EF34 11:00 Feb26

 Good morning, everybody.

We will get started at 11:00.

 

Today’s agenda:

1.    Continue with complex sentences- adverb clauses

 

Quiz#3 on Monday – adverb clauses 

Adverb Clauses

 

Review of sentence styles:

SIMPLE SENTENCES

COMPOUND SENTENCES

COMPLEX SENTENCES – adverb clauses

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time- after, before, until, when, while

condition – if, even if, unless

manner- though (casual, good for speaking), although, even though

cause- because, since

purpose or result- so that, so ... that

 

A lot of these words you already know.

*after/before

The kids play video games after they eat supper. COMPLEX

The kids play video games after supper. SIMPLE

 

*until

We will wait until you are finished.

*when/while

while – two things happening at the same time

Sarah was relaxing while her husband was making dinner.

 

I waited a while. SIMPLE SENTENCE – different usage of ‘while’

 

*if

Sara will go to your party if you invite her.

 

*even if

Sara will not go to your party even if you invite her.

We will to the park even if it rains.

 

*unless

Let’s grab some coffee if you are free.

Let’s grab some coffee unless you are busy.

Sarah plays volleyball every Tuesday unless she is working.

 

grab some coffee – drink some coffee

 

* though, although, even though- all the same meaning, your choice

Donna likes to study English even though/although/though it is hard for her.
My mother-in-law and I smile at each other even though we hate each other. – just a joke

I like living in Vancouver although rent is expensive.

 

*so that = for a purpose

Shirin is saving money so that she can take a vacation to Iran next year.

You are learning more English so that you can get a BC high school diploma.

The old women exercises everyday so that she can stay healthy as she ages.

 

*so ... that

so ADJ that

so cold that

Today, it is so cold that I am wearing two sweaters.

The noodles are so spicy that my mouth is burning.

The girl is so beautiful that she has 100 guys wanting to marry her.

The woman is so smart that she works for NASA.

 

We will continue with this tomorrow.

 

Are there any of these that you want me to reteach?

 

when / while – time

when –one event, short time

while – two things are happening at the same time

 

when

Shira woke up when the phone rang.

Call me when you get home.

while

Shira was talking on the phone while her husband was sleeping.

Your daughter is in school while you are taking this class.

My son is playing ukulele while I’m taking English class.

 

Shira woke up when the phone rang.

Call me when you get home.

Shira was talking on the phone while her husband was sleeping.

Your daughter is in school while you are taking this class.

My son is playing ukulele while I’m taking English class.

OR

When the phone rang, Shira woke up.

When you get home, call me.

While her husband was sleeping, Shira was talking on the phone.

While you are taking this class, your daughter is in school.

While I’m taking English class, my son is playing ukulele.

 

 

Put some of your examples in Chat:

1.    My daughter writing the letters while I taking class. vf

My daughter is writing the letters while I am taking class.

2.    While my mom cooked the dinner, the phone rang.

While my mom was cooking dinner, the phone rang.

3.    I met my old friend, when I was going to the mall.

I met my old friend when I was going to the mall.

 

4.    My kids were playing video games, while i was doing laundry.

My kids were playing video games while I was doing laundry.

Not ‘i’. it’s ‘I’.

5.    My sister is watching tv while I am taking an English class.

6.    Let me know when you are free.

7.    Because it is sunny, I will go out.

8.    We can go back China unless we get approved for Chinese Visa.

We can go back to China if we get approved for Chinese Visas.

We can’t go back to China unless we get approved for a Chinese Visa.

 

9.    The school is so much fun that my daughter wants to go to school everyday.

10.                       My parents is are eating lunch while I am taking English class.

11.                       My friends went outside while I was working on the job.

12.                       My brother is sleeping while i taking the class.

13.                       I was sleeping while my sister V on her class.

14.                       My son always make some noise when I played my phone .

My son always makes some noise when I play on my phone.

 

15.                       I read the book while my son does his homework.

16.                       My husband is playing with my daughter while I am making dinner.

17.                       My sister was cooking dinner while I was studying at in my room.

18.                       I take out the black shoes so that I can wear them tomorrow.

19.                       I was in the shower while when my doorbell rang.

20.                       When you free we can go grab  JJ BEAN coffee?

When you are free, we can go grab  JJ BEAN coffee.

Can we go grab some coffee?

 

21.                       When I back home last night, I was so exhausting. V wf

When I got back home last night, I was so exhausted.

