Hi everyone,
Thanks for your patience.
My plan is to continue to teach you.
I am putting together some work for the last three weeks of our course.
I will start posting that in the next day or so.
I have been investigating online video/audio teaching programs.
I hope to find a software platform (e.g. Zoom) where we can meet and have a virtual class. I will have some work for you to do each day. Of course, I would be happy to answer any questions you may have about grammar, sentences, whatever.
These are strange times, and we are all learning how to make this work.
Would you please leave a hello or something underneath with your name so that I know you saw this. Please ask students you may know in our classes to check this blog.
You can write notes to me via this blog. I will check it through the day.
Be safe.
Al
Tuesday, 31 March 2020
Monday, 30 March 2020
Still waiting
Hi everyone,
I'm still waiting to hear from admin. I was hoping this morning, but not yet.
I'll keep you posted as soon as I know.
Stay safe. Wash your hands.
Al
I'm still waiting to hear from admin. I was hoping this morning, but not yet.
I'll keep you posted as soon as I know.
Stay safe. Wash your hands.
Al
Thursday, 26 March 2020
Update for my students
Hi everyone,
I hope you are holding up well in these strange, challenging days.
I don't yet know what VSB's plan is for Adult Ed for the rest of the year. I do know that students will not be coming back to school on Monday, March 30.
My expectation is that administration will tell us more very soon.
As soon as I know something more substantial, I will tell you.
Take care, wash your hands, study English,
Al Haley
I hope you are holding up well in these strange, challenging days.
I don't yet know what VSB's plan is for Adult Ed for the rest of the year. I do know that students will not be coming back to school on Monday, March 30.
My expectation is that administration will tell us more very soon.
As soon as I know something more substantial, I will tell you.
Take care, wash your hands, study English,
Al Haley
Friday, 13 March 2020
Eng 11 JP Ch 15 Notes
·
“JP” Ch 15
·
Table discussion Thought Questions, LCD
"everyone was satisfied" p257
"Meiying looked like a princess" p257
"We ended up laughing and rolling around on the
ground" p258
"Stepmother... saw the three of us" p259
"I suddenly felt I had to lie too"
"All Japs are potential enemies" p260
"The ones who are born here are only half enemies"
p260
"Stepmother... understood something beyond me"
"Aren't we all at war?" Meiying p261
"Yes, yes... I... suppose so" p263
"Open it up! Open
it!" p263
"She sat on a bench... book unopened" p264
Sekky’s favourite food, same as Pohpoh (p190)
"Her face looked bruised..." p265
chicken and black Chinese mushrooms – special bday dinner for
Sekky, same favourite dinner as Poh-poh (190)
"Meiying had some kind of flu" p265
"Make this the last time" p267
"A Japanese woman started to cry" p268
"Sorry?" p269
"I.. dared him to any anything"
"Jap!... Chink!" p269
"her long hair suddenly flew out in the wind" p269
"A PILOT'S ADVENTURE- A STORY FOR MY FRIEND
SEK-LUNG" p270
"lucky money... five dollars" p271
"Remember to tell father that if he happens to ask"
p271
"Father knocked on the O'Connors' door..." p271
Hong Kong – British colony
"the Japanese were being taken away" p272
"I chose? I was
bought!" p272
"where was the tongue of my husband?" p273
"In her room! Meiying!" p274
abortion – illegal at that time
she attempted an abortion
"Stepmother went upstairs to her bedroom." p276
READ TO END
Thursday, 12 March 2020
Eng mix descriptive paragraph sentences
example sentences:
The beach fulls with people.
The beach is full of people.
nice vocabulary - look up nice vocab
plagiarim - cheating, trying to trick me
Get 0/6 , letter in their permanent record
Some giant green trees have been planted on the hill.
Some giant green trees are growing on the hill.
narrative writing "I go to this beach to relax."
Cut "I"
"I and my friend are sitting in the sand."
My friend and I
sitting in the sand
sitting on the beach
sitting on a chair
sitting in a chair with arms
sit in a car/taxi
sit on a motorcycle/bicycle
sit on a bus/airplane/train/Skytrain/ferry/Seabus
Prepositions do not follow rules.
descriptive writing
The water ismore clear clearer than glass and the sun is more hot hotter than a fire.
The sand looks like very soft.
The sand looks very soft.
The sand looks like gold/sugar.
The sand looks like it is very soft.
Some people are sunbathing.
Some people are getting a suntan.
Some people are suntanning.
They are turning a nice copper colour.
The warm salty water invites you to swim.
