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Today’s agenda:

1. Today, I will meet with everyone one-on-one to discuss your work so far and to decide what you would like to do in the summer.

Last names beginning A-M we will meet individually in Zoom from 1:30-2:00

Last names beginning N-Z we will meet individually in Zoom from 2:00-2:30

2. Test #3 Paragraph on Rosa Parks

https://www.biography.com/activist/rosa-parks

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Today’s agenda:

1. One-on-one meetings for summer recommendations

Last name A-M 11:00-11:30

Last name N-Z 11:30- 12:00

2. We will discuss the quiz on adjective clauses on Monday

3. Homework Read “Bay of Fundy” I emailed this to you 

earlier this morning.

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Good afternoon.

Today’s agenda:

1. Summer school – Intake form

Tomorrow, I will meet with everyone one-on-one to discuss your work so fa, and to decide what you would like to do in the summer.

Last names beginning A-M we will meet individually in Zoom from 1:30-2:00

Last names beginning N-Z we will meet individually in Zoom from 2:00-2:30

2. Summer school – I will be teaching EF5/6, 8:30-12:00.

Probably we will meet online for 90 minutes.

The grammar and sentence work will mostly be the same.

The stories will be different.

Therefore, if you would prefer to wait until September to do a tougher class like English 10 in just five weeks, the summer EF5/6 would be a good review so you don’t forget everything.

I do not know what I will be teaching in September.

As soon as I know, I will put it on the blog.

English Foundations 7 = English 10

violin = fiddle

Idiom: Six of one, half dozen of the other.

You have to say this stuff out loud a hundred times, or you will forget it in three days.

It goes from short-term memory into long-term memory.

We don’t our new English to be just in our short-term memory. We want it in our long-term memory.

FREE ADVICE #6: The secret of learning something new is careful repetition.

3. Continue with adjective clauses – prepositions

4. Rosa Parks

https://www.biography.com/activist/rosa-parks

We will write a paragraph about Rosa Parks on Friday. You can try out your new knowledge of topic sentences.

Review Adjective clauses

who - people

that - things

which – special things, unique things

where – place

The city that she was born in is very far away.

The city where she was born is very far away.

where S V no prep

The place that I live in is nice.

The place where I live is nice.

The school where I teach is on Fraser Street.

The school that I teach at is on Fraser Street.

If you are interested in learning more about ‘where’ in adjective clauses, please look it up.

TWO STYLES OF WRITING ADJ CL:

I was talking to the girl who lives next door.

who lives next door  ‘who’ is a subject pronoun

The girl who I was talking to lives next door.

who I was talking to ‘who’ is an object pronoun

who I was talking to

The girl I was talking to lives next door.

Very natural authentic-sounding English to omit the ‘who’.

My dog who is asleep on the couch is very friendly.

‘who’ is a subject pronoun – leave it alone

The dog that I play with is very friendly.

‘that’ is an object pronoun – can omit it

The dog that I play with is very friendly.

The dog I play with is very friendly.

Maybe this is too hard for you right now. It might be something you come back to in the future.

Exercises:

Expand each simple sentence with an adjective clause. Try all the different styles that we have been learning. Mix it up.

1. The cat stretched.

2. Jacob stood on his tiptoes.

3. The car turned the corner.

4. Kelly twirled in circles.

5. She opened the door.

She opened the door that was locked.

She opened the door that I had locked.

She opened the door I had locked.

6. Aaron drew a picture.

7. The little kid was very happy.

8. We were dancing to music.

9. Sarah baked a cake.

10. I took a class.

She who is my sister opened the door. XXX

‘she’ pronoun, doesn’tnormally go with adj cl.

noun + adj cl

Sheila who is my sister opened the door.

Sheila who is my sister who is older than me opened the door that I locked. 3 adj cl- No problem.

Sheila who is my sister and is older than me opened the door that I locked. 2 adj cl

Sheila who is my sister is older than me opened the door that I locked. XXX   No subject for ‘opened’

Sheila who is my sister is older than me. She opened the door that I locked.

Every subject needs a verb. Every verb needs a subject

We will keep working on this. You will get it, but you may not it all today. It might a few days. I will keep teaching and referring back to these sentence styles for the rest of the course.

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Good morning.

Today’s agenda:

1. Summer school

Intake form – I emailed this to you this morning. Fill it out by yourself, or you can fill it up with Joanne.

Remember to email Joanne about summer school after I give you your recommendation tomorrow.

2. One-one-one recommendations – schedule for tomorrow, Friday.

Last names beginning A-M, 11:00am on Zoom

Last names beginning N-Z, 11:30 on Zoom

We will talk about your work so far and decide what you want to do next in the summer.

3. Summer school – I will be teaching EF5/6, 8:30-12:00

4. Adjective clauses

5. Continue with “Family”

6. Quiz in adjective clauses

7. Homework

Our picture today is from Newfoundland.

Adjective clauses

who - person

that - thing

which - special thing, unique thing

adjective clauses = S+V

A sentence with an adjective clause has two parts, two clauses.

who

-The young woman is running in the park.

-She is wearing a ballcap.

-The young woman is running in the park.

who is wearing a ballcap

-The young woman who is wearing a ballcap

is running in the park.

-The young woman who is running in the park.

-She The young woman is wearing a ballcap.

The young woman who is running in the park

is wearing a ballcap.

You can write these sentences in two way, at least.

My dog who is asleep likes to play.

My dog who likes to play is asleep.

Your choice.

The only difference is the adj cl is less important.

My daughter who is at school does her homework.

My daughter who does her homework is at school.

Your choice.