 

22.                       I  have breakfast while I watch the TV.

23.                       While I’m learning English on line, my husband is watching tv in the living room.

24.                       I'm glad because I'm taking this class.

25.                       Since I was a child, I have really liked to swim.

26.                       My teacher was studying teaching English class while I was listening carefully.

27.                       My mother was watching TV while I was having dinner.

28.                       I work hard and save some money so that I can buy a house.

29.                       while shawable  technician was checking WiFi, I was talking on the phone   cap punc

 

30.                       While I was singing, my son was eating.

31.                       My son will not go back to school until COVID-19 is over.

32.                       My husband was driving Uber while I was going to the park. punc cap

33.                       We can’t attend in the class unless the heathy organization allow to the school board.  Meaning?

34.                       I will visit you this weekend when you are free.

35.                       I will visit you this weekend if you are free.

36.                       Thank god. Since I got a job, my life changed.

37.                       My son is taking zoom  class while I'm cooking a lunch.

My son is taking a Zoom class while I'm cooking lunch.

 

 

I got a new TV.

television -  tele  vision – vision across a distance

tele – across a distance

vision- seeing

 

telephone – sound across a distance

tele – across a distance

phone- sound

 

earphones – sound in your ears

 

Can you think of another word with ‘tele’ in it?

telegraph – graph- picture

telegram

 

photo – light

photograph – light picture, picture made from light

 

telepathy – path – feeling

sympathy empathy

 

telescope scope- device for looking

telescope – device for looking across distances

microscope – micro – tiny small

 

binoculars – bi – two  ocular- eyes

monocle – mono – 1  ocle- eyes

 

bi – two

bicycle  cycle – wheel

tricycle

unicycle

uni – 1

form – shape, look

uniform

teleport – port – place

 

On Monday, we will do a Quiz#3 on adverb clauses

 

HOMEWORK:

Review these one:

after

before

until

when

while

if

unless

although

because

EF6 8:30 Feb26

 Good morning, everyone.

We will get started at 8:30.

Today’s agenda

1. Continue with complex sentences- adverb clauses

2. Choose the highest frequency words for adverb clauses

3. Practice

Quiz#3 Monday – adverb clauses

Simple sentence – one clause

The school is closed today due to snow. SIMPLE

due to – not an adverb clause

The school is closed today because of snow. SIMPLE

The school is closed today because there is a lot of snow. COMPLEX

I want you to be able to do this both ways. You will have that choice when you are writing. That will give you power and confidence when you are writing.

Adverb Clauses

These are most of the ones you will ever need:

* Adverbial conjunctions (adverb clause words) 

time- after, before, ever since, since, until, when, whenever, while

place- wherever

condition – if, even if, provided that, unless

manner- as, as if, though, although, even though

cause- because, since

purpose or result- in order that, in order to, so that, so ... that

TOMORROW:

manner- as, as if, as ... as

purpose or result- in order that, in order to, so that, so ... that

*as 

As you can see, writing English sentences is easy.

You can buy the phone as is.

* as if – seems like, but is not

He spends money as if he were a millionaire.

She treats people as if she were the queen. – not a compliment

Who does she think she is?

* as...as

as ADJ as

She is as tall as her mother (is).

He is as good at soccer as the coach is.

as tall as, as short as, as heavy as, as sweet as

as soon as

Call me as soon as you get home.

as soon as possible ASAP

*in order that/in order to – reason why you are doing something

Shira is saving money in order that she can take a vacation to Kyoto, Japan next year.

MORE NATURAL SOUNDING: Shira is saving money in order to take a vacation to Kyoto, Japan next year. different style

Shira is saving money in order to go on a vacation.

Shira is saving money to take a vacation to Kyoto, Japan next year. different style SIMPLE? COMPLEX? Very natural sounding.

In my class, I stick close to the basic sentence styles. I also show you some different more authentic styles. You may use styles that don’t fit the grammar book perfectly. That’s ok as long as they are styles that English speakers use.

When you are writing for school and a job, my advice is to stick close to the SIMPLE, COMPOUND, and COMPLEX styles that I am teaching. The styles that I am teaching are appropriate for any level of formality. 

*so that – reason why

Shira is saving money so that she can take a trip to Montreal.

Shira wants to take a trip to Montreal; therefore, she is saving her money. COMPOUND

A nice variety of ways to express the same idea.

Shira wants to take a trip to Montreal; that’s why she is saving her money. COMPOUND COMPLEX- noun clause

The reason why she is saving money is that she will take a trip to Montreal. COMPLEX – adjective clause noun clause

There are many ways to express the same ideas. We will keep learning different ways.

*so ... that

so ADJ that

Yesterday, it was so cold that we could see our breath.

The dog is so fast that nobody can catch it.

The little girl is so good at math that she skipped a grade.

I am so good at photo editing that I can edit any picture.

My friend is so good at skiing that he practically lives at Cypress all winter.

The book was so interesting that I read it in one day.

The cookies were so tasty that I ate 15 of them.

My mother was so angry that she threw a shoe at me.

My typing is so bad that I cannot pass the test.

My singing is so horrible that my dog ran away.

I'm so confused about complex sentences that I need to read them carefully.

