EF34 20 class- descriptive paragraphs, Back and Forth vocab and pronunciation

 

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Good morning, everyone.

We will get started at 11:00.

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Quiz#3 – complex sentences- adverb clauses

·      Return descriptive paragraphs

Review, rewrite

·      Fun talking/listening

·      Begin process writing

 

Tuesday

·      Continue with process writing

·      Begin noun clauses

 

Wednesday

·      Continue with noun clauses

·      Continue with process wriitng

 

Thursday

·      Test#3 porcess paragraph

 

Friday

·      Midterm reports

 

 

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Two-week Spring Break coming up- March 14th-25^th.

We will be back on March 28^th.

We will have four weeks left after we come back.

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Quiz#3 Adverb Clauses

Write a sentence with an adverb clause for each.

Please submit it to by 11:30.

 

1. because           comfortable

2. when                smile

3. if                        tired

4. since                 scenery

5. before              uniform

6. while                school

 

 

Descriptive paragraph- choice of two pictures

1.woman’s face

2.river scene

evergreen tree, fir, spruce

mountain wall, cliff

rock, granite

fluffy clouds like cotton balls

thin clouds

blue sky, partially cloudy

 

Today is overcast. – completely cloudy, so sun at all

 

-about 100-125 words

- writing divided into sentences- SIMPLE   COMPOUND   COMPLEX

 

We are here to learn. It is getting better. Keep going!

 

This is some hard work sometimes. However, we are making progress!

Little by little, the writing is getting better.

 

The huge mountain is covered with green trees.

There are big pine trees growing on the side of the grey snow-covered mountain.

Big beautiful trees are growing on the side of the snowy mountain.

The wide river is green, and it looks deep.

The green river does not look deep.

The sky looks nice because there are white clouds (floating/flying) in it.

The blue sky is clear.

 

I would like to go there if I can.

I would like to visit that place. I like to spend time in nature.

I would like to visit that place because I like to spend time in nature.

 

Sentences: SIMPLE   COMPOUND   COMPLEX

 

We will do another paragraph probably Friday.

 

 

 

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Back and Forth

Exercise 1.5

 

1.    van fan ban

v

f

-mouth shape is the same

- v is voiced

-f is unvoiced

voiced – vocal cords vibrate

 

2.    pinky promise – for kids

3.    lax, relax – The classroom rules are very lax.

laxative – helps you go to the bathroom

4.    weigh / way

5.    jewel – precious stone- diamond, jade, ruby, emerald,

yule - Xmas

6.    wispy – like baby hair

7.    clothe(v) wear(v)

clothes(n)

cloth(n) - material

12. phoned(v)

found(v)

fond(a) of   I am fond of swimming.  I like swimming.

The little boy is fond of cookies.

16. ale – beer

owl – hunting bird with a catlike face