Good morning, everyone.
We will get started at 8:30
Today is the halfway point in the course.
Interim recommendations-
Today’s agenda
·
Talk about Interim Recommendations
·
Return Test#2
Plan
TS
Sentences
Optional RW for bonus point
·
Continue complex sentences- adverb clauses- your
examples from homework
Prepare for Quiz#3 tomorrow
·
Continue verb tenses- progressive tenses
·
Begin business letter writing
Thursday
·
Quiz#3- complex sentences- adverb clauses
·
Interim recs
·
Begin complex sentences- noun clauses
·
Continue business letter writing
Friday
·
Interim recommendations
·
Continue complex sentences- noun clauses
·
Listening to lyrics “Close to You”
We are at the halfway point in the term.
Interim- midterm, halfway point in the term
The midterm recommendation is a snapshot of how you are doing at
the moment, based on your average so far.
Registration for September courses has already begun (Dates for September
term: Sept. 5-Nov. 3). You will be able register via the South Hill website as
usual.
In order to register, you need a recommendation from your teacher,
me. This week, I will give you an interim recommendation for which English class
you should register for in September. If you are not going to take a class in September,
then you don’t need a rec from me.
We will have a short chat in the hallway. We will talk about how
things are going and what your next course should/could be. I will put your
recommendation into a spreadsheet for the advisors.
The interim recommendation will be based on the quizzes and tests you
have done so far this term. Also, I will give you a spoken mark out of 10 based
on how much speaking you do in class. Plus there are a few points for
submitting HW.
REMINDER:
Tests are worth double what quizzes are worth.
Test 1 X/6 = X/12
Test 2 X/6 = X/12
Quiz 1 X/6
Quiz 2 X/6
HW 0,1,2,3 pts
RW Bonus pt 0,1,2,3,4 pts
Spoken X/10
OPTIONS- Stay at your current level or move up to the next level
EF5 – EF5 OR EF6
EF6- EF6 OR Lit10/Comp10/EF7
MIdterm recs
The South Hill English department strongly recommends that
students who are marginally passing (50-60%) not advance to the next level.
Therefore, the minimum average required to receive a
recommendation for early registration for the next level is 60%. This is to allow
stronger students first shot at registering. This is also to dissuade students
who are not ready from registering in a class that may be too high for them.
We want the strongest students to have an opportunity to register
first.
If you’re below 60%, you will have wait a while to register for the
next course.
NOTE: 60% is the reasonable cutoff point for early registraton
starting tomorrow.
However, the final passmark for courses in BC is 50%. That is your
final mark on the last day.
You can move up to the next level with 50% at the end of the
course, but I don’t think that is strong enough. You have to get better at your
English.
IMPORTANT: The minimum average for a recommendation
to register early for the next level is 60%.
The final
passmark is 50%.
We have two and a a half weeks left in our course. You can change
your mark significantly depending on the quizzes and tests yet to come. We have
about 3 quizzes and 3-4 tests, presentation(s) yet to come this term. Also, we
will likely have essay(s). Plus the in-class spoken mark and the HW and RW pts.
You can bring your mark up.
Also, you can bring your mark down.
This is the halfway point.
REMINDER: You will have an opportunity to replace one of your quiz
marks or one of your test marks in the final week on the last day of the
course.
SCENARIO #1
69%
OK for the next
level
SCENARIO #2
56%
This is good
level to work at, stay
SCENARIO #3
37%
Suggests some
challenges that must be overcome.
You can figure
out roughly your own average right now, except for spoken. Add up your
quizzes and tests. Guess at your spoken mark.
We will talk today,
tomorrow, and Friday. We will have one-on-one meetings.
-English Foundations 5,6,7 – CORE classes- essential classes
-Writing 567 – SUPPLEMENTAL, extra instruction Highly
recommended!!
-My Advanced Sentence Writing tutorial on Zoom
Tuesday nights, Nov-Jan (9
weeks?)
EF 1,2,3,5,6,7 EF7 =
English 10
NO EF8,9
EF7(E10)- E11-E12
Government system- confusing
** Test#2
Paragraph – at leastn 150ww
Two topics – choose one
1.
Why did Maylin call the dish “Roses Sing on New
Snow”?
2.
