Thursday, 23 September 2021

EF56 compound sentences, Amnesty International

 

English Foundations 5/6

 

Good morning, everyone.

We will get started at 8:30.

 

Today’s agenda

·      Continue work on compound sentences

, SOBA   ; semicolons   transitional words

Your examples from homework

Tomorrow Quiz#2- compound sentences

·      Begin work on Amnesty International

https://amnesty.ca/

https://amnesty.ca/who-we-are/

https://amnesty.ca/what-we-do/

·      Phrasal verbs

 

 

I finished marking almost all of the tests. We can go over Test#1 tomorrow.

 

 

Friday

·      Review Test#1

·      Continue with Amnesty letter writing

·      Compound sentences

·       

 

 

Monday

Next week Monday to Wednesday

–Focus on First Nations

-Thursday ,September 30th- Nation Day for Truth and Reconciliation

https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/maple-leaf/defence/2021/07/federal-statutory-holiday-national-day-for-truth-and-reconciliation.html

*Note: Thursday, September 30  NO SCHOOL

 

 

Compound sentences:

 

, SOBA

;

; TRANS,  *I sent a bunch of these yesterday.

 

1.    Jill should show up on time, but she will not be able to enter.

2.    Jill should show up on time; however, she will not be able to enter.

3.    Jill should show up on time, or she will not be able to enter.

4.    Jill should show up on time; if not, she will not be able to enter.

5.    Jill should show up on time; if she doesn’t, she will not be able to enter.

 

There are many ways for you to express an idea. It depends how comfortable you are with English. It depends how familiar you are with authentic English.

 

6.    Susie loves to read books and do her homework. SIMPLE

Susie loves to read books, and she loves to do her homework. CMPD

Susie loves to read books; she loves to do her homework. CMPD

Susie loves to read books; likewise, she loves to do her homework. CMPD

 

7.    Irene likes to draw. Rita likes to draw.

Irene and Rita like to draw. SMPL

Irene likes to drwa, and Rita likes to draw. CMPD

Irene likes to drwa, and Rita likes to draw.

Irene likes to drwa; similarly, Rita likes to draw.

 

8.    Michael likes basketball. Stephen likes basketball.

Michael and Stephen like basketball.

Michael likes basketball, and Stephen likes basketball.

Michael likes basketball; also, Stephen likes basketball.

 

9.    It's important to put your goals in writing. You must also be       committed to achieving them.

It's important to put your goals in writing, and you must also be       committed to achieving them.

It's important to put your goals in writing, furthermore, you must also be committed to achieving them. punc

It's important to put your goals in writing; furthermore, you must also be committed to achieving them.

 

10.                       Jill should show up on time, or she will not be able to enter.

11.                       Susie loves to read books; also, she loves to do her homework.

12.                       Irene likes to draw; Rita likes to draw.

13.                       Make sure to get to the airport two hours before your plane is due to leave, or you will miss your flight.

14.                       The dangers of smoking are well known, but many people continue to smoke anyway.

15.                       It is important to put your goals in writing, and you must also be committed to achieving them.

16.                       Daniel loves singing, and Sandy loves dancing.

 

17.                       Alex drive a car, but Joshua drive a bicycle. agr

Alex drives a car, but Joshua rides a bicycle.

 

18.                       Mae bought a car, so she won’t be late at to/for work.

 

19.                       My sister like bubble tea, but she hate coffee. agr

My sister likes bubble tea, but she hates coffee.

 

20.                       I like to cook , also i love baking. RW cap punc

I like to cook; also, I love baking.

 

21.                       My mom likes to drink green tea, but she hates to drink black tea. agr

*Focus on subject verb agreement.

 

22.                       A bus come late, so i took taxi.

The bus came late, so I took a taxi.

 

23.                       I can cook , howere you have to wash the dishes after. FIX

I can cook; however, you have to wash the dishes after.

Practice practice- every day. In a few weeks you will be an expert.

 

24.                       Jill should show up on time otherwise Jill will not be able to enter.

Jill should show up on time; otherwise, Jill will not be able to enter.

 

25.                       Susie loves to read books ,and she loves to do her homework.

 

26.                       Susie loves to read books and to do her homework.

 

27.                       Irene likes to draw, and Rita likes to draw, too.

You like ice cream? I like ice cream, too.

 

28.                       Michael likes basketball, and Stephen likes basketball too.

 

29.                       Make sure to get to the airport two hours before your plane is due to leave, so or you will miss your flight.

30.                       Make sure to get to the airport two hours before your plane is due to leave; otherwise, you will miss your flight.

 

Top quality writing!

 

31.                       The dangers of smoking are well-known, but many people

continue to smoke anyway.