Somebody Some people is are sitting on the beach; somebody is some people are swimming.
Some people are enjoying swimming.
Some people aredoing boat riding going for a boat ride/ sailing.
The beach fulls with people.
The beach is full of people.
nice vocabulary - look up nice vocab
plagiarim - cheating, trying to trick me
Get 0/6 , letter in their permanent record
Some giant green trees have been planted on the hill.
Some giant green trees are growing on the hill.
narrative writing "I go to this beach to relax."
Cut "I"
"I and my friend are sitting in the sand."
My friend and I
sitting in the sand
sitting on the beach
sitting on a chair
sitting in a chair with arms
sit in a car/taxi
sit on a motorcycle/bicycle
sit on a bus/airplane/train/Skytrain/ferry/Seabus
Prepositions do not follow rules.
descriptive writing
The water is
The sand looks like very soft.
The sand looks very soft.
The sand looks like gold/sugar.
The sand looks like it is very soft.
Some people are sunbathing.
Some people are getting a suntan.
Some people are suntanning.
They are turning a nice copper colour.
The warm salty water invites you to swim.
Some people are enjoying swimming.
Some people are
Eng 11 Topics for tomorrow
Prepare for tomorrow's essay.
Choose one topic:
1. Gender roles in The Jade Peony.
2. Compare or contrast two characters in
The Jade Peony.
3. Discuss conflict in The Jade Peony.
Eng 11 Subjunctive mood
subjunctive mood - talking about something that isn't true, dream, won't really happen
"I wish I was an NBA star." hope
"I wish I were an NBA star." dream won't come true
participle
"If she wins the lottery, she will buy a solid gold toothbrush." possible, may happen
"If she won the lottery, she would buy a solid gold toothbrush." dream, not going to happen
"If you go to college, you will learn a lot." possible
"If you went to Harvard, you would learn a lot."
very unlikely
subjunctive mood - dream, not going to happen
"I wish I was an NBA star." hope
"I wish I were an NBA star." dream won't come true
participle
"If she wins the lottery, she will buy a solid gold toothbrush." possible, may happen
"If she won the lottery, she would buy a solid gold toothbrush." dream, not going to happen
"If you go to college, you will learn a lot." possible
"If you went to Harvard, you would learn a lot."
very unlikely
subjunctive mood - dream, not going to happen
Eng 11 JP Ch 14 Notes
• “JP” Ch 14
• Table discussion Thought Questions, LCD
"forbidden to meet my friends after school" p229
"shame all the Chinese people on earth"
"Can a poor man afford a lucky house?" p231
"Never forget, we together Chinese" p232
"Enemy cunning" p235
"I was to spend eternity shelling..." pp235-6
"Mrs. Lim's lips had not moved"
"Keep up"
"bad end of Hastings Street" p241
Japan Town
"enemy territory" p242
"The news is much worse today, May" p244
"putting us away"
"the enemy... one of them was standing too close to Meiying" p245
"reluctantly thrilled by their baseball skills" p247
"Never betray your own kind"
"Keep your business in your pants" p247
"She was a traitor"
"Promise me..." p248
"I wondered why we, the Chinese, had not joined the Halloween mob that attacked Japtown" p248
"The Japanese tied up people... Chinese soldiers gave away gum" p249
"I hadn't stopped her" p249
"If she was a traitor, what was I?" p250
"Burn out his lungs" p251
"You Japs?" p254
"I AM CHINESE" p254
"Nothing... was out of the ordinary, except..." p255
"Stepmother silently embraced her" p256
"The harsh voice seemed physically to hammer away at the thin figure" p257
foreshadowing – a clue or a suggestion about what will happen later in a story, unlucky house, bad spirits, death
bad luck – 13, 4, black cat cross your path, broken mirror- 7 years bad luck, spill salt, broken plate, change a calendar before the month is over, walking under a ladder, giving a clock as a gift, daisy, giving a knife as a gift, share a pear, Chinese New Year – don’t cut your hair, sweep the floor, wash your hair, wash your hair before an exam, crows, full moon, light three cigarettes from one match, open an umbrella indoors, passing open scissors, cutting your nails at night
- confirmation bias – when you are looking for something, you will find it
• Table discussion Thought Questions, LCD
"forbidden to meet my friends after school" p229
"shame all the Chinese people on earth"
"Can a poor man afford a lucky house?" p231
