EF34
Good morning, everyone.
We will get started at 11:00.
Today’s agenda:
·
Finish “Sleep”
Morningness/Eveningness Questionaire
https://chronotype-self-test.info/index.php?sid=61524&newtest=Y
·
Begin sentence types- simple, compound, complex
“Intro
to Sentence Types”
Tomorrow
·
Begin simple sentences
·
“Nice Short Paragraphs Using Simple Sentence”
p.c.
“Sleep”
Read the paragraphs aloud.
rising and falling tone- waves on the ocean
? tone up
. tone down
pauses in reading
, comma – breath mark, take a little pause, one beat
. – longer pause, three beats
MY OBSERVATION: When your reading rhythm (music) is good,
your pronunciation is less important.
relaxing (gerund- noun that looks like a verb)– relaxation
(noun)
Slow down when you are reading out loud. It is not a race to
the finish.
Expert examples of speaking- CBC radio- 690am- announcers
are experts at reading text and making it sound natural
end of a sentence . tone down
What are new vocab words that you read in this article?
stretch
reserve – put away for the future
We reserved a table at a restuarant for Saturday.
RESERVED 24 HOURS – parking lot
reserved(a) – quiet, does not show emotion
He is a very reserved man. He looks serious, but actually he
is very nice when you get to know him.
ritual – special things- birthday, church
routine – everyday, not special, boring
His weekend routine is to do the laundry and cook supper for
his family.
assume- believe something without having information
My son is late getting home from school. I assume that he is
out with his friends and forgot to call me.
gadget- a small useful device
toss and turn- can’t get to sleep, moving around in your bed
insomnia- can’t sleep
Marge had insomnia last night. She couldn’t stop thinking
about her daughter.
John is an insomniac.
insomniac- a person
who normally cannot get to sleep, regularly has trouble getting to sleep
I had insomnia last night. I didn’t fall asleep until 5am. I
only got two hours if sleep. I am exhausted today. I am very tired today.
(slang) I am zonked.
Listening Practice:
I will read ten sentences. You listen and try to understand them.
Do you agree with the sentence? Disagree?
1.
Bedroom should not have televisions.
2.
I can’t sleep if I drink caffeinated beverages
before bedtime.
caffeinated- decaffeinated
decaf
Could I have a decaf mint green tea?
soft drinks (no alcohol) - US- soda Canada – pop
hard drinks – with alcohol
e.g. Hard Lemonade – lemonade with vodka
3.
When I’m worried about something, I toss and
turn all night.
She is worried about her daughter. adjective
She worries about her daughter. verb
She is tall. adjective
worries- simple present, usually, habitual
worried- simple past
is worrying – present progressive
4.
Relaxation is easy for me.
She is relaxing with a good book. verb
5.
I stick to a bedtime ritual most night.
stick to – always do it, keep doing something, stay with
something, don’t change
The new iPhone 13 is out. I will stick to my iPhone 6.
I will stick with EF3 next term.
6.
Reading before bed makes me sleepy.
7.
It’s ok to check your Facebook status from bed.
8.
I get a good night’s sleep most nights.
9.
My bed is comfortable.
10.
I got more sleep ten years go than I do now.
Are you a morning person?
Are you a night owl?
You can try this questionaire to see if you are a morning
person or a night owl.
Search: Morningness Eveningness Questionaire
https://chronotype-self-test.info/index.php?sid=61524&newtest=Y
Fun exercise for homework- try the questionaire. Let me know
how it went for you.
vocab, meaning of the questions?
SENTENCE TYPES THAT WE WILL BE LEARNING IN DETAIL IN THIS COURSE:
over the next three weeks
- really important for people developing their writing skills, 3/4
level
Quick overview today, starting in in detail from tomorrow
Three main sentence types: simple, compound, complex
*SIMPLE – most basic sentence, one clause subject + verb
-SV subject + verb ‘The snake was very beautiful.’ SV
Covid 19 is a big worry for all of
us.
-SSV subject+subject+verb ‘Vancouver and Victoria are nice cities.’
The dog and the cat are
friends.
North Vancouver and Chiba, Japan are sister cities.
-SVV subject+verb+verb ‘The dog was shaking and hiding.’
The little girl was playing
and was laughing.
I went to my son’s house and played with my granddaughters. We were laughing and having a good time.
-Imperatives- command, tell someone to do something
‘Close the door, please.’
‘Come in.’ ‘Be quiet.’ ‘Turn on the light.’ ‘Make your bed.’
“Watch out.”
You watch out. Watch out.
You come in. Come in.
Head’s up! Be careful.
Take a shower.
Look up.
Sit down.
Turn around.
Watch your head!
Wash your hands.
Wear you mask.
Be quiet.
Shut up!
Keep your voice down.
Speak up.
-Interrogatives- questions ‘What time is it?’ ‘
‘What day is it today?’ ‘How are you?’ ‘Can I borrow your car?’
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