EF45 Class 24- phrasal verbs

 

EF45

 

Today’s agenda:

·      Phrasal verbs

·      Test2- paragraph

 

Friday

·      Midterm recommendations

·      Xmas class

 

 

*** Two-week break for Christmas ***

Dec.16- Jan.2

Back on the Tuesday, Jan.3

Final day of the term: Friday, January 27

I am not sure which classes I am teaching for Quarter 3.

As soon as I know, I will tell you. I will let you know.

 

Interim recommendations:

One-on-one meetings in the hallway

-         look at progress so far

-         average

-         come up with a interim recommendation for next term

 

No instruction tomorrow.

You can come in and talk with me.

Alternatively, you can email me between 12:00 and 2:15 tomorrow. I can email you your recommendation.

 

Reminder: 60% is the cutoff for a recommendation for early registration.

50% is the passmark for the end of the term, the end of January.

 

You can bring your average up a lot. We have several quizzes and tests left to do in January. Plus you have another spoken mark.

 

South Hill - In-class structured OR self-paced

 

To be successful in self-paced courses: self-motivated, self-directed, self-assessing

 

study buddy- a friend who is doing the course with you

 

Whatever you are doing, do it as well as you can.

 

 

 

 

prepositions- words that show place or directions

 

across(prep)

The old woman walked across the street. phrasal verb

 

COMMON ERROR

The old woman acrossed the street. XXX

FIX

The old woman crossed the street.

wf- word form

 

per- each one

The maximum speed in the city is 50km/h.

km/h – kilometres per hour

Minimum wage in BC is $15.65 per hour.

 

50%- fifty percent

 

percent – each  cent(100)

 

% 100

 

CONFUSING

against – prep

Mandarin She against the government.

English She fights against the governemnt.

 

She argues with her husband.

 

He is in opposition to the new policy. noun

He is opposed to the new policy. adj

He opposes the new policy. verb

 

beside

walk beside

sit beside

stand beside

 

It was raining yesterday. Besides that, it was a good day.

 

 

alongside- beside

My dog likes to sleep alongside my bed.

 

down

break down- car stops working, mental breakdown

take down – take down Xmas decoration is January

take down- two people fighting – one knocks the other one to the ground

 

slow down

 

break in/into- enter a building or vehicle illegally

Someone broke into my car last night.

 

Come up!  Come on up!

 

break down- break down a problem, break down a chicken

 

 

Common Idiomatic Uses of Prepositions

1.     

 

 

Test2 Paragraph

Write a paragraph of at least 100 words on the following topic.

What do you do to relax?

 

Lined paper

Doublespace

Pen

Margins

 

Topic sentence

Supporting sentences

Concluding sentence

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EF67 Class 24- adjective clauses

 

EF67

Good morning, everyone.

 

Today’s agenda

·      Midterm recs tomorrow

·      Return Test4

·      Continue adjective clause

Quiz after Xmas

·      Listening work

 

Friday

·      Midterm recs

·      Xmas class

                                 

Two-week Winter Break

 

January

·      Finish adjective clauses

·      Noun clauses

·      Parallelism

 

 

Interim recommendations:

One-on-one meetings in the hallway

-         look at progress so far

-         average

-         come up with a recommendation for next term

 

No instruction tomorrow.

You can come in. Alternativerly, you can email me between 9:15 and 11:30. I can email you your recommendation.

Reminder: 60% is the cutoff for a recommendation for early registration.

50% is the passmark for the end of the term, the end of January.

 

#1 QUESTION Can I bring my mark up in the last four weeks?

Yes, you can! We have several quizzes and tests left to do. We also have an essay. Plus you have another spoken mark.

 

In-class structured OR self-paced

 

self-paced- self-motivated, self-directed, self-assessing

 

Cheat- first time 0%, letter in your file

second time – 0%- principal decides if you can stay in the school

 

 

 

Paragraph Review

 

*Structure

Grabber- choose one of seven ways

Topic sentence- on topic, topic and controlling idea

Supporting sentences- with quoted text “ ”

Concluding sentence

(at least 150 words)

 

Topic Sentence- addresses the question

It should be super clear which question you are answering.

 

Supporting sentences- NO PLOT!

