Good morning, everyone.
We will get started at 8:30
**Final two weeks
Small group talking
Back and Forth exercises
Grammar -appositives
-phrasal
verbs
-parallelism
-passive/active
voice
What else do you want to cover?
Today’s agenda
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Quiz#4 on noun clauses
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Begin presentation project work
Presentation days- Friday, Monday, Tuesday
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Continue business letter writing
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Begin complex sentences- adjective clauses
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Go over homework- vocab Ex.2
IF TIME
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Back and Forth 1.8
Wednesday
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Review verb tenses- present perfect continuous
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Continue business letter writing
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Begin First Nations module
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Continue complex sentences- adjective clauses
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Presentation project work
Thursday
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Continue complex sentences- adjective clauses
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Continue First Nations module
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Presentation project work
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Test- business letter
Friday
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Presentation day
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MAYBE Quiz – adjective clauses
**Final week
Monday- fifth last day
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Presentation day
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Begin sentence combining
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Begin essay work
Tuesday- fourth last day
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Presentation day
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Continue sentence combining
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Continue essay work
Wednesday- third last day
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Final test- sentence combining
Thursday- second last day
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Review of sentence types
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Review of verb tenses
Friday- Final day
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Replacement test or quiz
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Marks day
Presentation #1: A Person in My Life
Who I Admire
Who is a person in your life who you
admire? Choose one person. It can be anyone: older, younger, a sibling, parent,
relative, friend, community member, etc. It should be somebody that you know.
This week, you will put together a
short presentation around the person. There will be two parts to this project:
WRITTEN (2 paragraphs) (6 points)
Paragraph 1
-A paragraph describing who they
are. Write a brief biography for them. What is their name, age, etc? Give their
background. Some details of their biography. Explain who they are.
Paragraph 2
-A paragraph explaining why you
admire them. What characteristics do they have that you admire? What do they do
that you admire?
You
will give me the two paragraphs on the day you do your presentation.
SPOKEN (3-5 minutes) (4 points)
On the presentation days, you will
tell the class about this person and why you admire them. You will come to the
front of the class and talk to us. You can take a few written notes in case you
forget something. However, no reading, please.
Here are some possible topics
to focus on:
Their personality traits
Their life story
Their actions
Things they have said
Their greatest achievements
Their effect on other people
How they compare to other people
When you met this person
Why you chose this person to talk about
Why you admire them
If you’d like to be like them or not
If you think you could be like them or not
We will start getting ideas together
starting today. We will take some time in the next few classes to organize,
write, and polish.
EXTRA- SPECIAL SKILL
Also, I will teach people how to use
a microphone.
You can use a mic for your presentation.
I’ll also give some basic pointers about public
speaking.
You sign up
for a spot on the sign-up sheet.
Presentation
#2: My Favourite Place in my Home Country
What is your favourite place in your home country?
There will be two parts to this project:
1. WRITTEN (2 paragraphs)
Write a paragraphs describing your favourite
place.
Write a paragraph about your experiences at the
place.
2. SPOKEN (3-4 minutes)
On your presentation day, you will tell the
class about this place and why you like it. You can take a few written notes in
case you forget something. However, no reading.
Here are some possible topics to focus on:
Where the place is
When you went there
Who you went with
What the scenery is like
What there is to do there
What your memories are of the place
Let’s take some
class time and get some ideas together. Let’s start to make some plans for our
paragraphs, brainstorm points, key words, vocab, etc.
FORMAT OF A BUSINESS LETTER
·
Distribute “Business Correspondence” p.c.
Use A4 paper, 8 ½ X 11” unlined paper
WRITE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS
AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE
Mei Zhou
Mei (Sarah) Zhou
Mei “Sarah” Zhou “ABC”
not legal name, the name that you prefer
Allan Haley
GIVEN NAME/FIRST NAME
FAMILY NAME/LAST NAME
Zhou, Mei “Sarah”
Haley, Allan
Zhou, Ming
FAMILY NAME, GIVEN NAME – I would not do it this way in a letter
Double-barreled names
Castillo-Rodriquez
Allan, Haley
Haley, Allan
Shira Haddad
Apt#23, 666 Maple Street
Vancouver, BC
Canada
V5P 2B6
Keiko Nishizawa
123 Hizume
Nagano-shi
Japan
12345
SKIP A LINE
July 25, 2023
SKIP A LINE
THE NAME, TITLE AND ADDRESS OF THE PERSON YOU ARE WRITING TO
Mary Williamson
Director, Shaw Communications
123 Cordova Street
Vancouver, BC
V5R 2D2
Re/RE: Client/Reference/Case/Account/Purchase # 4722859
(Re-regarding)
OPEN YOUR LETTER WITH A GREETING, SALUTATION
CHOOSING THE TITLE CAN BE TRICKY: Mr? Mrs? Ms?
Mr? Mrs? Ms? Robin Smith
Dear Robin Smith:
Hui Yu Chen
Sikh
Singh- man
Kaur- woman
NEW THING
Allan Haley (he/him) - state your pronouns
If you don’t know who you are writing to:
LAST RESORT To whom it may concern,
-very impersonal, not very friendly
MY ADVICE: Call the place and ask.
Hi there, WAY TOO VERY CASUAL AND FRIENDLY
Dear Sir or Madam,
quite impersonal
GOOD SUGGESTIONS: Call and ask. Find them on LinkedIn.
