV CL
The student who sits next to me is from China. ADJ CL
3. The friendly taxi driver took me to the airport. SIMPLE
The taxi driver who took me to the airport was friendly. ADJ CL
The friendly taxi driver who took me to the airport was old.
The taxi driver was friendly, and he took me to the airport.
The taxi driver was friendly; also, he took me to the airport. COMPOUND
The taxi driver took me to the airport because he was friendly.
The taxi driver was friendly when he took me to the airport. ADV CL
4. I am running late and have to skip breakfast. SIMPLE
I am running late, so I have to skip breakfast. COMPOUND
I am running late; therefore, I have to skip breakfast. COMPOUND
I have to skip breakfast because I am running late. ADV CL
I who am running late have to skip breakfast.
She who is running late has to skip breakfast.
***no adjective clauses after pronouns***
My sister who is running late has to skip breakfast. ADJ CL
I think that I have to skip breakfast since I am running late. N CL, ADV CL
The girl won the race, so she is happy. COMPOUND
The girl who won the race is happy. ADJ CL
The girl is happy because she won the race. ADV CL
The happy girl knows that she won the race. N CL
2. The Chinese student sits next to me. SIMPLE
The student is from China; also, she sits next to me. COMPOUND
The student who is from China sits next to me. ADJ CL
I know that the student who sits next to me is from China. N CL, ADJ CL
I know the student is from China because she sits next to me. N CL, ADV CL
The student who sits next to me is from China. ADJ CL
3. The friendly taxi driver took me to the airport. SIMPLE
The taxi driver who took me to the airport was friendly. ADJ CL
The friendly taxi driver who took me to the airport was old.
The taxi driver was friendly, and he took me to the airport.
The taxi driver was friendly; also, he took me to the airport. COMPOUND
The taxi driver took me to the airport because he was friendly.
The taxi driver was friendly when he took me to the airport. ADV CL
4. I am running late and have to skip breakfast. SIMPLE
I am running late, so I have to skip breakfast. COMPOUND
I am running late; therefore, I have to skip breakfast. COMPOUND
I have to skip breakfast because I am running late. ADV CL
I who am running late have to skip breakfast.
She who is running late has to skip breakfast.
***no adjective clauses after pronouns***
My sister who is running late has to skip breakfast. ADJ CL
I think that I have to skip breakfast since I am running late. N CL, ADV CL
Tuesday, 16 December 2014
English 11 sentence combining practice
Money
1. Money isn’t everything, but it’s a long
way ahead of what comes next. COMPOUND
Money isn’t everything; however, it’s a long way ahead of what comes next.
COMPOUND
Although money isn’t everything, it’s a long way ahead of what comes next.
ADVERB CL
Money, which isn’t everything, is a long way ahead of what comes
next. ADJECTIVE CL- Meaning lost
2. Money is like a queen that gives rank
and beauty.
Money is like a queen in that it gives rank and beauty.
Like a queen, money gives rank and beauty.
3. Money is like muck because it is not
good unless it is spread around.
Like muck, money is not good unless it is spread around.
4. Money can’t buy friends, but it gives
you a better class of enemy.
Although money can’t buy friends, it can give you a better class of
enemy.
5. In the question of money, everybody
is of the same religion.
Everybody is of the same religion when it comes to money.
Everybody is of the same religion in the question of money.
Monday, 15 December 2014
EF2/3 Verb tense- present
Bob Lee
He was born in 1995.
He has two brothers and a sister. His parents are divorced.
He is currently a second-year student.
He is studying biology. He studies biology.
He plans to be a doctor. He is planning to be a doctor.
He wants to be a doctor.
He goes to school. He has a part-time job. He spends time with his girlfriend. He likes to spend/spending time with her.
He likes to play basketball. He likes to go skiing. He likes to ski. He skis.
He uses computers. He plays computer games. He listens to music. He likes to listen to music to learn new songs to impress his girlfriend.
He watches only a little bit of TV every day.
He has visited Mexico once and Canada twice.
He sings in the university chorus.
He sings in the church choir.
He was born in 1995.
He has two brothers and a sister. His parents are divorced.
He is currently a second-year student.
He is studying biology. He studies biology.
He plans to be a doctor. He is planning to be a doctor.
