Good morning, everyone.
We will get started at 8:30
Reminder:
Al Haley ahaley@vsb.bc.ca
Class blog: haleyshec.blogspot.com
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Finish listening exercises
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Finish compound sentence work
Quiz #2 on Tuesday – compound
sentences , SOBA ; ;
TRANS,
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“Rosa Parks”
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Continue paragraph work
Friday
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Test #1, 125-150 word paragraph
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Monday is Family Day – no school
Tuesday
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Quiz #2 – compound sentences
Listening Exercise
fractions
½ one half
1/3 one third 2/3
two thirds
¼ one quarter, one fourth
1/8 one eighth 3/8
three eighths
2/3 two thirds
2/5 two fifths
¾ three quarters, three fourths
3/5 three fifths
5/8 five eighths
fourths force - different
The pronunciation for fractions can be challenging.
2 ½ - two and a half
3 ¼ - three and a quarter
7 ¾ - seven and three quarters
7.8 cm- 7 point eight centimeters
16.5 mm – 16 point five millimeters
16.05 km – 16 point zero five kilometers
1.5 m- 1 point five meters
Officially, Canada is metric. Many people still use the Imperial
System
Imperial System – feet, inch, mile, pound
Compound sentences (continued)
SV, SOBA SV.
SV; SV.
SV; TRANS, SV.
I like cats, but she likes dogs.
I like cats; however, she likes dogs.
I like cats. However, she likes dogs. VERY COMMON
You don’t have to use semicolons with transitional terms.
You can use them with simple sentences as well.
How are they different? different feeling?
I like cats; however, she likes dogs.
I like cats; however, she likes dogs. one compound- ‘;
however,’ links them much more closely
I like cats. However, she likes dogs.
I like cats. However, she likes dogs. two simple sentence- ‘however’
links them a little bit
Two people walking down the sidewalk together.
. TRANS,
Two people walking down the sidewalk together holding hands.
; TRANS,
Sarah was hit by a tool; fortunately, she didn’t suffer any
injury.
Addition , and
; also, ; furthermore,
Last Saturday, we went for lunch; also, we went for a walk
on the Seawall.
Consequence , so
Two years ago, I wanted to buy an iphone 6; therefore, I got
myself a little parttime job.
Generalizing
Maris plays soccer, goes to the gym, and works out a few
times a week; as a rule, she is very physically active.
in general
Life in Vancouver is very challenging for many recent
immigrants. However, there is a lot of good to be had, too. In general, most
people are happy that they chose to come to Canada.
Exemplifying
for example
There are lots of fun things to do with kids for free; for
instance, you could go for a walk in the woods, play simple sports like frisbee
or soccer, and play hide-and-seek or tag.
“Ready or not, here I come!”
“You’re it!”
Emphasis – this is most important
If you want to get into better shape, you should move your
body, drink lots of water, and get plenty of sleep; most importantly, you
should focus on eating healthy natural food.
If you want to get into better shape, you should move your
body, drink lots of water, and get plenty of sleep. Most importantly, you
should focus on eating healthy natural food.
*** You may find that semicolons are not used very often. You
can still use the nice TRANSITIONAL TERMS***
Mix it up!!
Nasrin likes hiking; also, she likes running.
Nasrin likes hiking; likewise, Sara enjoys trailrunning.
I grew up in a small
village in Nova Scotia; likewise, Wei was raised on farm in Western China.
My tentative schedule for April term, 4th Quarter
P1 8:30-10:45 EF7/Eng 10/11
P2 11:00-1:15 EF6/CW567
tentative – no final, may change
We have school tomorrow.
Family Day is Monday- no school.
Contrast- , but
On one hand, I really like the jacket; on the other hand, I
already have one close to it.
Doris decided to not study English this term; instead, she is
focussing on her math.
Sequence- first
firstly first of all initially
to begin with
simultaneously- two thing happening at the same time
I was changing the baby’s diaper; simultaneously, the phone
started ringing.
meanwhile= at the same time
Restatement
Mike does not have good memories of being a student. He has
a negative attitude toward education. In other words, he must find a way to reframe
(change his mindset) how he feels about learning.
Summarizing – in conclusion
Try some examples of your own for homework. Email them to me
and we can share them tomorrow.
as a result
Ling twisted her knee snowboarding last weekend; as a result,
she won’t be able to play volleyball tomorrow night.
“The Rosa Parks Story”
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