We
will get started at 8:30.
Cameras
on. Mics muted.
VSB K-12 classes are cancelled for today.
Adult Ed will go on as usual.
What are you doing to keep cool?
-close the windows
-air conditioner
-drink lots of water
-wash your hands and face with cool water
-avoid strenuous activity
-wear light-coloured clothing
Registration for September is now open!
Check both:
https://moodle.vsb.bc.ca/fall.php
https://moodle.vsb.bc.ca/moodle3/local/intake/fall/report2.php
REMINDER: I will be teaching EF6 in P1 and EF34 in P2.
There are cooling stations around Vancouver:
https://vancouver.ca/people-programs/hot-weather.aspx
If you are struggling with the heat, you can go there to
cool off.
Monday & Tuesday
1.
Continue First Nations lecture
2.
Review Essay#1
3.
Leftover grammar – parallelism, sent comb
4.
Review of course work – sentences, paragraph,
points of grammar
“Dr. Peter Bryce” Check your email.
cbc.ca Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
whistleblower – someone who tell the truth about a bad situation,
usually has to do with government lies or bad behaviour by a company
What’s some new vocabulary? Put it in chat.
1.
plaque – small metal sign with writing on it
explaining the significance of something
2.
Association (n)
associate (verb)
organization of people with a common
interest
Vancouver Badminton Association
associate (n)- person who is a saleperson
for a company
Recorded phone message “All of our
associates are busy helping other customers. Please stay on the line and one
would be happy to help you as soon as possible. Your call is important to us.”
3.
oversee (v) – keep on eye on a business or a government
agency, to be in control, to manage
over
+ see = keeping your eye on what is going on
4.
caretaker (n) – person, somehting who looks
after a building or a person
take + care
“Joan is the caretaker for our apartment
building.”
“Sarah is caretaker to three children.”
Essay #1
-multiparagraph writing, 3-6,7 paragraphs
-Most popular kind of essay is the five-paragraph essay
Most people in the class chose that style.
- You will be doing a lot of essays in higher-level classes.
Sentence combining exercise:
EASIER SENTENCE COMBINING EXERCISE
Dad at Home
1.
Jackie's dad is a truck driver. KERNEL
He has driven for twenty years.
He is taking a year off.
He will be with Jackie.
DECIDE WHAT KIND OF SENTENCE WE WANT. GUT
FEELING
Jackie's dad is a truck driver
has driven
for twenty years
is taking a year off
will be with Jackie
COMPLEX
Jackie's dad who is a truck driver who has
driven for twenty years is taking a year off to be with Jackie. adj cl
Jackie's dad, a truck driver of twenty
years, is taking a year off to be with Jackie. appositive
Jackie works with her dad at home;
therefore, her dad has a full-time job position since parenting is also
considered a job. OVERWRITTEN
SIMPLIFY
Jackie works with her dad at home; therefore;
her dad has a full-time position since parenting is also considered a job.
2.
He now works at home.
He works with Jackie.
He works as a parent.
The parenting is a full-time job.
He now works at home
with Jackie.
as a parent
a full-time job
COMPLEX
He now works at home with Jackie as a
parent which is a full-time job.
SIMPLE
He now works at home with Jackie as a
full-time parent.
We are demonstrating some flexibility in our sentence
writing.
3.
They clean the house.
They repair the house.
They cook the meals.
They shop.
They have fun.
They clean the house
repair the house
cook the meals
shop
have fun
SIMPLE
They clean the house, repair the house, cook the meals, shop,
and have fun.
They clean and repair the house, cook the meals, shop, and have
fun.
COMPLEX
They have fun while they clean and repair the house, cook
the meals, and shop. adv cl
They have fun while cleaning and repairing the house, cooking
the meals, and shopping. gerunds
4.
They play in the afternoon.
They paint.
They picnic.
They go to movies.
They cycle.
They play in the afternoon
paint
picnic
go to movies
cycle
SIMPLE
In the afternoon, they play, paint, picnic, go to movies,
and cycle.
5.
Jackie is four.
She enjoys each day.
Each day is spent with her dad.
COMPLEX – adj cl
Jackie, who is four, enjoys each day spent with her dad.
COMPLEX – adv cl
Since Jackie is four, eventually, she enjoys spending
time with her dad day by day/ each day.
Meaning of ‘since’- little kids often really like spending time
with their parents.
Tomorrow, we can try the slightly harder one.
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. *
* This is a concluding sentence to end our little paragraph
on new Canadians.
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