He wants to be a doctor.
He goes to school. He has a part-time job. He spends time with his girlfriend. He likes to spend/spending time with her.
He likes to play basketball. He likes to go skiing. He likes to ski. He skis.
He uses computers. He plays computer games. He listens to music. He likes to listen to music to learn new songs to impress his girlfriend.
He watches only a little bit of TV every day.
He has visited Mexico once and Canada twice.
He sings in the university chorus.
He sings in the church choir.
He sings Christmas carols.
Thursday, 11 December 2014
English 11 emails for advocacy letters practice
VSB Trustees
Vision Vancouver
Patti Bacchus: patti.bacchus@vsb.bc.ca
Mike Lombardi: mike.lombardi@vsb.bc.ca
Allan Wong: allan.wong@vsb.bc.ca
Joy Alexander: joy.alexander@vsb.bc.ca
NPA
Fraser Ballantyne: fraser.ballantyne@vsb.bc.ca
Penny Noble: penny.noble@vsb.bc.ca
Stacy Robertson: stacy.robertson@vsb.bc.ca
Christopher Richardson: christopher.richardson@vsb.bc.ca
Green Party
Janet Fraser: janet.fraser@vsb.bc.ca
BC Government
BC Premier, Christy Clark: premier@gov.bc.ca
Minister of Education, Peter Fassbender: www.fassbender.ca
MLAs
Vancouver-Fairview: george.heyman.mla@leg.bc.ca
Vancouver-False Creek: sam.sullivan.mla@leg.bc.ca
Vancouver-Fraserview: suzanne.anton.mla@leg.bc.ca
Vancouver-Hastings: shane.simpson.mla@leg.bc.ca
Vancouver-Kensington: mabel.elmore.mla@leg.bc.ca
Vancouver-Kingsway: adrian.dix.mla@leg.bc.ca
Vancouver-Langara: moira.stillwell.mla@leg.bc.ca
Vancouver-Mount Pleasant: jenny.kwan.mla@leg.bc.ca
Vancouver-Point Grey: david.eby.mla@leg.bc.ca
Vancouver-Quilchena: andrew.wilkinson.mla@leg.bc.ca
Vancouver-West End: spencer.herbert.mla@leg.bc.ca
Vision Vancouver
Patti Bacchus: patti.bacchus@vsb.bc.ca
Mike Lombardi: mike.lombardi@vsb.bc.ca
Allan Wong: allan.wong@vsb.bc.ca
Joy Alexander: joy.alexander@vsb.bc.ca
NPA
Fraser Ballantyne: fraser.ballantyne@vsb.bc.ca
Penny Noble: penny.noble@vsb.bc.ca
Stacy Robertson: stacy.robertson@vsb.bc.ca
Christopher Richardson: christopher.richardson@vsb.bc.ca
Green Party
Janet Fraser: janet.fraser@vsb.bc.ca
BC Government
BC Premier, Christy Clark: premier@gov.bc.ca
Minister of Education, Peter Fassbender: www.fassbender.ca
MLAs
Vancouver-Fairview: george.heyman.mla@leg.bc.ca
Vancouver-False Creek: sam.sullivan.mla@leg.bc.ca
Vancouver-Fraserview: suzanne.anton.mla@leg.bc.ca
Vancouver-Hastings: shane.simpson.mla@leg.bc.ca
Vancouver-Kensington: mabel.elmore.mla@leg.bc.ca
Vancouver-Kingsway: adrian.dix.mla@leg.bc.ca
Vancouver-Langara: moira.stillwell.mla@leg.bc.ca
Vancouver-Mount Pleasant: jenny.kwan.mla@leg.bc.ca
Vancouver-Point Grey: david.eby.mla@leg.bc.ca
Vancouver-Quilchena: andrew.wilkinson.mla@leg.bc.ca
Vancouver-West End: spencer.herbert.mla@leg.bc.ca
EF2/3 sentence combining solutions
Sentence combining
1. You should dress warmly because it’s getting cold.
It’s getting cold, so you should dress warmly.
2. Carla came to the party, but Rick didn’t come to the party.
3. I’m taking some time off in July when it will be warmer.
I’m taking some time off in July because it will be warmer then.
