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EF34
Good
morning, everyone.
We
will get started at 11:00.
Today’s Agenda
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Collect paragraphs from homework
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Read descriptive paragraphs aloud
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Begin COMPLEX SENTENCES- adverb clauses
Wednesday
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Prepare for Test#2- descriptive paragraph
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Continue- adverb clauses
Thursday
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Test#2 – descriptive paragraph
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Continue adverb clauses
Friday
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Begin process writing
Sentence types:
*SIMPLE
SV SSV SVV
Imperative Interrogative
It is raining
today.
*COMPOUND
, FANBOYS – not the most useful way to look at it
, SOBA , so , or
, but , and – more useful in my opinion
SV, SOBA SV.
Marin is tired,
so she wants to have a nap.
SV, so SV.
SV, or SV.
SV, but SV.
SV, and SV.
*COMPLEX
-adverb clause- today, this week
-noun clause- next week
-adjective clause – next week
REMINDER- There are three kinds of sentences: simple,
compound, complex
- adverb clauses
adverb modifies a verb, usually a ‘ly’ word
She sings beautifully. ‘beautifully’ talking
about the verb ‘sings’
adverb – describes a verb
beautiful – adjective, describes a noun She is beautiful.
She smiles
beautifully. adv
He smiled nervously.
Her smile is beautiful. adj
His smile was nervous.
He walks slowly.
quickly
carefully- You drive your car carefully.
nervously-
He does his work seriously.
She did the math homework correctly.
irregular goodly well
She speaks English very well.
good (adj) The cookies look good.
well (adv) He bakes really well. He is a good
baker.
She speaks English well.
adverb
She is a good speaker.
adjective
The grandmother teaches her grandson how to tie his shoes.
angrily? quickly? patiently? carefully?
I am learning English slowly but surely.
expand the idea of adverbs into adverb clauses – SV
- adverb clause SV
THREE MOST COMMON WORDS FOR ADVERB CLAUSES:
because
if
when
OTHER WORDS THAT MIGHT NOT BE AS FAMILIAR- TOMORROW
since
unless
even though
E56 - teach about 25
Let’s focus on these: because if
when
**because- give a reason why
She is tired today because she had insomnia/couldn’t sleep
last night.
She is tired
today because she had insomnia
last night. adverb clause
She is tired
today because she couldn’t sleep
last night. adverb clause
I am happy because
my son is visiting us.
She is upset because
her teacher gave them too much
homework.
commas
She is tired
today because she couldn’t sleep
last night. no comma
Because she couldn’t
sleep last night, she is
tired today. comma
I am happy because
my son is visiting us. no comma
Because my son is
visiting us, I am happy.
comma
She is upset because
her teacher gave them too much
homework. no comma
Because her teacher gave
them too much homework, she is upset.
comma
Doris brought her umbrella because it is raining.
Because it is raining, Doris brought her umbrella.
Let’s try a few on our own.
1.
Joe bought new dress shoes because he has a job
interview.
Because Joe has a job interview, he bought
new dress shoes.
*Use the name first, then the pronoun.
Janet called her sister.
2.
Sam is quite nervous because she has her first presentation
today.
Because she Sam has her first presentation
today, Sam she is quite nervous.
3.
Sam is really good at typing because he always types at
work.
Because he Sam always types at work,
Sam he is really good at typing it.
Good for EF3456, English 11,11,12, college, university.
because & so -
closely related
Mei is hungry because she skipped breakfast. COMPLEX-adverb
cl
Mei skipped breakfast, so she is hungry. COMPOUND
because/so – similar meaning, different usage
It’s up to you which way you want to write it. Both are excellent.
Joe was hungry, so he ate a sandwich. COMPOUND
Joe ate a sandwich because he was hungry. COMPLEX
**if- maybe yes, maybe no, undecided
Sarah will go for a walk if the rain stops.
If the rain stops, Sarah will go for a walk.
Junko will wear a skirt if it is not raining.
If it is not raining, Junko will wear a skirt.
If it is raining, she will wear pants and rainboots.
SLANG rainboots – puddle jumpers
We will go to the party if we’re free.
If we’re free, we’ll go to the party.
Her son will go play soccer if it is not too windy.
If it is not too windy, her son will go play soccer.
go play- play
Let’s go play soccer. – leave here and do something in
another place
Go do your homework.
