Good morning.
We will get started at 8:30.
Today’s Agenda:
·
Return adjective clause quiz
·
Continue noun clause, your examples
from homework
Choose vocab for quiz tomorrow
·
Continue business letters.
OPTIONAL BONUS 2pts Write a letter to a
potential company regarding your chosen career. Submit on paper or via email.
Due Tuesday at 3.
I will read and comment and make
corrections.
·
Continue career module – time to finish
Check development of MP writing, presentations
·
Multi-paragraph writing will be due
tomorrow at the start of class:
on paper or via email, same as usual
Presentations will be tomorrow as well
·
HW Prepare
for presentation. Finish multiparagraph writing.
Read
over the sentence combining exercises.
**NOTE: For
the multiparagraph, I fully expect that the writing will be
yours.
This is an opportunity to do a longer piece of writing. I
would
like to give you feedback on your work.
Friday
·
Multi-paragraph writing due at or by
the start of class:
on paper or via email, same as usual
No lates
·
Quiz#6- noun clauses
·
Talk about optional replacement quiz
and test for next week
·
Career presentations – 5 minutes each,
give written feedback (notes) to our classmates
·
Begin sentence combining
·
HW Read
“Totem”. Make notes for small group discussion. You
can use the “Thought Questions” from the other
short stories we covered as a guide.
FINAL WEEK
Monday
HOLIDAY BC Day
– No school
Tuesday
·
Return quiz- noun clause
·
Sentence combining
·
First Nations module
Wednesday
·
Optional replacement quiz
·
Sentence combining
·
First Nations module
Thursday
·
Final essay
Friday
·
Optional replacement test
·
One-on-one meetings, chats if you want
·
Final marks
·
Final reports in by 12 noon
If there is anything that you want me to teach, let
me know.
NOUN CLAUSE EXERCISES:
1.
I
think that what she said about her mother was right.
2 n cl
2.
Mary
was very upset about the result of her exam, and I understand where
she's coming from.
3.
I
wonder why she is always sleeping in class.
4.
I
always shout when my son is not paying attention. adc cl
5.
I believe that this week will be
very hot.
6.
I recommend this very good pho
restaurant on E Georgia and Main Street. SIMPLE
7.
I worry that I won’t be able to
pass my summer course this semester.
8.
I whispered at my mom that she should be
quiet in the library.
9.
Sam
realized that he didn't bring any sunscreen to Death Valley.
10.
Kevin
understands how hot it is in Death Valley.
11.
I
forgot that the man who I met in the party yesterday was one
of my former colleagues. n cl adj cl
12.
Jeff,
a 5-year-old boy, wonders why using chopsticks to pick up beans is so difficult
for him. appositive
13.
The
academic advisor recommended that Erica complete all high school courses
this year, so that she can go to university next fall.
14.
I don’t know why my sister is behaving
differently.
15.
I believe that my son will be a basketball player
one day.
16.
I recommend my son that he can buy his textbooks
from marketplace. RW
I recommend to my son that he could buy his
textbooks from Marketplace.
17.
The
doctor suggests that I have balanced meals and do regular exercise everyday
for health.
18.
The
detectives didn't believe that the young girl told the truth even
though she was an innocent victim of sexual assault.
n cl adv cl
19.
I
believe that we can pass the class.
20.
I
don’t know why he betrayed her.
21.
Students
wonder how they can apply for scholarships/ the scholarship / a scholarship.
22.
The
wind whispered that you are happy without me.
23.
I
can’t forget what you did at my birthday party.
24.
When I arrived at school, I realized that I didn’t put anything out
for my bird.
IDIOM put
something out, put food out – feed a dog or a kid
I put some
sandwiches out for the the kids.
25.
My co-worker thinks how to get promotion in her job.
My co-worker thinks about how she could/can get a promotion in her job.
26.
I found out that I had a mistake in my account.
27.
I said to my friend that I would like to treat her today.
I treated my kids to ice cream.
My treat! It’s on me.
Separate cheques/bills. We’ll split it. Let’s split it. Dutch treat.
sterotype of Dutch and Scottish people – cheap, don’t like to spend
money, stingy, tight-fisted
28.
John feels that it’s not fair that he
works hard but gets got fired.
29.
Macy forgot why she tell him the
details at the party yesterday evening.
Macy forgot why she told him the
details at the party yesterday evening.
30.
The instructor mentioned how can we
we can find out three different ways to solve the problem.
31.
Robert suggested that the meeting
could be postponed on to/until next Wednesday.
32.
I don’t understand why I was so calm in my
childhood.
33.
Sonia said that her parents leave left
her alone last night.
34.
I don’t know why she keeps working there.
35.
I think that I will pass the road test.
36.
I found out that my money was stolen.
37.
I realized that you didn’t pass the test.
38.
I wonder why I didn’t do anything about my
homework.
39.
I like how you keep listening to your
parents.
Good work. Let’s choose some
vocab for the quiz tomorrow.
10 verbs
think, remember, recognize,
worry, say, suggest, advise, mention, wonder, find
10 vocab
province, office, children, pineapple, presentation,
concrete, honesty, policy, sound, rhythm, animosity
Good start. Room for growth.