Support the TS

 

 

 

 

*Format

Lined paper

Doublespace

Pen

Margins

Indent

 

*Process

Prewriting- planning stage

1.    Read the question.

2.    Brainstorm ideas, vocab, make notes

3.    Put the ideas in order- TIME, SPACE, IMPORTANCE

Writing- sentences

4.    Write sentences. Grabber TS SS CS

5.    Proofread, edit

6.    Good copy Submit your legible rough copy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Test4

Write a paragraph of at least 150 words. Include quoted text.

You will need your story.

Submit it to me by 10:40

 

Choose one:

Did Mr. Wei set a good example for his students?

GOOD BASIC TS

Mr. Wei did set a good example for his students in two ways.

 

 

OR

Why did Mr. Wei confess to his students?

GOOD BASIC TS

because/since 2-3 reasons

 

 

 

Test4

Write a paragraph of at least 150 words. Include quoted text.

You will need your story.

Submit it to me by 10:40

 

Why did Mr. Wei confess to his students?

 

RW for Bonus point

Pass it in by the beginning of class tomorrow.

 

 

FOCUS ON HIGH-FREQUENCY USAGE: who that which – 95% of the time

 

who – used for people, any people, sounds nice, sounds polite and respectful

 

that- things that are not alive, animals, people (sounds a little disrespectful, you don’t that person)

 

SUBTLETY IN ENGLISH, signal your opinion of a person:

The guy that my sister married is odd. adjective clause

The man who my other sister married is awesome. adjective clause

 

‘that’ is a multiuse word in English

Who is that? Not an adjective clause, sounds polite

Who is that woman you were talking to?

That is a beautiful baby!

Is that your son? -sounds ok

 

FOCUS –‘that’ in adjective clauses

 

 

which- special things (special to you), unique things

 

This is a watch that I bought last week. not special

I really like the watch which my dad gave me for my 18^th birthday. special

 

witch – a magical woman

 

wedding ring – which

necklace that your grandmother gave you – which

toothbrush – that

glasses- that

 

which- unique thing- Great Wall of China, Tokyo, Dehli, the Eiffel Tower

 

REVIEW: who   that   which

 

EXAMPLES

who- people

My neighbour who is very elderly does not like my son to play in the backyard.

who is very elderly adj cl  SV

 

Jun’s sister who lives in Spain is a nurse.

Jun’s sister that lives in Spain is a nurse. SOUNDS STRANGE, Don’t use ‘that’ for a person.

 

COMMON ERROR:

Jun’s sister who lives in Spain.  sentence fragment, not a complete

 

Jun’s sister who lives in Spain . verb missing

FIX

Jun’s sister who lives in Spain loves dogs.

Jun’s sister who lives in Spain she loves dogs. XXX

Jun’s sister lives in Spain. SIMPLE

 

*In a sentence with an adjective clause, you have to say two things, two SV, 2 clauses- one independent and one dependent

Jun’s sister who lives in Spain is a nurse. 1 2

The phone that she bought was not expensive. 1 2

 

Adjective clauses get tricky

DEEPER LEVEL

Subject and object pronouns

 

My sister who is a nurse lives in Spain. ‘who’ is a subject pronoun

My sister who you met last week is a nurse. ‘who’ is an object pronoun

object pronoun – options- leave it or omit it, or use ‘whom’

My sister who you met last week is a nurse.

My sister you met last week is a nurse.

My sister whom you met last week is a nurse.

 

My sister, a nurse, lives in Spain. appositive, not an adj cl

 

 

that – animals, things, people we don’t like or don’t respect (rare)

Marta has a dog who that has cute floppy ears. ‘who’ sounds strange for animals

Shirin got a new phone that has a seven-inch screen.

I met the guy that Joanne is seeing now. -sounds like don’t like him

The guy that my sister married is a bit of a clown.

a clown -  a loser

 

The guy that my sister married is a clown.

a bit of a – a little bit

My friend is a bit of a drama queen.

drama queen- big emotions all the time, like an actor, dramatic, big show, like a soap opera

 

The guy that my sister married is coming over for a visit. -secret message- don’t like him much-

The guy who my sister married is coming over for a visit. – secret message- like him-

The guy who my sister married is really good fellow.

 

The guy that my sister married is a bit of a clown. ‘that’ object pronoun

OPTIONS

The guy that my sister married is a bit of a clown.

