These are the courses I will be teaching in September

These are my September-November courses:

P1 9:15-11:30 English Foundations 4 / 5

P2 12-2:15 English Foundations 6 / EF7 / English 10 (split class)

**NOTE: I will not be teaching the P1 EF6 / Writing Improvement 567 as originally scheduled.

SUMMER EF56 Class 23

 

Good morning, everyone.

We will get started at 8:30

The class blog will stay up indefinitely.

 

**Final week

Grammar   -phrasal verbs

         

Today’s agenda- penultimate day

·      Go over some appositives from HW

·      Phrasal verbs- very interesting, very important

·      Our English Writing Survival Guide

Review of sentence types

Review of verb tenses

·      Vocab exercises

·      Listening fun

 

Friday- Final day

·      Non-instructional day

·      Optional replacement one test or quiz- choose which Q or T you want to replace

Do their presentation as the replacement

·      Marks day

 

I have to have my marks in to the office by the end of the class on Friday.

I will be able to tell you what your final mark is on Friday.

Alternatively, if you don’t want to do a replacement test or quiz, you can email me on Friday between 8:30-11:45. I will email you your mark back to you. I won’t be able to discuss your work over email. If you want to chat, come to school.

 

For the September term (September 5^th to November 3rd), these will be my course. This can change.

 

P1 9:15-11:30     English Foundations 6 / Writing Improvement 567- focus will be on sentence skills, writing skills, also short story, etc.

This will be very much like this summer class.

-same sentence work

-same grammar

You are welcome do it all again.

ALREADY FULL- WAITING LIST

Talk to your advisor.

 

P2 12-2:15           English Foundations 6&EF7 / English 10

Higher level class- focus will be stories, novel, poetry

Also, sentence skills, writing skills

Next level is English 11

STILL ROOM

 

QUIZ #5 REDO

Write a sentence that has adjective clause for each.

1.    that                  memory

2.    which               necklace

3.    who                  helpful

4.    who                  beautiful

5.    which               Ottawa

6.    that                  reservation

 

 

 

 

Appositives

5.       The car was a red convertible. The car was speeding through the neighbourhood.

The car which was a red convertible was speeding through the

neighbourhood. adj cl

The car, a red convertible, was speeding through the neighbourhood.

appositive

 

6.       Friends is an American sitcom. It is very popular with ESL students.

Friends, which is an American sitcom, is very popular with ESL students. adj cl

Friend, an American sitcom, is very popular with ESL students. appositive

 

7.       The Nakdong River, the longest river in Korea, is over 500 km long. appositive No SV

The Nakdong River, which is the longest river in Korea, is over 500 km long. adj cl

The longest river in Korea, the Nakdong River, is over 500 km long. appositive

 

8.       English is the language of business. It is a challenging language to  

          learn.

English, which is the language of business, is a challenging language to learn. adj cl

English, which is the language of business, is a challenging language to learn. appositive

 

My friend, a talented artist, recently held an exhibition of her paintings. appositive

My friend, who is a talented artist, recently held an exhibition of her paintings. adj cl

 

 

 

Phrasal Verbs

Phrasal verbs are two or three-word verbs usually consisting of a verb plus a preposition or two. 

verb + preposition – one unit, one thing, one new idea  “talk to”

Phrasal verbs are the heart of English. The more you know phrasal verbs, the more natural your spoken and written English will sound.

 

Adding a preposition to a verb can completely change the meaning of the verb.  For example, “speak to” and “speak for” have very different meanings.  So too do “look up to” and “look down on”.  The meanings of phrasal verbs are idiomatic, which means their meaning is in the culture not in the dictionary.

I spoke to/with my colleague about the project.

I spoke for my son at the doctor’s office.

 

Examples with one verb: look (v)

-look + prep

-look at

-look for

-look after

-look up

-look up to – respect somebody, admire  Scott really looks up to his math teacher, Ms Chen.

-look down on – think poorly of someone, do not respect them  My mother usually looked down on my friends.

-look forward to – anticipate, waiting with a good feeling, being filled with expectation (positive)   I look forward to seeing you.

 

 

- common verb “talk”

-talk to

-talk with

-talk over  She always talks over me. I don’t like being interrupted all the time. Sorry for talking over you.

-talk for/speak for

-talk about- discuss, gossip, tattle(v)- cannot keep a secret

tattletale(a person who rats you out), a bigmouth

IDIOM rat you out- tells on you

 

-talk out – discuss something fully, especially to resolve a conflict between two people    The husband and wife had to sit down and talk out their differences.

