Good morning, everyone.
This is the Period 2, P2, (12:00-2:15) class for these
courses:
-English Foundations 6
-English Foundations 7
-Composition and Literary Studies 10
Please take a course outline from the front table.
Check the class blog: haleyshec.blogspot.com
Today’s agenda:
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Collect Questionnaires
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Explore educationplannerbc.ca
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Continue intros
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Begin overview of types of sentences
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Pass-in writing
Friday
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Return paragraph
Address areas
Optional RW for Bonus pt
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Continue overview of types of sentences
·
Continue sentence work- simple sentences
·
Talk about “Criteria”
Read over the “Criteria”. Choose two to
focus on.
·
Listening- song lyrics
Monday
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https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2021AEST0012-000225
https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2023PSFS0023-000637
https://strongerbc.gov.bc.ca/jobs-and-training/
Aptitude tests- suggest careers that would fit your personality
https://careerdiscoveryquizzes.workbc.ca/
Intros
Small groups (4-5 people)
A. Chat with your
partner(s)
1. Name
2. Home
3. Family
4. Job
5. Hobbies
6. Special skills
7. Travel
8. Future plans
B. Make notes
about one of your partners.
C. Spoken intro
your partner, 4-5 things.
calligraphy- fancy letter-writing
horror stories- scary stories
Spanish “She has is twenty years old.”
likes + infinitive OR gerund
She likes to bake. infinitive
She likes baking. gerund
She likes to baking. XXX
She likes listening to music.
She likes to listen to music.
want + infinitive
He wants to study in college.
You are probably
already experienced with English. These are the fundamental sentences styles
that we use everyday. If this is new to you, let’s learn a lot about sentences.
Even if you already know about them, I still have some new things to teach you.
Full review of the
three sentence types: very important, very useful, very practical, everyday usage
We study sentences so
that we can use them in your life- school, work, social life, business.
Quick overview of
sentence types
1.SIMPLE
2.COMPOUND
3.COMPLEX
4. COMPOUND-COMPLEX
(mix of 2 and 3)
99% of the time, these
three sentence types will allow to write anything you want.
If you want to write
well in English, this is what you want to do.
**
Side Note: I have a
small business where I do editing for university students, mostly nurses and nursing
students. What I do is read their essays and papers and then edit their writing.
I use almost exclusively simple, compound, and complex sentences.
ANOTHER SIDE NOTE:
Every year on Tuesday nights (5-6pm) from November-January, I do an Advanced
Sentence Structure Tutorial on Zoom. This is aimed at upper-level students who
want to polish their sentence writing. Feel free to join my Zoom tutorial.
No homework. No
assignments. No mark.
Check my blog in
mid-October for the Zoom link.
QUICK PREVIEW- I will
go into detail in ensuing classes.
THESE ARE THE SENTENCE
TYPES:
1.
SIMPLE SENTENCE – one
main clause, one independent clause
Clause – group of
words with a subject and a verb (SV)
one main clause,
one independent clause = SV,
a complete idea, one
idea, a sentence by itself
independent- self-contained
subject and a verb
Subject+Verb, S+V
SIMPLE SENTENCE
S=subject V=verb
S+V “It is sunny.” It
is sunny.
SV “It is rainy.” It
is rainy.
rainy- adjective
SV “Today is cold.” Today
is cold.
SV “The dog likes
apples.”
IMPORTANT: Don’t forget a capital letter at the
beginning. Don’t forget a period at the end.
Different styles of
simple sentence:
-SV
The sky is blue.
-SSV subject subject
verb
You and I are talking on
the phone.
-SVV “The dog is sleeping and is snoring.”
-SVVV (probably the
maximum)
-SSSV (probably the
maximum)
-SSVV
The old man and
his granddaughter go to the park
and play.
Basic structures:
SV SSV
SVV SSVV
Another style of
simple sentence:
-Imperative, command
sentence – tell somebody to do something
“Come in.” “Watch out.” “Sit down.” “Open the window, please.”
no subject “You
come in.” implied subject, don’t say ‘you’
“(You) Come in,
please.” Everybody understands that ‘you’ is the subject.
make it sound polite –
please
IDIOM the magic word.
What’s the magic word?
My way of using commas
with ‘please’ (fairly common):
Come in,
please.
Please come in.
Please wash the
dishes.
Please, wash the
dishes. SOUNDS IRRITATED
Wash the dishes,
please. WITH COMMA – sounds good
Another style of
simple sentence:
-interrogative
sentence – question, interrogate (ask questions)
“What are you doing?”