Style, not grammar. You decide how you want to construct your sentences, especially in the future when you become even better writers.

Your examples:

1. My son who is running in the park V.

My son who is running in the park likes to stay fit.

2. Mala who is my cousin can play basketball.

3. Sara who is cooking is at home.

4. Karol who is my class mate at university bought a new car.

5. My son who is a mechanic is a pescatarian.

pescatarian – eats fish but not other meat

vegetarian – eats no meat

vegan – do not eat any animal products

6. My son who is running in the park is playing with the dog.

7. I love people who respect each other.

8. I love people who show respect to each other.

9. My brother who is gaming in the house V.

My brother who is gaming in the house likes to play Halo.

10. The family who I live with have a great farm.

11. My grandmother who lives in Honduras comes on vacation to Canada.

No ‘that’, ‘which’  Why not?

The family who I live with have a great farm that is in Surrey.

My son who is running in the park is playing with the dog that has long ears.

We are going to my grandmother’s house which has many special memories for us.  which – The house is a special place.

Quiz Adjective Clauses

Write a sentence with an adjective clause for each.

Email it to me as an attachment by 12:15

Ex. park that

We have a picnic in a park that has huge trees.

1. group that

2. change who

3. house which

4. home who

5. city which

6. university that

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Good afternoon.

Today’s agenda:

1. Summer school

2. Share topic sentences from homework

3. adjective clauses

4. Homework Read about Rosa Parks

https://www.biography.com/activist/rosa-parks

Quiz on adjective clauses tomorrow.

We will write a paragraph about Rosa Parks on Friday. You can try out your new knowledge of topic sentences.

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Notice regarding registration for Summer Term, 2020

Our Adult Education Summer Term registration will begin on Wednesday, June 3.

Please DO NOT come to the Centre to register.  Registration will happen remotely through your Academic Advisor.  

At this time, we will be registering for Summer Term only.  Information on September will be published later in June. 

Please see our Summer Term schedule on our website at Govsb.ca/Adult or https://www.vsb.bc.ca/Student_Learning/Adult_Education/Registration/Pages/How_to_register.aspx

Our Summer Term will run from Thursday, July 2 to Wednesday August 5 (5 weeks)

* In order to register, all students will need to contact an Advisor to register and to renew their Intake Form and Student Learning Plan

For students in EF5/6 (Al Haley, 1:30) please contact Joanne (email: jamcleod@vsb.bc.ca)

In your email to the Advisor please make sure to include

• your full name  (Last, Usual)

• your PEN (personal education number) or Date of Birth

• the course(s) you are currently completing – include the time of the class and the name of your Instructor

• the course you wish to register for in Summer term.

Please note that failure to provide accurate information could result in delays

If you are currently registered in two courses and are directed to contact two different Academic Advisors, you may choose which Advisor you wish to contact.

Please be patient as our Advisors will be experiencing higher than normal volumes of emails during our registration period.

Thank you,

VSB Adult Education

If you have questions, I am happy to discuss these things further.

Summer courses will all be online.

I will be teaching EF 3/4 or EF 5/6. I don’t know which one yet.

I will give out recommendations for which class you should take on Friday. I will meet with each student separately on Zoom. I will meet the first half of the class from 1:30-2:00. I will meet the second half of the class from 2:00-2:30.

More on this tomorrow.

Registration starts next Wednesday. Do we wait until Wednesday to email Joanne?

Topic sentences from homework.

Please, write your best topic sentence from homework in the Chat- the one that you like the most.

1. There are many things you should do when you visit Vancouver.

2. Lack of sleep can lead to serious health problems.

3. Nowadays, Covid-19 is one of the most important news items, which grabs a lot of attention from people all over the world.

4. Always remember to bring these items when you travel.

There are several items that you must remember to pack when you are going traveling.

5. Exercising everyday is incredibly good for everyone’s health. There are three main ways daily exercise can improve your health.

6. Doctors in private health care are always top-ranked.

7. Traveling is exciting because you can learn about aspects of different cultures, for example food, music, and clothing.

8. Travel  :- Nowadays, non-essential travel has been postponed due to COVID-19. BC Public health officer Dr. Henry advised people not to travel neither internationally nor locally, if it is not necessary,

9. Traveling can help people reduce stress, open up ?, and broaden their minds.

10. Do you like pets? I think most people who like pets are probably kind.

* Starting with a question is called a Grabber.

I’ll teach Grabbers soon.

11. Vancouver is the most beautiful city in British Columbia.

12. Sleeping is a good word to hear? but sleeping too much can affect your health. 

13. Education has a magic power to change a person’s life.

14. Vancouver is the best place to live in the word.

Supporting points a.beautiful  b.clean c.multicultural

15. Education could improve awareness of society? to people who want better lives. Confusing. I don’t know what you mean.

V Education could improve people’s awareness of the world.

16. Grabber:  Is having more money really better?

Topic sentence:  In my opinion, having more money does not mean that you will be happier.

17. The Covid-19 has changed my life in several ways.

18. Canada has a high-quality education system, which helps students find what they are looking for?. Very vague, not clear

Canada has a high-quality education system that is focused on helping students find their strengths develop their individual potentials.

potential – what you have the capacity to do with work

Adjective clauses

who - people

that – things, sometimes people (doesn’t sound respectful)

which – special things, unique things

who

Sarah, who is my neighbour, is very kind.

I like my neighbor who is named Sarah.

The commas are details – not that important.

Your mother , who is retired, likes to play mahjong. She is special. commas

The man who is walking past our house is very old. He is not a special person to us. no commas

that

The ring that Dave bought for his wife is beautiful.

