EF6 Aug 4

 

 

Good morning, everyone.

We will get started at 8:30.

Cameras on. Mics muted.

 

Registration for September:

https://moodle.vsb.bc.ca/fall.php

 

Today’s agenda

·      Continue with essay work

·      Phrasal verbs

·      Replacement test for the people who signed up for it. I will a CBC artcle for you to read in prepaeration for the replacement test.

 

Thursday agenda

·      Essay#1- only essay (2hrs)

I will have to mark these very quickly. I will not have time to correct sentences and grammar. I will give an overall mark out of 10 with a few notes.

You have multiple quiizes and tests with grammar and sentence corrections already. You should have a pretty clear idea of what you’re doing well and what you need to improve upon.

 

Friday

·      Final day.

·      We will not have a regular class.

·      Email me after 9:30, and I will email you back your final mark.

·      I will be on Zoom to talk about or teach whatever.

·      I will be here doing your finals marks and report cards.

 

 

Homework Club – SHEC does not have a study room for extra help.

You can start your own with fellow students.

You could take a supplemental writing class or a self-paced writing class.

Self-paced courses throught the ALC (Adult Learning Centre, Room 203)

You can sign up for self-paced.

In self-paced, you do the work when you have time. There is no teacher, but you can get help from teachers in the ALC.

 

Two courses in total is the maximum number of courses.

 

IELTS Test?

- entry test- general exam OR academic exam

 

 

 

Five-paragraph essay

“Bare Bones of the Five-Paragraph Essay”

 

 

The paragraph tomrrow will be about a very broad and general common knowledge question.

e.g. Why did you decide to move to Canada?

 

Title- You don’t need a title.

-most people just use the question, the question is the title

 

 

 

 

Barbara Essay

An example of a Student

five-paragraph essay

 

How to Pass a Course at the Top of the Class

Written by Barbara Liu

 

I have been studying in school since I was a four-year-old kid.  If you ask me how to pass a course at the top of the class, I would say you have asked the right person.  You have to switch position with your teacher.  How would you like your student to be?  If you get that right, you are halfway through passing your course.  Teachers like to see good attendance, homework finished on time, and especially, teachers love students who answer questions in class.

All teachers like to see their students have good attendance.  So, you must never miss a class or leave early.  You should always be on time, sitting in the front row with your books laid out tidily.  If you must miss a class, be sure to tell the teacher beforehand and ask your study buddy to pick up an extra copy of the homework for you.

If there is any homework, make sure you finish it.  It is not necessary that you have done it all correctly; mainly, the teacher wants to see that you tried.  But it would be better if you did it all perfectly.  When your teacher asks if you read or did your homework, you could say loudly that you did.  This will give a very good impression to your teacher.  The teacher will know that you are trying very hard. -the teacher’s pet-

My final advice will be very easy: always ask questions and answer your teacher’s questions.  Let her hear your voice.  Let her know you are paying attention.  You shouldn’t yell out at every opportunity; just make sure you pay attention and answer a few questions each class.  If your teacher hears you speaking out, she will know you care about the coursework and are eager to improve in this subject area.  Plus, if you do try to ask and answer questions in class, you will realize that your knowledge of the material increases.

- absent while present-

 

All of the above So, in a nutshell, make sure you do your homework, attend class, and participate a little bit. These are not difficult to do, but they can definitely help you to pass.  For the last thirty years, they have been working for me.  So, good luck on your next class. I hope you will reach your goal of getting great academic success and make your parents proud.

-does not restate the three points: attendance, homework, participation- missed opportunity

 

 

I have been teaching precise grammar and punctuation good for school and work.

 

I have been teaching ,SOBA in compound sentences.

 

So, let’s go to the beach. XXX CASUAL, INFORMAL

Therefore, let’s go to the beach. PRECISE, FORMAL, HIGHER LEVEL

 

So let’s go to the beach. VERY CASUAL, INFORMAL, NOT GREAT FOR SCHOOL

 

For school and work, I choose a more precise and formal writing style.

 

You have to pick your level of formality.

dress shoes or flipflops?

 

Do you feel ready?!

Are you ready?!!!

 

Topics for tomorrow?

1.    question about food

2.    question about happy life, family

3.    question about city or country

4.    question about learning a new language

 

 

 

Phrasal Verbs

Phrasal verbs are two or three-word verbs usually consisting of a verb plus a preposition or two. 

 

verb + preposition

 

Phrasal verbs are the heart of English. The more you know phrasal verbs, the more natural youe spoken and written English will sound.

 

Adding prepositions to the verb can completely change the meaning of the verb.  For example, “speak to” and “speak for” have very different meanings.  So too do “look up to” and “look down on”.  The meanings of phrasal verbs are idiomatic, which means their meaning is in the culture not in the dictionary.

 

look (v)

look + prep

look at

look after

look up

look up to – respect

 

talk to

talk with

talk over

talk for

talk about

 

 

 

Here are some URLs for webpages that have lists of hundreds of phrasal verbs.  You probably know many of them already:

 

-200 phrasal verbs

http://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/phrasal-verbs-list.htm

 

-Several hundred phrasal verbs

https://www.learn-english-today.com/phrasal-verbs/phrasal-verb-list.html

 

-500 phrasal verbs

https://www.espressoenglish.net/learn-500-phrasal-verbs-the-most-natural-way/

 

Many of these you will know already. There are hundreds more to learn. Don’t feel overwhelmed- just learn a few new ones each day. Use them in your talking and writing.

Building up your familiarity with phrasal verbs will help your English sound natural and authentic.

It is worth the time that put into it.

 

e.g.

I am going to Surrey.  ok, sounds fine

I am heading for Surrey. ten times as natural sounding, really authentic

 

These are not difficult; there are just a lot of them. Good news: you know a lot of them already.

Use them! Start using them!

 

 

Passive and active vocabulary-

We always can understand more than we can say.

Our passive vocabulary can be quite large.

Our active vocabulary is much smaller. Our challenge is to make it grow.

 

 

 

Verb with infinitive and gerunds:

 

like, love, hate, can’t stand, begin, continue

 

like + infinitive OR gerund

like to ski OR like skiing

 

Marie likes to ski. OR Maria likes skiing.

 

The dog began to whine as soon as he saw the cat.

The dog began whining as soon as he saw the cat.

 

Joe hates washing the dishes.

Joe hates to wash the dishes.

 

Will you continue to take classes at SHEC?

Will you continue taking classes at SHEC?

 

The meaning is the same. I can’t detect a difference in meaning.

They are interchangable for most practical purposes.