 

Here are some URLs for webpages that have lists of hundreds of phrasal verbs.  You probably know many of them already:

 

-50 phrasal verbs

https://blog.lingoda.com/en/top-50-phrasal-verbs-in-english/

 

-200 phrasal verbs

http://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/phrasal-verbs-list.htm

 

-Several hundred phrasal verbs

https://www.learn-english-today.com/phrasal-verbs/phrasal-verb-list.html

 

-500 phrasal verbs

https://www.espressoenglish.net/learn-500-phrasal-verbs-the-most-natural-way/

 

500 phrasal verbs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMBamiDyRgo

One way to approach these would be to look at an overview of them. See how many you know already.

Make a plan to learn a certain number a week.

phrasal verbs – idiomatic, no grammar, meaning is in the culture

These phrasal verbs should work with any English speakers.

 

These are excellent resources for self-directed study.

 

Cornerstone characteristics of a good adult learner:

1.self-motivated- the drive/impulse to learn comes from inside

2.self-directed-  you decide what you’re going to focus on, your spotlight

3.self-evaluating- being positive but critical of your own work

4.self-correcting- making the changes that you know that you should make

 

This kind of learning takes maturity and some wisdom.

 

Make a plan. Pick a small amount of material to focus on for a week/ two weeks. Just focus on that.

e.g. mandolin – tune “Red-Haired Boy”

guitar – 50s style rock and roll

pedal steel – focussing on major and minor pentatonic scales

 

Phrasal verbs

Many of these you will know already. There are hundreds more to learn. Don’t feel overwhelmed- just learn a few new ones each day/week. Use them in your talking and writing.

Building up your familiarity with phrasal verbs will help your English sound natural and authentic.

It is worth the time that put into it.

Passive vocabulary vs active vocabulary

passive vocab – words you understand

active vocab – words you use

Good use od out time: growing our active vocabulary.- focus on phrasal verbs

e.g.

I am going to Surrey.  ok, sounds fine

I am heading for Surrey. ten times as natural sounding, really authentic

Ossie is heading home now.

We should head home soon.

home / downtown  no preposition

Maria went to Burnaby. Maria went home. Maria went downtown.

Maria went to home. XXX small error

 

*prepositions are tricky because there are very few rules about usage

prepositon usage is mostly idiomatic, idioms

 

PHRASAL VERB head for – going in a direction

 

There are a lot of them. Good news: you know a lot of them already.

Use them! Start using them!

 

 

 

1.    The government will open an inquiry about the truckers’ protest.

inquire(v) ask

2.    burglar- thief who breaks into a building

3.    You tap your compass card.

SUMMER EF56 Class 22

 

Good morning, everyone.

We will get started at 8:30

 

**Final week

Small group talking

Back and Forth exercises

Grammar   -appositives

                     -phrasal verbs

         

Today’s agenda- fourth last day

·      My classes for September

·      Appositives

·      Small group chatting

·      Begin sentence combining

·      End of the class – chance to redo the quiz on adjective clauses

This mark will replace the existing mark- not the higher of the two

OPTIONAL RETAKE OF Q5 2/6 4/6

Last 40m of class

 

Thursday- second last day

·      Go over some appositives from HW

·      Phrasal verbs- very interesting, very important

·      Review of sentence types

·      Review of verb tenses

·      Listening fun

 

Friday- Final day

·      Non-instructional day

·      Optional replacement one test or quiz- choose which Q or T you want to replace

Do their presentation as the replacement

·      Marks day

 

I have to have my marks in to the office by the end of the class on Friday.

I will be able to tell you what your final mark is on Friday.

Alternatively, if you don’t want to do a replacement test or quiz, you can email me on Friday between 8:30-11:45. I will email you your mark back to you. I won’t be able to discuss your work over email. If you want to chat, come to school.

 

For the September term (September 5^th to November 3rd), these will be my course. This can change.

 

P1 9:15-11:30     English Foundations 6 / Writing Improvement 567- focus will be on sentence skills, writing skills, also short story, etc.

This will be very much like this summer class.

-same sentence work

-same grammar

You are welcome do it all again.

ALREADY FULL- WAITING LIST

Talk to your advisor.