Let’s meet at the Starbucks that is on the corner of Fraser and 49th Avenue.

which – special things, unique things

Sarah’s ring, which her grandmother gave her, is made of gold.

Tehran, which is the capital of Iran, is very ancient. unique- only one

Let’s meet at South Hill Education Centre, which is located at Fraser and 43th Avenue.

Let’s meet at my school which is located at Fraser and 43th Avenue.

which

Tripoli, which is full of good restaurants, is a really interesting city.

I was invited to a restaurant that/which is located in West Vancouver.

I was invited to my brother’s restaurant that/which is located in West Vancouver.

I was invited to a famous restaurant that/which is located in West Vancouver.

I was invited to a famous restaurant that is located in West Vancouver. It sounds like you don’t care about restaurants.

You decide if it is special or not.

where – SV, different style of adjective clause

Tripoli, where there are many good restaurants, is a really interesting city.

The school where I teach is on Fraser Street.

The school that I teach at is on Fraser Street.

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Good morning.

Today’s agenda:

1. Summer school

2. Adjective clauses

3. Continue with “Family”

4. Homework Tomorrow – quiz on adjective clauses, 6 

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Notice regarding registration for Summer Term 2020

Our Adult Education Summer Term registration will begin on Wednesday, June 3.

Please DO NOT come to the Centre to register.  Registration will happen remotely through your Academic Advisor.  

At this time, we will be registering for Summer Term only.  Information on September will be published later in June. 

Please see our Summer Term schedule on our website at Govsb.ca/Adult or https://www.vsb.bc.ca/Student_Learning/Adult_Education/Registration/Pages/How_to_register.aspx

Our Summer Term will run from Thursday, July 2 to Wednesday August 5.

In order to register, all students will need to contact an Advisor to register and to renew their Intake Form and Student Learning Plan

For students in English Foundations 3/4 (11 am Haley course) please contact Joanne (email: jamcleod@vsb.bc.ca).

In your email to the Advisor please make sure to include

• your full name  (Last, Usual)

• your PEN (personal education number) or Date of Birth

• the course(s) you are currently completing – include the time of the class and the name of your Instructor

• the course you wish to register for in Summer term.

Please note that failure to provide accurate information could result in delays

If you are currently registered in two courses and are directed to contact two different Academic Advisors, you may choose which Advisor you wish to contact.

Please be patient as our Advisors will be experiencing higher than normal volumes of emails during our registration period.

Thank you,

VSB Adult Education

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I will give you recommendations for summer on Friday. You should know how you are doing. If your tests have been 4/6 and 5/6, then you are good for the next level. If your tests have been 2/6 and 3/6, then you should stay at this level.

Do you want to go to the next level in the summer? You may want to stay at this level since summer is such a short course.

Adjective clauses:

who – people

that – things, sometimes people (doesn’t sound respectful)

which – special things, unique (only one) things

I bought a potato which that was very expensive.

Is the potato special?

I bought a diamond ring for my wife which was very expensive.

Is the ring expensive?

You have to judge it. You decide.

Which one do you want? QUESTION simple sentence, a different usage of the word ‘which’

adj cl “Her three-year-old son drew a beautiful picture which she put on the refrigerator.”

Was the picture special? Yes.

“Her three-year-old son found a stick that was covered in mud in the park.”

Was the stick special? No.

which  - unique, only one

Vancouver which is the largest city in BC is beautiful.

Vancouver is unique; there is only one.

Vancouver, which is the largest city in BC, is beautiful.

The commas show that it is very special or unique.

You do not have to know about these commas in EF34.

I teach in EF56 and English 10,11,12.

This is a sneak peak. Don’t worry about it.

I got invited to a restaurant which/that is on Main Street.

Is ‘restaurant’ special? No.

I got invited to my friend’s restaurant which/that is on Main Street.

I got invited to a famous restaurant which/that is on Main Street.

The paragraph which/that I sent you was beautiful. 

Is ‘paragraph’ special? No.

The poem/love letter/ painting which/that I sent you was beautiful. 

“Which’ might be a better choice.

Which paragraph did I send you? question, simple sentence

‘Which’ has a few different usages in English.

The story which I wrote about my life is very personal to me. COMPLEX – adjective clause

Is ‘story’ special. Yes.

I saw the rainbow which was in the sky.

The rainbow was special to you.

comma – complicated, hard to explain easily , EF6

commas or no commas – detail, not very important

Victoria, which is the capital of BC, is on Vancouver Island.

Everybody knows what Victoria is.  ,    , extra information, so commas

I come from a small town that is in Nova Scotia.

necessary information, so no commas

I don’t want to go into any more detail about commas and adjective clause. I will teach you about that in EF6.

Quiz tomorrow – keep it basic

Write a sentence that has an adjective clause.

1. that phone

The phone that Joe has is very old.

Mary has a phone that has a broken screen.

2. who Sarah

Sarah who is your neighbour is very friendly.

The lady who called me is Sarah.

Sarah who is fun is popular.

3. which ring

Review this vocabulary for our quiz. I will choose six of them.

1. family

2. group

3. country

4. home

5. university

6. city

7. change

8. cousin

9. community

10. facility

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Good afternoon.

 

Today’s agenda:

1.   Summer school

2.   Structure of a paragraph

3.   Process for writing a paragraph - topic sentences

4.   adjective clauses

5.   Homework       Read about Rosa Parks

https://www.biography.com/activist/rosa-parks

 

 

 

We’ll get started at 1:30.

 

Our picture today is from Hopewell Rocks, New Brunswick

 

Summer school will be online this summer, probably from July 2nd to Aug 5^th ( five weeks).