"Never forget, we together Chinese" p232
"Enemy cunning" p235
"I was to spend eternity shelling..." pp235-6
"Mrs. Lim's lips had not moved"
"Keep up"
"bad end of Hastings Street" p241
Japan Town
"enemy territory" p242
"The news is much worse today, May" p244
"putting us away"
"the enemy... one of them was standing too close to Meiying" p245
"reluctantly thrilled by their baseball skills" p247
"Never betray your own kind"
"Keep your business in your pants" p247
"She was a traitor"
"Promise me..." p248
"I wondered why we, the Chinese, had not joined the Halloween mob that attacked Japtown" p248
"The Japanese tied up people... Chinese soldiers gave away gum" p249
"I hadn't stopped her" p249
"If she was a traitor, what was I?" p250
"Burn out his lungs" p251
"You Japs?" p254
"I AM CHINESE" p254
"Nothing... was out of the ordinary, except..." p255
"Stepmother silently embraced her" p256
"The harsh voice seemed physically to hammer away at the thin figure" p257
foreshadowing – a clue or a suggestion about what will happen later in a story, unlucky house, bad spirits, death
bad luck – 13, 4, black cat cross your path, broken mirror- 7 years bad luck, spill salt, broken plate, change a calendar before the month is over, walking under a ladder, giving a clock as a gift, daisy, giving a knife as a gift, share a pear, Chinese New Year – don’t cut your hair, sweep the floor, wash your hair, wash your hair before an exam, crows, full moon, light three cigarettes from one match, open an umbrella indoors, passing open scissors, cutting your nails at night
- confirmation bias – when you are looking for something, you will find it
Wednesday, 11 March 2020
Eng mix Parallellism
MORE CHALLENGING EXERCISES
1. The English teacher spoke in a nasal tone, unpleasantly, but conveying the information clearly and was funny.
The English teacher spoke in an unpleasant nasal tone, but he conveyed the information clearly and humorously.
2. The coach told his players that they should get plenty of water, to not eat sugary snacks, and being sure they are getting plenty of sleep.
The coach told his players that they should get plenty of water and sleep, and not eat (avoid) sugary snacks.
3. Benefits of coaching include: knowing each player, helping that player to improve and to get to see that person succeed in life.
Benefits of coaching include: knowing each player, helping that player to improve, and getting to see that person succeed in life.
, seperating long sections
noun, noun and noun.
aaa, bbb, and ccc. Oxford comma - a bit old-fashioned
aaa, bbb and ccc.
Either way is fine.
I like dogs, cats. COMMON ERROR
I like dogs and cats.
4. At the party, my sister helped us make the cake, gathering the kids for games, clean up and to drive some kids home.
At the party, my sister helped us make the cake, gather the kids for games, clean up, and drive some kids home.
5. Exercises that I enjoy doing are marathon running, to swim lengths in a pool, riding my bicycle in the park, and to walk along the trails in a forest.
Exercises that I enjoy doing are marathon running, swimming lengths in a pool, riding my bicycle in the park, and walking along the trails in a forest.
Exercises that I enjoy doing are to run marathons, to swim lengths in a pool, to ride my bicycle in the park, and to walk along the trails in a forest.
6. We must either change the laws about drunk driving or it will be necessary to start enforcing them more strictly.
We must either change the laws about drunk driving, or it will be necessary to start enforcing them more strictly.
We must either change the laws about drunk driving or start enforcing them more strictly.
7. The protestors were gathering outside, held signs, starting to shout loudly and stopped the speaker from being heard.
The protestors were gathering outside, holding signs, starting to shout loudly, and stopping the speaker from being heard.
8. My sister-in-law loves fad diets and has tried: eating only meat, to not eat anything but rice, smoothies every morning while not restricting anything else, and fasting 12 hours a day.
My sister-in-law loves fad diets and has tried eating only meat, not eating anything but rice, drinking smoothies every morning while not restricting anything else, and fasting 12 hours a day.
9. To my horror, my wedding dress looked stained, torn and it had wrinkles.
To my horror, my wedding dress looked stained, torn and wrinkled.