 

P2 12-2:15           English Foundations 6&EF7 / English 10

Higher level class- focus will be stories, novel, poetry

Also, sentence skills, writing skills

Next level is English 11

STILL ROOM

 

Repetition is the way we learn.

When I take guitar lessons, I am allowed to record them. I rewatch and relearn lessons for months and years afterward.

The learning never ends.

Just you end.

 

English Foundations 7   English 10 (Composition 10/Literary Studies 10)

EF7- graduated adults

Eng 10- non-graduated adults

 

Eng 11 (Composition 11/Literary Studies 11)

Eng 12 (Composition 12/Literary Studies 12)

First Peoples 11 and 12- highly recommended

 

 

 

** Appositives **

 

positive- different meaning, no relation

 

Adjective clauses and appositives are similar. They do the same job, but the grammar is different.

 

adjective clause

I like my teacher whose name is Mrs. Loo.

I like my teacher, who is named Mrs. Loo.

I like my teacher who is named Mrs. Loo.

 

appositive

I like my teacher, who is named Mrs. Loo.

I like my teacher, Mrs. Loo.

SENTENCE , NOUN or NAME

I like my teacher, Mrs. Loo.

 

I like my adopted city, Vancouver.

I love my new country, Canada.

I miss my old country, Colombia.

I miss my country, El Salvador.

 

ADJ CL        I miss my country, which is El Salvador.

APPOSITIVE         I miss my country, El Salvador.

You choice. Use both. Expand your repertoire.

 

Dunsmuir Street – downtown

 

 

I like my teacher Mrs. Loo. XXX no comma , small error, but not right

 

 

 

 

PRO TIP: When there is a name in the middle of a sentence, put commas around it.

 

I was talking with my friend, Michele, about the party next week.

I was talking with my friend, Michele.

 

appositive , Michele,

 

I come from a very small country, Malta, which is in the Mediterranean.

You are from a small country, El Salvador, which is next to Guatemala.

appositive, adj cl

 

appositive , Malta,

adj cl           which is next to Guatemala

 

Appositives helps to shorten sentences, especially ones with adjective clauses.

 

Examples:

My lunch smells great. It is an onion and garlic sandwich.

My lunch which is an onion and garlic sandwich smells great. adj cl

My lunch, an onion and garlic sandwich, smells great. appositive

 

 

Fatima’s son is an engineer. He is moving to Toronto next week.

Fatima’s son who is an engineer is moving to Toronto next week. adj cl

Fatima’s son, an engineer, is moving to Toronto next week. appositive

 

 

 

 

Let’s try some for practice.

Combine these using appositives:

1.       Jessica is the youngest student in the class. She had the highest mark.

appositives

The youngest student in the class, Jessica, had the highest mark.

Jessica, the youngest student in the class, had the highest mark.

 

adj cl

The youngest student in the class, whose name was Jessica, had

the highest mark.

Jessica, who was the youngest student in the class, had the highest mark.

 

2.       The baby is six months old. He does not sleep well.

The six-month-old baby does not sleep well. SIMPLE

appositive

The baby, six months old, does not sleep well.

The baby, a six-month-old, does not sleep well.

 

adj cl

The baby who is six months old does not sleep well.

The baby, who is a six-month-old, does not sleep well.

 

The horse is four years old.

The horse is a four-year-old.

 

horse racing- judge- harness racing

 

harness racing – the horse is pulling a sulky (cart)

jockey- the person who races the horse

The jockey sits in the sulky.

horse’s gait- the way it moves its legs

pacers or trotters

https://www.hastingsracecourse.com/racing/

 

 

3.       Eileen was the marketing manager. She organized the ad campaign.

appositives

The marketing manager, Eileen, organized the ad campaign.

Eileen, the marketing manager, organized the ad campaign.

 

adj cl

Eileen, who was the marketing manager, organized the ad campaign.

The marketing manager, who is Eileen, organized the ad campaign.

who is Eileen / whose name is Eileen

 

non-essential and essential clauses

Eileen, who was the marketing manager, organized the ad campaign.

Eileen who was the marketing manager organized the ad campaign.

 

SPEAKING TIP: comma- leave a little pause, breath mark

 

4.       The class was taught by Mrs. McKnight. She is a retired teacher.

adj cl

The class was taught by Mrs. McKnight who is a retired teacher.

The class was taught by a retired teacher whose name is Mrs. McKnight.  

Mrs. Knight, who is a retired teacher, taught the class.

appositives

The class was taught by Mrs. McKnight, who is a retired teacher.

