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.
Four weeks completed.
Next week is our last week before Spring Break.
Assessments so far:
Quiz#1
Test #1
Test #2
HW- checkmarks
RW Bonus- a few
Spoken x/10
NEXT WEEK – Quiz#2, Quiz#3(maybe), Test#3
I will talking to you each about midterm recommendations in the
next week or two.
midterm recommendations – based on snapshot of how you doing so far
Quarter 4 (April-June) Tentatively, I will be teaching the
following:
Period 1 EF1/2
Period 2 EF 6/7
**NOTE: If you stay with me next term for EF67, you are more than
welcome. The course will be very much the same. The grammar, sentence work and
quizzes will be very similar. The stories, readings, and tests will be
different.
If you are happy about getting a lot of repetition, great.
If you want to something new and fresh, choose a different class.
The schedule for Q4 April-June is up on the wall across from the
office.
It will be posted on the SHEC website soon.
THEME: Powerful women fighting for their rights.
Today’s agenda
·
Collect optional paragraph TWO (2) BONUS
POINTS
I got your emailed paragraph. I will respond
today and give you the two points.
·
Continue complex sentences- adverb clauses
·
Test#3- paragraph related to ideas coming “Malala
Yousafzai” (last 50m)
Tuesday
·
Continue complex sentences- adverb clauses
·
Begin business letters
Wednesday
·
Quiz #2- adverb clauses
·
Begin noun clauses
·
Continue business letter
GOOD WORDS FOR ADVERB CLAUSES
* Adverbial conjunctions (adverb clause words)
Learning these will expand your ability to express your
thoughts more clearly and precisely in English.
** When you learn these 24 words, you will be a rock star in
your English class!
time- after, before, ever since,
since, until, when, whenever,
while
place- wherever
condition - if,
even if, provided that, unless
manner- as,
as if, though, although, even though, so ... that
cause- because,
since
purpose- in
order that, in order to, so that,
*after- time
The kids did their homework after supper. prepositional
phrase SIMPLE
The kids did their homework after SV supper. COMPLEX-
ADVERB CL
The kids did their homework after they finished/had/ate supper. no comma
After the kids finished supper, they did their
homework. comma
This is an important difference!
The kids did their homework after supper.
SIMPLE
The kids did their homework after they finished supper.
COMPLEX
After they finished supper, the kids did
their homework. COMPLEX
The kids finished supper, and then they did their homework.
COMPOUND
This is all about choice!!
* before- Call me before you leave. complex- adverb clause
Call me before
8pm. simple
*since – two meanings: time, give a reason
-since-time
May has lived in Canada
since 1998. SIMPLE
May has lived in Canada
since SV 1998. COMPLEX
May has lived in Canada
since she moved/arrived/came/ immigrated/relocated
here from Vietnam in 1998. COMPLEX
* NOTE: simple past instead past perfect
Past perfect is not commonly used by native English
speakers.
May has lived in Canada since she had moved here
from Vietnam in 1998.
May has lived in Canada since she moved here from
Vietnam in 1998.
-since – give a reason, same as ‘because’
Joe is a little frustrated right now because the internet
keeps dropping out.
Joe is a little frustrated right now since the internet
keeps dropping out.
Because the internet keeps dropping out, I
am a little frustrated right now.
Since the internet keeps dropping out,
I am a little frustrated right now.
SWAP because = since
because/since – Your choice. Mix it up!
NOTE: due to + noun
I am a little frustrated right now due to the internet
dropping out. SIMPLE
‘dropping’- noun, gerund
*until – time (waiting for something else to happen)
I will wait until you finish.
Until you finish, I will wait. Don’t sound
naturalUse your ear. Does it sound good? Does it sound weird? Trust your ear.
Jen has been waiting for you until now. SIMPLE
Jan was waiting for you until 10 pm. SIMPLE
Jen was waiting for you until she fell asleep. COMPLEX
Jen was waiting for you until her sister called. COMPLEX
I will keep learning English until I am fluent.
COMPLEX
Sara will keep learning English until she is fluent.
COMPLEX
Dave is waiting until he retires to start travelling.
NOTE: until –
good for writing, proper English, school, business
til – very
casual, good for talking, not for writing
Same as ‘because’ - for writing ‘cause’-casual talking, not
for school writing
cause, cuz- very casual, for
spoken, not for writing
til- casual, for spoken, not for writing
gonna XXX going to
wanna XXX want to
*when/while
when – one time
while – two actions happening at the same time
You were working while your son was sleeping.
While you are in school, your kids are in daycare.
Students were using their cell phones while the teacher was
teaching.
STRANGE Maria was washing the dishes while the phone rang.
