Wednesday, 7 December 2022

EF45 Class 18 adverb clauses

 EF45

Wednesday – Hump Day

 

Lots of chores on the weekend.

I am going to climb a mountain on Saturday- Laundry Mountain.

 

Today’s agenda:

·      Verb tense- quick review of the verb tenses so far

New verb tense- past progressive

·      Continue complex sentences- adverb clauses

Practice and homework

·      Listening work

 

Thursday

·      Continue complex sentences- adverb clauses- your example from homework

·      Continue past progressive

 

Friday

·      Quiz- complex sentences- adverb clauses

·      Read for homework

 

Monday

 

Tuesday

·      Test- paragraph

 

 

 

 

 

 

Review of verb tenses so far:

 

Simple present- always, usually, fact, state

Simple past- one event finished

Simple future- one event in the future  “will”  “am going to”

Present continuous/progressive- is walking- happening right now, temporary

 

I have a gig tonight.  gig-musical performance

 

Sarah McLachlan

Canadian singer-songwriter

 

 

New verb tense: past progressive

 

past progressive  - ‘ing’ , happening in the past

auxiliary verb + ‘ing” verb

 

Dora was watching a movie last night. past progressive

Dora watched a movie last night. simple past

 

Why would we use past progressive instead in simple past?

1. the past progressive action was interrupted by some other action

2. two actions happening at the same time

 

Dora watched a movie last night.

 

1.    interruption

Dora was watching a movie last night when the doorbell rang.

2.    two things happening simultaneously

Dora was watching a movie while her husband was making supper.

 

Interruption

I was driving my car, and I saw a deer.

We were dancing when you arrived.

Dora was watching a movie and eating popcorn her brother turned off the TV.

 

Two actions at the same time

I was driving while my daughter was sleeping in the front seat.

Sarah was working on her homework while her sister was listening to music.

 

when/while- different

when- one point in time   Call me when you are free.

while- two actions at the same time   Don’t call me when while I am driviing.

 

I arrived at the bus stop while the bus was leaving.

The bus was leaving as I arrived at the bus stop. COMPLEX- ADVERB CL

as- exactly at the same time

 

John broke his leg when/while he was playing football.

 

past progressive- Mary was travelling in/around Japan when the big earthquake hit.

A big earthquake hit while Mary was travelling in/around Japan.

 

 

I was working when I heard the news about the bike lane being closed in Stanley Park.

I was working when I heard the news about the bike lane being closed in Stanley Park.

 

My dog was barking while the thief was robbing our house.

 

 

BASIC USAGE OF PAST PROGRESSIVE:

1.    interruption

Dora was watching a movie last night when the doorbell rang.

2.    two things happening simultaneously

Dora was watching a movie while her husband was making supper.

 

simultaneously- at the same time

 

 

 

 

Continue with complex sentences:

-adverb clauses

THREE MOST COMMON ONES

because – give a reason

if- maybe yes, maybe no

when- time

 

Sarah couldn’t go to the party because she was working. adverb clause

Sarah couldn’t go to the party because she was sick. adverb clause

A                                                        B

Mei will buy a new pair of boots if there is a sale.

A depends on B    B controls A

A                                B

You can go to UBC if you get accepted.

 

We will go to the park if it is not raining on Saturday.

 

even if A does not depend on B

A                                      B

We will go to the park if it is not raining on Saturday.

 

A                                      B

We will go to the park even if it is raining on Saturday.

He goes to the gym even if he is tired.

 

I go out dancing even if my husband tells me to stay home.

 

I won’t go shopping even if there is a big sale.

 

 

*when -time

Call your sister when you get home. COMPLEX SENTENCE adverb clause

She goes to bed when she is tired.

We eat when we are hungry.

 

 

When are you going to be finished? SIMPLE Interrogative

So far these are the sentence types that we have been learning:

 

*SIMPLE

SV   SSV   SVV  Imperative   Interrogative

It is raining today.

 

*COMPOUND

, FANBOYS – not the most useful way to look at it

, SOBA   , so   , or   , but   , and    – more useful in my opinion, 90% of the time

SV, SOBA SV.

Marin is tired, so she wants to have a nap.

SV, so SV.

SV, or SV.

SV, but SV.

SV, and SV.

 

 

*COMPLEX

-adverb clause- today, next week

-noun clause- next week

-adjective clause – next week

 

 

** Adverb clauses***

adverb modifies a verb, usually a ‘ly’ word

She sings beautifully. ‘beautifully’ talking about the verb ‘sings’

She has a beautiful voice. adjective

 

adverb – describes a verb

 

beautiful – adjective, describes a noun  Her smile is beautiful.

 

She smiles beautifully. adv

He smiled nervously.

Her smile is beautiful. adj

His smile was nervous.

 

He walks slowly.

quickly

carefully- You drive your car carefully.

nervously-

He does his work seriously.

She did the math homework correctly.

 

irregular goodly well  She speaks English very well.

good (adj) The cookies look good.

well (adv) He bakes really well. He is a good baker.