Eng mix Business letters
Business
letters – practical writing skills
Correspondence
-writing
Correspond
(v)
Correspondent
Modes
of writing -academic, personal, journalistic, business
English
Literary Studies 12 – poetry, short story, fiction, novel
Reasons
to write Business letters:
(Even
emails can benefit from using the more formal style of a business letter –sets
a professional tone)
-
interdepartmental letters (within a company)
-
cover letter for a resume (special style)
-
application letters to colleges and universities
-
letter to a government agency, Canadian government or another country (e.g. Canada
Revenue Agency, immigration, pension, City Hall)
-
employer (e.g. promotion, transfer, raise, personal leave, quit)
-
business person
-
court (e.g. jury duty)
-
lawyer
-
report to a supervisor
-
incident report (e.g to police or an authority)
FORMAL,
not casual like a personal letter
Formal
– organized (structure), official-sounding, appropriate tone- word choice, how
it sounds, appropriate language, unemotional, no feeling, not heartfelt
·
Distribute “BUSINESS LETTERS” (pp140-141)
No
indenting
YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS
Joe Chen
666 Your Street
Vancouver, BC
V5P 2B6
October 30, 2019
Mary Williamsonson
Director, Shaw Communications
123 Cordova Street
Vancouver, BC
V5R 2D2
Re: Client/Reference/Case/Account
#4722859 (Re- regarding, about)
(honOrific, title) Dear Robin
Smith:
Dear Mr. Doug Austin,
Hui Yu Chen Mr? Mrs? – find
out
Dear Hui Yu Chen:
To Hui Yu Chen: (sounds a
little cold)
Hui Yu Chen:
Dear Sir:
Dear Madam:
Dear Sir or Madam:
Dear Sir/Madam:
To whom it may concern: (not
effective, better to have the name of the recipient)
In a business letter, use a
colon : after the name
In a personal letter, use a
comma , after the name
Dear Grandma,
Dear Grandma: VERY STRANGE
Sarah Chen
Dear Mr. Chen:
Dear Mrs. Smith:
Dear Ms. Smith: Ms. miz
Dear Miss Smith: Miss miss
Dear Mme Benoit:
Dear Sir or Madam:
Dear Dr. Yung:
Yes, Ma’am. respectful for a
woman, the Queen - talking
Different have more or less
specific titles, honourifics
Use a colon for a business
letter, professional, formal, business
Dear Grandma, comma for a personal letter
To Mr. Chan: sounds cold
To Sarah Chen:
To my dearest Mme Benoit: TOO
MUCH
To my dear Teacher Haley, Too
much
Dear Sarah Chen:
To my dear teacher: Too
personal
Dear Teacher Wong, - unusual
Dear Sarah: colon is formal, first name is casual
Dear Sarah, the comma fits the casual style better
NOT AS GOOD BUT MAYBE
NECESSARY- impersonal
Dear Sir or Madam:
To whom it may concern,
(reference letter)
To my dear former and current
patients,
Formal, sounds very
respectful
Dear Sir:
too submissive
Dear Professor Mahed,
Dear Teacher Jones, NOT IN
ENGLISH
honorific, title – Mr., Mrs.,
Ms., Professor, Doctor, Teacher, President, Principal, Vice-President, Dean,
Prime Minister, Chancellor, Father, Imam, Sister, Mother Superior, Pastor, General,
Captain, Lieutenant, Sergeant, Corporal, Private, Cadet, Officer, manager,
Sheriff, Mayor, MP, MLA, Senator, Queen, King, Prince, Princess, Emperor, Chairman,
Chair, Chief,
Coach, Chef Ramsey
PhD – doctorate Dr. Jones
Dear Mayor Stewart:
Dear Principal Skinner:
Thank for meeting with me
yesterday to discuss…kjjh wlkefkwnfn wkejfnwjwen wlfjh fkjkwefnli fowief welfwe
wefhw fkjehf wfhwjf wefhjw wefkjwhkwkjweh fkwhfkw wkfkwjehf wekjhwefkw
efkwjehfkjwe wefkjwehkw wekfjwhfw fekwjehfw fwkjfhkw wekjhwef wkwjhfkjw
wkejfhwekfh wefkjwhf wkefjhwek wkfjwhef wefkwefn.
Left justified
Single-spaced business letter
SKIP A LINE BETWEEN
PARAGRAPHS
NO INDENT
Ghhd dhdhdh dhddj d
jdjdjd djdjdjd djdjdjd djdjdj.
ENDINGS FOR BUSINESS LETTERS
Yours truly,
Yours,
Sincerely,
Yours sincerely,
Best regards,
Regards, polite, not friendly, cold sounding
Best,
Respectfully,
Respectfully yours, (talking
to someone higher in the business than you)
Kind regards,
Warm regards, very friendly,
sounds like you know the person
Thank you,
PERSONAL
Sincerely yours,
Yours sincerely,
Faithfully,
OLD-FASHIONED, BUT SOUNDS
NICE personal letter, soldier writing to his sister
I remain,
Yours
truly,
Allan
Haley, Instructor
Shi
Jie, Don’s mother
cel:
604 888 8888
SCENARIO:
Write
a short business letter to Robin Smith at Shaw Communications, thanking her for
interviewing you yesterday for the position of installer/ manager/ technician/
CEO/ sales associate.
associate
= salesperson
SCENARIO:
What
would your dream job be?