The guy my sister married is a bit of a clown.

The guy whom my sister married is a bit of a clown. UNUSUAL- VERY FORMAL

 

 

 

 

SOURCE OF CONFUSION ‘that’ is used in many ways

-noun clauses

-adjective clauses

-a pronoun

 

multi-use word, confusing

Examples

That sandwich was delicious. pronoun

The sandwich that she made was very tasty. adj cl

I think that that sandwich was scrumptious. noun clause, pronoun

 

She thinks that that sandwich that you made was so good that she wants to have another one.

confusing, not good writing, grammar is fine

 

That guy is really tall. pronoun

 

*which – special things, unique things

special things- You decide if it is special to you.

I have a silver ring which my son gave me. a special thing to me

Mei is wearing the jade necklace which her grandmother gave to her.

Shirin is wearing the jade necklace that her grandmother gave to her. (sounds like a regular necklace, not special)

Clara put the picture which her son painted for her up on the fridge.

 

unique things- only one in the world

Beijing, which is the capital of China, hosted the 2022 Olympic Winter Games. unique

Marta visited the Eiffel Tower, which is in Paris.

Marta visited the Eiffel Tower that is in Paris. XXX

 

Examples from my other EF56 students:

1.    His house, which is located in North Vancouver, is very expensive.

2.    I came to Vancouver, which is the best city to live in the world.

3.    I would like to visit my grandmother who will turn 100 years old.

4.    My son who is 12 loves to play with Lego.

5.    My friend who is very beautiful is a fashion model.

6.    Her dog that has a long tail is brown.

7.    I visit my mother who lives in Ottawa.

8.    I went to the aquarium which is in Stanley Park.

9.    The girl who is wearing the red shirt is my little sister.

10.                       My daughter who plays violin decided to study music.

11.                       I love the ring which my husband gave me on/for my birthday.

12.                       Joe bought a new laptop that cost $2000.

13.                       The young woman who is standing on the corner is my classmate.

14.                       My friend visited the park which is close to my home.

15.                       I have a lot of apples that my mother gave me yesterday.

16.                       My boss who is very polite resigned yesterday.

17.                       I went to the aquarium which is in Stanley park.

18.                       James wore a fine black tux which his dad gave him.

 

 

HOMEWORK: Try some of the exercises on the sheets. We will go over them tomorrow. No need to email them to me.

 

EF45 Class 23- review of verb tenses, Yoga, phrasal verbs

 

EF45

 

Today’s agenda:

 

Wednesday

·      Focus on verb tenses so far

“Summary Chart of Verb Tenses”

·      Phrasal verbs- verb + preposition

·      “Yoga” Read aloud

Paragraph tomorrow- based on “Yoga”

 

Thursday

·      Test2- paragraph

·      Phrasal verbs

 

Friday

·      Midterm recommendations

·      Xmas class

 

 

*** Two-week break for Christmas ***

 

 

 

“Summary Chart of Verb Tenses”

 

Simple present- habitual action, state of being, fact

Simple past- one event in the past, finished

Simple future- one event to come in the future “will” “be going to”

 

Present progressive- happening now, temporary

Past progressive- was happening, interrupted, something else happened

Future progressive- will be happening, interrupted

 

Present perfect- from the past until now

Present perfect progressive- from the past until now, probably continue

Past perfect subsitute simple past

Past perfect progressive substitute past progressive (trickier)

 

Future perfect subsitute simple future

Future perfect progressive

 

FOCUS ON THESE:

FIRST PRIORITY

Simple present

Simple past

Simple future

 

SECOND PRIORITY

Present progressive

Present perfect

 

THIRD PRIORITY

Past progressive

Present perfect progressive

 

Which verb tenses are you comfortable with?

 

 

 

speaking quickly and casually – elide words

e.g. gonna – going to

wanna- want to

I gotta go. I got to go. casual  I have to go.

 

For me, it is very important to be articulate and to express my thoughts clearly.

 

articulate(adj) – able to speak clearly and precisely

clear- clear voice, clear vocab

articulate(v)

I can’t articulate exactly what I mean. I don’t have the precise vocabulary. I think you understand my meaning.

