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/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
**
Amnesty International
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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