English Foundations 5/6
Good morning, everyone.
We will get started at 8:30.
Today’s agenda
• Go over Quiz#1 RW simple sentences, added the new mark
• Continue paragraph writing – a few more of your examples Teach 7 kinds of grabbers/hooks- openers for paragraphs, essays
WED- Test#1- paragraph on human rights
• Begin work on compound sentences
• HW Start to read about Amnesty International for Thursday.
https://amnesty.ca/
https://amnesty.ca/who-we-are/
https://amnesty.ca/what-we-do/
Wednesday
• Test#1 paragraph on the topic of Human Rights
150-200 words
• Continue work on compound sentences
• HW Read about Amnesty International
https://amnesty.ca/
https://amnesty.ca/who-we-are/
https://amnesty.ca/what-we-do/
Thursday
• Begin work on Amnesty International
Letter writing
Friday
• Civil Rights- Rosa Parks, Viola Desmond, civil rights in Canada, First Nations, Chinese Canadians
Next week – First Nations all week, 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
REVIEW Quiz#1 RW
Quiz#1 (20m)
Write a simple sentence for each:
e.g. SV school
The kids like to go to school.
1. SV allow
Marie allowed her son to sleep over at his friend’s house.
Joe’s parents allow him to play video games.
Her training allows her to work in a hospital/ a healthcare.
passive voice – The kids are allowed to have some treats after school.
* You have to review and practice to be able to do this. Do you want to be able to do this?
2. SSV right
You and I have the right to speak our minds. plural
Joe and Sarah turned right at the river.
3. SVV prevent
The vaccine keeps us safe and prevents the spread of Covid.
4. SSVV equal
You and I are equal and have the same rights.
5. Interrogative difference
What is the difference between a violin and a fiddle?
Do you know the difference between Biology 11 and the Biology 12? punc question mark ?
These two people have different looks. NOT QUESTION
Do these two people look difference different? wf
Are there any differences between the iphone 11 and the iphone 12?
6. Imperative free
You have to be free. NOT IMPERATIVE
Be free! Set the bird free. Feel free to talk.
Keep tonight free, please. We’ll go out somewhere.
What are doing tonight? I’m going out. I’m going out with some friends. I’m going out to see a movie. I’m going out for a run.
YOUR EXAMPLES:
1. I allow my husband to have/drink one more cup of Coke.
I am going to have/grab a coffee.
I allow myself to have an ice cream once a month.
allow- high status person to a low status person
2. I took many steps to maintain healthy life and prevented myself from getting sick.
TWO WAYS OF LOOKING AT IT
I took many steps 1.to maintain a healthy life and 2.prevent myself from getting sick. SV
I took many steps to maintain healthy life and prevented myself from getting sick. SVV
3. Jane and Tom are equal purpose and use different ways. awk RW
Jane and Tom have the same goals but use different ways.
Jane and Tom want to accomplish the same things but go about it differently. AUTHENTIC- how an English speaker might say it
Some more of your example paragraphs:
EX1
Having a true friend was a truly a blessing come that came to my life. When do I have a true friend? Since I started schooling in Highschool FRAG. I became friends with my fellow ABC People. They were so kind and helpful. They were making funny facial expressions sometimes when they telling a joke. Every Friday in the end of class, we were always planned to go to mall. We bought some shirts, pants and accessories. Then we were watched a movie in Cineplex. After that, we were having a little party in our friend’s house. We were playing some video games. Sometime they are shared some secrets problem in their life. My friend and I were supporting and trusting each other. We were getting together as long as what we get through. It is nice to have friend like them. It is easy to get along and they were going with a flow in any situation. They were like a second family to me and we were respects each other. I’d like you to meet them in any chance and you won’t regret it. I hope you got a true friend like mine and be enjoyed in life.