I don’t know what I’m teaching yet; when I know, I’ll tell you.

 

Registration for summer classes will begin next week. More information will be coming out soon. You will get an email, and I will tell you what I know when I know.

 

Summer schedule –

English Foundations 1,2,3,4,5,6,7

English 10, 11, 12

PLUS!!

math, science

 

You can choose one (1) course in the summer.

You can take a break over the summer if you like and come back in September.

 

English Foundations 7 and English 10 are really the same.

Government rule: Graduated adults take EF7.

Non-graduated adults take English 10.

 

English Foundations 7 and English 10 are taught in the same class at the same time by the same teacher.

 

When you finish English Foundations 7, you go to English 11.

When you finish English 10, you go to English 11.

In English 11, everyone is together.

In English 12, everyone is together.

 

You can apply to colleges and universities with your Grade 12 marks.

 

FREE ADVICE #5: it is very important to get as much out of these classes as you can as you go. When you finish them, you can’t go back.

 

Learn as much as you can now. Don’t wait.

 

Grab this opportunity.

Carpe diem! Seize the day! Don’t wait. Do it now.

 

If you want to learn English, do it now.

If you want to learn how to dance, do it now.

Decide what you want to do, and do it!!

 

 

REVIEW – structure of a paragraph

 

Topic sentence – addresses the question directly, linked to the question, usually the first sentence, puts the paragraph on-topic

Supporting sentences

Concluding sentence

 

 

Q: Why did Maylin argue with the governor?

 

TS: use vocab form the question, use synonyms

 

An excellent source of synonyms   

https://www.thesaurus.com/

 

Maylin, protagonist, main character

argue, argument, disagree, fight?, challenge

governor, head, leader, official

 

TS: Maylin, the protagonist in “Roses Sing on New Snow”, challenged the governor from South China because of four reasons.

 

EGood afternoon.

Today’s agenda:

1. Summer school

2. Structure of a paragraph

3. Process for writing a paragraph - topic sentences

4. adjective clauses

5. Homework Read about Rosa Parks

https://www.biography.com/activist/rosa-parks

We’ll get started at 1:30.

Our picture today is from Hopewell Rocks, New Brunswick

Summer school will be online this summer, probably from July 2nd to Aug 5th ( five weeks).

I don’t know what I’m teaching yet; when I know, I’ll tell you.

Registration for summer classes will begin next week. More information will be coming out soon. You will get an email, and I will tell you what I know when I know.

Summer schedule – 

English Foundations 1,2,3,4,5,6,7

English 10, 11, 12

PLUS!!

math, science

You can choose one (1) course in the summer.

You can take a break over the summer if you like and come back in September.

English Foundations 7 and English 10 are really the same.

Government rule: Graduated adults take EF7.

Non-graduated adults take English 10.

English Foundations 7 and English 10 are taught in the same class at the same time by the same teacher.

When you finish English Foundations 7, you go to English 11. 

When you finish English 10, you go to English 11.

In English 11, everyone is together.

In English 12, everyone is together.

You can apply to colleges and universities with your Grade 12 marks.

FREE ADVICE #5: it is very important to get as much out of these classes as you can as you go. When you finish them, you can’t go back.

Learn as much as you can now. Don’t wait.

Grab this opportunity.

Carpe diem! Seize the day! Don’t wait. Do it now.

If you want to learn English, do it now.

If you want to learn how to dance, do it now.

Decide what you want to do, and do it!!

REVIEW – structure of a paragraph

Topic sentence – addresses the question directly, linked to the question, usually the first sentence, puts the paragraph on-topic

Supporting sentences

Concluding sentence

Q: Why did Maylin argue with the governor?

TS: use vocab form the question, use synonyms

An excellent source of synonyms    

https://www.thesaurus.com/

Maylin, protagonist, main character 

argue, argument, disagree, fight?, challenge

governor, head, leader, official

TS: Maylin, the protagonist in “Roses Sing on New Snow”, challenged the governor from South China because of four reasons.

Exercise. Pick four or five topics. Write a specific and interesting topic sentence for each:

1. music

2. health

3. education

4. Vancouver

5. pets

6. money

7. Covid19

8. cell phone

9. travel

10. sleep

music

We don’t want this:

Music is good. boring

Music is nice. not interesting, not engaging

I like music. nobody cares

We want something interesting, something we would like to read.

music

Listening to music can help people who have anxiety.

Singing with a group of people is very good for your mental and physical health.

Senior citizens who have a pet in their house report feeling happier than seniors who do not.

Pets are a lot of work.

Topic sentence – first sentence

HOMEWORK: Just write the topic sentences. We’ll share some topic sentences tomorrow.

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See you at 11.

Good morning.

Today’s agenda:

1. Summer school

2. Format of a paragraph

3. “Family”

4. Homework

We’ll get started at 11.

Our picture of the day is of Hopewell Rocks, New Brunswick.

Summer school will be held online. Registration will begin next week probably. I don’t know the detail yet, but the information will be coming very soon, maybe even today.

I will give everyone a recommendation early next week. I will probably do that by Zoom. I want to talk with every student one-on-one and discuss what you should take in the summer, if you are going to take a class in the summer.

Maybe I will divide the class into two groups and set a time for the first half and second half of the class. 11:00-11:30 and then 11:30-12:00.

I don’t know what I’m teaching in the summer. As soon as I know, I will tell you.

We should keep studying because English disappears like ice melting on a warm day.

