English Foundations 1&2
Speaking and Listening 1/2
Today’s class plan:
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Continue “Descriptive Adjectives”
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Practice writing descriptive sentences
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Continue Listening work Word List 1.6
Friday- We will end at 1PM. The 2023 graduation ceremony
will be tomorrow.
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Test- paragraph describing something
Next week
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Review verb tenses
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Test#7 verb tenses
Descriptive Adjectives
Exercise 3
1.
a big problem We
have a big problem with our car.
2.
my favourite holiday
US spelling Canadian
spelling
color colour
labor labour
flavor flavour
neighbor neighbour
center centre
3.
a little boy
4.
a serious movie
5.
a funny book
6.
a soft towel
7.
a small drink
8.
an empty classroom
9.
a deep lake
10.
a light colour
11.
a striped blouse
12.
a pretty colour
13.
a sharp knife
14.
a cute baby
15.
short sleeves
Take some classtime. Write a sentence for each of these. Use
your differeent verb tenses: simple present, simple past, simple future,
present progressive
2. Thanksgiving Day is my favourite holiday. simple present
3. A little boy is playing football. present progressive
7. A small drink is enough for me. simple present
I have a small drink of coffee. simple present
I am enjoying a small drink of coffee. present progressive
She had a small drink of water.
8. The empty classroom was quiet. simple past
9. He is swimming in the deep lake. present progressive
10. a light color
coloured lights
There were coloured lights on the Christmas tree.
Her new dress was a light colour blue.
highlights Jess put highlights in her hair.
high beams- The high beams of the othey car hurt my eyes.
11.He She wore a striped blouse.
This striped blouse is very small.
That striped blouse is smaller than this one.
She was wearing a striped blouse. past progressive – STUDY NEXT
WEEK
She is wearing a striped blouse. present progressive
12. My brother’s house is a pretty colour. ‘ apostrophe
simple present
13. She cut the beef with a sharp knife. simple past
14. I saw a cute baby on the bus this morning. simple past
A cute baby is playing at the park. present progressive
A few cute babies are playing at the park. present
progressive
15.Short sleeves are good for the summer.
FOCUS:
descriptive adjectives AND verb tenses
MY ADVICE TO YOU: Practice writing these sentences. A little
bit of practice every day will help you to be better.
Daily practice is the secret.
You will be amazed what you will accomplish after a few
years of daily practice.
Exercise 7 Mini-Conversations
2.
B That one (with all the flowers) is beautiful.
Which coffee do you want?
Which sweater do you like?
Hurricanes are in the Atlantic Ocean.
In the Pacific Ocean, they are called typhoons.
Hurricane names- alphabet ABCD
Some airplane have jet engines. Some have propellors.
Math is easy for me. Math is a piece of cake for me.
IDIOM a piece of cake – very easy
IDIOM as easy as pie
How was the test?
A piece of cake. No problem. It was easy as pie.
“Common Endings for Descriptive Adjectives”
-y
-ful
-ous
You give him the evil eye.
I was green with jealousy.
He saw red. He was very angry.
She felt blue. She felt very sad.
He went white with fear. He went pale.
-al
-ing
-
He was a very outgoing man. He loved to talk with people and
meet people. He is extroverted.
She is not outgoing. She is very quiet. She is shy. She is
intraverted.
-ed
-er
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