Thursday, 15 September 2022

EF56 Class 8- compound sentences ; semicolon Career presentation

 

Good morning, everyone.

We will get started at 9:15.

 ahaley@vsb.bc.ca

Daily class notes posted here: haleyshec.blogspot.com

 

Today’s agenda:

·      Continue compound sentences- Your examples of , SOBA

Begin ; semicolons    transitional words

·      Choosing a Career module- in-class work

·      Sign up for Career module presentation.

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Friday

·      Choosing a Career module

·      Sign up for Career module presentation.

·      Continue compound sentences   , SOBA   ; semicolons

·       

 

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.

 

 

Tuesday

·      Career presentations

·       

 

Quizzes and test at the beginning of class or at the end of class.

Beginning- 7

End-            6

13 votes in total

19 people didn’t vote

 

 

 

These are some of your examples from HW:

 

1.    My cat went out, and he didn't come back.

2.    They tried very hard, but they couldn't win the match.

3.    I live far from the school, so I have to take this online course.

4.    I like to travel in Asia, but I don't like to live there. 

5.    They were very hungry, so they ordered chicken. 

6.    Do you want to drink milk or orange juice? SIMPLE

7.    He is rich, but he is not happy. 

8.    The bird is sing in a song and squirrel is eating nuts.

The bird is singing a song, and the squirrel is eating nuts.

present progressive/continuous- happening right now

 

9.    It’s cold, but I feel comfortable.

10.                       Vancouver is a beautiful city, so many people like to live in here.

11.                       Lucas is watching TV ,and Leo is playing video games.

Lucas is watching TV, and Leo is playing video games.

abc, and def SPACING

12.                       I ran out of money , so I have to stop go to clubs.

I ran out of money, so I have to stop going to club

I ran out of money, so I have to stop going clubbing.

club – nightclub, place to dance

clubbing- going out to dance and party

 

13.                       The bus was late, so I took the train to school.

14.                       The test was easy, but I did not do very well. 

15.                       I have a little brother,  and he‘s only four years old.

16.                       I want to graduate from high school, so I need to work hard.

17.                       Jake hates to run, but likes to work out in the morning.

work out(v) Mei worked out last night.

workout(n) Mei did a workout last night.

 

 

18.                       The weather sky is getting dark, and the wind is frigid.

It is getting dark. It will be getting dark soon.

 

19.                       I took a medical medicine yesterday, but I am still sick.

I had a medical last week. The doctor gave me a checkup.

 

20.                       The kitten is meowing, and the dog is howling.

21.                       The dog were was very hungry, so he ate the food quickly.

22.                       The bus is coming, so I need to go quickly.

23.                       Lauv likes fishing, but he doesn't want to hurt the fish.

24.                       Thalia loves wearing a black dresses, but she hates white ones. 

25.                       I like badminton, but I don’t like tennis.

26.                       I love matcha ice-cream, and I love vanilla ice-cream.

27.                       Jane wants to travel around the world, but she doesn't have enough money to do this.

28.                       I did not know the way to my hotel so ask a porter.

I did not know the way to my hotel, so I asked a porter.

 

29.                       My neighbour is from China, but her husband is from India.

30.                       I am Mexican, so I can speak Spanish very well.

31.                       My mom wants to go the US, but my dad didn’t doesn’t.

32.                       Last night I slept outside, so I got cold.

33.                       I have to do my homework or talk with my teacher. SIMPLE

34.                       I can buy vanilla cake, and you can buy chocolate cake.

35.                       I went to Superstore to buy some milk, and I bought some

fruit, too.

She speaks Madarin; her English is really good, too.

 

36.                       My family members are in Bangladesh, so I miss them a lot.

37.                       I can study at BCIT, or I can get admission to VCC.

38.                       I like travel around the country, and I am working hard for

saving money for travel.

I like/want to travel around the country, and I am working hard to save money for travel.

