Thursday, 18 May 2023

EF 1 2 Class 16 Possessive Pronouns, vocab listening

 

Today’s class plan:

·      Summer registration-

·      “Possessive Pronouns”

·      Listening work

·      HW   Read “Past Tense of Be

 

Friday

·      “Past Tense of Be

·      MAYBE “Why Do We Yawn”

·      Listening to the words of a song

·      Test#3 Write another paragraph on an easy topic.

 

Monday

Monday is a holiday!

Monday is Victoria Day.

 

Tuesday

 

 

 

 

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Summer Course at South Hill

Tuesday, July 4- Friday, August 4 – five weeks

Monday- Friday

P1 morning 8:30-12 noon

·      Your choice:

Split class:

Speaking and Listening 1/2

English Foundations 2

English Foundations 3

 

P2 afternoon 12:15-3:45

 

You can choose one course in the summer.

The summer schedule is posted in the hallway.

 

 

This term you are in either SL12, EF1 or EF2.

 

At the end of this term , you will either stay at the same level or go up to the next level. The passmark is 50%.

Test#1        x/6

Test#2        x/6   

TOMORROW       Test#3 x/6

Rewrites 1 point each

Spoken x/10  How much speaking do you do in class?

 

For EF1,2,3,4,5,6, we like to see an average of about 65% in order to get an early recommendation to go to the next level.

 

I will chat with each person on Tuesday about which they should take in the summer.

 

Registration will begin Wednesday, May 24th.

 

If you aren’t going to take a class in the summer, you can wait to register for September.

 

I will teach English Foundations 6/7 in the summer. I will not be your teacher for the summer. You will get a different teacher.

 

 

 

 

“Possessive Pronouns”

pronoun-   (singular) I, you, he , she, it,

(plural) we, they, you

You are a very hardworking student.   singular

You are very hardworking students.   plural

SINGULAR

I am a little tired today.

You are feeling good because tomorrow is Friday.

He has a daughter.

She has a boy.

It is a red car.

PLURAL

We are all students.

They are in a different classroom.

You are almost ready for UBC.

 

Possessive pronouns

possess- you own something, you have something

 

SINGULAR

I- my

you- your

he- his

she- her

it- its

PLURAL

we- our

they- their

you- your

 

HOMONYMS- words that sound the same

e.g. witch   which

its it’s   its-possessive pronoun   it’s contraction it is

I need to fix my phone. Its screen is cracked. possessive pronoun

It’s very nice today. It’s warm, and the sun is out. contraction

My computer doesn’t work. Its / It’s dead.

This is a very common error.

It’s my car. It is my car.

 

their   there   they’re

their- possessive pronoun  The students are doing their homework.

there- place         There is a Skytrain station at Oakridge Mall.             

                               There are 13 people in the class today.

                               There is your phone.

they’re- contraction they are

                               They’re very nice people.

                               I want to buy some apples. They’re on sale today.

                               They’re my friends. They are my friends.

                               They’re my family.

 

 

They’re a little bit turkey tricky.

tricky- a bit difficult

 

tri-key

turkey

tricky

That is a tricky turkey.

 

Exercise 16 Vocabulary Practice: Word Knowledge

1.    giraffe

2.    stinky

3.    middle

4.    a joke

5.    sour

6.    shallow

7.    a pillow

8.    an insect

9.    bald

10.                       to point

11.                       rude            That customer was rude to me.

12.                       itchy

13.                       bigger

14.                       an occupation – a job

15.                       height- how tall you are

16.                       a subject

17.                       coins

1 cent- penny

5 cents- nickel

10 cents- dime

25 cents- quarter

one dollar- loonie

two dollars- toonie

 

18.                       boiling

19.                       dirty

20.                       exam- big test

21.                       twins

22.                       quiet

23.                       empty

24.                       I’d like to be there now.

25.                       A roof is on the outside of the house or building. A ceiling is on the inside of a room.

26.                       donate

27.                       main

28.                       monthly   hourly   daily   weekly   yearly

29.                       fireworks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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