Good morning, everyone.
This is English Foundations 6/Composition/Writing 567
We’ll get started at 11:00.
Teacher: Al Haley
Email address: ahaley@vsb.bc.ca
Our class blog: haleyshec.blogspot.com.
Today’s agenda:
·
Earthquake drill tomorrow at 11:30
·
“Correction Codes”
·
Begin sentence types- overview, then begin simple
sentence
·
Begin Human Right module
·
Small group chatting
·
HW Read
Thursday
·
Continue simple sentences
·
Quiz #1 next class
·
Choose vocab.
Thursday
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Quiz#1
·
Begin compound sentences
·
Goalsetting
Friday
·
Continue compound sentences
henna – juice from a plant
decoration, ornamentation
ornament- Xmas tree
non-permanent
tattoo – ink under the skin, permanent
full sleeve
half sleeve
can be removed by laser
eyeliner tattoo
Wednesday
idiom slang Hump Day- middle of the week
IDIOM over the hump
We are over the hump. We are more than halfway through.
EF1 2 3 4 5 6 7 11 12
I’ve been doing English at SHEC since EF1. I’m now in EF6. I’m
over the hump.
Most of the work is finished. I can see light at the end of
the tunnel.
Things are getting better.Your goals are getting closer.
Dora was very sick with Covid for a few weeks. Now is she
feeling a little better. She can see light at the end of the tunnel. She is not
out of the woods yet.
You are out of the woods. – your trouble is over
You are not out of the woods yet.
Tomorrow we will have an earthquake drill.
11:30
tremor – very small earthequake
VSB schools- seismic upgrading
SHEC- post and beam construction
Step 1 – under the table, 30s
Step 2- evacuate by South exit
Step 3– gather in front of the school
Do you have a family plan in case of an earthquake?
Emergency kit: water, blankets, food, flashlight, emergency whistle,
clothes, first aid kit
Enough for 72 hours
“Correction Codes” – used for quiz, test, writing
art – article a, an,
the
a /an an apple
a banana
a university – pronunciation
an honest person
an SUV ‘ess’
vowels and consonants- works most of the time, but not
always
pron – pronoun
I pick up my son at/from her his school.
Pronouns are changing in English.
identifying with different pronouns
choosing their pronouns-
email, letter, website
Joe Chen (he him)
Nasrin Yavari (they them)
frag – sentence fragment – not a complete a sentence, part
of a sentence
e.g. Marie is in really good shape. Because she exercises
a few times a week. frag
FIXES
SIMPLE
Marie is in really good shape. She exercises a few times a
week.
COMPOUND
Marie exercises a few times a week, so she is in really good
shape.
Marie is in really good shape; in fact, she exercises a few
times a week.
COMPLEX
Marie is in really good shape because she exercises a few
times a week. Because she Marie exercises a few times a week, Marie
she is in really good shape.
Marie who exercises a few times each week is in really good
shape.
I will teach you all of these ways.
ww- wrong word – vocabulary
Four types of sentences-
simple
compound complex compound-complex
simple sentence- most basic form of a
sentence in English, simple but powerful, very useful
A simple sentence is one independent/main clause
that has a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought.
clause – a group of words with a subject and
a verb, S+V
e.g. The cat is sleeping.
Most teachers says: one simple sentence – a complete
idea
Subject and a Verb
Subject and a Predicate
e.g. The old dog was walking slowly around
the park with a stick in his mouth.
main subject – just one word, noun ‘dog’
complete subject- main subject plus andy
modifers, adjectives, articles
‘the old dog’
verb – action word ‘was walking’
verb= simple predicate
complete predicate – verb plus everthing else
‘was walking slowly around the park with a
stick in his mouth.’
SIMPLE SENTENCE- S V, Subject + Predicate
Notice that there are some important
requirements for a simple sentence:
1. Must have a subject and a verb.
2. Must express a complete thought.
3. Must only have one clause.
4. ** Begins with a capital letter and ends
with a period.
** For all sentences.
Examples of Simple Sentences:
1.
Joe went to
the store. SV
2.