Paragraphs – format of a paragraph

format – layout, how the paragraph looks on the page

1. Doublespace.

2. Indent the first word of the first sentence of the paragraph. Use the TAB key.

3. The sentences will follow each other so that the paragraph looks like a block of writing.

In a  short Story, “Roses Sing on New Snow”, Maylin argued with governor  and his men boldly because governor  want  to take her hand made dish to china . But she stated that you can not take the dish to China which made the Governor angry. He asked Maylin how dare she can stop him to take this delicious dish to China. In addition to that conversation, Maylin said that this is a dish of the New World, therefore you cannot recreate it in the Old.

it is important for you to send your work as an attachment so that I correct it and give suggestions.

To see the corrections, you need MSWord or a program that can read MSWord files.

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Today’s agenda:

1. Format of a paragraph

2. Structure of a paragraph

3. Process for writing a paragraph

4. Homework Read about Rosa Parks

We’ll get started at 1:30.

Our picture for today is from Yoho National Park, BC. It is a ten-hour drive from Vancouver.

Format (layout, how it looks on the page) of a paragraph:

1. Doublespace.

2. Indent the first word of the first sentence in the paragraph. Use the TAB button.

3. The sentence should follow one another so that the paragraph looks like a block of writing.

Structure of a paragraph- what goes into a paragraph

Topic sentence – addresses the question, usually the first sentence

QUESTION: “Why did Maylin argue with the governor?”

TOPIC SENTENCE SHOULD ADDRESS THAT QUESTION.

Maylin argued with the governor because she knew that he would not be able to cook the dish the same as she could.

PLOT SUMMARY

Maylin cooked in the restaurant every day. Her father did not give her any credit. OFF-TOPIC

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It will not be successful.

Some students told me a history of China.  

FOCUS ON THE QUESTION.

In some ways, your answer can be very simple and clear.

Topic sentence

4-5 supporting sentences, that support the Topic Sentence

1. Maylin was confident

2. ML knew that the governor did not cooking skills

3. ML wanted to teach the governor that they were from different cultures

4. ML wanted to teach the governor that she was an individual

Concluding sentence

ROUGH DRAFT of a paragraph

Maylin argued with the governor because of four reasons. First, she was not afraid of the governor because she knew that she had her own right to express herself in Canada, unlike in the governor’s country where she would have been forced to remain silent. Secondly, she suspected that the governor would not have the cooking skills necessary to create such a sophisticated dish as “Roses Sing on New Snow”. Thirdly, Maylin wanted to teach the governor that they were from different cultures now, and that the culture of her new country, “the New World”, was different from the culture that he came from. Finally, perhaps Maylin wanted to demonstrate to the governor that she was an individual just like him even though she was a woman. She wanted to show him that he would have to show respect to her just like she would show respect to him. All in all, Maylin took a chance when she argued with the governor, but she did so because of her beliefs and principles.

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Great job! Ready for UBC.

did so = did that action

She yelled at her son, but she did so because he was doing something danger.

She yelled at her son, but she yelled at him because he was doing something danger.

I know it’s not easy, but we are going to keep practicing and learning how to do this even better than we are doing it now.

You can do it! You can create top-quality work.

Tomorrow we will continue with paragraph writing. We will go deeper into idea and function of Topic Sentences.

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2. Begin adjective clauses

3. Test- paragraph about Malala

4. Homework

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Our picture today is of Yoho National Park, BC. It is an eight-hour drive from Vancouver.

It takes eight hours to drive there.

It is an eight-hour drive.   like an adjective eight-hour

He is a ten-year-old kid.   - hypen

He is ten years old.

two descriptive words together  AAA-BBB

This English course is nine weeks long.

This is a nine-week English course.

hyphenated words

Sentence types so far

SIMPLE

SV

COMPOUND

SV SV    , SOBA    , FANBOYS

COMPLEX

- adverb clauses   when  if  because

- adjective clause

- noun clauses (later this week)’

** Adjective clauses

who

that

which

OTHER LESS-IMPORTANT WORDS

whom

where

whose

We use these every day, all day long:

who - people

that - things

which – special things, unique things (only one)

who – people

My sister is a nurse. She lives in Halifax.

adj cl My sister who is a nurse lives in Halifax.

I like your friend. She was very funny at the party.

I like your friend who was very funny at the party.

Not a question. Who was your friend? XXX

It is a different usage of ‘who’.

I like my uncle who is living in Australia.

Who in your family has allegies? Question, not an adjective clause.

I like my mom who is a daycare centre teacher lives in Korea.

Don’t’ cram too much into a sentence. Keep them simple and clear.

The man who delivered the package was wearing a mask.

You try one and put it in the Chat.

1. My father who lives in Houston.

My father who lives in Houston is a kind man.

2. I like my wife who is a very good mom and dentist assistant.

3. The girl who is singing a song is my daughter.

4. I like my son who helps me every time.

5. The girl who sat beside you is my sister.

6. My friend who has worked as a teacher for 25 years is not working right now.

7. My sister who two daughters.

8. My sister who has two daughters lives in Calgary.

9. I’m the only person who can help you .

10. The teacher who teaches me piano is old.

11. My friend who is a pilot is living in Toronto.

** that – things, not alive , sometimes for people- doesn’t sound friendly.

My sister that who lives in Burnaby is a nurse.

that – things: phone, car, book, school

The phone that Sarah found was lost by her friend.

I bought a new phone that has a pretty good camera.

The book that is in my desk is mine.

** which – special thing, you decide,   unique

The water bottle that/which I have is clear plastic.

You wedding ring that/which your husband gave you is made of gold.

unique (only one)

The Eiffel Tower, which is in Paris, France, is made of iron.

 Use commas when something is unique.