I like/want to travel around the country, and I am working hard in order to save money to travel.

in order to – reason

She has to finish English 12 in order to apply to college.

 

apply for a passport

apply to a uinversity

 

I went to university in Vancouver.

Her son goes to school in Richmond.

Her son goes to a school for kids on the spectrum in Richmond.

 

on the spectrum- Autism, Asperger’s

 

Excellent work! You did well. Good job.

 

 

 

STEP 1  SV, SOBA SV.

 

STEP 2

– next level, deeper level, higher level

 

;

; semicolons

-semi half  semi truck    UK articulated lorry

 

:

: colon

 

; semicomma XXX   semicolon

 

Mei likes chocolate. Dave likes ice cream. TWO SIMPLES

Mei likes chocolate, and Dave likes ice cream. COMPOUND , SOBA

Mei likes chocolate; Dave likes ice cream. COMPOUND ;

, and REPLACE ;

 

Mei likes chocolate; however, Dave likes ice cream.

COMPOUND ; TRANS,

, but   =   ; however,

 

DIFFERENT STYLES:

It is cloudy. It isn’t raining. 2 SIMPLES

It is cloudy, but it isn’t raining. 1 COMPOUND

It is cloudy; it isn’t raining. 1 COMPOUND

It is cloudy; however, it isn’t raining. 1 COMPOUND

 

, but   REPLACE   ;   OR   ; however,

 

**punc   ; however,

 

3 ways to write a compound sentence:

Mei is tired, so she is having a coffee.

Mei is tired; she is having a coffee.

Mei is tired; therefore, she is having a coffee.

 

 

*** REPLACE SOBA WITH TRANSITIONAL WORDS***

·      , so = ; therefore,

Mei is tired, so she is having a coffee.

Mei is tired; therefore, she is having a coffee.

 

·      or = ; alternatively,

The little kids can go play in the park, or they can stay in and draw.

The little kids can go play in the park; alternatively, they can stay in and draw.

 

·      but = ; however,

It is cloudy, but it isn’t raining.

It is cloudy; however, it isn’t raining.

 

·      and = ; also,

Jun speaks French, and she speaks Spanish.

Jun speaks French,; also, she speaks Spanish.

 

In English 12, I give my students about 200 of these.

 

**** We will learn about 20 of these transitional terms:

also   in addition

therefore   as a result

generally

for example   for instance

moreover   most importantly

similarly

however   instead

first    firstly   first of all   second   next   then

in conclusion   in short

 

*also- and

Tomorrow, Mei wants to go for a walk in Stanley Park; also, she wants to ride her bike on the Seawall.

Tomorrow, Mei wants to go for a walk in Stanley Park, and she wants to ride her bike on the Seawall.   , SOBA

 

*in addition – and

Sarah is doing Pre-Calculus 12; in addition, she is taking First People’s 12.

Sarah is doing Pre-Calculus 12, and she is taking First People’s 12.

 

*therefore - , so   result

Junko forgot her umbrella at home; therefore, she got soaked.

Junko forgot her umbrella at home, so she got soaked.

 

*for example

Vancouver has a lot of amenities; for example, there are community centres, parks, and restaurants.

 

*most importantly

In order to be healthy, you have to eat right and exercise; most importantly, you must get enough sleep.

There are many things that you can do to be healthy; most importantly, you should eat right and exercise.

In order to learn a language, you must study and practice; most importantly, you have to use it socially.

 

Parallel:   eat well  VERB ADVERB

exercise VERB regularly ADV

exercise regularly

 

You should eat right and exercise regularly. NICE STYLE

You should get regular exercise.

regular exercise ADJ NOUN

healthy food ADJ NOUN

You should eat healthy food and get regular exercise.

PARALLEL - eat healthy food   get regular exercise. VERB ADJ NOUN

 

Parallel structures make your sentences strong and balanced.

 

*however  but

Joy doesn’t like skiing, but she loves hiking.

