EF7/10/11 Homework

Read “Criteria for a Good Thinker/ Good Speaker and Listener/ Good Reader and Viewer/ Good Writer and Representer.”, p.c.

Questions to consider:
Which ones resonate/seem important with you?
Which ones are you already good at?
Which ones do you have to get better at?

EF 7/10/11

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English Foundations 7 / English 10

English 11

-split class

M-F

1:30-3:45

April 30 - June 29

Victoria Day, May 21

nine weeks

44 classes

Al Haley

Al -first name

Sir

Ma'am

Mr. Smith

Mrs. Chen

Madame Sarzi (French)

Monsieur Brown(French)

Teacher Jones

honorifics

Dr. Kim

Professor Vu

Your honour- judge

Sergeant Rock

Captain Canada

Captain Canuck - slang for Canadian 

Ozzy

Kiwi

Limey

Yankee

Al

ahaley@vsb.bc.ca

Class blog: haleyshec.blogspot.ca

No password, no paywall

Use it as a resource any time.

Grade 12 essay , provincial exam - 250w

quiz- short grammar

test- longer- paragraph

essay -250w

fhf      jeje       hfjehf      jefhje  f  hejfhe     jhe   jhf

ef kej fkej fke fjkej ekjke kfek fjek fj

ekj ekj e kkf jek fjk efje kffkj fkejk ejk

ekf fjekf jekje kejk ejfk ejek jekj eke jk

margin

EF 2/3 First day

Please, come in. Take a seat.

English Foundations 2
English Foundations 3

-split class

Room 104
11:00- 1:15
Monday- Friday
April 30 – June 29
nine weeks
Victoria Day May 21 (Holiday)

Al Haley

when I was a kid- sir ma’am
Mr. Jones. Mrs. Chen
Madame Brown (French)
Monsieur Sarzi

First name is OK. 


Total of 30 students


3-ring binder
Put the date on your papers

ahaley@vsb.bc.ca

Class blog: haleyshec.blogspot.com

blog - web log
web - internet
log - diary for business, official 

web log - weblog - blog

brunch = breakfast + lunch
smog = smoke + fog 
Last summer in Vancouver, we had a lot of smog 

because of the forest fires in BC and in 

Washington State.


margin


bring a positive attitude, mind, ready to learn, open

decide to learn, desire to learn

adults

Turn the frown upside down.

10-minute break

Exercise #1
Change passive voice to active voice in the following sentences.
1.
The new computer chips are sold at XYZ Computer. PASSIVE
XYZ Computer sells the new computer chips. ACTIVE

2. The formula was prepared. PASSIVE
The mother prepared the formula. ACTIVE

3. Computers for the lab have been provided by DEF, Inc.
DEF, Inc has provided the computers for the lab.

4. This coupon cannot be used. PASSIVE
The customer cannot use this coupon. ACTIVE

5. The house was built poorly.
The contractor built the house poorly.

6. The English test will be given tomorrow.
The teacher will give the English test tomorrow.

7. The English test is being completed by the students.
The students are completing the English test.
The students complete the English test.
The students do the test.

8. The English test has been marked.
The teacher marked the test.
The teacher has marked the English test.

9. These rules must be followed.
We must follow these rules.

10. Changes were made.
The government made changes.
The government made changes to the law.

EF2/3 Past participles

go   went   gone
have    had   had
meet   met    met
call   called   called
fall   fell   fallen
do    did    done
know     knew     known
fly    flew     flown
come    came    come
study   studied    studied
stay     stayed     stayed
begin     began    begun
start    started     started
write    wrote    written
eat    ate    eaten
cut    cut    cut
put    put    put
read    read     read
be     were    been

She called the doctor. ACTIVE
The doctor was called by her. PASSIVE

Maria wrote a letter for her son.
The letter for her son was written by Maria.

The little boy cut his finger. ACTIVE
The little boy's finger was cut by the knife. PASSIVE

The kids ate the pizza. ACTIVE
The pizza was eaten by the kids. PASSIVE

The kids will eat the pizza. ACTIVE
The pizza will be eaten by the kids. PASSIVE

The English 11 class read The Jade Peony. ACTIVE
The Jade Peony was read by the English 11 class. PASSIVE

The Canucks lost the game last night. ACTIVE
Last night, the game was lost by the Canucks. PASSIVE

EF2/3 Sentence review

C.  run-on sentences

I live in Vancouver I have two children. RO
I live in Vancouver, I have two children. RO
I live in Vancouver. I have two children.
I live in Vancouver, and I have two children.

