Thursday, 2 March 2023

EF67 Class 17- verb tenses, Malala Yousafzai

 

Good morning, everyone.

We will get started at 9:15.

REMINDER: haleyshec.blogspot.com

 

Next Friday is the last day before Spring Break- I would like to have the sentence work done by then.

 

THEME: Powerful women fighting for their rights.

 

Today’s agenda

·      Finish verb tenses- examples from homework

present perfect continuous

 

·      “Malala Yousafzai”

·      Begin complex sentences- adverb clauses

·      Speaking/listening-

NEW IDEA THAT I WANT TO TRY

Explaining everyday tasks

 

Friday

·      Continue complex sentences- adverb clauses

·      Continue “Malala Yousafzai”

·      Speaking/listening-

NEW IDEA THAT I WANT TO TRY

Explaining everyday tasks

 

Monday

·      Test#3- paragrapa relted to ideas coming “Malala Yousafzai”

·      Continue complex sentences- adverb clauses

 

Tuesday

·      Quiz #2- adverb clauses

·      Begin adjective clauses

 

 

 

Review of 12 verb tenses

Most important verb tenses to know- most commonly used by English speakers:

1.    simple present

2.    simple past

3.    simple future

4.    present progressive

5.    past progressive

6.    future progressive

7.    present perfect

8.    past perfect

9.    future perfect

10.                       present perfect progressive

11.                       past perfect progressive

12.                       future perfect progressive

 

These are the examples that you sent to me by email.

Everyone who sent sentences for HW got credit. I did not respond to you yesterday; I was too busy last night.

 

1.    Michelle moved to Toronto last year.

2.    Kate did not come to school yesterday.

come simple present

came simple past

did not come negative simple past

 

3.    May will travel to Italy on/during/in Spring Break.

 

4.    i I was sleeping in the bed when the phone rang.(past progressive)

5.    i I have read the book,The Great Gastby, when i was 20 year old. (present perfect) XXX

I read the book The Great Gastby when I was 20 year old.

I have read the book The Great Gastby.                                                                                           

Titles of books, magazines, movies Italics (ctrl+i) Underline

Title of a short story “ “ quotation marks

The novel All That She Carried is about an American Black family ecaping from slavery in the 1840s.

The novel All That She Carried is about an American Black family ecaping from slavery in the 1840s.

 

6.    We went to the gym last night.

7.    He is going to take the exam tomorrow.

8.    I have already prepared the lunch boxes for the boys.

9.    I have taught Arabic in Vancouver for two years. Present perfect .

10.                       I was cleaning house when my relatives visited me/dropped in/ dropped by. Past progressive.

IDIOM- casual, unexpected visit- drop by, drop in, swing by

I am going to swing by my sister’s house later.

 

11.                       I am having an English class an eye exam now.

 

12.                       I had an English class yesterday.

13.                       I will have an English class tomorrow.

14.                       I have an English class from Monday to Friday.

15.                       I was having was in an English class at this time yesterday.

16.                       I have had taken English classes for years.

17.                       I will call you later.

18.                       I am watching TV now.

19.                       I was sleeping when my friend knocked on the door. 

20.                       I will be going to watch a movie tomorrow. OPTION

 

21.                       I have been living in Vancouver since 2013.

22.                       I am going to watch a movie tomorrow.

23.                       I am going to Montreal with my family next month. ( simple future )

24.                       She is writing a letter to the immigration officer right now. ( present progressive ) 

25.                       When I was crossing the road, I saw an accident on the road. ( past progressive )

26.                       I saw a bear when I was driving.

27.                       My mom is cooking right now.

28.                       I will go to my mother's home. 

29.                       I went home. 

30.                       I was going home when my mother called me. 

31.                       I have been working since last year. 

32.                       I planted two trees in the backyard three years ago.

33.                       I will prepare a birthday dinner for my son.

34.                       She is presenting her project in front of her classmates now. 

35.                       When David was sleeping on a couch outside last night, somebody took his wallet and cellphone.

36.                       I have learned have been learning skiing for three months; however, I don't know how to do parallel turns.

37.                       I sent a message to my daughter after I arrived at home last night.

38.                       Zara is going to visit her parents for one month  in the summer.

39.                       The building manager threw salt up when I was walking by.

The building manager was throwing/spreading/sprinkling salt on the sidewalk when/while I was walking by.

 

40.                       Malik will help you to carry these groceries.

41.                       I have lost my wallet since morning. RW

I lost my wallet this morning.

I haven’t been able to find my wallet since this morning.

42.                       Please keep quiet. Bob is concentrating on his project. 

43.                       My husband is working in Walmart.

44.                       I was playing tennis when you called me.

45.                       I have been in Canada for 9 nine months.

46.                       I am going to study pharmacy assistant in September. RW

I am going to study pharmacy in September.

I am going to study to be/become a pharmacy assistant in September.

 

47.                       I am going to Banff this Spring Break.

48.                       Mia is doing her homework now.

49.                       Peter was watching TV when his mom came home.

50.                       My daughter has learnt/studied piano for a year.

 

Good work. This is a nice variety of verb tenses. Practice them and use them as much as you can.

 

 

“Malala Yousafzai”

Small-group discussion- group of 5-6 people.

An opportunity to do some talking and listening in English.

“Warm-Up Reading”

Mahsa Amini

Canadian universities- women outnumber men

What fears have you overcome in your life?

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demonstration

protest

 

 

“Vocabulary Preview”

2. found(v) begin, create  “Founded in 1985”

4. pseudo- fake  nym-name

 

 

 

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