EF34 7pm June 14

 

Good evening, everybody.

We will get started at 7:00.

Cameras on. Mics muted.

Today’s agenda:

1. Sentence fragment work from homework

2. Favourite recipes from homework

3. Begin process writing– teaching, how-to, step by step instruction

Tomorrow:

• Process writing – imperatives

Paragraph tomorrow

• Sentence combining work

Wednesday: Test#4 process paragraph

Excellent site for extra grammar and writing work:

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu

Sentence fragments;

A sentence fragment is a piece of a sentence. It is not a complete sentence.

e.g. We will go to the beach because it is a nice day. PERFECT COMPLEX SENTENCE

We will go to the beach. Because it is a nice day. sentence fragment

SOLUTIONS:

We will go to the beach because it is a nice day. COMPLEX

We will go to the beach. It is a nice day. SIMPLE

It is a nice day, so we will go to the beach. COMPOUND

In my marking notes, I will write ‘frag’ for a sentence fragment.

Fix all of the sentence fragments by adding or deleting words.

1. Driving in the city.

Jun doesn’t like driving in the city.

Jun doesn’t like to drive in the city.

Sarah drives her electric car in the city.

2. During the class.

3. Because he didn't want to work.

4. Goes well with her furniture.

5. Stefanie's new car.

6. While waiting for her friend.

7. Since Manuel saw the movie before.

8. I was cold when I lost my gloves.

9. When my cousin moved to Richmond.

10. Has been driving a taxi for five years.

Write some of your homework sentences in Chat:

1. You have to be careful while you are driving in the city.

2. It was raining when my cousin moved to Richmond.

3. I learned a lot of knowledge during the class. SIMPLE

4. During the class, I speak with my friend.

5. My uncle Petter has been driving a taxi for five years

My Uncle Peter has been driving a taxi for five years.

He is my uncle.

He is my Uncle Joe.

6. Listen to the teacher during the class.

7. He don't doesn’t want to work today because he is tired today. agr

She don’t like to drive in the city. agr – subject verb agreement

She doesn’t like to drive in the city.

#1 error- agr

8. When my brother visit me, I always drive him in my city. agr

When my brother visits me, I always drive him around my city.

9. Jen has been driving a taxi for five years.

10. He got an accident when he were driving in the city, he is not good in driving. RO agr punc

He got into an accident when he was driving in the city. He is not good at driving.

**No teacher is going to correct your writing for you.

11. My children arrived to/in Vancouver when my cousin moved to Richmond.

12. He didn't get a salary because he didn't want to work.

13. I played whit my dog while the sun of the summer is very nice. phrasing

I played with my dog while the summer sun summer was very nice.

14. When my cousin moved to Richmond, I got a job in Vancouver.

15. My son was 2 two years old when my cousin moved to Richmond.

16. Juma has been driving a taxi for five years now. SIMPLE

17. This ingredient serves for up to 6 people:  punc ww

This dish serves up to 6 people.

 ingredient – one part of a dish

Bread- ingredients: flour, water, yeast, sugar/honey, salt, milk

18. I want to go outside during the class.

19. stefanie new car is red. cap

20. Her house goes well with her furniture.

21. I am was very sad when my cousin moved to Richmond. vt

22. It is hard to visit my cousin since he moved to Richmond. COMPLEX adv cl vt

It is hard to visit my cousin since he moved to Richmond.

It has been hard to visit my cousin since he moved to Richmond.

present perfect- began in the past, continue until now

Maria has lived in Burnaby since 2018.

Jun has worked with computers for her whole life.

Dave has been married for seven years.

Jun has worked with Sarah for five months. present perfect

Jun has been working with Sarah for five months. present perfect continuous/progressive (‘ing’ verb)

Maria has lived in Burnaby since 2018.

Maria has been living in Burnaby since 2018.

They both sound good. The meaning is very simlar. The ‘ing’ sounds a little more active or lively.

Mozhgan has studied taekwondo for one year.

Mozhgan has been studying taekwondo for one year.

She is working in her garden while she is waiting for her friend. COMPLEX adv cl

23. I companed accompanied my cousin when he moved to Richmond. COMPLEX adv cl

24. She did her housework while she was waiting for her friend.

COMPLEX adv cl

Very good solutions to the sentence fragments.

The exercises were well done.

The next challenge is to avoid writing sentence fragments when you are writing your own sentences. 

Review and practice sentence fragments.

Homework: 

Think of a good recipe that you like to make. Break down 4-5 steps how to make the recipe. Write down the steps. We can share these on Monday. Any food is ok- even a simple sandwich is ok. Doesn’t have to be fancy.

We want to hear your recipe. Who wants to go first?

first firstly first of all second next finally

dice- chop into cubes

tofu

dashi powder?

miso

sushi rice- short-grain rice

bamboo mat- 

seaweed

cucumber, avocado, lot of things

roll tightly

omelet

finely chopped – cut into very small pieces

roughly chopped- cut into chunks 

yellow pepper

red pepper

kabab

ground beef – hamburger

salt

kachori

mashed potatoes smash

lemon or lime juice

hot pepper

form into balls

toast them

green lentils

brown rice

caramelized onions

cumin

cayenne pepper (hot)

stiff dough

green onions

rolling pin

boil 

bamboo leaves

egg yolk

chestnut

dried mushroom

boil – cook in hot water

eggplant – England aubergine

paprika

flatbread

Please share your recipes with the class if you like. Put them in chat.

Sentence combining exercise;

Combine all of the short sentences into one longer sentence.

1. The group met at the beach. KERNEL

FIND NEW INFORMATION

They met at 10:00 a.m.

They met every day.

The beach was public. 

The group met if it was sunny. 

The group met at the beach

at 10:00 a.m

every day

was public

if it was sunny

Combine these elements into one sentence: simple, compound, complex

COMPLEX The group met at the public beach every day

at 10:00 a.m if it was sunny.

SIMPLE The group met at the public beach every sunny day

at 10:00 a.m.

Try these for homework:

2. The beach was hot. 

The beach was crowded. 

There were children. 

There were adults.

3. Mr. Isaac sold ice cream. 

The truck was small. 

The truck was in the parking lot. 

4. The teenagers lay in the sun. 

They played volleyball. 

The children swam.

The children ran in the sand. 

5. A group of clowns juggled. 

They played with children.

The children were laughing.

The clowns gave out balloons. 

The balloons were filled with helium. 

6. The beach was sandy.

The sand was white. 

The white was glaring.

The water was beyond the beach. 

The water was blue.

The blue was vibrant.