Good morning, everyone.
1/3 finished the course already.
Summer: I will be teaching EF6/7 in the summer in the morning
(8:30-12). The summer term will run from July 4th to August 4th.
The summer schedule is up.
Registration will begin May 24th.
In order to register, you require a midterm recommendation from your
teacher.
I will do the midterm recs next Tuesday.
The rec will be based on the work we have done so far.
Test#1 x/12
Test#2 x/12
Quiz#1 x/6
RW 1pt each
Spoken x/10- Your demonstated ability to converse in English.
It’s like a bet on a hockey game that is in the first period.
We will have short one-on-one chats on Tuesday. We can decide what’s
best for you for the summer.
CHALLENGE: Take this golden
opportunity to speak and listen in
English in
the classroom.
Today’s agenda:
·
Continue COMPOUND SENTENCES
Quiz on simple and compound sentences tomorrow
Explain format
·
Revisit “I Confess”
·
IF TIME Work on verb tense exercises from a
few days ago
Friday
·
Continue “ ”
·
Begin COMPLEX SENTENCES adverb clauses
·
Begin “Dead Man’s Path”
·
Quiz #1 – last 45m of class
Monday, May 22
HOLIDAY – NO SCHOOL
Victoria Day
Tuesday
·
Finish up “Dead Man’s Path”
Prepare for a test on Wednesday – paragraph
REVIEW
Compound sentences
MODEL: SV, SOBA SV.
Ex.2
1.
The cat ran
away, so we looked for her.
Ex.1
2.
Her singing conveyed deep emotion.
Her singing conveyed deep emotion, so
the audience members were moved.
NEXT STEP FOR COMPOUND SENTENCES
; semicolon
REPLACE , SOBA WITH ;
The cat ran away, so
we looked for her.
The cat ran away;
we looked for her.
Her singing conveyed deep emotion, so
the audience members were moved.
Her singing conveyed deep emotion; the
audience members were moved.
NEXT STEP- Most authentic usage
; TRANS,
The cat ran away, so
we looked for her.
The cat ran away;
we looked for her.
The cat ran away; as
a result / later, we looked for
her.
The cat ran away;
immediately, we looked for her.
The cat ran away; we
looked for her right afterwards.
OPTIONS
The cat ran away;
immediately, we looked for her.
The cat ran away;
we immediately looked for her.
The cat ran away;
we looked for her immediately.
We went to look for her. MORE AUTHENTIC
I am going to go find some coffee.
She is going to go get/grab lunch.
grab – to buy something in a casual way
He grabbed some milk on the way home.
COMMON ERROR
There are two reasons the boys saved the pheasants. The first one,
the boys felt empathy for the birds. ww trans
FIX
At first, the boys felt empathy for the birds.
The first one is that the boys felt empathy for the birds. noun
clause
NEXT STEP- NICE BONUS
The cat ran away, so
we looked for her.
The cat ran away;
we looked for her.
The cat ran away; as
a result / later, we looked for
her.
The cat ran away. As
a result / Later, we looked for
her.
She is very careful with her money; nevertheless, she finds
it hard to make ends meet. COMPOUND
She is very careful with her money. Nevertheless, she finds
it hard to make ends meet. SIMPLES
IDIOM- make ends meet – have enough money from paycheque to paycheque
THE BIG SECRET- Semicolons are not very commonly used.
, SOBA – blunt tools, four options
; TRANS, - more refined meanings, subtle differences
A hurricane is a storm on the Atlantic Ocean.
A typhoon is a storm on the Pacific Ocean.
Hurricanes are given names.
Quiz #1 – tomorrow
12 simple and compound sentences
SIMPLE: SV SSV SVV
SSVV Imperative Interrogative
COMPOUND: SV, SOBA SV. SV;
TRANS, SV.
Choose 10 transitional words to review
Choose 12 vocab words to review
10 transitional words to review:
1.
, SOBA
2.
however
3.
therefore
4.
furthermore
5.
as a result
6.
consequently
7.
on the other hand
8.
for instance
9.
moreover
10.
nevertheless
12 vocab words to review:
1.
practice
2.
livestock
3.
farmer
4.
alarm
5.
struggle
6.
modern
7.
unsure
8.
blame
9.
helpless
10.
sympathy
11.
society
12.
market
practice (verb, noun)
We practice soccer. (v)
We are having a soccer practice. (n)
practise-
MODEL QUIZ
Write a simple or compound sentence for each.
1. and market
2. therefore blame
3. SVV modern
4.etc
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