EF1 2 Class 18 "Why Do We Yawn"

 

Today’s class plan:

·      Summer school

·      Return Test#3

Optional rewrite

·      Midterm recs

·      Finish “Past Tense of Be”

·      Finish “Why Do We Yawn”

 

Wednesday

·      Continue past tense- negative

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Thursday

·       

 

Friday

·      Listening to the words of a song

 

 

 

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Summer Course at South Hill

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

Monday- Friday

 

P1 morning 8:30-12:00 noon

·      Your choice:

Split class:

Speaking and Listening 1/2

English Foundations 2

English Foundations 3

 

P2 afternoon 12:15-3:45

-higher level classes

 

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    DOUBLE x/12

Test#2        x/6    X/12

Test#3        x/6    X/12

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 60% in order to get an early recommendation to go to the next level.

 

I will chat with each person today about which they should take in the summer. If you are going to take a class in summer, that’s fine. You can take your next class in September.

If you are going to take a class in summer, I will give you a recommendation today.

 

Registration for summer begins tomorrow, Wednesday, May 24^th.

 

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

 

I will teach Period 1 (P1) English Foundations 6/7 in the summer. I will not be your teacher for the summer. You will get a different teacher.

 

I will talk with each of you about what you should do for the summer.

 

Test#3

What are your plans for the weekend?

-         nice short paragraph

-         paper priented properly

-         name and class in top right corner

-         pen

-         doublespace

-         ** indent the first word of the paragraph

TAB key on your computer keyboard

around 2 cm space

-         one block of writing

 

 

 

 

I love the weekend. I spend time with my family. We go to the park and have fun. We like to play together. Sometimes we play baseball. My kids like to run around with other kids.

 

Fix your errors and rewrite for a bonus point.

 

 

I like Iranian food. Iranian food is my favourite.

There are many kinds of Iranian food.

 

 

 

 

Verb tenses

simple present

past of ‘be’

future

 

simple present   She is a doctor.

simple past   She was a doctor.

 

neighbor- a person who lives close to you  Sarah is upstairs neighbor. She Her apartment is above me my apartment.

 

neighborhood- the area where you live   Scott Road is my neighborhood. Shaughnessy is my neighborhood.

 

sport

You throw a ball into a basket that is about three metres off the ground.

It is a big heavy ball.

You throw the ball with your fingertips.

 

Test #3

Write a paragraph.

Write in pen.

Doublepace

Name and class in top right corner.

 

EF1   EF2   SL12

 

What is your favourite food? Write about it. Describe it.

 

 

 

 

“Why Do We Yawn”

mammal- kind of animal – warm-blooded, covered in hair

bear- Polar bears live at the North Pole, in the Arctic.

Penguins live at the South Pole, in the Antarctic.

Covid19 is very contagious.

epidemic- a disease that spreads quickly to many people

Laughing is very contagious.

alert- paying attention, very awake and aware

alert- alarm

 

A Vocabulary

1.    however

It is chilly/cold today, but it is not raining.

chili – spicy and hot

 

It is cold today, but it is not raining.

It is cold today. However, it is not raining.

I like ice cream, but she likes cake.

I like ice cream. However, she likes cake.

 

yawning- jawning

 

Spanish speakers y -j

yellow – jello

 

ice   eyes

ice ‘s’  eyes ‘z’

 

bored- emotion - not interested

boring- describing something- not interesting

 

You felt bored in the movie. The movie was boring.

 

interested/interesting

English class is interesting. I am interested in English class.

 

amazed / amazing

Awesome! Fantastic! Terrific! Wonderful! Great! Excellent!

Beautiful! Magnificent!

 

breathe(verb)

breeze- a gentle wind

breath(noun)  You take a deep breath. Hold it for ten seconds.

 

9. This might be true.

might   meat

might- maybe yes, maybe no

She might go to the party.

may go

I might take a class in the summer. I’m not sure yet. I haven’t decided yet. I’m still thinking about it.

 

I have not decided yet.

 

bear   beer