4. I put the tired children to bed.
I put the children to bed because they were tired.
I put the children who were tired to bed.
5. Both Sandra and Connie go to school at night.
Sandra and Connie are going to school at night.
6. I’d like some milk and sugar in my coffee.
7. The young thief was charged as a juvenile.
The thief was charged as a juvenile because she was young.
You are a minor.
8. Jack is a good friend who always helps me.
Jack is a good friend because he always helps me.
Jack, who is a good friend, always helps me.
9. I’ll call you before I leave this evening.
I’m going to leave this evening, and I will call before I leave.
10. We’re going to the factory where Greg works.
We’re going to the factory, and Greg works there.
We’re going to the factory that Greg works at.
Ex2
1. Linda made a great spicy seafood dish.
Linda made a great dish that had spicy seafood in it.
9. We didn’t have a picnic or play ball because the weather was terrible.
We had a picnic and played ball because the weather was beautiful.
I can speak Korean and Spanish.
I can’t speak Korean or Spanish.
She likes karaoke and dancing.
She doesn’t like karaoke or dancing.
2. I have to do the laundry, make the beds, and clean the living room.
I like dogs, cats and fish.
I like dogs, cats, and fish. OXFORD COMMA
3. Bob received that was from his parents in Miami.
Bob received a letter from his parents who live in Miami.
4. We are going to the station to meet my brother at nine o’clock.
We are going to meet my brother at the station at nine o’clock.
We are going to meet my nine o’clock station brother.
5. Ken, Laura and Ed are all good typists.
6. I am sending some books and magazines in a package to my sister who lives in Columbia.
There are some books and magazines in a package that I am sending to my sister who lives in Columbia.
I am sending some books and magazines in a package to Columbia for my sister.
7. Let’s take the train to the beach when the weather clears.
Let’s take the train to go to the beach when the weather clears.
When the weather clears, let’s take the train to the beach.
When the weather clears, let’s go to the beach by train.
8. Jeff, who is a hard worker, works in the sales department ten hours a day.
Jeff is a hard worker who works in the sales department ten hours a day.
Jeff works in the sales department ten hours a day, and he is a hard worker.
Jeff is a hard worker because he works ten hours a day in the sales department.
Jeff works hard ten hours a day in the sales department.
10. I’m going to wear the warm red sweater which my sister made for me.
1. You should dress warmly because it’s getting cold.
It’s getting cold, so you should dress warmly.
2. Carla came to the party, but Rick didn’t come to the party.
3. I’m taking some time off in July when it will be warmer.
I’m taking some time off in July because it will be warmer then.
4. I put the tired children to bed.
I put the children to bed because they were tired.
I put the children who were tired to bed.
5. Both Sandra and Connie go to school at night.
Sandra and Connie are going to school at night.
6. I’d like some milk and sugar in my coffee.
7. The young thief was charged as a juvenile.
The thief was charged as a juvenile because she was young.
You are a minor.
8. Jack is a good friend who always helps me.
Jack is a good friend because he always helps me.
Jack, who is a good friend, always helps me.
9. I’ll call you before I leave this evening.
I’m going to leave this evening, and I will call before I leave.
10. We’re going to the factory where Greg works.
We’re going to the factory, and Greg works there.
We’re going to the factory that Greg works at.
Ex2
1. Linda made a great spicy seafood dish.
Linda made a great dish that had spicy seafood in it.
9. We didn’t have a picnic or play ball because the weather was terrible.
We had a picnic and played ball because the weather was beautiful.
I can speak Korean and Spanish.
I can’t speak Korean or Spanish.
She likes karaoke and dancing.
She doesn’t like karaoke or dancing.
2. I have to do the laundry, make the beds, and clean the living room.
I like dogs, cats and fish.
I like dogs, cats, and fish. OXFORD COMMA
3. Bob received that was from his parents in Miami.
Bob received a letter from his parents who live in Miami.
4. We are going to the station to meet my brother at nine o’clock.
We are going to meet my brother at the station at nine o’clock.
We are going to meet my nine o’clock station brother.
5. Ken, Laura and Ed are all good typists.
6. I am sending some books and magazines in a package to my sister who lives in Columbia.
There are some books and magazines in a package that I am sending to my sister who lives in Columbia.
