Friday, 1 October 2021

EF56 Review Quiz2, Test2

 

English Foundations 5/6

 

Good morning, everyone.

We will get started at 8:30.

 

Today’s agenda

·      Review Quiz#2 RW

·      Finish First Nations

“My Little Residential School Suitcase”

·      START MONDAY Begin complex sentences- adverb clauses

·      Test#2- paragraph about residential schools

·      HW   Read about Rosa Parks

 

 

Monday

·      Finish First Nations

“My Little Residential School Suitcase”

·      Begin complex sentences- adverb clauses

·      “Rosa Parks”

·       

 

Quiz#2

Write a compound sentence for each.

 

1.    so                                objective

2.    in addition                assimilate

3.    for instance              language

4.    however                    education

5.    or                                neglect

6.    at the same time     history

 

, SOBA    so or but and  WITH A COMMA!

; TRANS,  however therefore instead  in addition    WITH A SEMICOLON AND A COMMA

 

punc - punctuation

 

 

1.    so                                objective

Don wants to get better at karate, so he sets some objectives.

Deng wants to be a nurse, so she has an objective to go to college.

SV, so SV.

 

2.    in addition                assimilate

; in addition,

New immigration needs to assimilate to Canadian culture; in addition, they need to learn the local language English. wf

immigrate (v)

immigrant (n, person)

immigration (n, general word)

immigrate – come into a new country permanently

emigrate- leave your old country permanently

Sophie emigrated from Italy; she immigrated to the US.

migrate(v) – animals moving to new places

Geese migrate to Mexico every year.

 

3.    for instance              language

for instance = for example

; for instance,

Language can be a big barrier for immigrants to Canada; for instance, they have to take English classes.

Being a multicultural relationship can be difficult; for instance, there can be a language barrier.

EASIER May speaks several languages; for instance, she speaks English, Vietnamese, and Cantonese.

 

4.    however                    education

It is important to learn English; however, it is tricky/difficult/not easy/challenging.

 

euphemisms – use a nice word to describe something not nice

bathroom, washroom, restroom, passed away, challenging

 

 

5.    or                                neglect

You should not neglect your health, or you will get sick.

 

JOKE: I got a medical test result back. The doctor told me not to buy any green bananas.

 

6.    at the same time     history

I like to study history; at the same time, I enjoy reading comedies.

 

 

 

Are you practicing your written English everyday?

Some common errors:

1.    I speak three language ; for instance, French , English and Spanish. #

I speak three languages ; for instance, SV French , English and Spanish.

I speak three languages ; for instance, I can speak French , English and Spanish.

 

 

2.    There are lots of ways to learn a new language; for instance, reading  book, watching TV, listening audio, and so on. 

There are lots of ways to learn a new language; for instance, SV reading  book, watching TV, listening audio, and so on.

There are lots of ways to learn a new language; for instance, you can read  books, watch TV, listen to audio, and so on. 

There are lots of ways to learn a new language; for instance, you can try reading  books, watching TV, listening to audio, and so on. 

 

; therefore,   TOO HARD RIGHT NOW?

, so   USE THIS INSTEAD

; therefore,   MAYBE YOU CAN START TO USE SOON

 

3.    Some foreigners are difficult to assimilate into our way of life; in addition, they are difficult to assimilate  into our culture. awk

 

I am hard/difficult to learn English.  XXX

It is hard for me to learn English.

It is hard to learn English.

 

English is hard for me.

I am hard to ... XXX

She is easy to play piano. XXX

Piano is easy for her.

It is easy for her to play piano.

 

 

Online exercises:

https://continuingstudies.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/410-compound-sentences1

 

https://www.k5learning.com/worksheets/grammar/grade-3-compound-sentences-a.pdf

 

https://owl.purdue.edu/owl_exercises/punctuation_exercises/commas/commas_vs_semicolons_compound_sentences.html

 

 

Search around. There are lots of online resources that you can find to help yourself. You can do this yourself. Everything does not have to come from the teacher.

You can find your own worms!

 

 

 

 

 

TEST #2

Paragraph 150-200 words

Double space.

Submit by 10:45.

 

Why did we have The National Day of Truth and Reconciliation yesterday?

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