EF12 Class 6 simple sentences, Polar Bear

 

 Good morning, everyone.

 We will get started at 11:45.

 

Teacher: Allan Haley

Email address: ahaley@vsb.bc.ca

Class blog: haleyshec.blogspot.com

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Continue simple sentences, your examples from homework

Explain how the quiz will work tomorrow

·      Facts and Figures “The Polar Bear”

·      Listening game

 

Wednesday

·      Quiz-6 simple sentences

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NEXT WEEK Verb tenses- simple

 

 

These are some of the simple sentences that you sent to me for homework. I keep a list of who does the homework.

 

1.    My mom is a beautiful girl woman.

 

2.    My friends and I went shopping yesterday. 

I don’t like to go shopping.

 

3.    Tell me about yourself. 

 

4.    Did you wash your hands, yet?     , yet -authentic usage, how an English-speaker uses it

Have you finished your homework, yet?

 

5.    She swims every morning.

 

6.    Do you like spaghetti?

 

7.    We drink coffee every morning.

 

8.    Every child likes ice cream.

 

9.    The dog is sleeping on my bed.

 

10.                       My sister and me I are tall.

       

11.                       Augusto eat sushi a lot.

Augusto eats a lot of sushi.

Augusto eats a lot of ice cream bars.

Sarah drinks a lot of coffee.

 

12.                       She makes lunch every day.

She makes tea/dinner/supper every evening.

tea- England dinner

 

13.                       I am really honest with my friend.

14.                       My daughter is very clever/smart/intelligent.

15.                       My daughter and I are students.

16.                       My daughter and her friend are musicians.

17.                       My daughter is beautiful.

18.                       My sister is a teacher and an accountant.

19.                       I listen to music while cooking.

while- two things happening at the same time

listening to music and cooking at the same time

The old man snores while sleeping.

I listen to the radio while driving.

Don’t text while driving.

 

very smart   so smart    My dog is very smart.

My dog is so smart. (casual, for talking, not for writing)

It is so nice today. casual talking

It is very nice today. writing

 

PRONUNCIATION of ‘the’

the + word that starts with a consonant sound b c d k

the+ word that starts with a vowel sound a e i o u

the (thu) cat

the (thee) apple

the dog

the end

the car

the beautiful camel

the ugly baby

 

 

20.                       I have done very well by coming here. from internet?

I have done very well for myself in Canada.

She has done well for herself. She is proud of herself.

 

21.                       I think i will get driving licences by next year.

I will get a/my driving licence by next year.

 

22.                       l think i will learn english very soon.

l think I will learn English very soon.

 

‘I’ is always capitalized

The name of a language is always capitalized.

She speaks Spanish. He speaks Arabic and Cantonese.

 

23.                       My Son is handsame.

My son is handsome.

 

24.                       My coworker and I are very hardworking.

25.                       I get up in the morning and have a breakfast every morning.

I eat cereal for breakfast. I eat breakfast every morning.

 

26.                       Mujtaba is hunter

Mujtaba is a hunter.

 

27.                       He hunts birds.

 

28.                       You and I have to do chores everyday.

chores- household tasks- washing the dishes, doing the laundry, sweeping the floor

 

29.                       Doctor and nurse help patient

Doctors and nurses help patients.

 

30.                       My friend like to play football but he can not play

COMPOUND SENTENCE: My friend likes to play football, but he can not play.

 

31.                       COMPOUND SENTENCE: My son drew a picture, and he showed it to his teacher.

 

draw           My sister draws pictures every day.

drew           My sister drew a picture of our dog yesterday.

will draw    My sister will draw a picture of our dog tomorrow.

 

Good job. Really good sentences.

 

draw – simple present, everyday, habit

drink           Shira drinks coffee. meaning everyday, usually

play             Shira plays violin/soccer. She plays erhu.

 

erhu – two-stringed musical instrument from China, very sad sounding

 

 

Tomorrow- quiz

6 sentences

The quiz will be like this:

 

Quiz#1

Write a simple sentence for each.

1. SV                     dog

2. SSV                   store

3. SVV                   cat

4.Question           park

5.Command/Imperative       window

6.SV                       city

 

1.I like dogs.

2.You and I went to the grocery store.

3.The cat eats food and drinks milk.

4.Where is Stanley Park? Where did you park your car?

5.Clean the window. Don’t break the window.

6.I live in a small city. What city do you live in?

 

We’ll do a quiz tomorrow with different words.

 

parallel parking

 

*10-minute break*

 

September 19 holiday? Queen Elizabeth’s funeral

Will we have school that day? Not sure yet.

When I find out I will tell you.

 

Fact and Figures “The Polar Bear”

 

map – flat picture of the earth

globe – round representation of the earth

 

afraid, scared

 

450 - four hundred and fifty

 

wide

narrow

 

soft drink- pop, soda

hard drink- with alcohol

 

throw a ball / catch the ball

throw a frisbee / catch a frisbee

frisbee- flat disc that flies through the air

 

game Ultimate- soccer with a frisbee

 

Fantastic! Great! Wonderful! Fabulous!