Write
a business-style letter to this organization asking for an interview for your
dream job. Explain who you are and why you want the job, and why you would be a
great candidate for that job.
Follow
the style and format of a business letter.
·
Show pics “Business letters1,2,3”
cc - carbon copy, these other people also get a copy
bcc – blind carbon copy
·
“Writing Letters of Complaint”
Yelp review
speak directly to business, seeking resolution
·
“Writing Advocacy Letters”
-advocate- to speak up for some cause that you believe in
Eng 11 Parallelism exercises
April quarter:
English Foundations 3/4 11am
English Foundations 5/6 1:30 pm
Parallel- trigonometry - two lines that never cross
paralle- grammar -same word forms, styles in a list
noun noun and noun
adj adj and adj
Makes your writing seem polished and professional.
EASIER EXERCISES
1. The actor had bright green eyes, a great mass of blonde hair, andher face was red a red face.
adj noun, adj noun, noun v adj.
2. When winter comes the Joneses will have to find either a warmer house or they will have to find a wood stove.
3. When Moe was in high school, his parents spent a good deal of time not only helping him with his homework assignments but also they participated with him in school activities.
4. It is better to be happy than being sad.
vf -
It is better to be happy than to be sad.
It is better to be happy than sad.
It is better being happy than being sad.
repetition of word forms - beautiful writing
5. The word for left means "deceitful" in Italian, "awkward " in German, "malicious" in Spanish, andRussians define its meaning as "sneaky." "sneaky" in Russian.
LIST OF WORDS IN A SENTENCE - comma or no comma
BOTH ARE OK. YOUR PREFERENCE
ccc, bbb, aaa, and ddd. The Oxford comma - to my eye, it looks a little old-fashioned
ccc, bbb, aaa and ddd.
Could I have some ketchup, salt and pepper.
She likes dogs, cats. COMMON ERROR
She likes dogs and cats.
6. The contract was illegible, lengthy, andit is awkward.
The contract was illegible, lengthy and awkward.
7. To think that you can do anything isdeceiving to deceive yourself.
Thinking that you can do anything is deceiving yourself.
8. Aspiring actors go to Hollywood to become stars andbecause they want to make money.
aspirations - dreams and plans for your future
aspiring - working hard to achieve your dreams
inspire
Aspirin - medicine for a headache
9. The tourists amused themselves by playing shuffleboard, watching plays, andthey went going to trendy restaurants in the center of the city.
foodies - people who love food, love to try restaurants
You eat with your eyes.
That's her 'thing'.
What's your 'thing'?
10. Before you order anything, you should not only check with the purchasing agent but also (check) with the comptroller.
Before you order anything, you should check not only with the purchasing agent but also with the comptroller. FORMAL SOUNDING
I can't donothing anything today because I'm sick.
I can do nothing today. VERY UNUSUAL
Nothing I can do. AWK
There is nothing that I can do.
There isn't anything that I can do.
11. The radiologist examined the MRI both carefully andwith competence competently.
The radiologist examined the MRI both with care and competence. PRECISE AND FORMAL
The radiologist examined the MRI with both care and competence. VERY FORMAL - VERY PRECISE
only
I only have three marks for these students.
I have only three marks for these students. FORMAL
We are signalling to people who you are when we talk.
Only I have three marks. different meaning, only me, nobody else
Only I know the password to my bank account.
12. Please return the medical records either to Dr. Jones or Dr. MacIntyre.
13. This sofa is better for beauty, for appearance, and it is comfortable.
14. Succeeding at something is not necessarily the same as to get what you need.
15. The process seemed to Beth both a bore and annoying.
Taken from https://webapps.towson.edu/ows/modulePARALLELposttestPrintable.htm
MORE CHALLENGING EXERCISES
1. The English teacher spoke in a nasal tone, unpleasantly, but conveying the information clearly and was funny.
2. The coach told his players that they should get plenty of water, to not eat sugary snacks, and being sure they are getting plenty of sleep.
3. Benefits of coaching include: knowing each player, helping that player to improve and to get to see that person succeed in life.
4. At the party, my sister helped us make the cake, gathering the kids for games, clean up and to drive some kids home.
5. Exercises that I enjoy doing are marathon running, to swim lengths in a pool, riding my bicycle in the park, and to walk along the trails in a forest.
