EF34 7th class- simple sentences, compound sentences, homework

 

EF34

Good morning, everyone.

We will get started at 11:00.

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Return Quiz #1

Go over together

Revisions

·      Begin compound sentences

·      Talking/Listening work

 

Wednesday

·      Review structure of paragraphs

 

Thursday

·      practice parargaphs

 

Friday

·      Test #1 – 125-150 word paragraph

 

 

Quiz #1

Write a simple sentence for each.

1. SV                      write

Subject Verb

May wrote a book about her life.

Shirin likes to write poetry.

 

2. SSV                    play

The dog and the cat play together.

You and your sister play video games online.

3. SVV                   street

The old man is walking down the street and smiling at everyone.

 

4. Question         kids

Do you have kids?

Do you know those kids?

How many kids are in the school?

 

5. Imperative      guitar

Play your guitar for us!

Be careful with that guitar.

 

6. SV                      award

Joe got an award for dancing.

Dhana won an award last week in her school.

 

 

 

like

like + gerund   skiing   walking   eating  watching

like + infinitive   to ski   to walk   to eat   to watch

 

Maurice likes to eat chocolate cake for breakfast.

Maurice likes eating chocolate cake for breakfast.

same meaning – your choice

 

VERBS: like   love   hate   prefer   begin   start   continue

My dog loves to swim. My dog loves swimming.

I would love to be rich.

I hate being late.

The little baby began to cry.  The baby began crying.

You began to study English 15 years ago.

You began to study English from 15 years ago. DOESN’T SOUND NATURAL

 

You began to study English in 2005.   ... since YEAR. simple past

You have studied English since 2005. present perfect

present perfect – started in the past, keeps going until now

I have lived in Vancouver since 1989.

Mei has done yoga since last November.

 

continue to ABC

continue ABCing

I will continue learning English.

English is quite hard for me, but I will continue learning it.

English is quite hard for me, but I will continue to learn it.

Mix it up. Do it both ways. Change the way you do it.

 

Sentence types:

SIMPLE

COMPOUND

COMPLEX

 

These are the sentence types that you need to be successful in an English high school or college, job, and life in Vancouver.

You can use all of the sentences types that we are learning in highschool, college, life, work, etc.

 

SIMPLE SV

It is an overcast day.    overcast=cloudy, no sun

It will rain tomorrow.

 

 

COMPOUND – join these simple sentences together

 

It is an overcast day.  JOIN  It will rain tomorrow.

 

 

JOIN- , SOBA  , so   , or   , but   , and

 

Most teacher teach FANBOYS. I teach SOBA.

FANBOYS- for and nor but or yet so

 

English speakers use SOBA everyday, all day long!

SOBA – so or but and

 

e.g. It is an overcast day, and it will rain tomorrow. COMPOUND

 

I like cats. She likes dogs.

I like cats, and she likes dogs.

I like cats, but she likes dogs.

SOBA  , so   , or   , but   , and

so – give a reason

or - choice

but – shows difference

and – adding something

 

HIGHER LEVEL WAYS TO MAKE A COMPOUND SENTENCE:

e.g.    It is a sunny day; also, it will rain tomorrow.

It is a sunny day; however, it will rain tomorrow.

I teach semicolons in EF56.  In EF34, I stick to SOBA.

 

, so              gives a reason

, or              option, choice

, but            difference

, and           adding something

 

Examples of compound sentences with SOBA:

 

, so              gives a reason

Mei had insomnia last night, so she is very tired today.

insomnia – can’t sleep

I am very busy today, so I can’t have lunch with you. Can I take a rain check?

IDIOM a rain check- postpone

 

, or              option, choice

You can have tea, or you can have coffee. COMPOUND

You can have tea or coffee. SIMPLE

You can study at UBC, or you can go to Langara.

You can stay in Canada, or you can go back to your home country.

 

, but            difference

Jun wants to get a cat, but Taka does not like cats.

Mei wants to go to the party, but she is working tonight.

 

, and           together

Jean speaks French, and Maria speaks French, too.

Jean and Maria speak French. SIMPLE

The kids played in the park, and then they had a picnic.

Jun and her sister had an argument, and now they are not speaking to each other.

 

Do you see the difference between simple and compound sentences?

We will be learning this for the next couple of days.

 

 

 

 

Compound Sentence Exercises for homework

 

Directions: Add a clause to each simple sentence to create a compound sentence. Use SOBA. You don’t have to do them all- choose a bunch.

Email them to me by tomorrow morning. We will share them tomorrow.

ahaley@vsb.bc.ca

 

1.    My puppy has a new collar.

My puppy has a new collar, and it looks cute.

My puppy has a new collar, but she doesn’t like it.

2.    The photographer took out his camera.

3.    I wanted to buy a puppy.

4.    Dolly likes snowboarding.

5.    The little boy did not want to go to school.

6.    She wanted to improve her English.

7.    Arleen could not speak French.

8.    Let's go to the swimming pool.

9.    I was not very hungry.

10.                       Jiewants to speak English in class.

11.                       Jasmir went to the store to get milk.

12.                         I didn’t do my homework.

13.                         Mark has never visited Korea.

14.                         It’s Maria’s birthday today.

15.                       You can make a big cake.