I am sending some books and magazines in a package to Columbia for my sister.
7. Let’s take the train to the beach when the weather clears.
Let’s take the train to go to the beach when the weather clears.
When the weather clears, let’s take the train to the beach.
When the weather clears, let’s go to the beach by train.
8. Jeff, who is a hard worker, works in the sales department ten hours a day.
Jeff is a hard worker who works in the sales department ten hours a day.
Jeff works in the sales department ten hours a day, and he is a hard worker.
Jeff is a hard worker because he works ten hours a day in the sales department.
Jeff works hard ten hours a day in the sales department.
10. I’m going to wear the warm red sweater which my sister made for me.
Monday, 1 December 2014
ENGLISH 11 Sentence combining variety- "Big Game Hunting" & "The Building"
Big Game Hunting
5. He must take care of the horses and the gear, supervise the food, ensure the safety of his clients, and make sure that they shoot and catch with photography whatever they seek.
5. He must take care of the horses and the gear and supervise the food. Most of all, he must ensure the safety of his clients while making sure that they shoot and catch whatever they are seeking to photograph.
BETTER
The Building
1. When the streets that surrounded the seventeen-story-high building were deserted, the supervisor who was directing the levelling blew a shrill high whistle; then the technician who was in charge of blasting sent an electric signal that ignited the explosives.
1. When the streets that surrounded the seventeen-story-high building were deserted, the supervisor directing the levelling blew a shrill high whistle; afterwards, the technician in charge of blasting sent an electric signal, igniting the explosives.
2. Billowing dust clouds rose in all directions from ground level.
From ground level in all directions rose billowing clouds of dust.
3. They enveloped the lower floors and then reached out toward the onlookers who were in other buildings.
After enveloping the lower floors, they reached out toward the onlookers in other buildings.
4. At first, the structure seemed unaffected by the blast; then it trembled slightly and gently slid straight downward into the dust cloud.
Although it seemed at first to be unaffected by the blast, it trembled slightly before sliding gently straight down into the dust cloud.
5. The echoing explosion, which could be heard miles away, shook nearby windows and stunned the cringing onlookers.
The echoing explosion, which could be heard miles away, shook nearby windows, stunning the cringing onlookers.
6. Workers, police and onlookers cheered loudly, and waved their arms; they smiled at each other when the dust settled, revealing a mountain of broken bricks and steel.
Workers, police and onlookers cheered loudly and waved their arms; when the dust settled and revealed a mountain of broken bricks and steel, they smiled at each other.
5. He must take care of the horses and the gear, supervise the food, ensure the safety of his clients, and make sure that they shoot and catch with photography whatever they seek.
5. He must take care of the horses and the gear and supervise the food. Most of all, he must ensure the safety of his clients while making sure that they shoot and catch whatever they are seeking to photograph.
BETTER
The Building
1. When the streets that surrounded the seventeen-story-high building were deserted, the supervisor who was directing the levelling blew a shrill high whistle; then the technician who was in charge of blasting sent an electric signal that ignited the explosives.
1. When the streets that surrounded the seventeen-story-high building were deserted, the supervisor directing the levelling blew a shrill high whistle; afterwards, the technician in charge of blasting sent an electric signal, igniting the explosives.
2. Billowing dust clouds rose in all directions from ground level.
From ground level in all directions rose billowing clouds of dust.
3. They enveloped the lower floors and then reached out toward the onlookers who were in other buildings.
After enveloping the lower floors, they reached out toward the onlookers in other buildings.
4. At first, the structure seemed unaffected by the blast; then it trembled slightly and gently slid straight downward into the dust cloud.
Although it seemed at first to be unaffected by the blast, it trembled slightly before sliding gently straight down into the dust cloud.
5. The echoing explosion, which could be heard miles away, shook nearby windows and stunned the cringing onlookers.
The echoing explosion, which could be heard miles away, shook nearby windows, stunning the cringing onlookers.
6. Workers, police and onlookers cheered loudly, and waved their arms; they smiled at each other when the dust settled, revealing a mountain of broken bricks and steel.
Workers, police and onlookers cheered loudly and waved their arms; when the dust settled and revealed a mountain of broken bricks and steel, they smiled at each other.
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