 

fancy vocabulary

try to be precise in my word choice

speak well – choose the right words to fit the ideas

 

VPL- Young Adult novels, magazines

 

 

“Yoga”

physiology- physio body

philosophy-

 

spine – vertebra, backbone

 

bifocals- progressive lenses

 

 

Phrasal Verbs

Phrasal verbs are two or three-word verbs usually consisting of a verb plus a preposition or two. 

 

verb + preposition

 

Phrasal verbs are the heart of English. The more you know phrasal verbs, the more natural your spoken and written English will sound.

 

Adding a preposition to a verb can completely change the meaning of the verb.  For example, “speak to” and “speak for” have very different meanings.  So too do “look up to” and “look down on”.  The meanings of phrasal verbs are idiomatic, which means their meaning is in the culture not in the dictionary.

 

One verb: look (v)

look + prep

look at

look for

look after

look up

look up to – respect somebody, admire  Scott really looks up to his math teacher, Ms Chen.

look down on – think poorly of someone, do not respect them  My mother usually looked down on my friends.

look forward to – anticipate, waiting with a good feeling, being filled with expectation (positive)   I look forward to seeing you.

 

 

- common verb “talk”

talk to-

talk with - conversation

talk over  She always talks over me. I don’t like being interrupted all the time. Sorry for talking over you.

talk for/speak for

talk about- gossip, tattler- cannot keep a secret

talk about - discuss

 

EF67 Class 23- adjective clauses

 EF67

Good morning, everyone.

 

Today’s agenda

·      Test4 paragraph

·      Begin adjective clauses

·      HW

 

Thursday

·      Continue adjective clause

Quiz later

 

Friday

·      Midterm recs

·      Xmas class

 

Two-week Winter Break

 

January

·      Finish adjective clauses

·      Noun clauses

·      Parallelism

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paragraph Review

 

*Structure

Grabber- choose one of seven ways

Topic sentence- on topic, topic and controlling idea

Supporting sentences- with quoted text “ ”

Concluding sentence

(at least 150 words)

 

*Format

Lined paper

Doublespace

Pen

Margins

Indent

 

*Process

Prewriting- planning stage

1.    Read the question.

2.    Brainstorm ideas, vocab, make notes

3.    Put the ideas in order- TIME, SPACE, IMPORTANCE

Writing- sentences

4.    Write sentences. Grabber TS SS CS

5.    Proofread, edit

6.    Good copy Submit your legible rough copy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Test4

Write a paragraph of at least 150 words. Include quoted text.

You will need your story.

Submit it to me by 10:40

 

Choose one:

Did Mr. Wei set a good example for his students?

OR

Why did Mr. Wei confess to his students?

 

IDIOM out of the blue – from nowhere, completely unexpected

I hadn’t talked to Keiko for ten years; then she phoned me out of the blue.

 

MY GOAL FOR YOU: Paragraph writing becomes routine and boring almost effortless easy.

 

REVIEW Sentence types:

 

* SIMPLE- one main clause

          SV   SSV    SVV   SSVV   Imperative   Interrogative

SVVVVVV- poor writing  Use your best judgement

 

PRO ADVICE: If something is important and you want to people to remember it, write it in a simple sentence.

-powerful, clear, direct

 

* COMPOUND – two main clauses joined together

1.       , FANBOYS   , SOBA

2.       ; semicolon

3.       ; TRANS,

Transitional words and terms: e.g however    therefore   also   nevertheless   to tell the truth    in general

 

SV, SOBA SV.

SV; SV.

SV; TRANS, SV.

 

 

* COMPLEX – one main clause + one subordinate clause

1.       adverb clauses- because   when   if   since   so that   so...that, etc

2.       adjective clauses

3.       noun clauses

 

 

 

Adjective clauses –

adjective clauses – more in-depth, more detailed

keep it as simple as possible to start- start basic and then go deeper

 

adjectives – describes a noun

the red hat adjective

the nice red hat adjectives

 

* SIDE NOTE

ORDER OF ADJECTIVES:

opinion, size, age, shape, colour, material, origin, purpose NOUN

 

The beautiful small new round lime-green aluminum Martian flying machine is right there. TOO MANY ADJECTIVES – PICK 2-3

 

*opinion, size, age, shape, colour, material, origin, purpose NOUN

 

My grandmother broke her gorgeous sky-blue English teapot.

