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See you at 8:30
Good morning.
Today’s agenda:
1. September term
2. Begin sentence work- simple sentences
Quiz tomorrow
3. Begin verb tenses – simple present
4. Homework Review simple sentences
We will get started at 8:30.
Every class I like to show you a photograph of some beautiful scenic place in Canada.
Today’s picture is of Abraham Lake, Alberta.
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September quarter:
This likely will be my teaching schedule for September.
I will be teaching English 10 level (ELA10/EF7) in Period 2 and Period 3.
Quarter 1 - September Term
Monday – Friday Sept 8 – November 6
Period 2 11:00 am – 1:15 pm English 7 ELA 10
Period 3 1:30 – 3:45 pm English 7 ELA 10
You can choose which period you like if you want to enroll.
This schedule could change depending on the needs of the students and the school.
Nobody knows if we will be back in the classroom or if we will continue with online classes. The school board will let us know later in the summer how September adult education will be structured.
If you would like to take either of these classes, you can register starting July 9th. Email the advisor that you emailed last time you registered.
You can email me if you have questions.
Sentences: necessary to become very good at writing sentences
Sentence types:
1. Simple
2. Compound
3. Complex
4. Compound-complex
Basic knowledge, basic skills that we have to know very well.
1. Simple sentence – one independent clause,
clause – group of words that has a subject and a verb
Clause – Subject Verb
The dog is asleep. This clause is a simple sentence by itself. It is an independent clause.
independent – does not require help
Because he is tired. This clause is not a sentence by itself. It is a dependent clause
dependent – requires assistance, help
Because he is tired. not a sentence, sentence fragment
The dog is asleep because he is tired. Complex sentence
Some grammar books say “independent clause” or “main clause”.
Some grammar books say “dependent clause” or “subordinate clause”.
Simple sentences – one main clause
variations of simple sentences
SV subject verb “The cat is cute.”
SSV “The cat and the dog are friends.”
“The Chinese government and Hong Kong pro-democratic protesters are at odds with each other.”
SVV “The little girl is singing and (is) dancing.”
“Covid19 affects the entire/whole world but hurts poor people most.”
SSVV “Ice cream and cake taste great but are not good for you.”
“Canada and the United States are neighboring countries but have significant cultural differences.”
Some variations of a simple sentence:
SV
SSV
SVV
SSVV
Write some of these styles from you own imagination in the Chat. We will share them.
1. Sarah and Jack want to go to the lack lake. SSV
2. My classmates and I go to school by bus，drive cars or ride bikes. SSV
My classmates and I go to school by bus, car or bike.
3. the dog is eating
The dog is eating. SV
4. The cakes at this bakery are expensive but delicious. SV
5. Around ten o'clock my mother and my father call me to go home. SSV
6. My Youngest brother is in high school. SV
7. My friend and I participate to class. SSV
8. They will come and pick up us on the Saturday. SVV
9. My child and me like to travel/like travelling but dislike doing exercise. SSVV
10. SV I have an English class in the summer.
SSV My husband and I are going to the supermarket this afternoon.
11. He works at a shopping mall. SV
12. John is playing football. SV
13. The Covid19 suspended my dreams. SV A global crisis and a terrifying virus suspended my dreams. SSV
14. I review and practice English lessons every day. SVV
15. My parents sat next to the pool and watched us in the water. SVV
16. My classmate and me I are learning English. SSV
17. I did my homework on time. SV
18. SV- Anne went to the market.
19. I'm speaking English everyday.
20. My son and I decided to go for a walk, but it was raining. SV, but SV – compound sentence
21. Salt and sugar are two very important cooking ingredients.
22. The Taal Volcano was erupt in the Philippines spewing ash into the sky. SV
23. We are learning English but can't talk a lot. SVV
24. My son is running fast. SV
25. My sister and me I are dancing bachata. SSV
26. Mike is reading newspapers and drinking coffee at the same time every morning.
27. we are listening.
like hate prefer continue start + gerund OR infinitive
like + gerung ‘ing’ looks like a verb, it is a noun
I like skiing. skiing – gerund (noun)
like + infinitive “to VVV”
I like to ski.
