English Foundations 5/6
Good morning, everyone.
We will get started at 8:30.
Today is Hump Day!
Today’s agenda
·
Test#1 paragraph on the topic of Human Rights
8:40-9:40 (60m)
** CLASS WILL CONTINUE AT 9:50 **
·
Continue work on compound sentences
·
HW Read
about Amnesty International. This is in preperation for class work tomorrow and
Friday.
https://amnesty.ca/who-we-are/
https://amnesty.ca/what-we-do/
Thursday
·
Begin work on Amnesty International
Letter writing
·
Continue work on compound sentences
Friday
·
Amnesty
·
Compound sentences
Monday
·
Quiz#2 compound sentences
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
SIMPLE
COMPOUND
COMPLEX
COMPOUND-COMPLEX
*SIMPLE SV
It is a little cloudy today. We will go for a walk on the beach.
*COMPOUND – two
simple sentences put together into one
It is a little cloudy today. JOIN We will go for a walk on the beach.
, FANBOYS not realistic,
not authentic English
FANBOYS – 7
coordinating conjunctions used for compound sentences
FANBOYS for and nor but or
yet so mnemonic
In compound
sentences: for nor yet rarely used by English speakers
-for Maria is going to carry her umbrella, for it
it going to rain. VERY UNUSUAL, sounds like a grammar book
Maria is going to
carry her umbrella because it it going to rain. COMPLEX SENT- will learn next
week
-nor Joan does not like dogs, nor does she like
cats. VERY UNUSUAL, NOT AUTHENTIC
ENGLISH, like a grammar book
Joan does not like
dogs or cats. SIMPLE
-yet It is overcast/cloudy today, yet it is still
warm. NOT AUTHENTIC, SOUNDS WEIRDLY FORMAL
It is overcast
today, but it is still warm. AUTHENTIC
‘yet’ Are you
finished yet? NOT COMPOUND
These are the ones
we use: so or but and
Forget about
FANBOYS. Use SOBA. so or but and Mnemonic
Let’s focus on SOBA.
** FORM FOR COMPOUND SENTENCES:
SV,
SOBA SV.
The cat is asleep.
The dog is awake.
The cat is asleep.
JOIN The dog is awake.
Join with , SOBA.
The cat is asleep,
and the dog is awake.
The cat is asleep,
but the dog is awake.
*NOTE: You need the
comma.
Example of , SOBA.
, so = reason
SV, so SV.
Mei’s son lives in
Boston, so she is eager to visit him.
, or = choice
SV, or SV.
You can work late
tonight, or you can stay late tomorrow.
, but = compare
Ling loves to go hiking, but she doesn’t like cycling.
, and = add
something
I can get the cake, and you get the plates.
HOMEWORK
Exercises to try for homework:
Combine the sentences in each exercise using ,SOBA.
Email these or some of these to me today. We will go over
them tomorrow in class.
1. David
likes to swim. He hates to hike.
David likes to swim. He hates
to hike. SOBA
David likes to swim, but he
hates to hike.
2. John
likes video games. John likes reading.
John likes video games. John
likes reading. SOBA
John likes video games, and he
likes reading. COMPOUND
John likes video games and reading.
SIMPLE
* The whole idea here is that will have some choice about your
sentences- simple, compound, complex
3. Stephen
must study. Stephen will not pass the test.
Stephen must study. Stephen
will not pass the test. SOBA
Stephen must study, or he
will not pass the test. COMPOUND
Stephen must study or will
not pass the test. SIMPLE – does not sound good to me
4. Jill
should show up on time. Jill will not be able to enter.
5. Susie
loves to read books. Susie loves to do her homework.
6. Irene
likes to draw. Rita likes to draw.
7. Michael
likes basketball. Stephen likes basketball.
8. Make
sure to get to the airport two hours before your plane is due to leave. You
will miss your flight.
9. The
dangers of smoking are well known. Many people
continue to smoke anyway.
10.
It's important to put your goals in writing. You must
also be committed to achieving them.
Now, we will go into a deeper
level of compound sentences.
; semicolons
, SOBA
;
semicolon
: colon
; semicolon semi-half
semifinals – sports, competition
semis – big trucks In England, they are called ‘articulated
lorries’.
elevator – lift
trunk- boot
pants- underwear
soccer- football
Use ; instead of , SOBA
David likes to swim, but
he hates to hike.
David likes to swim; he
hates to hike. -looks high level
John likes video games, and
he likes reading.
John likes video games;
he likes reading.
-not used all the time, looks
really good
TRANSITIONAL WORDS – usually used
with semicolons
e.g. however therefore
as well nevertheless meanwhile
John like video games and
reading. SIMPLE
John likes video games, and
he likes reading. COMPOUND
John likes video games;
he likes reading. COMPOUND
John likes video games; also,
he likes reading. COMPOUND
John likes video games; he
likes reading, also. OK COMPOUND
,so
It is rainy today, so
I didn’t bring my bike.
It is rainy today; I didn’t
bring my bike.
It is rainy today; therefore,
I didn’t bring my bike.
It is rainy today; accordingly,
I didn’t bring my bike.
Sarah loves to play sports;
for example, she plays volleyball, badminton, football and tennis.
Sarah loves to play sports;
as an illustration, she plays volleyball, badminton, football and tennis.
Not bad!
Sarah loves to play sports;
for instance, she plays volleyball, badminton, football and tennis. Sounds
good!
Junko grew up in a small
village in Japan; Mei grew up on a farm in rural China.
Junko grew up in a small
village in Japan; similarly, Mei grew up on a farm in rural China.
David likes to swim, but
he hates to hike.
David likes to swim; he
hates to hike.
David likes to swim; however,
he hates to hike.
David likes to swim; however,
he hates to hike.
On one hand, David likes swimming;
on the other hand, he hates hiking.
We will continue with this
tomorrow. Our sentence writing ability will just keep getting bigger and
bigger.
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