6. We must either change the laws about drunk driving or it will be necessary to start enforcing them more strictly.
7. The protestors were gathering outside, held signs, starting to shout loudly and stopped the speaker from being heard.
8. My sister-in-law loves fad diets and has tried: eating only meat, to not eat anything but rice, smoothies every morning while not restricting anything else, and fasting 12 hours a day.
9. To my horror, my wedding dress looked stained, torn and it had wrinkles.
10. Our latest math instructor was enthusiastic, cracked a lot of jokes,
is demanding, and failed half the class.
MUCH MORE CHALLENGING EXERCISES
1. Drunk drivers are thoughtless and take the lives of other people in their own hands, risking their own lives, think about only their own pleasure and fun and never considering the consequence of their action.
2. Police enforcement should be responsible for service in the community by safeguarding the property of people who live in the community, in order to protect the innocent from crimes, and to ensure that all people have their constitutional rights getting respect.
3. When my husband takes another job in California, I will be staying here in Texas to pack, let the children finish up their school year, fly out to find a house (while my mom comes here to take care of the kids), and begin my new life by driving with all the kids in the car to California while the moving van is taking all of our stuff.
4. In order to convey the information correctly to the crowd, the police officer was speaking loudly, he told people where they should be standing, repeating information so they would remember and gesturing.
5. My roommate and I this afternoon are going to be eating lunch at my downtown favorite, a pizza place, then until our friend Sandy is out of work we will study in the library, meeting up at the dorm with our sorority sisters from Tri-Delta is our next plan, and then all of us will be eating the gourmet popcorn my mom just sent me and we are planning to binge-watch the latest Netflix episodes of our favorite show.
Taken from https://owlcation.com/humanities/Easy-Faulty-Parallelism-Examples-and-Exercises
English Foundations 3/4 11am
English Foundations 5/6 1:30 pm
Parallel- trigonometry - two lines that never cross
paralle- grammar -same word forms, styles in a list
noun noun and noun
adj adj and adj
Makes your writing seem polished and professional.
EASIER EXERCISES
1. The actor had bright green eyes, a great mass of blonde hair, and
adj noun, adj noun, noun v adj.
2. When winter comes the Joneses will have to find either a warmer house or they will have to find a wood stove.
3. When Moe was in high school, his parents spent a good deal of time not only helping him with his homework assignments but also they participated with him in school activities.
4. It is better to be happy than being sad.
vf -
It is better to be happy than to be sad.
It is better to be happy than sad.
It is better being happy than being sad.
repetition of word forms - beautiful writing
5. The word for left means "deceitful" in Italian, "awkward " in German, "malicious" in Spanish, and
LIST OF WORDS IN A SENTENCE - comma or no comma
BOTH ARE OK. YOUR PREFERENCE
ccc, bbb, aaa, and ddd. The Oxford comma - to my eye, it looks a little old-fashioned
ccc, bbb, aaa and ddd.
Could I have some ketchup, salt and pepper.
She likes dogs, cats. COMMON ERROR
She likes dogs and cats.
6. The contract was illegible, lengthy, and
The contract was illegible, lengthy and awkward.
7. To think that you can do anything is
Thinking that you can do anything is deceiving yourself.
8. Aspiring actors go to Hollywood to become stars and
aspirations - dreams and plans for your future
aspiring - working hard to achieve your dreams
inspire
Aspirin - medicine for a headache
9. The tourists amused themselves by playing shuffleboard, watching plays, and
foodies - people who love food, love to try restaurants
You eat with your eyes.
That's her 'thing'.
What's your 'thing'?
10. Before you order anything, you should not only check with the purchasing agent but also (check) with the comptroller.
Before you order anything, you should check not only with the purchasing agent but also with the comptroller. FORMAL SOUNDING
I can't do
I can do nothing today. VERY UNUSUAL
Nothing I can do. AWK
There is nothing that I can do.
There isn't anything that I can do.
11. The radiologist examined the MRI both carefully and
The radiologist examined the MRI both with care and competence. PRECISE AND FORMAL
The radiologist examined the MRI with both care and competence. VERY FORMAL - VERY PRECISE
only
I only have three marks for these students.
I have only three marks for these students. FORMAL
We are signalling to people who you are when we talk.
Only I have three marks. different meaning, only me, nobody else
Only I know the password to my bank account.
