Good morning, everyone.
We will get started at 8:30.
Cameras on. Mics muted.
Today’s agenda:
1. Discuss Test#4 “The Ninny” paragraph
2. Review causal verbs- let make, help ask tell
3. Sentence combining from homework
4. Relaxed chatting in breakout rooms
TGIF – Thank god it’s Friday!
Thank goodness it’s Friday.
Monday: Writing business letter, complaint letters
Pick strawberries with son- Emmalea Farm, close to Surrey
Flying to Russia! No choice.
Camping – new kayak- first time to try it
My recommendation to you: This weekend, get out in nature for a walk or a hike. Enjoy the trees and maybe a lake. BC is a very beautiful place, and it is easy to get into nature.
½ drive in the middle of nature
UBC, Central Park, Stanley Park- woods, forests, beaches, nature
Garibaldi Lake
hike – necessary things to bring: water!!, hiking boots, bear spray, bear bell, snacks, food, sunscreen, hat, lights, extra quick dry shirt, windbreaker, dress in layers, big smile
Last weekend I climbed two mountains: Saturday, I climbed laundry mountain. Sunday, I climned a small mountain: Tantalus Mountain.
Test#4 – “The Ninny”
Any sentences you want to look at?
Chat:
1. Every day we see unfairness and unreasonable incident happen in the society. REPHRASE
Every day we see unfair and unreasonable incidents happen in the society around us.
unfair and unreasonable incidents adj and adj noun
parallelism – putting words of the same type in order
A good friend should be caring and loyalty. XXX
caring – adj loyalty- noun
make these parallel
A good friend should be caring and loyal.
caring and loyal- both adjectives
2. Specifically, when he said that she stole borrowed “ten rubles” from him, even though she didn’t. frag
adverb clause adverb clause
no main clause
RW
Specifically, the main problem happened when he said that she stole borrowed “ten rubles” from him, even though she didn’t.
added a main clause
3. According to the story, the storyteller not only didn’t pay Yulia for two months, but he also invited her first, saying, "Let's settle our account first." Meaning?
RW
HIGHER LEVEL OF SENTENCE
According to the story, the narrator not only didn’t pay Yulia for two months, but he also invited her into an awkward and demeaning conversation rather than just paying her.
not only... but also
4. People should to learn how to protect themselves and have the resistance; especially, they are in the weak situation.
People should learn how to protect themselves and fight/resist when they are being mistreated; this is especially true if they are in a weak position.
5. Her boss was constantly subtract money from her to many reason and she did not reaction. wf, vocabulary
Her boss was constantly subtracting money from her wages for many reasons, and she did not react.
She did not show any reaction.
reaction – noun
react- verb
6. On the contrary, the employer was feeling powerful, controlling and embarrassing Yulia.
On the contrary, the employer was feeling powerful because he was controlling and embarrassing Yulia. COMPLEX- adv cl
Clearer
7. His main focus was to test her reaction in a moment that she should fight for her rights, but he was much more surprised to see that someone could be so shy, spineless, and just stay moveless.
LOOKS LONG
His main focus was to test her reaction by putting her in a situation where she should fight for her rights. However, he was very surprised to see that she remained so shy, spineless, and motionless.
parallelism - shy, spineless, and just stay moveless. adj, adj, and verb adv
adj, adj, and adj.
shy, spineless, and motionless.
This is the editing process. It is very detailed and time consuming. You must learn to do it for yourself.
8. Be more confident and said aloud while I facing him. RW
imperative
I would be more confident and speak up for myself while I was facing him.
9. Second, it’s about women’s rights and talents to be recognized.
parallelism
Second, it’s about recognizing women’s rights and talents.
parallel
I will email you a sheet about parallelism. This is for my English 12 students, so it might be very hard. Read over it, and we can discuss it on Monday.
On Monday, I will start to teach business letters.
EASIER
Dad at Home
1. Jackie's dad is a truck driver.
He has driven for twenty years.
He is taking a year off.
He will be with Jackie.
2. He now works at home.
He works-with Jackie.
He works as a parent.
The parenting is a full-time job.
3. They clean the house.
They repair the house.
They cook the meals.
They shop.
They have fun.
4. They play in the afternoon.
They paint.
They picnic.
They go to movies.
They cycle.
5. Jackie is four.
She enjoys each day.
Each day is spent with her dad.
HARDER
New Canadians
1. Canada accepts people.
The people are from other countries.
The countries are troubled.
The trouble is political.
2. Many Canadians are immigrants.
They have come here recently.
They have come here within the last 100 years.
3. The people fit in well.
They add to the culture.
The culture already exists.
4. They also have a culture.
Their culture is their original one.
They add to our cultural mix.
5. Canada is a mixture.
It is a mixture of races.-
6. This mixture adds to our national character.
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