*even though  although  though (casual) -same meaning, your choice 

She is going to go for a run even though she is tired.

Mary likes to study English even though she finds it difficult sometimes.

COMPLEX – adverb clause

Mary finds English difficult sometimes; nevertheless, she likes to study it. COMPOUND

Mary finds English difficult sometimes; she likes to study it. OK!

Mary likes to study English she finds it difficult sometimes. NOT OK!

*though – good for spoken, casual

Her eyes are closed; look at that smile, though! Very natural sounding.

For me, I aim for a nice variety of sentences styles in my writing. 

I avoid overly long sentences. 

For clear strong statements, I tend to use simple sentences.

Compound sentences are like seesaws. They must be balanced.

Complex sentence is like a ? MONDAY

MOST IMPORTANT- HIGHEST FREQUENCY

* Adverbial conjunctions (adverb clause words) 

time- after, before, ever since, since, until, when, whenever, while

place- wherever

condition – if, even if, provided that, unless

manner- as, as if, though, although, even though

cause- because, since

purpose or result- in order that, in order to, so that, so ... that

Focus on those 15. You can use them everyday.

MONDAY

meanwhile – semicolon word COMPOUND

within – preposition

HOMEWORK

Review adverb clauses. Focus on those 15. We will do a quiz on Monday.

EF34 11:00 Feb25

 

 

Good morning, everybody.

We will get started at 11:00.

 

Today’s agenda:

1.    Review Test#1 paragraph from yesterday.

2.    Complex sentences- adverb clauses

 

 

Test#1 Paragraph

Write a 100-150 word paragraph: “What is your favourite holiday?”

 

STRUCTURE OF A PARAGRAPH

Topic sentence

Supporting sentences

Concluding sentence

 

My comments and reminders:

 

- 14-16 point font A few students wrote their paragraphs in very small font, and I couldn’t read them. Can you read small font easily? I can’t either. If you send me writing with tiny font, I just won’t read it.

 

- one block of text, don’t divide into sections

 

 

Notes on sentence writing

1.    Don’t begin sentences with SOBA. It is too casual for school writing. It is ok for informal, friendly writing, but not for school or business.

For example

My whole family gets together at Xmas. And we have a big feast. RW

 

THREE SOLUTIONS

My whole family gets together at Xmas. We have a big feast.

My whole family gets together at Xmas, and we have a big feast.

My whole family gets together at Xmas. Also, we have a big feast.

 

And we have fun. XXX

‘and’ change to ‘also’

So we got to church. XXX

‘so’ change to ‘therefore’

But I don’t like mashed potatoes. XXX

‘but’ change to ‘however’

Or we stay home and play games. XXX

‘or’ change to ‘on the other hand’ ‘alternatively’

 

SOBA is for compound sentences.

SV, SOBA SV.

 

 

2.    run on sentence RO

 

For example:

People will have a week holiday, they don’t need go to work.

CS comma splice – a comma is not strong enough to put between sentences

 

SOLUTIONS

People will have a week holiday, so they don’t need go to work.

People will have a week holiday. They don’t need go to work.

 

Example:

Chinese New Year is a traditional day for us, it is the most anticipated day for us. CS comma splice- a comma is not strong enough

 

SOLUTIONS:

Chinese New Year is a traditional day for us, and it is the most anticipated day for us. One compound

Chinese New Year is a traditional day for us. It is the most anticipated day for us. Two simples

 

 

COPYING/ PLAGIARIZING/ CHEATING ON TESTS

 

When you do a test, so not copy from the internet. Do not copy from a book. Do not get your Uncle Joe to do your test. Do not use a dictionary. Do not use a spellcheck.

Use your own English. It is the way to learn.

 

When you do your driving test, were you allowed to check the book for answers?

 

If you get caught, you will get a 0 on your test.

 

We are here to learn. Students who get 6/6 or 1/6 on the tests– all students are welcome in this class.

 

We are here to improve our English. Cheating is not a way to improve.

 

We will try another paragraph next week.

 

 

 

 

Adverb Clauses

 

SIMPLE SENTENCES

COMPOUND SENTENCES

COMPLEX SENTENCES – adverb clauses

 

time- after, before, until, when, while

condition – if, even if, unless

manner- though, although, even though

cause- because, since

purpose or result- so that, so ... that

 

A lot of these words you already know.

*after/before

The kids play video games after they eat supper. COMPLEX

The kids play video games after supper. SIMPLE

 

*until

We will wait until you are finished.

*when/while

while – two things happening at the same time

Sarah was relaxing while her husband was making dinner.

 

I waited a while. SIMPLE SENTENCE – different usage of ‘while’

 

*if

Sara will go to your party if you invite her.

 

*even if

Sara will not go to your party even if you invite her.

We will to the park even if it rains.

