Friday, 26 February 2021

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

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