EF45 Class 12 - Winter activities, paragraph

 

**Winter snow school closures**

NOTIFICATION OF SCHOOL CLOSURE

By 7:00 am, the VSB will post information about snow closure on its website at www.vsb.bc.ca and will inform

local media stations, including:

- CKNW (980 AM)

- CBC (690 AM, 105.7 FM)

- CJVB (1470 AM)

- CFHG (96.1 FM)

- CKWX (1130 AM)

- BCTV/Global TV

- CITY TV

 

FREE ADVICE FROM A CANADIAN TO A NEWCOMER TO CANADA:

1.Buy a snow scraper for your car

2.Get road salt/deicing salt if you have a house for your steps and sidewalk

3.Get a snow shovel

4.Get snow tires! At least have all-weather tires- snowflake on the

   sidewall

 

All-season tires and all-weather tires are not the same thing.

 

warm winter hat- toque – pronunciation ‘tuke’

 

winter activities: snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, tubing, skiing, snowboarding (similar skills to skateboarding)

 

NEAR VANCOUVER

https://mtseymour.ca/ - smallest and least expensive

https://www.grousemountain.com/ - larger than Mt. Seymour, goldola

https://cypressmountain.com/ - largest and most expensive

 

FARTHER FROM VANCOUVER

Whistler/Blackcomb - best skiing, $$$

 

skating- community centre

 

 

Today’s agenda:

·      Review simple past verb tense- your examples from HW

·      Continue paragraph work

“Introduction to Paragraphs EF45”

·      Continue Goalsetting module

 

Wednesday

·      Continue paragraph work

“Introduction to Paragraphs EF45”

·      Verb tense- simple future ‘will’ ‘am going to’

·      Continue Goalsetting module

 

 

Thursday

·      Test1 – first paragraph, topic of goalsetting

·      Begin complex sentences- adverb clauses, adjecive clauses, noun clauses

 

 

These are the sentences with simple past verbs that you sent me for HW:

1.    The Korean market gave us a calendar for next year.

2.    We ate some Korean food in Coquitlam yesterday.

3.    I talked with my friend. 

4.    I went to school early this morning.

5.    They were here only a few minutes ago.

6.    Jack finished his homework yesterday.

7.    We didn't have a good time last summer.

8.    He didn't have classes this morning.

9.    I watched a great movie the day before yesterday.

10.                       l played soccer with my friends yesterday.

11.                       Did you see my phone?

12.                       He didn’t do his homework last night. 

13.                       Covid 19,   scared many of people in  year 2020 around the World. RW

Covid 19 scared many people in 2020 around the world.

 

14.                       Lions’ Gate Hospital was crowded last Friday.

15.                       Sara almost finished her homework.

16.                       Jan met his prwivous previous agent in the party.

17.                       We moved Vancouver 4 years ago.

We moved to Vancouver four years ago.

 

Good simple past verbs!

 

demand ask, suggest, require, expect

I expect that people will do their homework when they can.

 

iPhone 14s are in high demand this Christmas.

The Playstation 5 is in high demand. They are hard to find right now.

Childcare workers are in very high demand.

Parents can be very demanding of teachers. Some parents have very high expectations.

My son is more demanding than my daughter.

Being a family doctor is a demanding job.

Being an immigration lawyer is a very demanding job.

 

 

 

 

Writing a paragraph

Begin with a topic sentence

Topic sentence- introduces the idea of the paragraph

 

e.g.

Describe a mountain.

TOPIC SENTENCE         There is a beautiful mountain scene.

 

What did you last Sunday?

TOPIC SENTENCE         Last Sunday for me was a very busy day.

 

Do you like living in Canada?

TOPIC SENTENCE         I like living in Canada for three reasons.

 

 

Topic sentence is the first introduction sentence to the paragraph.

 

TOPIC SENTENCE

SUPPORTING SENTENCES- gives the details, give the reasons,

 

What did you last Sunday?

TOPIC SENTENCE         Last Sunday for me was a very busy day.

SUPPORTING IDEAS   

1 woke up at 7am, had guests

2 made breakfast for everybody- eggs, toast, coffee

3 took bus downtown- shopping, Art Gallery, Aquarium, Seawall

4 went to a Italian restaraunt for dinner at 8- pizza, pasta, Ceasar Sald, red wine

5 back home, watched a scary movie together

 

CONCLUDING SENTENCE – final sentence, ends the paragraph

I had a really good day with my guests.

 

 

What did you last Sunday?

 

TOPIC SENTENCE         Last Sunday for me was a very busy day.

SUPPORTING SENTENCES   

I woke up early at 6am because I had two guests from Iran.

We had a lot of fun when we made breakfast together. We had eggs, toast, and coffee.

Then we took the bus downtown. We went clothes shopping on Robson Street. Then we went to the Art Gallery and  the Aquarium. Then we walked around the Seawall.

At 8, we went to a Italian restaraunt for dinner. We shared pizza, pasta, Ceasar Salad, and six bottles of red wine.

Then we went back home and  watched a scary movie together.

CONCLUDING SENTENCE I had a really good day with my guests.

 

 

 

 

 

 

What did you do last Sunday?

 

GOOD COPY

Last Sunday for me was a very busy day because I had two guests from Iran. I woke up early at 6am before every else, made coffee, and prepared to cook breakfast. We had a lot of fun when we made breakfast together. We had scrambles eggs, toast, and coffee. Some of us had reagular black coffee, and some of us has lattes. When we finsihed eating, we got ready to go. We took the bus downtown. We went clothes shopping on Robson Street. One of my guests was looking for a winter jacket. Then we went to the Art Gallery and the Aquarium. Then we walked around the Seawall. At 8, we went to an Italian restaurant for dinner. We shared pizza, pasta, Ceasar Salad, and a bottle of red wine. Then we went back home and watched a scary movie together. I had a really good day with my guests.

 

152 words

150+ words is a good length

 

 

Writing to Communicate pp18-24

 

 

Paragraph Format

When you write a paragraph, you must follow certain rules about format.  Format means how the paragraph looks on a page.  Here are some key points about format to remember when writing a paragraph:

 

1.    Double-space. This allows the teacher to make comments about your writing and offer corrections.  It also make your writing easier to read.

2.    Write in pen, not pencil.  Black or blue ink is best.  Leave the green, pink and silver pens at home. 

3.    Indent the first word of the paragraph.  Start your first sentence of each paragraph about two cm in from the margin.  If you are using computer, use the TAB key.

4.    Respect the margins.  Keep your writing between the margins.

5.    Don’t start each new sentence on a new line. The paragraph should look like a box.

6.    Don’t use numbering or bullet points.

7.    Make sure each sentence is a real sentence.

 

Other considerations:

8.    Name and class in top righthand corner.

9.    Orient the paper properly.

10.                       Make it nice and neat.

 

 

HW   If you have time, write a short paragraph about what you did on

the weekend. I can come around tomorrow and have a look at them.