12. Please return the medical records either to Dr. Jones or Dr. MacIntyre.
13. This sofa is better for beauty, for appearance, and it is comfortable.
14. Succeeding at something is not necessarily the same as to get what you need.
15. The process seemed to Beth both a bore and annoying.
Taken from https://webapps.towson.edu/ows/modulePARALLELposttestPrintable.htm
MORE CHALLENGING EXERCISES
1. The English teacher spoke in a nasal tone, unpleasantly, but conveying the information clearly and was funny.
2. The coach told his players that they should get plenty of water, to not eat sugary snacks, and being sure they are getting plenty of sleep.
3. Benefits of coaching include: knowing each player, helping that player to improve and to get to see that person succeed in life.
4. At the party, my sister helped us make the cake, gathering the kids for games, clean up and to drive some kids home.
5. Exercises that I enjoy doing are marathon running, to swim lengths in a pool, riding my bicycle in the park, and to walk along the trails in a forest.
6. We must either change the laws about drunk driving or it will be necessary to start enforcing them more strictly.
7. The protestors were gathering outside, held signs, starting to shout loudly and stopped the speaker from being heard.
8. My sister-in-law loves fad diets and has tried: eating only meat, to not eat anything but rice, smoothies every morning while not restricting anything else, and fasting 12 hours a day.
9. To my horror, my wedding dress looked stained, torn and it had wrinkles.
10. Our latest math instructor was enthusiastic, cracked a lot of jokes,
is demanding, and failed half the class.
MUCH MORE CHALLENGING EXERCISES
1. Drunk drivers are thoughtless and take the lives of other people in their own hands, risking their own lives, think about only their own pleasure and fun and never considering the consequence of their action.
2. Police enforcement should be responsible for service in the community by safeguarding the property of people who live in the community, in order to protect the innocent from crimes, and to ensure that all people have their constitutional rights getting respect.
3. When my husband takes another job in California, I will be staying here in Texas to pack, let the children finish up their school year, fly out to find a house (while my mom comes here to take care of the kids), and begin my new life by driving with all the kids in the car to California while the moving van is taking all of our stuff.
4. In order to convey the information correctly to the crowd, the police officer was speaking loudly, he told people where they should be standing, repeating information so they would remember and gesturing.
5. My roommate and I this afternoon are going to be eating lunch at my downtown favorite, a pizza place, then until our friend Sandy is out of work we will study in the library, meeting up at the dorm with our sorority sisters from Tri-Delta is our next plan, and then all of us will be eating the gourmet popcorn my mom just sent me and we are planning to binge-watch the latest Netflix episodes of our favorite show.
Taken from https://owlcation.com/humanities/Easy-Faulty-Parallelism-Examples-and-Exercises
Tuesday, 10 March 2020
EF6/7 Evening
English Foundations 7 = English 10
I'm looking for good sentences.
I'm looking for well-organized writing.
Pen.
Doublespace
Margins
Lined paper
What are your plans for Spring Break?
(150w)
EF6/7 March 10, 2020 Business Letters
Business letters, official writing, government, complaint letter,
not casual,correspondence, writing to a friend, grandmother
write business letters
government, Canada Revenue Agency, Immigration, letters of recommendation,
Communication 12 -practical writing, spoken, for work, living
Dear Madame:
Dear Sir Chan
Dear Madam Smith,
Dear Teacher Jones,
Dear Teacher,
My Dear Teacher,
not casual,correspondence, writing to a friend, grandmother
write business letters
government, Canada Revenue Agency, Immigration, letters of recommendation,
Business
letters – practical writing skills
Correspondence
-writing
Correspond
(v)
Correspondent
Modes
of writing -academic, personal, journalistic, business
English
Literary Studies 12 – poetry, short story, fiction, novel
Reasons
to write Business letters:
(Even
emails can benefit from using the more formal style of a business letter –sets
a professional tone)