“What time is it?”
“Where did you park
the car?” SV?
REVIEW: SV SSV SVV SSVV
Imperative Interrogative
SV SV – two simple
sentences in a row, connected together
with coordinating
conjunctions
7 coordinating
conjunctions- FANBOYS
mnemonic (memory aid) for
and nor but or yet so
pronunciation (new mon
ic) Greek word?
English is a primarly
a mix of Latinate languages, Greek, and Germanic languages
Latinate – Spanish,
French, Italian
Latin – ancient
language from Italy
any word one syllable
– Anglo Saxon word
plumber – Gr
pneumonia – Gr
mnemonic
lagubrious -latin –
sad
MY OPINION: FANBOYS –
not that helpful, several are not used often in compound
FANBOYS
*for – used very rarely in
compound sentences
Sarah is wearing a hat
today, for it is cold. not common usage
Sarah is wearing a hat
today because it is cold. complex – more authentic
Forget about ‘for’.
People don’t talk that way.
‘for’ is used in other
ways
Here is a gift for
you. simple, not compound
*and – very often used
Michelle bought a new coat, and
it is very nice. compound
*nor – not
commonly used in compound sentences, nobody says ‘nor’
Dave does not speak
Farsi, nor does he speak Arabic. very unusual, formal
Dave does not speak
Farsi or Arabic. simple sentence, authentic English
*but – used all the
time
It is sunny today, but it
is supposed to rain tomorrow.
*or – very commonly
used
You can go to the
party, or you can stay home.
*yet – not
commonly used in compound sentences
It is cold, yet we are
going for a walk. weirdly formal
It is cold, but we are
going for a walk. more authentic- real sounding English
*so – used all the
time in compound sentences
Maria is tired, so she
will take a nap.
My suggestion:
FANBOYS – F N Y not useful
‘for’ ‘nor’ ‘yet’ not
used very often in compound sentences, low-frequency usage, ignore them for the
most part
We are left with
these: SOBA so or but and
mnemonic- SOBA
most useful,
high-frequency usage: SOBA so or but and
We use these every
day, all day long.
soba- japanese buckwheat
noodles
Near Chinatown: https://theramenbutcher.com/
EXAMPLES OF ‘SOBA” IN
COMPOUND SENTENCES
“It is raining, so we
can’t play soccer.”
“You can come to
school, or you can go to work.”
“I like chocolate, but
I don’t eat it everyday.”
“Joan likes hiking,
and she also likes skiing.”
Next level of compound
sentences:
; semicolon – looks professional, high-status, smart
; substitute for , so ,
or , but , and
“It is raining, so we can’t play soccer.”
“It is raining; we can’t play soccer.”
“You can come to school, or you can go to work.”
“You can come to school; you can also go to work.”
“You can come to school; or you can also go to work.” XXX
“I like chocolate, but I don’t eat it everyday.”
“I like chocolate; I don’t eat it everyday.”
“Joan likes hiking, and she likes skiing.”
“Joan likes hiking; she likes skiing.
Looks great! Your choice- casual, fancier
Next next level of compound sentences:
This way, with transitional terms, sounds better.
therefore however also
nevertheless moreover furthermore
- Hundreds of them- I will give you about 80.
OPTIONS FOR COMPOUND SENTENCES
“It is raining, so we can’t play soccer.”
“It is raining; we can’t play soccer.”
“It is raining; therefore, we can’t play soccer.” VERY
NICE!
“You can come to school, or you can go to work.”
“You can come to school; you can also go to work.”
“You can come to school; alternatively, you can go to
work.”
“You can come to school; on the other hand, you can go to
work.”
“On one hand, you can come to school; on the other hand,
you can go to work.”
“I like chocolate, but I don’t eat it everyday.”
“I like chocolate; I don’t eat it everyday.”
“I like chocolate; however, I don’t eat it everyday.”
ANOTHER OPTION “I like chocolate. However, I don’t eat it
everyday.” 2 simples
You can still use the transitional terms even if if you don’t use
semicolons.
“Joan likes hiking, and she likes skiing.”
“Joan likes hiking; she likes skiing.”
“Joan likes hiking; also, she likes skiing.”
“Joan likes hiking. Also, she likes skiing.”
COMMON ERROR
“Joan likes hiking, also, she likes skiing.” XXX comma
doesn’t go there- not strong enough, has to be ;
Make up your sentences according to the situation.
This is all about your choice. I want you to have choices.
CONTINUE TOMORROW
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