dorm - dormitory, student live at school,
boarding school (usually private school)
Elementary Gr K-6or7
Junior High School Gr 7-9
Secondary Gr8-12
Post-secondary - college, university, post -after
Trade schools - BCIT, VCC
skilled trades - plumbing, electrician, mechanic
In Canada, skilled trades make good money.
In Canada, there is a big push to get more women into skilled trades.
Some skilled trades are dominated by women such as hairdressing, floral arrangement, practical nursing LPN, certified dental assistant CDA
hands-on work - skilled trade
VPD
https://joinvpd.ca/information-sessions/
Women in Trades
https://www.bcit.ca/study/programs/1190acert
freshman (American term) 1st year (Canadian)
sophomore (American term) 2nd year (Canadian)
junior (American term) 3rd year (Canadian)
senior (American term) 4th year (Canadian)
biology - science
bio - life
biotech, biochemistry, biography
-ology - study
geology - geo- the earth
technology
radiology
terminology
psychology
neurology - brain
musicology
criminology
biography - bio-life graph- picture, the story of someone's life
autobiography - the story of your own life
auto - self
automatic - self machine
automobile - self move
Robert Lee
tele - across a distance
telephone across a distance, phone-sound
television
teleport - across a distance, move
Roberta Chong-Davis
hyphenated last name
Class work:
Practice writing some sentences using the verb tenses that we learned yesterday. Choose one of the people- Bob, Robert or Roberta- and write a few sentences about them.
Bob - mostly present tenses
Bob was born in 1995. passive voice
He has two brothers and a sister.
They live with their mother. They are living with their mother.
Bob studies biology. simple present
Bob has studied biology for two years. present perfect
Bob has been studying biology for two years. present perfect progressive
Currently, Bob currently is currently studying biology currently.
He has traveled to Mexico and Canada.
He likes travelling and has visited/gone/been to Canada twice and Mexico one.
He likes to sing with the university chorus.
He likes singing with the university chorus.
begin, start, continue, like, love, prefer, hate, can’t stand
Mary began to walk last year.
Mary began walking last year.
She prefers to stay home on the weekends.
She prefers staying home on the weekends.
I love spending time with you.
I hate listening to you talk.
Robert Lee - mostly past tense
He played harmonica.
He had been playing harmonica for a long time. past perfect progressive - sub past prog
He was playing harmonica for a long time.
Robert never traveled to
Robert never traveled to any other countries.
Robert had never been/gone outside of his home country.
Quiz
six sentences
1.simple future, eatThe dog will eat whatever you give him.
2. past progressive, sleep
I was sleeping on the couch when you came home.
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