 

*unless

Let’s grab some coffee if you are free.

Let’s grab some coffee unless you are busy.

Sarah plays volleyball every Tuesday unless she is working.

 

grab some coffee – drink some coffee

 

* though, although, even though- all the same meaning, your choice

Donna likes to study English even though/although/though it is hard for her.
My mother-in-law and I smile at each other even though we hate each other. – just a joke

I like living in Vancouver although rent is expensive.

 

*so that = for a purpose

Shirin is saving money so that she can take a vacation to Iran next year.

You are learning more English so that you can get a BC high school diploma.

The old women exercises everyday so that she can stay healthy as she ages.

 

*so ... that

so ADJ that

so cold that

Today, it is so cold that I am wearing two sweaters.

The noodles are so spicy that my mouth is burning.

The girl is so beautiful that she has 100 guys wanting to marry her.

The woman is so smart that she works for NASA.

 

We will continue with this tomorrow.

EF6 8:30 Feb25

 

Good morning, everyone.

We will get started at 8:30.

 

Today’s agenda

 

1.    Continue with complex sentences- adverb clauses

 

Quiz#3 tomorrow – adverb clauses

 

 

 

 

Adverb Clauses

 

* Adverbial conjunctions (adverb clause words)

time- after, before, ever since, since, until, when, whenever, while

place- wherever

condition – if, even if, provided that, unless

manner- as, as if, though, although, even though

cause- because, since

purpose or result- in order that, in order to, so that, so ... that

 

 

Source of confusion- difference between compound and complex sentences, specifically transitional terms and adverbial conjunctions (adverb clause words)

 

* Compound sentence – transitional term

It snowed last night; therefore, the roads were slick this morning.

 

* Complex sentence – adverbial conjunction (adverb clause words)

The roads were slick this morning because it snowed last night.

 

These are two different kinds of sentences. They may look similar, but they are not.

Compound sentences – “Transitional Terms” words, terms

You have to be learning those on your own. If you do not learn them, your writing will remain at the level it is now.

To be clear: You can learn these, but you have to learn these. You have had them for over a week. Have you been studying them?

If yes, good for you. You are doing the work that you have to do in order to improve your writing.

If no, then that is your decision. You can decide to start doing the work at any time- today or next week or five years from now. Up to you.

 

Very simple advice to you and to me:

If you want to learn piano, play piano a little bit every day. In a year, you’ll be good.

If you want to learn piano to write sentence styles in English, play

piano practice the sentence styles a little bit every day. In a year, you’ll be good.

 

When your English is getting better, you will feel great! However, you have to do the work.

 

 

Today’s work:

* Adverbial conjunctions (adverb clause words)

time- after, before, since, until, when, whenever, while

condition – if, even if, provided that, unless

manner- as, as if, though, although, even though, as ... as

cause- because, since

purpose or result- in order that, in order to, so that, so ... that

 

If you learn these, you will be able to express 99.9% of your ideas.

 

* before- Call me before you leave. complex- adverb clause

          Call me before 8pm. simple

 

* since- Maria has lived in Canada since 1990. simple

Maria has lived in Canada since she moved from Indonesia in 1990. complex- adverb clause

 

Can you see the difference?

 

 

 

* until – We will wait until you get home.

 

* when/while   when- time   while-two things happening at the same

time

 

Sarah was washing the dishes when the phone rang. one moment in

time

 

Sarah was washing the dishes while Joe was watching TV.

My daughter was reading while I was playing guitar.

 

simple present

I get up early while you get up late.

 

 

TRUE FACT: It is difficult to differentiate between these right now. That will come with practice.

 

*if

Sarah will go to the party if she is free.

We will go to the park if it is sunny.

 

*even if

Sarah will not go to the party even if she is free.

We will go to the park even if it is not sunny.

 

These are very powerful terms that you can use to express your thoughts. Often, I tell students that should become familiar with authentic, real English. This is real English that we use all day, every day.

 

 

*provided that – ‘if’ for important things

Let’s grab some coffee if you’re free. – not important

You can change your career provided that you have made a good plan.

- important

You can go to UBC provided that you have the prereqs. (prerequisite courses)

 

grab some coffee- (casual) have some coffee

 

*unless – changes the situation, opposite of ‘if’ ‘provided that’

Let’s grab some coffee if you’re free.

Let’s grab some coffee unless you’re busy.

Let’s not grab coffee if you are busy.

Let’s take a raincheck on coffee if you are busy. (idiom)

take a raincheck – we will do it later, postpone

 

Do you want to go for a walk today?

I have a doctor’s appointment. Can I take a raincheck?

