Monday, 17 May 2021

EF34 7PM May 17

 

 

 

Good evening, everybody.

We will get started at 7:00.

Cameras on. Mics muted until you are ready to talk.

 

 

Today’s agenda:

·      Review Quiz#3- adverb clause

·      Finish with noun clauses

·      Idioms

 

Tomorrow

·      Begin adjective clauses

·      Quiz#4 - noun clauses

 

Quiz#3

 

Ex.   It is late.

        Go to bed because it is late.

       

1.   John bought a new phone.

John bought a new phone + adverb clause.

John bought a new phone after he gave his old one to his daughter.

 

Adverb clause + John bought a new phone.

After John gave his old phone to his daughter, he bought a new one.

 

 

2.Could you close the window?

3.Take the dog for a walk.

4.   Maria argues with her husband.

5.The tall girl was smiling.

6.Junko doesn’t want to stay in Vancouver.

 

Please put some examples that you want to go over in Chat:

a)    Maria has been arguing with her husband since they were married.

b)   Take the dog for a walk even though it is raining.

c)     If you are free, take the dog for a walk.

d)   Maria argues with her husband until he is getting gets angry.

e)    If it was is raining, could you close the window.

f)      The tall girl was smiling because she was reading a funny story.

article – art- a an the

 

a dog

an ostrich

 

g)    Take the dog for a walk if the weather is good.                                   

h)   The tall girl was smiling while the dog was running around there.

i)       Since Robert hides the true, Maria argues with her husband.

How many people are in this argument? 3? 2?

 

Since her husband, Robert, hides the true, Maria argues with him.

Since Robert, her husband, hides the true, Maria argues with him.

 

Robert, her husband,  - appositive

 

an appositive – a word that defines or explains the preceding word

 

My sister lives in Spain. Her name is Kathy.

My sister, Kathy, lives in Spain. an appositive

Kathy, my sister, lives in Spain.

Her son, Jacob, is in grade 4.

Our school, South Hill, will have in-class classes in September, hopefully.

 

j)       If continue to rain, Junko doesn’t want to stay in Vancouver. SV

If it continues to rain, Junko doesn’t want to stay in Vancouver.

 

k)    we will keep going for walk until rain start. cap

l)       Junko doesn’t want to stay in Vancouver unless he finds a job.

pron

How many people are in this sentence? 1 or 2?

sound like 2

Junko 1

he 2

Junko doesn’t want to stay in Vancouver unless she finds a job.

 

ko – girl’s name

Keiko, Ayako, Tomoko, Emiko,

 

 

m)      Could you please close the door?

 

n)   The tall girl was smiling while her boyfriend was smiling in the shopping mall.

o)    Jhon bought a new phone after he loose his last phone

John bought a new phone after he lost his last phone.

 

p)   Because he said a joke, the tall girl smailing. vf

Because he told a joke, the tall girl was smiling.

 

q)   Can you open your eyes when I am talking with you?

r)     Could you close the window while you are talking to on your phone? prep

s)     Junko doesn't want to stay in Vancouver since the rent is too much/high.

t)      We will keep going for walk until rain start. art agr

We will keep going for a walk until the rain starts.

 

 

Examples of appositives:

 

1.    My lunch, an onion and garlic sandwich, smells great.

2.    My son, an engineer, will be moving to Toronto next week.

3.    Jessica, the youngest student in the class, had the highest mark.

The youngest student in the class, Jessica, had the highest mark.

4.    The baby, a six-month-old, does not sleep well.

The baby, a poor sleeper, is six months old.

5.    Eileen, the marketing manager, organized the ad campaign.

6.    The class was taught by Mrs. McKnight, a retired teacher.

Mrs. McKnight, a retired teacher, taught the class.

7.    The car, a red convertible, was speeding through the neighbourhood.

8.    Friends, an American situation comedy, is very popular with ESL students.

9.    The Nakdong River, the longest river in Korea, is over 500 km long.

The longest river in Korea, the Nakdong, is over 500 km long.

10.                        English, the language of business, is a challenging language to  learn.

          English, a challenging language to learn, is the language of business.

          The language of business, English, is a challenging language to learn.

