Good morning, everyone.
This is the Quarter 1 (Q1) Period 1 (P1) (9:15-11:30 noon)
class for these courses:
English Foundations 4
English Foundations 5
Take a course outline from the front table.
We will get started at 9:15
If you are on the waiting list, you will be contacted by the
office in the next couple of days.
Class blog: haleyshec.blogspot.com
Today’s agenda
·
Covid protocols
·
Parking
·
Communication via email
·
Course overview- handout
·
Small group chatting- icebreaker
Introduce your partner
·
Student Questionaire
Thursday
·
Begin overview of types of sentence- simple,
compound, complex
*** COVID ***
IDIOM ‘on the upswing’- becoming more common, popular
Covid is on the upswing. The numbers are going up again.
*** Covid protocols: masks, clean hands***
#1 means of prevention- wear a mask if you concerned
I will often wear a mask when I walk around to talk to people
in class.
I won’t wear one when I’m teaching.
problem with masks – can’t see our faces, lose a lot of
non-verbal communication- facial expressions, lip reading
This is the reason why talking on the phone can be so
challenging.
EUPHEMISM challenge – euphemism for ‘difficult’
Business language- “We are facing significant challenges.”
“We are going broke.”
euphemism – gentle, polite word that you use when you don’t
want to use the real word, harsher word
EUPHEMISM die – pass away, passed on, is gone
e.g. bathroom, restroom
Covid prevention- regularly – wash our hands, spray our
hands, spray our desk
FREE MEDICAL ADVICE Are
you vaccinated? If not, get vaccinated. They are safe and effective.
***Parking***
We no longer are using the parking tags.
Now, you can use the QR code and get a parking account.
QR code- black and white grid that your phone can read
You will be able to park in our parking lot for the whole of
Quarter 1.
*** Communication via email***
via- by
I came to school by bus.
HIGH LEVEL VOCAB I came to school via bus.
He came to Canada from Syria via Lebanon.
He was born in Syria. He moved to Lebanon. Then he came to
Canada.
She flew from Canada to Vietnam via Taiwan.
via Taiwan – linking part
Canada – Taiwan – Vietnam
This a novel by Margaret Atwood. via
When you send an email to me, please send it to ahaley@vsb.bc.ca
Importantly, please write your name and class in the subject
line of your email.
-focus
“The LCD was not in focus.”
“His camera has autofocus.”
“She prefers manual focus.
manual- ‘manu’ hand
“Joe drives a manual. He likes shifiting gears.”
“Sarah prefers an automatic. She does not drive
manual/stickshift.”
“We are going to focus on verb tenses.”
“It’s hard for me to focus with the TV on.”
“She is really focused on doing well in college this year.”
**SPLIT CLASS**
Split class- two or more classes put together
SHEC is a small school, so we often have to split classes.
EF4, EF4 - These classes are at similar levels, so it is a
good split class.
EF - English Foundations
EF4 and EF5 students will learn the same material. I will
mark the EF5 students harder than the EF4 students.
This is a structured class with set times in a classroom
with a teacher.
If you are going to miss a lot of classes, I can’t really
fix that.
There are self-paced alternatives if you would prefer to
learn on your own, on your schedule.
Self-paced classes – Room 203 (September-June)
Self-paced- no teacher, you learn by yourself using a
computer
Some people really like self-paced classes.
e.g. I did a self-paced course this weekend on recognizing
and dealing with concussions in athletes.
- convenient
- have to be self-motivated or organized
Keys to success in self-paced courses:
- self-motivated – motivation, motivate(v), encourage(v),
support(v) motive(reason)
- self-directed- driving yourself, your own teacher
- self-assessing- judge how you are doing- progress,
successes, areas for improvement
Most people want a teacher or a coach for assessment.
In my opinion, for language acquisition (learning a
language), in-class instruction is far superior to self-paced classes.
Many students prefer a classroom with a teacher. They like
the structure. They like someone directing them.
For self-paced students – almost 90% do not finish the
course
-a big trap that people fall into.
Starting something is easy. Finishing is more difficult
challenging.
resolution(n)- goal
resolve(v)- decide – fancy word
resolve(n)- strength, commitment
You have to show a lot of resolve when you are trying to
lose weight.
You have to show a lot of resolve when you are trying to
lose weight learn English/play guitar.
You know how hard it is to learn English. It’s a daily task.
You have to do it every single day.
HARD THING: sticking with it – keeping going- not stopping,
not quitting
This is a relaxed class. We will do a lot of good work, but
I try not to be too serious. We will definitely have some fun- the focus is on
improving language skills.
GUARANTEED- There will lots of challenging work, but we’ll
have fun doing it.
MOTTO: Have fun. Learn a lot.
personal motto- saying, slogan
slogan – NIKE- “Just do it!”
McDonalds “You deserve a break today.” “I’m loving it!”
Apple “Think different.”
Google “Don’t be evil.”
UBC “Tuum Est”- Latin (It is Yours)
Adidas 'Impossible Is Nothing.”
