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Good afternoon, everyone.
Today’s agenda
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Return Test#1
Talk about being on-topic
Optional RW for Bonus pt
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Continue complex sentences- adverb clauses
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Continue “Odd Word Out 1” vocab fun exercise
Friday
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Question of the Day
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Continue complex sentences- adverb clauses
Practice writing sentences
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Talk about Goalsetting
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Bonus pt talk Continue complex sentences- adverb
clauses
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Listening- song lyrics
Next week – begin short stories,
In a couple weeks- novel Animal Farm
novel – hundreds of pages
novella- very short novel- 50,80pp
Test #1- paragraph at least 150 ww
What is an
example in your life when you demonstrated the criteria that you are good at.
-based on the criteria that I gave you
-HW and discussion choose one good at already, choose one want
to get better at
Step 1: Read the question! Read the questions five times. Read
every word. Be sure you know what the teacher is asking you to do. That was,
your answer will be more likely to be on-topic.
Areas of sentence writing to improve-
vf- verb forms
punc- , ; .
Optional RW for a Bonus pt- submit today or tomorrow first
thing
EXAMPLES
I got the an A in the Physics 12 course.
I got a B. I got 67%.
I passed the English 11 course.
I passed English 11.
I passed English.
She passed math.
She passed Math 12.
He loves Chemistry 11.
He loves chemistry.
I never scare in difficult situation. RW S+V
I never feel scared
in difficult situations.
The monster is scary(adj). The people are scared.
The monster is scaring the
children.
word forms: wf scare(v)
scary(adj) scared(adj)
IDIOM I gather my thoughts. She collected her thoughts.
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take a minute and get your ideas in order
Give me a moment while I gather my thoughts.
**Punctuation goes at the end of a line, not at the
beginning of the next line.
I am very good at listening to people. When my friends have
problems, they like to share their concerns with me.
I am very good at listening to people. When my friends have
problems
, they like to share their concerns with me. XXX
I am very good at listening to people. When my friends have big
prob-
lems. NOT GREAT,
DOESN’T GOOD
I am very good at listening to people. When my friends have big
problems. BETTER WAY
Now let’s learn 24 more!
Learning these will expand your ability to express your
thoughts more clearly and precisely in English. When you learn these other
words, you will be a rock star in your English class.
time- after, before, since, ever
since, until, when, while, whenever
place- wherever
condition - if,
even if, provided that, unless
manner- as,
as if, though, although, even though, so ... that
cause- because,
since
purpose- in
order that, in order to, so that
*after/before - time
The kids did their homework after
supper. SIMPLE
The kids did their homework after
SV supper. COMPLEX
The kids did their homework after
they finished supper.
After they the
kids finished supper, The
kids they did their homework.
Before you take English 12, you
should work on your spelling.
You should work on your spelling before
you take English 12.
The goal is writing a variety of
sentences- a wide variety of styles.
*since- time
ever since- seems like a long time
Solmaz has lived in Canada since
2022. SIMPLE
Solmaz has lived in Canada since
she came here in 2022. COMPLEX
Mui has lived in Canada ever
since she came here in 1975.
He has been waiting for the bus
since 1:25.
He has been waiting for the bus
ever since 12:40.
She has been playing badminton ever
since she was little.
He has been playing badminton
since 2019.
Maris just started playing badminton
last week.
just(adv) – short time, little bit
I just have $5 in my pocket.
She just eats vegan food.
vegetarian – no meat
vegan- no animal products at all
pescetarian- eat fish
*when- one event that effects
another event
while-
two things happening at the same time
Call your sister when you get
home.
Marta was watching a movie while
her brother was cooking dinner.
She waited while her car was
getting serviced/maintainence.
STORE SIGN “Laptops fixed while
you wait.”
when – one event in time
while- two actions happening at
the same time
*if- YES/NO not sure yet
even if – opposite meaning
Furas will go for a walk in QE
Park with his friends tomorrow if it’s nice.
Furas will go for a walk in QE
Park with his friends tomorrow even if it’s raining.
even though – definite
even if-
I will not give you any more candy
even if you cry and whine.
I will go on my trip even if I am
sick.
I will go on my trip even if I am
sick.
I will go on my trip even though I
am sick.
I will keep learning English even if/though
it is hard sometimes.
You must do your homework even if
you don’t feel like it.
IDIOM don’t feel like it- don’t
want to
I won’t go to the movie tonight. I
don’t feel like it.
IDIOM I feel like pizza. I want to have some pizza.
I feel like eating out tonight.
I feel like ghormeh sabzi tonight.
Good Persian restaurants- Yas $ and
Khaghan $$ ($15 cover charge on Saturday nights)
decent- moral, fair, good
She is a very decent person.- good person, giving, kind, moral
How was the food? It was decent? so-so, mediocre
descent/ascent- go down, go up
desert- sandy emptiness
dessert- sweet treat
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