 

Try one of your own in Chat:

a)    My neighbour, Kelly, went on holiday.

b)   My friend, Annie, is a baker.

c)     My  cousin, Maryam, has two beautiful girls.

d)   I had a dinner, sushi, with my husband, Taka.

e)    King Kong, the bigger monkey, was popular in the movies from all times. RW

f)      My youngest sister, Tina, just found a job.

g)    My husband ,Vahid, is an engineer .   appostives-  , Vahid,

h)   Tom , Mike’father ,is our teacher. RW

Tom, Mike’s father, is our teacher.

i)       A boy , 11 years old, was standing out among crowed. Meaning? RW

j)       I went to school while I'm angry. adverb clause

I went to school when I was angry.

 

when/while

 

k)    The Mexico city, is the big city in latin America. RW

Mexico city, the capital of Mexico, is a big city in Latin America.

l)       My co- worker, Ivan, is a very good friend too.

articles -art – review, practice

 

m) That girl is beautiful. simple

n)   My dog, Teddy, is the cutest dog I've ever seen.

o)   Her son, a tall boy in family, speaks English very well.

 

p)   The juice, a pair and kiwi, it is perfect for morning. RW

 

q)   We can’t go travel, Cov-19, make everyone so sad. RW

 

Keep it to the basic structure.

 

r)     My daughter, Darya , is very romantic.

s)     The Nosh  moving company ,best price quote ,is being a scam. RW XXX

- People are losing control of their appositives. Keep your sentences to the basic structures that we have studied.

 

t)      My daugther,Lydya, she is very nice and smart girl.

My daughter, Lydya, is a very nice and smart girl.

 

u)   Tom, a tall man from China, is a teacher in our school.

Exactly right! This is an appositive.

 

v)    My maths teacher, John helps me to studied. vf

My math teacher, John, helps me to study.

 

w) Canada, second largest contry, is in the world.

Canada is in the world. Meaning?

Canada, the second largest country in the world, has a relatively small population.

Canada is the second largest country in the world. simple sentence

 

x)    A boy , 11 years old , was standing out among the people. punc

y)    That girl, Miranda, she is very kind.

That girl, Miranda, is very kind.

 

Practice. Review. It’s up to you to learn it. I can answer questions if you have any.

 

 

Idioms-

 

-six of one, a half-dozen of the other  6, ½ dozen- 6

6 of one, 6 of the other –

some body gives a choice – the two options are really the same, no difference, no choice

example- Shall I drive today or shall I drive tomorrow?

          Six of one, a half-dozen of the other. Either way it fine. 

 

-I am on the horns of a dilemma.

dilemma – choice with no good options – both options are bad

example – stay in Canada with poor English or return to your home country

Both options are not ideal.

Solution: Stay in Canada and get good at English.

 

-He is between a rock and a hard place.

- a decision to make with no good options.

example:   1. stay in a job that you hate

2.    quit and have no income

I am between a rock and a hard place regarding my job

 

 

so / very

It’s so rainy tonight. casual, good for talking, not for school or business

writing

It’s very/really rainy tonight. sounds more polished, more

professional, sounds better

 

so rainy that – adverb clause, taught it in EF6, EF34?

It is so rainy tonight that SV.

It is so rainy tonight that she has to carry her umbrella.

so ADJ that

The boy is so tall that he can’t fit in the door.

The cake was so sweet that she couldn’t finish it.

 

 

noun clauses- Quiz#4

A-   verb: think, feel, say, believe, understand, know, forget, remember

B- words: that, what, why

 

A+B = noun clause

think that

She thinks that we should have a conversation among all of us in class.

 

know what

John knows what his wife wants for her birthday.

 

Homework:

Review noun clauses.

Topic for discussion to think about for tomorrow:

What can be done about the increasing gang violence in the Lower Mainland?

 

 

I will stay on Zoom if anybody wants to talk.

 

Class blog: http://haleyshec.blogspot.com

 

 

Quizzes  x/3   1/3  2/3  3/3   1.5/3

Six sentences .5 point each -total 3 points

6 X .5 = 3 points

 

.4/3 – lots of small mistakes in your sentences

I give corrections codes in your document.

 

14-16 point font

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