16. We're leaving at eight o'clock, will you be ready then?
We're leaving at eight o'clock. Will you be ready then?
We're leaving at eight o'clock if you are ready then.
We will leave at eight o'clock. Can you be ready by then?

17. Jim bought some lettuce, tomatoes, and onions.

Jim bought some groceries: lettuce, tomatoes, and onions.

: colon

She has two children: a boy and a girl.

18. Let's go out it's too hot in here.

Let's go out. It's too hot in here. SIMPLE

Let's go out because it's too hot in here. COMPLEX

It's too hot in here, so let's go out. COMPOUND

19. Pablo likes to go dancing, but Anita prefers to stay home. COMPOUND

Pablo likes to go dancing even though Anita prefers to stay home.

 even though / although/ though

20. The children are upstairs, they're fast asleep. RO

The children are upstairs, so they're fast asleep.

The children are upstairs, and they're fast asleep.

The children are fast asleep because they are upstairs.

D

26. I made a doctor's appointment last Monday.

I made a doctor's appointment because I have a sore throat.

27. Bill and Jenny are taking a vacation to Hawaii in four days.

28. We're catching a train to the Rocky Mountains in half an hour.

We're catching a train at the VIA Rail station at 3 PM.

29. Sara stopped smoking when she was 25 years old because of her lungs. COMPLEX

Sara stopped smoking last year because she got cancer.

30. Don rode his bicycle that/which he bought last week.

bicycle - thing, not alive - that which

adjective clause

Don rode his bicycle that/which has fat tires.

adjective clause

Don rode his bicycle to work because his car wouldn't start.

 

Don rode his bicycle around Stanley Park because he wants to get into good shape.

E

33. During the summer, the weather in the city is terrible.

During the summer, the city weather is terrible.

REVIEW- SIMPLE, COMPOUND, COMPLEX

Eng 11 Introvert/ Extrovert

Characterisitics of introverts and extroverts:

http://www.myersbriggs.org/my-mbti-personality-type/mbti-basics/extraversion-or-introversion.htm?bhcp=1

Introvert/ Extrovert test:

http://psychologytoday.tests.psychtests.com/bin/transfer?req=MTF8MTMxMXwxMDY3MzI1N3wxfDE=&refempt

EF23 Process paragraph homework

Title:

How to make a sandwich

STEP 1 - get some ideas, vocabulary

STEP 2 - organize those ideas, organizze them by time, step by step

STEP 3 - write sentences

Topic sentence- not a title, introduces the idea of the paragraph, has to be a real sentence

First, we get some bread. XXX

A topic sentence comes before the steps.

How to make a sandwich - topic, not a sentence

It is easy to make a sandwich. TS

There are several steps in making a sandwich. TS

I follow these steps when I make a sandwich. TS

First, we get some bread and slice it. Next,...

PARAGRAPH

Topic sentence

Support

-

-

-

-

-

Concluding sentence

EF2/3 Sentence types

Sentences - basic types that we have to know

SIMPLE
SV.
SSV.
SVV.

COMPOUND
SV  , SOBA SV.

SOBA  so or but and
FANBOYS for and nor but or yet so


COMPLEX
adv clauses
when if because

adjective clauses
that who which

noun clauses
that - verbs like "feel' 'think' 'believe' 'know' 'understand' 'remember'

A.
1. When will finish your school work? SIMPLE
2. She goes skiing during the winter. SIMPLE
She goes skiing when it snows during the winter. COMPLEX- adv cl
3. Don't be scared!
Don't forget to pick up your dress at the dry cleaner later on today!IMPERATIVE- COMMAND, TELL SOMEBODY TO DO SOMETHING
4. Can you travel around the world without any help?
Can you pass me a pen which is the blue one?
Can you pass me a blue pen?
Can you pass me a pen which I can use on my touchscreen?
Can you speak a little louder, please? SIMPLECan you speak a little louder, so I can hear you, please? COMPOUND

5. Queen Elizabeth Park and Van Dusen Gardens are fascinating places.

B
11. When the home team scored. FRAG, fragment
The home team scored after the second period.
When the home team scored, the fans jumped up and cheered.
The fans jumped up and cheered when the home team scored.