The book which changed my life was called "Learning to Say Thank You.”   special to you

I lost the ring which my son gave to me.  very special to you

who - people

that - things

which – special things, unique things

Test #3 Write a paragraph on the following topic. (about 150 words)

In your opinion, should girls be allowed to go to school the same as boys? Why or why not?

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Today’s agenda:

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2. Begin adjective clauses

3. Test – paragraph about “Roses Sing on New Snow”

4. Homework Read webpage about Rosa Parks 

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We are finishing our fourth week of our nine-week course.

Classes will continue to be held online for the foreseeable future. Summer classes will be help online.

For September, nobody knows yet.

As soon as I know, I will let you know.

foresee – predict, make a good guess about the future

K-12 , Ad Ed – different systems

I would rather be in school. I like to see my students. The students like to see each other. We can build some good relationships.

Today’s picture is from The Northwest Territories.

SENTENCE TYPES, so far

* Simple

one-part sentence

It is cloudy today.

* Compound

It is cloudy today, but it is supposed to be partly sunny tomorrow.

, FANBOYS for and nor but or yet so  - Not commonly used

If you use ‘for’, ‘nor’ and ‘yet’, it will like you are not a native speaker.

, SOBA

; semicolon

; TRANS,   ; however,    ;therfore,

TRANS = transitional words and phrases

* Complex

- adverb clauses

because if when while since after before

- adjective clauses (start today)

- noun clauses (next week)

** We have to review this all the time. We cannot forget about it. it is very important. It is the foundation of all of our writing. **

adjective clauses

Butter, who is five years old, is a good dog.

who is five years old adjective clause

who - people

that – everything, people who you don’t know (not very polite-sounding), and things

which – special things, unique things that are not alive

Your sister who is a nurse is very kind.

There’s a lot to adjective clauses. I will go step by step.

Maria bought a phone that has a very good camera.

The man that I was talking to is my friend. 

‘That’ doesn’t sound friendly.  ‘Who’ sounds better.

adjective clause has a subject and verb

clause – subject and a verb

which – special things

The Subway sandwich that/which I ate was delicious.

Was the sandwich something special?

The diamond ring that/which your grandmother left for you is beautiful.

Is the ring special?

Good rule of thumb: ‘that’ is for ordinary things; ‘which’ is for special things

whom – You probably studies this. THE TRUTH: We don’t use it. Forget it. Nobody uses it. Forget it!

Are you interested in sounding like a grammar book, or are you interested in sounding like a English speaker?

whom

Very formal “The woman to whom I was speaking is my sister.”

Nobody talks like this.

“The woman to whom who I was speaking to is my sister.” Very natural-sounding

The word ‘whom’ is usually used if you are writing a letter, and you don’t know who you are writing to.

Dear government:

To whom it may concern:  (this is really the only time you need to use ‘whom’)

Dogs choose their alpha.  ‘Alpha’ means the #1 dog in the pack.

who that which whom

We’ll continue on Monday with this.

Write a paragraph on the following topic.

(150-200w)

Email it to me as an attachment by 3:00 pm

 “Why do you think Maylin argued with the governor?”

Do not give me a plot summary.

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Today’s agenda:

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2. Review sentences so far.

3. Begin adjective clauses. Monday

4. Homework Read “Family”. I sent this to you via email this morning. Check your email for it. If you do not have it, let me know.

We will do a test paragraph to pass in on Monday.

We’ll get started at 11.

Today’s picture is from The Northwest Territories.

via -by , that way

The Canadian passenger train company is called ViaRail. The meaning is that you go by train.

Sarah talks to her sister via Zoom.

We are finishing the fourth week or our nine-week course.

Yesterday’s quiz #4. I emailed all of your quizzed back to you. I hope you could see my notes.

Write a sentence for each using the modal and the vocabulary word.

It is very important to try our own sentences. That is how we learn best.

1. might brave

She might feel/be brave when she speaks with her manager.

Everybody is brave but in their own way.

2. can speech

speak (v)

speech (n)

Sarah can speech speak to her friends. XXX

Sarah can make/give a speech to her colleagues.

colleagues - coworkers

Sarah came prepared to give a speech to the group of businesspeople.

3. should board

board (v)

We should board the airplane now.

board (n) piece of wood

Dave should cut the board into three-foot lengths.

You should keep your skateboard inside, or it will get stolen.

4. must survive

We must work hard to survive.

The lost hikers must stay dry in order to survive.

5. might safe

safe (adj)

It might be safe to cross the street.

During the winter, we might protect us to be safe. RW

During the winter in Quebec, we might protect ourselves in order to be/stay safe.

save (v)

Having First Aid might save someone’s life.

safety (n)

We might have to improve the level of safety at our factory.

We have to improve our English.

have to modal

improve verb      to improve     infinitive omit ‘to’

6. have to hospital

I have to take my grandmother to the hospital because she fell off her skateboard.

COMPLEX SENTENCES – adverb cl

I have to take my grandmother to the hospital because she fell off her skateboard. no comma

Because my grandmother fell off her skateboard, I have to take her to the hospital. comma

We must watch out for each other when something bad happens, so we can survive.

For the summer classes, we will be doing online classes. For September, nobody knows.

Everybody has the same question: What will happen in the future? Nobody knows.

Most of us want to get back to school. I do, too. When will that happen? I don’t know.

I like to see my students. Students like to see each other. People like to get out of the house.

Registration for summer classes will begin soon. I don’t know what date yet. As soon as I know, I will tell you.

Summer term will  be early July to early August, just five weeks.

SENTENCE REVIEW

simple sentences

one-part sentence S+V

“I am tired. I want to lie down.”

