Tuesday, 30 May 2023

EF 1 2 Class 23 - past tense, "Rock and Roll", listening

 

English Foundations 1&2

Speaking and Listening 1/2

 

Today’s class plan:

·      Go over sentences from homework that you emailed me.

past tense

·      Continue with compound sentences

·      “Rock and Roll Music”

·      listening exercise

 

“Rock and Roll”

 

 

These are most of the sentences that you sent me for homework.

-focus on past tense

 

1.    This Mazda Car is was made in Mexico. 

2.    Was sent to Vancouver by the sea. 

It was shipped to Vancouver by sea. 

shipping

3.    I bought it in the Mazda dealer. 

4.    Do you went to Metro town?   …   Yes, I did 

Did you go to Metrotown?

5.    Do you spoke with the Mazda dealer representative? Yes, I did 

Did you speak

6.    Do you forgot this requirement?   …   No, I don’t 

Did you forget                                             No, I didn’t.

          EXAMPLES

          Did you bought buy the shoes.?

Did you ate eat yet?   YES/NO

Did you slept sleep well?   YES/NO

Did you do your homework?   YES/NO

Did you go to see your family last year?   YES/NO

 

7.    I spoke with my driving instructor! 

8.    I put all my documents in order! 

9.    I began learning English in 2023.

OR

I began to learn the English language in 2023.

 

10.                       I began a new job yesterday.

11.                       She chose her husband.

12.                       Ali and I got a book from the library.

13.                       She gave me some money yesterday.

14.                       She didn't give me any money yesterday.

15.                       I wanted buy a red car but it sold.

I wanted to buy a red car, but it sold. COMPOUND

He wanted to rent a house. He wanted to go shopping.

Sarah wanted to learn English.

When I was a kid, I wanted to be a fighter pilot.

 

16.                       Me and my sister My sister and I read the newspaper.

17.                       Me and my sister didn't read the email.

Me and my sister – casual way of writing

My sister and I – higher level writing, school writing

 

18.                       I thought about getting a new job.

19.                       I didn't think about getting a new job.

20.                       We wrote a letter for our teacher.

21.                       We didn't write a letter for our teacher.

22.                       I came from China on January 25th this year .

23.                       I bought a jeans in Richmond Center last Saturday.

jeans – plural

I bought some jeans in Richmond Center last Saturday.

I bought a pair of jeans in Richmond Center last Saturday.

EXAMPLES

a pair of pants

a pair of glasses

a pair of scissors

Please give me a pair of scissors.

 

24.                       I usually run in the morning.But yesterday I forgot it.

I usually run in the morning, but yesterday I forgot. COMPOUND

, comma

. period   fullstop

 

 

25.                       My wife got a flower from my daughter on Mother’s Day.

26.                       She gave the new dress to her daughter.

27.                       You told me about things your bad news yesterday.

28.                       I read the novel last week.

29.                       My son began to play chess three months ago.

OR

My son began playing chess three months ago.

 

30.                       He got up early yesterday because he had to go to a trip.

31.                       I saw an elephant when I went to the zoo.

32.                       She bought the new shoes for her son.

She bought the new pair of shoes for her son.

33.                       I took a test last Friday.

34.                       We went to the Costco last weekend.

35.                       I sent an email to my teacher last night.

36.                       They ate pizza for dinner yesterday.

37.                       I had a bicycle when I was a kid.

38.                       My son made brownies last week.

39.                       I forgot to buy vegetables for dinner last night.

40.                       She put her book on the table before she went to sleep.

41.                       I came to Canada ten months ago.

42.                       She chose a pink dress for her birthday party.

43.                       We saw red sea in turkiye three years ago,

We saw the Red Sea in Turkey three years ago.

 

44.                       Then i bought two maccahaito drink for my wife and i, And we got two cruise tickets.

Then I bought two macchiato drinks for my wife and I, and we got two cruise tickets.

 

45.                       We went on a  cruise with other people.

46.                       I tooke beautiful pictures on cruise, And sent pictures to my daugher on whatsApp.

I took beautiful pictures on the cruise, and I sent pictures/them to my daugher on whatsApp.

 

47.                       I didn’t forget that good day.

48.                       Dave chose a partner he thought could win to attend last week's science match.

Dave chose a business partner.

 

49.                       They got the money for the match winner.

50.                       Dave made a big cake for them.
Because he ate too much cake, he must go to the hospital.

51.                       He saw many people in the line when they arrived at the hospital.

52.                       The doctor told his mother that he was fine.

 

Excellent sentences! Good job.

 

simple present – everyday, usually, habitual action, always

simple past- one time, in the past

 

My daughter and I went to the shop.

I went to the shop with my daughter.

 

Finish “Rock and Roll”

 

Exercise 33 Vocabulary Practice: Word Knowledge

1.    summer

2.    glad

3.    leaves

4.    swim

5.    a chapter

6.    population

7.    a giraffe

8.    hard

9.    vegetables

10.                       special        unique  you-neek

11.                       ingredients

12.                       the audience

13.                       outstanding

14.                       a recipe

15.                       popular

16.                       an interview – a interview with your teacher, a job interview

17.                       huge

18.                       a piece of cake

19.                       absent

20.                       crowded

21.                       a spouse

22.                       a score

23.                       a team

24.                       a rug

25.                       a drawer   a cupboard

26.                       however

27.                       twice   once

28.                       slightly less than 100

29.                       middle

30.                       a star

31.                       originally

32.                       a dozen  12

33.                       about

 

 

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