Today’s agenda:
·
Test- paragraph related to “Burnout”
·
Continue review of verb tenses
Worksheets
after you finish your test
·
Small-group discussion- topic
Friday
·
Begin noun clauses -last kind of clause
·
Continue review of verb tenses
Monday
·
noun clauses
·
Revisit midterm recommendations
After
you get Test3 back, we can revisit the midterm recommendations.
At
midterm- cutoff was 60%
Now-
cutoff at 50% - provincial passmark
Register
for the next level- over 50%
Next week-sentence combining
Test #3
Write a paragraph
on the following topic.
Things to remember:
1. Lined
paper
2. Pen
3. Name
and class in right corner
4. Doublespace
5. Margins
6. Indent
Paragraph
Topic sentence
Supporting
sentences
Concluding sentence
(100-150 ww)
NOTE: Sentences
must be simple, compound, or complex.
Follow the styles
that we have learning in class.
TOPIC: What can you
do to make your life better in 2023?
Submit it to me 1:30.
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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