“My dog is asleep.” “He naps ten times a day.”

nap – short sleep (10-20m)

compound sentences SV  , SOBA  SV.

“I am tired, so I want to lie down.”

“My dog is lazy, and he naps ten times a day.”

“It is cloudy today, but it should be partially sunny tomorrow.”

partially – part, partial

“You can cook tonight, or you can get some take-out Greek food.”

complex sentences

-adverb clauses

when if because while since unless after before

“I was washing the dishes while my kids were playing with the dog.” two things happening at the same time

during + NOUN

While it is raining, I will stay home.

During the rainstorm, I will stay home.

I like to read during the day.

We were dancing while the party was going on.

We were dancing during the party.

I should stay home during the pandemic.

I should stay home while the pandemic is occurring.

-adjective clauses (Monday)

-noun clauses (next week) 

modals

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2. Review of yesterday’s quiz

3. Discuss “Roses Sing on New Snow”

4. Homework Test tomorrow – Paragraph on topic related 

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Find out about where you can get MSWord or open MSWord files.

Tomorrow:

1. Review of sentence types so far

2. Begin adjective clauses

We’ll get started as soon as I finish my teachers’ meeting.

When you email a test to me, I make comments on it using MSWord.

Can you see my comments?

If you are using MSWord, you will be able to see them. If you are not using MSWord, you may not be able to see them.

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You will have to figure it out.

It’s a problem, but we can fix it.

I mark your quizzes and tests within one day usually. If you don’t get it back within a day, let me know.

Quiz #4 Modals

Write a sentence with the modal for each

e.g. should park

You should take the dog to the park because he has been inside all day.

1. may compliment

You may get a compliment on your beautiful dancing.

Your beautiful dance may complement the huge ceremony there.

compliment – say something nice about someone

complement – goes well together

Vanilla ice cream complements apple pie very nicely.

We complement each other. We make a good pair.

2. might reasons

She might forgive you if you tell her the reasons why you lied.

3. have to ingredients

Sarah wants to bake a chocolate cake, so he has to pick up the ingredients.

4. ought to announce

When you have a new baby, you ought to announce it to everybody.

5. used to imagination

imagine – verb

imagination – noun

She used to tell stories from her imagination when she was little.

I used to live in my imagination, but reality changed that.

6. be going to refuse

Don is going to refuse the job offer because he would have to move to Chilliwack.

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Today’s agenda:

1. Can you see my comments?

2. Discuss “Malala”

3. Modal quiz

4. Homework Test tomorrow – Paragraph on topic related 

to “Malala”

We’ll get started at 11.

Comments on quizzes and tests, paragraphs.

When you email me a quiz or a test, I open it using MSWord, Microsoft Word.

I will email your quiz back with the comments.

If you have MSWord, you can see my comments.

If you do not have MSWord, you may not be able to see my comments.

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I mark your quizzes and test within usually one day and email them back to you. If you don’t get them back, you have to let me know.

I want  you to be able to see my comments.

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GOOD ADVICE:  Try downloading the document first. Then you may be able to see the comments.

Unfortunately, I can’t make everyone’s computer work. You will have to put some time and effort into getting your computer setup working in order to see the comments.

Let’s keep trying. Hopefully, we can figure it all out in the next few days.

Video of Malala’s interview with Jon Stewart:

https://www.businessinsider.com/that-time-malala-yousafzai-left-jon-stewart-speechless-2015-6

Malala write a book about her experiences called I Am Malala

You can find it in the library: vpl.ca

You can get it a paper book, and audiobook, or an ebook (electronic).

You can give a speech. You can deliver a speech.

Quiz 4

Write a sentence for each using the modal and the vocabulary word.

Email it to me as an attachment by 12:05.

1. might brave

2. can speech 

3. should board

4. must survive

5. might safe

6. have to hospital

Message for my students about how I mark your quizzes and tests.

Hello everyone,

When you email a test to me, I mark it using MSWord. I leave comments about your work, point out errors, and give suggestions.

Today I found out from a student that some people have not been seeing my comments.

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Have you been seeing my comments on your writing?

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We’ll get started at 1:30.

Today’s agenda:

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Discussion questions- group chats

2. Quiz on modals

3. Homework Prepare to write a paragraph about “Roses Sing 

on New Snow” probably tomorrow, maybe Friday.

Not a plot summary. I will ask you a question relating to the story.

e.g. “Penny in the Dust” related topic

REVIEW of comma usage

compound

I like dog, and she likes cats. , SOBA

complex

I like dogs because they are loyal.     MAIN CLAUSE ADV CL.

Because dogs are loyal, I like them.   ADV CL, MAIN CL.

Quiz #4 Modals

Write a sentence with the modal for each

e.g. should park

You should take the dog to the park because he has been inside all day.

1. may compliment

2. might reasons

3. have to ingredients

4. ought to announce

5. used to imagination

6. be going to refuse

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Today’s agenda:

1. Review modals

2. Read “Malala”

3. Homework for tomorrow- Quiz on modals tomorrow

We’ll get started at 11.

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One-word modals

can

could

may

might

must

should

will

would

Subject + modal + infinitive –“to”

Michelle + should + to practice + piano everyday.

Michelle should practice piano everyday.

will - Joan will go to the Superstore after class is finished.

Joan will going to the Superstore after class is finished. XXX

Joan will to go to the Superstore after class is finished. XXX

Joan will went to the Superstore after class is finished. XXX

Joan will sing a song. Joan will drive her car. Joan will bake some cookies. Joan will study science.

shall – very unusual, not commonly used, Forget it! Not important. “I shall pick you up at the airport.” VERY UNUSUAL

Very polite invitation to leave, or to eat, or to do something: “Shall we?” “Shall we eat?”

