Thursday, 27 October 2022

EF56 Class 33 - parallelism, Literary Terms "conflict"

 

EF56 CW567

Good morning, everyone.

We will get started at 9:15.

 

POSSIBLE COURSE CHANGE

November schedule:

Period 1     9:15-11:30           Eng10/11 EF6/7

Most of the sentence work will be 90% repeated.

There will be all new stories and poems.

We will be working quite a bit on essay writing.

 

P1 EF67

P2 EF45

 

Today’s agenda:

·      November course switched to P1 EF67

·      Go over parallelism exercises from homework

·      Conflict

·      “The Wise Woman of Cordoba”

·      Begin sentence combining

 

 

Friday

·      “The Wise Woman of Cordoba”

·      Sentence combining

·      Last 30 minutes of class- Optional replacement quiz for the people who email me about by the deadline today.

 

Monday

·      Test #5 “Wise Woman” with “”

 

 

 

 

 

EASIER EXERCISES for Eng 11/12

1.       The understudy had bright green eyes, a great mass of blonde hair, and her face was red a red face.   adj n

2.       When winter comes, the Joneses will have to find either a warmer house or they will have to find a wood stove.

3.       When Moe was in high school, his parents spent a good deal of time not only helping him with his homework assignments but also they participated participating with him in school activities.

4.       It is better to be happy than being sad.

It is better to be happy than to be sad.

It is better to be happy than sad.

It is better being happy than being sad.

 

5.       The word for left means "deceitful" in Italian, "awkward " in German, "malicious" in Spanish, and Russians define its meaning as "sneaky."

The word for left means "deceitful" in Italian, "awkward " in German,

"malicious" in Spanish, and "sneaky" in Russian.

can write with both hands – ambidextrous   ambi-both   dext-hand

 

6.       The contract was illegible, lengthy, and it is awkward.

illegible, lengthy, and it is awkward  adj, adj, clause

The contract was illegible, lengthy, and awkward. adj, adj, and adj

 

7.       To think that you can do anything is deceiving yourself.

To think that you can do anything is deceiving yourself.

infinitive  gerund

To think that you can do anything is to deceive yourself. both gerunds

 

8.       Aspiring actors go to Hollywood to become stars and because they want to make money.

infinitive   adverb clause

Aspiring actors go to Hollywood to become stars and to make money.

 

9.       The tourists amused themselves by playing shuffleboard, watching plays, and they went to trendy restaurants in the center of the city.

The tourists amused themselves by playing shuffleboard, watching plays, and going to trendy restaurants in the center of the city. all gerunds

 

10.     Before you order anything, you should not only check with the purchasing agent but also the comptroller. subtle

Before you order anything, you should check not only with the purchasing agent but also the comptroller.

not only check... but also V   XXX

not only NOUN... but also NOUN

not only with the purchasing agent but also the comptroller

 

11.     The radiologist examined the MRI both carefully and with competence.  adverb  noun

The radiologist examined the MRI both carefully and with competently.  both adverbs 

The radiologist examined the MRI both with care and competence. 

          both nouns

 

12.     Please return the medical records either to Dr. Jones or Dr. MacIntyre. OK

13.     This sofa is better for beauty, for appearance, and it is comfortable. noun, noun, and SV adjective

This sofa is better for beauty, for appearance, and comfort.

noun, noun, and noun

 

14.     Succeeding at something is not necessarily the same as to get what you need.

Succeeding at something is not necessarily the same as getting what you need. both gerunds

To succeed at something is not necessarily the same as to get what you need. both infinitives

 

15.     The process seemed to Beth both a bore and annoying. noun adj

The process seemed to Beth both a bore and annoyance. both nouns

The process seemed to Beth both boring and annoying. both adj

 

Taken from https://webapps.towson.edu/ows/modulePARALLELposttestPrintable.htm

 

This work is aiming toward your future in English. Parallelism is one of the next steps for you to take.

 

 

 

present itself / present themselves- opportunity

I was looking for a job, and then a good opportunity presented itself.

 

the opportunity appeared- it showed up

 

job search – networking is the key

 

your network – a loose circle of friends and associates who can help you in some way, or you can help them

 

IDIOM Opportunity knocks.

Farsi Opportunity knocks once.

 

IDIOM Strike while the iron is hot.

 

 

Literary Terms

setting

character

plot

conflict

 

conflict- fight, struggle

VS vs= versus (prep)- against

Vancouver Canucks vs Calgary Flames

World Series 2022: Houston Astros v Philadelphia Phillies

World Series 2022: Houston Astros vs Philadelphia Phillies

 

Types of conflict

EXTERNAL CONFLICT- struggle from the outside

*person vs person- conflict between two people- fight, argument,

disagreement, misunderstanding, tension that has to be resolved

e.g. wife and husband, child and parent, siblings, coworkers, strangers, sports- racing, boxing

 

*person vs society- conflict between an individual and their society,

culture, religion

e.g. problems coming to Canada? language, jobs, cultural norms

          Hallowe’en

 

*person vs technology- cell phones, electronic machines, GMO (genetically-modified organisms/food)

 

*person vs nature- natural disasters: flooding, forest fires, earthquake,

seismic upgrading – schools, buildings

bears, coyotes, cougars, snakes, spiders, scorpion, sharks, jellyfish

 

*person vs supernatural – ghosts, monsters, vampires, witches

 

INTERNAL CONFLICT

*person vs herself/himself- uneasy with yourself, some problem that

you want to fix about yourself- short temper, weight loss, introverted, shy, lazy,

 

 

When we talk about a conflict in a story, we always frame it as one of these types of conflicts.

 

e.g. Topic Sentence

The main conflict in “Roses Sing on New Snow” is the person vs person conflict between Maylin and the governor.

The main conflict in “Roses Sing on New Snow” is the person vs society conflict between Maylin and the governor / her family.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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