Wednesday- Hump Day
Today’s agenda:
·
Return adj cl quiz V2
Go
over, correct
·
Paragraphs from homework- read aloud
·
Review verb tenses
·
Test- paragraph tomorrow
Thursday
·
Test- paragraph related to “Burnout”
·
Continue with noun clauses
OR
Continue
review of verb tenses
·
Small-group discussion- topic
Friday
·
Continue with noun clauses
·
Continue review of verb tenses
Next week
-sentence combining
Quiz#5
Write a sentence with an adjective clause for each.
1.
that coffee
I like coffee that is sweet.
TOO MUCH I like coffee that is sweet sister makes it. NOT AN ENGLISH STRUCTURE
FIX
I like coffee that is sweet.
I like coffee that my sister makes.
ERROR
My sister makes good coffee I like it. XXX
RW in an English structure
My sister makes good coffee that I like.
I like the coffee that my sister makes.
2.
love who
I love people who are kind help other people very nice. XXX
FIX
I love people who are kind.
I love people who help other people.
I love Micheal Jackson who was one of the most famous singers in the
world.
Vancouver is the most beautiful city in the world.
Vancouver is one of the most beautiful cities in the world.
3.
help who
The woman helped the lost kid who couldn’t find his mother.
4.
cook that
The dinner that my brother cooked was terrible.
5.
dog that
We watched a dog that could catch frisbees in her mouth.
6.
park that
June likes to walk around the park that is closed to her
house. wf
close- near(adj)
closed- not open(adj)
close(v)
cross(v) She crossed the street.
across(prep) She walked across the street.
cross(adj) angry I was cross/angry/mad/upset
when my kids made a mess in the kitchen.
He was crossing the desert in a jeep. v
Let’s do some corrections and
rewriting. I can help assist.
6.
park that
She goes to that park every day. SIMPLE
‘that’ has many uses
She goes to the park that has big
trees every day. COMPLEX- ADV CL
I had a coffee that was
made by my classmate. was made- passive voice
Good start. Time to get to work.
Voices
active voice- the subject does the verb
passive voice- the subject does not do
the verb
ACTIVE
Marie hugged her son.
She drove the car.
PASSIVE
The son was hugged by Marie.
The car was driven by her.
In general, stick to active voice as
much as possible.
Active sounds strong and confident.
Passive voice sounds weak and sniveling.
NOTE: You will have a chance to do a
replacement quiz in the final week.
Paragraphs
practice writing for homework
-100-150ww
-One block of writing
-indent
-doublespace
-pen
-margins
- name and class in top right corner
Topic sentence
Supporting sentences
Concluding sentence
Review of Verb Tenses:
7 of 12 are most often used:
SIMPLE PRESENT
SIMPLE PAST
SIMPLE FUTURE
PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
PAST PROGRESSIVE
PRESENT PERFECT
PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE
“eat”
SIMPLE PRESENT I eat an apple everyday.
SIMPLE PAST He ate at home last night.
SIMPLE FUTURE She will eat the rest of the cake tonight.
PRESENT PROGRESSIVE You are eating my lunch.
PAST PROGRESSIVE The dog was eating his kibble when we
knocked on the door.
PRESENT PERFECT I have eaten my supper/dinner already.
PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE She has
been eating a lot of sweets lately.
had had- past perfect Maria had had enough chances.
substitute simple past Maria already had
enough chances.
Practice- a bit challenging
Choose a verb. Right some sentences
using different verb tenses. You have to do them all. Choose a few. Chose a
couple easy verb tenses. Then choose a couple harder tenses.
SIMPLE PRESENT
SIMPLE PAST
SIMPLE FUTURE
PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
PAST PROGRESSIVE
PRESENT PERFECT
PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE
“look”
SIMPLE PAST We looked at the lake.
PRESENT PROGRESSIVE I am looking after my kids.
PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE She has been looking for a new job for five
months.
“see”
She is seeing the dog in the garden.
XXX
She is looking at the dog in the
garden.
She has been seeing him for a month.
seeing somebody= dating
I watched/saw a good movie last night.
She has been seeing a lot of good
movies lately.
“go”
“buy”
“study”
etc.
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