Political slogan for an election
Trump- “Make America Great Again”
Trudeau “Choose Forward”
What’s your slogan?
I can do it.
Nothing is impossible.
Study!
Nothing lasts forever.
I’m nobody. about
humility
To be strong.
Change is possible.
Keep it simple. KISS principle “Keep it simple, silly.”
It is very important to enjoy what you are doing.
QUESTION: Do you like school?
MY FREE ADVICE: You have to find a way to enjoy whatever you
are doing. You’ll feel better. You will feel more engaged. You will do better
work.
SLOGAN- short “Find a way!”
eagerness- enthusiasm(n), enthusiastic(adj)
She has/feels a lot of enthusiasm for travel.
The kids have enthiusiasm for ABC.
Mei is enthusiastic about her new job downtown.
You are enthusiastic about ABC.
THIS STEP AND THE NEXT STEPS
When you are successful in this class:
English Foundations 4 --- move up to next level EF5
English Foundations 5- move up to the next level EF6
After EF6
TWO PATHS: EF7 OR Composition 10 & Literary Studies 10
(not called English 10 anymore)
You go to one of
these courses:
1. English
Foundations 7
OR
2. Composition 10 and Literary Studies 10 (used to be called
English 10)
EF7 and Composition 10 & Literary Studies 10 is the same
class at South Hill.
English 10 is now called Composition 10 and Literary Studies
10
EF7/Composition 10, Literary Studies 10 – taught together,
very similar courses
BC Ministry of Education rules:
-English Foundations 7 (EF7) is for Graduated Adults.
A Graduated Adult is a person who has finished high school anywhere in the
world.
-Composition 10 and Literary Studies 10 (used to be called
English 10) is for people who have not finished high school anywhere in the
world.
e.g. under 19, students who turned 19 and ‘aged out’ of
regular high school in Vancouver, left high school for many reasons: family
trouble; health problems- physical, psychological- depression, anxiety, etc;
war in their country; political unrest; not safe country; got a job to support
their family; not allowed to go or were not able to go to school when they
young
anxiety- persistent extreme worry that affects your ability
to live your life
Wide range of reasons why people don’t finish school.
Wide range of reasons why people are here in this class.
**IMPORTANT**
No matter what the reason, you are welcome here. I am really
glad you’re here.
EF7 – Literary Studies 11 & Composition 11
There is no EF8 or EF9 or EF10
Literary Studies 11 & Composition 11– choice to do First
Peoples 11
Literary Studies 12 & Composition 12 (English 12 level)
– choice to do First Peoples 12
First Nations- You should know about this!!
Indigenous Peoples in Canada
EXTRA: Composition Writing 567 is an auxiliary (extra)
course. You will still have to take your regular EF5, EF6, EF7 to move up.
*auxiliary- extra AUX– on the back of your TV AUX, in your
car AUX, extra input
IF YOU WOULD LIKE EXTRA HELP WITH WRITING
Consider Composition Writing 567 – supplemental course,
extra writing instruction
*** I do an online sentence structure tutorial every
November-January on Tuesday nights (45m). Check my blog in late October for the
Zoom link for the next tutorial. I will post the Zoom link on my blog.
You are welcome to join my online tutorial.
***
English 12 is the highest level English class for high
school.
Colleges and universities require English 12, for the most
part.
You can apply for post-secondary (college, university) with
the English 12 mark you get at SHEC.
elementary school- Kindergarden to grade 7
secondary school- high school Gr8-12
post-secondary – college, university
graduate school – masters level
post-graduate- after doctor level PhD
All post-secondary programs will have their own entry
requirements.
Do you have some ideas what you want to do after high
school?
If you have ambitions to to go to college or university, you
can start planning now.
in-demand – good chance for employment
You can start to research what prereqs (prerequisites) your
postsec requires.
-college- offers programs, certificates, often 1-2 yrs
e.g CDA Certified Dental Assistant – 1 yr at VCC
-university- offers degrees, often 3-4 years
What kind of job do you want?
BASIC QUESTIONS TO ASK
1. stand up or sit down?
2. indoors or outdoors?
3. interact with people or be on your own?
WEBSITE TO HELP YOU CHOOSE A CAREER AND COLLEGE:
Education Planner https://educationplannerbc.ca
IDIOM Ice-breaker – warm up technique, social
game
e.g.
party, don’t know anybody- basic icebreaker nametag, invite to talk
shy-
STRONG WORD shame, afraid of being judged by others
*introverted-
don’t like social contact, tires them out, drains their battery
*extraverted-
love to be social, love being around people, social interaction charges their
battery
Small
groups (4-5 people)
Choose
people who do not speak your language.
Reason
#1- easy to fall into mother language, focred to stick to English
Reason
#2- getting used to different accents among English users
A. Chatting with your partner(s)
1. Name
2. Home
3. Family
4. Job
5. Hobbies
6. Special
skills
7. Travel
8.
Future plans
B. Choose one of your partners. Make notes about your
partner.
Tomorrow, you will introduce one
of your partners to the class. Choose one. Make sure that you have information
about them. (Bonus pt)
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