“Let’s take a ten-minute break, shall we?” sounds very polite

would – “I would like to visit you in Seattle.”

“I would like to go for a walk.”

“The kids would like to play basketball together.”

“Would you help me, please?”

should – “We should leave soon.”

“Clara should go to bed earlier.”

Please try some on your own and write them in the Chat box.

1. Lily must go to the bank today.

2. I will bake delicious glazed donuts.

3. Can I open the door?

4. Can you give me your pen?

5. I will send you an email tomorrow.

6. My sister should go with me to the church.

7. You should try this restaurant; it is awesome.

8. We will go to the theater when we are bored.

9. You must not smoke in the hospital.

10. Can you come here, please?

11. I will ride my bike when I go to my grandparents’ house tomorrow.

12. Can I have a new car?

13. My friend would like to go for a walk with me.

14. Could I talk with you tomorrow?

15. She might do the sentence.

16. Would you like to try this restaurant?

17. You should not smoke.

18. I will sleep with my sister.

19. It may rain tomorrow.

20. You must be careful with the games.

21. I should always play with my brother.

22. You should take a pill if you have a headache.

23. May I help you ?

24. Would you take the garbage out, please?

Two-word modals

had better – should 

“You should quit smoking.” “You had better quit smoking.”

have to – must

“Sarah must take her medication every day.”

“Sarah has to take her medication every day.”

“Does Sarah have to take her medication everyday?”

ought to – should

“ought to” New Word of the Day. Try it! See if you like it!

“We should eat more fresh vegetables.”

“We ought to eat more fresh vegetables.”

“Should we eat more fresh vegetables”

used to – habitual action in the past, not now

“Jun used to do yoga, but she is too busy now.”

“I used to live in Nova Scotia, but now I live in BC.”

I used to smoke before.

Quiz tomorrow – one-word modals

1. may school

2. will education

3. might

4.

5.

6.

Vocabulary will come from “Malala”.

Review these words. I will choose six of them for the quiz.

1. brave

2. politician

3. speech 

4. blog

5. board

6. shoot

7. survive

8. attack

9. hospital

10. safe

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3. Literary Terms

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Today’s picture is from Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan. The area is called The Badlands.

One-word modals

can to express ability I can speak English very well.

can to request permission Can I go to Foundations 4?

could to express ability I could help you tomorrow.

could to express possibility She could be an Olympian.

may to express possibility I may be late for class.

may to request permission May I take the test again, please?

might to express possibility She might call you later.

must to express obligation I must leave at 4 o’clock.

must to express strong belief You must be kidding! You must 

be so happy!

should to give advice You should go to the doctor.

will to show future I will not drive my car today.

would to request or offer Would you prefer a tea or coffee?

would in if-sentences If I were you, I would complain.

A way of giving advice: You should quit smoking.

If I were you, I would quit smoking.

If I were you, I would apologize to your 

sister. 

if I were you – subjunctive mood, imagining a possibility

Two-word modals

had better – should, strong

suggestion “You had better/ should get a haircut soon.”

have to - must

ought to - should

used to – a habitual action in the past, but no longer now

“She used to do yoga when she was in China. However, now she doesn’t have time.”

“I used to skate when I was a teenager, but now I forgot how to do it.”

Three-word modals

be able to – can “The dog is able to open his own cans of food with a 

can opener.”

be going to – will

be supposed to – should, strong

have got to – must, very strong, for important things “We have got to remember to turn off the lights when we go to bed.”

“Harold has got to get into better shape.”  

one-word, two-word, and three-word modals

Almost anything you want to say can be expressed with a one-word modal.

used to – habitual action in the past , not done now, MODAL

“Sarah used to live in a big house. Now, she lives in a small apartment.”

be/get used to – feel comfortable , feel at ease NOT A MODAL

“Sarah is used to living in Canada. Sarah is used to Canada.”

is used to + NOUN

“Maria is not used to the rain in Vancouver.”

“John never got used to living in the city. He grew up on a farm outside a small town.”

“We are getting used to learning online.”

Tomorrow -quiz

Example:

1. should park

You should take the dog to the park because he has been inside all day.

2. may buy

3.

4.

5.

6.

Words to review for the quiz:

1. compliment

2. reasons

3. ingredients

4. announce

5. order

6. imagination

7. eagerly

8. praise

9. demonstrate

10. refuse

tale – fiction, not a true story

fairy tale – Cinderella, Snow White

“The Rabbit and the Turtle” – fable, Aesop

EF3/4 May 19 No class today. Review previous work for tomorrow.

Good morning, everyone. I hope you all had a good long weekend.

I have a school board meeting today at 11, so we will not have a class today.

We'll get back to work tomorrow at 11.

Review adverb clauses and modals.

See you tomorrow,

Al

May 15 - A message to my wonderful students.

Thank you, everyone, for the first three weeks of class. I think things are going very well. I hope you are enjoying the class and are learning lots of English. 

Lots more learning to come!

A reminder to you that there will be no class Friday or Monday.

See you all on Tuesday.

Have a good safe extra long weekend.

Best,

Al

EF5/6 Quiz adverb clauses

Quiz #3

Write a sentence that has an adverb clause for each.

Write your own sentences.

Please email it to me as an attachment by 2:45

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e.g. since bus

Sarah has been taking the bus since she sold her car.

 

1. when airport

2. unless busy

3. while walking

4. so that sister

5. as...as    tall

6. whenever hungry