Tuesday, 10 October 2023

EF45 Class 24 Family

 

English Foundations 4/5

 

Reminder: Registration for Q2 begins today. You should be getting an email today.I did recs for early registration on Friday.

65%+ YES

64%- NO

50-64% Reevealuate the recommendation on Friday. You will be able to reg for Q2.

At the end of the course, 50% is the final passmark.

 

Today’s agenda

·      Continue with verb tenses – simple future “will” “am going to”

·      Continue with “Family”

·      Review paragraph form and content.


Wednesday

·      Test#3 paragraph – basic topic about family

·      Continue with verbs tenses- present progressive/continuous

 

 

“Family Relationships”

“Vocabulary Review” The Family

1.    sibling

2.    two parents, one parent

3.    aunt ‘ant’ ‘ont’

4.    son-in-law    - hyphen

5.    nephew

6.    sister-in-law

7.    neice

8.    uncle

9.    cousins

10.                       immediate family

11.                       mother-in-law   in-law- related by marriage, not related by blood

12.                       grandson

13.                       only child

14.                       stepfather    estepfather

15.                       orphan

16.                       single   bachelor

17.                       widow

18.                       maternal   Rose is your maternal grandmother.

19.                       Paternal   Agnes is your paternal grandmother.

20.                       adopted son        foster daughter

 

 

Reading “Families”

spouse – mouse

spouses-houses

career

 

I don’t know how to ride a bike because, in my family, we had no money for toys.

You should buy a waterproof jacket because, in Vancouver, it rains a lot in the winter.

You should buy a waterproof jacket because, in Vancouver, it rains a lot in the winter. , added information,  follows the rhythm of spoken English

 

divorce

 

rapidly

 

Small group chatting- 4-5 people

“Discussion Families”

 

multi-generational households

sandwich generation- people taking care of children and parents

 

peerless- nobody as good as you at your job  Bill Gates is a peerless businessperson in computer software.

 

The restaurant has a senior’s discount. They have an early-bird special.

 

Sarah is named after her grandmother.

Rose takes after her father.

 

 

 

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