Monday, 16 May 2022

EF6 - 13 class- paragraph review- topic sentence, example sentences

 

Good morning, everyone.

We’ll get started at 11:00.

 

Today’s agenda:

·      Return Test#1

Edit, do corrections

Examples of your sentences- edit and fix together

 

·      Paragraph work- topic sentences

 

Tuesday

·      Continue compound sentences

; TRANS

Quiz#2 tomorrow or Thursday

·      Paragraph work

·       

 

Wednesday

·      Quiz#2 MAYBE

·      Begin complex sentences

 

 

 

second-hand smoke-  You breathe in cigarette smoke from somebody else smoking close to you.

Bubble zones- areas around buildings, doorways- NO SMOKING

hookah- water pipe

marijuana- legal in Canada

vaping- popular

 

NO SMOKING WITHIN 6 METRES OF A DOORWAY

 

cigarette butts- filter and end

SLANG  cigarettes(n) smoke(n) coffin nail(n)

 

Tobacco- chewing tobacco

 

Nicotine -active drug in tobacco, addictive

Trying to quit- nicotine patch, nicotine gum

 

coffee- active drug in coffee- caffeine

 

ritual – daily

 

 

REVIEW

Paragraph Format

-Use 81/2X11” lined paper with margins

Follow the margins, good form

- Pen- blue or black

-Doublespace

 

PRO TIP:     Always begin a paragraph with a good topic sentence.

                     A topic sentence addresses the question directly.

 

What are your plans for your weekend?

 

TOPIC SENTENCE?

          On Saturday morning, I am going to wash my clothes.

 

What are your plans for your weekend?

TOPIC SENTENCE- borrow words from the question, or use synonyms

plans weekend

          I have a very busy weekend planned.

 

BEGINS THE PARAGRAPH – PUTS IT ON TOPIC

 

synonyms –  different words, same meaning

build vocabulary

plans- schedule, routine, program, arrangement, activities, goals, tasks

weekend- days off, holiday, leisure time

 

Thesaurus- like a dictionary, but it goives you syonyms rather than a definition for a word

https://www.thesaurus.com/

antonyms

 

Do you want to build vocabulary? Thesaurus is your friend.

 

passive vocabulary and active vocabulary –

passive vocab – words you know and recognize

active vocab- words you use

 

Meetup.com- groups- hiking, biking

Community centres- classes in many subjects

 

Make your own opportunities for sharing language with real people.

e.g. play pool, walk a dog

 

1.    My plans in this weekend, probably is clean my room, cooking, call my family, and visit Stanley park. parallelism

parallelism -same form of words in a series

 

My plans this weekend probably are to clean my room, to cook, to call my family, and to visit Stanley Park.

 

My plans this weekend probably are to clean my room, cook food, call my family, and visit Stanley Park.

 

My plans this weekend probably are cleaning my room, cooking food, calling my family, and visiting Stanley Park.

 

2.    I need to do some chores. Such as, washing my clothes, cleaning my room, and cooking some food for the week. frag

 

I need to do some chores, such as washing my clothes, cleaning my room, and cooking some food for the week.

 

I need to do some chores. For example, I will wash my clothes, clean my room, and cook some food for the week.

 

 

3.    I like do things in my home, so I make a plans for my weekend.

I like do chores in my home, so I made/will make plans/ a plan for my weekend.

 

I like to stick close to home, so I will make some plans for the/my weekend.

 

4.    My plan for the weekend is: I’m going to the library in the morning to study.

My plan for the weekend is I’m going to the library in the morning to study.

My plan for the weekend is as follows: I’m going to the library in the morning to study.

 

: colon   give examplea afterward, give details afterward

Enrico is taking two courses this term: English 6 and Math 7.

She has lived in many different countries: France, China, Germany, Austrialia and Canada.

She has lived in many different countries: France, China, Germany, Austrialia, Canada, etc.

etc  LATIN et cetera  ‘and others’

I have two kids: one boy and one girl.

 

5.    Hopefully, I did make a good choice. vf

Hopefully, I made a good choice.

 

6.    After that I am going to clean my house, it will take half day to clean the house and do the laundry. CS comma splice

After that, I am going to clean my house, and it will take a half day to clean the house and do the laundry.

After that, I am going to clean my house; it will take half a day to clean the house and do the laundry.

After that, I am going to clean my house. It will take half day to clean the house and do the laundry.

The bus trip will take a half hour.   The bus trip will take half an hour.

 

7.    Plans for the weekend, so my plans for the weekend are very little. RW Rewrite

 

8.    Have Time With My Kids In this weeend, my plan is to spend more of my time with my kids. RW

 

9.    I am always wake up early, I will go to the gym work out, it’s becoming part of my life, keeps me healthy.

I always wake up early. I will go to the gym to work out. It’s becoming part of my life, and it keeps me healthy.

PUT YOUR IDEAS INTO SENTENCES

 

10.                       Most of the time I never have any plans for the weekend. Because I always busy with my kids and household work. frag

Most of the time I never have any plans for the weekend because I am always busy with my kids and household work.

Most of the time I never have any plans for the weekend. In fact, I always busy with my kids and household work.

 

11.                       On Sunday; we planned to go to Port Moody to visit an old friend. punc

On Sunday, we have planned to go to Port Moody to visit an old friend.

present perfect - have planned

 

 

On Sunday, we have planned to go to Port Moody to visit an old friend.

Infinitive

 

Infintive verb form – to go   to eat   to sleep   to drive

He is planning to V.

She is planning to visit her brother in Turkey.

 

12.                       I will have lunch with my father, then I will go to home to relax.

I will have lunch with my father, and then I will go to home to relax.

I will have lunch with my father, and I will go to home to relax.

I will have lunch with my father; then I will go to home to relax.

I will have lunch with my father. Then I will go to home to relax.

I will have lunch with my father then I will go to home to relax. XXX

 

13.                       My plans this weekend is to work. Because my manager wants me to work in the weekend.

My plan this weekend is to work because my manager wants me to work on the weekend.

 

He drives an Uber on the side.

IDIOM on the side, second parttime job

 

 

 

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