Monday
- September 19th
National
Day of Mourning -feel grief and loss over a death
Queen
Elizabeth II- Head of State in Canada, figurehead, symbolic power
-
Canada’s
history of being a colony of Great Britain
-
Commonwealth
countries- Australia, India, New Zealand, Canada, Rwanda, etc.
Schools
will be closed. K-12, colleges, universities?
No
school that day.
** FORM FOR COMPOUND SENTENCES:
SV, SOBA SV.
The
cat is asleep. The dog is awake. 2 simple sentences
The
cat is asleep. JOIN The dog is awake.
Join
with , SOBA.
The
cat is asleep, and the dog
is awake. COMPOUND
The
cat is asleep, but the dog
is awake. COMPOUND
*NOTE:
You need the comma.
I will
teach you the details of punctuation.
Mei loves
dark chocolate but hates white chocolate.
SIMPLE SVV
Mei loves
dark chocolate, but she hates white
chocolate. COMPOUND
COMPOUND: SV , SOBA SV.
COMPARISON
OF SIMPLE AND COMPOUND
SIMPLE-
Mei loves to dance but doesn’t like to sing.
SVV Mei loves to dance but doesn’t like
to sing.*
*
no comma
Mei loves
to dance, but doesn’t like to sing. XXX
*
no comma in simple sentence
COMPOUND
SV, SOBA SV.
Mei loves to dance, but she doesn’t like to sing.
Mei loves
to dance, but she doesn’t like to
sing.*
*need
a comma
Can
you see the difference?
Mei
loves to dance but doesn’t like to sing. SIMPLE
Mei
loves to dance, but she doesn’t like to sing. COMPOUND
Mei loves
to dance but doesn’t like to sing. SIMPLE
Mei loves
to dance, but she doesn’t like to
sing. COMPOUND
STEP
1 for compound sentences:
SIMPLE
SVV
I
like dark chocolate but hate white chocolate.
COMPOUND
SV, SOBA SV
I
love like dark chocolate, but I hate white chocolate.
COMPOUND
SENTENCES
Example
of , SOBA.
REMINDER:
SOBA is an alternative to FANBOYS
SOBA , so
, or , but , and
* , so = give a reason
SV,
so SV.
Misha’s
son lives in Boston, so he is
eager to visit him.
Janet really wants a new violin, so she is
saving up her money to buy one.
* , or = have a choice
SV,
or SV.
You can
work late tonight, or you can stay
late tomorrow.
Sarah will
go dancing tomorrow night, or she will
stay home with her cat.
You
can work hard when you’re young, or you can work hard when you’re old.
* ,
but = shows difference
Ling loves
to go hiking, but she doesn’t like
cycling. SV, but SV.
I like
to visit the US, but I would not want
to live there.
‘the
states’
Her
uncle lives in the states.
* ,
and = add something
I can
get the cake, and you get the
plates.
Sarah plays
volleyball, and Maria plays soccer.
Examples
of compound sentences:
1.
Joe went to the store, and
he bought some milk/groceries.
Joe went to the store, but the store was closed.
Joe went to the store, but he found it closed.
Joe went to the store, so he got the chocolate.
IDIOM:
give your opinion ‘find’ I find it warm in here. In my opinion, the
room is too warm.
I found it spicy. Ni finds the people in
Vancouver very nice.
Try
a few.
SV,
SOBA SV.
5.
The pizza smells delicious, so I buy some.
WEIRD
The
pizza smells delicious, so I bought some. Vt OK
The
pizza smells delicious, so I will buy some/a slice/a piece.
The
pizza smells delicious, so I will buy a large.
The
pizza smells delicious, but I won’t buy any.
The
pizza smells delicious, and it looks appetizing.
appetite-
your desire to eat
appetizer-
a small snack to get your appetite going
She
has a big appetite.
He
lost his appetite after watching your brother eat.
He
lost his appetite when he got Covid.
She
has a huge appetite for music.
Canadians
have a big appetite for hockey.
HOMEWORK:
Please
send me a few compound sentences from your own imagination.
Email
them to me by 5pm. ahaley@vsb.bc.ca
We
can share them tomorrow.
MODEL:
SV, SOBA SV.
CONTINUE
TOMORROW
job, position, occupation, career, profession, vocation
job- wage earner, hourly income , temporary on the way to something else
career – longterm employment, salary, annual income
CULTURAL DIFFERENCE
- Canada- annual salary
-Japan, China- montly salary
Choosing a career – one of biggest decisions for any body
-
young
people- What do you want to do when you grow up?
-
teenagers,
high school – lot of pressure to decide- How do you decide?
-
adults-
changing your career midlife
Where can you get some guidance for that?
Midlife career change- What Color is Your Parachute
-purchase or borrow from VPL
colour(Can) color(US)
Online questionaire to help us decide what directions you might want to
go in term of your career.
Career prep – in high school, questionaire, personality, interest,
strengths, weaknesses
List of potential careers that might suit each individual.
HOMEWORK
Try one of these tests. You will need access to the internet.
VPL, community centre, SHEC.
You will use this information, your results, to put together a short
presentation to the class.
STEP 1
1.
Choose
one of the tests:
a. The Holland Code Quiz
Rogue Community College
https://www.roguecc.edu/Counseling/HollandCodes/test.asp
b. TRUITY
https://www.truity.com/test/career-personality-profiler-test
Take the time to reflect, think deeply, about the questions.
Choose five suggested careers that might interest you.
Email me a list of those five suggested careers by Wednesday at 5.
(2pts)
STEP 2
2.Choose one of the careers that interests
you (presumably from the quiz, but not necessarily).
Investigate aspects of that career-
Ideas that will form the basis of your
presentation (or multi-paragraph writing):
1. Overview of the scope of the job,
what the job entails
2. Why you are interested in the job
3. What training is required
4. What are some job opportunities
5. What are potential challenges
(EUPHEMISM problems, difficulties)- personal, professional
STEP 3
Spoken component (8 points)
Prepare a 5-minute spoken presentation
on your chosen career for the class.
*Do not read just the writing out
loud. That is not what this is about.*
Sign up your
name on the sign up sheet. We will probably do this next Tuesday.
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