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Review Test#1-
paragraph
Topic sentences
Format
Word count
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Modal verbs
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Continue with “Residential
Schools”
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IF TIME Begin complex
sentences
Wednesday
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Continue with First
Nations
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Continue with complex
sentences
Thursday- No school
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National Day for Truth
and Reconcilation
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Friday
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Begin descriptive
writing
Narrative paragraph
100-150 words
Indent
One paragraph- one block of
writing
Begin with a topic sentence-
refers to the question
Choice of two topics:
1. Write about a good time that
you had with your family.
2.What would you do if you had a
day off all to yourself?
Begin with a topic sentence.-
refer directly to the topic that you chose
Write about a good time
that you had with your family.
TS – borrow vocab from the topic
or use synonyms
I had a really good day with
my family on my 25th birthday.
My relatives and I really
enjoyed visiting a famous city in Turkey. It was my best memory of spending
time with them.
NO TOPIC SENTENCE
My family bought me a cake.
My family had been prepared
a party for me. vf
My family had prepared a
party for me. past perfect
English speaker rarely use past
perfect. We usually use simple past.
My family had prepared
a party for me.
My family had been preparing
a party for me. past perfect continuous/progressive ‘ing’ verb
My family was preparing a
party for me.
My advice#6: Forget about past
perfect.
present perfect – commonly used
-started in the past, goes until
now
Allison
has lived in Vancouver for five years.
Allison
has lived in Vancouver since five years
2016.
‘for’ ‘since’
prepositions
present perfect
continuous/progressive ‘ing’ – also commonly used
Allison
has lived in Vancouver for five years.
Allison
has been living in Vancouver for five
years.
Allison
has been living in Vancouver since five
years 2016.
- they
are really very similar, use either one
Dan has
studied nursing for three years.
Dan has
been studying nursing for three years.
You have been doing yoga for six months.
You have done yoga for six months.
Which
one sounds better to you?
‘ing’ sounds more active?
Baraa has been doing weightlifting for four months.
Baraa has been weightlifting for four months.
We have studied together since
September 8th.
We have been studying together
since September 8th.
**Good rule for writing numbers:
one two three four five six seven eight nine ten
11 12 45 68
She has two kids.
She has 15 kids.
He has two kids.
He has 2 kids. doesn’t look as
good
dates:
September 28th
1st
14th
22nd
My brother helped me to solve a
big trouble in my life. ww
My brother helped me to solve a
big problem/challenge in my life.
countable words- I have three
problems. I have a lot of trouble.
October 22nd
October 22
October twenty second
October twenty two XXX
July 11th
August 1st
August 3rd
third - sird, fird
pronunciation
Modals
are auxiliaries verbs like can, could,
may, might, must, should. will, and would. They are used with other verbs to express
ability, obligation, possibility, invitation, permission, necessity, or
requests. Below is a list of the most useful modals and their most common
meanings:
Modal Meaning Example
can to express ability I
can speak English very well.
can to request permission Can
I go to Foundations 4?
could to express ability I
could help you tomorrow.
could to express possibility She
could be an Olympian.
may to express possibility I
may be late for class.
may to request permission May
I take the test again, please?
might to express possibility She
might call you later.
must to express obligation I
must leave at 4 o’clock.
must to express strong belief You
must be kidding!
should to give advice You should go to the doctor.
will to show future I
will not drive my car today.
would to request or offer Would you prefer a tea or coffee?
would in if-sentences If I were you, I would complain.
shall – Nobody uses ‘shall’.
fancy and polite invitation to do
something “Shall we ...?”
really sound nice, classy
“Shall we take our 10-minute
break?”
modal + infinitive –‘to’
can + to eat
I /He/ The dog can eat whenever we
get home.
I can ate two pieces of pizza.
I can eating two pieces of
pizza.
I can eat two pieces of pizza.
can sleep
can fix
can drive
will sleep
will fix
will drive
There are also two-word modals:
had
better – should
I should feed my dog. I had better
feed my dog.
You had better turn off the TV if you are trying
to study.
I had
better drink more water.
have to-
must
You have to phone your school today.
I have to pick up son on time today.
ought to-
should
I ought to apologize to my daughter when I get
home.
I ought to get my hair cut. It looks like a
mop. It is a birds’ nest.
used to –
past activity, don’t do anymore
I used
to be a student.
Mary used to do yoga.
She used to smoke.
Rahim used to own a restaurant in Iran.
Mei used to be a math teacher in China.
Junko used to live in Japan, but now she lives in
Canada.
There are also three-word modals:
be able to – can
Maria is able to pick up the kids
today.
be going to -will
I am going to go to Victoria this
weekend.
