EF6 4 class - sentences, listening questions

 

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

 

The focus of the next couple of weeks will be sentences.

 

Today’s agenda:

·      Example sentences from your paragraphs that you wrote on Friday

·      “Correction Codes”

·      Return paragraphs- edit, correct

·      Begin sentence types- overview, then begin simple sentence

·      Listening exercise

 

 

Wednesday

·      Continue simple sentences

·      Goalsetting

·      Quiz #1 next class

·      Choose vocab.

 

Thursday

·      Quiz#1

·      Begin compound sentences

 

Friday

·      Continue compound sentences

 

 

 

Some examples of your sentences from Friday- sentences that can be improved a bit:

 

1.    I want to lose my weight. awkward, phrasing, translation

I want to lose weight.

 

2.    I have one daughter, her name is Sonia. punc , comma splice

A comma is not strong enough to go between two sentences.

FIXES

I have one daughter. Her name is Sonia. 2 SIMPLE SENTENCES

I have one daughter, and her name is Sonia. COMPOUND SENT

I will teach compound sentence Thursday and Friday.

Don likes cats, and Mary likes dogs.

, so   , or   , but   , and

 

I have one daughter; her name is Sonia. COMPOUND 

; semicolon

 

I have one daughter whose name is Sonia. COMPLEX- ADJECTIVE CLAUSE

I will teach complex sentences next week.

3.    Travel plan is visit Alaska and Nova Scotia.

My travel plan is to visit Alaska and Nova Scotia.

My plan is to make supper for my wife tonight.

My plan is to study at Langara.

My plan is to go study at Langara. sounds more energetic

 

Luca likes skateboarding at the skatepark.

Luca likes to go skateboarding at the skatepark. – sounds like fun

 

I like to workout.

I like to go workout.

I am going to go read a book.

 

 

4.    My mother (Sarah) and my father (Joe) still live in my hometown. lose the brackets

My mother, Sarah, and my father, Joe, still live in my hometown.

separate the name with commas

My sister, Kathy, lives in Spain.

I was talking to my sister, Mary.

I was talking to Mary, my sister.

I went out hiking with Emma, my friend.

I went out hiking with my friend, Emma.

 

5.    I’m not sure if I gonna study in some college. vf

I’m not sure if I am going to study in a college.

 

6.    But, I’m so excited for me to start first step.

Don’t begin a sentence with ‘but’ ‘and’ ‘so’ in school, business, formal writing.

However, I’m very excited to start my/the first step.

100% better

 

7.    I have 4 family members.

I have four family members

1-9 write out the number

10 and over , use numerals

e.g. My son is nine years old.

          My son is 15 years old.

 

 

8.    My older son is ten year old.

My older son is ten years old. # number, singular and plural

 

9.    I’m born in February 24, 2002.

I was born on February 24, 2002.

I was born in 2002.

I was born in March.

 

prepositions – all idiomatic, few grammar rules, usage

Prepositions are the heart of English.

Phrasal verbs verb+prep

look(v) + at(prep)  look at

look up

look after

look up to – admire, respect    Mei looks up to her older sister.

look down on

look to – ask for advice         Sammy looks to her brother when she has a

dilemma in her life.

dilemma- two choice, both are not great

 

IDIOMS

She is on the horns of a dilemma.

He is between a rock and a hard place.

 

10.           I like play basketball. vf verb form

I like to play basketball.

I like playing basketball.

like, love, hate, prefer, begin, continue + gerund, infinitive

gerund- ing noun  walking hiking swimming eating reading

infinitive – verb to ABC   to go   to eat   to walk  to run

Mei loves to play with her grandchildren. Mei loves playing with her grandchildren.

Jose will continue to learn English at SHEC. Jose will continue learning English at SHEC.

I prefer hiking over swimming. I prefer to hike rather than (to) swim.

 

 

11.           My future plan is to enjoy with my children.

My future plan is to enjoy life/time/activities/weekends with my children.

My future plan is to enjoy spending time/ bonding/ having fun with my children.

Lisa and I bonded over our love for Real Madrid.

 

12.           I have a little son he is in grade 1.

FIXES

I have a little son. He is in grade 1.

I have a little son, and he is in grade 1.

I have a little son; he is in grade 1.

I have a little son who is in grade 1.

 

who whose- used in adjective clauses – next week

whose – possession

The little boy whose bicycle was stolen is very sad. boy owns the bicycle

 

Whose gloves are those?

 

13.           I, we’ve been together for five years.

We’ve been together for five years.

Janet and Steve have been together for six months.

 

14.           I will be to go to university. verb form

I will go to university.

 

MODALS/AUXILIARIES   can could should might may will would must  have to  need to  used to   ought to   am going to   am supposed to

*I’ll teach these soon.

 

15.           Twenty three years ago, I was a manager worked in a tech company.

Twenty three years ago, I was a manager working in a tech company.

Twenty three years ago, I was a manager who worked in a tech company.

Twenty three years ago, I was a manager who/that was working in a tech company.

who – used for people, sounds polite

that- used for things, animals, people you might not know or like

The guy that my sister married is a bit of a clown.

The guy who my sister married is a really good fellow.

 

16.           I decide come back to school finish my education. vf

I decided to come/go back to school to finish my education.

I decided to come/go back to school and finish my education.

 

 

Good first draft.

draft – draw or write

First draft

Second draft

Final draft

 

drafting table- drawing table

 

 

 

Listening Questions- for fun

Listen to the question. Write down the one-word answer.

10 questions

 

1.    Are most people under six feet tall or over six feet tall?

2.    Does the moon revolve around the earth?

3.    What do you mix with black to produce the colour grey?

4.    Which continent lies directly west of Asia?

5.    How many grams are in a kilogram?

6.    When you estimate, is your answer exact or approximate?

7.    How many holes do golfers play in a regular game?

8.    Name two kinds of precipitation.

9.    What living things absorb carbon dioxide from the air and replace it with oxygen?

10.                       How much is 2/5 of 25?

 

fractions ½   2/3  numerator over denominator

 

2/3

 

½       one half

1/3    one third

¼       one fourth, one quarter

1/5    one fifth

 

2/3    two thirds

¾       three fourths, three quarters

4/5    four fifths

 

fifs- XXX

fifths