Joy doesn’t like skiing; however, she loves hiking.

 

Joy doesn’t like to ski; however, she loves hiking. not parallel

Joy doesn’t like to ski; however, she loves to hike. parallel

 

like   love   prefer   begin   start   continue   can’t stand

+ gerund OR infinitive

Gerund ‘ing’ noun   hiking biking eating living

Infinitve ‘to ABC’ to hike to bike to eat to live

 

May likes living in Burnaby.   May likes to live in Burnaby.

John would prefer to go to Japan for his vacation.

John prefers staying home.

 

Dora began to do yoga last October.

Dora began doing yoga last October.

 

Mavis will continue to play guitar in her band.

Mavis will continue playing guitar in her band.

 

can’t stand- a bit less than ‘hate’

I can’t stand listening to anti-vaxxers.

You can’t stand to listen to Justin Beiber.

 

CHOICE

Jun wants to move to Canada. Her husband wants to stay in Korea.

Jun wants to move to Canada, but her husband wants to stay in Korea.

Jun wants to move to Canada; however, her husband wants to stay in Korea.

Jun wants to move to Canada. However, her husband wants to stay in Korea.

 

*** I want  you to have choices when you are writing sentences.

Don’t be like Barack Obama.

 

 

Let’s try some compound sentences with semicolons on our own.

Focus on these transitional terms:

also

in addition

therefore

as a result

for example

for instance

moreover

most importantly

similarly

however

first    firstly   first of all   second   next   then

in conclusion

 

Your examples:

There are a lot of activities you can do at the community centre; for example, playing basketball, working out, and playing squash. XXX

There are a lot of activities you can do at the community centre; for example, SV playing basketball, working out, and playing squash.

There are a lot of activities you can do at the community centre; for example, you can play basketball, work out, and play squash.

 

 

COMMON ERRORS

You can have a tea, or a coffee. XXX

FIX You can have a tea or a coffee.

You can have a tea, or a coffee. SV SIMPLE

You can have a tea or a coffee.

You can have a tea, or SV a coffee. COMPOUND

You can have a tea, or you can have a coffee.

 

Mary likes chocolate; but, Joe likes ice cream. XXX

FIX

Mary likes chocolate, but Joe likes ice cream.

Mary likes chocolate; however, Joe likes ice cream.

Mary likes chocolate; on the other hand, Joe likes ice cream.

 

 

TWO DIFFERENT WAYS TO GIVE THE SAME INFORMATION:

 

therefore    so

It takes a lot of work to run the temple; therefore, many people volunteer their time.

It takes a lot of work to run the temple; for this reason, many people volunteer their time.

It takes a lot of work to run the temple, so many people volunteer their time.

 

REVIEW FOR HOMEWORK

therefore

however

most importantly

also

for example

 

 

Try a few sentences with these transitonal words. Email them to me by 5PM today. We can share them tomorrow.

e.g.

therefore  so

My son is finished school at 3; therefore, I have to pick him up.

 

 

Compound sentences Exercise 1

1.    Joe went to the store. SIMPLE

ADD TO IT TO MAKE IT A COMPOUND SENTENCE

Joe went to the store, and he bought some flowers for his wife.

Joe went to the store, but he didn’t buy anything.

 

 

 

Time to work on homework. Time to work on the career presentation.

 

 

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Math class- extra instruction about math- Khan Academy (online video)

https://www.khanacademy.org/

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EXAMPLES:
furthermore

Thi speaks three languages; furthermore, she is very hardworking.

The weather is cold today; fuirthermore, it is going to rain.

 

IDIOM It looks like rain. It looks like it is going to rain. It feels like it is going to rain. It feels like rain.

 

in fact – give the truth

Joe says he is professor; in fact, he is a high school teacher.

My hybrid is supposed to get 100km to 3 liters of gas; in fact, it is more like 6 liters.


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