Thursday, 30 November 2023

EF1 2 Class 13

 

Good morning, everyone.

 

We will get started at 9:15.

 

Today’s class plan:

·      Read aloud some simple sentences that you wrote in class yesterday.

·      Begin “Past Tense of Be

·      Presentation about Great Expectations

·      HW   Finish “Past Tense of Be” Exercise 1

 

Friday

·      Continue simple past tense

·      Review paragraph format and structure. Read out examples from homework.

·      Test#2 paragraph

 

Monday

·      Finish simple past tense

·      Start simple future tense

 

 

From yesterday:

Models for simple sentences:

SV

SSV

SVV

 

Take out your WordList 1.3.

Take out your “100 Most Used Verbs”

Write some simple sentences using this vocabulary.

 

 

Your examples:

My hands are cold. Capital letter   period/fullstop

The scorpion’s sting hurts. A scorpion stung my son.

A bee stings my hand.

A bee stinger is small.

A snake bites with its teeth fangs.

 

Finish writing a few (4-5) sentences for homework. We will share them tomorrow. You will read out your sentences.

 

Your examples of simple sentences from homework:

Laura logged in at 6pm, but she started her work at 6:15pm.

log in- connect to the internet, use a computer

 

SV, but SV. COMPOUND – We will do this next week, maybe tomorrow.

Laura logged in at 6pm, but she started her work at 6:15pm.

 

SVV- SIMPLE

Laura logged in at 6pm but started her work at 6:15pm.

 

SVV - SIMPLE

Maris likes coffee but doesn’t like tea.

 

SVSV - COMPOUND

Maris likes coffee, but she doesn’t like tea.

 

SVSV – COMPOUND

I am from Canada, and/but you are from Syria.

COMPOUND SENTENCES- so   or   but   and

FANBOYS SOBA

 

SV- SIMPLE

She continues with a bland diet after surgery.

bland- no spice, no salt, simple, no taste!, boring

He has a bland personality. SV- SIMPLE

 

SV

Jonah must go to school because he has an exam. ADVERB CLAUSE- We will learn this next week.

 

SV- SIMPLE SENTENCE

The old man feels pain after the stroke.

stroke- a blood vessel breaks in your brain, causes brain damage, lose physical or mental function (ability)

 

SVV- SIMPLE SENTENCE

I closed and locked the door.

She turned on the laptop and logged in.

 

SV- SIMPLE SENTENCE

The child needs care.

I take care of my family.

 

SV- SIMPLE SENTENCE

Different countries people are matching together work in Canada.

People from different countries are working together in Canada.

 

SVV- SIMPLE SENTENCE

Each employee should organize and record their work log every day.

 

record = log  (noun, verb)

She recorded her hours. She logged her hours.

I keep a record of my spending. I log my spending.

 

SIMPLE SENTENCES SV

They are mashing grapes with their feet to make wine.

Mashed potatoes are delicious.

COMPOUND  SV, but SV.

My neighbour, Luz, was absent yesterday, but she is here today.

 

SIMPLE

There are lots of people on the road.

 

SIMPLE SV

The Beatles were a famous band in the 1960s.

 

SIMPLE SV

The lightning streaked across the sky.

 

thunder and lightning

 

SIMPLE SENTENCE- SV

The fish nibbles the bait.

 

SIMPLE SENTENCE- SV

Valerie/Val was light and nimble on her feet. She was a good dancer.

 

 

 

REVIEW: Simple sentences SV   SSV   SVV

 

novel- Great Expectations, Charles Dickens (19C English writer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Verb tenses-

SIMPLE PRESENT – every day, all the time, habit

I go to bed early most night. simple present

She calls me every Tuesday morning. simple present

SIMPLE PAST- happened once in the past, finished

e.g. Last night, I went to bed early. simple past tense

Last week, she called me on Tuesday morning. simple past tense

 

SIMPLE FUTURE

will- next week

 

“Past Tense of Be

a mix of simple present and simple past tense

 

simple past

I was

I was

I was in AAA last year.

They were  

were/where

 

simple present

I remember you.

You are

I am 14.

Your team is the Wildcats.

 

 

Mrs.- ‘misses’

Mr.- Mister

Ms. – ‘miz’   unmarried woman

Miss- ‘miss’  for young girls

In Canada, tradtionally, women change their family name when they get married. You don’t have to change your name.

 

Sarah Smith marries Ed Johnson. She can change her name to Sarah Johnson.

Sometimes, she can just add her husband’s name: Sarah Smith-Johnson.

Also, she can just keep her name: Sarah Smith.

 

9th Grade- Grade 9

 

She is in the 9th Grade. She is in Grade 9. easier to say

 

champions- #1 team, the winners!

 

“100 Most Used Verbs”

simple present             simple past

do                                    did

say                                   said

go                                     went

get                                   got

make                               made

know                               knew

become                          became

want                                wanted

find                                  found

give                                  gave

*We must learn regular and irregular simple past tenses.

tell                                   told

put                                   put

bite                                  bit

drink                                drank

see                                  saw

eat                                   ate

Today – focus on the verb ‘be’

 

 

Simple past story “My Bad Day at Work”

adjectives

bad                        worse                   worst-most bad

good                     better                   best-most good

 

Ex.1 Make a sentence out of each one.

1. You were happy yesterday.

2. Mary was a dancer.

3. You and Mary were/went shopping last night. simple past

You and Mary go shopping every weekend. simple present

 

4. Your husband was famous.

5. The man and I were friends. simple past – not anymore

 

The man and I have been friends for many years. present perfect tense EF6

 

For homework, please write a sentence with a past tense verb for the example in Exercise 1. Write down them on a piece of paper. We will share them tomorrow.

e.g. 6.That computer was on/off. That computer was broken. That computer was cheap.

 

 

 

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