The class was taught by a retired teacher, Mrs. McKnight.

A retired teacher, Mrs. Knight, taught the class.

Mrs. Knight, a retired teacher, taught the class.

 

 

adj cl- who that which

The car, which my friend drives, is known for its impressive speed.

 

REVIEW OUR WORK ON ADJECTIVE CLAUSES- blog

 

5.       The car was a red convertible. The car was speeding through the neighbourhood.

6.       Friends is an American sitcom. It is very popular with ESL students.

7.       The Nakdong River is the longest river in Korea. It is over 500 km long.

8.       English is the language of business. It is a challenging language to  

          learn.

Email me a couple for HW if you like. We can share the rest tomorrow.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

QUIZ #5 REDO

Write a sentence that has adjective clause for each.

1.    that                  memory

2.    which               necklace

3.    who                  helpful

4.    who                  beautiful

5.    which               Ottawa

6.    that                  reservation

 

 

 

 

 

SUMMER EF56 Class 21

 

Good morning, everyone.

We will get started at 8:30

 

**Final week

Small group talking

Back and Forth exercises

Grammar   -appositives

                     -phrasal verbs

                     -parallelism

 

Today’s agenda- fourth last day

·      Presentation day

·      Begin sentence combining

·      Return Quiz#5 adjective clauses

Go over

Optional RW for Bonus point

Tomorrow- opportunity to redo the quiz

 

Wednesday- third last day

·      Continue sentence combining

·      End of the class – chance to redo the quiz on adjective clauses

OPTIONAL RETAKE OF Q5 2/6 4/6

 

Thursday- second last day

·      Review of sentence types

·      Review of verb tenses

 

Friday- Final day

·      Non-instructional day

·      Optional replacement test or quiz- choose which Q or T you want to replace

·      Marks day

I have to have my marks in to the office by the end of the class on Friday.

I will be able to tell you what your final mark is on Friday.

Alternatively, if you don’t want to do a replacement test or quiz, you can email my on Friday between 8:30-12. I will email you your mark back to you. I won’t be able to discuss your work over email. If you want to chat, come to school.

 

 

 

 

Quiz #5

Write a sentence with an adjective clause for each.

1.    who            appetite

The guy who had a big appetite ate three burgers.

 

When you write a sentence with an adjective clause, you have two things.

The 1.guy 2.who had a big appetite ate three burgers.

1.    guy ate

2.    who had

 

2.    that        advanced

Mei is taking a math class that is for advanced calculus.

 

3.    which    kind

 

4.    who                  brilliant

My uncle who is a brilliant man is a role model to me.

My uncle who is not brilliant fell off the roof again.

 

5.    that                  study

6.    which    quality

 

Adjective clauses are challenging.

who - people

that - thing, animal

which- unique, special

 

adj cl  - SV

 

Put your adjective after the noun that it is describing

 

Joe gave me a coffee who is my best friend. XXX wrong place, desc wrong noun- misplaced modifier

Solution – move the adj cl to right after the noun

Joe who is my best friend gave me a coffee.

 

Examples of misplaced modifier:

I gave a table to my sister that has three legs. misplaced modifier

SOLUTIONS

I gave a table to my sister who has three legs. XXX

I gave a table that has three legs to my sister.

 

The old man saw a cat who was driving a motorcycle. misplace modifier

The old man who was driving a motorcycle saw a cat.

 

NEW INFORMATION You can’t put an adj cl after a pronoun.

He Mike who is my friend likes to hang out.

 

Optional RW for a bonus pt.

Prepare for a optional redo tomorrow.

 

 

e.g. Which kind of coffee do you like? SIMPLE interrogative

Do you know which kind of coffee he likes? n cl

He likes the kind of coffee which comes from Ethiopian. adj cl

 

NEXT CHALLENGE – Figuring out the differences between adverb, noun and adjective clauses.

 

 

 

 

 

 

QUIZ REDO TOMORROW- last 35m of class

who

that

which

1.    plan

2.    memory

3.    necklace

4.    Ottawa

5.    helpful

6.    beautiful

7.    protect

8.    develop

9.    reservation

10.           tourist

 

 

 

maternal- maternity ward – area of the hospital for new mothers

 

maternity leave – Canada – 12 months

parental leave- split between parents

 

 

paternal – paternity test

patriarchy- society controlled by men

patriotism- love of country, patriotic