 

since / ever since

since – time

ever since – long time

 

Maria has lived in Canada since 2018. SIMPLE SENTENCE

Maria has lived in Canada ever since 1978. long time SIMPLE SENTENCE

Maria has lived in Canada since she moved from Japan in 2018. COMPLEX SENTENCE adverb clause

Maria has lived in Canada ever since she moved from Japan in 1978. long time

 

If something feels like a long time, use ‘ever since’.

We have been in class since 8:30. doesn’t feel like a long time

We have been waiting for the bus ever since 8:30. feels like a long time

 

 

These terms and words can change the way you express yourself in English. They can really help you express your thoughts and ideas clearly. They are very powerful tools, and you should learn to use them.

 

NOTE: ‘simple’ – several uses

Used for simple sentences. Used for simple verb tenses

-confusing

 

We will practice tomorrow. Try some of your own for homework. We can share them.

 

cause- because, since

because – easiest one

The little girl is tired because she was running around the park all day.

 The little girl is tired since she was running around the park all day.

 

since – two meaning – time, cause

 

due to + noun

The little girl is tired due to her running around the park all day. awk

The school is closed today due to snow. due to + noun

The school is closed today because of snow. simple

The school is closed today due to snow. simple

 

We can see the many many variations that we can write.

For this class, I will stick mostly to the basic SIMPLE, COMPOUND, and COMPLEX.

 

 

TOMORROW:

manner- as, as if, though, although, even though, as ... as

purpose or result- in order that, in order to, so that, so ... that

 

EF34 11:00 Feb24

 

Good morning, everybody.

We will get started at 11:00.

 

Today’s agenda:

1.    Review of paragraph format and content

2.    Test#1 – write a short paragraph

 

 

paragraph

- 5-8 sentences approximately

- 100-150 words

- 14-16 point font

- doublespace

 

Topic sentence

Supporting sentences

Concluding sentence

 

Most important- Make sure your sentence are real sentences.

SIMPLE, COMPOUND,

COMPLEX- start tomorrow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Test#1

 

Write a paragraph on the following topic.

Email it to me by 12:05.

Cameras on, please.

 

“What is your favourite holiday?”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EF6 8:30 Feb24

 Good morning, everyone.

We will get started at 8:30.

Today’s agenda

1. Review Test#1 – paragraph

2. Begin complex sentences- adverb clauses

Paragraph:

Topic sentence – directly connected to the question

TIPS to connect your TS to the question: 

1. mirror vocab from the question

What is your favourite holiday?

My favourite holiday is Eid Fitr. 

2. Use synonyms

favourite holiday – most like, most enjoyble, celebration, day off

The celebration that I enjoy most is Easter.

Supporting sentences- explain or describe your three points- 3 is a good number to aim for

Concluding sentence

(150-200 words)

Grabber – teach later

My notes on the writing:

1. Quality of the sentences- simple, compound, complex

2. Format of the paragraph – one block of writing, not 5 or 6 sections

I have concerns about students (you) cheating on tests.

- on line, not in class, cameras on

- plagiarism – copying writing from a book or the internet and passing it 

in 

Last week, I was marking personal essays that were written by students. Several of the essays were copied from the internet. That is cheating. That is plagiarism. The students who cheated got 0%. Also, I wrote a letter for their permanent file. Most importantly, I don’t trust them anymore.

- using dictionaries during tests –  That’s cheating. Use your own 

vocabulary. For example, when you do your driving test, are you allowed to check the driving book quickly to refresh your memory?

Maybe I will not be able to tell if you used a dictionary or a spell check.

You will know that you did it.

It’s not a happy topic, but it is a problem that comes up.

Plagiarized:

My favorite holiday is New Year’s Day. New Year’s Day comes once in a year and is a special day throughout the world. All people in the universe recognize this day because it is the beginning day of the year, which is the first day of January. The weather is usually cold by that period. On the 31st of December, I usually gather my family together to give praises to God starting at 11:00 pm until 1:00 am. At 10:00 am, I usually go to church with my family. After arriving home from church, my family and friends usually have a get together party with various kinds of food that would have been prepared to eat, such as pounded yam, rice and beans, and turkey. After eating, I used to give out some gifts to my friends.

0/6

Write a letter for their permanent file.

The trust is broken.

Plagiarism and cheating

You should not be using a spell checker or grammar checker during tests. Turn them off.

Rephrasing is fine. Copying is not.

