Good morning.
We will get started at 8:30.
Today’s Agenda:
· Finish complex sentences- adverb clauses
Your
example from homework
Quiz
tomorrow
· Writing Process – ‘Prewriting and Writing
for Paragraphs”
Wednesday
· Quiz#2 adverb clauses
· Continue Writing Process – ‘Prewriting and
Writing for Paragraphs”
· Begin types of paragraphs- narrative,
definition, descriptive, opinion, process
· Narrative writing
Thursday
· Continue narrative writing
Your
examples
Friday or Monday
· Test #2? Narrative paragraph
Next week
· Definition writing
CONTINUE TOMORROW
For homework, try
a few on your own. Email them to me.
Don’t do just
‘because’. Try some of the new ones from today.
Your examples from
homework:
1. The big mango tree has been there ever
since you were 2 two years old.
WRITING STYLE
Under ten, write
then out: one two three four nine
10-10+ use
numerals 10 12 14 25 46
There are many
different style choices that you can make. Be consistent. This is not grammar-
this is above the level of grammar.
2. I am watching a movie on my phone while I
am on the bus.
3. Martin and Emily will not have wedding
party even if their parents will pay for it.
adverb clause- no
future tense when talking about the future
We will go to the
park if you will want to.
4. Maria hasn’t seen anyone since she test
positive with covid varience.
Maria hasn’t seen
anyone since she tested positive for the Covid variant.
Vary(v) change
Variant(n) thing
that changed
Various(adj)
Variety(n)
5. Exhaustion caused Marta to faint when she
finished her work.
6. My day has been busy ever since I woke
up. It has been a long day.
IDIOM a long day –
a hard busy day
IDIOM Let’s call
it a day. stop working
has been – present
perfect verb tense
IMPORTANT in
English
present perfect-
started in the past, continues until now
EVERYDAY
USAGE Jill has lived in Vancouver for
five years.
Mei has worked
downtown since 2017.
for/ since different prepositions
for – persiod of
time
since- starting
point
present perfect –
past until now
7. I had to rest at home due to my illness.
SIMPLE
due to NOUN
I had to rest at
home because SV. COMPLEX- ADV CL
I had to rest at
home because I was ill.
I had to rest at
home because I had an illness.
illness- sounds a
bit more serious than ‘sick’
8. Sarah's heart pounds whenever she hears
her favourite song.
1. I have been waiting for a call back from
a doctor ever since I woke up.
2. The restaurant workers quit the job since
the owner changed the tip rate.
3. Mary could not hear the doorbell while
she was having a shower.
4. Michelle will buy a new house in
Vancouver even if the mortgage rate is likely to raise up.
raise – you do
it raise kids raise your hand raise your voice raise chickens You raise my up. The store raised their
prices.
rise- it does it
by itself The sun rises. Smoke rises. Hot air rises. Prices are rising. Gas prices are rising dramatically.
Gas prices have
risen 20% in the last six months.
5. Michelle will buy a new house in
Vancouver even though the mortgage rates went up.
even though – done
even if – maybe
Michelle will buy
a new house in Vancouver even though the mortgage rates went up.
Taka will enter
the 5k race even though he hurt his ankle.
Taka will enter
the 5k race this coming weekend even though he hurt
his ankle last
week.
1. Charles has collected commemorative
stamps ever since he was six years old.
2. Emily winds up doom scrolling in her car
while her son plays a soccer game against another school.
9. He wouldn’t need to work so hard if he
had invested his money earlier in life.
10. While I was surfing the internet in my
computer, my friend sent a email to me.
11. I have been driving in Vancouver since I
got my licence.
12. Even though physics assignments are
difficult, I will give them a try.
13. Whenever you go to school, you must be on
time.
14. I won't take the exam unless I ensure to
get a 100% pass.
I won't take the
exam unless I am ensured to get a 100%.
I won't take the
exam unless I am guaranteed to get a 100% pass.
15. I will keep writing doing my homework until
I am finished.
I will keep
picking away at my homework.
IDIOM picking away at – doing a little bit at a
time
16. I am so frustrated right now since the
first time on the stage.
I am
very/really/quite frustrated right now since my first time on the stage.
I am
very/really/quite frustrated right now since this is my first time on the
stage.
17. My dog was sleeping when I got home.
18. My kids are reading while I am driving.
They might get carsick.
seasick airsick
carsick
19. I gained weight while my husband lose
weight during pandemic.
I gained weight
while my husband lost weight during pandemic.
20. You can not go home until you finish the
work.
21. She can't go back home due to the strong
typhoon. SIMPLE
She can't go back
home since there is a strong typhoon coming.
Pacific Ocean –
big wind storm – typhoon
Atlantic Ocean –
big wind storm – hurricane
global tradition
of naming hurricanes-
tornado – small
localized circular wind funnel
22. May is cooking dinner while she is
babysitting.
23. She has not visited her home country ever
since she immigrated to Canada.
24. Whenever I leave for work, my kid always
cries.
25. Even though the border is open for
travellers, it is still not safe to go shopping.
26. The flight heading for Seattle was delayed
due to a heavy storm.
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27. I was cleaning the living room while John
was sleeping in his room.
28. I will wait for until you come to pick me
up.
29. We should keep learning your English until
you are anthemic speaker even though your improving is a small step everyday.
