Good morning, everyone.
We’ll get started at 11:00.
Today’s agenda:
·
Return Quiz#2
Fix, correct
·
Present perfect and present
perfect progressive verb tenses Examples from homework
·
Go over some prepositions
CHOICE
·
paragraph work
·
Begin “Rosa Parks”
·
Begin complex sentences
Friday
I will not be here on Friday. I have an adult
ed conference all day. There will be a substitute teacher.
Monday
Holiday, Victoria Day, NO SCHOOL
Back on Tuesday
Pen. Doublespace. Paper.
Write a compound
sentence for each.
Submit them to me by
12:25.
1.
therefore purchase
He is thinking about
purchasing a hybrid Toyota; therefore, he will go to the dealership tomorrow.
He is thinking about
purchasing a hybrid Toyota; however, he does not have good credit.
He is thinking about
purchasing a hybrid Toyota; unfortunately, he does not have good credit.
He is thinking about
purchasing a hybrid Toyota, but it is very expensive; therefore, he might not
buy it.
Avoid stringing clauses
together. Don’t write sentences that go on and on- keep them short and sweet.
He is thinking about
purchasing a hybrid Toyota, but it is very expensive. Therefore, he might not
buy it.
IDIOM string along
string a person along
Dave doesn’t want to
marry Lisa, but he is stringing her along.
being manipulative –
manu-hand You are using someone, shaping them, lying to them
fortunately
happily
sadly
luckily
unluckily
I lost my wallet on the
bus yesterday; luckily, someone found it and turned it in.
2.
however slowly
3.
moreover sister
4.
and plant
5.
so area
Her house has a nice living area.
kitchen area
apartment without many interior
walls
-open concept
-studio apartment / bachelor
apartment- no separate bedroom
-one-bedroom apartment/suite
6.
also visit
REMINDER:
In about three weeks, you will a chance to replace one of your quizzes.
Grammar books:
The Least You Should Know about English
Understanding and Using English Grammar Betty Azar
Style books- higher level
Style: 10 Lessons in Clarity and Grace
Present perfect verb tense – past until now
Present perfect progressive verb tense-
past until now, into the future
Your examples from homework:
1.
I have been working in
hospitality for 12 years.
2.
I have lived in Richmond since
March, 2020.
3.
I have been living abroad for
eight years.
4.
I have played soccer since I
was a teenager.
5.
My mother has been cooking
“mole” since she lived with her parents.
6.
Ken has helping my study. vf
Ken has been helping me
with my studies.
7.
I haven’t been to France yet,
and hopefully, I can go there sometime soon.
8.
I have been working in the
paint industry since last year.
9.
I have played chess since I was
in kindergarten.
10.
I have ridden horses since I
was 8 years old.
I have ridden horses since
I was eight years old.
11.
I have watched "Harry Potter"
30 times, and I have read the book 10 times. She is a superfan.
12.
He has been being a teacher for
15 years.
13.
He has been a teacher for 15
years.
She has been working as a
teacher for 15 years.
14.
Peter has played violin in this
band since he was 12 years old.
15.
I have been married for 27
years.
16.
I have worked here since I
graduated from school.
17.
He has been teaching at/in UBC
since he came to Canada.
18.
I have been teaching dance
since I was in high
school.
19.
I have played piano since I was
in high school.
20.
I have been doing yoga since
2018.
21.
Jane was playing guitar since she
was sixteen years old.
22.
Gabi told me that she has been
seeing them fighting almost every day since they moved into the building.
23.
Matt has been doing great since
he opened his first restaurant.
How have you been? I have been ok.
24.
Tom has been taking Zumba
classes for the past 2 two years.
25.
Yuvan has played cricket since
he was 8 years old.
26.
I have been playing soccer
since I was a child.
27.
I have moved to Canada when I
was 30 years old ; furthermore, I will move to the state and
introduce new friends.
I have lived in
Canada since I was 30 years old; furthermore, I will move to the States and
meet/make new friends.
I moved to Canada when I was 30
years old; furthermore, I will move to the US and find new friends.
28.
He has been doing this job since
he came to Canada; in addition however, he will quit this job as soon as
possible.
29.
My daughter has studied skiing
for eight years.
30.
My daughter has been studying
skiing since she was four years old.
31.
My son has played guitar since
he was in secondary school.
32.
The group has been working on
this project since last June.
33.
I have been giving up meat
since 2020 .
I have given up meat since 2020.
given up – stop
Jon gave up Chemistry 12.
Lisa finally gave up on Dave. She had
enough.
I have not been eating up meat since 2020. I am a vegetarian.
Joe is a vegan. He does not eat any animal
products.
Mary is pescatarian. She does eat fish.
34.
Mary have live by her
retirement pension for 3 years
Mary has lived on her
retirement pension for three years.
Canada Pension-
OAS Old Age Security-
everybody who is low-income gets it
35.
My sister has become
the amateur autistic artist since from when she was 20 years old.
My sister has been
an amateur autistic artist from when she was 20 years old.
My sister has been
an amateur artist since she was 20 years old.
autistic/autism-
artistic- good
at art, creative, painting, dance, music, drawing
36.
The gas prices have been
increasing since January.
37.
I haven't had any job since I
came to Canada.
38.
Jack has never seen the sunset
at the beach. He should go to Sunset Beach.
English Bay, Iona Beach
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