LinkedIn is like Facebook for professionals
Dear Grandma, comma for a personal letter ,
comma-
friendly, casual, not formal, not business
Dear Sarah Chen: colon
for a business letter :
more formal, not friendly, business
You can decide , OR :
Dear Mr. Chen:
Dear Mrs. Smith:
Dear Ms. Smith:
Dear Miss Smith:
Dear Mme Benoit:
mademoiselle madame
Dear Sir or Madam:
Mme- mademoiselle, French Ms, madame
Dear Dr. Gan, MORE
CASUAL
Dear Dr. Jung: MORE
FORMAL
Make judgement call.
My insurance company defaults to Ms. for women
Use a colon for a business letter- professional, formal, not
friendly or personal
Women’s last names
-
changing your name when you get married is
your decision, your choice
-
children’s names -hyphenated name
surname- family name, last name
given name- old-fashioned “Christian name”
GREETING
To Mr. Pacquiao: sounds cold, very formal
To Sarah Chen:
To my dearest Mme Benoit: TOO MUCH, sounds like a love letter
e.g. student emails
To my dear teacher: TOO PERSONAL
Dear Maria, A BIT MORE
RELAXED
Hi John, QUITE INFORMAL
AND RELAXED, FRIENDLY
Hello Jun, SLIGHTLY
MORE FORMAL, BUT STILL FRIENDLY
Dear Sarah: colon is
formal, first name is casual
Dear Sarah, SEEMS LIKE A
BETTER CHOICE
WRITING TO A PERSON IN A
POSITON OF AUTHORITY
Hi Justin,
You’re doing a good job as Prime Minister of Canada.
WAY TOO INFORMAL
Use an honorific-
To the Right Honourable Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau:
To the presiding Justice of the Court:
To Justice Smith:
**Look it up**
Honorific, title
To Her Excellency, President Janice Alloud:
To His Excellency, AAA BBB:
To Her Excellency, Governor General of Canada, Mary Simon:
Adrienne Clarkson-
Research what title the person might have.
Check Linkedin.com
If you do not know the name of the recipient of your letter-
Health Insurance BC
PO Box 9035 Stn Prov Govt
Victoria, B.C. V8W 9E3
Dear MSP,
To whom it may concern,
To who it concerns,
To someone who can concern,
Dear Sir or Madam, : Choose one ,
OR :
NOT AS GOOD- impersonal, sometimes necesasary, for example when
you are writing to the government
Dear Sir or Madam,
To whom it may concern, (reference letter)
ADVICE: It is always better to get the name of the person who you
are writing to. Call and find out. Ask, “Who can I address me letter to?”
Hi there, VERY CASUAL
Hi all, VERY CASUAL
Hi everybody, VERY CASUAL
Dear Sir:
Dear Madam,
Dear Sir Chan,
Dear Madam Smith,
Dear Teacher Jones,
Dear Teacher,
My Dear Teacher,
Dear Sir Teacher Jones,
too submissive
honorifics, titles – Mr., Mrs., Ms., Miss, Professor, teacher,
Doctor, President, Principal, Dean, Prime Minister, Vice-President, Chancellor,
Father, Captain, Lieutenant, Sergeant, Corporal, Officer, manager, Sheriff,
Mayor, MP (Member of Parliament), MLA (Member of the Legislative Assembly),
Senator, Queen, King, Prince, Princess, Emperor
Dear Professor Mahed,
Dear Teacher Jones, XXX
Teacher Haley polite translation, not English
To Mayor Kennedy Stewart:
Dear Principal Williams,
In class – Sir, Ma’am – very polite
Some modal
exercises
Exercises:
Choose appropriate modals for each:
1.
I didn’t feel very well yesterday. I couldn’t eat anything.
2.
You should/have to look at me when I am
talking to you.
3.
I was using my pencil a minute ago. It _____ here somewhere!
It must be here.
4.
My boss told me that I really _____ be late
again to work.
5.
If you don’t start working harder, you _____
repeat the course next year. You might have to repeat the course.
subjunctive mood- If you didn’t pass the
course, you would have to repeat it.
subjunctive mood- imagining a situation
6.
Phone her now.
She _____ be home by now.
7.
You _____ forget your sunscreen. It’s going to be very hot!
8.
I _____ be able to help you, but I’m not sure
yet.
9.
Mozart _____ play the piano beautifully as a
child.
10.
I really _____ try to get fit.
11.
_____ I take a photograph of you?
12.
Students _____ borrow up to 15 books at any
time.
13.
Whose bag is this? I don’t know, but it _____ belong to Yuta.
14.
_____ I go to the bathroom, please?
15.
His excuse _____ be true, but I don’t believe
it.
16.
_____ you speak French? Only a few words, but my Russian is pretty
good.
17.
_____ you help me move this table?
18.
I _____ help you, but I don’t want to.
19.
_____ you open the window, please.
20.
I _____ move the table. It was too heavy.
21.
You _____ eat so much chocolate. It’s not good for you.
22.
I’m afraid I _____ play tennis tomorrow. I’ve got a dentist appointment.
23.
You can come to the meeting if you want but
you _____.
24.
I’m so hungry I _____ eat a horse!
25.
The test starts at 10.30. You _____ be late.
26.
How did you do in the test? Ok. It could have
been worse!
27.
You _____ tired. You’ve only just got out of
bed!
28.
_____ be very pleased with herself. She got
the best grades.
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