Citations – teach later

Paragraph format:

-indent the first word

-one block of writing

I  want to talk about one of my best and favorite holidays in Persian culture. It is called “ Shab- e-Yalda”( Yalda night). Persian  people celebrate it every year on December 20/21;  this is the last day of fall and the longest and darkest night of the year. On this night family and friends get together to talk and dance, eat and drink the whole night. Beside the variety of Persian  food, red fruits like watermelons and pomegranates always serve this night. People believe the colors of these fruits are symbols of the glow of their life; also eating nuts make them warm and strong. The special part is reading poetry of “ Hafez”, after midnight. Every person, one by one, makes a wish and asks for a poem. They chose a poem by the chance and this poem will blessed their life for the next year. In  fact we celebrate this night, because after “Yalda”  all the nights get shorter and shorter, and spring is coming.

holiday- vacation or statutory day off

My favourite holiday was when I went to Montreal on a business trip.

weekend = holiday? , day off

holiday = religious day?

humanism – not religion

Complex sentences

Sentence styles:

SIMPLE

COMPOUND

COMPLEX

- adverb clauses

- noun clauses

- adjective clauses

adverb clauses- because if when after before

-because

I am going for a walk later because it is a nice day.

Because it is a nice day, I am going for a walk later.

-if

Maria will call you if she has time.

If Maria has time, she will call you.

-when

Lock the door when you leave the house.

When you leave the house, lock the door.

-after

1. The kids played video games after supper. SIMPLE – prepositional phrase

2. The kids played video games after they had supper. COMPLEX – adverb clause

Can you see the difference?

It’s our choice. You want to be able to write a variety of sentence styles.

We will continue this tomorrow.

EF34 11:00 Feb23

 

 

Good morning, everybody.

We will get started at 11:00.

 

Today’s agenda:

1.    Continue with paragraphs

 

Test#1 – write a short paragraph. Wednesday

 

go / go to

 

Normally, we say ‘go to’

e.g. Maria will go to Burnaby tonight.

          We go to the park every day.

          Mark goes to the gym three times a week.

 

exceptions – ‘home’, ‘downtown’, ‘there’

The little boy went to home. XXX The little boy went home. to

The little boy went to his friend’s home.

I have to go to downtown tomorrow night. XXX

I have to go downtown tomorrow night. to

 

Small details – not a big deal.

 

There is a nice lake in Burnaby. I like to go there.

 

 

 

 

Paragraphs – 5-8 sentences together, writing about one topic. I will give you a topic tomorrow.

                     -English Foundations 3/4 -100-150 words approximately

                     -EF6 150-200 words

 

 

 

 

 

Gold

Topic sentence- introduces the topic of the paragraph ‘gold’, ‘valued’

-always begin your paragraph with a topic sentence

Supporting sentences- exaplain the reasons why, discuss the topic in detail

Concluding sentence- restate the topic sentence, wraps up the paragraph

Gold is a precious metal that is valued for two important reasons. First of all, gold is beautiful and does not corrode. Therefore, it is good for jewelry, coins, and ornaments. Gold never needs to be polished and will remain beautiful forever. For example, an antique gold coin looks as beautiful today as the day it was made. Secondly, gold is very useful to industry and science. It is used in many applications, such as photography and dentistry. Also, gold is used in astronauts' suits. Astronauts wear gold-plated heat shields for protection when they go outside spaceships in space. In conclusion, gold is treasured not only for its beauty but also for its usefulness.

114 words – perfect length for EF34

 

We will learn four kinds of paragraphs:

1.narrative paragraph – tell a story

2.descriptive paragraph – describe something

3.process/expository paragraph – teach how to do something, explain how something works

4.persuasive paragraph – give an opinion, convince

MAYBE – 5. definition paragraph – tell what something is

 

 

Wednesday –

Test#1 – short paragraph (50m)

          I will give you an easy general topic. You will plan and write a short paragraph of about 100-150 words.

e.g. Discuss how the US dropping the gold standard in the 1970s has affected world economics. Just joking!

TOPIC: What is your favourite holiday? Why?

 

PLAN

Decide on your holiday. Thanksgiving

Aim for three reasons. Three is a good number to shoot for.

1.    family gathers together

2.    big feast, lots of different kinds of food

3.    not commercialized like Christmas, just about family and food and being thankful

 

WRITE

Grabber- attention getting sentence, friendly way to begin a paragraph or essay

Topic sentence- opening sentence, tells the reader what the paragraph is about. The topic sentence is linked to the question.

Supporting sentences- talk about your points, probably three points

Concluding sentence – wrap up, nice ending, repeating the idea in thea topic sentence

e.g. What is your favourite holiday? Why?

 

          There are many holidays throughout the year that I enjoy. However, my favourite holiday is Thanksgiving Day. I like it for three reasons. First of all, Thanksgiving is a great wonderful opportunity for family members to gather together and enjoy each other’s company.

Secondly, we all can enjoy a huge feast and eat a lot of different kinds of traditional and modern food. Finally, Thanksgiving has not been commercialized like Christmas, so we can focus on the holiday itself and not feel like we have buy anything. For these reasons, Thanksgiving has always been my favourite holiday. Enjoy your Thanksgiving no matter what kind of food and company you will enjoy.

 

 

 

What is your favourite holiday? Why?