BC is experiencing
severe flooding in many areas around the province. SV
3.
Sarah and Jessie are going swimming. SSV
4.
Trudeau and Biden met this week for high level discussions. SSV
5.
The frog jumped
and landed in the pond. SVV
6.
The nurse took
the patient’s blood pressure and checked
his heart rate.
7.
Keep your eyes
open for bargains. NO SUBJECT- implied subject “You”
Imperative- command, tell someone to do
something
8.
Is this your phone?
Interrrogative - question
(You)
Be careful! don’t say ‘you’,
everybody understand that it is there,
implied subject – imply(v) – suggest
something but not say it out loud
5. The pizza smells delicious. SV
6. There is
a fly in the car with us.
‘Here’ and ‘there’ are not subjects. They
always point to something else.
There is/are
people on the street. subject verb agreement
There is/are
a person on the street.
subject verb agreement Here is your cell phone.
Here
are your keys.
***#1 mistake that everyone makes***
Here are your [AH1] cell
phone. XXX
Here is your keys. XXX
TRICKY subject verb agreement – verbs change
to match the subject
e.g. Mary live lives in Vancouver. agr
NOTE: At a college level, mistakes in subject
verb agreement are a big deal.
7. Look
on top of the refrigerator for the key. “you” implied subject- imperative
8.
Please close the door. sounds more polite
9.
Close the door, please.
10.
Take the dog for a walk, please.
11.
Please take the dog for a walk.
12.
Will you help me with the math homework? Interrogative-
ask a question – flip the verb around
You are
happy today.
Are you
happy today? Interrogative
13.
I will pick
you up today. verb will pick – simple
future
14.
Will you pick me up today? will ... pick – still one verb, not two verbs SV
will – helping verb, modal, modal auxiliary
will go
We will go
hiking tomorrow.
Will you
go with us?
can see
You can
see the fireworks from my house.
Can you
see the fireworks from my house?
10. The music is too loud. SV
Adapted
from :https://www.softschools.com/examples/grammar/simple_sentence_examples/445/
Forms of simple
sentences:
-SV subject verb
My dog is asleep.
The ice cream
looks delicious.
Vancouver is a nice city.
-SSV subject subject
verb
The rivers
and trees are beautiful.
Your sister
and mother fight all the time.
Peanut butter
and bananas go well together.
-SVV subject verb
verb
Sara swims and plays
volleyball at the community centre.
Clouds come and go.
Friends come and go.
-Imperative –
command sentence, tell somebody to do something
(You) Come
in. implied subject We don’t say ‘you’,
but that’s what we mean.
Be careful, please. Please be careful.
Watch your step,
please. Please be careful.
Watch out.
Stay safe.
Shut up!
Drop dead! –
strong words for fighting, like with kids
Get out!
Sit down.
Have a cookie.
Sleep well.
Eat healthy.
Stay cool.
Sit! Stay!
Stay tuned.
Get ready.
-Interrogative-
question
What time is it?
Who are you talking
to?
What are you doing
tomorrow?
Is that your dog?
Would you like to
have some tea?
Where is the book?
What’s for dinner
today?
Extra information to
explore:
-https://englishgrammarhere.com/example-sentences/50-examples-of-simple-sentences/
-https://examples.yourdictionary.com/simple-sentence-examples.html
HW Write
a few examples of simple sentences of your own, from your own imagination.
Styles:
SV SSV
SVV Imperative Interrogative
You
don’t have to do them all. Write just a few if you are busy. Email a few to me
by tonight. We will share these tomorrow in class. We will go over some of them
tomorrow.
You can send me a few of your
examples by email: ahaley@vsb.bc.ca
Email subject: Name, class, simple sentence homework
Lert’s choose some vocab from “Ramadan”.
1. SV lunar(adj)
2. SSV faith(n)
3. SVV provide(v)
4. SV energy(n)
5. Imperative donate(v)
donation(n)
6. Interrogative sunset(n)
7. SVV meal(n)
8. profit(n) SV
9. interest(n) SSV
10. celebrate(v) celebration(n) SVV
[AH1]agr
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