EF34 11:00 March2

 

Good morning, everybody.

We will get started at 11:00.

 

Today’s virtual tour of Canada destination is Banff, Alberta.

This would make a great road trip.

 

 

Today’s agenda:

1.    Review Quiz#3 – adverb clauses

 

 

Tomorrow- Begin noun clauses

 

 

MY PLAN:

Quiz on Noun clauses on Friday

Paragraph on Monday

 

 

Quiz#3

Write a sentence that has an adverb clause for each.

1.    after            practice

The kids went to McDonalds after soccer practice. SIMPLE

The kids went to McDonalds after SV soccer practice. COMPLEX – adverb clauses

The kids went to McDonalds after soccer practice was over. no comma

After soccer practice was over, the kids went to McDonalds. comma

 

comma/no comma – some of you are confused, have to review and practice

 

2.    until            school

Joan couldn’t call her mother until SV.

Joan couldn’t call her mother until school was out.

 

3.    when          store

4.    if                  tomorrow

5.    although    rain

6.    because     late

 

Share some of your sentence that were challenging in Chat:

 

1.    I arrived to the store when it was closed. awk

When I arrived at the store, it was closed.

The store was closed when I arrived.

 

2.    You have to stay in school until the finish.

You have to stay in school until the class finishes.

 

3.    I always buy some on sale groceries when the store almost close.

Vocabulary – building vocab

I always buy some groceries on sale when the store is almost closed.

close- verb

closed – adjective

I close the door. verb

The door is closed. adjective

 

4.    Give me a call if you are free.

5.    When I went to support store last night, I found it close.

6.    When I went to support store?? last night, I found it closed.

Superstore

 

7.    When I arrived the store, it was closed yesterday.

When I arrived at the store yesterday, it was closed.

 

 

prepositions – in at to for with on

idiomatic, no rules- You will learn these by talking and listening to real English.

 

8.    They read book until they arrive school .

They read books until they arrive at school. meaning?

 

9.     Sara goes to store  when she comes back work . prepositions

Sara goes to the store when she comes back from work.

 

10.                       I do not work if I have Headache .

I do not work if I have a headache.

 

11.                       We will go the park although the weather is rain . wf

We will go the park although the weather is rainy.

rain – verb, noun

rainy -adj

 

12.                       You have to stay in school until the storm finish. vf

You have to stay in school until the storm finishes.

You have to stay in school until the storm is finished.

finish – verb

finished -adj

 

13.                       Although tomorrow are gonna be rain, I will wash my car. vf

 

14.                       When will you go to store buy something?

When will you go to the store to buy something?

 

 

15.                       The school should be reopening until the Covid-19 finished.

16.                       After I practice English, my English is getting better than before.

17.                       I am late for my appointment because it there is the a traffic jam on the road.

18.                       I need to grab milk when the store opens. Great!

19.                       When you have time, we can go to the store.

20.                       If tomorrow is a sunny day, I will wash my car.

21.                       I couldn't get my Canadian passport, until get my citizenship

I couldn't get my Canadian passport until I get my citizenship.

 

22.                       We will study online until the school reopens.

23.                       If is Sunday We will go to the beach tomorrow. ??

If it is Sunday, we will go to the beach tomorrow. Meaning??

 

24.                       I don't like winter because it is cold.

25.                       I am going to hike although the weather is terrible raining.

I am going to hike although it is raining terribly.

 

26.                       The store will be closed when Canada Day is coming.

 

27.                       let me know if you want to help XXX Cap punc

 

28.                       I was studying after I played foosball.

29.                       Although the sun was shining , it was still raining.

30.                       Let me know if you need any help.

31.                       Let me grab your things, and you can use the washroom.

COMPOUND SENTENCE, NOT COMPLEX

Compound and complex sentences are not the same. You need to know how to write both.

 

32.                       She’s good dancer although  great singer. XXX

She’s a good dancer although she is a great singer. LOGIC?

She’s a good dancer although she has never taken a class.

 

33.                       I will buy the shoes if they have my size.

34.                       Jon will join the family dinner when get back from school. XXX

Jon will join the family dinner when he gets back from school.

35.                       When I was a child, I played soccer a lot.

 

 

Some of these are a good start. Many people in the class have a lot of practice to do. This will not get better on its own. You have to put it in the work. Now is the time. Don’t wait until EF6 or English 10.

 

Is this work too hard?

 

I want it to be challenging, but I don’t want it to feel impossible.

I want to push you but not push too hard.

That’s the balance.

 

SIMPLE

COMPOUND , SOBA

COMPLEX – adverb clauses (challenging)

 

Stick with it. Work on it. You get it with work.