Why couldn’t the governor cook the dish the same
as Maylin?
PROCESS
Prewriting (planning)
1.
Read the question. Read every word. Read it five
times. Make sure you know what the teacher is asking you to do.
2.
Brainstorm some ideas. Generate some ideas-
3,4,5
3.
Organize the ideas. Make a plan.
Writing
4.
Grabber and Topic sentence (related to the
question)
Supporting sentences
Concluding sentence
(at least 150ww)
5.
Proofread and revise- fix punc, vt, vf, SV, sp)
6.
Submit
MAJOR AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT
-quality of the sentences-
-focus on the question
These are some
of the sentences you sent me for homework.
HW pt
Complex
sentences- adverb clauses
1.
I will get the
Permanent Resident status provided that I have the right documents and
the time requirement required time.
Parallel right documents adj noun
required time
parallel- using
the same word forms in a row
She is
happy, joyful, and hardwork. XXX adj adj noun
She is
happy, joyful, and hardworking. adj adj adj
2.
Sara will go to the
concert even if she has to work that day.
3.
I have been
study English since I did my registration in South Hill School. vf
have been studying-
present perfect progressive
have studied-
present perfect
4.
I like to buy some
clothes even if I don’t need them.
5.
I’m living in
Vancouver even since 5 months ago XXX
I have been
living in Vancouver ever since February.
6.
I am going to see
you tomorrow even if it's raining.
7.
You will have
get/land this job provided that you have related experience.
IDIOM land a job
8.
I will play video
games even if mom said/says no.
9.
He fought against
the system despite the challenges.
10.
Ever since I took a month off to attend
summer class, I’m feeling like there’s something missing in my life.
11.
In order to pass your road test, you have to
follow all instructions correctly.
12.
I made a good
dicision after I podered about that case.
I made a good decision
after I pondered that case.
ponder- think about (v)
13.
She will never give
up even if she is mistreated.
14.
They were hiding while I was looking for them.
15.
We have been together ever since we
were in high school.
16.
She passed her exam even though she wasn't
listening.
17.
I am writing a letter while my teacher is
looking at me.
18.
I am waiting for him since five minutes ago.
19.
He went to school despite even
though he couldn't make it on time.
despite NOUN
20.
I will eat chinasse
Chinese food next week if i I go to the restaurant.
21.
My dougther Will
buy a new car despite she don't have driver license
My daugther will
buy a new car although she doesn’t have a drivers’ license.
22.
He was eating while
when the phone rang.
23.
Juli stood under
the tree when it began to rain .
24.
I was listening to the
teacher while my sister was working .
25.
If it is sunny, I
will go to Metrotown.
26.
I want to be
computer engineer even since I was child .
I have wanted
to be computer engineer ever since I was a child .
27.
Lina works hard and
saves money in order to buy the/a house.
28.
Gina will go to the
park even if it is raining.
29.
Thomas wants to buy
a Benz provided that he has enough money.
a Mercedes
30.
She would not buy
that ugly shirt even if it is really cheap.
31.
Provides that he is
working hard now, he would has have a good future.
Modals, Modal auxiliaries- can, could, may,
might, should, would, have to, ought to, have got to, be going to , etc
Will teach later. Please remind me if I
forget.
32.
She wants to
do some sports in order to lose weight.
33.
Even if you work
hard, it is difficult to buy a house in Vancouver.
34.
After I finish my
work, I go shopping. simple present- usually
35.
The coyote family were playing around the course
while we were playing golf in winter.
36.
I have been learning guqin since I was
in China.
37.
Our manager will be flying to Toronto next
week even if we finish the project soon.
38.
I will not go home until I finish this
exercise.
39.
Romeo married Juliet despite the hate from her
family.
NOUN hate or hatred
40.
Although he was
exhausted from working all day, he managed to finish his homework.
41.
Mike studied
tirelessly until he understood the concept of the Quantum Mechanics.
42.
Gina will go to the
park even if it is raining.
43.
I have been
learning skiing ever since I was in elementary school.
44.
In order to speak
English fluently, Maria tries to make Caucasian friends in school.
45.
Although John
doesn't have money, he decided to go to school to upgrade his skills.
46.
Rose needs to find
a job even if she doesn't graduate from high school.
47.
