EF6 July 7

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Today’s agenda:

1. Zoom name protocol

2. Email addresses

3. Clarity English website

4. Review simple sentences

5. Verb tense – simple past

6. Quiz

Tomorrow we will begin compound sentences.

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Free Advice #2 – use a capital letter for your name

alhaley

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Al Haley – That looks professional

Change it so it looks more professional.

Advice about email addresses – professional, school

1. You should have your own email address.

It is easy to get a gmail address.

https://accounts.google.com/signup/v2/webcreateaccount?flowName=GlifWebSignIn&flowEntry=SignUp

2. Your username should be recognizable. It should be related to your name.

3. Don’t choose an email username that is foolish.

ilovepuppies@gmail.com

Clarity English – subscriber website, new to me

South Hill has a site license for the summer. We can try it.

I have to add each student individually. If you want to try this website, please email me and I will add your email to the website.

I have not tried this yet. I hope that it will go smoothly. I will add your email today, so please email me if you would like to try it.

You will be able to use the website until August 5, the final of our class.

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Review  simple sentences

Sentences – three types of sentences

Simple- one independent clause, a group of words that has a subject and a verb and that is a sentence by itself (a complete thought)

SV “If it rains.” not a simple sentence, dependent not a complete thought

“We will stay home if it rains.” complex sentence

SV “It will rain.” a simple sentence, independent, a complete thought

SV

SSV “You and I play soccer.” “Japan and China have had a troubled relationship for the past 70 years.”

SVV “The dog runs and barks.” “Covid 19 is a serious threat to public safety and has effected every country in the world.”

SSVV “Dave and Sarah cycle and swim together.” “The doctor and nurse conferred and discussed the patient’s progress.”

imperative – command sentence

You tell somebody to do something.

You “You come in.” sounds very harsh and aggressive

“Come in.” implied subject

“Be careful.”

“Have a cookie.”

“Go to bed now.”

“Finish your homework. Then you can play with your friends.”

question

It is raining.

Is it raining?

I am going to the party. Are you going to the party?

 

I think the Clarity English website has some more explanation and exercises on simple sentences. If you want to try this website, send me your email address and I will enroll you. The school, South Hill, has a subscription for the summer. It’s a new thing, and I want to see if students like it or find it useful.

 

Verb tense – simple past

simple past – high frequency, used a lot

- an event that happened in the past, finished

-the past – two minutes ago or 600 years ago

“I drank a glass of milk during the break.”

“A female empress/emperor ruled China about 800 years ago.” 

“The dinosaurs walked the earth millions of years ago.”

“A cat walked on my garage roof this morning.”

- one action that happened in the past, the action is finished

“Last night, I read my book on psychology.”

Common verb form mistakes:

“The dinosaurs was walk the earth millions of years ago.” XXX

“Last night, I was read my book on psychology.” XXX

“I was eat two cookies.” XXX

“I ate two cookies.”

We have to practice our verb forms.

Examples:

1. I talked with my university professor who taught me English last year. complex sentence

2. Some of the students passed English Foundations Five.

3. I walked and rode a bicycle through the park.

4. I ate a sandwich this morning.

5. I painted the fence yesterday.

6. I sat and watched TV this morning.

7. We had a bad internet connection this morning.

8. I took a shower last night.

9. I had a nice party last night.

10. The boy gave his sister a necklace.

11. I decorated my bamboo tree this morning.

12. I told him that Beijing is the capital city in China.

Clarity English has exercises as well. 

Quiz#1

Write a simple sentence for each vocabulary word.

Write your own sentences without referring to a dictionary or other sources (internet).

Email it to me as an attachment by 10:30.

Remember to write your name and class in the subject line of the email.

1. SV “picture”

2. SSV “work”

3. SVV “dishes”

4. SSVV “letter”

5. imperative “window”

6. question “sale”