She speaks English well. adverb

She is a good speaker. adjective good  describes ‘speaker’, noun, not the verb

 

The grandmother teaches her grandson how to tie his shoes.

angrily? quickly? patiently? carefully?

 

I am learning English slowly but surely.

 

 

expand the idea of adverbs into adverb clauses – S+V

 

 

- adverb clause- subject + verb SV

 

THREE MOST COMMON WORDS FOR ADVERB CLAUSES:

because   if   when

 

Most of the time, we use these three words. – high frequency, used often , all day long, every day

 

OTHER WORDS THAT MIGHT NOT BE AS FAMILIAR

since

unless

even though

 

EF6 - teach about 25

*TRUTH- BIG SMALL SECRET: You only need about 8-10

 

Let’s focus on these three to begin with: because   if   when

 

**because- give a reason why

She is tired today because she had insomnia last night.

insomnia = couldn’t sleep

I had insomnia because I was worried about my sister.

IDIOM tossing and turning   I was tossing and turning all night.

 

She is tired today because she had insomnia last night. adverb clause

She is tired today because she couldn’t sleep last night. adverb clause

I had insomnia because I was thinking about my sister.

 

I am happy because my son is visiting us.

She is upset because her teacher gave them too much homework.

 

She is upset because of the bad news. SIMPLE

She is upset because SV bad news.

She is upset because she got some bad news COMPLEX SENT- ADVERB CL

 

 

Comma usage with adverb clauses

She is tired today because she couldn’t sleep last night. no comma

Because she couldn’t sleep last night, she is tired today. comma

 

I am happy because my son is visiting us. no comma

Because my son is visiting us, I am happy. comma

 

She is upset because her teacher gave them too much homework.  no comma

Because her teacher gave them too much homework, she is upset. comma

 

Doris brought her umbrella because it is raining.

Because it is raining, Doris brought her umbrella.

 

Commas with adverbs clauses- You will see difeerent styles from different writers. I am teaching you some simple firm rules to follow. As you become stronger writers, you can choose your own comma usage.

Like driving lessons – 10&2 on the steering wheel

 

Some teacher say ‘Never start a sentence with ‘because’. This is not really true.

You can if you want. Remember the comma.

e.g.

Maris is wearing a sweater because it is chilly today.

Because it is chilly today, Maris is wearing a sweater.

 

SEVERAL WAYS TO GIVE THE SAME INFORMATION

Maris is wearing a sweater. It is chilly today. SIMPLES

Maris is wearing a sweater because it is chilly today. COMPLEX- ADV CL

Because it is chilly today, Maris is wearing a sweater. COMPLEX- ADV CL

It is chilly today, so Maris is wearing a sweater. COMPOUND

It is chilly today; therefore, Maris is wearing a sweater. COMPOUND

If you can learn this, you can do anything in English.

Our goals! We want to be able to write in all of these styles.

 

More examples:

 

1.    Joe bought new dress shoes because he has a job interview.

Because Joe has a job interview, he bought new dress shoes.

*Use the name first, then the pronoun.

Janet called her sister.

2.    Sam is quite nervous because she has her first presentation today.

Because she Sam has her first presentation today, Sam she is quite nervous.

3.    Sam is really good at typing because he always types at work.

Because he Sam always types at work, Sam he is really good at typing it.

 

Good for EF34567, English 10,11,12, college, university.

If you can master these sentence styles, you will be good to go.

 

EF7 and Eng 10 -same level

EF7 is for people who graduated high school already.

Eng.10 is for people who have not graduated high school already.

 

IDIOM good to go- ready, ready for anything

 

 

because & so  - closely related, different usage

Mei is hungry because she skipped breakfast. COMPLEX-adverb cl

Mei skipped breakfast, so she is hungry. COMPOUND

 

because/so – similar meaning, different usage

It’s up to you which way you want to write it. Both are excellent.

 

Joe was hungry, so he ate a sandwich. COMPOUND

Joe ate a sandwich because he was hungry. COMPLEX

 

**if- maybe yes, maybe no, undecided

 

Sarah will go for a walk if the rain stops.

If the rain stops, Sarah will go for a walk.

Sarah will go for a walk if it stops raining.

 

Junko will wear a skirt if it is not raining.

If it is not raining, Junko will wear a skirt.

If it is raining, she will wear pants and rainboots.

SLANG puddle jumpers - rainboots, rubber boots

 

We will go to the party if we’re free.

If we’re free, we’ll go to the party.

 

Her son will go play soccer if it is not too windy.

If it is not too windy, her son will go play soccer.

 

EXPRESSION IN ENGLISH – If my grandmother had wheels, she would be a wagon.

 

VERB FORM- go V

go play- play

Let’s go play soccer. – leave here and do something in another place

Go do your homework.

 

I am going to go fold the laundry.

She likes to go dancing. Where is she going? nightclub, studio, party, rave

We will write a test. Then we will go have lunch.