Shari loves to listen to ancient Persian music.

The dog plays with a big round plastic chew toy.

Yuko collects old Japanese tea sets.

 

That is a green nice sweater. XXX sounds weird

That is a nice green sweater.

 

two adjectives in the same category, separate them with a comma

That is a cute fat baby.

That is a cute, beautiful baby.  The comma shows that the adjectives can be switched.

 

 

individual adjectives – good for simple ideas

 

more complicated, subtler, more in-depth description – use adjective clauses

 

Three most common pronouns for adjective clauses: who that which

95% of the time: who that which

 

Other less commonly used pronouns for adjective clauses:

whom, where, whose – NOT USED OFTEN

whom – rarely used, very fancy sounding, like a grammar book

Native English speakers rarely use ‘whom’.  We say ‘who’.

 

MY ADVICE: Forget about ‘whom’. It is not important. You don’t need it.

One exception about ‘whom’- writing to someone, don’t know who will be receiving the letter

 

GREETING: To whom it may concern,

e.g. business letter, legal letter, reference letter

Not an everyday occurrence. Pretty rare.

 

FOCUS ON HIGH-FREQUENCY USAGE: who that which – 95% of the time

 

who – used for people, any people, sounds nice, sounds polite and respectful

 

that- things that are not alive, animals, people (sounds a little disrespectful, you don’t that person)

 

SUBTLETY IN ENGLISH, signal your opinion of a person:

The guy that my sister married is odd. adjective clause

The man who my other sister married is awesome. adjective clause

 

‘that’ is a multiuse word in English

Who is that? Not an adjective clause, sounds polite

Who is that woman you were talking to?

That is a beautiful baby!

Is that your son? -sounds ok

 

FOCUS –‘that’ in adjective clauses

 

 

which- special things (special to you), unique things

 

This is a watch that I bought last week. not special

I really like the watch which my dad gave me for my 18^th birthday. special

 

witch – a magical woman

 

wedding ring – which

necklace that your grandmother gave you – which

toothbrush – that

glasses- that

 

which- unique thing- Great Wall of China, Tokyo, Dehli, the Eiffel Tower

 

Sentence Structure Tutorial Week 3

 Week 3 Sentence Structure Tutorial

Check my blog: haleyshec.blogspot.com

December 20, December 27- no tutorial

January 3 Week 4 Sentence Structure Tutorial

Sentence types: 

Simple sentences

Compound sentences

COMPOUND SENTENCES- REVIEW

STEP 1

SV, SOBA SV.

STEP 2

SV; SV.

STEP 3

TRANSITIONAL WORDS – usually used with semicolons

e.g. however   therefore   as well   also   nevertheless   meanwhile   

Transitional words are powerful! They will change how you express your ideas.

Transitional words will really make your writing precise. You will be able to say exactly what you want to say.

SOBA – four choices

TRANSITIONAL WORDS- dozen and dozens of choices

I will give about 40 to read over and start to learn.

John likes video games and reading. SIMPLE

John likes video games, and he likes reading. COMPOUND

John likes video games; he likes reading. COMPOUND neutral meaning

John likes video games; also, he likes reading. COMPOUND

John likes video games; he likes reading also. OK COMPOUND- HIGHER LEVEL- IGNORE THIS FOR NOW

,so – give a reason

It is rainy today. I didn’t bring my bike. 2 SIMPLES

It is rainy today, so I didn’t bring my bike. COMPOUND

It is rainy today; I didn’t bring my bike. COMPOUND neutral

It is rainy today; therefore, I didn’t bring my bike. COMPOUND

It is rainy today; accordingly, I didn’t bring my bike. COMPOUND

It is rainy today; for this reason, I didn’t bring my bike. COMPOUND

Sarah loves to play sports; for example, she plays volleyball, badminton, football and tennis.

COMMON ERROR

Sarah loves to play sports; for example, volleyball, badminton, football and tennis. SV missing

FIX

Sarah loves to play sports; for example, she likes/enjoys volleyball, badminton, football and tennis.

Sarah loves to play sports; for instance, she plays volleyball, badminton, football and tennis. Sounds good!