 

well-known (hyphenated)

Brad Pitt is a well-known movie star.

 

You can age gracefully.

 

32.                       It's important to put your goals in writing, and you must also be  committed to achieving them.

 

33.                       Jill should show up on time, but she will not be able to enter.

 

34.                       Susie loves to read books, and she loves to do her homework.

 

35.                       Irene likes to draw, and Rita likes to draw too.

 

36.                       Michael likes basketball , and Stephen likes basketball too.

 

37.                       Make sure to get to the airport two hours before your plane is due to leave, or you will miss your flight.

 

38.                       The dangers of smoking are well known. Many people continue to smoke anyway.

 

39.                       The dangers of smoking are well known, but many people continue to smoke anyway.

 

40.                       It's important to put your goals in writing. You must also be committed to achieving them.

 

41.                       It's important to put your goals in writing, and you must also be committed to achieving them.

 

 

Excellent work!

Do you feel ready to do a quiz tomorrow?

 

EXAMPLE QUIZ – Focus on ,SOBA and ;TRANS,

Quiz#2

Write a compound sentence for each. Vocab from “Amnesty” website- we’ll choose some vocab words together today.

1. so                     

2. but

3. however

4. therefore

5. also

6. as a result

 

Which transition should we focus on?

1.    in addition

2.    consequently

3.    for instance

4.    similarly

5.    however

6.    at the same time

 

Vocabulary for the quiz

1.    protect

2.    action

3.    further

4.    enjoy

5.    donate

6.    generous

7.    recognize

8.    demand

9.    essential

10.                       opinion

 

 

 

 

 

EXAMPLES:

ordinarily = ordinary, usual, usually

I like to take good care of teeth; ordinarily, I brush after every meal.

Mui is an early riser; ordinarily, she gets up at 5am.

Amber likes swimming; as a rule, she goes swimming twice a week.

Clara is a very shy person; ordinarily, she does not like to mingle.

mingle(v)- meet people, talk to people in a social setting, a party

socializing

 

He is not comfortable in a group; ordinarily, he is a wallflower.

He is very shy.

wallflower ( an idiom) – a very shy quiet person

Don’t be a wallflower! Come over and talk with us. No one is going to bite you.

 

bring home the bacon (idiom) – earn money, have a job

I bring home the bacon for my family.

breadwinner(noun, person) – a person who earns money for their family

Both Joe and Sarah are the breadwinners in their family. They both have jobs.

I have to miss class sometimes; I am the breadwinner for my family.

 

eats soft rice(Chinese) – man stays home, wife works

househusband (English) – funny, Mr. Mom

paternity leave – man takes time off from work to raise small kids

maternity leave, mat leave – woman takes time off from work to raise

small kids

Ordinarily, in Canada, you get 35-40 weeks of paid parental leave when you have a child.

 

 

rather = instead

We didn’t go hiking last weekend; rather, we went to Metrotown.

I don’t eat rice; rather, I eat bread.

 

rather than   ; TRANS,

We went to Metrotown rather than hiking last weekend.

noun rather than noun

I would like coffee rather than tea, please.

My son likes to soccer rather than baseball.

; simultaneously, = two things happening at the same time

I was at a wedding in QE Park; simultaneously, there was another wedding right beside us.

 

We were talking about Joe; coincidently, he walked in the room.

 

speak of the devil- you talk about someone and they appear

 

Sarah and I were talking about Joe. Speak of the devil! He walked in the room.

 

Speak of the devil! We were just talking about you.

 

Hi! What a coincidence! What a nice surprise to see you here. How nice to run into you. Long time no see!

 

 

Return Test#1. I’ll go over paragraph writing some more tomorrow.

 

Grabber (optional)

Topic sentence- related to the question

Supporting sentences- stay on topic

Concluding sentence

(150-200 words)

 

Take a look at your paragraph. We can talk about problems, questions, etc. tomorrow in class.

Don’t worry. We’ll keep working. It will get better.

-paragraph structure

-topic sentence

-sentences

-grammar  punc  vf 

 

 

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Amnesty International

https://amnesty.ca/

https://amnesty.ca/who-we-are/

https://amnesty.ca/what-we-do/

 

Amnesty International is a global movement of more than 7 million people in over 150 countries and territories who campaign for human rights.

volunteers-

letter-writing campaigns- write letters to the government to help people whose rights are not being respected

- appeal for fair treatment, freedom, better treatment

 

Class work:

Write a letter to advocate for a case.

 

HOMEWORK:

Read your case study carefully. We’ll write a letter later.

Prepare for the Quiz#2- compound sentences, six sentences

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