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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