We are going to eat out tomorrow.
be supposed to -should/have to, expectation
Joe is supposed to finish that job
today.
have got to- must STRONG, have to
VERY STRONG
You have got to turn off the stove.
You have got to take your
medication.
You have got to lock the front door.
Exercises: Choose appropriate
modals for each:
1.
I
didn’t feel very well yesterday. I couldn’t
eat anything.
2.
You
should/must/have to look at me when I am talking to you.
You should
look at this flower.
You should
to look at this flower. XXX vf
should shouldn’t= should not ’ apostrophe
3.
I
was using my pencil a minute ago. It _____
be here somewhere!
4.
You
really _____ be late again.
5.
If
you don’t start working harder, you _____ repeat the course next year.
6.
Phone
her now. She _____ be home by now.
7.
You
_____ forget your sunscreen. It’s going
to be very hot!
8.
I
_____ be able to help you, but I’m not sure yet.
9.
Mozart
_____ play the piano beautifully as a child.
10.
I
really _____ try to get fit.
11.
_____
I take a photograph of you?
12.
Students
_____ borrow up to 15 books at any time.
13.
Whose
bag is this? I don’t know, but it _____
belong to Yuta.
14.
_____
I go to the bathroom, please?
15.
His
excuse _____ be true, but I don’t believe it.
16.
_____
you speak French? Only a few words, but
my Russian is pretty good.
17.
_____
you help me move this table?
18.
I
_____ help you, but I don’t want to.
19.
_____
you open the window, please.
20.
I
_____ move the table. It was too heavy.
21.
You
_____ eat so much chocolate. It’s not
good for you.
22.
I’m
afraid I _____ play tennis tomorrow. I’ve
got a dentist appointment.
Residential Schools
Aboriginal People
First Nations 12,000 years,
possibly much longer- close to 22,000 years
His objective is to open his own
restaurant.
assimilate – change in order to
fit in – language, culture
Lecture notes for First Nations
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Starting
in May 2021
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Unmarked
graves of First Nations have been found on the grounds of old Residential
Schools, 315? in Kamloops
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over
1300 so far, probably hundreds and hundreds, thousands more across Canada
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Residential
Schools all across Canada
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/residential-schools-in-canada-interactive-map
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Organized
by the Canadian government, run by the churches, paid for by the federal government
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150
000 First Nations kids were forcibly taken away from their families to
Residential Schools from 1860s to 1990s.
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Focus
of BC new curriculum- First Nations
First Nations ways of knowing, culture,
history in Canada
e.g. First Peoples
English 12
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My
school experiences- none of the history, social studies, was about First
Nations
The focus was
on Europeans, settlers, White men in Canada
male-centred,
Euro-centred
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lots
of First Nations kids in my school, segregated
seemed normal
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racism
towards First Nations people “Indians”
dismissive, belittling, negative
stereotypes
** Maybe tell these
stories
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policy
at my university – have to finish your degree in seven years
student/ professor –led initiative to
change it to 10 yrs
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racism
against First Nations – BCTF AGM story
700 teachers
“equity-seeking
groups” wanted representation
Overview - introduction
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First
Nations -Who they are?
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Small
groups
“What do you
know about First Nations people in Canada?”
Generate ideas on
LCD
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First
Nations,
Inuit, and Métis peoples
constitute Indigenous Peoples in Canada, also called First Peoples. Also called Aboriginal.
First Nations came into common usage in the 1980s to replace the term ‘Indians’ Native
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Talk about origin of the word ‘Indian’ due to
geographical misunderstanding
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First Nations- Indigenous people in the South
(below Arctic Circle). Half of all First Nations bands are in Ontario and BC.
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Inuit are the Indigenous people who live in the North. Used to be called ‘Eskimo’-
disparaging term from French Esquimaux, from Montagnais ayas̆kimew ‘person who
laces a snowshoe’. Montagnais, or Innu, are the Indigenous inhabitants of an
area they refer to as Nitassinan, which comprises most of the northeastern
portion of the present-day province of Quebec and some eastern portions of
Labrador.
Discredited etymology ‘raw fish eater’
Website: https://www.itk.ca/about-canadian-inuit/#nunangat
Show map: “Inuit Map”
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Metis a person of mixed Indigenous and European
ancestry
1600s and 1700s - Fur trading European men came to hunt
animals, like beavers
In particular one of a group of such people who in the 19th
century constituted the so-called Metis nation in the areas around the Red and
Saskatchewan rivers. Metis comes from the French word ‘métis’,
which means ‘mixed’.
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