EF34 Class 13 compound sentences

 

EF3/4

Good morning, everyone.

We will get started at 12:00.

 

This is the end of our third week.

We are 1/3 finished.

 

Today’s agenda-

·      Begin compound sentences

·      Idioms

·      Talking and Listening 1.3&1.4

·      HW   Review vocab in “Family” for Monday “Family Relationships”

 

Prepare for Test #2 on Monday

same structure as Test#1

three topics, three different verb tenses, choose one

1.    past  2. present   3. future

 

Monday

·      Test#2 -paragraph (80-100 words)

–choice of simple past, simple present, simple future

You can use any verb tenses that you feel are appropriate.

·      continue with compound sentences

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Tuesday

·      Quiz#2 compound sentences

 

Wednesday

 

Thursday

 

 

 

 

 

Mandarin – official language of China

Cantonese- language in south China and Hong Kong

 

optometrist – eye doctor

 

skating

skiing

snowboarding

 

Nice to chat.

IDIOM chew the fat – small talk, talking about unimportant everyday things

 

Topics for small talk

-         the weather

-         current events (things that are happening right now in the world)

-         celebrities (famous people, actors, movie stars, royalty, singers)

-         sports

-         food

-         family

-         pets

-         school

-         hobbies

-         holidays

-         hometown

-         work

 

Ways to Begin Small Talk

-         Nice day, isn’t it?

-         Long time no see. HUMOUROUS Long time no hear.

-         How’s it going?

-         How are the kids?

-         How’s work?

-         What’s new?

-         What’s up? Not much.

-         Did you watch the game last night?

-         Nice to see you.

-         Keeping busy?

-         What have you been up to?

-         Any big plans for the weekend?

 

 

Sentence types:

SIMPLE

COMPOUND

COMPLEX

 

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

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

This is good for writing and speaking.

 

SIMPLE SV   SSV   SVV   Imperative   Interrogative

 

It is a sunny day.

It is very cold.

 

 

 

COMPOUND – join two simple sentences together

 

It is a sunny day.  JOIN  It is very cold.

 

 

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

 

It is a sunny day, but it is very cold.

 

Most teachers teach FANBOYS. I teach SOBA.

FANBOYS- for and nor but or yet so

 

Mei is wearing a warm coat, for it is very cold today. Very unusual

REAL ENGLISH Mei is wearing a warm coat because it is very cold today.

*I will teach you how to use the word ‘because’ next week.

It is very cold today, so Mei is wearing a warm coat.

 

 

English speakers use SOBA everyday, all day long!

SOBA – , so    , or    , but    , and

 

Take the two simple sentences and join them together.

 

It is a sunny day.  JOIN  It is very cold.

It is a sunny day.  It is very cold. TWO SIMPLE SENTENCES

 

It is a sunny day, but it is very cold.

It is a sunny day, and it is very cold.

 

 

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 – give a choice

but – show a difference

and – add something

 

-SV, so SV.

I like swimming, so I go swimming every day.

The puppy is cute, so the kids like her.

Mei likes speaking English, so she 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.

IDIOM live in the past- only thinking about the past

IDIOM move on – start fresh, begin anew

“When Sarah’s husband left her, eventually she had to move on.”

 

Meetup.com – a place to meet people who have similar interests as you

 

-SV, but SV.

Sarah went to buy a dress, but she didn’t bring her wallet.

Shira wants to take a trip to Iran, but she doesn’t have time this winter.

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compound sentences

Joining two simple sentences together

SV   JOIN   SV

, SOBA- Four most common ways to make compound sentences

 

, so              gives a reason

, or              option, choice

, but            shows difference

, and           adding other information

 

Let’s try. Write a few compound sentence using SOBA from your imagination. Email a few to me by Sunday. We will share them on Monday.

 

On Sunday, I will go to Metrotown or downtown. SIMPLE

On Sunday, I will go to Metrotown, or I will go downtown. COMPOUND