13. Because Pamela is deaf. FRAG
Pamela is deaf.
Because Pamela is deaf, she uses sign language.
Because Pamela is deaf, you should write down what you want to say to her.
You have to use a pen and paper to communicate with Pamela because she is deaf. COMPLEX

12. If you are not too busy. FRAG
Let's go shopping if you are not too busy. COMPLEX
If you are not too busy, you can clean your dirty room.
If you are not too busy, you can clean your pigsty.

14. Before I leave the office. FRAG
You have to clean the office before I leave. COMPLEX
Before I leave the office, I have to turn off the lights.
I have to set the alarm before I leave the office.

15. Every Sunday morning at eleven o'clock.
Every Sunday morning at eleven o'clock, Marie goes for a run around the golf course with her six dogs and five cats.
Every Sunday morning, I wake up at eleven o'clock.
Every Sunday morning at eleven o'clock, I go to brunch with my friends.
brunch = breakfast + lunch
Every Sunday morning at eleven o'clock, I put on uncomfortable clothes and go to boring church with my family who is always arguing.

SIMPLE, COMPLEX!!
COMPOUND


SENTENCES ARE EVERYTHING FOR SUCCESS IN SCHOOL.

English 11 Sentence combining quiz "Word Power"

1. Words seem to have magical powers to control how we think and act.
2. Angry or insulting words generate tensions that lead to physical conflicts between individuals and nations.
3. Other words enable people to show sympathy, overcome loneliness, and express love.
4. Some vulgar or profane words create blushes brought on by acute embarrassment. 
5. Others heal divisions among families and join people together in marriage as well as unite people in common causes that transcend individual differences.
6. While legal words separate people through divorce or create judgments for execution, they also enact legislation for social progress and enables people of colour to organize.
7. It may appear that words themselves have power, but this is an illusion as power resides with people who understand how words work.
8. It is knowledgeable and articulate people who possess the power, not the words themselves.

EF2/3 Process paragraph

How to change a flat tire on your car.

        Changing a flat tire on your car is easy if you follow these instructions. First, you must jack up your car; the jack is usually in kept in the trunk. Then, you should loosen and remove the lugnuts on the wheel. Following that, remove the wheel. After that, put the spare tire on the hub, and replace the lugnuts. Then tighten them. Finally, you can lower the car off the jack. This is very straightforward if you go slowly and are careful.

EF2/3 Descriptive paragraph

descriptive writing - descriptive words- adjectives

STEP 1 - PLAN
opinion colour size shape material age origin purpose

STEP 2 - ORGANIZE
top to bottom, bottom to top, side to side, zoom in, zoom out

STEP 3- WRITE SENTENCES

Topic sentence
5-6 supporting sentences
Concluding sentence



VERY IMPORTANT:
SIMPLE COMPOUND COMPLEX

EF2/3 Descriptive paragraphs

Appeal to the five senses: sight, hearing, taste, touch, and smell.

adjectives
nouns


Topic sentence
-supporting sentences
-detail sentences
-
-
-
Concluding sentence


STEP 1
Find good vocabulary to describe the picture.
NO SENTENCES YET, just descriptive words

STEP 2
What order do you to put the descriptions?
Top to bottom , bottom to top, zoom in, zoom out

STEP 3
Write the sentencesSimple, compound and complex

EF2/3 Descriptive words

adjectives
nouns


adjectives- green small Japanese

noun can modify

A new shoe store is opening on the corner.

a book store

a grocery store

furniture store

adult school

driving school

music school

a books store  a book store


a two-hour class

a two hours class

a two-hour class    - hyphen

a six-day vacation

a three-year-old dog

a fifty-year-old man

That is a three-year-old dog.

That is a three-years-old dog. XXX
That is a a three year old dog. XXX

CHOICE
That is a three-year-old dog.
That dog is three years old.

EF2/3 Terry Fox vocab

athlete- a person who plays sports, sporty (adj), athletic (adj)

cancer - abnormal growth of cells in your body

artificial - fake, not real

research - study, gain new knowledge

marathon - long run, 42.2 k, 26.2 miles
half-marathon
10k
5k

pace yourself

hope - dream, wish
"I hope that you can find your true calling."

spread - get bigger

lungs - 

cigarette smoke, pollution, asbestos

breathe (v), breath (n)

raise money - ask people to give money for a cause

donate 

grow up - become an adult

Grow up!

amputate -
diabetes - body cannot create insulin

recover - get better

suffering - 

determined -

gather -

cheer -

media -

mourn - 

Bagels - Montreal Style
1. Max's Deli, Oak and 16th
2. Seigel's Bagels, close to Vanier Park
3. Solly's Bagels
4. bagel bakery on Granville Island 
4. ??? Main and 14th

honour - 

inspire - 

Eng11 sentence combining "The Building"

1. The streets that surrounded the seventeen-story-high building were deserted; when the supervisor who was directing the leveling blew a high, shrill whistle, the technician who was in charge of blasting sent an electric signal that ignited the explosives.

