Friday, 19 November 2021

EF34 Fifth class- simple sentences, picture differences

 

EF34

Good morning, everyone.

We will get started at 11:00.

 

Today’s agenda:

·               Sleep questionaire –

Morning person? Night owl?

 

Morningness/Eveningness Questionaire

I will try to find a new link that works better.

 

·          Continue introduction to sentence types- compound, complex

“Intro to Sentence Types”

·          Begin simple sentences

·          “Nice Short Paragraphs Using Simple Sentence” p.c.

·          Talking work/ conversation

 

 

Monday

·      Continue with simple sentences

Homework sentences

“Nice Short Paragraphs Using Simple Sentence” p.c.

 

 

·      Prepare for Quiz #1 on Tuesday

Quiz#1 – simple sentences

Choose ten vocab words from “Sleep”

 

Tuesday

·      Quiz#1

·      Begin compound sentences

 

 

 

 

SIMPLE- SV   SSV   SVV  Interrogative   Imperative

 

 

 

COMPOUND – two independent clauses together, two simple sentences put together

 

Mai likes ice cream. Joe likes cake. 2 simple sentences

 

Join them together: FANBOYS  , for , and , nor , but , or , yet , so

 

Some of the FANBOYS word are not used very much for compound sentences: for   nor   yet

We are going for a hike tomorrow, for it will be a nice day. UNUSUAL

We are going for a hike tomorrow because it will be a nice day. COMMON, AUTHENTIC ENGLISH, REAL, NATURAL-SOUNDING

 

‘for’ in simple sentences are commonly used-  I have a gift for you.

 

SOBA – more useful than FANBOYS

, SOBA , so , or , but , and

Mai likes ice cream, but Joe likes cake. shows difference

Mai likes ice cream, and Joe likes cake. shows extra information

Mai said ‘Yes’, so Joe said ‘No’. different ideas, bad relationship

 

 

-COMPLEX

-adverb clauses – because  when  if  since (I will teach you 10-15.)

Joan isn’t going to play volleyball tonight because it is going to rain.

Because it is going to rain, Joan isn’t going to play volleyball tonight.

 

-noun clauses – think, feel, know, believe, remember, forget, say

Junko said that she would be late today.

Mei thinks that she can make some food for the party.

We don’t know why our boss is in a bad mood today.

Shirin forgot that she had a doctor’s appointment today. It slipped her mind.

slip your mind (idiom) – you forget

Sorry, I forgot to pick up my son at school. It slipped my mind. I was 30 minutes late.

 

adjective clauses – who that which

Jen’s neighbours who are very noisy often have arguments late at night.

Mariam has a puppy that has white paws and black ears. complex

Mariam’s puppy has white paws and black ears. simple

 

I have a pen that has red ink.

I have a pen which my grandmother gave me.

 

He is a runner who has prosthetic legs.

prosthetic- artificial leg or arm or body part

Terry Fox- famous Canadian, ran partially across Canada on one leg

statues at BC Place

 

FOCUS OF THIS COURSE:

I want to teach you how to write sentences in all three styles.

It is so important to learn these sentence styles.

If When you learn them, your writing will be really good.

MY ADVICE: You have to learn it now. Don’t wait until English 10, 11 ,12 to learn how to write sentences. The time is now!

 

You can do it!

It’s hard, but you can do it.

 

Repeat, repeat, repeat!

Review, review, review!

 

Do you have something you practice everyday?

-running

-class notes

-reading

-play music

 

Do you have a goal?

It will take steady daily work.

You will be amazed at what you can accomplish in six months or a year.

I am amazed.

 

Simple Sentence

A simple sentence is one independent clause that has a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought. Notice that there are some important requirements for a simple sentence:

1. Must have a subject and a verb.

2. Must express a complete thought.

3. Must only have one clause.

 

Different types of simple sentences:

SV   SSV   SVV

 

Examples of Simple Sentence:

1. Joe went to the store. SV subject+verb

2. Sarah and Jessie are going swimming. SSV

3. The frog jumped and landed in the pond. SVV

The airplane took off and landed. SVV

4. Keep your eyes open for bargains.

Imperative- command, tell someone to do something

Close the door. You close the door.

Open the window.

Sit down here.

Use sanitizer.

Wash your hands.

Look right.

Be careful.

Wear your mask.

Let it be.

Make me some supper.

Please make me a sandwich.

Make me a sandwich, please.

Please open the door.

Open the door, please. *Use a comma

Watch out!

Come in. Sit down. Have a seat. Have some tea.

Shut up! Get out! Drop dead!

 

 

5. The pizza smells delicious. SV

6. There is a fly in the car with us.

there/here -not subjects

There is a fly in the car with us.

Here is/are your keys.

Here is/are your glasses.

My glasses are old.

scissors – The scissors are dull.

chopsticks- The chopsticks are made of wood.

The pair of chopsticks is made of wood.

The pair of scissors is dull.

 

 

7. Look on top of the refrigerator for the key.

Imperative, command

Look!

8. The printer is out of paper. SV

 

9. Will you help me with the math homework?

Interrogative – question

Are you hungry?

Do you want to drink water?

Do you want to have some/any water?

Did you call me?

You called me.

What is your name?

Your name is Jessie.

 

10. The music is too loud. SV

 

Adapted from :https://www.softschools.com/examples/grammar/simple_sentence_examples/445/

 

 

So far: SIMPLE SENTENCES

SV

SSV

SVV

Imperative (command) V

Interrogative (question)

 

On Monday, we will practice some. If you want to try wriitng some simple sentences for homework, feel free. You can email some to me if you want. We can share them together on Monday.

 

SV – short for subject verb

SVV – subject verb verb

 

 

TALKING WORK/ SPOKEN WORK

Picture Differences 4A & 4B

Find ten differences in the pictures.

Use your vocabulary to describe the differences in the pictures.

 

4A find a 4B

Find 10 differences in the pictures.

1.The buildings have different names.

2.One guy has white shoes. The other guy has black striped shoes.

3. One guy has nice black hair. The other guy is mostly bald.

4. The grafitti is different. One cartoon is a man. The other is a woman.

5. One guy is little bit chubby.The other guy is thin.

6. One guy is wearing a suit coat.

7.One necktie is spotted. The other is striped.

bowtie

8. The tictactoe game is different.

9. One lady is holding a handbag/small purse.

10. One man is holding a suitcase briefcase.

11. One woman is blonde. The other has dark hair. She is brunette.

blonde- golden

brown-

grey, silver

12. The addition is different. One is correct.

13.One woman is wearing a herringbone skirt. The other woman is wearing a herringbone jacket.

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