Sarah loves to play sports; as an example, she enjoys volleyball.

as an example- one example

Junko grew up in a small village in Japan; Seon grew up on a farm in rural Korea.

Junko grew up in a small village in Japan; similarly, Seon grew up on a farm in rural Korea.

Dave works as an electrical engineer; similarly, Hakim is an electrician. 

David likes to swim but hates to hike. SIMPLE

David likes to swim, but he hates to hike. COMPOUND

David likes to swim; he hates to hike. neutral meaning COMPOUND

David likes to swim; however, he hates to hike. COMPOUND

HIGHER LEVEL

On one hand, David likes to swim; on the other hand, he hates to hike.

on the other hand – compare two things

Joe is a really weird dude; on the other hand, he is a ton of fun to hang out with.

Vancouver is a beautiful city to live in; on the other hand, housing is incredibly expensive.

Sheri likes the iPhone 13; on the other hand, the Galaxy 9 is pretty nice, too.

, too   - decoration, embellishment, icing on the cake

Transitional Terms

Transitional words and phrases help paragraphs read more smoothly by improving the connections between supporting sentences.

MODEL: Use a period or semicolon between the sentences and a comma after the transitional term.

For example: Richmond is an exciting city to live in; in particular, its Asian influence makes for a very multicultural environment. COMPOUND

Richmond is an exciting city to live in. In particular, its Asian influence makes for a very multicultural environment. 2 SIMPLES

David likes to swim. He hates to hike. 2 SIMPLES

Davis likes to swim but hates to hike. SIMPLE

David likes to swim, but he hates to hike. COMPOUND

David likes to swim; he hates to hike. COMPOUND

David likes to swim; however, he hates to hike. COMPOUND

David likes to swim. However, he hates to hike. 2 SIMPLES

There is a lot of wonderful choice here for your sentence writing. Your sentence never have to be repetitive; you have many options to choose from.

MY ADVICE: Use semicolons sparingly. A semicolon helps glue two main clauses together. A semicolon show that the two are closely connected.

HERE ARE ABOUT 80 TRANSITIONAL TERMS FOR YOU TO USE:

Addition   , and

; also,     ; furthermore,     ; in addition,

Also,       Furthermore,      In addition,

Consequence    , so

; accordingly,     ; as a result,     ; consequently,     ; for this reason, 

; for this purpose,     ; hence,     ; subsequently,     ; therefore,    ; thus,

Accordingly,     As a result,     Consequently,     For this reason, 

For this purpose,     Hence,     Subsequently,     Therefore,    Thus,

e.g accordingly

Shira is very nervous driving in snow; accordingly, she took her time getting home when the roads were icy last week.

; semicolon – strong glue between clauses

Shira is very nervous driving in snow. Accordingly, she took her time getting home when the roads were icy last week.

Shira is very nervous driving in snow, so she took her time getting home when the roads were icy last week.

Generalizing

as a rule, as usual, for the most part, generally, ordinarily, usually

e.g. Mike likes to stay fit; as a rule, he gets 30 minutes of exercise every day.

Mike likes to stay fit; generally speaking, he gets 30 minutes of exercise every day.

Mike likes to stay fit. Generally speaking, he gets 30 minutes of exercise every day.

Exemplifying

chiefly, especially, for instance, in particular, namely, particularly, specifically, for one thing, as an illustration, as an example, for example

Emphasis – shows something is most important

above all, chiefly, especially, particularly, in particular, singularly, moreover, most importantly

e.g. Shira loves the parks in Vancouver; in particular, she really enjoys looking at the flowers in QE.

Similarity

correspondingly, likewise, similarly, by the same token,

Contrast   , but

conversely, instead, on one hand, on the other hand, on the contrary, rather, however, in contrast

e.g. Canada has public medical coverage for its citizens, but the US has mostly private medical coverage.

Canada has public medical coverage for its citizens; on the contrary, the US has mostly private medical coverage.

Sequence

at first, first of all, secondly, thirdly, to begin with, in the first place, at the same time, for now, for the time being, in time, in turn, later on, next, then, soon, later, earlier, simultaneously, afterward, finally

Restatement

in essence, in other words, namely, that is, that is to say, to put it differently

Summarizing – alternatives to in conclusion

after all, all in all, all things considered, briefly, by and large, in any case, in any event, in brief, in conclusion, on the whole, in short, in summary, in the final analysis, in the long run, on balance, to sum up, to summarize, in a nutshell

Learn these. Study these. You probably know a bunch of them already.