Eng11 sentence combining "Body Defenses"

1. A series of remarkably efficient defenses safeguard our bodies.

2. These defenses are like an ever-alert army that forms a chemical line to ward off invaders.

3. Suppose an example of some germ-laden dust getting into your eye.

4. There is probably nothing to worry about as the eye's surface will be quickly bathed in abundant tears.

5. These tears help wash away the dust, but they also serve another important purpose.

6. Tears contain a very powerful antiseptic called lysozyme which destroys most bacteria that threaten the eye's surface.

7. Lysozyme dramatizes how the body "overprotects" itself for self-defense and survival.

8. Teardrops that are diluted in a half-gallon of water will still destroy potentially dangerous germs.

If teardrops are diluted in a half-gallon of water, the lysozyme will still destroy potentially dangerous germs.

EF2/3 C-48 sentence combining

3. The hungry sharks swam beside the diver, so the diver was nervous. COMPOUND
The hungry sharks swam beside the nervous diver. SIMPLE
The diver was nervous because the hungry sharks swam beside her. COMPLEX- ADV CL 
The sharks which were hungry swam beside the diver who was nervous. COMPLEX- ADJ CL

4. The tired sailors saw a strange light in the dark sky. SIMPLE

The sailors saw a strange light in the dark sky, so they were tired. XXX LOGIC 

PARALLELISM adjective noun- tired sailors, strange light, dark sky.

The sky was dark when the tired sailors saw a strange light. COMPLEX- ADV CL

5. I bought a new grey waterproof bag for my heavy school books.

6. The young performer who was Canadian gave an exciting performance. COMPLEX- ADJ CL

EF2/3 C-47 sentence combining

1. The small angry boy kicked the door. SIMPLE
The small boy was angry, so he kicked the door. COMPOUND
The small boy kicked the door because he was angry. COMPLEX

2. Gloria bought a huge old run-down house. SIMPLE
Gloria bought a huge old house, but it was  run-down. COMPOUND
Gloria bought a huge old house which was run-down. COMPLEX- ADJECTIVE CLAUSE
Gloria bought an old run-down house because it was huge. COMPLEX- ADVERB CLAUSE


ORDER OF ADJECTIVES

Opinion	Size	Age	Shape	Colour	Origin	Material	Purpose

cute       fat                                                     
adorable

The cute fat baby was laughing. NO COMMAS

The cute, adorable baby was laughing. 
The adorable, cute baby was laughing. 

cute adorable - in the same category 

adj , adj  - means they can be switched in postion


The green water bottle is mine.

green- colour   water- purpose
different categories- NO COMMA

The sixty-year-old, youthful woman likes to play soccer.
The youthful, sixty-year-old woman likes to play soccer.
sixty-year-old youthful - age, same category COMMA

The sixty-year-old slim woman likes to play soccer.

EF2/3 sentence fragments C-18

1. The little boy sat beside his father. SENTENCE

2. One sunny day.  FRAG- no subject, no verb

SIMPLE COMPOUND COMPLEX

We went to the beach one sunny day. BEGINNER SIMPLE

We had only one sunny day in the whole week. SIMPLE

3. Visited my sister. FRAG- no subject
I visited my sister. SIMPLE
I visited my sister because she was sick. COMPLEX

4. Here is your money. SENTENCE- SIMPLE

5. Came home at midnight. FRAG-no subject
I came home late at night. BEGINNER
Maria came home late at night, and she woke up her sister. COMPOUND

6. Come home at midnight. SENTENCE
(You) come home at midnight. IMPERATIVE SENTENCE- TELL SOMEBODY TO DO SOMETHING
Come home at midnight, please. POLITE

7. Don and the girl. FRAG- no verb
Don and the girl are fighting, so they go to the police station. COMPOUND

8. I'm tired. SENTENCE

9. Were building a house. FRAG
They were building a house. BEGINNER SIMPLE

Her aunt and uncle were building a house since their house was too small.

We're building a house. We are...