 

          There are many holidays throughout the year that I enjoy very much. However, my favourite holiday is Thanksgiving Sunday. I like this special day for three reasons. First of all, Thanksgiving is a wonderful opportunity for family members and friends to gather together and enjoy each other’s company. While we are together, we all can enjoy a huge feast and eat a lot of different kinds of traditional and modern food. Finally, Thanksgiving has not been commercialized like Christmas, so we can focus on the holiday itself and not feel like we have buy anything. All we have to do is be together. For these reasons, Thanksgiving has always been my favourite holiday of the year. Enjoy your Thanksgiving no matter what kind of food and company you will enjoy.

(130 words- Perfect!)

6/6

Ready for English Foundations 6. Almost ready for UBC.

Easy to understand. Hard Challenging to write it.

 

For now, let’s take some time and you can write some practice sentences based on this topic. If you are willing, Share them in Chat.

grabber

topic sentence

supporting sentences

concluding sentence

 

Example topic sentence: “I have many reasons why I like Chinese New Year as my favourite holiday. Here are the four most important ones.

 

1.    return to my hometown

2.    meet with family and friends

3.    watch TV shows together

4.    make food together

 

Write those points into nice sentences.

 

Sounds great!

 

 

e.g. TOPIC SENTENCE

I have many reasons why I like being in this class. Here are the five most important ones.

 

Please everybody don’t copy that style.

If I have to read 30 paragraphs with the same topic sentences, I’m going to fall asleep.

Writing is a mix of following the rules but also being creative.

 

e.g.

Everyone has a favorite holiday in the year like Halloween, Labor Day, etc. However, my favorite holiday is Chinese New Year.

 

We have a lot of holidays in this world for celebrating, but for me, my favourite holiday is Canada Day.

 

Topic sentence + Supporting points

My favourite holiday is Mid Autumn Festival. It was a really fun day when I was a child. I played with lanterns in the park. WRITE MORE ABOUT THE LANTERNS Then I had some special fruit after a big dinner with my family. WRITE MORE ABOUT THE DINNER AND THE FRUIT

-lanterns

-dinner with family

-special fruit

 

          My favourite holiday is my dog’s birthday.

-take home for a walk

-give him steak and a meat birthday cake to eat

-give him a present – new tennis ball

EF6 8:30 Feb23

 Good morning, everyone.

We will get started at 8:30.

Today’s agenda

1. Tips on writing a good paragraph

2. Test#1 – paragraph

Tomorrow- begin complex sentences

Tips for writing a good paragraph:

PREWRITE- planning (5m)

1. Read the question carefully. Read every word several times. Make sure you understand what the writing prompt is asking you to write about.

2. Brainstorm 3 points to support your topic sentence. 3 is a good number.

3. Put the three points in order – TIME, SPACE, IMPORTANCE

WRITE- (40m)

4. Topic sentence and supporting sentences and concluding sentence (150-200w) (30m)

5. Proofread and edit (10m) – punc vf vt agr

6. Email it in on time.

TIP: Make sure you are writing real sentences: simple, compound, 

complex

Test#1

Write a 150-200 word paragraph on the following topic.

Remember font, doublespace and subject line.

Email to me by 9:30. No lates.

Cameras on, please.

“What is your favourite holiday?”

EF34 11:00am Feb22

 

 

Good morning, everybody.

We will get started at 11:00.

 

The location in Canada for our virtual sightseeing is Newfoundland.

 

breaching whale

 

Today’s agenda:

1.    Review Quiz #2 on compound sentences

2.    Continue with paragraphs

 

Test#1 – write a short paragraph. Wednesday

 

 

Paragraphs – 5-8 sentence together, writing about one topic

                     -150-200 words English 10, 11, 12

                     -English Foundations 3/4 - shorter is ok, 100-150 words

 

 

 

 

Gold

Topic sentence- introduces the topic of the paragraph ‘gold’, ‘valued’

-always begin your paragraph with a topic sentence

Supporting sentences- exaplain the reasons why, discuss the topic in detail

Concluding sentence- restate the topic sentence, wraps up the paragraph

Gold is a precious metal that is valued for two important reasons. First of all, gold is beautiful and does not corrode. Therefore, it is good for jewelry, coins, and ornaments. Gold never needs to be polished and will remain beautiful forever. For example, an antique gold coin looks as beautiful today as the day it was made. Secondly, gold is very useful to industry and science. It is used in many applications, such as photography and dentistry. Also, gold is used in astronauts' suits. Astronauts wear gold-plated heat shields for protection when they go outside spaceships in space. In conclusion, gold is treasured not only for its beauty but also for its usefulness.

114 words – perfect length for EF34

 

Next week, we will start working on how to write short paragraphs.

