Evening EF23 Class 2

 

English Foundations 2/3

Speaking and Listening 1/2

Split class- two classes put together

 

My name is Al Haley  “Al”

My email address is ahaley@vsb.bc.ca

I am your teacher for today.

 

Times 7-9:30 pm, Monday to Thursday. No class on Friday

 

Dates Tuesday, September 6 to Thursday, November 3 (last day).

Nine weeks of class

 

·      “Kenji Saito” story

·      Review 8 parts of speech

·      Begin simple sentences

·      Vocabulary listening exercise

·       

 

 

“Kenji Saito”

Read aloud. Listen. Read along. Remember the details.

 

gain weight, put on weight  

“Jun gained some weight during Covid.”

“Jun put on some weight during Covid.”

lose weight, take off weight

“Jun lost 2kg last month.”

“Jun took off 2lg last month.”

“Jun took off his hat and jacket when he came inside.”

“Jun took out his dentures at night.”

dentures- fake teeth

“Jun took out her contact lenses.” contacts

“Jun took out his hearing aid.”

“Jun takes off his ring before he goes swimming.”

earring   necklace   bracelet   watch   anklet

“Jun took off her makeup after the wedding party.”

 

January February March April May June July August September October November December

 

April 1^st first

November 10^th tenth

tent tense

July 11^th eleventh

August 23^rd twenty third

February 29^th twenty ninth –

Usually February has 28 days. Every four years it has an extra day. This is called a Leap Year. 2024 will be the next Leap Year.

 

1        first

2        second

3        third

4        fourth

5        fifth

6        sixth

7        seventh

8        eighth

9        ninth

10      tenth

11      eleventh

12      twelfth

13      thirteenth

 

 

th – tongue between your front teeth

 

fractions

1/2 – one half, a half

¾- three quarters, three fourths

5/8- five eighths    The wood has to be 3 5/8 inches long.

7/8- seven eighths

¼ - one quarter, one fourth

1/8 – one eighth

 

change

1 cent - penny

5 sents- nickel

10 cents- dime

25 cents- quarter

100 cents- loonie

toonie

loonie – kind of waterbird like a duck

 

cm - centmetres

feet and inches – US, many people in Canada

 

1.7 m  one point seven metres

five foot five inches

156 cm one hundred and fifty six centimetres

 

1-    one

10- ten

100- hundred

1000- thousand

10000- ten thousand

100000- hundred thousand, 100 k    ‘k’ slang for thousand

1000000- million

10 000 000- 10 million

100000000- 100 million

1 000 000 000 - billion

1 000 000 000 000 - trillion

 

3876

5672

23004

21432

24675

123456 one hundred three thousand four hundred fifty six

572943 five hundred seventy two thousand nine hundred forty three

 

**10-minute break**