Simple sentence
SV
SSV
SVV
SSVV
Two other styles of simple sentences:
question
imperative
question- reverse the SV
You are happy.
Are you happy? simple interrogative sentence (questions)
Are you free? SV
What time does the bus come? SV
Do you want to stay in Vancouver or move to Calgary? SVV
imperative – command sentence, tell somebody to do something
“You sit.” “Sit.”
We don’t say the subject- the subject it implied. We mean it, but we don’t say it.
“Come in. Sit down.” “You come in. You sit down.”
“You Be careful.”
“Brush your teeth.”
“Have a cookie.”
“Turn off the light, please.”
“You Wash the dishes or sweep the floor.” SVV
Osoyoos is very warm in the summer.
Okanagan Valley – swimming, wineries, cycling
Mostly Canada is a cold country.
Many of my students who come from hot countries have to adjust to the new climate.
Tomorrow: Quiz on simple sentences
**Sample quiz**
Write a simple sentence for each vocabulary word.
Email it to me by email by 10:45.
ahaley@vsb.bc.ca
1. SV “dog”
Your new dog is ugly smart.
2. SSV “cat”
You and your cat are lazy.
3. SVV “park”
The kids run and play in the park.
4. SSVV “school”
My sister and I love school but hate homework.
5. imperative “bicycle”
“Put your bicycle away.”
6. question “lake”
Would you like to swim in a lake of chocolate?”
Verb tenses:
We will continue to work through verb tenses over the next few weeks.
There are 12 verb tenses in English.
Some of these verb tenses we use a lot (high frequency); some of them we rarely if ever bother with (low frequency).
Proposed schedule:
Monday, July 6- simple present
Tuesday, July 7 – simple past
Wednesday, July 8 – simple future
Thursday, July 9 – present perfect
Friday, July 10 – past perfect X
Monday, July 13 – future perfect X
Tuesday, July 14 – present progressive
Wednesday, July 15 – past progressive
Thursday, July 16 – future progressive X
Friday, July 17 – present perfect progressive
Monday, July 20 – past perfect progressive X
Tuesday, July 21 – future perfect progressive X
Simple present – We use it all the time.
habitual action – things we do usually, normally, every day
“I drink coffee” -doesn’t mean right now, means usually
“I wake up early.” “I usually wake up early, but today I got up late.”
“Sarah does yoga every Tuesday night.” habitual , routine activity
- state of being – the way you are, the way something is, manner, personality
“Jon is an angry person.”
“Jon is a kind person.”
“Saina is funloving person. She laughs a lot.”
“Vancouver is beautiful but expensive.”
-fact
Two plus two equals four.
My sister is a nurse.
You are my brother.
Iran is Iqbal’s home country.
simple present – habitual action, state of being, truth, fact
Is anyone has any sentence they want to share, please put them in the chat. I’ll stay on Zoom until 10:30.
1. Today is a sunny day.
2. She usually listens to classical music.
3. The sun rises in the east.
4. My boss and coworker are arguing and designing a new project. simple sentence SSVV – present progressive
5. I work on my essay hardly.
I work hard on my essay.
6. We are in the same class for learning.
7. Maria is a good singer.
8. He is a great doctor.
9. My mom and I are baking cookies.
10. She cooks very tasty biscuits.
11. Don't touch!
12. I like to play violin every day.
13. Continuing studying is very important.
14. Today is my friend’s wedding day.
Possible confusion between these two terms:
simple sentence - type of sentence
simple present tense – type of verb tense
They aren’t the same thing. This could be confusing because of the word ‘simple’ being used in both.
15. She looks attractive. simple sentence, simple present
tense
16. I would like to speak and write Portuguese. simple sentence SVV , simple present tense
‘would’ is modal
*** I will teach you about modals soon
can, could, may, might, etc.
17. I play badminton three times a week.
18. Run!
19. Blue whales are the biggest animals in the world.
Good work!
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