10. We are building a house. SENTENCE

11. While she was walking to the store. FRAG
She was walking to the store. BASIC
While she was walking to the store, her son was doing his homework. COMPLEX
Her son was doing his homework while she was walking to the store.

12. The man who bought my car. FRAG

who bought my car - adjective clause

The man bought my car. SIMPLE
The man who bought my car is from Louisiana. COMPLEX- ADJECTIVE CLAUSE

13. Where does he work? QUESTION- INTERROGATIVE SENTENCE

English 11 Vancouver apologize discrimination against Chinese

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-chinese-community-apology-1.4598638

EF2/3 sentence fragment exercises C-17

1. That dog is barking. SENTENCE

2. Is running away. FRAGMENT- No subject
The little boy is running away. SIMPLE SENTENCE
The dog is barking at the boy, so the little boy is running away. COMPOUND SENTENCE
The little boy is running away because he is scared. COMPLEX SENTENCE

3. Pam is singing. SENTENCE

4. In a big car. FRAGMENT
She likes to drive in a big car.
The family of six drives to Seattle in a big car.
It costs a lots of money to fill up the gas tank in a big car.
The old man wants to sleep, so he sleeps in a big car.
You can fit a lot of balloons in a big car.
We get around in a big car because we are a big family.

5. Washing the dishes. FRAGMENT
My sister is washing the dishes. SIMPLE
My sister is washing the dishes, and my brother is sweeping the floor. COMPOUND
I like washing the dishes because it is relaxing. COMPLEX
I like using a dishwasher to wash the dishes. SIMPLE

3,4,5 Pam is singing in a big car while I am washing the dishes in my kitchen. COMPLEX

6. She has a new job. SENTENCE

7. The man on the bus. FRAGMENT- NO VERB
The man is on the bus. SIMPLE- TOO EASY
The man on the bus is talking too much. SIMPLE
The man who is on the bus is talking too much. COMPLEX - ADJECTIVE CLAUSE

The man on the bus happens to be my brother.

happens- very natural sounding

happens - shows a coincidence, some good thing that happens by chance

I saw my friend at Metrotown on the weekend.
I happened to see my friend at Metrotown on the weekend. VERY NATURAL, SHOWS A HAPPY COINCIDENCE

8. Please leave the door open. SENTENCE

Leave the door open.
(You) leave the door open.

Sit down.
(You) sit down.
IMPLIED SUBJECT- "YOU"

Come in, please.
You come in, please. IMPLIED SUBJECT

IMPERATIVE SENTENCE- a sentence where you tell somebody to do something

You Go to bed.
You Brush your teeth.
You Eat your supper.
You Get up!

Watch out.
Hurry up.
Be careful.
Wait.
ARGUMENT
Be quiet.
Shut up!
Shut your pie hole!
Zip it!
Get out.
Drop dead.
Take a hike!
Go away.
Get over it.
Take a long walk off a short pier.
Get lost!
Grow up!

POLICE
Drop it!
Hands up!
Stop!

9. On the desk. FRAGMENT
Your book is on the desk. SIMPLE
Your book is on the desk, but now it is gone. COMPOUND
Your book is on the desk, so you can pick it up. COMPOUND
Maria put her book on the desk because she doesn't want to forget it. COMPLEX

10. Will be sunny tomorrow. FRAGMENT
It will be sunny tomorrow. SIMPLE
I think that it will be sunny tomorrow. COMPLEX - NOUN CLAUSE


SIMPLE COMPOUND COMPLEX

EF2/3 Descriptive paragraphs

Narrative
Descriptive
Process
Persuasive


DESCRIPTIVE - describe something

appeal to the five senses- smell, hearing, touch, taste, sight

How does it smell?
What does it sound like?
How does it feel?
What does it taste like?
What does it look like?


describe food - sight, taste, smell
mountain - sight
river - sight, hearing

Appeal to the five senses- descriptive words

adjectives - big vocabulary of descriptive words



Describe a mountain.

4-5 supporting points, organize physically

Top to bottom, bottom to top, side to side, zoom in, zoom out



mountain - top to bottom?  bottom to top?