30. My parents came to Canada since 1992.
31. I didn’t realize Ben wasn’t absent in class
today until the teacher took attendants.
32. Ben takes his kids to the piano lesson
after school.
33. I was able to complete my school
assignments while the baby took a nap.
34. Whenever my friend Mary and I hang she’s
always late.
35. Wherever I go my dog Hero follows me.
36. My friends want to go kayaking even though
it’s raining.
37. Mary miss work today because she was sick.
38. In order to speak fluent English, Mary
practices every day.
*provided that –
‘if’ for important things
Let’s grab some
coffee if you’re free. – not important
You can change
your career provided that you have made a good plan.
- sounds important
You can go to UBC
if/provided that you have the prereqs. (prerequisite courses)
provided that –
makes it sound important, signaling to your reader that this is significant to
you
You can choose
when to use it.
going to the
beach?
getting married?
immigrating to a
new country?
getting some ice
cream?
We can continue to
be friends provided that you recipicate the support I give you.
grab some coffee-
(casual) have some coffee
*unless – changes
the situation, opposite of ‘if’ ‘provided that’
Let’s grab some
coffee if you’re free.
Let’s grab some
coffee unless you’re busy.
free/busy -opposites
Sarah will go to
the beach if it is nice on Saturday.
Sarah will go to
the beach unless it is rainy on Saturday.
You can not pass
the exam unless you work hard.
You can pass the
exam if you work hard.
Let’s take a
raincheck on coffee if you are busy. (idiom)
IDIOM take a
raincheck – we will do it later, postpone
Let’s go for a
hike this Saturday.
Oh, I can’t. Can I
take a raincheck?
Do you want to go
for a walk today?
I have a doctor’s
appointment. Can I take a raincheck?
Doctor’s
assistant: Can you come next Wednesday at 3?
You: I have to
take a raincheck. I’m busy. I’m already booked. How about Thursday at 2?
* though (a bit
more casual), although, even though – same meaning
Dave is playing
with his kids even though he has a lot of work to do.
I like the weather
even though/ although/ though it is very hot.
TWO DIFFERENT WAYS
I like the weather
although it is very hot.
Although it is
very hot, I like the weather.
The ice cream is
delcious even though it gives me brain freeze.
IDIOM an ice cream
headache, brain freeze
push your thumb up
into your hard palate
soft palate
palace
palate
pallet- square
wooden base for loading things, can be lifted with a
forklift
tines
* so ... that
so ADJ that
Jun is so tall and
thin that she has trouble buying pants.
Yesterday was so
hot that Mike sat inside of his refrigerator.
The kitten is so
small that you can hold it in the palm of your hand.
Sarah is so tired
that she is nodding off in the meeting.
IDIOM nodding off-
falling asleep
The little kid was
so scared of the dark that he couldn’t get to sleep.
The Math is so
hard that I have to study three hours a day to stay on top of it.
IDIOM stay on top
of – manage something important
Mr. Smith has to
stay on top of his high blood pressure.
SAME MEANING-
DIFFERENT STYLE
Jun is so tall
that she has trouble buying pants.
Because Jun is so
tall, she has trouble buying pants.
Sarah is so tired
that she is nodding off in the meeting.
Because Sarah is
so tired, she is nodding off in the meeting.
PRO LEVEL
‘, so’ and ‘so ... that’ are not the same thing.
, so COMPOUND
so... that COMPLEX
* so that
so…that so that – different
so that
Maria is saving
money so that she can buy a new car.
Maria is saving
money, so she can buy a new car. XXX
Maria wants to buy
a new car, so she is saving money.
so that &
, so - different usage
These terms and
words can change the way you express yourself in English. They can really help
you express your thoughts and ideas.
These are very
powerful terms that you can use to express your thoughts clearly and precisely.
You can learn to use them. This is real authentic English that we use all day,
every day.
SIDE NOTE: I have
a small editing business on the side. I edit papers for UBC and SFU students,
mostly nursing students who are getting their masters degrees. When I edit a
paper for a university, I use SIMPLE, COMPOUND and COMPLEX sentences.
The stuff we are
learning here will get you through school.
Focus on these
most useful ones:
after/before
because
since
ever since
until
when/while
if
even if
unless
though/although/even
though
so ... that
so that
Review and
practice!
Not used very
often
Subjunctive mood –
imaginary situation
as if as though
Maria spends money
as if she was were a millionaire.
If I won the 6/49,
I would buy a solid gold toothbrush.
as if The little girl feels as if she were a magic
princess.
John acts as if he
were a movie star.
The man in the store
talked to me as if I were a child.
**Source of
confusion- difference between compound and complex sentences, specifically
transitional terms and adverbial conjunctions (adverb clause words)
* Compound
sentence – transitional term
It snowed last
night; therefore, the roads were slick this morning.
* Complex sentence
– adverbial conjunction (adverb clause words)
The roads were
slick this morning because it snowed last night.
These are
different kinds of sentences. They may look similar, but they are not.
Definitely you will get them confused sometimes.
Very simple advice
to you and to me:
If you want to
learn piano, play piano a little bit every day. In a year, you’ll be good.
If you want to
learn piano to write sentence styles in English, play
piano practice the
sentence styles a little bit every day. In a year, you’ll be good.
When your English
is getting better, you will feel great! However, you have to do the work.
If you learn
these, you will be able to express 99.9% of your ideas.
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