EF3/4 11am Thursday April 30 meeting link, class notes, and homework

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See you at 11.
Al

Good morning everybody.

We will get started at 11am.

Today’s agenda:

1.   Student sentences

The example that I did yesterday were from EF5/6.

I used the wrong example. My apologies. Those sentences may have been too hard.

2.   Verbs with gerunds and infinitives

3.   “Recipe”

4.   Homework

STUDENT SENTENCES from your writing for yesterday’s paragraph test:

I marked them and returned them to you. I hope you got them. I put a mark on them X/6, 4/6, 3/6, 5/6.

1.   Im  living here with my famiy , my parents are living in Japan,  i miss them so much.

I’m living here with my family. My parents are living in Japan, and/so I miss them very much.

‘ apostrophe

so cold, so much – casual sounding, not great for school writing, good for casual speaking or writing

2.   Since I came I have worked in cleaning because I slept  a lot of learning English, and my goal is to study nursing while studying in my country. 

Since I came, I have worked in cleaning because I still need to learn a lot of English. My goal is to study nursing while studying in my country.

Avoid really long sentences.

3.   In future,I wanna  be a secretary.

In future, I want to be/become a secretary.

4.   I have a hope that learning English  very well.

Noun clauses

I hope that I will learn English very well.

I hope that S V.

I hope that you are happy.

I hope that it will be sunny on Saturday.

I hope I can improve my English soon!

I think that you are very kind.

She thinks that you are very kind.

My mother knows that he is telling the truth.

Her son believes that there is a monster under his bed.

The old woman said that the rice was delicious.

I think that the class is easy.

5.   I cooking  every day, and I run with my dog twice by day.

I cook every day, and I run with my dog twice a day.

6.   I'm come  from Hong Kong,and I've been here for five months ago .Now,I'm live  in Richmond with my little brother,and I'd work  in Richmond too

I come/am from Hong Kong, and I've been here for five months. Now, I live in Richmond with my little brother, and I work  in Richmond, too.

I have been here for five months. present perfect

I came here five months ago. simple past

verb form

7.   I am learning English in SHEC , I would like to study Mechatronic in a University of Vancouver, I like walk in the Park, in the Beach and the Mountains or hillls, my favorite movie is “Romeo and Juliet ” .

I am learning English in SHEC. I would like to study mechatronics in a university in Vancouver. I like to walk in the park, on the beach and in the mountains. My favorite movie is “Romeo and Juliet ” .

SHEC – South Hill Education Centre

I want to go to a university in Vancouver.

I want to go to University of British Columbia. – proper name, noun

She is studying in a college.

She is studying in Vancouver Community College.

I like to walk in the park or on the beach.

I like to walk in Queen Elizabeth Park or on Third Beach.

8.   I like to listen a  relaxing music, learn English when I have free time. Learning English from online class is a challenging  for me because my computer skills are poor.

I like to listen to relaxing music and learn English when I have free time. Learning English from online classes is a challenge for me because my computer skills are poor.

9.   Long long ago, Guangzhou had been a diffcueld  time. No food , no water,  and the people couldn’t make farming.

Long long ago, Guangzhou had been experiencing a difficult time. There was no food and no water, and the people couldn’t farm.

GRAMMAR LESSON OF THE DAY

These verbs can be followed by either an infinitive or a gerund with no difference in meaning:

begin, start, continue, like, love, prefer, hate, can’t stand

*like (v)

I like ice cream.

I like to eat ice cream. to eat – infinitive

infinitive – to xxx, to go, to sleep, to walk, to read

I like eating ice cream. eating - gerund

gerund – eating, going, sleeping, walking, reading (noun)

I like to make spicy chicken.

I like making spicy chicken.

l like to ride a snowboard.

I like riding a snowboard.

I like to play cricket.

I like playing cricket.

I like to listen to music.

I like listening to music.

*start

I started to sing a song.

I started singing a song.

The baby started to cry.

The baby started crying.

I started to study English three days/one year ago.

She will start to exercise at 6pm.

She will start exercising at 6pm.

*continue – keep going, not stop

We continue to study on line.

We continue studying on line.

She would continue until she was satisfied. different style

I prefer to continue my film after dinner.

I will continue to watch my film after dinner. easier example

She will not continue to work at the company. She will quit that job.

I will continue my studies.

I will continue to study. I will continue studying.

*prefer – choose, like one thing more than another

I prefer strawberry ice cream.

I prefer to have/to eat strawberry ice cream.

I don't prefer to drive in traffic. I prefer to not drive in traffic.

I will prefer to eat vegetarian food.

I'd prefer to speak English. I would prefer to speak English with you if you don’t mind.

I’d prefer speaking Farsi because this is a difficult topic to discuss.

HOMEWORK:

1.   I like (go) __________ to the zoo.

2.   The audience started (leave) __________ after the first act.

3.   After a brief interruption, the teacher continued (teach) __________ the class.

4.   The children love (swim) __________ in the ocean.

5.   I hate (see) __________ any living creature in pain.

Create your own sentences using these verbs:

1.   start, move

The snake started to move when the sun came up.

The bus started moving.

2.   begin, play

3.   hate, drive

4.   prefer, do

5.   like, read

6.   love, eat

7.   can’t stand, talk

8.   continue, study