Your sentence writing ability will just keep getting bigger and bigger. 

EF45 Class 22 - interim recs, adverb clauses, present perfect

 

EF45

 

Today’s agenda:

·      Explain interim recommendations

·      Return quiz on adverb clauses

Go over, fix

·      Continue present perfect / present perfect continuous

Go over your examples from homework

·      Focus on sentences and verb tenses so far

·      Phrasal verbs-verbs with prepositions

·      “Yoga” Read aloud

 

Wednesday

·      Focus on sentences and verb tenses so far

·      Phrasal verbs

·      “Yoga”

·      Listening

 

Thursday

·      Test- paragraph

·      Phrasal verbs

 

Friday

·      Midterm recommendations

·      Xmas class

 

 

*** Two-week break for Christmas ***

 

 

 

Midterm Recommendations

 

Registration for Quarter 3 courses (February to April) will begin Wednesday, January 4^th 2023. You will be able to register via the South Hill website as usual.

 

In order to register, you will need a recommendation from me. On Friday, I will give you an interim recommendation for which English class you should register for in Quarter 3. I will put your recommendation into a spreadsheet for the advisors.

 

Interim- midterm, halfway point in the term

 

The interim recommendation will be based on the quizzes and tests you have done so far this term. Also, I will give you a spoken mark out of 10 based on how much speaking you do in class.

 

REMINDER:

Quizzes are worth about 25-30% of your mark.

Tests are worth approximately 50-60% of your mark.

Spoken is worth approximately 10-15% of your mark.

 

OPTIONS- Stay or move up

EF4- EF4 OR EF5

EF5- EF5 OR EF6

 

The South Hill English department strongly recommends that students who are marginally passing (50-60%) not advance to the next level.

 

Therefore, the minimum average required to receive a recommendation for early registration for the next level is 60%. This is to allow stronger students first shot at registering. This is also to dissuade students who are not ready from registering in a class that may be too high for them.

 

We want the strongest students to have an opportunity to register first.

If you’re below 60%, you will have wait a while to register for Quarter 3.

 

NOTE: 60% is the reasonable cutoff point for early registration starting tomorrow.

However, the final passmark for courses in BC is 50%. That is your final mark on the last day.

You can move up to the next level with 50%, but I don’t think that is strong enough. You have to get better at your English.

 

IMPORTANT:      The minimum average for a recommendation to register early for the next level starting tomorrow is 60%.

The final passmark is 50%.

 

 

We have four weeks left in our course. You can change your mark significantly depending on the quizzes and tests yet to come. We have about 3 quizzes and 3-4 tests yet to come this term. Plus the in-class spoken mark.

 

You can bring your mark up.

Also, you can bring your mark down.

This is the halfway point.

 

You will have an opportunity to replace one of your quiz marks in the final week of the course. You will have an opportunity to replace one of your test marks in the final week of the course.

 

 

 

 

How to roughly figure out your mark so far:

Quiz 1                   x/6

Quiz 2                   x/6

Quiz 3                   x/6

 

Test 1(paragraph)        x/6 X2 = x/12  e.g. 4/6=8/12

THURSDAY           Test 2(paragraph)                  x/12

 

Spoken 1*            x/10

*Based on your demonstrated ability to use English in a discursive manner.

 

 

SCENARIO #1

Quiz1 4.5/6

Q2 4/6

Q3 2/6

T1 7/12

T2 8/12

SP1 6/10

RW 1pt

32.5/52

 

Average: 62.5%

 

60%+ = OK for the next level

 

SCENARIO #2

Average: 55%

60%- = this is good level to work at, stay

 

 

SCENARIO #3

37%

Suggests some challenges that must be overcome. Something has to change. Practice.

 

 

 

 

You can figure out roughly your own average right now, except for spoken.

 

Add up your quizzes and tests. Guess at your spoken mark.

 

I’d be happy to show your mark so far. It will change with Test 2 on Thursday.

 

 

 

 

 

Quiz3

Write a sentence with an adverb clause for each.

Submit it to me by 12:40

1.          before      advanced

I must finish my basic class before I will go to an advanced class.

