Tuesday, 24 May 2022

EF6- 18 class- adverb clauses

 

Good morning, everyone.

We’ll get started at 11:00.

 

Summer school- I will be teaching English 11. 8:30 – 12

 

Today’s agenda:

·      Continue adverb clause work

·      Begin “Rosa Parks” work

·      Paragraph work

·      Do some more prepositions

 

Wednesday

·      Continue adverb clause work

·      Viola Desmond

 

Thursday

·      Quiz- adverb clauses

 

Friday

·      Test#2- paragraph

 

 

 

 

-extraverted people- gets energy form being around other people, very social and gregarious

-introverted people- battery drains being around people, like to be on their own mostly

-ambiverted – in the middle

 

ambi - both

ambidextrous- dext- hand, can use both hands to write, for example

 

cross-dominated- use left and right for different tasks

dominant hand-

 

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.

 

; semicolons

Transitional terms   however   therefore   for example   moreover 

 

*COMPLEX

-adverb clause- today, this week

-noun clause- this 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

 

75% of the time

 

OTHER WORDS THAT MIGHT NOT BE AS FAMILIAR- TOMORROW

since

unless

even though

 

EF6 - 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.

I had insomnia because I was thinking about my sister.

 

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 had insomnia because I was thinking about my sister.

 

I am happy because my son is visiting us.

She is upset because her teacher gave them too much homework.

 

Comma usage

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.

 

Some teacher say ‘Never start a sentence with ‘because’. This is not really true.

You can if you want. Remember the comma.

e.g.

Maris is wearing a sweater because it is chilly today.

Because it is chilly today, Maris is wearing a sweater.

 

Maris is wearing a sweater. It is chilly today. SIMPLES

Maris is wearing a sweater because it is chilly today. COMPLEX- ADV CL

Because it is chilly today, Maris is wearing a sweater. COMPLEX- ADV CL

It is chilly today, so Maris is wearing a sweater. COMPOUND

It is chilly today; therefore, Maris is wearing a sweater. COMPOUND

 

Our goals! We want to be able to write in all of these styles.

 

More examples:

 

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, different usage

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, rubber boots – 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.

 

VERB FORM- go V

go play- play

Let’s go play soccer. – leave here and do something in another place

Go do your homework.

She went hiking in Lynn Valley.

 

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 of your own sentences using ‘because’, ‘if’, and ‘when’. Email some of them to me if you like. We can share them tomorrow.

 

STEP 1  because if when

 

STEP 2 Let’s try some others.

 

**I teach these in my English 10/11.

When you learn these 24, you will be a star in your English class!

 

time-                     after, before, since, ever since, until, when, whenever,

while

place-                   wherever

condition -          if, even if, provided that, unless

manner-               as, as if, though, although, even though, so ... that

cause-                   because, since

purpose-              in order that, in order to, so that,

 

* after, before- time

The kids did their homework after dinner. SIMPLE

The kids did their homework after SV dinner. COMPLEX- ADV CL

The kids did their homework after they finished/ate/had their dinner. COMPLEX- ADV CL

 

 

*since – two meanings – reason ‘because’, time

since – reason

Maria has two dogs and two cats because/since she loves animals.

Since Maria loves animals so much, she has two dogs and two cats.

 

since- time

I have been living in this house since 1995. SIMPLE

I have been living in this house since SV 1995. COMPLEX- ADV CL

I have been living in this house since I moved to Vancouver in 1995.

Dora has played soccer since she was 10. COMPLEX- ADV CL

 

** GOOD POINT Present perfect goes well with ‘since’.

Mei has been very busy since she started classes at South Hill.  TIME

Mei has been picking up extra shifts at work since she is saving for university tuition. REASON

People will understand your meaning from context.

 

* ever since – TIME, feels like a long time

I have been waiting for the bus since 12:05.

I have been waiting for the bus ever since 11:30. feels like a long time

 

She has been studying English ever since she was in elementary school.

Dave has played piano ever since he was six. He has been playing for 34 years.

I have been married ever since 1996. wife angry

I have been married since 1996.

 

when/while -time

when – one time

while- two things happening at the same time

The little kid laughed when he saw a clown.

Jas was reading a book while her sister was cooking.

 

Don’t text when you are driving. XXX

Don’t text while you are driving. – two actions at the same time

 

I like to watch movies while I eat my supper/dinner.

I like to watch movies when I eat my supper/dinner. doesn’t sound as good, especially

 

while – contrast, difference (not very common)

My daughter is very shy while/although my son is very outgoing.

 

7. While Egypt has many rivers and lakes, Morocco has a large desert.

Although/ Even though- much more common

 

Egypt has many rivers and lakes; however, Morocco has a large desert.

 

8. While Even though Sami is tall, handsome and rich, he has few friends. MORE AUTHENTIC SOUNDING

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When you learn these 24, you will be a star in your English class!

 

time-                     after, before, since, ever since, until, when, whenever,

while

place-                   wherever

condition -          if, even if, provided that, unless

manner-               as, as if, though, although, even though, so ... that

cause-                   because, since

purpose-              in order that, in order to, so that,

 

 

2. I speak English well even though I have studied it for only two years.

4. Even though the lecture was very interesting, Ricardo fell asleep.

 

Let’s do some practice. Write some sentences from your own imagination using some of these words. Email some to me.

 

 

*in order that

  in order to – MUCH MORE COMMON – to get a result

Jun came to Canada in order to V.

Jun came to Canada in order to have a better life.

Jun came to Canada in order that SV.

Jun came to Canada in order that he could have a better life. LESS COMMON

Maris has walking in the park every evening is order to V.

Maris has walking in the park every evening in order to lose weight.

Maris has walking in the park every evening in order that she can lose weight. LESS COMMON

 

Shira is finishing her Biology 12 in order that she can apply to Langara.

Shira is finishing her Biology 12 in order to apply to Langara.

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