 

 

**when- time

Call me when you get home.

She will go shopping when she is free.

The little kid has a nap when he is tired.

He can go to sleep when he gets home.

 

 

STEP 1  because if when

 

STEP 2 Let’s try some others.

 

**I teach these in my English 10/11.

When you learn these 24, you will be a star in your English class!

 

time-                     after, before, since, ever since, until, when, whenever,

while

place-                   wherever

condition -          if, even if, provided that, unless

manner-               as, as if, though, although, even though, so ... that

cause-                   because, since

purpose-              in order that, in order to, so that,

 

* after, before- time

The kids did their homework after dinner. SIMPLE

The kids did their homework after SV dinner. COMPLEX- ADV CL

The kids did their homework after they finished/ate/had their dinner. COMPLEX- ADV CL

Maris went for a walk before school. SIMPLE

Maris dropped her kids off at school before she went to work. COMPLEX- ADV CL

 

*since – two meanings – reason ‘because’, time

since – reason

Maria has two dogs and two cats because/since she loves animals.

Since Maria loves animals so much, she has two dogs and two cats.

 

since- time

I have been living in this house since 1995. SIMPLE

I have been living in this house since SV 1995. COMPLEX- ADV CL

I have been living in this house since I moved to Vancouver in 1995. COMPLEX- ADV CL

Dora has played soccer since she was 10. COMPLEX- ADV CL

 

** GOOD POINT Present perfect verb tense goes well with ‘since’.

Mei has been very busy since she started classes at South Hill.  TIME

Mei has been picking up extra shifts at work since she is saving for university tuition. REASON

People will understand your meaning from context.

 

present perfect verb tense– useful verb tense-  started in the past, goes until now

Jaswinder has lived in Vancouver since 1996. SIMPLE

Chrissy has been doing yoga since she was a teenager. persent perfect progressive

 

*when/while -time

when – one time

while- two things happening at the same time

The little kid laughed when he saw a clown.

Jas was reading a book while her sister was cooking.

 

Don’t text when you are driving. XXX small error

Don’t text while you are driving. – two actions at the same time

 

 

Text me when/while you get home.

Text me when/while you are walking home.

 

while – progressive

 

 

I like to watch movies while I eat my supper/dinner.

I like to watch movies when I eat my supper/dinner. doesn’t sound as good

 

supper – casual at home

dinner- fancier, restaurant, Xmas dinner

 

while – contrast, difference (not very common)

My daughter is very shy while my son is very outgoing.

Vancouver is very rainy while Cairo is very dry. COMPLEX- adv cl

Vancouver is very rainy, but Cairo is very dry. COMPOUND

 

 

While Egypt has many rivers and lakes, Morocco has a large desert.

Although/ Even though- much more common

 

Egypt has many rivers and lakes; however, Morocco has a large desert.

 

While Even though Sami is tall, handsome and rich, he has few friends. MORE AUTHENTIC SOUNDING

 

 

 

 

 

 

When you learn these 24, you will be a star in your English class!

 

time-                     after, before, since, ever since, until, when, whenever,

while

place-                   wherever

condition -          if, even if, provided that, unless

manner-               as, as if, though, although, even though, so ... that

cause-                   because, since

purpose-              in order that, in order to, so that,

 

 

Let’s do some practice. Write some sentences from your own imagination using some of these words. Email some to me.

 

*until – time, waiting

Jun will wait until SV.

Jun will wait until you finish your supper.

 

*whenever – every time, any time, not as specific in time as ‘when’

We go to Granville Island whenever my grandmother visits Vancouver.

You can go play video games whenever your homework is done.

 

*even if, opposite of ‘if’

A                                           B

Jun will go to your party if you invite her.

A depends on B

A                                           B

Jun will not go to your party even if you invite her.

A is not affected by B, B does not change A

 

We will go to the beach tonight even if it is raining.

We will go to the beach tonight if it is not raining.

 

*provided that  ‘if’ for important things

You can some ice cream if you finish your supper.

You can go to UBC provided that you meet the entry requirements.

 

*although, even though, though – all the same meaning

‘though’ is a bit more casual, good for talking

although, even though- good for writing

 

Mei went for a run even though she was tired.

You continue to develop your English even though / although it is challenging.

Julia came to the meeting even though she was sick.

I will talk with you even though I am busy.

 

difficult- challenging

My life in Vancouver is very challenging.

I will eat that cake even though I am on a diet.

Even though Mei was tired, she went for a run.

Even though Mei was tired, she still went for a run.

even though still – go together well

 

Although living in Vancouver is very challenging, I love this city.

 

although  but

although – complex

but- compound

Although living in Vancouver is very challenging, but I love this city.

Choose one:

Although living in Vancouver is very challenging, I love this city. COMPLEX

Living in Vancouver is very challenging, but I love this city. COMPOUND

 

because     She is tired because she was up late last night. COMPLEX

so                She was up late last night, so she is tired. COMPOUND

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