 

2.          because   health

I eat more vegetables because I care about my health.

more – more than what?

 

I eat more vegetables than I used to because I care about my health.

I eat a lot of vegetables because I care about my health.

I use a lot of vegetables in my cooking because I care about my health.

I use more vegetables than I used to in my cooking because I care about my health.

 

Simplest is best.

 

3.          when        comfortable

I am/feel comfortable when I do my work.

When we finish our exercise, we feel much more comfortable. COMPLEX-adverb cl.

 

4.          if                improve

If I improve my English, I will be able to get a job very quickly.

If he improves his loyalty, I will accept his apologize. wf

apologize(v)

apology(n) apologies(n)

If he improves his acts more loyally, I will accept his apology.

If he shows more loyalty, I will accept his apology.

My dog is loyal to me. My dog has loyalty to me.

If we work hard, we can improve our position at work.

 

If I can find a good deal, I will buy you a new phone.

If I can get a good rate, I will lock in my mortgage.

 

mortgage- loan for a house

loan- money borrowed for a purchase

 

line of credit- money that you can borrow without having to talk to a banker

 

floating rate- changes all the time

fixed rate- doesn’t change for a set amount of time

 

 

5.          since         practice

I have been practicing the piano since I was a child.

 

6.          until          connect

I can’t connect to the wifi until I pay the bill.

until I know the password.

We cannot establish unity until we connect to each other. XXX

We cannot build a close friendship until we find something to bond over.

We bonded while we were hiking up a mountain.

 

I tried to connect with the maintainence people/workers until they respond. XXX

 

Call maintainence.

 

I tried to connect with maintainence until they responded got back to me.

 

get back to someone- answer their message

 

I tried to connect with maintainence until they responded to me.

 

Idiomatic ways to express our ideas.

 

soothing(adj)- I like to listen to soothing music when I am upset.

A warm bath is very soothing after a long day at work.

 

She decided to rest for soothing herself when she argued with her friend. SIMPLIFY

 

She soothed herself with a cup of tea after she argued with her friend.

 

She usually soothes herself with a cup of tea after she finishes work.

 

 

 

 

These are your examples from homework of setnences that use present perfect or present perfect progressive.

1-    I have been living in Canada since I moved from the US in 2021. 

2-    I have studied English for 6 months. 

3-    My father has been working in Saudi Arabia for 27 years. 

4-    She has finished her chores.

5-    We have arrived in Hawaii.

6-    He has broken his leg.

7-    She didn't go to bed until she had finished/finished her work.

8-    He has been in the army for more than five years.

9-    He has been sleeping for ten hours.

10-                      I have lived in Richmond since 2019. So I moving to Vancouver just for three years.

11-                      My daughter has been studying piano since she was seven years old.

12-                      When I was a child, I learned how to drive since I was seven years old. simple past

13-                      I have been visiting Toronto for 10 years.

14-                      He has been writing the novel since 2000.

15-                      He has driven his car everyday.

16-                      I have been living Vancouver for seven years.

17-                      My husband has worked in a hospital for 28 years.

18-                      I have been cooking since I got married. 

19-                      She has learned French since she was in Grade 5.

20-                      My country has been at war since 2013.

21-                      The economy has gotten bad since the pandemic started.

 

Excellent work! Pat on the back.

I used to study French.

I studied French when I was a kid.

 

I have studied French for six years.

I have been studying French for six years. – probably keep going

 

 

 

What we will review this week- focus of the this week

SENTENCE TYPES SO FAR

*Simple  SV  SSV  SVV  Imperative(Command)  Interrogative(Question)

 

Compound  SV, SOBA SV.

 

Complex- adverb clauses  SV because SV.  because  if  when  until  while

 

VERB TENSES SO FAR

Simple present

Simple past

Simple future

Present progressive

Past progressive

THIS WEEK VERB TENSES

Present perfect

Present perfect progressive

 

Modals – not a verb tense, suggests past, present, future

can could might must will     be going to

 

Work to come in January

SENTENCE TYPES

Complex- noun clauses

Complex- adjective clauses

 

Appositives

Phrasal verbs– verb + preposition

Causative verbs

Parallelism

Sentence combining

Passive voice/active voice

 

What would you like to cover in class?