Maria was washing the dishes when the phone rang.
phone rang *
washing
_______________________________
Maria was washing the dishes while the phone was ringing.
UNLIKELY
while – Maria was washing the dishes while her husband was
sweeping the floor.
sweeping *******************************************
washing ___________________________________________
I can’t talk to you while I am driving. I will call you back
when I park my car.
Sarah was washing the dishes when the phone rang. one moment
in
time
Sarah was washing the dishes while Joe was watching TV.
My daughter was reading while I was playing guitar.
‘while’ time- fits well with continuous/progressive
tenses ‘ing’
My dog stares at me while I am sleeping.
My dog likes to hold hands while he is lying down.
He sings while he is driving. COMPLEX
He sings while driving. SIMPLE
She hums a song while she is working.
while + ‘ing’ GOOD MATCH
SPECIAL USAGE- while – show contrast, time
I get up early while you get up late.
Sarah is extroverted while her sister is intraverted.
Canada is cold while The Philippines is hot.
The music is beautiful while sad. sounds like grammar book
The music is beautiful but sad. sounds more authentic SIMPLE
The music is beautiful, but it is sad. COMPOUND
* since/ever since- time
since – time
ever since – time, feels like a long time
Marie has been waiting for the bus since 9:55. (five
minutes) SIMPLE
Marie has been waiting for the bus ever since 9:00. (more
than one hour) SIMPLE
ever since – feels like a long time
Mui has been living in Vancouver since she came to Canada.
COMPLEX
Mui has been living in Vancouver ever since she came to
Canada in 1975. COMPLEX -adverb clause – seems likes a long time, almost 50
years
We have been friends since we were nine years old.
We have been BFFs ever since we were nine years old.
BFF – Best Friends Forever (slang-teenager talk)
Maria has lived in Canada ever since 1990. simple
Maria has lived in Canada ever since she moved from
Indonesia in 1990. complex- adverb clause
Maria has lived in Canada since 2018. SIMPLE SENTENCE
Maria has lived in Canada ever since 1978. long time
SIMPLE SENTENCE
Maria has lived in Canada since she moved from Japan in
2018. COMPLEX SENTENCE adverb clause
Maria has lived in Canada ever since she moved
from Japan in 1978. long time
We have been in class since 9:15. doesn’t feel like a long
time
We have been in class ever since 9:15. does feel like a long
time
We have been waiting for the bus ever since 9:15. feels like
a long time
Time is dragging. It feels like time is standing still.
MODELS using ‘since’ in simple sentences:
I came to Canada since 2019. XXX
I came to Canada in 2019. SIMPLE
I have lived in Canada since 2019. SIMPLE
I have been in Canada for two years. SIMPLE
I lived in Canada since 2019. Not the best verb choice.
I have lived in Canada since 2019.
I have lived in Canada since April, 2019.
I have lived in Canada since April 24th, 2019.
*whenever -every time
Whenever her dog is left alone, he tips over the
garbage and makes a mess.
Her dog tips over the garbage and makes a mess whenever
he is left alone.
Emiko feels homesick whenever she looks at her photo
album of family pictures.
Whenever Emiko looks at her photo album of family
pictures, she feels homesick.
DIFFERENT MEANING
Whenever Emiko feels homesick, she looks at her photo
album of family pictures.
Emiko looks at her photo album of family pictures, whenever
she feels homesick.
Whenever he drinks water, he spills it all over himself like
a kid.
Sarah goes snowboarding whenever she can. Every chance she
gets, she goes.
He sings while he drives. simple present- usual action,
habitual action
He is singing while he is driving. present progressive-
happening right now
*if- maybe yes, maybe no, not certain
Sarah will go to the party if she is free.
We will go to the park if it is sunny.
If it is sunny, we will go to the park.
If my grandmother had wheels, she would be a wagon. FUNNY
‘If’ is a big word. It is easy to say than to do.
*even if – the result does not depend on the situation
A
B
A does not depend on B
Sarah will not go to the party even if she is free.
Even if I hate winter, I have to bear / deal with / live with
it.
I will not buy you that toy even if you cry and make a fuss.
We will go to the park even if it is not sunny.
I will not buy you this toy even if you cry and yell and
throw yourself on the floor.
I will buy a new phone if I can afford it. Will I buy a new
phone? YES/NO
I will not buy a new phone even if I can afford it. Will I
buy a new phone? NO
Mei will marry Joe even if her mother is not happy about it.
HW Write a few
sentences with adverb clauses for homework. Email them to me by 7PM. We can share
them tomorrow. because if when
Test #3
About 150ww paragraph
Should girls have equal opportunity for education? Why or
why not?
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