Good afternoon,
Today’s
agenda:
1. Books
2. Your sentences
3. Continue with adverb clauses
4. Homework – Tomorrow, we will have a quiz
on adverb clauses.
We will get
started at 1:30.
Today’s
picture is of Niagara Falls, Ontario.
No school for
you on Friday, May 15th. It is a Professional Development Day.
Monday is
also a holiday, Victoria Day.
Does anyone
have any sentences that they would like to share?
1. Even if it is raining, we won‘t postpone the meeting.
2. If it rains heavily, we will postpone the date.
provided
that – if, for very important things.
You can
become a Canadian citizen if/provided that you meet the criteria.
3. Unless something happens, he must go there.
VAGUE
4. I study hard as I’m a student. as=because
5. I have to walk to the Canada Post because my
car’s insurance had been cancelled.
I have to
walk to the post office because my car insurance had been cancelled.
6. When my husband works at home, I am nervous
because I have to keep quiet.
7. Because of you, I left my home.
8. He decided to leave the band although he loves
to sing.
9. We have to stay home until the epidemic is
over.
10.
When I was
working hard on my thesis, my mother brought me some chocolate cake.
11.
If I try to overcome
the hard circumstances, I will get what I want in my life.
12.
John reviews his
lesson so that he can get a good mark on the quiz.
Two
styles: COMPOUND COMPLEX
so
that – adverb clause, complex sentence
,so
- .SOBA , compound sentence
I
want to get a good mark on my test, so I will study hard.
I
will study hard so that I will get a good mark on my test.
Sarah
is studying English so that she can get a better job.
Sarah
wants to get a better job, so she is studying English.
Ashley
is working hard so that she can have more money.
Ashley
needs more money, so she is working two jobs.
** though, although,
even though
I will go to the beach
even though it is raining.
I will go to the beach though
it is raining.
I will go to the beach although
it is raining.
Even though it is
raining, I will go to the beach.
She never took a taxi even though she could afford to.
so that -LIKE , so
so…that so ADJ that
The class was so easy
that I got 100% on every test.
The man is so tall that
his head touches the clouds.
The phone is so
expensive that I cannot afford it.
The dog is so tired that
he is sleeping on the floor.
The dog is tired. He is
sleeping on the floor. SIMPLE
The weather today is so
hot that I need to take a bath every ten minutes.
COMMON PROBLEM: It is easy to confuse compound and complex sentences.
Our challenge to get them clear and separate in our minds.
even if / if
A B
Maria will talk to you if you apologize to her. B affects A
A B
Maria will not talk to
you even if you apologize
to her. B does not affect A
The professor is
teaching the class even if he is sick. XXX
The professor will teach
the class even if he is sick.
The professor is
teaching the class even though he is sick.
Try your best even if
the task seems difficult.
I will not marry even if
I am in love.
I will not get married
even if I fall in love.
MY FREE ADVICE #4: Stay
single.
MY FREE ADVICE #5: Don’t
have kids.
than - comparison
Sarah can run faster
than her brother (can). She is the faster runner.
Sarah can run faster
than her brother. AUTHENTIC SOUNDING ENGLISH – real, natural-sounding
as … as
Sarah can run as fast as
her brother can. Sarah and her brother run at the same speed.
Zoe is prettier than her
sister.
Zoe is prettier than her
sister (is).
Vancouver is more
expensive than the city I come from.
my home city.
Houses in Vancouver are
much more expensive than they are in Halifax.
housing, rent
unless
Mike will pass his math
class if he works harder.
Mike will fail his math
unless he works harder.
if/unless – opposite meanings
Let’s go for a walk if
you are free.
Let’s go for a walk
unless you are busy.
We can throw a party
unless you don’t want to.
We can buy the car
unless you can’t afford it.
We are not dating unless
we are in a relationship.
however – compound sentences
I want to go to Spanish
Banks; however, it is raining.
However, it is raining.
It is raining, however.
SAME MEANING- DIFFERENT
STYLE
Sarah speaks Chinese;
however, she can’t write it.
Sarah speaks Chinese; she
can’t write it, however.
somehow – in some way, I
don’t know yet
I lost my phone somehow.
I don’t know how.
I have no money; somehow
I will survive.
The math class is very difficult;
however, I believe that I will pass somehow.
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