EF3/4
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Wednesday- Hump Day – middle of the week, feeling tired, low
energy
Yesterday, I forgot to update our blog. I just updated it.
Today’s agenda-
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Finish adjective clauses
·
Continue “Culture Shock”
Small group discussion.
Report out
·
Review verb tenses
·
Begin narrative paragraph
Thursday
·
Continue review of verb tenses
·
Continue narrative paragraphs
Friday
Adjective clauses
who - people
that – things, animals
which- special things, unique things
A mechanic is a person who fixes cars.
A mechanic fixes cars that are not working.
A barber is a person who cuts men’s hair.
A barber trimmed my beard which was too long.
cut- cut a lot of hair off
trim- cut off a tiny amount, neaten it up
shave- hair cut down to the skin
wax- tear the hair out
perm- permanent- get your hair curled permanently (3-4 months)
poufy hair
get your hair straightened
coloured hair / dyed hair
highlights
let your hair go natural
let it go grey
while- progressive/continuous verbs “ing”
past progressive – Mei was sleeping while her son was
watching a movie.
present progressive- Mei is sleeping while her son is
watching a movie.
Add an adjective clause to each sentence.
1.
My puppy has a new collar.
My puppy that is eating some food
has a new collar.
that has long hair that has cute ears that is a few months old
My puppy has a new collar that is
red/white/blue.
that was expensive that is made of gold/leather/plastic/nylon
2.
The photographer took out his camera.
The photographer who is a professional
took out his camera.
HIGHER LEVEL The photographer
who took out his camera is a professional.
The photographer took out his camera that was expensive.
that was waterproof that
was digital that was old-fashioned
4.
Dolly who likes sports likes
snowboarding.
Dolly who is a teenager likes
snowboarding.
Dolly who is your sister’s friend likes
snowboarding.
Dolly who lives in Burnaby likes
snowboarding.
Dolly likes snowboarding who practices hard.
XXX
Dolly who practices hard likes
snowboarding.
Dolly likes snowboarding who practices hard.
Dolly likes snowboarding which makes her
body athletic.
Dolly likes snowboarding which is a winter sport.
Dolly likes snowboarding which is super fun.
Dolly likes snowboarding which is an
expensive sport.
5.
The little boy who was crying/tired/angry/scared/nervous
did not want to go to school.
The little boy who was a newcomer to Canada
did not want to go to school.
The little boy who had a cold did not
want to go to school.
The little boy who had a test did not
want to go to school.
testitis-
The little boy who just got a new puppy did
not want to go to school.
6.
She Janice who was studying hard wanted
to improve her English.
Janice who wanted to improve her English was
studying hard.
7.
Janice who needed to travel to the UK wanted
to improve her English.
Janice who wanted to find a new job wanted
to improve her English.
Janice who was trying to find a new job wanted
to improve her English.
HOMEWORK: Try a few sentences for homework. Email them to me. We
can share them tomorrow.
“Culture Shock”
problems people have when they come to a new country
-language
-laws
-climate, weather
-customs-how people act, behaviour -
-money
-banking system
-time zones
-tips
finances
-taxes on purchases
-income tax system
politics
-government system
-children’s tax benefits- “the Baby Bonus”
-hospitals/doctors/medical centre
-visiting friends-
IDIOM “Don’t turn up empty-handed.”
turn up- show up- arrive- go to a place
“She turned up 15 minutes early.”
“I’ll turn up/show up around 6:30.”
-hunting-
camouflage- colouring that helps an animal or person to hide
“Culture Shock”
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