The letters were so
small that I couldn't read his writing.
48.
I was sleeping
while the earthquake was happening.
49.
You will receive
adult education in order to graduate.
50.
The movie is so
funny that Mike will watch it again.
51.
In order to be/get
heathy, you should exercise more than 30 minutes everyday.
52.
Would you like to
go to the camping with us even if you don’t like camping?
53.
She didn’t pass/do
the last exam even though she studied hard.
54.
Sit down wherever you
like.
55.
Things have been hard for me ever since I moved to Canada.
56.
I am not gonna
going to teach him how to play the guitar unless he teaches me math.
57.
Even though I am not
feeling well, I am not going to be absent from English class tomorrow.
58.
My friend's
company does not pay well even if she is working / works hard.
59.
I used to work in the long-term
care facility while I was taking the course for acute care.
60.
I got a job in the hospital after
I finished my acute care course.
general
word – hospital
proper noun
– St. Paul’s Hospital
61.
He will not drink coffee
unless there is no other choice for him.
62.
The parents were talking to
each other while the children were playing in the playground.
63.
You can always try new things provided that
you have the courage to do so.
Excellent
work! Well done.
Prepare for
Quiz#3 tomorrow
Let’s
choose ten adverb clause words. I’ll choose six for the quiz tomorrow.
1.
after/before
2.
since
3.
until
4.
when/while
5.
if
6.
even if
7.
unless
8.
though/although/even though SAME STRUCTURE AND
MEANING
9.
so ... that
10.
because
Let’s
choose ten vocab words:
1. schedule (n,v)
2. chase (n,v)
3. demonstrate (v)
4. clarify (v)
5. organize (v)
6. vulnerable (adj)
7. foolish (adj)
8. contact (n,v,)
9. content (n,adj)
10.
holiday (n,v)
contents(noun)- what’s inside The contents of the bottle
spilled onto the ground.
content(adj)-
happy
contain(v)
The bottle contains water.
container(n)
vulnerable(adj)-
easily hurt, need to be protected
Small
children are very vulnerable to illnesses.
Older
people are particularly vulnerable to scams.
scam – a trick
to steal money from you
The plants
are vulnerable to direct sunlight.
so...that –
situation and a result
so ADJ that
so sunny that
It is so
sunny today that we should hang out at the beach.
The table
was so heavy that we couldn’t lift it.
Houses are
so expensive that I can’t afford one.
Riding a tricycle
is so easy that a little kid can do it.
The food
was so good that we ate it all up.
SV even though SV.
Jaochim was very patient
with the children even though he had a bad headache.
Even though English is
challenging to me, I will still keep learning it.
Verb tenses- progressive tenses
-Present progressive
‘ing’- happening right now
continuous / progressive ‘ing’ verb
We are learning English right now.
She is standing up.
You are writing notes.
I am sitting on the chair.
The teacher is talking.
She is listening to him.
Dora is listening to the radio.
Sara is watching TV.
We are having an English lesson.
I am thinking about my supper.
I am looking at the board.
Michelle is working at Costco. sounds temporary
Michelle works at Costco. sounds permanent
Lisa usually plays soccer, but she is playing volleyball
right now.
Lisa usually plays soccer, but she is playing more volleyball
these days.
Usually, Mika usually lives in Seattle usually,
but she is living in Vancouver this summer.
*Often adverbs can be put in different places in the
sentence.
Present progressive, simple past- VERB TENSES
simple sentence, compound, complex- SENTENCE TYPES
CONFUSION both use the word ‘simple’
-Past progressive – happening in the past, usually
interrupted
She was watching a movie when the doorbell rang.
He watched a movie last night.
She was watching a movie, and the phone rang.
David was studying English when his friend called him.
My son was playing piano when the doorbell rang.
Marta was cooking in the kitchen when her daughter went out.
The student was daydreaming when the teacher called her
name.
We have had two breaks already today. present
perfect
My daughter went to the eye specialist yesterday. simple
past
My daughter was going to the eye specialist yesterday
when she remembered that the appointment was next week. past progressive
-Future progressive- not used often
I will be driving to Surrey at 6 pm.
NOT USED VERY MUCH
SUBSTITUTE SIMPLE FUTURE
He is going to drive to Surrey tonight at 6.
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