-
interdepartmental letters (within a company)
-
cover letter for a resume (special style)
-
application letters to colleges and universities
-
letter to a government agency, Canadian government or another country (e.g. Canada
Revenue Agency, immigration, pension, City Hall)
-
employer (e.g. promotion, transfer, raise, personal leave, quit)
-
business person
-
court (e.g. jury duty)
-
lawyer
-
report to a supervisor
-
incident report (e.g to police or an authority)
FORMAL,
not casual like a personal letter
Formal
– organized (structure), official-sounding, appropriate tone- word choice, how
it sounds, appropriate language, unemotional, no feeling, not heartfelt
·
Distribute “BUSINESS LETTERS” (pp140-141)
No
indenting
YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS
Joe Chen
666 Your Street
Vancouver, BC
V5P 2B6
October 30, 2019
Mary Williamsonson
Director, Shaw Communications
123 Cordova Street
Vancouver, BC
V5R 2D2
Re: Client/Reference/Case/Account
#4722859 (Re- regarding, about)
(honOrific, title) Dear Robin
Smith
Mr. Doug Austin,
Hui Yu Chen Mr? Mrs? – find
out
Dear Hui Yu Chen:
To Hui Yu Chen: (sounds a
little cold)
Hui Yu Chen:
Dear Sir:
Dear Madam:
Dear Sir or Madam:
Dear Sir/Madam:
To whom it may concern: (not effective,
better to have the name of the recipient)
In a business letter, use a
colon : after the name
In a personal letter, use a
comma , after the name
Dear Grandma,
Dear Grandma: VERY STRANGE
Sarah Chen
Dear Mr. Chen:
Dear Mrs. Smith:
Dear Ms. Smith:
Dear Miss Smith:
Dear Mme Benoit:
Dear Sir or Madam:
Dear Dr. Yung:
Use a colon for a business
letter, professional, formal, business
Dear Grandma, comma for a personal letter
To Mr. Chan: sounds cold
To Sarah Chen:
To my dearest Mme Benoit: TOO
MUCH
To my dear Teacher Haley, Too
much
Dear Sarah Chen:
To my dear teacher: Too
personal
Dear Teacher Wong, - unusual
Dear Sarah: colon is formal, first name is casual
Dear Sarah, the comma fits the casual style better
NOT AS GOOD BUT MAYBE
NECESSARY- impersonal
Dear Sir or Madam:
To whom it may concern,
(reference letter)
To my dear former and current
patients,
Formal, sounds very
respectful
Dear Sir:
too submissive
Dear Professor Mahed,
Dear Teacher Jones, NOT IN
ENGLISH
honorific, title – Mr., Mrs.,
Professor, Doctor, teacher, President, Principal, Dean, Prime Minister,
Vice-President, Chancellor, Father, Sister, Pastor, Captain, Lieutenant,
Sergeant, Corporal, Private, Cadet, Officer, manager, Sheriff, Mayor,
MP, MLA, Principal, Senator, Queen, King, Prince, Princess, Emporer, Chairman,
Chair, Chief, Special Agent
Dear Mayor Stewart:
Dear Principal Skinner:
Thank for meeting with me
yesterday to discuss…kjjh wlkefkwnfn wkejfnwjwen wlfjh fkjkwefnli fowief welfwe
wefhw fkjehf wfhwjf wefhjw wefkjwhkwkjweh fkwhfkw wkfkwjehf wekjhwefkw
efkwjehfkjwe wefkjwehkw wekfjwhfw fekwjehfw fwkjfhkw wekjhwef wkwjhfkjw
wkejfhwekfh wefkjwhf wkefjhwek wkfjwhef wefkwefn.
Left justified
Single-spaced business letter
SKIP A LINE BETWEEN
PARAGRAPHS
NO INDENT
Ghhd dhdhdh dhddj d
jdjdjd djdjdjd djdjdjd djdjdj.
ENDINGS FOR BUSINESS LETTERS
Yours truly,
Yours,
Sincerely,
Yours sincerely,
Best regards,
Regards, polite, not
friendly, cold sounding
Respectfully,
Respectfully yours, (talking
to someone higher in the business than you)
Kind regards,
Warm regards, very friendly,
sounds like you know the person
Thank you,
PERSONAL
Sincerely yours,
Yours sincerely,
Faithfully,
OLD-FASHIONED, BUT SOUNDS
NICE personal letter, soldier writing to his sister
I remain,
Yours
truly,
Allan
Haley, Instuctor
Shi
Jie, Don’s mother
cel:
604 888 8888
SCENARIO:
Write
a short business letter to Robin Smith at Shaw Communications, thanking her for
interviewing you yesterday for the position of installer/ manager/ technician/
CEO/ sales associate.
associate
= salesperson
SCENARIO:
What
would your dream job be?
Write
a business-style letter to this organization asking for an interview for your
dream job. Explain who you are and why you want the job, and why you would be a
great candidate for that job.
Follow
the style and format of a business letter.
·
Show pics “Business letters1,2,3”
cc - carbon copy, these other people also get a copy
bcc – blind carbon copy
·
“Writing Letters of Complaint”
Yelp review
speak directly to business, seeking resolution
·
“Writing Advocacy Letters”
-advocate- to speak up fo
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