I will go fold the laundry.
She likes to go dancing. Where is she going? nightclub,
studio, party, rave
**when- time
Call me when you get home.
She will go shopping when she is free.
The little kid has a nap when he is tired.
He can go to sleep when he gets home.
HOMEWORK:
Try a few (3,4,5,6) of your own sentences using ‘because’,
‘if’, and ‘when’. Email them to me if you like. We can share them tomorrow.
paragraph – describing something
-picture, photograph – person, scenery, animal, landscape
appeal to the five senses- means of connection between our
brains and the world
five senses –
1.sight – seeing with our eyes
2.touch – nerves in our skin – pressure and heat
3.taste – tongue (organ of taste) – sweet, sour, salt,
bitter, umami
4.smell- olfactory smell- nose- very evocative (easy to
remember) of memory
5.hearing – ears, eardrums, three tiny bones (hammer, anvil,
stirrup)
the 6th sense – ESP, extra-sensory perception-
communicate through your minds- connection between twins (magic)
can’t see – blind, partially blind, visually impaired
can’t hear- deaf, partially deaf, hearing impaired – hearing
aid, read lips, sign language
can’t talk – dumb (old-fashioned word, not used anymore),
non-verbal
sight- adjectives – descriptive words
-opinion- beautiful, ugly, nice, pretty, handsome, gorgeous,
adorable, cute
-colour- dark blue, navy blue, sky blue, robin’s egg blue,
light green, forest green, seafoam green, lime green, neon green, hunters
orange, fire engine red, burgandy, maroon, dark brown, chocolate brown, light
brown, black, green
-shape- triangular, round, square, pear-shaped, fat, skinny,
full-figured, slim, rectangular, five-sided, six-sided, eight-sided (stop sign)
-size – small, big, giant, huge, tiny, miniscule, skinny,
immense, gigantic
-material- wood, wooden, metal, metallic, leather, plastic,
cotton, nylon, silk, wool, down (small feathers of a goose), Gore-Tex, fleece,
velvet, lace, denim (jeans)
You need vocabulary to write good descriptions. You can use
your dictionary or thesaurus to find vocab.
Thesaurus- useful tool for building and discoverng new
vocabulary
- gives synonyms for words
thesaurus.com
-antonym – word with opposite meaning
You can use a thesaurus when you writing descriptive
paragraphs in this class.
Structure of descriptive paragraph.
Topic sentence – intro sentence
Supporting sentences (5-6)
Concluding sentence
Describe your grandmother’s/mother’s/son’s face.
Make notes, get some vocab
hair- dyed light blue, short, permed tightly-curled
eyes- big blue eyes, plucked eyebrows, arched, short
eyelashes, laugh lines, crows’ feet
nose- medium, flat
cheeks- dimples, rosy, pale, tanned, rough, chubby, sunken,
high cheekbones
mouth-full lips, thin lips, black lips, pouty lips, teeth-
white, yellow, dentures, gold teeth, silver teeth, braces (teenager-metal
mouth)
chin- like a baby’s ass, cleft chin, round, pointy, square
jaw, weak chin
For homework, write a short paragraph describing your
grandmother’s face. You can choose another person if you wish.
Descriptive paragraph
Begin a topic sentence- the first sentence
My Son’s Face
He has short brown hair.
*need a topic sentence first- general introductory sentence,
introduce the topic e.g. My son is a very handsome boy. My son has a very good-looking face. My son’s face is a mix of my face and my
husband’s face.
I will describe about what my grandmother looked like. XXX
Better: My grandmother had a face that has stayed in my memory.
My
Grandmother’s Face
My
grandmother was not pretty but she has a very distinctive face.
My grandmother
was a very nice-looking older lady.
I remember my
grandmother’s face very well even though she died many years ago.
hair- She had short blue dyed hair. She kept it looking very
neat and tidy.
eyes- My grandmother eye’s were skyblue, and she had a
twinkle in her eye. She laughed a lot and her eyes would light up.
cheeks
nose
mouth
End with a concluding sentence- wrap up sentence, ends the
paragraph
I will always remember her wonderful face. I see her face in
my own children.
Topic sentence
3,4,5 supporting sentences
Concluding sentence
Let’s read your paragraphs aloud. We can listen and enjoy
them. We’ll finish the rest tomorrow.
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