Business letters – practical writing
skills, not academic, not school writing
different
modes of writing, different purposes, different intentions
school/academic
writing – writing a paragraph or essay, writing about a short story, poem,
novel, narrative, definition, descriptive, process, opinion (persuasive)
living
in Canada, everyday useful writing - practical writing for work, writing for
business, writing for government issues, writing for immigration, writing for
tax, writing for job applications (cover letters), writing for complaints
Education/training
is the golden ticket.
Communication
skills were key for me.
-
writing skills-
-
speaking skills- I practiced soooo much. – singing, drama, plays, listening and
watching good speakers- copying them
-official
writing, more formal, not casual writing
Reasons
to write Business-style letters:
(Even
emails can benefit from using the more formal style of a business letter –sets
a professional, serious, courteous, respectful, mature tone)
e.g.
Student emails to teachers.-
“What!!!????”
“what
day the class end”
“im
gonna miss class today what u gonna do in class?”
Very
unprofessional looking.
We
can do better.
A
more professional and more formal tone and structure is advised. I tend to err
on the side of formality.
-polite,
not too casual
-sets
a good tone
-respectful
REASONS
TO WRITE A BUSINESS-TYPE LETTER
1.
interdepartmental letters (within a company)
2.
cover letter for a resume (special style)
3.
application letters to colleges and universities
In
the Fall and Spring, many of our Grade 12 students are frantic about getting
applications in to colleges and universities. The letters that they write are
very important. I remember spending about two hours cowriting a letter with an
English 12 student for her application to UBC.
4.
letter to a government agency, Canadian government or the government of another
country (e.g. Canada Revenue Agency, Immigration Canada, Canada Pension, City Hall)
NOTE:
Communicating with Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is really difficult.
5.
employer/manager/boss (e.g. promotion, transfer, raise, personal leave, quit)
6.
business person
7.
court (e.g. jury duty)
8.
lawyer
9.
writing to your child’s teacher
10.
report to a supervisor
11.
incident report (e.g to police or insurance, ICBC)
12.
getting airline tickets refunded
13.
refund from Amazon
Have
you ever written a letter like that?
FORMAL,
not casual like a personal letter
Formal
– organized (clear structure), official-looking, appropriate tone, appropriate
language, unemotional, a little bit of emotion can be effective (less is more)
· Distribute “Business Correspondence” p.c.
Use
A4 paper, 8 ½ X 11 unlined paper
WRITE
YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS
AT
THE TOP OF THE PAGE
Mei
Zhou
Mei
(Sarah) Zhou
Mei
“Sarah” Zhou “ABC” not legal name,
the name that you prefer
Allan
Haley
GIVEN
NAME/FIRST NAME FAMILY NAME/LAST NAME
Zhou,
Mei “Sarah”
Haley,
Allan
Zhou,
Ming
FAMILY
NAME, GIVEN NAME – I would not do it this way in a letter
Allan,
Haley XXX
Haley,
Allan
Allan
Haley
Apt#23,
666 Maple Street
Vancouver,
BC
Canada
V5P
2B6
Keiko
Nishizawa
123
Hizume
Nagano-shi
Japan
12345
SKIP
A LINE
June
6, 2022
SKIP
A LINE
THE
NAME, TITLE AND ADDRESS OF THE PERSON YOU ARE WRITING TO
Mary
Williamson
Director,
Shaw Communications
123
Cordova Street
Vancouver,
BC
V5R
2D2
Re/RE: Client/Reference/Case/Account/Purchase
# 4722859
(Re-regarding)
OPEN YOUR LETTER WITH A GREETING,
SALUTATION
CHOOSING THE TITLE CAN BE TRICKY: Mr?
Mrs? Ms?
Robin Smith
Hui Yu Chen
LAST RESORT To whom it may concern,
very impersonal
Hi there, WAY TOO VERY CASUAL
AND FRIENDLY
Dear Sir or Madam,
quite impersonal
Singh- man
Kaur- woman
GOOD SUGGESTIONS: Call and ask. Find
them on LinkedIn.
LinkedIn is like Facebook for
professionals
Dear Grandma, comma for a personal letter ,
comma-
friendly, casual, not formal
Dear Sarah Chen: colon for a business letter :
more formal, not friendly, business ,
OR :
Dear Mr. Chen:
Dear Mrs. Smith:
Dear Ms. Smith:
Dear Miss Smith:
Dear Mme Benoit:
Dear Sir or Madam:
Mme- mademoiselle, French Ms
Dear Dr. Gan, MORE CASUAL
Dear Dr. Jung: MORE FORMAL
Make judgement call.