BASIC WORDS
bottom - river, stream, trees, lake

middle- trees, rocks, animals

top - rocks, clouds, snow, birds

ADD DESCRIPTION, DESCRIPTIVE WORDS
IDEAS AND VOCABULARY
bottom - shallow blue river, crystal-clear stream, tall, pine, green trees, silver deep lake

middle- evergreen, smaller, twisted trees, grey black, wet jutting rocks, deer, rabbits, moose, goat, bear -animals

top - rough, jagged, sharp, slippery rocks, fluffy thin white smoky clouds, deep white icy snow, eagles hawks woodpeckers crows ravens - birds


TOPIC: Describe the North Shore mountains.

Topic sentence
    Vancouver has very beautiful mountains on the North Shore.

bottom 1-2 sentence

middle 1-2 sentences

top 1-2 sentences

Concluding sentence

EF 2/3 sentence fragments

SENTENCE FRAGMENTS frag
not a complete sentence, not a whole sentence

When I was a child.  frag

When I was a child, I played a lot.
I played a lot when I was a child.

EF2/3 Sentence combining C-44

1. Jim likes pizza and beer.
Jim likes pizza, and he likes beer.
Jim likes pizza, and also he likes beer.
Jim likes pizza, and he also likes beer.

2. Abby plays soccer, hockey, and pool every weekend.

3. The bus arrived late and picked up five angry passengers.

4. Jane parked the car, walked into the video store, and rented two movies.

5. I bought a red cotton shirt and a pair of socks.
I bought a red cotton shirt, and I bought a pair of socks.
After I bought a red cotton shirt, I bought a pair of socks.

6. Vic went to a meeting on Thursday night, a dance on Friday, and to his friend's house on Saturday night.


  

EF2/3 narrative paragraph test

What was a funny/ scary thing that happened to you when you were a child?

NARRATIVE WRITING - telling a story

PAST TENSE- happened a long time ago

PARAGRAPH STRUCTURE

TOPIC SENTENCE- be connected to the question

use some of the vocab in the question AND use synonyms (words that have the same meaning meaning)


What was a funny thing that happened to you when you were a child?

TOPIC SENTENCE 

a funny thing that happened when a child

funny - humorous, hilarious, amusing

thing - event, occurrence, happening, story

child - young person, kid, nine-year-old

SIMPLE, COMPOUND, COMPLEX

TOPIC SENTENCE

       When I was in elementary school in Grade 4, a very humorous thing happened to me and my sister. We got to school and ......  

4-5 detail sentences

CONCLUDING SENTENCE

Indent

Double-space

Pen

Follow the margins

Orient the paper

Real sentences like we have been studying for the past two months!!!

SIMPLE, COMPOUND, COMPLEX !!!

If it not those, it's not English.

EF2/3 C-43 Sentence Combining

3. The bus and the sky train arrived late because of the snow. SIMPLE

Both the bus and the sky train arrived late because of the snow.

The bus arrived late because of the snow, and the sky train arrived late because of the snow. COMPOUND - REPETITIVE

The bus and the sky train arrived late because it was snowing. COMPLEX -ADVERB CLAUSE

4. Is the Jeep and the Honda on sale. XXX
Are the Jeep and the Honda on sale? SIMPLE
Is the Jeep or the Honda on sale?

Is the Jeep on sale, or is the Honda on sale? COMPLEX

5. Kam Wong, Sara Smith, Pam Singh, and Ron Adams was at the party. XXX
Kam Wong, Sara Smith, Pam Singh, and Ron Adams were at the party.

6. His daughter, his wife, and his son needed the car Friday morning. SIMPLE

His daughter, his wife, and his son needed the car Friday morning all at the same time. EXTRA INFORMATION- MAKES THE SENTENCE MORE INTERESTING

SIMPLE The dog and the cat are sleeping.

COMPOUND The dog is sleeping, but the cat is awake.

COMPLEX The cat is sleeping because the dog is outside.

USING THE WORDS CREATIVELY - MAKING MY OWN SENTENCES

 

EF2/3 Sentence combining

1. Jim likes pizza. Ann likes pizza.

COMBINE THE TWO SENTENCES INTO ONE SENTENCE

Jim likes pizza. Ann likes pizza.

Ann - new information
likes pizza - repeated information

Jim and Ann likes pizza. XXX
Jim and Ann like pizza. SIMPLE

Jim likes pizza, and Ann likes pizza. COMPOUND

2. Abby plays soccer every weekend.
Luis plays soccer every weekend.

Carl plays soccer every weekend.

