EF3/4 May 6

Good morning.

We will get started at 11.

Today’s agenda:

1. Continue with compound sentences

We will have a quiz tomorrow.

2. Homework Read “Homeschooling”. I emailed this to you earlier this morning. Check your email. If you don’t have it, email me and I will email it to you.

Recipes homework – very good recipes

Shall we share them? Would you like to share them?

Let me know.

Plagiarism – copying sentences from a book or the internet and passing it in for marks. You can’t do that.

This a serious problem. Don’t do it.

In higher level classes, you will get a 0% for a mark, and the teacher has to write a letter that will go into your permanent file. If you cheat on a test twice, you may be asked to leave the school.

We are here to improve our English. Copying sentences and passing them in is a waste of time and energy.

I don’t want you to do that.

Compound Sentence Exercises

Create a compound sentence from the two sentences in each exercise. Use FANBOYS (SOBA).

FANBOYS for and nor but or yet so

SOBA so or but and VERY NATURAL-SOUNDING ENGLISH

Ex. Video games are fun and challenging. It is easy to spend too much time playing them.

Possible solutions:

Video games are fun and challenging, but it is easy to spend too much time playing them. – shows difference

Video games are fun and challenging, so it is easy to spend too much time playing them. -gives a reason

HIGHER-LEVEL – for EF6, English 10

Video games are fun and challenging; however, it is easy to spend too much time playing them.

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Don’t worry about it for now. You will learn it at the next level. For example, I am teaching this in my EF5/6 course.

 

Let’s try a few. Choose some and make compound sentences using , SOBA

1. David likes to swim. He hates to hike.

David likes to swim ,but hates to hike. XXX

David likes to swim, but he hates to hike. COMPOUND

David likes to swim but hates to hike. SIMPLE

2. John likes video games. John likes reading.

John likes video games and reading. SIMPLE

John likes video games, but he likes reading. COMPOUND

John likes video games, and he likes reading.

John likes video games and likes reading.

John likes video games, but he also likes reading.

Mickael likes basketball,so/and Stephen likes basketball,too.

Michel likes basketball and Stephen likes basketball too.

3. Stephen must study. Stephen will not pass the test.

Stephen must study, but he will not pass the test.

Stephen must study, or he will not pass the test.

Choose, alternative: You must quit smoking, or you will damage your lungs.

We can eat out, or we can stay home and cook.

4. Jill should show up on time. Jill will not be able to enter.

Jill should show up on time, but she will not be able to enter.

Jill should show up on time, or she will not be able to enter.

5. Susie loves to read books. Susie loves to do her homework.

Susie loves to read books, but she loves to do her homework.

Susie loves to read books, and she loves to do her homework. COMPOUND

Susie loves to read books and loves to do her homework. SIMPLE

6. Irene likes to draw. Rita likes to draw.

Irene and Rita like to draw. SIMPLE

Irene likes to draw, and Rita likes to draw. COMPOUND

Do you see the difference? It’s important.

Your challenge is to be able to write these yourself.

Irene likes to draw, and Rita likes to draw.

7. Michael likes basketball. Stephen likes basketball.

Michael likes basketball, and Stephen likes basketball. COMPOUND

Michael and Stephen like basketball. SIMPLE

Michael likes basketball, so Stephen likes basketball, too.

A MORE SOPHISTICATED MEANING: Stephen likes bball because Michael. Maybe Stephen is Michael’s little brother.

Michel likes basketball , and Stephen likes basketball.

Michel – French spelling

Gilbert

Montreal is a bilingual (French and English) city.

bilingual – two languages

trilingual – three languages

four languages?

8. HARDER Make sure to get to the airport two hours before your plane is due to leave. You will miss your flight.

Make sure to get to the airport two hours before your plane is due to leave, or you will miss your flight.

due to leave – departure time

Very hardworking class. Excellent students. Give yourself a pat on the back. Good job!

Time flies when you are having fun!

Tomorrow, we will have a short quiz

Six sentences:

Write a compound sentence using SOBA for each simple sentence.

Examples:

1. It is a nice day today.

It is a nice day today ADD ON TO IT

It is a nice day today, so we will go to Stanley Park.

2. I like ice cream.

I like ice cream, but I don’t eat it everyday.

I like ice cream, so I want to buy some.

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