Monday, 21 November 2022

EF45 Class 6- simple sentence review, compound sentences

 

Good morning, everyone.

 

To learn something new, you must be willing to change.

 

Today’s agenda:

·      Return Quiz1- corrections

·      OPTION to redo Quiz1 tomorrow

OPTIONAL Opportunity to rewrite Quiz1 the last 25m at the end of class tomorrow. We will choose new vocabulary words. You don;t have to rewrite if you got a good mark.

·      “Correction Codes”

·      Begin compound sentences

 

Tuesday

·      Continue compound sentences

·      Begin Goalsetting module

·      OPTIONAL REWRITE Quiz1

 

Wednesday

·      Quiz2- compound sentences  , SOBA

·      Continue goalsetting module

·      Deeper level of compound sentences ; semicolons

 

Thursday

·      Continue with the deeper level of compound sentences ; semicolons

 

Friday

·      Quiz3- compound sentences  ;

 

 

CV- curriculum vitae

resume

 

handyman(n) handy(adj) My sister is very handy. She can fix things around the house.

Mr.Fixit  My uncle is our Mr. Fixit.

Jack-of-all trades   He is a Jack-of-all-trades. He can pretty much fix anything around the house.

plumbing   electical   car repair   painting  carpenter   tiling  

 

trades- skilled trades,

trade- physical work that requires training

-car mechanic

-plumber- pipes   plumber –‘b’ is silent

-electrical

-furnace repair

In Canada, skilled tradespeople make good money.

skilled trade – ticket, licence to do plumbing, electrical

$20 an hour

20 bucks an hour

buck- dollar

loonie- dollar coin

toonie- 2-dollar coin

quarter- 25c

dime- 10c

nickel- 5c

cent, penny- 1c

 

 

 

 

 

 

Write a simple sentence for each.

1.    SV                          spin

The dog spins around on the floor.

The dog is spinning around.

The kids spin the top.

 

2.    SSV                        argument(n)

The husband and wife have arguments all the time.

My friend and I had an argument about sports.

My colleague and my boss argued about her salary.

My colleague and my boss were arguing about her salary.

 

3.    SVV                        protect

 

4.    SSVV                     motivate

5.    Imperative           task

Finish your task! Finish your task.

Remember that you have to finish your tasks. NOT SIMPLE

Remember your school tasks. SIMPLE

 

house tasks- housework, chores

Your kids can do some chores around the house.

 

chore- household tasks

choir- singing group ‘kwire’

Next Saturday, I will go listen to a choir.

I will go to the opera.

 

6.    Interrogative       assistance(n)

Do you need assistance?

FANCY May/Can I be of any assistance? Can I help you? May I help you?

You can get treatment at a walk-in clinic.

I gave the old woman some assistance crossing the street.

 

assistance(n)- help

assistants(n, people)- people who help

 

Have you been helped/assisted? Has anyone helped/assisted you?

 

Let’s take another piece of paper or use the back of your paper. Let’s fix and rewrite the sentences that you has trouble with. I will come around and help.

 

spin

I felt my head spin at work today. I felt dizzy.

 

“Correction Codes”

art – a an the

cap – capital letter

frag- not a complete sentence

prep – in on to for

sp – spelling

 

Do your best with/at your tasks.

capital letter at the start

period or question mark at the end

 

Do your best!  command- imperative

 

command

recommend – suggest          “What do you recommend?”

“What do you like?”

 

motivate(v) – encourage

I motivate my son to do his best evertday in school.

Does anyone use the financial assistance from the school?

 

My husband and I don’t like to have arguments.

 

Go ahead lady!

 

My husband and I motivated our daughter to save money.

 

 

 

Can you give me some assistance in buying this book? n

Can you assist me in buying this book? v

 

 

 

10 words for optional Quiz1 rewrite tomorrow. I’ll choose six.

1.    drop

2.    discussion

3.    change

4.    encourage

5.    chore

6.    trouble

7.    busy

8.    moment

9.    achieve

10.                       complain

 

SV   SSV   SVV   SSVV   Imperative   Interrogative

 

 

 

Sentence types:

SIMPLE

COMPOUND

COMPLEX

 

These are the sentence types that you need to be successful in an English high school or college, job, and life in Vancouver.

You can use all of the sentences types that we are learning in highschool, college, life, work, etc.

 

SIMPLE SV

It is an overcast day.    overcast=cloudy, no sun

It will rain tomorrow.

 

 

COMPOUND – join two simple sentences together

 

It is an overcast day.  JOIN  It will rain tomorrow.

 

 

JOIN- , SOBA  , so   , or   , but   , and

 

Most teachers teach FANBOYS. I teach SOBA.

FANBOYS- for and nor but or yet so

 

English speakers use SOBA everyday, all day long!

SOBA – so or but and

 

Take the two simple sentences and join them together.

 

It is an overcast day.  It will rain tomorrow.

It is an overcast day.  JOIN  It will rain tomorrow.

 

It is an overcast day, and it will rain tomorrow. COMPOUND

 

 

It is an overcast day. It will rain tomorrow. 2 SIMPLES

It is an overcast day, and it will rain tomorrow. 1 COMPOUND

 

 

I like cats. She likes dogs.

I like cats, and she likes dogs.

I like cats, but she likes dogs.

 

SOBA  , so   , or   , but   , and

so – give a reason

or - choice

but – show difference

and – add something

 

-SV, so SV.

I like swimming, so I go swimming every day.

My dog is cute, so I like her.

I like speaking English, so I should learn more.

It is cold, so she is wearing a sweater.

 

-SV, or SV.

You can go out, or you can stay with us.

Mei can move to Calgary, or she can stay in Richmond.

You can live in the past, or you can move on.   ... you can forget about it completely.

 

-SV, but SV.

I went to buy a dress, but I didn’t bring my wallet.

I want to take a trip to Iran, but I don’t have time this winter.

I wanted to go to the park, but my husband didn’t allow me. Now he is ex-husband.

Her behaviour made me sad, but I want to talk to her about it.

 

behaviour – your actions

attitude- the feeling you project to someone else

character- deep personality

 

-SV, and SV.

She likes hiking, and he likes hiking, too.

Maris came to Canada, and she started a new life.

 

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