Good morning, everyone.
We will get started at 8:30.
Today’s agenda
1.
Review Test#2 paragraph
2.
Adjective clauses
This week: Quiz#5-adj
cl Thursday
Test#3- paragraph
Friday
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Spring Break is from March 15-26. We are back on Monday, March
29.
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On Monday, March 29, I will be giving out midterm reports. You
will need this report from me in order to register for the next term: April-June.
We will not have a class together on Monday, March 29.
You email me anytime between 8:30-10:45 on March 29, and I
will email you back your midterm average (%) and my recommendation as to whether
you should register for the next level or stay at this level.
Your midterm average will be based on the quizzes and tests
we have done so far.
The pass mark for the class is 50%. That’s true for all of
BC schools.
The minimum average for early recommendation (midterm
recommendation) is 65%.
Our English department policy is anyone who is getting below
65% is probably not ready to move on.
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You can figure out your own average
Quiz 1,2,3,4 x/3
Test1,2 x/6
Scenario 1:
1/3 2/3 2.5/3 3/3
4/6 2/6
x\y 14.5/24 = 60.4%
NO EARLY RECOMMENDATION
Scenario 2:
1.8/3 2/3 2/3 2.2/3
4.5/6 4/6
16.5/24 = 68.8%
EARLY RECOMMENDATION
We might do a makeup later in the course.
This is a midterm report. We still have four weeks left to
learn, do tests and quizzes, and get better.
My question: “Are you ready to succeed in English 10?”
English Foundations 7 and English 10 is the same course.
English Foundations 7 is for people who already finished
high school anywhere in the world.
English 10 is for people who have not finished high school
anywhere in the world.
It’s a government rule. It is not a school rule.
Classroom learning can only teach you so much.
You have to get and live in English some.
I practice my guitar everyday.
Practicing is not the same as playing music with people.
For me, playing music in a group with real people is 10X as
useful as practicing by myself.
Both are important, but playing in a group is much more
important than practicing by yourself.
In the same way, studying more grammar books is not going to
help you as much as actually putting yourself in situations where you must
communicate with other humans in English.
Are you afraid of that?
Are you nervous around English speakers?
Are you afraid of people who are different than you?
If yes, be brave and do it anyway.
Review Test#2 paragraph
confusion about vocab: fun/funny
fun – enjoyable “The party was fun.” “Hiking is fun.”
funny- humourous, laugh “The movie was funny. We laughed a
lot. “My uncle is a very funny guy.”
-topic sentence -on topic
You must begin with a TS that is one topic.
Example of TS that did not work:
TOPIC: “Write about a funny thing that happened when you were
a kid.”
“I did a lot of things when I was a kid. Here are six of them.”
XXX
“I has no funny things happen to me when I was a kid.
Instead, I will tell you how miserable we all were.” XXX
“My grandparents had a farm when I was a kid.” XXX
“When I was a kid, I liked to go fishing.”
Begin with a topic sentence:
e.g.
TOPIC: “Write about a funny thing that happened when you were
a kid.”
I remember a
funny thing that happened when I was in Grade 2. I forgot to wear my shoes when
I went to school. I wore my slippers instead.....
I had a lot
of funny things that happened when I was a kid. The funniest thing was when we pretended
that we couldn’t hear or see my little brother.
If you don’t answer the question, you will not get a good
result.
- sentences – frameworks that you should follow
When students write paragraphs, they sometimes forget about
the sentences.
SIMPLE, COMPOUND, COMPLEX
Writing in simple sentences are a good start. Compound sentences
are a small jump from simple sentences.
, SOBA ;
TRUTH: You have to
practice. You are not practicing. If English is
important to you, you have to
practice. You have to put in the hours- start today! Make a change! Do the work
and it will better. Don’t do the work, and you will remain frustrated.
It’s in your hands: practicing or not practicing is up to
you.
*** Adjective Clauses
who that which
other words that are used less frequently: where whom
who - people
that – things, animals
which – special things, unique things
We use ‘who’ and ‘that’ most often, everyday, all day long.
who – people
Sarah’s sister lives in Burnaby.
Sarah’s sister who is a nurse lives in Burnaby.
Joe was talking to Moe who is a actor.
Michele is a person who works very hard.
I am a person who loves music.
that – things, animals
Mae bought a cell phone that was only $100.
The car that Sarah likes is very fast.
I have a water bottle that you can borrow.
Dat has a kitten that has cute black paws.
I like fish that are colourful.
which – special things, unique things
She loves her wedding ring which her husband gave her.
She kept the birthday card which her son made for her.
‘which’ makes it sound special
I want to see the Sphinx, which is in Egypt.
Keiko is from Nagano, which is a city close to the mountains.
Beijing, which is the capital of China, is a huge metropolis.
We should take the pictures within the first two weeks
after the baby is born. main clause adverb clause
where- I decided
to hide somewhere that they couldn’t find me.
I decided
to hide somewhere where they couldn’t find me.
place ‘ where’ works better
Canada is a country where I can feel freer than I did before.
Canada is a country in which I can feel freer than
I did before.
We have choices.
when – used for adverb clauses and adjective clauses
People get confused.
Call me when you get home. adv cl
I moved to Canada at a time when the epidemic was just
beginning. adj cl – describing ‘time’
For today, focus on ‘who’ and ‘that’. Those two will be useful
everyday, all day.
Let’s not work about the ones that we use only sometimes.
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