EF34 11:00 May 4

 Good morning, everybody.

We will get started at 11:00.

Cameras on. Mics muted.

Today’s agenda:

• “Correction Codes” Check your email. I emailed to you last night.

• Quiz#1 simple sentences

-art

We visited U nited States. art

We visited the United States.

-prep- in on to for

I live in Vancouver.

I live on Main Street.

I live at 1234 Main Street.

tricky- no hard rules for prepositions, become accustomed to the usage

-punc

I like cats     punc

I like cats.

-sp spelling

I have trouble with spelling, too. e.g. Wednesday, counsellor, because

-agr- subject verb agreement

Jun live  in Vancouver. agr

Jun live s in Vancouver.

#1 error that students make is agr.

I is  a student. agr

I am a student.

-vt verb tense – past present future

I go to school when I am a kid. vt

I went to school when I was a kid.

-vf verb form

I was buy  a new pair of shoes. vf

I bought a new pair of shoes.

-wf word form – building vocabulary

health (noun), healthy (adjective), healthily (adverb)

I have good health. I am healthy. I eat healthily.

Building vocabulary is very important of you at a 3/4 level. You should be adding new words to your vocabulary every day.

-wo word order – translation

I have a white sweater.

Spanish – I have a sweater white.

also for Arabic

Difficult to unlearn.

In Canada, there are people from many countries.

Chinese – There are many countries people.

One of my students said that she has to have two brains: English brain and Mandarin brain.

Spanish brain, Arabic brain

You have to keep them separate.

Very challenging!!

euphemism – Teachers don’t like to say ‘difficult’ – negative emotion

difficult

challenging – opportunity, positive word

This is very challenging.

euphemism- when we don’t want to say the real work, we say a gentler word

die passed away, passed on

bathroom, restroom, powderroom,washroom, peeroom

Teacher says “Interesting.” No. Wrong.

Boss says “You have an exciting new opportunity.” You’re fired.

Wife says “We should take separate vacations this year.” I’m running away with the Amazon deliveryman.

OLD JOKE: Your son looks like the milkman. the Amazon delivery man.

Tomorrow, we will begin on compound sentences. These compound sentences will be more challenging than simple sentences.