EX2
There are a lot of recreations that we could have in modern society, and playing video games is the happiest thing which I do every day. When I came to Canada, the desire to play video games increased day by day; I needed games to kill time in my boring foreign life, since the games can make me feel like I'm back in my home country. Actually, I can play games with my hometown friends while we all have time, and that is a nice method that can let us get connected; I like playing League of Legend and Genshin. However, we have different time differences between two different countries, and this results in the possibility of suddenly receiving a WeChat message when I am sleeping to let me get online and play video games; If I do not want to wake up for playing game, I will receive a lot of phone call until I leave the comfort of my blanket. Afterward, we will have a lot of failure match-ups. Then I will go back to the bed with the pain；I will have insomnia. The next day morning，I will think about the games the I play last night，“Why did I get up and play the stupid match-ups？“At this time，my cell phone will ring agian，there will be a new message that my friends will call me to play new match-ups again, and it will be a message like this：“Last time it was an accident, but now let me carry you again!” As a result, they will lose sleep.
DRIFTED OFF TOPIC
Organize your ideas
Stick to the TS
Ex3
Music has strong power MEANING?.Most people have favorite music. The song makes you happy, relaxes,gives the energy,and sometimes it makes sad.Even if you do not like the song,and it has many memories,it brings you back at the moment immidiately.It is very powerful.I watched the video that the old lady lived in senior home.She sat on the wheel chair and listen to the music,and she started to move her arms slowly.So she was dancing with the music because she was a ballet dancer and also she still remember the choreography even she could not remember 10minure ago.She looked like on the stage with the spotlight.It was amazing moment.Music is mysterious.It goes to deep inside unconsciously.
TS Music can affect people’s emotions.
Ex 4
I decided to enroll the English foundation program in South Hill education Center after I heard my friend’s introduction about this school. I selected this school for four reasons, CS one is because it has a English training program for adults and provide the chance to the adults who willing to go back to school and improve their writing and reading English foundation skills. Second is because the students are coming from many countries, PUNC therefore, I can have a chance to get to know difference culture and difference stories during class. The third one is because teachers here are very nice and professional, PUNCthey have the ability to find our weak area and have patient to encourage us to try our best to improve our English skills and help us to build up our confidence during learning. The last one is because the teaching style and website information tools are very useful and helpful and make me studying English in a very effective way. NO CONC SENT
Well-organized. Sentence writing needs improvement, especially punctuation.
Ex.5
Knowing how to read and write well is everything for me.
I am learning English at South Hill Education to improve my writing and reading for a few reasons. First of all, I want to read and write well. I want to be independent that I can help myself when I have to correspondence with someone. Secondly, I live in an English speaking society, so being independent is my gold. Therefore, I am here to learn as much as I can. Thirdly, this is my opportunity to learn which I never had when I was young. Here I am studying English at South Hill Education a few years now. I felt that I had come a long way since I started learning English here. Thank you all the teachers that had taught me and South Hill Education programs.
Good first draft. Reasons 1&2 seem very similar.
REVIEW
STRUCTURE OF A PARAGRAPH
Grabber/Hook (optional- good idea)
Topic sentence- address the topic/question, ‘answer’ it, refer directly to
the topic/question
Supporting sentences- give details, examples, explain your ideas as
clearly as you can
Concluding sentence- wrap up, closer, brings the paragraph to an end
Introduction to ideas for grabbers/hooks
1. short anecdote- short! personal story
2. fact or statistic – number %
3. historical reference
4. quotation from a famous person or not famous person
5. idiom or saying from English or your mother language
6. ask a question
7. general to specific statement – funnel
Tomorrow: Test#1 paragraph on the topic of Human Rights
150-200 words
Grabber/Hook (optional)
Topic sentence- related directly to the question
Supporting sentences
Concluding sentence
First paragraph (1 hour)
Beginning of class- 8:40-9:40
After the next week or so, we won’t be doing so much sentence work.
Sentence types-
SIMPLE
It is sunny. It is chilly.
COMPOUND – two simple sentences put together
It is sunny. It is chilly. JOIN TOGETHER
soba noodles – Japanese buckwheat noodles
- delicious, mouthwatering
FANBOYS
SOBA , so , or , but , and
It is sunny. It is chilly.
It is sunny, but it is chilly.
Sentence styles:
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.
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