11:00 EF56 Dec 3

 This week’s picture is of Banff, Alberta.

Today’s agenda:

1. Email letter protocol – name, class, time in Subject line

greeting, closer

- letter format

- I’m getting emails with no heading, no greeting, no name, no note.

Begin with a greeting:

Hi,

Hello,

Hi Sarah,

Hello Mr. Smith,

My dear teacher, (not an English style- sweet, but sounds odd)

Dear Miranda,

Miranda,

Hi there, (sounds a bit casual)

Personal letter, correspondence, use a comma  Hi Al,   Hi Laila,

Business letter, official, use a colon  Dear Mr Haley: 

Dear Ms. Mousavi: (that shows that it is official business)

Hi Al,

I have to miss class tomorrow. I have a doctor’s appointment.

I’ll be in class the next day.

Thanks,

Shirin

Letter, note in sentences.- capital, period, SV

Be very conscious of tone. 

e.g.

Why you did not send me the email!! I need the email!!!

Why did you not send me the test!! -sounds like yelling, I don’t like it

-The tone of an email can easily be misinterpreted, so it is important to err on the side of politeness.

- be courteous always, be polite, be respectful of each other

Hi Al,

I have to miss class tomorrow. When can I do my test? I don’t want to miss my test!!

Help me!!

Thanks,

Shirin

too much emotion, too loud!

Hi Al,

I have to miss class tomorrow. I know we have a test. Can I do my test the next day? I don’t want to miss it.

Please let me know what would be a good time.

Thanks,

Shirin

calm, direct, polite, sounds very professional and mature

End with a closer:

Yours truly,

Thank you,

Thanks,

See you tomorrow,

Best regards,

Have a good day,

Warm regards,

Best,

Sincerely,

Hope to hear from you,

PUT YOUR NAME!!!

I’m getting many emails form people who don’t put their name on the email.

Can I do the test?

Name? Class? Time?

A well-constructed email looks professional and mature. It will get a better response.

For our quizzes and tests, you don’t have to write anything.

Xmas card for your child’s teacher

Dear Ms. Chen,

Enjoy your Xmas break.

Happy 2021.

Yours truly,

Miranda (Jun’s mom)

We‘ll do some work on business letters/formal letters next week.

2. Viola Desmond – Nova Scotia, 1940s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfdlPrglcS8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bb_nkZNh8M

Maybe you will be on $10 bill someday.

3. Continue with compound sentences

- ; semicolons and transitional terms

4. Quiz#2 on Compound sentences on Friday

5. Test#3 Narrative writing paragraph on Monday

Tell a personal story

Grabber (optional)

TS

-supporting sentences

CS

(150-200 words)

Compound sentences-

SV, SOBA SV.

SV; SV.

SV; TRANS, SV.

Viola Desmond was a brave woman, so Canada honoured her with her own bill.

Viola Desmond was a brave woman; Canada honoured her with her own bill.

Viola Desmond was a brave woman; for this reason, Canada honoured her with her own bill.

Write a few of your sentences in chat, and we can share them together:

1. Pediatricians treat the children; furthermore, family doctors can check children.

2. More and more people have heart diseases; as a result, specialists recommend preventative methods.

3. I want to be promoted in my job; for this reason, I need to work harder.

4. I usually get stuck in traffic in Hemat highway in the early morning; on the other hand, there is no traffic in Sadr highway at that time.

5. Maria goes to the gym every other day to work out; as a result, she is in very good shape even though she is over sixty.

6. I want to make an appointment with a doctor; in fact, I am sick.

7. The club also accepted women; accordingly, it changed its name.

8. Ali is very active; in contrast, his child is very lazy.

9. There is a right way to make money; also, there is a right way to spend money.

10. We can still keep in touch with our friends in this pandemic by many ways; for instance, we can make a phone call, meet through Zoom, and play a game online with friends.

11. Online learning has some advantages; alternatively, it has some drawbacks.

12. Rosa Parks fought for her rights; likewise, Viola Desmond tried to defend her rights.

13. My daughter loves painting; in contrast, my son hates any art projects.

Tomorrow:

Quiz #3

6 compound sentences.

(30m)

Examples:

1. school but

The little boy doesn’t want to go to school, but his mother makes him go.

2. bus and

The bus is late, and I can’t see any taxis.

3. park however

4. highway therefore

5.

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