My insurance company defaults to Ms.
for women
Use a colon for a business letter-
professional, formal, not friendly or personal
Women’s last names
-
changing your name when you get
married is your decision, your choice
-
children’s names -hyphenated name
surname- family name, last name
given name- old-fashioned “Christian
name”
GREETING
To Mr. Pacquiao: sounds cold, very
formal
To Sarah Chen:
To my dearest Mme Benoit: TOO MUCH,
sounds like a love letter
e.g. student emails
To my dear teacher: TOO PERSONAL
Dear Maria, A BIT MORE RELAXED
Hi John, QUITE INFORMAL AND RELAXED, FRIENDLY
Hello Jun, SLIGHTLY MORE FORMAL, BUT STILL
FRIENDLY
Dear Sarah: colon is formal, first name is casual
Dear Sarah, SEEMS LIKE A BETTER CHOICE
WRITING TO A PERSON IN A POSITON OF AUTHORITY
Hi Justin,
You’re doing a good job as Prime
Minister of Canada.
WAY TOO INFORMAL
To the Right Honourable Prime Minister
of Canada, Justin Trudeau:
To the presiding Justice of the Court:
To Justice Smith:
**Look it up**
Honorific, title
To Her Excellency, President Janice
Alloud:
To His Excellency, AAA BBB:
To Her Excellency, Governor General of
Canada, Mary Simon:
Adrienne Clarkson-
Research what title the person might
have.
Check Linkedin.com
If you do not know the name of the
recipient of your letter-
Health
Insurance BC
PO Box 9035 Stn Prov Govt
Victoria, B.C. V8W 9E3
Dear MSP,
To whom it may concern,
To who it concerns,
To someone who can concern,
Dear Sir or Madam, :
Choose one , OR :
NOT AS GOOD- impersonal, sometimes
necesasary, for example when you are writing to the government
Dear Sir or Madam,
To whom it may concern, (reference
letter)
ADVICE: It is always better to get the
name of the person who you are writing to. Call and find out. Ask, “Who can I
address me letter to?”
Hi there, VERY CASUAL
Hi all, VERY CASUAL
Hi everybody, VERY CASUAL
Dear Sir:
Dear Madam,
Dear Sir Chan,
Dear Madam Smith,
Dear Teacher Jones,
Dear Teacher,
My Dear Teacher,
Dear Sir Teacher Jones,
too submissive
honorifics, titles – Mr., Mrs., Ms., Miss,
Professor, teacher, Doctor, President, Principal, Dean, Prime Minister,
Vice-President, Chancellor, Father, Captain, Lieutenant, Sergeant, Corporal, Officer,
manager, Sheriff, Mayor, MP (Member of Parliament), MLA (Member of the
Legislative Assembly), Senator, Queen, King, Prince, Princess, Emperor
Dear Professor Mahed,
Dear Teacher Jones,
XXX
Teacher Haley
polite translation, not English
To Mayor Kennedy Stewart:
Dear Principal Williams,
In class – Sir, Ma’am – very polite
BUSINESS WRITING -DON’T INDENT THE PARAGRAPHS
-SINGLE-SPACE YOUR WRITING
e.g. SCHOOL WRITING – indent and
doublespace
Thank you for meeting with me yesterday to
discuss the job opportunity. I am very eager to speak further with you about
this. Please let me know what day and time you will be available to meet.
BUSINESS WRITING – no indent, and single
space
Thank you for meeting with me
yesterday to discuss the job opportunity. I am very eager to speak further with
you about this. Please let me know what day and time you will be available to
meet.
I would like to setup an interview
with you in the next few weeks. I can be available any workday between 10 and
3.
SKIP A LINE BETWEEN PARAGRAPHS
*Business writing uses a different
format than school writing.*
** ENDINGS FOR BUSINESS LETTERS
Yours truly,
Sincerely,
Yours,
Yours sincerely,
Warm regards, (sounds very friendly,
very nice)
Kind regards,
Best regards,
Kindest regards,
Regards, (more formal sounding)
Respectfully, (talking to someone
higher in the business than you)
Thank you,
MY FAVOURITE:
Best,
PERSONAL
Sincerely yours,
Yours sincerely,
Faithfully,
Cheers, VERY CASUAL, Also a friendly way to end a
conversation AUSTRALIAN No worries.
TALKING
POLITE Thank you. You’re welcome. My
pleasure.
Australian speech: Thanks. No worries.
American speech: Thanks. Uh huh.
Casual speech: Thanks. Sure. No
problem. Texting NP
More polite: Thank you. You’re
welcome. Certainly. My pleasure. Happy to.
I tend to be more formal.
CASUAL-FUN
See you later. Not if I see you first.
CANADIAN Keep your stick on the ice.
Check you later.
POLITE WAYS TO SAY GOODBYE
See you soon, I hope.
Take care.
Keep in touch.
Don’t be a stranger.
Let’s do it again soon.
OLD-FASHIONED, BUT SOUNDS NICE,
PERSONAL LETTERS, NOT FOR BUSINESS
I remain,
ONE MORE PIECE OF ADVICE: Try to keep a
business letter to one page. Make them as short as possible.
FINAL 50m
·
OPTIONAL BONUS 2pts Write a business letter
to a potential company regarding your chosen career. Submit on paper or via
email by Tuesday by 3.
·
Finish multi-paragraph writing on your career
choice. Due tomorrow by start of class on paper or via email.
·
Finish preparing for tomorrow’s presentation.
