Good morning , everyone.
We will get started at 8:30
Three weeks finished already.
Congratulations!
Today’s agenda
·
Return, review Test #1
Explain the doubling of test marks
Focus! Pick one. Explore that.
·
Begin complex sentences- adverb clauses
·
Finish subject verb agreement work
Test#1 Paragraph- one paragraph
Grabber
Topic sentence
Supporting sentences
Concluding sentence
(approximately 125-150 words)
Grabber- 7 ways
Optional, but you should use one.
Topic sentence- closely related to the question
“What is one of your goals?”
Choose one.
Supporting sentences- explore the one goal, explain, etc
PROBLEMS
- focus- 3,4,5 goals choose one (1)
- too long -400 words
*It is easy to write and write and write. It is harder to
write short and concise.
-multiparagraph essays – 4,5,6 paragraphs—The test was one
good paragraph.
If you don’t follow the guidelines, then you pay a price.
You can avoid this.
You have to be focussed.
Write a paragraph on the following topic:
What is one of your goals? (125-150 words)
XXX
I will write an essay.
I will write about 5 of my goals. (400 words)
I like to go out socially with friends. adv
I like to socialize with friends. verb
I like to go out and be social with friends. adj
**
active and passive voice – writing style
-good style – avoid passive voice, passive voice sounds weak
e.g. Maria made
supper. active voice- subject does the verb
The supper was made by Maria. passive voice- subject does
nothing
I want to be a radiology technician. It is required to
have good English.
This job requires a high level of English.
Write a paragraph on the following topic:
What is one of your goals? (125-150 words)
Prewriting (planning)
1.
Read the question carefully. Write the question five
times. read every word. Make sure you understand what the teacher wants you to
do.
2.
Brainstorm/Generate ideas, 3-4 ideas
3.
Organize the ideas
musical goal –personal? career?
I want to get better at music. too broad
get specific- soloing – melodic, sweet
PLAN
GRABBER I find that creativity is less about inspiration and
more about perspiration. Being creative takes work.
TS want to create a melodic, sweet solo for a specific song
POINTS
1. put the song on iphone, listen to it all day, over and
over and over
2. start to sing a melody in my head, find nice notes- repeat,
repeat
3. pick up a guitar and find the notes- repeat and repeat
Writing
4.
Write the sentences.
Grabber
TS
Suppocrting sentences
Conc sent
5.
Editing, corrections
6.
Submit it.
**Prewrite, then write.
Plan something first.
If you are a new cook, you have to follow a recipe.
My situation regarding an upcoming gig next Friday.
challenge – three new solos, three new songs
this morning- focussed on one of the songs (40m)
-everyday repeat and repeat
Satruday – solo two
Sunday – solo three
M-F – repeat repeat repeat
In my opinion, you should be doing the same thing with your
sentence writing.
-practicing it every day
Student example:
COMPOUND
SENTENCE
1.
Mary
plans to sent her son study in USA ; however , the school fee is high that she
cannot able to afford ; therefore, she is so upset.
Mary plans to sent her son to study in the USA ; however ,
the school fee is high and she cannot afford it. Therefore, she is so upset.
can=
able to
2.
John’s
mother sick in China ; therefore ,he is anxiously want to see her,
currently during the covid it may take time to get the visa.
John’s
mother is sick in China ; therefore , he anxiously wants to see her. Currently, during
the covid it may take time to get the visa.
gunner – (Australian slang) – He is a gunner. ‘going to’
gunner- someone who says they are ‘going to’ do this and ‘going
to’ so that- but they do nothing.
Are you a gunner? Are you a gunner with your English?
Coming to class is only step 1.
Subject-verb agreement
half (sing or pl)
Half of the pizza is pepperoni. 1 pizza
Half of the pizzas are pepperoni. ~4 pizzas
None (s) None of the pencils is sharp. grammar book
None of the pencils are sharp. often English speakers will
say this
Some (s pl) Some of the books are for sale.
Some of the paper is damaged.
All (s pl) All of the
project is finished.
All of the kids are hungry.
All of Frank’s family comes from Italy.
All of Frank’s family members come from Italy.
Any of those dresses looks good on you. grammar book
Any of those dresses look good on you. common speech
Most of the road is flooded.
Most of the roads are flooded.
All (s pl)
11. Half of her relatives they live/lives in the
South.
NOTE: Substitute a pronoun ‘it’ or ‘they’ - might make it easier
to hear
Part of the profits go/goes toward new products.
the profits they go/goes
None of the lamps has/have light bulbs. grammar
None of the lamps has/have light bulbs. commonly used
The pattern works most of the time, almost all of the time.
The only tricky ones are ‘none’ and ‘any’ – an English
speaker probably will break the grammar rule.
Monday
·
Start complex sentences – adverb clauses
because
if
when
since
after
before
although / though / even though
even if
unless
so that
so ... that
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