Good challenge – use our sentences to write down our ideas

We will learn four kinds of paragraphs:

1.narrative paragraph – tell a story

2.descriptive paragraph – describe something

3.process/expository paragraph – teach how to do something, explain how something works

4.persuasive paragraph – give an opinion, convince

MAYBE – 5. definition paragraph – tell what something is

 

Quiz #2- Compound Sentences

 

Write a compound sentence for each:

e.g.    dog and

I have a dog, and he is loyal.

 

                     1. drive                            but

SV, SOBA SV.

I know how to drive, but I do not have a car.

 

2. mountain                  so

I love to hike, so I will go to the mountain tomorrow.

 

3. try                                and

Gloria tried hard in the math class, and she succeeded.

 

4. bought                        but

I bought new leather boots yesterday, but I will return them.

 

5. weekend                   so

It rained all weekend, so mostly we stayed inside arguing.

 

6. fix                                or

Can you fix my phone, or do I have to buy a new one?

 

 

Please write any sentences you would like to discuss in the chat:

1.    I bought a new clothes, but it was expensive. #

I bought a new guitar, but it was expensive.

I bought new clothes, but they were expensive.

 

2.    We have to plant something on the mountain, so we need to purchase some seeds.

3.    I'm free this weekend, so let's go to party.

Let’s go to a party. (noun)

Let’s go party. (verb)

go + verb

I have to go buy some groceries.

 

4.    I bought some vegetables yesterday, but I did not buy any meat.

5.    He fix study scheldule or he doesn't stusy. meaning?

 

6.    I had breakfast in a fancy cafe, but even sitting there was extremely expensive. punc

7.    I can drive a car, but I cannot ride a bike. art

8.    The mountains are beautiful, so  they are tall. Logic

The mountains are tall, so they are beautiful.

 

9.    I try to read English, and I try to speak it, too.

Maria plays soccer. She plays volleyball, too.

 

10.                       It is the weekend, so we will go to the park.

11.                       I will fix my computer, or I will buy a new one.

12.                       I brought fruits some fruit yesterday, but it's not good. #

13.                       I will try newe soup, and I make it cookies. RW

14.                       Please fix it or throw it away. simple sentence

15.                       Every weekend, I go hiking, so I take a lot of pictures with my  cell phone. prep

16.                       I can't wait for next weekend, so I can enjoy it with my family.

I can't wait for next weekend so that I can enjoy it with my family.

complex sentence

17.                       I want to make some food, but I don't have any ideas.

18.                       I can drive, but my sisters dose not. verbs sp

I can drive, but my sisters can not.

I drive, but my sisters do not.

19.                       I  like bananas, but I can’t eat them because I’m allergic.

compound complex – teach next week

 

20.                       I bought a book for my son yesterday , but it’s the wrong book.

21.                       I learnt English but, I can't speak fluently. XXX

I learned English, but I can't speak fluently.

22.                       I have to fix my fence ,or hire someone to fix it . XXX

I have to fix my fence or hire someone to fix it. simple SVV

I have to fix my fence, or I will hire someone to fix it. compound

 

23.                       I want to go out hiking, so I will go with friends.

24.                       She will came late today or, she won't came. vf

She will come late today, or she won't come.

 

25.                       I was tired work yesterday, but were not busy. XXX

I was tired at work yesterday, but we were not busy.

 

 

agr – subject verb agreement

My sister go to school. agr

My sister goes to school.

 

My brothers lives in Iran. agr

My brothers live in Iran.

My brother live in Iran. agr

My brother lives in Iran.

 

siblings – both sexes, brothers and sisters

 

Jun has four siblings: three sisters and one brother.

 

throw/ throw away

You throw a ball for a dog.

You throw away garbage.

Maria threw a frisbee to her daughter.

Maria threw away some old clothes.

Dogs can so athletic compared to humans.

 

can’t  ‘ apostrophe

Apostrophes are used for two reasons:

1.    shows possession

2.    shows a contraction

 

1.    possession –  a person owns something

Marwa’s new phone is nice.

My sister’s new baby is ugly.

 

2.    can not -  can’t

will not – won’t

 

*** Always confusing to people:

its it’s

its – possession, no apostrophe (special)

it’s – it is

 

The dog is biting its tail. possession

It’s a very cute dog. it is

 

 

Wednesday –

Test#1 – short paragraph (50m)

          I will give you an easy general topic. You will plan and write a short paragraph of about 100 words.

e.g. Discuss how the US dropping the gold standard in the 1970s has affected world economics. Just joking!

What is your favourite holiday? Why?

 

PLAN

Decide on your holiday. Thanksgiving

Aim for three reasons. Three is a good number to shoot for.

1.    family gathers together

2.    big feast, lots of different kinds of food

3.    not commercialized like Christmas, just about family and food and being thankful

 

WRITE

Topic sentence-

Supporting sentences

Concluding sentence

 

 

Continue with this tomorrow.