Abby plays soccer every weekend.
Luis Carl - new information

Abby, Luis and Carl plays soccer every weekend. XXX

Abby, Luis, and Carl play soccer every weekend.
SIMPLE

Abby plays soccer every weekend, and Luis plays soccer every weekend, so Carl plays soccer every weekend. XXX POOR WRITING

CONCISE, SHORT, ALL THE INFORMATION

EF2/3 Sentences styles- review

Sentence types, styles

SIMPLE

COMPOUND

COMPLEX

Absolutely basic level of writing. have to know it

SIMPLE
S V
SS V
S VV

COMPOUND
S V   , FANBOYS  S V

for and nor but or yet so

S V , SOBA S V

so or but and - MOST COMMONLY USED

COMPLEX-
adverb clause
when if because - MOST COMMONLY USED
while, though, even though, since

adjective clause
who that which
The woman who has a new car is my sister.

noun clause
that

VERBS - think, feel, know, believe, say, understand

He thinks that it will rain today.




SIMPLE COMPOUND COMPLEX

EF2/3 Adjectives

Order of Adjectives

opinion  size  age  shape  colour  origin  material  purpose
beautiful        old                                      leather

That is a beautiful old leather bag.

              small                  blue     Japanese             tea

She collects small blue Japanese tea cups.


Adjective       Comparative       Superlative

one or two syllables -er  -est

blue - one syllable
happy - two syllables


blue                        bluer                              bluest

She has blue eyes.

COMPARATIVE- compare two things 
Her eyes are bluer than mine.

SUPERLATIVE- the most
Her eyes are the bluest that I have ever seen.à


He is a very happy person.
He is happier than he was yesterday.
He is the happiest person in the world.à


3-4-5 syllables
more most
beautiful            more beautiful                most beautiful
The cat is beautiful.
The cat is more beautiful than the dog.
Cats are the most beautiful animals in the world.


good better best

My high school basketball coach said, "Good, better, best. Never let it rest. Until your good is better, and your better, best."

boring - two syllables
boring, more boring, most boring

lazy  lazier  laziest
shy   shyer   shyest

shier UNUSUAL

famous   more famous   most famous
Why? There is no why. It just is.

ugly   uglier   ugliest

warm   warmer   warmest

far   farther   farthest (distance)
        further  (to a greater extent)

bad   worse   worst

LOL - laugh out loud
ROTF - roll on the floor
BRB - be right back
JK- just kidding

fat   fatter   fattest
That is the fattest dog that I have ever seen.

She is my most interesting friend.

narrow   narrower   narrowest

He has a narrow mind.

Mountain climbing is more dangerous than hiking.

messy   messier   messiest

handsome   more handsome   most handsome

A sharp knife is the most useful tool to have in the kitchen.

A dull knife is more dangerous than a sharp knife.

easy   easier   easiest
lucky   luckier   luckiest

Girls are quieter than boys.

noisy   noisier   noisest

The noisest truck in the city is the ice cream truck.

modern   more modern   most modern

patient   more patient   most patient
Kindergarten teachers have to be very patient.

accurate   more accurate   most accurate  - correct in numbers

EF2/3 Steps in paragraph writing

Steps for Paragraph Writing

1. Read the question carefully.

2. Decide what you want to say about the question.

3. Make a plan. 4-5 ideas.

4. Write your sentences.

Topic sentence
4-5 support sentences
Concluding sentence

5. Every sentence has to be SIMPLE, COMPOUND or COMPLEX.

EF2/3 Narrative paragraph

Topic sentence- gives the topic of the paragraph

What the best thing that you did on Spring Break?

topic sentence must refer to the question


        I like to go shopping XXX. I went shopping in Seattle.

        I like to go shopping, so the best thing that I did was going shopping on Spring Break.


TOPIC SENTENCE- necessary for academic writing (school)



What the best thing that you did on Spring Break?

       The best thing that I did on Spring Break was 

relaxing at home. I did a lot of cooking for my 

family. Also, I did some Spring cleaning. Then I 

worked in the garden. Finally, every night I 

watched a movie. My Spring Break was very nice 

even thoug it wasn't exciting.


INDENT
DOUBLE-SPACE


HIGHER LEVEL

        The best thing that I did on Spring Break

was relaxing at home. I did a lot of cooking for

my family, and I taught my daughter how to make 

chili. Also, I did some Spring cleaning, especially 

the closets and the kitchen cupboards. Then I 

worked in the planter garden, and I planted some 

flowers and some herbs. Finally, every night 

I watched a movie with my family. My Spring 

Break was very nice even though it wasn't 

exciting.